You are not alone, Tyson. A buddy of mine (Bobage for those that remember him from TA and FE), long time Opeth fan had this to say:
They are (were) an infinitely special band to me and it's not like I need them to keep rewriting Blackwater Park over and over for me to be happy, but quite simply, the direction they've taken is sterile and lifeless to me. It's so deliberately contrived to sound overtly like 70's prog and it just doesn't work. And yes, as you've touched upon, when you have a demonic voice that sounds like it was conjured from the very bowels of purgatory, you should wield that fucking thing like a weapon. I love Damnation which is all clean vocals but the vocal direction he has taken on Heritage and the new album is super Velveeta for me. In a nutshell, Opeth's exploratory composition and amazing transitions from crushing riffs/death metal growls into astounding melodic passages/gorgeous clean vocals, is what made them so unique and special. Ackerfeldt has completely abandoned that formula in favor of these lame ass new tunes and I just cannot get onboard with it. I will still see them live when they come around but even in the live setting, the Heritage tunes I have seen them do are boooooring!
I completely understand and I'm bummed for those of you that can't get into it. As I told Bobage:
I’m only on a couple of passes so far, but like Heritage, I am mostly digging it.
Again, just like last time, I am not necessarily comparing it to their previous work and it stands alone pretty well. Lots of good riffs and for me, no growl is a plus.