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Band
Opeth
Title
Sorceress
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2016
Style
Progressive
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An underwhelming release from an incredible band
With every subsequent release since "Blackwater Park", Opeth have been heading in a proggy direction. With "Sorceress", the band have fully gone that route and for me, this album just fell very short of the high mark the band had set for themselves. I found myself getting bored with the album and found the songs quite predictable, not an easy feat with a band so unpredictable. I may come back and find I've misjudged it horribly but for now, it just doesn't do much for me.
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