So I Heard You Like Opeth...

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"Which bands sound like Opeth?" It seems that perennial question has plagued fans and non-fans of the band alike since their inception. I have created this list in an effort to guide those hapless souls to the answer. Feast your eyes the exhaustive list of bands who take the word influence too literally (barring the obvious) for the better or...for you to decide. Enjoy and don't hesitate to recommend any bands fitting this description.

Links to all bands not currently featured on Metal Storm are provided below:
Adeia
Orion (IN)
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Adeia - Serenity
2016
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Alley - Amphibious
2013
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Altesia - Paragon Circus
2019
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Anciients - Voice Of The Void
2016
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Aquilus - Griseus
2011
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Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
2010
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Dan Swanö - Moontower
1999
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Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine
2008
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De Profundis - The Emptiness Within
2012
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Derelict Earth - Below The Empty Skies
2012
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Descend - Wither
2014
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Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
1996
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Farmakon - Robin
2007
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Forstenet - Ephemeros: Virvar
2019
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Guillotine (IND) - The Cynic
2012
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Gwynbleidd - Nostalgia
2009
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Ikuinen Kaamos - Closure
2008
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In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
2008
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Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
2014
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Lunar - Theogony
2017
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Luna's Call - Void
2020
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Man Made Origin - False Consciousness
2011
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Martriden - Cold And The Silence
2015
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Naeramarth - The Innumerable Stars
2017
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Obsidian Tide - Pillars Of Creation
2019
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Orion (IN) - On the Banks Of Rubicon
2014
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Ørkenkjøtt - Ønskediktet
2012
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Perihelion Ship - To Paint A Bird Of Fire
2017
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Piah Mater - Under The Shadow Of A Foreign Sun
2024
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Pictura - The Equilibration Of Minds, Vol. I
2014
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Pressure Points - Remorses To Remember
2010
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Sikasa - Matter Earth
2022
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Spires - The Whisperer
2014
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Steorrah - II: Thin White Paint
2015
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Subterranean Masquerade - Suspended Animation Dreams
2005
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The Advent Equation - Limitless Life Reflections
2012
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Ubiquity - The Ascendant Travels Among The Stars
2024
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Vinsta - Wiads
2017
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Weight Of Emptiness - Withered Paradogma
2023
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Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination
2019
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Wills Dissolve - The Heavens Are Not On Fire...
2018
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Witherscape - The Inheritance
2013
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Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
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Opeth - Still Life
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Opeth - Blackwater Park
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Opeth - Deliverance
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Opeth - Damnation
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
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Opeth - Watershed
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Also I believe the band that influenced their old sound as well as their modern sound the most is Cathedral's album Stained Glass Stories. Though it obviously doesn't sound too much like Opeth but if you listen through it a couple times you will hear how Mikael listened to that shit a bunch.
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Written by bluesentai on 26.05.2015 at 20:18

Btw, I LOVE your Tasty MetalStorm list. Been cranking that stuff for over a week. Too bad Luke Kelly is really bad with his liner notes on what plugins he used for Holligans. DAMN IT

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The MOST Opeth sounding band that I've ever heard is this: ikuinen kaamos. Specifically their EP Closure.

Also I believe the band that influenced their old sound as well as their modern sound the most is Cathedral's album Stained Glass Stories. Though it obviously doesn't sound too much like Opeth but if you listen through it a couple times you will hear how Mikael listened to that shit a bunch.

I'll definitely be checking out those bands/albums then - I appreciate the rec
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How about some Ørkenkjøtt? A prime example of their likeness to Opeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8AX2TpAe5I
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Written by Nimlot on 14.09.2015 at 18:15

How about some Ørkenkjøtt? A prime example of their likeness to Opeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8AX2TpAe5I

Good point! I forgot about them
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Martriden is another candidate for this list, although they have a bit of an Enslaved thing going on as well. Check out their latest album: http://martriden.bandcamp.com/
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Written by Nimlot on 15.12.2015 at 19:05

Martriden is another candidate for this list, although they have a bit of an Enslaved thing going on as well. Check out their latest album: http://martriden.bandcamp.com/

Thanks, I'll give it a listen Didn't absorb much when I did last week...
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About Alley, their Weed album is even better than the Amphibious! Both are great though!

Great list!
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Written by RockSplendid on 13.01.2016 at 21:33

About Alley, their Weed album is even better than the Amphibious! Both are great though!

Great list!

Thanks and I'll definitely give the other album a listen
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Written by RockSplendid on 13.01.2016 at 21:33

About Alley, their Weed album is even better than the Amphibious!

That 'Weed' album is nice but it is probably the biggest copy of Opeth I have ever heard. Good but extremely unoriginal.
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Written by Hex_Omega on 30.03.2016 at 11:17

Written by RockSplendid on 13.01.2016 at 21:33

About Alley, their Weed album is even better than the Amphibious!

That 'Weed' album is nice but it is probably the biggest copy of Opeth I have ever heard. Good but extremely unoriginal.

I cannot challenge that, you might be right!
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Wow, I just found I made it into your list, thank you very much !
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Written by Derelict Earth on 10.08.2016 at 20:44

Wow, I just found I made it into your list, thank you very much !

No worries!
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Have you considered adding Aquilus to your list? Quite many people online have been introduced to Aquilus thanks to someone's comparisons with Opeth.
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Written by Metren on 15.08.2016 at 19:49

Have you considered adding Aquilus to your list? Quite many people online have been introduced to Aquilus thanks to someone's comparisons with Opeth.

I have and I totally forgot what the consensus was...I'll have a look tonight!
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How bout these guys? Reminds of Still Life era
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Add Wilderun

Oh yeah. Very surprised I forgot to add that considering the first band I thought of was them. Which album?
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Written by RaduP on 02.02.2020 at 10:25

Add Wilderun

Oh yeah. Very surprised I forgot to add that considering the first band I thought of was them. Which album?

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I like this list...so much so that I made my own version for another [url="http://metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=6754"]popular (if controversial) fan favourite on here[/url]
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