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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)

Created by: LeKiwi | 07.04.2015



1. Adeia - Serenity
2016
2. Alley - Amphibious
2013
3. Altesia - Paragon Circus
2019
4. Anciients - Voice Of The Void
2016
5. Aquilus - Griseus
2011
6. Barren Earth - Curse Of The Red River
2010
7. Dan Swanö - Moontower
1999
8. Dark Suns - Grave Human Genuine
2008
9. De Profundis - The Emptiness Within
2012
10. Derelict Earth - Below The Empty Skies
2012
11. Descend - Wither
2014
12. Edge Of Sanity - Crimson
1996
13. Farmakon - Robin
2007
14. Guillotine (IND) - The Cynic
2012
15. Gwynbleidd - Nostalgia
2009
16. Ikuinen Kaamos - Closure
2008
17. In Mourning - Shrouded Divine
2008
18. Lascaille's Shroud - Interval 02: Parallel Infinities - The Abscinded Universe
2014
19. Lunar - Theogony
2017
20. Luna's Call - Void
2020
21. Man Made Origin - False Consciousness
2011
22. Martriden - Cold And The Silence
2015
23. Naeramarth - The Innumerable Stars
2017
24. Obsidian Tide - Pillars Of Creation
2019
25. Orion (IN) - On the Banks Of Rubicon
2014
26. Ørkenkjøtt - Ønskediktet
2012
27. Perihelion Ship - To Paint A Bird Of Fire
2017
28. Piah Mater - Under The Shadow Of A Foreign Sun
2024
29. Pictura - The Equilibration Of Minds, Vol. I
2014
30. Pressure Points - Remorses To Remember
2010
31. Sikasa - Matter Earth
2022
32. Spires - The Whisperer
2014
33. Steorrah - II: Thin White Paint
2015
34. Subterranean Masquerade - Suspended Animation Dreams
2005
35. The Advent Equation - Limitless Life Reflections
2012
36. Ubiquity - The Ascendant Travels Among The Stars
2024
37. Vinsta - Wiads
2017
38. Weight Of Emptiness - Withered Paradogma
2023
39. Wilderun - Veil Of Imagination
2019
40. Wills Dissolve - The Heavens Are Not On Fire...
2018
41. Witherscape - The Inheritance
2013
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43. Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse
44. Opeth - Still Life
45. Opeth - Blackwater Park
46. Opeth - Deliverance
47. Opeth - Damnation
48. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
49. Opeth - Watershed



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26.05.2015 - 20:20
bluesentai
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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27.05.2015 - 03:46
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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

I'm really glad you enjoyed that list! I'm finally on holiday so expect some sick updates soon It is indeed a shame, he wrote one hell of a record...
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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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14.09.2015 - 18:15
Nimlot
A. Reader
How about some Ørkenkjøtt? A prime example of their likeness to Opeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8AX2TpAe5I
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14.09.2015 - 18:28
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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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15.12.2015 - 19:05
Nimlot
A. Reader
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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15.12.2015 - 19:16
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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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13.01.2016 - 21:33
RockSplendid
About Alley, their Weed album is even better than the Amphibious! Both are great though!

Great list!
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14.01.2016 - 04:30
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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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30.03.2016 - 11:17
Hex_Omega
Gem Seeker
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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30.03.2016 - 20:18
RockSplendid
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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06.04.2016 - 03:45
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Added:
- Man Made Origin
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10.08.2016 - 20:44
Derelict Earth
Wow, I just found I made it into your list, thank you very much !
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15.08.2016 - 18:31
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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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15.08.2016 - 19:49
Metren
Dreadrealm
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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15.08.2016 - 20:15
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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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13.11.2017 - 20:35
LeKiwi
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- Lunar
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26.01.2018 - 20:34
LeKiwi
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- Vinsta
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21.03.2018 - 19:59
qnick90
How bout these guys? Reminds of Still Life era
http://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=8177
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02.02.2020 - 10:25
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Staff
Add Wilderun
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
One day there will be no heart at all?
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07.02.2020 - 03:59
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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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07.02.2020 - 10:53
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Staff
Written by LeKiwi on 07.02.2020 at 03:59

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?

Latest one
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One day there will be no heart at all?
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07.02.2020 - 12:00
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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- Wilderun
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07.02.2020 - 12:01
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by RaduP on 07.02.2020 at 10:53

Latest one

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07.02.2020 - 12:47
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Staff
Written by LeKiwi on 07.02.2020 at 12:01

Thumb?

Thumb.
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
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07.02.2020 - 13:23
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Written by RaduP on 07.02.2020 at 12:47

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28.08.2020 - 05:02
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
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- Wills Dissolve
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16.07.2021 - 12:30
nonZero
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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18.02.2022 - 21:46
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Added:
- Aquilus
- Ikuinen Kaamos
- Martriden
- Obsidian Tide
- Ørkenkjøtt
- Perihelion Ship
- Subterranean Masquerade
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07.09.2022 - 00:47
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Added:
- Adeia
- Altesia
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09.12.2022 - 11:14
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Added:
- Naeramarth
- SIKASA
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