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Opeth - Heritage



7.2 | 1369 votes |
Release date: 14 September 2011
Style: Progressive rock

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01. Heritage
02. The Devil's Orchard
03. I Feel The Dark
04. Slither
05. Nepenthe
06. Häxprocess
07. Famine
08. The Lines In My Hand
09. Folklore
10. Marrow Of The Earth
11. Pyre [DVD bonus]
12. Face In The Snow [DVD bonus]

The Biggest Surprise Of 2011
Featured in "Getting Into: Opeth"

Additional info
Written and produced by Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Mixed by Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt.
Engineered by Jens Borgen.
Mastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios.

"Slither" is a tribute to Ronnie James Dio.

Artwork by Travis Smith.

DVD contains a 5.1 mix of entire album, a "making of" documentary, and a card to download the bonus tracks Pyre and Face In The Snow.

Staff review by
Dream Taster
Rating:
7.8
The general consensus when a great band dares to move away from their original Death Metal sound is usually not positive. However Opeth have done it before masterfully with Damnation in 2003. They are back at it with one of the year's most anticipated albums, Heritage.

Cutting to the chase: Compared to their previous releases, Heritage lacks character. Despite the song structures being very progressive rock and the vocals being crazy good, the absence of catchy guitar riffs or memorable growls is a downer. One can positively recognize Opeth as the artist, especially since a lot of the songs borrow tidbits straight from the Ghost Reveries period. Certainly they manage to perpetuate a dark atmosphere throughout the album, but the mellowness of the whole thing is borderline irritating to someone expecting their trademark sound. I know we have been forewarned by Mikael Åkerfeldt himself about this being a throwback kind of release. Still, I believe this would be either catchier or more aggressive. Nevertheless the album does feature good moments, mostly from the jazz-infused portions of the songs.

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published 20.09.2011 | Comments (134)

Guest review by
SauradipGhosh
Rating:
8.6
Heritage poses more questions than answers. Have Opeth reached a creative cul-de-sac? Have they chucked their "Extreme Progressive Death Metal" for good? Have they finally shed their "Underground Garage Band" (I am quoting Akerfeldt from an earlier interview) and have ventured out into the Pantheon of the "mainstream" Gods from their hallowed underground temple so frequented by hordes of reverent worshipers?

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published 29.05.2012 | Comments (32)

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14.05.2023 - 01:19
Rating: 3
Ivy Patterns

If you rated this a 10 please get your mental facilities checked....😂
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14.05.2023 - 09:11
JoHn Doe

Written by Ivy Patterns on 14.05.2023 at 01:19

If you rated this a 10 please get your mental facilities checked....😂


the same can be said for rating this a 3
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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15.05.2023 - 18:41
Rating: 3
Ivy Patterns

Right....you keep telling yourself that
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15.05.2023 - 18:58
JoHn Doe

Written by Ivy Patterns on 15.05.2023 at 18:41

Right....you keep telling yourself that


A rating of 3 here on MS means the album is "very bad". It's a very low rating. So why do you think Heritage deserves that?
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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15.05.2023 - 20:26
Rating: 7
Redel

Even when comparing this to all the excellent work they have put out before this, it is closer to a 10 than to a 3 for me.
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15.05.2023 - 23:29
gavdann

To think they went from their monumental Blackwater Park anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall in April 2010 to this stinking pile of faeces in less than 18 months.

The death of Opeth.
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16.05.2023 - 02:49
Rating: 3
Ivy Patterns

Written by gavdann on 15.05.2023 at 23:29

To think they went from their monumental Blackwater Park anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall in April 2010 to this stinking pile of faeces in less than 18 months.

The death of Opeth.


LOL. Hilariously True.
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16.05.2023 - 11:54
JoHn Doe

Written by gavdann on 15.05.2023 at 23:29

To think they went from their monumental Blackwater Park anniversary show at the Royal Albert Hall in April 2010 to this stinking pile of feces in less than 18 months.

The death of Opeth.


The album must have upset you very much to use such language.
While I understand why some dislike this, I don't mind the change at all. I found Watershed rather tedious, tired, my least favorite of the prog-death years of Opeth.
I also think Sorceress is less interesting than Heritage.
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16.05.2023 - 12:10
gavdann

Written by JoHn Doe on 16.05.2023 at 11:54

I also think Sorceress is less interesting than Heritage.

I wouldn't know. sHiteritage was the last album I've listened to by them. In fact I very rarely listen to any Opeth these days.
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16.05.2023 - 13:18
Rating: 7
Redel

Written by JoHn Doe on 16.05.2023 at 11:54

I also think Sorceress is less interesting than Heritage.

I agree.
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