Opeth photo by Terhi Ylimäinen
Raise your hand if you’re surprised that I’m starting this Saturday’s roundup with Opeth‘s new song.
Okay, I see no hands. Well, almost none; I see my own because I’m a self-taught typist and therefore hunt and peck.
But I’ll try to be more surprising after we talk about Opeth.
OPETH (Sweden)
Based on the small dose of social media I’ve seen, Opeth‘s first single from their next album is proving to be divisive. (I can only stomach social media in small doses, like beets or eggplant). In one camp are people who are unhappy with the dominating return of Mikael Åkerfeldt‘s death growls for the first time since Watershed. In the other camp are those who’ve welcomed the return with open arms and gleeful grins. Can you guess which camp I’m in? Continue reading »