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Universal acclaim- based on 95 Ratings
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Positive: 90 out of 95
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Mixed: 1 out of 95
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Negative: 4 out of 95
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kylebJul 10, 2009Breathtaking album.
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AlexDNov 12, 2008Simply breathtaking, an album that starts up like Deliverance does, enging up like Damnation / Blackwater Park, but with more memorable riffs. Definitely a must get for Opeth fans!
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JackO.Oct 5, 2008Almost as good as Blackwater Park, Watershed is a great album! Opeth has never lost that amazing song-writing talent that they possess.
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WesleyMJun 12, 2008Yes; complex and original -- though the clean vocals often fall a tad short of real innovation, Watershed is a proggy and diverse diamond in the horrifically simplistic and derivative rough that is the metal genre.
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afffJun 20, 2008This is the best metal band there ever was and they are always able to top themselves.
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JoshuaH.Jun 25, 2008I was disappointed the first time I listened through it, but the second time... Wow. Absolutely incredible. Akesson and Axe have definitely earned my respect, and Mikael, or course, is still a god.
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AttilaL.Jul 21, 2008This album is brilliant. Perfect clean/brutal balance as always and the musicianship is top notch.
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ChrisS.Mar 19, 2009Brilliant album, the best metal album from the decade since Blood Mointain from Mastodon. Brutal and beauty, the album's centerpiece is the furious "Heir Apparent", one of the best metal songs from the decade.
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Feb 12, 2012This album puts a mark that divides another band's phase that follows the path of an interesting and innovative evolution in their genre. It's just perfect.
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Dec 10, 2011The best album by Opeth. From it's jazz interludes in "the lotus eaters" to it's heavy riffs in "heir apparent" and everything in between makes this the quintessential Opeth album. It's everything that's great about the band in one package, while showing that they can improve and take themselves forward. Every metal fan should own this album.
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Jul 31, 2013Another breathtaking composition of progressive metal from Mikael Akerfeldt. Riffs like you've never heard before combined with ghostly clean sections complimented by clean vocals. Just amazing. The whole album is an experience that takes you to an entirely new place.
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EricL.Aug 8, 2008Akerfeldt is incapable of making anything that doesn't rule, no matter which genres he's checking. Consistant, smart, ballsy.
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fetidbreathJun 18, 2010David is a moron. This is a very fresh album. Perhaps he needs to grow up a little and put away his toys. This is a man's band and he is a little out of his league.
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MikeCFeb 21, 2009
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JackCJun 11, 2008
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SpaciakJun 28, 2008Besides Blackwater Park, Watershed is Opeths finest effort.
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AlexisM.Sep 5, 2008Great album I would just like to make a comment about the Alternative press review which has made the horrendous claim that what Opeth do best is flat out shred....which is not true by any stretch of the imagination.
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TimYMar 15, 2010
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Nov 9, 2011This was one of the first cd's I ever purchased by Opeth. I picked this up after I saw them on tour supporting this particular album. On top of the fact that the music is interesting and great to listen to, the guys in the band were very nice when I met after they had finished their set. Overall a great peice of music to pick up for fans of this type of music.
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ZMJun 28, 2008It's very good, especially Hessian Peel and The Lotus Eater. But I don't see that it's a huge step forward from Ghost Reveries as it's been touted. The keyboards are playing a more prominent role, and they're totally awesome. Burden is a little dull though. Overall, I think I still like Ghost Reveries more.
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KraxxNov 17, 2008Good & solid, but not awesome like Ghost Reveries was. This is more a subtle shift. Perhaps the personnel changes made things a little uneven. Hopefully it suggests a more creative and coherent shift next time.
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Awards & Rankings
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Watershed marks a new chapter for Opeth, one that promises infinitely more than its predecessors.
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Prog was rarely as songful as the brutal beauty here.
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Watershed has friction, and friction brings heat. Those left cold by metal's po-faced tendencies might well warm up to it.