Land Outcast said:
Hey Ny, care to drop names of such other bands?
Hey, no problem; when I was posting before, I wasn't
too familiar with the genre, and now can say a few more things about a few more bands, and symphonic metals sub-genres.
Blind Guardian: I have the cd
A Night at the Opera, and it's fantastic. They are a tight band, and have a great flow on their album. They have a great, power metal sound, and I can't wait to pick up some more by them. Highly recommended. Also, they have a song about Raistlin Majere on that album
Kamelot: I have the cd
expedition, and while the vocalist sounds like such a loser when he's trying to get the crowd going, he's my favourite symphonic metal singer (aside from Dani Filth from Cradle, but not to get ahead of myself...). I suggest picking some more albums by these guys; although I hear they had a different vocalist in their early days, which wasn't as impressive. In any case, awesome band.
Rhapsody of Fire: I have
Power of the Dragon Flame and
Symphony of Enchanted Lands. These guys are an interesting bunch. Their albums all appear to be concepts which tell some huge, mythical tale. Essentually, it's a cheese-fest (something which a gamer would enjoy, IOWs). I like they, though they can grate on your nerves after awile. Still highly recommended, and they have a large CD cataloge, so be sure to check out other stuff by them
Symphony X: Still an awesome band; be sure to add
The Odyssey to your CD library. Other than that, nothing too impressive to say about this band.
Gamma Ray is too poppy for my taste. Don't really care for them.
Dragon Force seems pretty good, but I don't own a cd by them... yet. I'd suggest them, nonetheless. They seem pretty good
Cradle of Filth: I own
Damnation and a Day,
Nymphetamine and their brand new album
Thornography. These guys are the Kings of symphonic-black metal. Their singer can go from a whispery scream to a spine-breaking growl in the blink of an eye. If you like your music brutal, but also have a taste for symphonic metal: CoF is your calling. Heed it. It's also worth noting that their new aldum is now showing a much more melodic sound to their band; likely by their next album they'll be fully a melodic-blackened-symphonic metal band; for now they are just seemingly experimenting. In any case, they sound better and better to me after each album.
that's about all I got for now; hope that satisfies you
Land Outcast.
cheers,
--N
