What are some good symphonic metal bands?
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Therion\nSavatage\nNightwish\nKamelot\nDark Moor\nEpica\nEmperor (incorporates symphonic elements into black metal)
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Band Suggestions:\nDemons & Wizards    \nIced Earth  \nRhapsody  \nHammerFall  \nHelloween    \nSonata Arctica  \nIron Maiden  \nEdguy   \nStratovarius    \nGamma Ray    \nManowar    \nKamelot  \nNightwish   \nChildren of Bodom   \n Avantasia   \nFinntroll    \nTherion    \nDream Theater   \nEnsiferum   \n In Flames  \n Amon Amarth   \nSymphony X   \nJudas Priest   \nOpeth   \nDragonforce   \n Angra   \n Metallica   \n Dark Tranquillity    \nGrave Digger   \nMegadeth    \nElvenking   \nNevermore  \nLuca Turilli   \n Apocalyptica    \nDimmu Borgir   \nArch Enemy   \nKorpiklaani  \nAyreon    \n Evergrey    \nFalconer  \nRage    \nFreedom Call   \nSlayer   \nWintersun    \nKreator   \nPrimal Fear   \n Dio   \nDream Evil    \n Bruce Dickinson    \nSavage Circus    \nCradle of Filth   \nWithin Temptation   \nRunning Wild   \n Savatage   \n Amorphis   \nSentenced    \nIn Extremo   \nDeath   \n Rammstein   \nMoonspell    \nMasterplan   \nEpica    \nBlack Sabbath    \nQueensrÿche    \n Haggard    \n Lordi   \nDark Moor    \nTestament   \nBathory    \nLacuna Coil    \nTristania   \n After Forever  \n Iron Savior   \nTurisas    \nPain of Salvation  \nNocturnal Rites   \n Battlelore    \nHypocrisy    \nPantera    \nVintersorg    \nYngwie Malmsteen   \nNorther    \nMoonsorrow   \n Die Apokalyptischen Reiter  \n Blackmore's Night    \n Equilibrium \n  Emperor    \nSepultura   \nKatatonia    \n Motörhead   \nAnathema   \n  Subway To Sally   \nLost Horizon    \n Sinergy   \nImmortal   \n System of a Down    \nFalkenbach    \nSoilwork    \nBorknagar   \nSaxon
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I recommend Trapt, start with their first album and work your way up.  It's self-titled "Trapt" (2002).\n\nThree Days Grace is another great band.\nalso check out Breaking Benjamin\n\nI can't wait for the new LP album!\n\n-Peace
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try www.pandora.com.  put in a band you enjoy and it will bring up similar genres of music/bands and artists.
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The Sound of Animals Fighting¹ and Fall of Troy sound a lot like The Mars Volta.  They're both a bit heavier though.  You might also like Explosions in the Sky, Porcupine Tree, Kayo Dot, Isis, Cult of Luna, Red Sparowes, ...and You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead² and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.\n\nI'll update if I think of any more.
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in many sites Children of Bodom is defined as Melodic Death Metal...There are some good black metal bands: Satyricon, Nargaroth, Mayhem, Leviathan , emperor, dark throne, behemoth, etc
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Rammstein has been around since 1994. Sehnsucht is a good album, it has the popular Du Hast song on it. I like them. I got into them probably 8 years ago or so.
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Yeah, I've heard of them.  I really like them.  I like a version of Metallica's Unforgiven that they do the best.  I'm not sure what their true genre is.  They are in a rare class of their own.  Maybe classical metal?  :)
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Black Metal!\n\n1. Venom\n2. Celtic Frost\n3. Bathory
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Ok I love this band. I like The remembrance balad, Right side of the bed, The Crimson, Bleeding Mascara almost every song. I also think the band Trivium is also excellent with Pull Harder On the Strings Of your Martyr.
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oh i have A LOT. i love casting crowns. also, kutless, switchfoot, building 429 is good too, umm skillet is okay. Jeremy Camp, Zoegirl, By The Tree, Newsong, Newsboys, Tobymac, Third DAy, Relient K is okay, Josh Bates, Tree 63, Barlowgirl is good, Michael W. Smith, David Crowder Band, Joy Williams, Thousand Foot Krutch, Pillar, Krystal Meyers, Natalie Grant, Matthew West, Chris Tomlin, KJ-52, Hillsong, Sonicflood, 12 stones, Avalon, Superchick, and many more.
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here are some bands with some of my fav songs from them!\nAtreyu- "Lip Gloss and black" , "Ex's and Oh's" , "The Crimson"\nUnderOath- "In Regards to myself" , "When the sun sleeps", and one with like the most awesome drums in it "Its dangerous business walking out your front door"\nHawthorne Heights- "Ohio Is For Luvers" , "Pens And Needle" , "This is who we are"\nThe Red Jumpsuit Apparatus- "Atrophy" , "Face Down" ,  "Justify"\nFrom First To Last- "Note To Self" , "The Latest plague"\nSilverstein- "Discovering the waterfront" , "Smile In Your Sleep"\nif you wanna count Aiden as screamo then well they have some awesome songs my two favs!!! "Die Romantic" and "Last Sunrise"\nand well thats all i can think of right now.....
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Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Theatre of Tragedy
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Last FM is a very good site.\nhttp://www.last.fm\n\nIn addition, if you would like to find music that has a simiar sound to a band or a specific song, you can try Pandora:\nhttp://www.pandora.com/
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You have come to the right place and I congratulation you in your efforts.\n\nENTOMBED are THE band you should listen to. (Go get Inferno right now.)\nEarly Danzig is good yes. \nAre you looking for rock or metal? Check out these bands.\n\nMetal:\nSlayer, Death, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Godflesh, Hate Eternal, Emperor (black metal)\n\nGo to metaltabs.com. This has guitar tablature for tons of bands. It doesn't matter if you don't play guitar there will be tons on there for you to discover.\n\nEmail me if you want, I'll answer any questions you want.\n\nPS Don't listen to any of the retard religious fanatics who are going to give you crap.\n\nPS Part 2  like I said, check out the retard who poster underneath me.
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All the bands you mentioned I have seen live. Love old-school metal far better than nu-metal. Metal now a days sound the same. Artists aren't as creative and original.\n\nLove bands from the glam-hair bands like Stryper, Ratt, and Cinderella, to the intense thrash bands like Megadeth, Overkill, Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, and Celtic Frost, to the more traditional bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween and Armored Saint to the hardrockers like Frehley's Comet to the incredible comeback of bands like Kiss, Deep Purple, and especially Aerosmith, the 80's were definitely a strong time for metal lovers. What was really great about this time was that there was a unity among metalheads. The same metalhead that liked Motley Crue and Accept also liked Slayer and Motorhead.
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Probably the best melodeath band, and they're becoming popular in the metal scene. Another great melodic death metal band is At The Gates, one of my favourites.