Opeth's music reeks of art school or, perhaps, serious study of classical guitar. The songs on their epic records veer in multiple directions at once, have that emotional resonance usually lacking in metal, and, most important, rock on the gargantuan scale of, say, Thor battling Godzilla.
Also moodier than your average head-bangers, Moonspell is a Portuguese band that plays melodic, almost relaxing goth metal with some nifty Sepultura-style percussion. Like Opeth, Moonspell doesn't give a damn about being heavy.
