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Tobin S. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 06:26 PM
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Many people consider Opeth a death metal band
But I think they belong in the subgenre of progressive metal. It's true that they have the low, distorted, growling vocals in some of their songs that is characteristic of death metal bands, but there are so many influences at work in Opeth's music that I don't think that they really fit into that subgenre of metal. You can hear thrash, jazz, death, classical, and pop influences at work in Opeth's music. Here is one of those genre-bending songs that's one of my favorite songs of all time by any musicians of any genre. It's a live version of the tune and the video is shitty, but the audio is really good for a bootleg. It was filmed in Australia.

"Hex Omega" by Opeth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtsnvbP20pM

Two years
In your heart
One moment of doubt

Two lives
Torn apart
One second from now

Held him
In your arms
Your fever subside
Always safe from harm
Kept demons inside

Still you always start runnin'
Touch the light
From the moon
Some way mother cried
Left us space here
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 10:37 PM
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1. I didn't know they were considered death metal. I always thought they were prog metal
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 10:42 PM
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2. I never really categorized them,I just enjoyed their music.
Hey T,where you at right now?
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