There’s just something so fitting about an Opeth album coming out in the fall. Seven of the band’s thirteen albums came out in or a little before fall, and while it’s a popular time for album releases in general (just look at the last month or so of this column), it’s also true that fall and winter are arguably the most metal seasons. So that just makes it more exciting when one of metal’s most beloved bands chooses this time of year to release a new album. Or maybe I’m just being a big flailing fanboy about it. After all, I’ve been alternating between the English and Swedish versions of the new album.