The last Opeth album was actually really good considering how it's such a departure from their signature sound. I've never been a massive fan of their metal stuff (very hit or miss in terms of albums, though they have some amazing songs), but this feels much less forced and more natural than the stuff they've been churning out over the last decade, bar Damnation. Mikael really knows his 1970's progressive rock, and can emulate the main bands of that era quite well while still maintaining his own unique sound.
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