Opeth touring with DT in the spring!

Holy Crap!  Two of my favorite bands in one night!  It is gonna be really hard to wait for the next N. American tour to roll around. 

DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!

This made my day!

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I'd assume this would most likely be a co-headline deal, no? Some folks are sounding like they think Opeth will be opening. I think they're bigger than that, even here in the States.

Well MP said Opeth will be their special guests, so...

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If I get to see DT and Opeth here in St. Louis, I could die a happy man! I missed my chance to see DT in KC and after I saw Opeth here in 06 during the Ghost Reveries tour, they said they'd be back in February.....I've been patiently waiting ever since

I guess if there's no St Louis show, I WILL be making a road trip this time. This show is too great to miss.

The ONLY way it could get better would be the addition of PT.

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THAT'S IN MISSOURI.
If I get to see DT and Opeth here in St. Louis, I could die a happy (wo)man! I missed my chance to see DT in KC and after I saw Opeth here in 05 during the Ghost Reveries tour, they said they'd be back in February, they lied.....I've been unpatiently waiting ever since, crying in a corner with razorblades and Dashboard Confessional, whilst streams of clear snot oozes down my bearded face.

I guess if there's no St Louis show, I WILL be sending Godzilla to eat all of your soulz.

The ONLY way it could get better would be the addition of PT and/or some souleating, maybe some Duran Duran, or whatever. I'm not picky.

 
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UR WELCOME.

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Yes it's pretty certain that Opeth will be our Special Guests for our next North American leg in April/May of next year...
 
It's pretty fucked up that Roadrunner would have announced this yet as it's waaaaay premature to have said anything....but I guess that is the nature of the internet....
Oh well...

Pretty cool tour though, huh?!

More info to come...but we are MANNNNY months away from that...so forget you read about this and act excited next year when we "officially" announce it...

MP 

Yeah, sorry about that, it was in my weekly college radio email so I didn't feel like it was going to be "secret" for very long, I'm sure someone would've said it before me or blabbermouth would've picked it up.

That.....fucking.....rules!!!!!

Cecilia, my dear, I am going to do my damnedest to get us those Platinum packages for one of those shows.

Holy shit!

Excellent, this and the Iron Maiden tour, must shows for 2008!!!

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I think I just simultaneously shit my pants and blew a load 

Mike you owe me a new pair of boxers

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!! MY TWO FAVORITE BANDS ONE AFTER THE OTHER!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!

PLEASE MIKE, PLEEEEASSSE COME BACK TO PHILLY FOR THIS. I HAVE LIKE 10 FRIENDS THAT ARE OFF THE WALL RIGHT NOWW!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

I THINK THIS IS JUST TO GOOD.

OH goood god.im wet now

2+2=5 payin' attention?

  I have been dreaming of this for YEARS!!!!  I have to see this!

Opeth + Dream Theater = 

"Well I hear that John Petrucci used an XZY-7Q model of compression unit during the solo at mark 15:10:203:865 minute with a solo in the Phrygian scale in a 29/16 time"

Time to get into Opeth.

That's gonna be f****ng good.  
 
Funny but nobody minds now that it won't be "An evening with DT" format and yet a month ago everybody was crying for it

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I wonder what Opeth's and DT's setlists are going to be. I cannot wait! Come back to MN please!

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This is more then a dream come true for me!
 
I discovered both bands on the same day, with their heaviest albums (train of Thought, Deliverence) then getting their classic albums next (Images and Words, Blackwater Park) and seing them both for the first time within weeks of each other (March of last year).
 
I'll be praying every day until the tour dates are announced that there will be a MN date.

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pow

Booyah! I'm all over this like Rex Grossman on triple coverage. Like Ryan Dempster on a lead off walk!

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I wonder what Opeth's and DT's setlists are going to be. I cannot wait! Come back to MN please!

POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!! This is just what I heard... POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!!

Opeth

Rocky Mountain High (John Denver)

1. Rocky Mountain High
2. Mother Nature's Son
3. Paradise
4. For Baby (For Bobbie)
5. Darcy Farrow
6. Prisoners
7. Goodbye Again
8. Summer
9. Fall
10. Winter
11. Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everyone Goes to Mexico)
12. Spring

Dream Theater

Cooleyhighharmony (Boyz II Men)

1. Please Don't Go
2. Lonely Heart
3. This is My Heart
4. Uhh Ahh
5. It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
6. Motownphilly
7. Under Pressure
8. Sympin
9. Little Things
10. Your Love

Encore:
11. Momo (Stormtroopers of Death)

Dude, I just heard that Pink Floyd and Roger Waters reunited and they're forming a supergroup with Rush called Rush Pink Floyd, Rush! and they're opening for Dream Theater!!!  Oh yeah, and Kevin Moore, Space Dye Vest, yadda, yadda.

