I really can't understand why Opeth are so popular. Sure, they're a technically skilled band but damned if I can sit through any of their albums other than "Orchid". Their mid to latter period output is so unbelivably bland, inoffensive, unchallenging and devoid of spirit. They also boast some of the most clichéd and insipid lyrics passed off as "poetic" or "cerebral", that I've ever heard. I'm not attempting to come across as one of those wankers with professed "elite" musical tastes, but I am genuinely befuddled as to why people enjoy this band's stuff.

On topic, today:

Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Driller Killer - The 4Q Mangrenade
Gorgoroth - Under the Sign of Hell