OPETH - The Grand Conjuration

[whatjamaican]

Did I just see Jet Li Black Mask

[whatjamaican]

Did I just see Jet Li Black Mask

[MarianOctavarium]

This was my first Opeth song, Thanks Dream Theater for letting me notice this awesome band !

[Xineohp37]

Amazing song (I like the full version better) but this video is cheese-tastic. :D

[vendo1267]

Cut down a 10 minute song to 5, result: still better than 99% of the shit out there.

[96thedragonslayer]

I honestly have no fucking clue what's going on in the video, but still it's the best song off of Ghost Reveries!!

[bndctfoo]

Is there a little girl singing in this song or am I imagining things

[jrLOVE2bh8d]

wow i cant believe i havent heard of these guys before, this is such great music!

[RenixCherokee]

Buttercup: I know who you are. Your cruelty reveals everything. You're the dread pirate Roberts, admit it!

Dread Pirate Roberts: - bowing - With pride. What can I do for you?

[BodomTranquilityWorm]

@RenixCherokee Ha ha!!! Princess bride is an awesome movie. Not quite as good, As this song though.

[deb19921]

anyone who says opeth rips off from pink floyd..has either never heard pink floid...or have a problem with their ears..

both are good...best of the best..

i love them both..

[Lahnapylly]

Opeth and Mikael has it all magnifically put together. The musicianship, style and sheer talent. I'm particularly proud of their latest, since it doesn´t kiss ass of anybody. It's just what _they_ want from music, and it's not whoring with their success with their previous ballady music, which was magnificent as well. A band with truely earned fame and success.

[0kissMYbASS]

Im a pink floyd die hard and i dont hear them being copied...

[shotgunshawzy]

Pink floyd rip off, mixed with stupid devil screams.

[bodomtopps]

@shotgunshawzy they are influenced by pink floyd but they do not copy them

[daphnener]

just remember kids... the eyes of the devil feeds on the sinners. carry on :)

[RowenaSpiteFoul]

@daphnener Just remember kids, get your lyrics right before trying to post a witty comment!

(the eyes of the devil FIXED ON HIS SINNERS ;))

[Seraphimal]

Is it weird that I go from listening to Radiohead to Opeth in the same night?

[YoLpIsBest]

@Seraphimal

I listen music from hip hop to Opeth :)

[AyaKization]

@YoLpIsBest I listen music from Backstreet boys to Opeth. I'm not kidding and I don't give a shit of what you think of Backstreet boys lol

[YoLpIsBest]

@AyaKization What lol?

[llKoopav2ll]

@AyaKization

backstreet boys fuckin' slay

[kaitsu73]

Interesting remix (comparing to the album one). Song is EPIC!

[cjam496]

Opeth. Officially the most versatile band ever.

[rmjon23]

These guys are doomy-beautiful. Rich textures, well-produced, nice rhythmic experimentation (not just this song, but the others I've seen/heard), and an inventive lead guitarist. I'd like to think they somehow articulate the Mind of northern Europe. Incredible! I love this.

[DarkCaineDC]

Illydan is blind,not deaf!

[Booboorella]

Listening to Opeth makes my fucking day!!! EVERYDAY

[retardedmonkeyfisher]

I really like Mikael's growl.

[DustinShaneYounce]

@benswagina Music videos for great bands are always shit.

[ReyCarmesi97]

Video cut sucks so hard

[BlutoUSN]

Magikal...

[JonathanSchwetz]

Incredible, I've been listening to this for 6 years now, and it's still as fresh as the first time I heard it.

[frysmaktoff]

Is it only me or does the intro riff sound sorta like the ending riff in Porcelain heart?

[metalgrl11]

THE SHIT!!!



[BadMoonRise]

I didn't even know they made a video for this song! Too bad its been butchered in length and shortened too much from the original version..:o(

[MetalliTheater25]

this must be my favorite intro.

[pokemonyellow150]

still prefer bloodbath ,but it's still good stuff 

[elim536]

dekunut23 make it 44+

[Runonlaulaja]

Sounds a lot better live.

[NINNGHIZHIDDA999]

This is a nice song to get up and listen to. It always makes that day that much better.

