Symphonic metal - Nightwish

[Dimwhit]

I've been listening to Nightwish on Pandora. At first, I liked them. Now, not so much. Too over the top, too much synthesizer...and while the singer has a great voice, I don't care for her vocal style with that genre. But what do I know...

Lacuna Coil, however, is growing on me...

 

[12rounds]

I'm also a big fan of Swedish metal bands: ... Mokoma. ... Mokoma! Doesn't matter though - they rock.

Mokoma is actually Finnish.

 

[GlassJaw]

Mokoma is actually Finnish.

See what I mean? I have no idea what they are saying!

 

[Nyaricus]

Glassjaw,

Avenged Sevenfold is actually a Metalcore band, taking elements of metal and hardcore punk rock and fusing it into a new genre. FYI, if you like them, you'll LOVE Killswitch Engage. Their selftitled album is great with a talented vocalist who left the band soon after (he might[??] have been there for a second album to, can't remember). Anyways, a great thrash-y metalcore band KsE be. The End of Heartache is another great album, but they have another album, made between those two mentioned, which I do not have.

And I always assumed Black Dahlia Murder was black metal or somehting; are they truely power/symphonic metal?

 

[Starman]

Wow! A ton of great suggestions here. My credit card company is going to really appreciate you people.

 

[GlassJaw]

Glassjaw,

Avenged Sevenfold is actually a Metalcore band, taking elements of metal and hardcore punk rock and fusing it into a new genre. FYI, if you like them, you'll LOVE Killswitch Engage. Their selftitled album is great with a talented vocalist who left the band soon after (he might[??] have been there for a second album to, can't remember). Anyways, a great thrash-y metalcore band KsE be. The End of Heartache is another great album, but they have another album, made between those two mentioned, which I do not have.

And I always assumed Black Dahlia Murder was black metal or somehting; are they truely power/symphonic metal?

I don't care what you call it as long as it kicks ass.

I wasn't posting just "symphonic" bands - just heavy bands I've been listening to lately. Killswitch is cool but Alive Or Just Breathing is a lot better than Heartache IMO. It's a lot heavier for one thing.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I picked up a Within Temptation album almost by accident, and enjoyed it a lot; I got to Nightwish via the "If you like Within Temptation" links.

(Once was the first of theirs I bought, but I'm hard-pressed to decide between it and Wishmaster... I can't get enough of the 'Kinslayer' track!)

Some others I've found to be enjoyable are Leaves' Eyes and Dreamside...

-Hyp.

 

[Kurashu]

I'm not too big on symphonic/power metal; personally, techincal and death metal are what "do it" for me. However, Kamelot is an excellent power metal band.

Black Dahlia Murder is awesome. Recently, I have been recommended Necrophagist and they seem pretty good. Demilich is a great techy-death metal band. The Red Chord combine death, grind and tech elements. My friend introduced me to After The Burial, a mathcore band (they did a song with guitars based on pi, definitely mathcore =P). Dillinger Escape Plan, Bury Your Dead and Between the Buried and Me are other good matchore bands as well.

 

[Dog Moon]

Anyone heard of Battlelore? I just heard their music a couple weeks ago. Really awesome, and the coolest thing is that the songs all deal with LoTR.

Listening to some Nightwish atm. Also pretty cool.

 

[Land Outcast]

Delighted of seeing such support for Symphonic Metal and Power Metal here... *sigh* those generes are far too obscure at home...

Rhapsody [didn't know of the change of name, see what I mean by "too obscure"?]
Nightwish
Cradle of Filth

In no particular order and nowhere all-encompasing of my tases within the genre...

Oh, right: Amorphis (Eclipse -their lastest (?) CD- rocks), Kamelot

Just to mention those around the genre...

BTW: anyone familiar with Apocalyptica? not metal, but escellent instrumental with chellos... specially metallica covers, but their original production is better (IMO)... if possible get hold of the track "in memoriam". totally worth it (hear it whole).