Daye.04 said:
Suikun said:
So my question is this: Not to discuss the genre, but rather what are some other bands that play in this style? So far I've only found Wolfmother which is another iffy fit, and I'm craving more!
So on a discussion board, you're telling us not to discuss? Then what are we doing here?
Just a little flame-prevention... or attempt on it. But since we've opened the discussion, fine...
Symphonic Metal often takes a cut above other metal genres, and even at times, metal itself. I personally despise hearing epic guitar solos for 90% of the song, and then get two verses of singing (forgive me, I'm a vocalist). As such I tend to not really like bands like Metallica, Dragonforce, and to a much lesser extent Avenged Sevenfold, because it's mostly just wanky guitar solo or just very fast playing, something I don't find particularly enjoyable.
Symphonic metal however is different for me, I don't mind solos and musical interludes (see "Hybrid Stigmata" by Dimmu Borgir) because it doesn't sound like some jackass just trying to masturbate his guitar, but rather someone actually trying to make something according to the fundamentals of music theory.
Ah, right, almost forgot to mention; I love bass lines. I absolutely hate a great deal of current metal bands because it's all just guitar with everything else in the background. Aside from artists like Muse, and various songs like "Panic Attack" by Dream Theatre, you don't get to hear a nice, original bass that doesn't either A: just follow the guitar to a weak extent, or B: Just play a single note over and over to follow the chord progression. Bass deserves more, to be able to break out into it's own riffs and the like, dammit, I can't stand hearing all this garbage that just sweeps it under the carpet as a filler instrument.
But enough of my ramblings... Hope this is enough to spark some discussion and make you happy