[Olgisekk]

lol batman

[XAutumnApocalypseX]

I remember... This is the first song I ever heard by them.. I was in 6th grade. Fell in love with em.(:

[lddevo88]

Wheres the bass???

[QayinDefyerOfGod]

lol @ the TV at 1:26

[darijek]

oh, there's a snake in here. nice. i hate snakes...

[PASTAandMUSE]

@darijek isnt death metal supposed to be about hate?...lol

[darijek]

@PASTAandMUSE i only wrote this because i have ophidiophobia....

[PASTAandMUSE]

@darijek sorry

[lastdayinsin3]

It's not the most unreasonable thing to be afraid of.

[fullmetaldeathnote1]

cockroach vs. butter...what a video

[EndOfTheOuroboros]

If someone abducted me with a voice like that I would honestly do whatever they asked me to.

[horny0donkey0]

i get a boner sorry. but the video does not go with the song whatsoever PLUS they cut out more than half of the fucking song

[luckas8]

finaly they're coming to portugal!! i cant fucking miss it

[ninjaturtle205]

im not into death and extreme metal but still opeth is damn good!

[sa9so]

this is fucking great

[Fr0mTheBlind]

Batman looks hot without a shirt.

[96thedragonslayer]

@Fr0mTheBlind It sounds like Batman in The Dark Knight too, lol.

[SpearShark]

@Fr0mTheBlind hahahaha! XD

[prannock]

2:15 solo gives me a massive erection

[Sockengarten]

sounds really good...like it

[graspopfestival]

As officially confirmed playing at Graspop Metal Meeting 2011 in Belgium. You don't want to miss them!

[gielomir2]

What does OPETH mean?

[Aberkenbarath]

@gielomir2 Opeth means city of the moon, is a reference of a book, but in that book the word is ''Opet''. They add the ''h'' for a better pronunciation.

[gielomir2]

@Aberkenbarath my band did something the same with the 'h' but we are refferending to the bible

ask me if you want to hear us

but cool! allways asked myself what it ment

[Videostar1another1fa]

@gielomir2 So your band is called Bibleh?

[gielomir]

@Videostar1another1fa no its called ArmiThreA

[presunhos15]

5min? WTF IS THIS?

[TheLegendaryBard]

FINALLY! Some epic video where people don't talk about Justi..... FUCK HIM!

OPETH RULES! :D

[K2TheRose]

OOOOOOOPEEEEEEEETH!!!!!!!!! \m/ (^_^) \m/

[maxskate99]

Wow youre cool

[execlee]

37 people are dislikers... haha, got you there! you where probably thinking that i was going to make a stupid dislike joke! opeth rules btw!

[DrRodent]

@execlee lol you did stupid dislike joke :P

And they are awesome indeed...

[RajaJayasinghe]

37 idiots missed the like button

[christpakula]

he found me!

[ALIVEFORGENOCIDE1]

ANOTHER OPETH MASTERPIECE - I WISH THIS FUCKER WENT ON FOR 20 MINUTES

[19wayfarer19]

i never knew he growled.....wow, man this band fuckin rules, they have it all.

[Headbangeur60]

my favorite Opeth's track.

[unintentionalkiss]

aww 36 people forgot there was a like button

[TerrorizerGrindspeed]

@m0eDr3adzz  E standard

[ripperpp16]

@TerrorizerGrindspeed Actually, the guitars are tuned down to Drop D, Michael and Akesson always tune up their guitar for this song live, and the same goes with Ghost of Perdition and Beneath The Mire and those "heavier" songs...

[TerrorizerGrindspeed]

@ripperpp16 o really? i did not know that, i just assumed they were E standard, cause the 4 or 5 opeth songs i know on guitar are in E standard

[ripperpp16]

@TerrorizerGrindspeed Yes, it's kinda awkward I must say, but it is how it goes, I'm not sure why they didn't use power chords instead of dropping down the E to D, guess it makes it easier to play .. Mikael is not a Virtuoso nor a "guitar god" whatsoever, but guess it's downtuned 'cause he must sing and play at the same time, and doing power chords using one finger only makes things easier for him (and makes the song sound +evil)...but it is nice nevertheless :)

Regards ;)

OPETH FTW!!!

