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Opeth
- Deliverance / Damnation Music for Nations 2002/2003 Due to Deliverance being released 5 months prior to this, doing seperate reviews for these albums wouldnt be doing Opeth any justice seeing as they have worked extremely hard at producing two albums of such different natures at one time, so to be able to show the diversity of each album i am reviewing both at once... so finally, after a year and a half since Blackwater Park, Opeth have presented us with not one, but two brand new albums. Reading from the official website, they promised us 2 albums of different natures. One incredibly heavy album and one light album (?!). The first (Deliverance) was destined to be the typical Opeth that we all know and love and the second (Damnation), according to the band, would be something they have never done before with a 70`s feel to the music. For the later, it definatly makes you wonder what the hell Opeth are doing and may possibly worry the fans. Deliverance.....  This album is typical Opeth, a great mix of both head pounding heaviness with soothing, gentle and often acoustic parts all in the same song. Lasting over six long tracks (5 over 10 mins and one short one at 2 mins long). The tracks, "Wreath", "Deliverance", "Masters Apprentice", and "The Pain I See In Others" are heavy hitting and melodic master peices. The mixture of nearly brutal death metal, a hint of black metal, gutteral and impressive clear vocals and acoustic guitars make this a truely awesome mix creating the ultimate in metal on one cd. The track Absent friends is a serene guitar melody easing you into the almost Morbid Angel esque intro on Masters Apprentice.
Deliverance - 93/100 Robb
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Whats on this album over the eight tracks is a showcase of talent that doesnt need a heavy sound or to be as extreme as possibly. This album is not only a different musical approach for Opeth to show off they`re talents that they have outside the metal spectrum, it`s also a great way to show metal heads that even light music can be appreciated. Ater all Mikael Åkerfeldt has probably the finest vocals to grace metal and the lighter side of music. Also the band are clearly working together absolutly perfectly to be able to write 2 albums of such different styles at the same time.
Deliverance is just as good, if not better than Blackwater Park, which in my opinion is one hell of an album, and also hints back to the Morningrise album, giving them a platform that to improve on needs alot of talent, skill and dedication, all of which Opeth possess. Mikael Åkerfeldt proves that he has one of the best vocal ranges in metal today.