Anyone else into Folk Metal or Symphonic Metal? (a Headbangers Paradise)

[Mike41793]

he sure is, check out my avatar from when i met him at NARBC in Anaheim i too go to a lot of concerts and have seen Slayer twice so far(once being at the bug 4 in Indio, CA) and going on my 3rd at mayhem fest this year. i could post a ton of metal bands i listen to but id clog up the thread

Yea i noticed right away lol. I noticed you were wearing a slayer shirt then i was like hey thats KK!
i dont really get to go to that many concerts. Ive only seen the acacia strain and hatebreed. Both were at Toads Place in New Haven, CT. Its like a club and pretty small so idk if you would even call it a concert. The place couldnt have more than 1,000-1,500 people in it by my guess? ALthough with that said im kinda iffy about concerts. I enjoy the music and the band. Most fans i meet are pretty cool too. But getting pushed around and having drunk morons try and pick fights with me is kinda annoying lol. All in all, i would say im more of an at home listener and appreciator!

[The Serpent Merchant]

Still up (4:45 A.M.) waiting for my computer to finish rendering a CAD model, and have been listening to some bands that I haven't in a while, so I figured I would post them.

(If I would have known how long this render was going to take I would have just let it run overnight and worry about it in the morning... I started the render at 6:00 P.M. last night...)

Nightwish:



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDcm_...eature=related

And similar to Nightwish is Epica



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erB9O...eature=related

(starts out a little slow but gets awesome)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLT1oU1OGwQ



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El1Wq...feature=relmfu

Adagio:



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mPhc3w46PU



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4S_iUMBAo

The Human Abstract: (One of my all time favorite bands)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9KD...eature=related



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7EzA...eature=related




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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRitJ1m8E1w

Keep of Kalessin: (Dragon Metal???)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLIUiuGn8fc

Liquid Tension Experiment:

This song is possibly the greatest instrumental ever recorded...



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZC0ZJ1AW8

Behemoth:

I purposely did not embed this video... it is not for everyone. It is very dark, Strange, but is censored... so it is clean. (and unfortunately I'm not talking about the lyrics) Also if you are a fan of religion I suggest to take a pass on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdXc-GxKrDE

The Faceless:

(If you are into songs with breakdowns... it doesn't get much better than this. The 3 minute mark in this song is crazy)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kiK0S87fXo

Devin Townsend: (Crazy Canadian Nerd Metal??)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auD09...eature=related

Tesseract: (Metal from the UK)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwBmhnkRGM8

From the Embrace: (a local band... I went to high school with these guys, heck I was in marching band with them lol)



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja8Qh7IXyXw

[Mike41793]

My stepdad loves Nightwish, theyre decent imo but not my favorite. If were bringing dragon metal into the mix, if thats even real lol, then i assume Dragonforce would fall under that lol!
Human Abstract and From the Embrace are both good! Thats pretty cool that you know them.
Another band i really like that i havent seen mentioned so far is Lamb of God. Theyre the first band that kinda got me into the "cookie monster vocals" as jinx put it.

[Snakeman]

to name a couple of other bands i love

Death - Spirit Crusher


Cradle of Filth - Her Ghost in the Fog


Venom - Black Metal


Sodom - Sodomy and Lust


Slipknot - Disasterpiece

[Mike41793]

Literally love all of those bands Snakeman!
You sir, have excellent taste!

[Rob]

[foxoftherose]

I do now! Thanks for the vids!

[mackynz]

I am in to pretty much any metal EXCEPT Cookie Monster vocals. I have never been able to get in to that.

Like coffee, you have to get used to it.

[mackynz]

Also this.... Only because of the guy on the violin is hilarious. Other than that, not a big fan of the song.




And my favorite Eluveitie song. How can you go wrong with a Hurdy Gurdy and electric bagpipes?

[wwmjkd]

one more contribution to this thread, and again not exactly in line with Aaron's original intent, but close enough to warrant a listen by anyone who appreciates good, hard-nosed rock.

clutch is the best band that no one has heard of, and the below video is for their song 'burning beard' off the album 'robot hive/exodus.' the song is stellar but the video concept is interesting as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eeps...e_gdata_player

these guys are also one of the best live acts still touring as well.