[TerrorizerGrindspeed]

@ripperpp16 hes defineately something special man, he uses really complicated chord theory in makes it sound awesome in metal! most metal bands are just the same perfect 5th powerchord but not opeth!

[ripperpp16]

@TerrorizerGrindspeed Indeed man, I play guitar also, and I must say, I'm totally influenced by Mikael's style of playing and composing, it's just absolutely paranormal how a "good guitar player"(comparing with those "godly" players) can stand out between all virtuosos and that kind of stuff, I just love Opeth more and more with my life...definetely not a taste to everyone, just fantastic how the songs are made with soul, subliminal, indeed, it's a Gift From The Heavens ..

Regards :)

\m/

[DODIGEHE]

@ripperpp16 and he does nearly everthing ! shout vocals, growl vocals , clean vocals (alle great ,proofed by live versions) badass guitar riffing, soloing, and songwriting... and some people say that even doesnt had musical education in the way of notes, cords etc. I watched a video some time ago where he explained a cord, the camera-interviewer-guy asked which one it was and he answered: ,, I dont know, I just think it sounds very good."

[ripperpp16]

@DODIGEHE I know what video is that, it's great to hear that, well, guess he is a music lover and a prodigy... 'cause it's not so very regular to see people that are "up" htere in the metal world and says that... God I Love fuckin' Opeth.. They sure changed my life, and i'm sure they will be a major influence on my music (in the way of composing and all that) ..

FTW Opeth!! \m/

[Synequanon]

@ripperpp16 Well Michael is maybe not a virtuoso but such a great melodist and his solos impresses me a lot 

[EarlMcCrackin]

@ripperpp16 You mean for Ghost Reveries right? Because majority of Opeth is E Standard...

[ripperpp16]

@EarlMcCrackin Yes yes, Ghost Reveries, from that album to this time he tunes down to D, but it's great to see that great musicians doesn't have to tune down their guitars on all songs like most the bands nowadays...

OPETH ARE SUBLIMINAL xP

[OdinsDeathsquad]

the song is obviously nice. but i am very interested in teh meaning of the video.

it's a la Meshuggah -Bleed. very twisted . very brainwrenching.

the lady , the apathy? the snake , de batman and the helpless guy who does'nt survive the encounter with our masked hero.

[sio42]

@OdinsDeathsquad it means fucking nothing. the band hates the video because it has nothing to do with the song

[abood187]

Cant wait till Opeth goes 7 strings!!!

[funk55558]

batman? O.o

[Opranius]

This song has a very big and monotone Intro and Outro, so why they cut the epic bridge?

[m14k15ts29]

That woman is hot!

[nodrush]

They're like a shitty version of RUSH.

[TheMetalcrypt]

@nodrush

lol

there are many of other who deserve a normal brain (aborted fetuses, people with down syndrome) and you are so lucky and blessed and have one, and come here to say such stupidities....

[nodrush]

@TheMetalcrypt Like PT, love Rush, wish I liked Opeth, I don't, I just don't hear anything original.That growling shit in metal nowadays is bullshit, it had its time.

[TheMetalcrypt]

@nodrush

Dude I know and I respect your opinion and that, but if you don't like it you should keep it to yourself, I don't like Rush, and I'm not going in Rush videos telling I don't like em...I don't see the point of leaving negative comments, no one wants to hear em...

[nodrush]

@TheMetalcrypt It was a comment aimed at imawesome432's comment,"they're like a metal version of Rush", of which I strongly disagree, nothing negative really meant against Opeth, I just don't get them, it's always positive to see real people playing real instruments nowadays.

[JacktheDaniels]

@nodrush

Having ears might help.

[nodrush]

@JacktheDaniels Hasn't helped you any.

[JacktheDaniels]

@nodrush

Funny guy.

Now go listen to Rush for the zillionth time and continue to live in the past and refuse to give an honest listen to anything new.

[islespatrick]

this was the first Opeth song I was introduced to

[xXNickPXx]

I never understood why the only single/video from this whole album was this track. Out of all the excellence, they chose the worst one. It's the only weak link in Ghost Reveries in my opinion, as the rest of the album is fantastic.

[pvlfonte]

beautiful



[moatartareque]

Anyone else get a middle eastern vibe from this song?