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You lucky bastards!  

^^^
That's exactly what I have to say about this!

There's nothing more beautiful then Opeth's redition of Rocky Mountiian High.
 
As for Baby Please Don't Go.......Nothing can beat the Zappa/Lennon version.

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HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!

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Anyone have a kleenex? Make that a lot of kleenex, cause I just blew a huge fucking load.

Opeth and DT. How fucking awesome is that?!?!?!?!?!

Death has done her work this morning Cutting me back down to size. Frozen in this winter warning Gentle in its own demise.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
 
Dreams can come true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

holey schiznit.

that thread title gave me a chubby which could possibly last for the next seven or eight months.

This is wonderful news! I cant wait to see this show

Next up: Mastadon/Opeth
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              The Riviera
              Chicago, IL
                     

Oh, my. How do I convince the wife that I need to see multiple shows on this tour?

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT! 

Nick

Well... I must say that OPETH seems to have got alot of people awefully excited... believe it or not I have never heard a single note by Opeth... just never have had the inclination to check them out... can any of you Opeth lovers give me a suggestion on which record of theirs I should check out first to get a feel for what the band is all about... would be much appreciated... thanks in advance !!!

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Well... I must say that OPETH seems to have got alot of people awefully excited... believe it or not I have never heard a single note by Opeth... just never have had the inclination to check them out... can any of you Opeth lovers give me a suggestion on which record of theirs I should check out first to get a feel for what the band is all about... would be much appreciated... thanks in advance !!!

Well, there's plenty Opeth on Youtube to check out and of course their MySpace and their Roadrunner page. For albums, my favorites are Blackwater Park, Damnation (no grunts) and Ghost Reveries.

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Sorry to be a "downer" but this is bad news for me! I am NOT into Opeth AT ALL......I was hoping for a cool opener like Circus Maximus or even Spocks Beard. Oh well, I'll just be arriving at my usual 4-5 shows later on this tour.

New Orleans?            

again great news! aand of course, us MN listeners would love to see some DT action in Minneapolis/St. Paul again!

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Oh dear god. Opeth and Dream Theater. It does not get better.

I might have to fly to the US to catch this.

Oh.
My.
Fucking.
God.
I can't believe it! :| This is so amazing! WOW I CAN'T WAIT.

But oh! I got to make like if I didn't know and be excited when they officially announce it, right?

Dream Theater

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April May is not winter, it is Spring

Not if you're south of the Equator.....

It was time, I felt, for an Agonizing Reappraisal of the whole scene.

Mikael: I AM THE LLAAAAAAAAAAASSSSTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

The only way this could get better is if MP learns how to play Deliverence.
 

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Whoa! That is SWEET! GO DT

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Fuckin a. I'm pumped. Is it springtime yet?

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April May is not winter, it is Spring

Not if you're south of the Equator.....

Yeah, then it's Autumn.

Holy shitballz!
 
Better start saving up cause I'm flying somewhere to see this shit!
Although Opeth did come here before...Hmmmmmm.

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The only way this could get better is if MP learns how to play Deliverence.

That'd be so badass.

Dream Theater

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April May is not winter, it is Spring

Not if you're south of the Equator.....

Yeah, then it's Autumn.

Man rule: A man never says 'Autumn', he says 'Fall'.

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!! How did I miss this thread?!?! This will be the greatest tour evaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

OK, sorry, got a little excited there! But I mean HOLY SHIT!!! I can't wait!!!!!!!!

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look here what opeth fans said:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/opeth/337228-opeth-will-open-dream-theater-america-april-may-2008-a.html

very funny thread, there are some really stupid reactions and posts!

Co-headlining or not?
Cause I think Opeth is way to big to be the opener for DT!

CHEERZ!

Oh... my god.. 

Nobody can accuse DT of getting soft as they age. Seems they keep getting heavier and heavier and playing with
heavier bands.
 
