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Started by Martinus, April 25, 2009, 08:35:59 AM

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Martinus

April 25, 2009, 08:35:59 AM Last Edit: April 25, 2009, 08:38:05 AM by Martinus
Ok, first of all I am not familiar with classification of different types of "metal" music, so maybe what I am looking for is not strictly "heavy metal". Still, since we have a number of metalheads here, I thought I'd ask for a recommendation.

So, I am generally not too fond of metal music per se, however there is a particular type I like, which I'd call "symphonic" or "operatic" metal. It has the requisite metal bass quitar, but also uses diverse vocals (choruses, as well as male and female solos, as opposed to some guy just going RAWRAWRAWR), classical instruments (especially bass, but also other string instruments or piano) and usually has a distinct melodic line. The best example I can mention of this type of music are two albums by Therion (I don't really care for their earlier work): "Vovin" and "Deggial", especially pieces like "The Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah", "Emerald Crown", "Raven of Dispersion", "Via Nocturna", "Eternal Return" etc. Some pieces by Lacuna Coil also sound like that.

What else is out there that is like this kind of music?

Syt

#1
April 25, 2009, 08:38:56 AM
You may enjoy Haggard, a mix of classical music and metal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4DLb-qJSWk
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Martinus

#2
April 25, 2009, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 25, 2009, 08:38:56 AM
You may enjoy Haggard, a mix of classical music and metal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4DLb-qJSWk
Is this like "heavy metal" versions of classical pieces or original music? If it's the former, it's not what I'm looking for.

Martinus

#3
April 25, 2009, 08:42:15 AM
Ok actually according to wiki there is a genre called "symphonic metal" aka "opera metal".  :blush:

Syt

#4
April 25, 2009, 08:42:15 AM
Quote from: Martinus on April 25, 2009, 08:40:13 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 25, 2009, 08:38:56 AM
You may enjoy Haggard, a mix of classical music and metal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4DLb-qJSWk
Is this like "heavy metal" versions of classical pieces or original music? If it's the former, it's not what I'm looking for.

No, it's a twenty person ensemble playing original songs. Their albums oftenf eature original classical interludes, too.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

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Syt

#5
April 25, 2009, 08:43:52 AM
Oh, and for another mix of classic and metal try Therion, though their works are a bit hit and miss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggard_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therion_(band)
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Syt

#6
April 25, 2009, 08:44:56 AM
Overal, I'd think you may enjoy some of the goth metal bands out there, a number of which have female vocals and vampire themes.

I especially recommend Sirenia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirenia_(band)
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Martinus

#7
April 25, 2009, 08:45:38 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 25, 2009, 08:43:52 AM
Oh, and for another mix of classic and metal try Therion, though their works are a bit hit and miss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggard_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therion_(band)
Uhm I said in the opening post that I am looking for something LIKE Therion. :P

I'm a big fan of their music, although I agree it's hit and miss (my favourite albums are Vovin and Deggial). They are the only metal band the concert of which I have been to. :P

Syt

#8
April 25, 2009, 08:46:24 AM
Quote from: Martinus on April 25, 2009, 08:45:38 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 25, 2009, 08:43:52 AM
Oh, and for another mix of classic and metal try Therion, though their works are a bit hit and miss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggard_(band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therion_(band)
Uhm I said in the opening post that I am looking for something LIKE Therion. :P

I'm a big fan of their music, although I agree it's hit and miss (my favourite albums are Vovin and Deggial). They are the only metal band the concert of which I have been to. :P

Well, then check Haggard already. :P
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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Tamas

#9
April 25, 2009, 08:51:42 AM
This isn't what you asked for, but it features metal, history, and bashing of the catholic church. Right down your alley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUXUrDev5Lw

Syt

#10
April 25, 2009, 08:53:48 AM
You may also want to check out Accep't album "Balls to the Wall" ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balls_to_the_Wall
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Ed Anger

#11
April 25, 2009, 08:56:53 AM
Quote from: Syt on April 25, 2009, 08:53:48 AM
You may also want to check out Accep't album "Balls to the Wall" ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balls_to_the_Wall

:lol:

DAMMIT, THAT SONG IS STUCK IN MY HEAD AGAIN.
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The Brain

#12
April 25, 2009, 09:28:24 AM
Udo Dirkschneider for president! :punk:

This band http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_of_Fire always made me vomit so I suppose their music can be what you're looking for.

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PDH

#13
April 25, 2009, 09:36:42 AM
Rhapsody of Fire (formerly just Rhapsody), Italy's Manowar...
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
-Umberto Eco

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#14
April 25, 2009, 10:08:08 PM
That movie sucked.
PDH!
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