A minute's silence, please.

I would like to direct you all (few of you as there may be) to this.

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I am an Opeth fanatic. And, while I am sad at this news, I am not angry at all. I agree with him totally that if he isn't putting in the enthusiasm - the soul, if you will, of the music - then he shouldn't be in the band. Bands which aren't enthusiastic aren't bands. They're just a bunch of musicians playing a tune. But it's the reckless enthusiasm which makes a band a band. The outpouring of emotion, of your very soul, that is what makes true music.

I do not know anything about his replacement. And I don't care. His past achievements mean nothing. If he chooses to rest on those laurels, then he shouldn't be in this band. I, however, want to see what he does and wether he actually outpours his soul or cheaply copies Peter. I would love it to see another personality involved in Opeth.

I hope all the best for Peter, and I hope he manages to find something new which he is enthusiastic about. I'll try to keep a lookout, and maybe pick up a disk if I like what I hear - if that is the path he takes.

Only time will tell.



Sraen out.