Opeth - Bleak (live - Roundhouse Tapes)

[rebootenzo9]

dude the way michael goes back into the death metal vocals at the end makes for such an epic ending

[Khironification]

@Jakedunc Then would anyone open for them?

[EpicMusicDude]

@Khironification Katatonia and Porcupine Tree and or Bloodbath. That would be a godly show.

[Khironification]

And Meshuggah.

[Khironification]

Godly Tour: Opeth, Dream Theater, Between The Buried and Me, Animals as Leaders, TessracT, and Periphery.

[Jakedunc]

@Khironification That tour would be epic the other 5 bands weren't on it.

[luckyluke193]

@Khironification Only if Opeth include Death Metal stuff on their setlist, else it would be awesome, but not godly. And Pain of Salvation should be in there and they should play more stuff from The Perfect Element Part 1, Entropia and Remedy Lane. And Shadow Gallery should appear as well. And Threshold, Porcupine Tree, etc. ;)

Dream Theater and Periphery are touring through Europe together btw, in case you didn't know. I'm considering going to their show in Switzerland.

[Kuntitled]

Orgasmic chorus

[pabloww]

this is just epic

[AentikDranikan]

i must admit that my arms ur hearse and blackwater park are my main albums ever Long live Opeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pen1510ve]

i wish opeth was still this awesome. their two newest cds are super weak in comparison to this old song.

[nanoplayer86]

2:25 ' i am dying fat' xb

[ironrushscorp]

2:12 is the most terrifying growl i have ever heard... its just.... EVIL

Mikael Akerfeldt is god

[nanoplayer86]

best opeth song \m/

[TheBassioso]

This is it!

[gnmris890617]

daaamnn my ears r so weett i was fingerin em

[darkest1hourxx]

i think, im going to have to buy the roundhouse tapes.

[Thystonius]

The weeping guitar is so damn awesome :-)

[ironrushscorp]

There are very few bands that make me stop whatever I'm doing and just listen.

This is one of them

[LucicPower]

What kind of Guitar is Peter Lindgren Using?

[ironrushscorp]

@LucicPower paul reed smith i believe

[islespatrick]

lol at 2:12

[Alaska2u]

Amazing, I can't wait to see them in concert!

[krookedjay]

Mendez! Yes!

[tehsprite]

Oh god, this is amazing. I'll probably cry when I see them at Bloodstock.

[Ospif1]

THey do play super fast live don't they.

Epic band though, so epic.

[gfunkymunky]

Best raw talent out there...pure gold

[6thMagic]

Martin u.u we miss you!

[Cameron227700]

The way they transition into this song from Under the Weeping Moon is incredible.

[YrwinPlaceres]

i prefer labrie way more, but ok

[MilletGtr]

He has such amazing vocals, both clean and growl. I never get tired of opeth.

[followthereaper12345]

mike forgets the lyrics at 2:30 ish

[skyskraper31]

No he doesn't...on the album there's a soft part where he whispers "inside your tears" Obviously he chooses not to perform that part...forgetting lyrics is for amateurs. Mike would never do such a thing :)

[MrYourdoom]

The main difference between these gods and Dream Theater is that the vocalist in DT sounds like a squeezed teenager. (admit it, it's true. He can't perform as good as this. ever.)

[Lucasrporter]

it is true. i dont understand y people pick two random bands like that and pit them against each other in an imaginary fued. like those icp and slipknot fags. who gives a shit? opeth is better than dream theater cuz metal beats rock any day

[ryanblah1]

lol ya james ..ech i dont like the guys singing even though he has a great range he just sounds bad

[Brutal90Death]

@MrYourdoom

Dude, I hate those kinda vocals... Mikael Akerfeldt sings like a man, not like a child

hail OPETH!!

[MrYourdoom]

@Brutal90Death

Hell yeah ! :D

[luckyluke193]

@MrYourdoom I agree that LaBrie is definitely the weakest DT member. But Petrucci, Myung and Rudess (and Portnoy, too bad he left) dominate!

Also in my opinion Dream Theater are gods too, they are gods of the "DT-sub-style" of prog metal

[oniman13]

@luckyluke193 Their new drummer, Mike Mangini, is as good as Portnoy in my eyes. Maybe better in some areas.

[luckyluke193]

@oniman13 when i posted my last comment i didnt know mangini was going to be their new drummer yet.

from what ive seen on youtube he seems to be pretty awesome. im going to see dream theater live in a month, so ill see if he can match my expectations for a dream theater drummer

[oniman13]

@luckyluke193 Look up their audition video "The Spirit Carries On". Roadrunner has it up in 3 20 minute sections. They played with some amazing drummers.

[elysbons]

@MrYourdoom yeah yeah, I love DT too. They play great. But for vocalist, Opeth wins. Labrie cant sing live as good as before.. Both Opeth and DT consist of great musicians

[ThePugnaciousAnt]

@MrYourdoom Hell yeah, I love DT, but everytime I hear their singer I just turn it off... But when I listen to their songs like Stream of Consiousness i truly notice how good they could be! But even then, I think Opeth is still the greatest band EVER!

[Ekofu]

@MrYourdoom LaBrie has had his ups and downs in his career. More downs than ups. But yes, Mikael's voice is that of both an angel and the devil.

[TheRealMechanix]

@MrYourdoom Well I loved him in the 90's for sure, but ever since six degrees he sounds terrible live, in the studio it's ok, but not great.

[scottdjar]

amazing vocalist. one of the best ever. no one like him.

other than David Gilmour of the Floyd, the best vocalist/guitarist...

[2Pac515]

guy at 1:31 is enjoying himself.

