I have listened to all of Symphony X’s albums and Dimmu Borgir’s albums: Death Cult Armageddon and Enthrone Darkness. I also think Dream Theater is good even know they aren’t really symphonic. I just got into symphonic metal and was wondering what some other good bands I should start with?
Take a listen to some of these:
Abigail Williams (symphonic black metal)
Apocalyptica (Symphonic metal)
Ayreon (Symphonic progressive metal/rock opera)
Battlelore (Symphonic power/Viking metal)
Carpathian Forest (newer works) (Symphonic black metal)
Crimson Moonlight (Eternal Emperor) (Symphonic black metal)
Cradle of Filth (Symphonic black metal)
Dark Lunacy (Symphonic death metal
Dreams of Sanity (Symphonic gothic metal)
Edenbridge (Symphonic power metal)
Graveworm (Symphonic black metal)
Krypteria (Symphonic gothic/power metal)
Lux Occulta (Symphonic black metal)
Metallica (only on S&M) (Symphonic thrash metal)
Necromantia (Symphonic black metal)
Nightwish (Symphonic power metal) (Awesome Front woman!!! Beautiful stuff
Savatage (Symphonic progressive/power metal)
Sirrah (earlier works) (Symphonic progressive/gothic metal)
Therion (Symphonic metal)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Symphonic progressive metal)
Valkyre (Symphonic gothic metal)
to name a few that I have in my music collection, there are more check out link
Check out Nightwish’s first two albums, Angels Fall First and Oceanborn, seriously leagues above the newer albums with the new vocalist.
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Kamelot is pretty good.
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Take a listen to some of these:
Abigail Williams (symphonic black metal)
Apocalyptica (Symphonic metal)
Ayreon (Symphonic progressive metal/rock opera)
Battlelore (Symphonic power/Viking metal)
Carpathian Forest (newer works) (Symphonic black metal)
Crimson Moonlight (Eternal Emperor) (Symphonic black metal)
Cradle of Filth (Symphonic black metal)
Dark Lunacy (Symphonic death metal
Dreams of Sanity (Symphonic gothic metal)
Edenbridge (Symphonic power metal)
Graveworm (Symphonic black metal)
Krypteria (Symphonic gothic/power metal)
Lux Occulta (Symphonic black metal)
Metallica (only on S&M) (Symphonic thrash metal)
Necromantia (Symphonic black metal)
Nightwish (Symphonic power metal) (Awesome Front woman!!! Beautiful stuff
Savatage (Symphonic progressive/power metal)
Sirrah (earlier works) (Symphonic progressive/gothic metal)
Therion (Symphonic metal)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Symphonic progressive metal)
Valkyre (Symphonic gothic metal)
to name a few that I have in my music collection, there are more check out link
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_symphonic_metal_bands
Nightwish
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Yeah, I agree: Nightwish.
Also look at a band called Metal-X’s YouTube video: "Classical Metal"
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Youtube.com
Draconian
Crimfall
Stormlord
Graveworm
…How Like A Winter
Septic Flesh (Communion and Sumerian Daemons albums)
The Elysian Fields (Greece)
Empyrium
Equilibrium
Asguard
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Forest Stream
Lunar Aurora
Mirrorthrone
Penumbra
Shape of Despair
Sunterra
Therion
Tristania
Vesania
While Heavens Wept
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