Their new record (which is well represented in tonight's setlist) has the warmth and spirit of a vintage seventies stoner rock record and Opeth is now a classic band in the truest sense. When all of their other contemporaries are out their posing in corpse paint, trying to out-evil each other on the pageant circuit, Mikael Åkerfeldt and cie are building a legacy, concentrating on what matters: the music.
Their songs are kaleidoscope of light and shade where beauty and ferocity collide, creating tension, release, and sometimes outright confusion.
A fantastic evening of challenging but ultimately rewarding music.
