titanslayer: Symphonic Metal Recs

titanslayer 06.15.14	whatcha guys got
Diamondize 06.15.14	shade empire dark tranquillity
Friday13th 06.15.14	Believer's "Dies Irae" and "Trilogy of Knowledge" are some of the earliest symphonic metal songs. Gotta check em out.
beefshoes 06.15.14	Dark Moor's The Hall of Olden Dreams, any of Blind Guardian's albums from the late 90s-early 2000s, X Japan's Art of Life, Wintersun ST...ect There's also loads of great symphonic/pagan black metal bands that utilise strings/keys like Nokturnal Mortum, but all that I can think of at the top of my head are mainly power metal bands. Rateyourmusic's databases might serve you well if you're looking for something more general or specific.
Shuyin 06.15.14	made a similar list so you can have my recs http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=450171&listid=107903
ChoccyPhilly 06.15.14	Wintersun - Time I
insanedrexl1 06.15.14	Carach Angren Dimmu Borgir
titanslayer 06.15.14	Thanks guys I've checked a few of these and their all pretty good so far
Hyperion1001 06.15.14	kataxu - hunger of elements evilfeast - lost horizons of wisdom nokturnal mortum - voice of steel
Underflow 06.15.14	Summoning
titanslayer 06.15.14	I really don't like summoning
Keyblade 06.15.14	Obsidian Gate - The Nightspectral Voyage Odium - The Sad Realm of the Stars Veneficium - De Occulta Philosophia Kataxu - Hunger of Elements [2] Evilfeast - Lost Horizons of Wisdom Bal-Sagoth - Starfire Burning... Diabolical Masquerade - Nightwork Obtained Enslavement - Witchcraft Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance Empyrium - Of Moors and Misty Fields Haggard - And thou Shalt Trust...the Seer Shame about Summoning tho :[
Hawks 06.15.14	Chthonic - Seediq Bale Nokturnal Mortum - The Voice of Steel Summoning - Dol Guldur
Keyblade 06.15.14	And of course, I can't forget about Therion. I'd start with Vovin, but a good chunk of their back catalogue rules. Also for symphonic death metal done right check out Hollenthon's With Vilest of Worms to Dwell
Hawks 06.15.14	Oh didn't see you're not a fan of Summoning....
titanslayer 06.15.14	How did I forget chthonic? They're a great band
Hawks 06.15.14	I'd really reccomend the first 5 Cradle of Filth albums and the first 3 Dimmu Borgir albums too. Everyone hates on both bands, but those albums are classic symphonic black metal imo. Then again you might've already heard/not liked them. I was just throwing it out there lol.
titanslayer 06.15.14	I heard Nymphetamine and liked it. I never got around to listening to anything else by cradle of filth though
Hawks 06.15.14	If you like Nymphetamine you'll probably like the later albums too. Just go in order, including Vempire which is technically an EP, but more like an album.
Shuyin 06.15.14	lol
FuzzyxPickles 07.11.14	lol[2]