I never thought I would see the day DT would tour with a death metal band 
 
 

I'm speechless!!!!  Can't wait until this tour!

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This is awesome news!..it made my day (after a bunch of crappyness)
I hope this include Mexico, as it has been requested

Carpe Diem !

I have to say... if Opeth has 1.5 hour setlist, then I'll be happy. Shorter, I won't be so happy.

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Nobody can accuse DT of getting soft as they age. Seems they keep getting heavier and heavier and playing with
heavier bands.

I never thought I would see the day DT would tour with a death metal band 

 
 
Well they warmed you up with Into Eternity on the previous bill.
 
 
 
I wonder what Sargon the Terrible has to say about this...Austin? 

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Please let there be a show near me...please let there be a show near me...please let there be a show near me...

I'M THERE!!!!!!!!
 
Ok... Florida or New York... ok... so who are the forumers up to head to the bars and drink?!? oh yeah, and cool near venue stripclubs would be nice to know.

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This is going to be insane! Fantastic news! I hope they all get together on the stage for a jam.

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Now that this news is official, how would you like the show set up.  Personally, I love opeth.  They are probably my 4 or 5 favorite band.  However, I would still want DT to headline every show.  Having Mikael Åkerfeldt and James LaBrie sing TDEN would be sweet.  It would be nice to get 2 hours from each band.  Does this mean a new Opeth album will be out soon?

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Now that this news is official, how would you like the show set up.  Personally, I love opeth.  They are probably my 4 or 5 favorite band.  However, I would still want DT to headline every show.  Having Mikael Åkerfeldt and James LaBrie sing TDEN would be sweet.  It would be nice to get 2 hours from each band.  Does this mean a new Opeth album will be out soon?

 
 
Yes, Mikael has been writing and I think they are headed to the studio soon or are already there. Check his myspace, he's blogged about it briefly.

It was time, I felt, for an Agonizing Reappraisal of the whole scene.

Having Mikael Åkerfeldt and James LaBrie sing TDEN would be sweet

Now that you mention it, that would be

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look here what opeth fans said:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/opeth/337228-opeth-will-open-dream-theater-america-april-may-2008-a.html

very funny thread, there are some really stupid reactions and posts!

 
From what I understand, Opeth's recent surge in popularity has ended up netting them a lot of douchebag fans who even Mikael has had to admonish from time to time. Take anything from that forum with a grain of salt... and anyone who has not heard Opeth, please disregard the fans who are critical of DT before hearing Opeth's music. DT and Opeth really DO fall over a large overlapping audience and with good reason. If you can deal with the growling vocal parts (and they do grow on you once you see how he uses them to provide a certain texture to the song), then you'll have found yet another source of musical beauty as rich as DT or any other epic prog/metal band.
 
Personally I think they should co-headline, but in reality I am pretty sure Mike and the rest of DT respect Opeth enough to give them a proper length timeslot regardless of terminology.

It was time, I felt, for an Agonizing Reappraisal of the whole scene.

I'm guessing... 40 minutes... which amounts to 4 Opeth songs
 
co-headline would be amazing! however, Opeth hasn't reached that popularity yet.

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Just checked out the opeth forum thread.  Seems like a pretty typical reaction for that crowd.  Some hardcore metal fans just can't get into dream theater.  When I went to the first gigantour, half of the people never even heard of DT.  A lot of these 2 bands fans do overlap, but I bet the majority of the overlapers are DT fans.  DT fans just seem to be more open minded to other types of music.

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Just checked out the opeth forum thread.  Seems like a pretty typical reaction for that crowd.  Some hardcore metal fans just can't get into dream theater.  When I went to the first gigantour, half of the people never even heard of DT.  A lot of these 2 bands fans do overlap, but I bet the majority of the overlapers are DT fans.  DT fans just seem to be more open minded to other types of music.

 
 
I have a strong feeling that there are Opeth fans that like Opeth for different reasons that DT/Opeth fans like Opeth. These are the ones, though, that stick out in threads like the one linked.

It was time, I felt, for an Agonizing Reappraisal of the whole scene.

I don't find this that surprising. When DT signed to RR, I think it was just a matter of when (rather than IF) this would happen. And if there was a band willing to put aside being a headliner and open for DT, Opeth would be as good a candidate mainly because of Mikael Akerfeldt being a DT fan and growing up listening to them.