[UNKNOWNREVELATONS]

@moatartareque ...just a little vibe,I think it's the bongo drums in the background.

[VOUCHIHAxSASUKE]

@roadrunnergermany SHAME ON YOU! HOW COULD YOU?!?!? YOU LET YOUTUBE PUT A DISLIKE BUTTON ON THIS SONG????

SHAME ON YOU!

:PPP

[Langtw]

My interpretation of the video: It begins with a victim of the Old Man, who had been hospitalized, dying. The scenes with the Dude and the Old Man show that the Old Man was a murderer and a pedophile (the girl with the lollipop) And the Dude has kidnapped the Old Man for some vigilante justice. The girl and the snake symbolise rape and murder (The snake is like in the garden of eden, taking innocence, not a dick) and the girl lying in the bed is someone who survived but was scarred for life.

[bonet1022]

opeth is the best band

[bonet1022]

opeth is the best band 

[xMetallichick]

Mikael kicks ass!!!!

[meantime001]

hrhrhr

[DEADMANSJOURNAL]

Opeth is GOD of metal.

[Manny1222]

This isn't that bullshit every other teenager is listening to these days, this is real shit not those pussy screams.

[metalguitarguy95]

@Manny1222

yes, this is really good fucking music

[Calbad3112]

@Manny1222  FUCK YES.

[KillerPenguin01]

Long Live OPETH!!!!!!!!

[Vayne15367]

bloodbath is sooooooooooooooooooo much better than this shit band i dunno why he left them for this shit

[Soilwar]

@Vayne15367: Because Bloodbath is all about good old Death Metal and this is more experimental and way more ambitious. Prog Death Metal, if you don't like it go slaughter some pigs again. ;)

[RaithCythe]

@Vayne15367He's still in Bloodbath.

[hell3205]

@Vayne15367 he didnt leave bloodbath you jackass he is still with them and besides the only good albums that bloodbath has is the new one all the res

[Maze8216]

@Vayne15367 Bloodbath is very different. I listen extensively to both bands and they're both great, though NOT COMPARABLE. It all comes down to preference, but Mikael IS STILL IN BLOODBATH

[MrYeswecan14]

the vocals fucking rule.this song makes me shiver when i hear it cause it's so fucking epic

[PolkaP1G]

This is not the same beautiful fucking masterpiece when they cut out more than half the song. this is like the teaser trailer for The Grand Conjuration.

[jbohler33]

@PolkaP1G Oh really? No wonder it never sounded right to me, I only saw the video.

[Suicide676]

can everybody just shut the fuck up and anjoy a great band???

[abbath1586]

32 people missed the like button.

[aj2001832000]

i have loved Opeth for a decade now and I think they clearly made some rather drastic mistakes down the road. Ones that are just not of the metal lifestyle. Akerfeldt is slowly making Opeth his own little Rainbow band.. uhg.. Prog. It can go anywhere and unfortunately death metal is less in the picture for these guys.

[Mikethh]

I hate music videos when they decide to cut half the fucking song out

[islespatrick]

@Mikethh The video is really ridiculous to begin with

[YoLpIsBest]

@Mikethh

Well, the song is what, a 9 minute long or so? It's pretty hard to make even 5 minute long music video...

[themetalreview180]

@Mikethh Blame Roadrunner.

[Tetsuhir0]

@Mikethh I know exactly what you mean ^^

[felixfreeman]

@Mikethh YOU DONT UNDERSTAND if you have opeth going in your ears and eyes for 10minutes you would die

[felixfreeman]

@Mikethh YOU DONT UNDERSTAND if you have opeth going in your ears and eyes for 10minutes you would die of awsomeness

i wish they didnt cut it too

[horny0donkey0]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh cockroach D:

[hobonise]

blood bath is better

[itsmark123]

@hobonise Your a fool

[Feroooocity]

Drums here are so epic :D

[w1lu]

Fuck cutting songs 

[PageIsYourGod]

@w1lu In fairness to them the actual song is 14 minutes long. I mean this video sucks ass, Mikael said it himself. So 14 minutes of it wouldn't be great.

[EarlMcCrackin]

And if you're coming from a bm background I highly recommend starting with the first 3 Opeth albums. Much darker and atmospheric I think then their later proggier sound. Not saying one is better than the other though...