[snowboardingfreak94]

It must feel good to whip out your dick and piss on all the other metal bands every time you play a song

[THEDrummerofTought]

Opeth is fucking awesome but Dream Theater for me is the best band ever

[mrcrapstick99]

really? i reckon dream theater kinda suck, but tha's just me..

guess im more of a porcupine tree person

[igipop1981]

i've been "youtubeing" opet a bit today and reading up on the comentary..and, found it interesting how many people know and love Dream Theatre and completly missed out on existance of Opeth. this is only an observation as i found it interesting..

looking forward to seeing both in Ljubljana at the end of the month. too bad they wont come to my country but hey - as long as they get close enough :D

[AdeBfmv]

Well is discovered Opeth before Dream Theater, and love them both as much. Unfortunate thing about Dream Theater is they fit the typical prog band with where every band member has to do a show off section at some point. I mean, i'm up for that, but those parts just go on for too long.

[kirbster]

Man, first time I listened to this song, the growl near the end at 7:55 really surprised me lol.

This band rules beyond words.

[AdeBfmv]

The jazz section in the lotus eater might suprise you too. Certainly did the first time I heard it.

[parabola235]

bleak is literally the best song in the world, its fucking epic

who agrees with me?

[rsenikchild]

Opeth ... 8===>~ ___ ...Fill in the blank....

[Cr0ssDressiNate]

Is Mikael wearing a Queen Elephentine shirt?

[Jakedunc]

No, it's Vlad The Impaler.

[chronohugo]

@Cr0ssDressiNate That is correct Jakedunc. It is Vlad Tepes known as Count Dracul. Akerfeldt uses the same moustache and beard style as him hahahaha

[themoatkeepsknight]

If you have no theory knowledge or have no desire to learn any, then you are seriously handicapping yourself as a musician and a song writer...not that they don't make sweet music but it can only go so far

[marorococa]

see thats bullshit. some of the worlds best musicians dont or didnt know theory, like hendrix, stevie ray vaughan, rory gallagher, robert johnsonn, and without them, modern music wouldnt exist

[JRBain7]

Yes, but they would have been even better had they known theory. As I said below, why not know when you can know?

[Meesterpiet]

They maybe haven't learned theory, but surely they know it. They just found it out theirselves.

[musthaphawang]

he said a few times he doesnt know theory all you need to get by is what scale goes with which chord prgession for solos

[vdwanderley]

so he does know some theory :)

[Lucasrporter]

akerfeltd doesnt know shit about theory or the termanology. he just plays

[followthereaper12345]

that is incorrect, my friend. try to have more faith.

[Miskatakeable]

How do you know?

[fisherdoodguy23]

I got some theory left on my nutsack if you want some. I'm done with it so you all can just share

And this song is much better than the studio version

[vegandude]

imo opeth live is ALWAYS better then any studio version of any song

[vegandude]

and i don't think that they always use their knowledge to write a song. mikael said, that he has many many riffs in his books and just put them together. sometimes this is the best way to write a song

[pabloww]

its like the 30th time i watched this video u.u

so perfect

[Krisiun18]

everything about this song is so perfect...

i love it

[parabola235]

that pretty much sums it up.

best song in existance

[heero7yui]

It's just that I watched them doing a lesson on youtube and the interviewer asked Mikael about the name of a chord he played and he said : ''I don't know''..But theory or not..does it really matter?

[Discoesque6]

Good call....theory is absolutely irrelevant..

[HawaiianPig]

You don't write like he does and say shit like that. Theory is irrelevant to the listener, but absolutely key to the musician.

[moretimetokill31]

maybe...

but i think what he meant was to just listen to what he's play rather than analize it...

[TomNortherner]

How many musicians sit down and think out a chord progression, a harmonized solo or a break down? Now compare that to how many write most of their stuff in a jam.

The majority of musicians understand theory and how their music works, but individual and collective creativity is far more important than knowledge.

[JRBain7]

I say that theory does matter, but some can get away without it, and some can't. Some people can write great music without any theory knowledge at all. I would however have to conclude that they will never reach their fullest potential without it.. Why not know when you can know?

[DennisKindbergmedD]

its moments like this i hate to be a musiscien! how can i ever make anything just half as good as opeth!!

[heero7yui]

Exactely..it's sad to think about it.

And these guys doesn't even know much theory (T_T)

we're hopeless.

[DennisKindbergmedD]

sorry dude but they know a LOT of theory! mikael åkefeldt started as a blues guitarist.. and that is ALL about theory

[vigcs]

Akerfeldt has said in interviews before "I don't know shit about theory".

[Escapez26]

I just can't get enough of this song... If there is anything perfect in this world, it is this song.

[quefnot]

FUCKING OPETH!

[pabloww]

Im seeing them tomorrow ^^

[bvanhar1]

saw them last july, october, no im going to see them in may! FUCKING OPETH!

[Jakedunc]

I'm sooooo jealous!

[cglb123]

same, except last may, october, and now may again...phenomenal live band

[NjordsWind]

May 22 at the Bijou I'm so fucking pumped... that transition from singing to growling at 7:56 is so perfect.

[SilverHammer1]

Why haven't I seen an Opeth show yet

[vasilis272]

incrediable guitar!

[SlaveExplosion]

theyve grown sooo much more confident as a band its great, his singing is much better because of it IMO

[shlshred]

Theres no words that i could say in this comment that could express the awesome that its opeth and especialy this song!

[Dictator93]

I love this band, mikael, is just awesome

[Sargatha]

If you want an orgasm and u got no hands of a girl/boy... just listen to this.

[vasilis272]

xaxaxa!awesome!

[LambdaDrS]

BACK IN HELL!! |m|

[kollo911]

KEWL

[benatzilla]

=) hell yeaaah

[AliothSenator]

This is all you need!!