Well DS streamed 2 of their new songs for me and they sounded pretty heavy dude.

oh shit the motherf*cker leaked

Listening now.

I really liked both The Lotus Eater and Porcelain Heart. I read that only two songs on the whole album have growling and even though it can get pretty heavy, there are only a few really intense moments. The Lotus Eater especially was really awesome.

Coil was great, I'll post opinions when I have heard the whole thing a few times.

also what about the new ulver btw

I'd say The Lotus Eater is probably the second most heavy track on the album, Heir Apparent being the heaviest. Porcelain Heart, Hessian Peel, Hex Omega have heavy moments too but overall, Watershed is definitely not that heavy compared to most of Opeth's work.

I have listened to this a few times now and I think it's great. I have always prefered Opeth's clean vocals and while total absence of the growling would suck, I think Opeth have managed to balance the two pretty well here. I'd say this is Opeth's least metal album since Damnation and I have a feeling that those who like the heavier Opeth might be disappointed in Watershed as there's a lot of mellow parts and it rarely gets really heavy. I also doubt that Opeth are trying to appeal to the Damnation crowd since I think the album is still a bit too heavy for the people who could only get to Damnation, and the heavy songs tend to be less accessible than on Ghost Reveries, except for Porcelain Heart. I also get this feeling that this album is just... I dunno, more prog than before? There are a fair amount of abrupt changes, unexpected parts plus some weird outros.

It's great for me though, since as I said, I love the clean vocals and there's plenty of them here, and there's also enough growling. I don't think Opeth are being that adventurous here but it's unique enough to feel new and refreshing, plus I like the addition of the aforementioned bard shit, and the female vocals on Coil are great. It's too early to tell how this fares against other Opeth albums but at the moment I am loving it. All the songs are great.

Wow I am excited to hear this

also new ulver what

I don't think there's new Ulver, I have no idea what Afura is talking about!

Man I have to bump this. I dont know where I got new ulver from but I think it was pretty late when I posted that so w/e.

I don't know what everyone is talking about this album being gay, its pretty awesome in my opinion and I hear wash cycle talking about STUPID metal but I cant hear it, heavy tracks like Heir Apparent are very awesome and the cd is pretty well done in terms of theme. I think the new members fit incredibly well, I've got the special edition and the artwork/the code inside is all awesome. Lyricially I like it alot as well, I'd say the only parts where I was kinda like wtf was the very first track that "running through the fields of sorrow" line sounds so cliche I almost thought I was hearing Lacuna Coil. Also The Lotus Eater is okish.

9/10 for me. Bard shit is cool and I can see myself listening to this for weeks to come.

Man, The Lotus Eater is probably the best track on the album.

And I'd say this is among Opeth's best albums, Blackwater Park takes the cake but I think I like it more than Ghost Reveries, Still Life or Damnation.

Everyone loves blackwater park man, I really like Lotus Eater and it reminds me a bit of arcturus but that song is a little cheesy in some parts.

Do you know about the running theme and how is says the line about satan backwards?