Opeth signs with Roadrunner[views:14442][posts:30]_____________________________________ [May 20,2005 12:35pm - Sinislazy ""] http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/ne....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=36980 "As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on April 18, OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has now officially confirmed to MTV.com that the band have finalized a deal with New York's Roadrunner Records, bolstering an imposing roster that already includes KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, SLIPKNOT, OBITUARY and CRADLE OF FILTH. Åkerfeldt disclosed several details about the band's forthcoming, self-produced opus. The follow-up to 2003's acoustic masterpiece, "Damnation", and OPETH's first disc in years without producer Steve Wilson, the album will include "Ghost of Tradition", "The Baying of the Hounds" and "Isolation Years". "Musically, 'Damnation' was an experiment for us," Åkerfeldt told MTV.com. "It also helped us to develop our sound. So this time around, you can say the overall record is going to be heavy-sounding. There's also a couple of songs that are more in the style of 'Damnation', so to speak. We also have a new member in the band, our keyboard player, Per Wiberg. So we have some vintage keyboards this time around on the heavy material as well. Overall, this one is heavy." Åkerfeldt said OPETH will finish the record before month's end and expect to release it as early as late August. He also said they'll play some new material this summer as part of the inaugural Sounds of the Underground tour. "We've never done anything like [a festival tour] before, but this is a new thing, so we're excited," he said. "It's a good chance to reach out to people who've never heard from us. I'm also looking forward to seeing STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and CLUTCH perform. Many of the bands on the tour I've never heard of." " |
| ___________________________________ [May 20,2005 12:42pm - litacore ""] HAHAHAHA, Roadrunner, the coyote's after you Roadrunner, if he catches you you're through . . . . . . and then he'll force you to listen to Deicide all day |
| ___________________________________ [May 20,2005 1:13pm - dreadkill ""] i knew this was coming, but it still disappoints me. hopefully roadrunner won't gay up the new album |
| ___________________________________ [May 20,2005 1:15pm - dreadkill ""] when did mtv.com start giving a shit about opeth? |
| ________________________________ [May 20,2005 1:15pm - mOe_rk ""] oh, gay it up they will...roadrunner's got that effect on bands |
| _____________________________________ [May 20,2005 5:05pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] DEICIDE is on Earache now. |
| __________________________________ [May 20,2005 6:11pm - Niccolai ""] Fuck Opeth |
| ______________________________________ [May 20,2005 6:53pm - the_reverend ""] I heard opeth's next CD will have on of the guys from slipknot on it and will feature kid rock during one song. |
| __________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:26pm - brian_dc ""] is it possible for Opeth to turn commercial because of this? I'm pretty sure I'll give up completely if that happens. |
| ________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:28pm - mOe_rk ""] Opeth have been on the road to commercial for like a year now |
| ____________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:39pm - anonymous ""] Niccolai said:Fuck Opeth blasphemy! |
| _____________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:40pm - __THeMoor__ ""] that was me |
| _____________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:40pm - __THeMoor__ ""] mOe_rk said:Opeth have been on the road to commercial for like a year now how? touring with devil driver? making a soft album? they can do whatever they want, if the music stays as innovative and incredible as it has always been, then i really don't give a shit. |
| __________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:42pm - brian_dc ""] mOe_rk said:Opeth have been on the road to commercial for like a year now tears of pure denial... no...I refuse to believe it...ooooh, KLONDIKE BARS, I'm already over it. |
| __________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:42pm - brian_dc ""] I actually agree with the moor...haven't really noticed any commercialness...we'll see |
| _____________________________________ [May 20,2005 7:45pm - __THeMoor__ ""] commercial for me means a whole attitude change...they still just strike me as a band wanting to play good music to people. sometimes that includes people who may not normally listen to them ā la sounds of the underground. as long as they don't start making shitty metalcore and don some stud belts, then i'm a happy camper... |
| _________________________________ [May 20,2005 10:54pm - Abbath ""] THE DOWNFALL OF OPETH IS NIGH!!!!!! |
| ____________________________________ [May 20,2005 11:38pm - dyingmuse ""] so quick to diss. shame. i wish opeth the best of luck on their new album/deal |
| _________________________________ [May 21,2005 12:15am - retzam ""] Opeth are gonna break up way before they could possibly release or do anything disappointing for me, even if there around for 20 more years this will hold true. |
| _________________________________ [May 21,2005 12:15am - retzam ""] they're* |
| _____________________________________ [May 21,2005 4:23am - AUTOPSY_666 ""] ILLDISPOSED is on Roadrunner now too. |
| ____________________________________ [Jun 1,2005 9:39am - RustedAngel ""] "Basically I got fucked, that's the best way to put it, with Symbolic. Roadrunner had a totally disillusioned idea of what metal is. And that's why Symbolic wasn't pushed. That's not their idea of metal, their idea of metal is Coal Chamber and Korn. Symbolic basically got shove to the side and that's why metal in America has been screwed because of choices made by bigger labels deciding what metal is suppose to be about. I got shoved to the side and you know what I could have said, "fuck all of this and I'm quitting, but I didn't. I think the album(Sound of Persev..)'s a perfect example of, you know, coming back saying whatever. I'm not gonna let people discourage me. Eventually Roadrunner are going to jump back on the heavy metal bandwagon and it's gonne be cute, it's gonna be really sickening to see a label jump right back on what they got big from, but basically what they've turned their backs on in the process." -Chuck Schuldiner http://www.emptywords.org/BWBK10-98.htm |
| _________________________________ [Jun 1,2005 9:49am - litacore ""] funny how Symbolic is the only Death CD you can get from that BMG Music Club. Classic Roadrunner, heh |
| ____________________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 7:32pm - DrinkHardThrashHard ""] RustedAngel said:"Basically I got fucked, that's the best way to put it, with Symbolic. Roadrunner had a totally disillusioned idea of what metal is. And that's why Symbolic wasn't pushed. That's not their idea of metal, their idea of metal is Coal Chamber and Korn. Symbolic basically got shove to the side and that's why metal in America has been screwed because of choices made by bigger labels deciding what metal is suppose to be about. I got shoved to the side and you know what I could have said, "fuck all of this and I'm quitting, but I didn't. I think the album(Sound of Persev..)'s a perfect example of, you know, coming back saying whatever. I'm not gonna let people discourage me. Eventually Roadrunner are going to jump back on the heavy metal bandwagon and it's gonne be cute, it's gonna be really sickening to see a label jump right back on what they got big from, but basically what they've turned their backs on in the process." -Chuck Schuldiner http://www.emptywords.org/BWBK10-98.htm It's amazing how relevant these words are today. |
| ___________________________________ [Jun 5,2006 10:40pm - dreadkill ""] truth |
| _____________________________________________ [Nov 29,2006 9:08pm - elders of zion nli ""] Chuck jumped on the heavy metal bandwagon pretty big himself. But he was a good Jewish boy, so why complain? Only goyim pay retail! |
| ________________________________ [Nov 29,2006 9:51pm - retzam ""] elders of zion nli said:Chuck jumped on the heavy metal bandwagon pretty big himself. But he was a good Jewish boy, so why complain? Only goyim pay retail! If it makes you happy, we'll all pretend that this is relevant and meaningful. |
| __________________________________ [Nov 29,2006 9:52pm - sinistas ""] I know I will. |