Mimesis – Trilogy
Mimesis basically managed to destroy a futuristic utopian city by the sheer power of shred, odd-time signatures and mind-bending technicality.
Mimesis basically managed to destroy a futuristic utopian city by the sheer power of shred, odd-time signatures and mind-bending technicality.
Lovers of the neo prog genre will immediately love the album, but will find out that it’s not easy to get bored with it. It stays interesting after listening to it many times.
This soundtrack may not be for every Opeth fan out there, but it does show Mikael Åkerfeldt’s diversity and musical scope as a composer.
The album serves as a brilliant introduction to some of the band’s more obscure material.
There’s plenty of variety across the tracks, be it grandiose, driving riffs or sombre moments, and it never gets boring. I think this new release has re-ignited my love for these Swedes.
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