Listen: Opeth's new song "Eternal Rains" — consequenceofsound.net

With their upcoming 11th studio album, Pale Communion, Swedish metal band Opeth sought to transcend the “growls or death metal vocals” in favor of more sonically-pleasing territory. “I wanted to do something more melodic with this album,” explained frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt. “There’s stronger vocal melodies and more melodies overall…I was pretty consistent with that frame of mind throughout the writing process.”

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