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Yes it's pretty certain that Opeth will be our Special Guests for our next North American leg in April/May of next year...
 


Pretty cool tour though, huh?!

 
 
Slam dunk and home run. 
(hat-trick, touchdown and birdie)
 
 
Mike, thank you again for having the coolest fucking gigs on earth.  The only way I'm missing this show is if I'm dead. 

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look here what opeth fans said:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/opeth/337228-opeth-will-open-dream-theater-america-april-may-2008-a.html

very funny thread, there are some really stupid reactions and posts!

 
 
There are some serious assholes that use those boards.
 
"DT SuCks baLLS LOL."
 
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Damned lucky americans 

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Imagine this - Opeth play Ghost Reveries (or Blackwater Park) in its entirety, plus the best bits from Damnation and Still Life etc, then DT come on, play Scenes in it's entirety plus a few from I & W, Awake, and every other goddam album they've made.  Both bands then come together for an encore of Closure, Repentance and something else......  Goddam, this tour MUST, I repeat MUST come to the UK.  Please, please, please - this is my biggest dream ticket of all time!!!

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Imagine this - Opeth play Ghost Reveries (or Blackwater Park) in its entirety, plus the best bits from Damnation and Still Life etc, then DT come on, play Scenes in it's entirety plus a few from I & W, Awake, and every other goddam album they've made.  Both bands then come together for an encore of Closure, Repentance and something else......  Goddam, this tour MUST, I repeat MUST come to the UK.  Please, please, please - this is my biggest dream ticket of all time!!!

 
I think my face would get rocked off, I'd have to bring it home in pieces.

It was time, I felt, for an Agonizing Reappraisal of the whole scene.

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Now that this news is official, how would you like the show set up.  Personally, I love opeth.  They are probably my 4 or 5 favorite band.  However, I would still want DT to headline every show.  Having Mikael Åkerfeldt and James LaBrie sing TDEN would be sweet.  It would be nice to get 2 hours from each band.  Does this mean a new Opeth album will be out soon?

I bet it'll be just like the previous U.S. tour, only with one opener instead of two.  The first leg had two bands playing 35-minute sets, with about a 15-minute break in between for a set change.  So...Opeth would have 90 minutes and then DT would have two hours or so.

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Now that this news is official, how would you like the show set up.  Personally, I love opeth.  They are probably my 4 or 5 favorite band.  However, I would still want DT to headline every show.  Having Mikael Åkerfeldt and James LaBrie sing TDEN would be sweet.  It would be nice to get 2 hours from each band.  Does this mean a new Opeth album will be out soon?

I bet it'll be just like the previous U.S. tour, only with one opener instead of two.  The first leg had two bands playing 35-minute sets, with about a 15-minute break in between for a set change.  So...Opeth would have 90 minutes and then DT would have two hours or so.

 
Thaat would be ideal because I really can't decide which band I'm more excited about seeing.

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Now that this news is official, how would you like the show set up.  Personally, I love opeth.  They are probably my 4 or 5 favorite band.  However, I would still want DT to headline every show.  Having Mikael Åkerfeldt and James LaBrie sing TDEN would be sweet.  It would be nice to get 2 hours from each band.  Does this mean a new Opeth album will be out soon?

I bet it'll be just like the previous U.S. tour, only with one opener instead of two.  The first leg had two bands playing 35-minute sets, with about a 15-minute break in between for a set change.  So...Opeth would have 90 minutes and then DT would have two hours or so.

 
I sincerly doubt that Opeth would get a 90 minute slot. Think Opeth from 7:30-8:30 and DT from 8:50-11:00. I'll be arriving at 8:31!

I sincerly doubt that Opeth would get a 90 minute slot. Think Opeth from 7:30-8:30 and DT from 8:50-11:00. I'll be arriving at 8:31!

 
You don't know how annoying that is to read living in the UK.  This would be like.....Queen and Led Zep touring together!!

That would be an amazing tour, have seen Opeth live and they are majestic.  I'll hope and pray that they come over to the UK but can't believe anyone would criticise DT for the selection of support bands.  I've seen them with Rudess Morgenstein, Spocks Beard, Porcupine Tree, Pain Of Salvation and just about to see them with Symphony X.  Unlike pretty much every other band I've ever seen DT actually take out bands that their fans might actually like.  Opeth are on the up but are not yet at the level to co-headline with DT.

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