Best symphonic metal bands!!!

im4eversmart

im4eversmart

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Hi, I would like to know more symphonic metal bands or any other cool music (with keyboards preferably), so please make a list of your 10 favorite bands.

Here are mine:

1. Children of Bodom
2. Dream Theater
3. Apocalyptica
4. Symphony X
5. Warmen
6. Stratovarius
7. Profugus Mortis
 

hillelr

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symphonic/gothic metal

1. nightwish
2. Therion
3. tristania
4. sirenia
5. theatre of tragedy
6. lacuna coil
7. within temptation
8. leaves eyes
 

sillysurfer

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These bands are great too:Circus maximus,Ride the sky,The codex,Dgm,Heart of sun,Stride,Labyrinth,Secret sphere,Pagan's mind,Nocturnal rites,Shadow circus.To name a few!!All melodic,prog-power metal!
 
mattbanx

mattbanx

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Helloween had some symphonic stuff that interested me, with heavy strings arrangements. But they were semi hot in the late eighties.
I always thought Metallica had a symphonic quality about their early albums.
I'm stuck more in the eighties with metal.
I am going to check out these bands posted though.

Thank you!
 
Muza

Muza

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I would say Nightwish, which was already mentioned. I cant quite recall any other ones right now.
 
Trollheart

Trollheart

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Kamelot
Adagio
Nightwish
Within Temptation
Leaves' Eyes
Fairyland
Threshold
Shadow Gallery
Silent Edge (debut album "Eyes of the shadow", has to be heard to be believed!)
Arena

Some of those may be seen more as symphonic prog/rock, but no less good for that! Who needs pigeonholes? We're not birds, are we? :)
 
Askanishkillo

Askanishkillo

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well, here are mine:

1.- Rhapsody
2.- Haggard
3.- Mägo de Oz (a spanish band)
4.- Dream Theater
5.- Epica
6.- Therion
7.- Sonata Artica
8.- Stratovarius
9.- Nightwish
10.- Kamelot
 

Trooperaq

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Here are my:

Xandria
Within Temptation
Lana Lane
Tears of Magdalena
Symphony X
Tristania
Sirenia
Sepia
After Forever
Dreams of Sanity

sillysurfer said:
These bands are great too:Circus maximus,Ride the sky,The codex,Dgm,Heart of sun,Stride,Labyrinth,Secret sphere,Pagan's mind,Nocturnal rites,Shadow circus.To name a few!!All melodic,prog-power metal!
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Yes! I got some of them!
 
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X - Opus Metal

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Symphmet

For a list of great Symphonic Metal bands and news/updates re: Symphmet in general, check out my blog at Opus-Metal.blogspot.com

Opus Metal

The Bigger / The Bolder / The Braver / The Better
 

vynceleff

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If you're into symphonic metal bands, I suggest you take a look at WHYZDOM. They're with the british label ASCENDANCE RECORDS (UK). They released an album with orchestra and choir the 21st sept 2009 : FROM THE BRINK OF INFINITY

They played with DELAIN during their french/spanish tour, and at the METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST in Belgium (other bands : EPICA, DELAIN, TARJA, DORO, etc...)

Here is their Myspace :

http://www.myspace.com/whyzdomproject
 

powerslave

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Mush said:
DT is prog metal. I would add Adagio, Rhapsody, Sonata Artica to the list. And of course Malmsteen.
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Yngwie isnt symphonic metal hes neo classical in fact alot of the bands being mentioned on this page arnt symphonic power metal bands

Branislav said:
There is but one word which needs be spoken.

TOOL
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dumbass tool is progressive metal
 
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