Symphonic metal - Nightwish

[12rounds]

BTW: why did they kick her out?

The band started to get issues with Tarja's steadily growing diva attitude, but it sounds to me that her manager and now-husband, Marcelo Kabuli, was a little bit too eager to get his say in the matters of the band as a unit - probably trying to squuze better money for Tarja in expense of the others.


I must say I'm a little bit surprised as to how many Finnish bands are being listed in here ... strange. Stratovarius, Apocalyptica, Mokoma, Children of Bodom, N-Wish, Sonata Arctica. Nice to see all these bands are getting recognition outside Nordic countries.

 

[Nyaricus]

I just picked up Apocalyptica's Inquisition Symphony and I really enjoyed it. Damn those guys are talented. Who knew the cello could sound like that?

I also picked up Valley of the Damned by DragonForce which was also an awesome CD.

I'm not too big a fan of Nu Metal, but Thrash and Symphonic/Power Metal kick ass!

Nice man Personally, I have drifted from Nu Metal moreso into the Thrash genre, but there are still many talented bands that are Nu Metal

I must say I'm a little bit surprised as to how many Finnish bands are being listed in here ... strange. Stratovarius, Apocalyptica, Mokoma, Children of Bodom, N-Wish, Sonata Arctica. Nice to see all these bands are getting recognition outside Nordic countries.

Hey man, if they got talent, then awesome! I guess those genre's are pretty over there, correct?

 

[Remathilis]

I've have some Nightwish, Within Temptation, Hammerfall, and Iced Earth, Now I have some new ones to try thanks.

 

[Dimwhit]

yes they are pretty good. I hope they get a new Lead singer soon. What was the deal with them axing her anyway?
Check out these other bands too.

Hammer fall
Blind Guardian
Gamma-Ray
Dream Evil
Dio
Iron Maiden
Ed-Guy
Rhapsody
Judas Priest
Freedom Call
Stratovarious

Heh, I still dig Dio. I run a fan site dedicated to his early years (Elf and pre-Elf). There's some interesting stuff there. Mostly 50s style music. The site has all the songs available for download. The live Elves stuff is great...more rockin' than the earlier stuff. They cover some classics (like The Who). http://www.dimwhit.com/dio

Edit: No, I'm not encouraging illegal downloads. None of this music can be purchased, and no one has complained yet.

 

[Land Outcast]

The band started to get issues with Tarja's steadily growing diva attitude, but it sounds to me that her manager and now-husband, Marcelo Kabuli, was a little bit too eager to get his say in the matters of the band as a unit - probably trying to squuze better money for Tarja in expense of the others.

Yeha, I read the article linked by DungeonmasterCal... bad bad, that stuff sucks (I mean, for the band, or any group of people).

BTW: Great art

 

[Marius Delphus]

Can't recommend Freedom Call enough. Good stuff.

For those able to listen online, www.epicrockradio.com has all this and more.

(edit: I believe you need a (free) Live365.com membership to listen. )

 

[Bobitron]

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I can't believe nobody has posted that yet.

I've heard maybe a half dozen songs from Nightwish. It's fun at times, but I find it grates on me after a couple tunes. I find the new symphonic metal is best when mixed up with stuff from other genres.

If I want virtuoso playing and close-to-but-not-quite-over-the-top epic metal, I'll listen to Dream Theater. Those guys I can listen to a whole album of without feeling like switching artists.

 

[Nyaricus]

I find the new symphonic metal is best when mixed up with stuff from other genres.

Thrash Metal, if you dig it, is the best IMHO. You also cannot go wrong with Rammstein stuck in there as well, plus certain metalcore bands (Trivium comes to mind) have a great semi-epic sound to them.

 

[Starman]

Thrash Metal

 

[Dimwhit]

Hmm...I'm not sure I agree that Metallica is Thrash Metal. But I do agree that they're fantastic!