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Opeth

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All Time

of 150,046

1,336
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  568
- 2000s
  
  of 10,573
  
  1,681
Genres
- Hard Rock & Metal
  
  of 1,389
  
  292
- International
  
  of 2,379
  
  203
- Pop
  
  of 13,671
  
  2,600
- Rock
  
  of 8,173
  
  1,723

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

2.8883

2000s

1.8438

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Opeth is ranked overall as 2.3189 out of 4 stars

2.3189

Opeth Album Rankings

Opeth scores a combined 3.1626 out of 4 stars for My Arms, Your Hearse

My Arms, Your Hearse (3.1626)

On their third album -- and first to be released simultaneously in Europe and the U.S. ...more

11.39

to

14.56

from (5) sources

Opeth scores a combined 2.8306 out of 4 stars for Morningrise

Morningrise (2.8306)

While they have taken a different approach with each album, Opeth has a very distinct and instantly recognizable sound: somber, mysterious, and very serious. ...more

11.84

to

14.12

from (5) sources

Opeth scores a combined 2.8196 out of 4 stars for Blackwater Park

Blackwater Park (2.8196)

Not since the release ofTiamat's groundbreaking masterpieceWildhoneyin 1994 had the extreme metal scene witnessed such an overwhelming show of fan enthusiasm and uniform critical praise as that bestow ...more

7.99

to

19.98

from (9) sources

Opeth scores a combined 2.5639 out of 4 stars for Ghost Reveries

Ghost Reveries (2.5639)

Metalheads are some of the meanest music fans around. Troll the comments sections of metal news sites, and you'll find levels of bile and inarticulate hatred not seen since middle school. ...more

9.99

to

46.99

from (9) sources

Opeth scores a combined 2.3645 out of 4 stars for Still Life

Still Life (2.3645)

Having taken their oppressive black metal symphonies to their furious zenith with their third effort,My Arms, Your Hearse, Sweden's Opeth began deconstructing their sound on 1999's brilliantStill Life ...more

7.99

to

9.89

from (2) sources

Opeth scores a combined 1.9997 out of 4 stars for Orchid

Orchid (1.9997)

Opeth's debut,Orchid, was quite an audacious release, a far-beyond-epic prog/death monstrosity exuding equal parts beauty and brutality -- an album so brilliant, so navel-gazingly pretentious that, in ...more

11.39

to

20.99

from (6) sources

Opeth scores a combined 1.4826 out of 4 stars for Damnation

Damnation (1.4826)

The masters of "progressive metal" (I use that term loosely here) continue the puzzle audiences with their seventh release.Opeth certainly live up to the idea of "progression" here. ...more

11.61

to

17.98

from (4) sources

Opeth scores a combined 0.3055 out of 4 stars for Deliverance

Deliverance (0.3055)

Following up a nearly ubiquitous critical smash such as 2000's Blackwater Park might seem like a daunting proposition for most bands, but Sweden's Opeth has made a career out of proving it is not jus ...more