Nerdy spaceman... err, Epic metal shit

[Bushmeister]

Yes, so I've been listening to a lot of Therion's later discography (stuff like Deggial, Secret Of The Runes, Sirius B and Lemuria) and I've been meaning to find more. Like symphonic, epic metal. No power metal stuff: this is like semi-slow, dignified, with classical choirs and deep, epic vocals. The music makes you think of vikings, conquest, huge landscapes and crusades.

So, any help here?

[K]

Battlelore

Just Battlelore.

Do it.

Do it.

[gunnar hendershow]

Within Temptation, Tristania, and maybe even Sirenia could fit what you want. At least some of their material would. It's kind of hard to find what you want since it'll either be Power Metal or Gothic Metal most likely. And with Gothic Metal you're almost guaranteed death grunts. If you want music about Vikings though... WINTERSUN!!!!

Edited June 1, 2006 by damshow

[Bushmeister]

Oh, I don't mind death grunts. Some of earlier Therion material and some of their cover songs also feature grunts while being epic. As long as it's no ultra-high "balls in a vice"-level of power metal shrieking, I can deal with it. I just want the epic-ness to really come forth.

[DFF]

Not sure exactly how epic they sound (some they do, some they don't) but check out Tyr. They're a metal band from the Faeroe Islands and not bad. (I think you can still download "The Edge" for free from their webiste... http://www.tyr.net/)

Edited June 1, 2006 by Kid Britain

[gunnar hendershow]

Oh, I don't mind death grunts. Some of earlier Therion material and some of their cover songs also feature grunts while being epic. As long as it's no ultra-high "balls in a vice"-level of power metal shrieking, I can deal with it. I just want the epic-ness to really come forth.

Well those bands will work since they have female vocalists. The style you want is becoming increasingly popular in the metal world actually. So you're getting into it at the right time with a lot of new releases, etc. coming frequently.

Oh and Tyr kick more ass than anything.

[zed]

Check out Epica, After Forever... and for some epic power metal without ridculously high vocals check out Kamelot as well.

[DFF]

Yeah, Kamelot are quite good. Kind of like power metal that is prog tinged...

[Farmer Reil]

Where the fuck did all the power metal fans come from?

When you say epic, I say Rhapsody (but since they're, like, the single most popular symphonic metal band ever, you probably already know them, and me merely mentioning them has probably put you off ). Their newest album (Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret) is greatness. Fabio isn't too high. Most of the time

Like Keef said, try Battlelore.

[DFF]

I prefer the first SoEL album, and thought the second was slightly... I dunno... off mark.

Emerald Sword > Unholy Warcry

[zed]

Where the fuck did all the power metal fans come from?

When you say epic, I say Rhapsody (but since they're, like, the single most popular symphonic metal band ever, you probably already know them, and me merely mentioning them has probably put you off ). Their newest album (Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret) is greatness. Fabio isn't too high. Most of the time

Like Keef said, try Battlelore.

[DFF]

I was a power metal fan before hearing stuff by Dragonforce...

... but now I have I'm a bit of a DF mark. lol.

[Liam]

I was a power metal fan before hearing stuff by Dragonforce...

As were a lot of the Power Metal fans on the board, seemingly.

[Bushmeister]

Where the fuck did all the power metal fans come from?

When you say epic, I say Rhapsody (but since they're, like, the single most popular symphonic metal band ever, you probably already know them, and me merely mentioning them has probably put you off ). Their newest album (Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret) is greatness. Fabio isn't too high. Most of the time

Like Keef said, try Battlelore.

[Farmer Reil]

Have you tried Apocalyptica? Obviously there aren't any vocals, but they're still epic-ish. And awesome.

Rhapsody were dubious, but I know I'm going to get shot for this one... Hammerfall

[DFF]

Hammerfall are ace! Cheesy as hell, with a whole heap of catchiness!

[Bushmeister]

You two should be hung, shot and quartered

[Liam]

Depending on how "metal" you want to go, Amplifier from the UK are a good kinda epic-y band to check out. They are kinda like a proggier version of Monster Magnet, so it actually does sound like spaceman music

[darrdor]

Amon Amarth or Behemoth

[Bushmeister]

Behemoth rocks my socks. And to those people who recommended Týr, thanks a bunch. I like it <3