Anybody here but me that likes EU power/symphonic metal?

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got into this 20+ years ago

hammerfall, nightwish, sabaton, epica, within temptation, edguy, avantasia and and early creator stratovarious and a more new comer sonata arctica

blind guardian are 30+ year veterans from Germany, if you like lord of the rings you will LOVE their style

symphocic metal.........generally a really high female voice

power metal, deeper voice

can't forget kamelot but they are not EU, they are from Fl they sound so much like and EU band

also iced earth from GA, founder and guitars is a huge comic book fan specically spawn

not only is dark saga a concept album about spawn but todd mcfarlane penciled the cover! how cool is that?
 
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egp320i said:
got into this 20+ years ago

hammerfall, nightwish, sabaton, epica, within temptation, edguy, avantasia and and early creator stratovarious and a more new comer sonata arctica

symphocic metal.........generally a really high female voice

power metal, deeper voice

can't forget kamelot but they are not EU, they are from Fl they sound so much like and EU band
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Post some video's please.
 
Original rhapsody from Italy, heavily influenced by JRR and legendary actor and heavy metal singer Christopher Lee did lot of narration for them
this is their 20th anniversary concert going through their best songs

luca is known as a master guitar player and major score creator today for movies as well

They formed in 1993

 
egp320i I liked the Hammerfall song then it played another I liked. I didn't care for the other two. This music sounds like some from the past though I can't think of them.
 
TheInfiniteSadness said:
egp320i I liked the Hammerfall song then it played another I liked. I didn't care for the other two. This music sounds like some from the past though I can't think of them.
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just a a sample but nightwish are hugely popular with one of the best singers out there

they have epic songs that sound like movie score, the founder on synth writes all their songs and he's freaking
genius with his lyrics, they are deep........I mean really deep

might take more than one listen but once you get into the groove it grows on you
 
egp320i said:
Original rhapsody from Italy, heavily influenced by JRR and legendary actor and heavy metal singer Christopher Lee did lot of narration for them
this is their 20th anniversary concert going through their best songs

luca is known as a master guitar player and major score creator today for movies as well

They formed in 1993

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That Rapsody singer sounds like a singer from the past. If I think of the band I'll post it. I'm old so don't hold your breath.

There's a video I thought was deadly though it might not be this genre. The video was all skeletons
 
TheInfiniteSadness said:
That Rapsody singer sounds like a singer from the past. If I think of the band I'll post it. I'm old so don't hold your breath.

There's a video I thought was deadly though it might not be this genre. The video was all skeletons
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fabio leon and he has been there since day one but rhapsody is no longer, went to rhapsody of fire and luca decided to do movie scores, the other members called it a day and fabio now sings for power metal band angra [other great band from South america]

their very good singer died a few years ago young, like 37 from a heart attack, not sure if cocaine was involved, nothing was ever mentioned, it was quite a shock
 
egp320i said:
fabio leon and he has been there since day one but rhapsody is no longer, went to rhapsody of fire and luca decided to do movie scores, the other members called it a day and fabio now sings for power metal band angra [other great band from South america]

their very good singer died a few years ago young, like 37 from a heart attack, not sure if cocaine was involved, nothing was ever mentioned, it was quite a shock
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How old are some these songs? I'm still listening to that Rhapsody concert
 
TheInfiniteSadness said:
How old are some these songs? I'm still listening to that Rhapsody concert
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the genre has been around for over 30 years, some are 20/10 years old

most of these bands are still making new music though, rhapsody is not, they went their own ways

fun fact, tobias the founder and singer of edguy also created avantasia which is a rock opera who he brings in many singers in the field for his concept CD's, he's a freaking genius actuallly, he tells and entire book with his songs

He founded edguy around 15

here is him with the lovely candance knight, married to richie blackmore [yes that guy] from their folk band blackmore night

 
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Hearts on Fire should be subtitled. I Wish I Was Dio.
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DIO is one of my favorites of all time, I even have a quote in my sig
rainbow, sabbath and his own band

crushed when he died just after my birthday from stomach cancer, that's always a weird one
 
TheInfiniteSadness said:
egp320i I see you're american. How did you comae across this musci?
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My local record store had and import section and I took a gamble, the covers and artwork was freaking cool, turns out the music was just as neat as well and once the internet happened I could investigate into like bands, here we are

I still find new bands out of sweden, netherlands, germany, austria, finland that are very good

there are few if no USA bands that play this type of music except for kamelot

here is live shot with Alissa, not only she is freaking beautiful with a killer body she has a death metal voice and a clean voice few others have
she is in her own band but loves to work with kamelot
 
Barlow, iced earth live in Athens, I have this live CD and I love it
huge in the EU, not so much in USA where they are from

this is the hunter about angela the heaven slaying angel sent to destroy spawn a hellspawn

9/11 happened and barlow felt a duty and quit and became a police officer, not that it would have mattered
guess his view of things changed

anyways.........here is a clip, many of their CD's are great concept albums, dante's inferno goes through the levels of hell from the book, it's a long journey and neat

I can't believe this is so old.........means I am getting old too........sucks

 
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egp320i said:
My local record store had and import section and I took a gamble, the covers and artwork was freaking cool, turns out the music was just as neat as well and once the internet happened I could investigate into like bands, here we are

I still find new bands out of sweden, netherlands, germany, austria, finland that are very good

there are few if no USA bands that play this type of music except for kamelot

here is live shot with Alissa, not only she is freaking beautiful with a killer body she has a death metal voice and a clean voice few others have
she is in her own band but loves to work with kamelot
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the bands i'm trying to think of are pre 2000. She is gorgeous.
 
TheInfiniteSadness said:
the bands i'm trying to think of are pre 2000. She is gorgeous.
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very, well stratovarius is and elder in this genre, formed in 1984 and still making music

this is one of their better known songs live



this is one of their best songs, 10 minutes long

 
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Another unique band with a pirate theme, singer is French but the and is Austrian

 
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