what do you think about bands pursuing a new direction? in this

I hate it

>>73984586
>post-watershed Opeth
it's not that new a direction. their best album is damnation and that has no metal on it. although I guess it is a lot more understated than their recent output

the only thing that's new is the low quality of the songwriting. they haven't made a truly bad album yet, but the last three are mediocre prog revival

in general I'm happy for artists to go in a new direction, as long as it's genuine (which I guess it is for opeth). it's not like their old albums are going anywhere, and why would I want them to keep making the same thing. for example, I'm looking forward to steven wilson's new pop album