Style: Progressive death metal
Primary Emotions/Themes: The continued solidification of Opeth's style, the band continuing to hone the trademark Opeth sound
Thoughts: What a difference two albums make. Whereas the first few albums were a bit chaotic and disjointed, Still Life is anything but. These songs know where they start, where they end, and every note in between. Everything is done with the utmost intent and all of the tracks actually sound like full blown songs rather than a collection of riffs.
This style arguably started with the band's third opus, and arguably better there as well. With Still Life however the band refines some of the roughness from the edges and generates a silky smooth album start to finish. Quite a feat considering how extreme the vocals are.
Opeth has always been a band that was destined for greatness. It was obvious from the first few albums that the band was different from most other bands in metal. They have defined a distinct sound that is instantly recognizable as Opeth style riffing. There are only a handful of bands like this in the world, and Opeth stand proudly as one of them.
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