[adronos]

i really like the song but WHAT THE FLIP is the video supposed to mean??? i might not have enough imagination but it is totally unclear to me

[jonahfox]

@adronos In an interview Akerfeldt said that this video was completely out of their control and the record company basically constructed it and made them do it.

[selibucaz]

@adronos (Former bandmember Peter Lindgren had this to say about it in an interview with The Metal Forge

"The whole situation was so chaotic, in the end we just decided to go down to the shoot, get the footage of us all filmed and simply fuck off. And I think the final result is in accordance to that. We didn't have a clue as to what was going on, and I don't even like it how it turned out. It doesn't have anything to do with the music, or even the lyrics.") -Wikipidia lol

[joejoe9207]

I really don't feel its worth the time out of my life to listen to it.

[TimeOutify]

I love Akerfeldt's really flawless transitions between singing and death growling.

[18a7x]

@TimeOutify seconded

[Raffael900me]

Opeth Dream Theater Rush are all kings of Progressive metal and rock!!!!

[imawesome432]

they're likea metal version of rush!!

[chacamacaman]

@imawesome432 I would say dream theater is, but so is opeth. All great bands

[DrEviscerator666]

The Metal Version Of Led Zeppelin!

[batmanbsm07]

@DrEviscerator666 Led Zeppelin is one of the bands that greatly influenced metal so they can not be led zep but in a metal band

[SaludaUser]

@imawesome432 be careful neil peart and rush fans may get a stick up there ass about this lol

[tomuchBAformyJIFF]

@imawesome432 rush is awesome as is opeth

[imawesome432]

@tomuchBAformyJIFF i wasn't dissing either band.

[krxyt]

@imawesome432 rush isnt metal?

[deannasir]

waaat the fuck....this is some serious shit.....other than draperry falls

[metalguitarguy95]

some guy at cedar point told me to check these guys out because i had a COB t shirt.

i totally know why he told me, because there

FUCKING GREAT

[SentheX]

who the fuck is the drummer?

[m8a8w]

29 people missed the like button. :(

[BurnedFaceShreder]

O_O ohh my god!! that girl @ 1:27 scared the shit out of mee!!!!

[doubleshot555]

its a zippo lighter at the end!!!

[TrashMiggo]

Is that Gene Hoglan drumming?

[joejoe9207]

Its disrespectful to call this mainstream. slipknot is mainstream and is horrible. anything mainstream is horrible, And this is not horrible so therefor not mainstream.

[Palhota]

@joejoe9207

dude you and all people you think like you should get their shit straight.

if you had the least bit of musical maturity you'd know and realize how truly talented slipknot was and still is.

nonetheless Opeth is one fucking wicked band I have to agree with you, but that in no way makes for an excuse to wrongfully diss the creative and influential genius Slipknot had

think first before you start writing disrespectful comments on bands you don't even have the intelligence to understand

[joejoe9207]

@Palhota Slipknot was my favorite band for years so I know exactly what i'm talking about. I had friends tell me it was shit and I didn't believe them. It was only until I heard music like this and other bands too that slipknot became bad to me. Really to look back on it they don't have very much talent compared to many bands out there. I use to think they were the best band that ever existed. To me I can't say they are that influential. Maybe to people who want to make a band like them.

[joejoe9207]

@Palhota I mean sure they can throw decent songs together. But they can do much better. Just listen to this song for instance. They had to put a lot of thought and time into it and it came out a masterpiece. Along with just about all of their songs. I can tell they truly are musically gifted people and put their all into every song. I just don't feel that slipknot does that. My musical taste has changed since I was a slipknot fan. I'm very picky about what I listen to. Unless its a masterpiece

[Palhota]

@joejoe9207 i never for one second placed Mikael Akerfeldt's genius in question, it is obvious Opeths musical creativity and depth are far superior than Slipknot.

I too have changed my musical taste over the years and I rarely even listen to Slipknot, still, it is a band to forever be remembered, not for being mediocre compared to others, but for their unquestionable hard work that so many of us have enjoyed in past years :)

[GregTehGoose]

Mikeal's growl is so awesome, it's more of roar almost as opposed to a growl, plus he's an amazing singer. One of my favourite Opeth songs