Hoffman

My introduction to Opeth was through their 2003 album Damnation which is a different sound from the majority of the band’s work. I’ve listened to most of their discography and the thing I’ve come to admire is how well they can execute both harsh; heavy death/prog metal vocals and instrumentals, into a much cleaner almost soft sound all within the same song which applies to a majority of Blackwater Park. The Leper Affinity might be one of my favorite metal songs ever made with ... read more

Initially I left this as the album with the trash can, but that in reality is a minor but easy to pick out problem with the album. To me the snare isn’t actually all that bad because bands from the same and similar genres of metal ( mainly by metal) already use the same sounding snare and it can be a compliment to the overall sound of songs. The problem with st. Anger’s snare is the production has it in your face and makes you look at it like it’s your fault for including it. ... read more

This is my favorite AIC album and it is almost solely for Layne’s performance and how grimy/gritty his voice can get along with the instrumentals which complement each other like I feel their other projects up to this point had done. The example I would go with is Sludge Factory and the somber tone that Layne has going on for the verses and the book having a haunting presence. There are also some bangers like Again and the softer sounding duet on Heaven Beside You.

That is NOT Alfredo, 0/10.