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I should definitely check them out properly sometime. 

Symphonic Metal is off to a good start this year, not only with Xandria who I mentioned a few posts back but the new Pythia is miles ahead of their debut and the new Amberian Dawn, while not as good as Xandria and Pythia IMO, is definitely a return to form after End of Eden, which I thought was patchy.
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Originally posted by adg211288 adg211288 wrote:

Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

even the though the appreciation is pretty non-existent at the moment.

You aren't kidding. CryWink

Anyway, who here has heard the new Nightwish album, and those who have, what do you think of it?

Personally I hated the album at first, I guess because Nightwish broke their mould with this one, which threw me off greatly. Having given it more plays I've starting to get into it. I think its going to need a lot of listens before review though, this doesn't seem to be one of those albums that gives up the goods very fast IMO.
 
I recently picked up Imaginaerum and I love it!  There are some really amazing songs on the cd.  I must say that this is my first Nigthwish cd.  I have heard very little of the band with Tarja, in time I will explore some of their early cds. 
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Believe it or not I used to be a Nightwish fan. The fascination was shortlived but I own quite a few albums by the band and I still have the greatest respect for them as musicians. An extremely skilled band.

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Originally posted by Guitar Noir Guitar Noir wrote:

Originally posted by adg211288 adg211288 wrote:

Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

even the though the appreciation is pretty non-existent at the moment.

You aren't kidding. CryWink

Anyway, who here has heard the new Nightwish album, and those who have, what do you think of it?

Personally I hated the album at first, I guess because Nightwish broke their mould with this one, which threw me off greatly. Having given it more plays I've starting to get into it. I think its going to need a lot of listens before review though, this doesn't seem to be one of those albums that gives up the goods very fast IMO.
 
I recently picked up Imaginaerum and I love it!  There are some really amazing songs on the cd.  I must say that this is my first Nigthwish cd.  I have heard very little of the band with Tarja, in time I will explore some of their early cds. 
Imaginaerum is somewhat different to previous Nightwish albums.  Of course, it is still Nightwish, and the orchestral arrangements and choirs are somewhat trademark with them (well... they are a Symphonic Metal band),  but there is somewhat a change on their music, so there is a small chance you may not find what you liked about them on this album on their previous ones.  On the other side, Tarja was a much better singer than Anette, there is just no point of comparison.
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Originally posted by adg211288 adg211288 wrote:

This thread definitely needs some attention. I can't think of a better band to introduce right now than Whyzdom: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/whyzdom.aspx

These guys play a progressive form of symphonic metal, and the music can be a lot more chaotic than your Within Temptations or Nightwishes. Recommended to anyone who thinks symphonic metal is getting stale.



I have that album. Good music ruined by a bad singer, imo. 

And it wasn't that she couldn't sing. Just poor choices of notes in places and sometimes tried to cram too many syllables into a musical passage. Her voice sounded fine on the couple of slower songs but I thought she ruined the rockin' songs.

Their new singer on their new album sounds alot like Aylin from Serenia, to my ears.


I just found this group from Italy today, Solisia. 



Maybe just a hair rough in spots, but they sound like they have potential, and the singer has a pretty good voice.
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one of the most underrated bahd  imo is EDENBRIDGE 



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SUNCROWN - international symphonic metal 

Video on song Believe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKAS2bgDTMI

Song from upcoming album, what will be released in January 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEvDa6gybwM
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I really enjoyed Nightwish's Oceanborn and the new Epica album.
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Check out a blog post about symphonic metal band Xiphea, a new name in the genre.


https://shadesofnoirsite.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/xiphea-a-new-voice-for-symphonic-metal/

Edited by Guitar Noir - 05 Feb 2017 at 11:03am
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