Top 10 Most Underrated Opeth Songs

Some Opeth songs get all the oxygen, while others sit in the corner like they were grounded for not being "Blackwater Park" enough. That is where this list comes in. You know the feeling when a track slips past the casual crowd, then wrecks you harder on the fifth listen than the supposed classics did on the first. The most underrated Opeth songs are often the ones that take their time, twist the knife a little slower, or hide their best moments behind strange structures, soft passages, and sudden bursts of chaos. If you've ever found yourself defending a deep cut like it is a personal mission, you're in the right place.

The Top Ten

  1. Hessian Peel

    Honestly, this is probably their best song.

  2. Serenity Painted Death

    Awesome riffs and a solo, certainly the most underrated Opeth song, at least on the Still Life album.

  3. A Fair Judgement

    It stuns me to witness that this song is underrated even more on the underrated list itself. I can understand people not having enough time to listen to the entire album with an open mind or with thorough interest. I've recommended this song infinite times to song reactors and people who are just trying to get into this band, but instead, they end up listening to some of the heaviest things in the world and relentlessly complain about the growls and fast nature of the music. Whenever you are on the verge of listening to any genre of music (especially extreme metal) radically different from your comfort zone, do research about the type of music and its history. I know it might sound a bit weird to some, but doing the research actually helps (at least it did for me) wire your brain and mentally prepares you for what is to come.

    Coming to the point, "A Fair Judgement" is the go-to song in my opinion even if you aren't a metalhead. It encompasses at least something for everyone to love, and over time it will make you come back for more.

  4. Eternal Rains Will Come

  5. Death Whispered a Lullaby

    This song possesses not only excellent guitar work and drum synchronisation but also some thought-provoking and in-depth lyrics. Living under the shadow of Windowpane and In My Time of Need, it has received little to no recognition. Only Opeth's ardent fans may have appreciated this musical masterpiece.

  6. Porcelain Heart

  7. Karma

    Great song, one of the best from the album.

  8. White Cluster

  9. Hex Omega

    Should be in the top ten list of best Opeth songs. It's not just a song. It's a book, a movie, a dream. I can't describe it.

  10. Credence

    11. The Newcomers
  11. ?

    Beneath the Mire

  12. ?

    Master's Apprentices

    13. The Contenders

  13. Folklore

  14. The Funeral Portrait

  15. The Night and the Silent Water

    Probably their best song, at least in my opinion. Everyone talks about the riffs on Blackwater Park, and while Morningrise may not have been recognized as a masterpiece, this song holds the most hauntingly beautiful guitar parts I have ever heard.

    0:54 and your mind's blown.

  16. Nectar

  17. Cusp of Eternity

  18. By the Pain I See In Others

    I actually skip the reversed part and put in a new CD. This song is like a carnival of hell or something. Blackwater Park Part II.

    I agree. This song is very dark, and the reversed part still haunts me.

    My favorite track from Deliverance by far.

  19. Patterns in the Ivy

  20. Dirge for November

    Dirge for November is the epitome of the word "underrated." It's one of my favourite songs from Blackwater Park.

  21. Under the Weeping Moon

  22. Burden

  23. Face of Melinda

  24. Voice of Treason

  25. When

    Probably my second favourite Opeth song ever, behind Blackwater Park. Criminally underrated amongst Opeth fans, I think. Truly superb!

  26. Forest of October

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