Symphonic Metal Appreciation Thread

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

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

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.

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.

Edited by UMUR - 05 Mar 2012 at 6:29am

I should definitely check them out properly sometime. 

As a matter of fact, the Therion albums are from my wife (so, as a matter of fact, they are mine too), but the one I've really gotten into is "Secret of the Runes".  I've heard some more songs that I like, but have been hearing other stuff, and I don't really dig the Devil Worshiping lyrics, which Therion seems to have a bit of a share themselves. 

Wilytank wrote: Adam, what's your opinion on Therion?  They seem to be the most well received symphonic metal band.

As for me, I've heard some Therion and think they are very good.  The album I've heard the most is "Secret of the Runes", and I really love that one, from beginning to end, not one weak moment.  Perhaps I would have liked the songs to be a bit longer, but in the end, it's perfect just the way it is.  And I really love the way they use all those operatic vocals, they really blend with the band very well.

Adam, what's your opinion on Therion?  They seem to be the most well received symphonic metal band.

adg211288 wrote: ChaosAngel wrote: On the symphonic metal front, I cannot recommend The Heart of Everything by Within Temptation enough.  The album is grandiose, gorgeous, and perhaps a bit gothic (I was struggling for a third "g" word there...). To a slightly lesser degree, I would have to recommend their 2011 album, The Unforgiving. I love all their albums. To be honest I'd probably rank The Heart of Everything at the lower end of their discography, but still 4.5 star release.

I also like all of their albums very much, even though they have been getting poppier with each album, at least it is still good quality pop-metal (to describe it some way).  My very favourite album is by far "Mother Earth", it's kind of their most unique and all those "celtic" melodies (I guess they could be called that) are really enjoyable... one of my very favourite metal albums.  I also liked the debut album a lot, though the one problem I found on it is that I don't like growiling very much... but I enjoy the music very much indeed.  As for the 3rd and 4th albums, they are somewhat two of a kind, and I find them more generic than the first 2 albums, but still pretty enjoyabe.  And the last one, well, this one seems to be their greatest shift of stile yet, and is much popier than ever, but somewhat I still find it enjoyable, and I guess it is better that they changed their stile instead of doing a third album on the vein of their previous two (though I would have liked at least one more album on the vein of "Mother Earth", but I believe that just won't happen).

I know Nightwish is anathema on these forums...but some of the finest symphonic metal music has been made by this band. Here is the ultimate example...Nightwish - Ghost Love Score


f**k that's another one that doesn't go...