Symphonic Metal Album reviews - Page 2

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Here Be Dragons

Avantasia

Avantasia - Here Be Dragons 8.1

Album review

Metal
Power Metal
Rock
Symphonic Metal
Tobias Sammet has never needed much encouragement to make a song bigger. Here Be Dragons continues Avantasia's combination of…

Sacrificium

Xandria

Xandria - Sacrificium 8.5

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Sacrificium lets Xandria think big, but its strength involves more than the amount of orchestra and choir. The band leave…

The Quantum Enigma

Epica

Epica - The Quantum Enigma 8.4

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Epica keep the guitars firmly in view on The Quantum Enigma. The orchestras and choirs sound grand, but the music remains clearly…

The Cause Of Shipwreck

Blackbriar

Blackbriar - The Cause Of Shipwreck 8.0

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Zora Cock gives The Cause Of Shipwreck a voice of its own. She can sing clearly and almost gently, then give a melody an…

Another Side of You

ILLUMISHADE

ILLUMISHADE - Another Side of You 7.8

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Another Side of You gives ILLUMISHADE a larger, more accessible sound. The guitars are heavy, the arrangements broad, and Fabienne…

Aspiral

Epica

Epica - Aspiral 8.6

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Symphonic Metal
Epica start Aspiral with a song. That sounds like a fairly basic observation, but for a band that usually enjoy a proper…

ECLYPTIC: Wake of Shadows

ILLUMISHADE

ILLUMISHADE - ECLYPTIC: Wake of Shadows 8.0

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Fabienne Erni's voice makes ECLYPTIC: Wake of Shadows immediately approachable. She sings clearly and warmly, even when…

Origine

Ancient Bards

Ancient Bards - Origine 7.5

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Origine lets Ancient Bards build their symphonic power metal firmly around Sara Squadrani's voice. Her singing has strength but…

Design Your Universe

Epica

Epica - Design Your Universe 8.8

Album review

Symphonic Metal
The guitars take a larger role on Design Your Universe without costing Epica their symphonic character. This 2009 album sounds…

Mother Earth

Within Temptation

Within Temptation - Mother Earth 8.0

Album review

Symphonic Metal
Mother Earth places the central part of Within Temptation's sound with Sharon den Adel and the symphonic arrangements. Heavy…

The Heart Of Everything

Within Temptation

Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything 8.0

Album review

Symphonic Metal
The Heart Of Everything lets Within Temptation think big without losing the recognisable song. Heavy guitars, strings and choirs…

Immortal

Lorna Shore

Lorna Shore - Immortal 8.5

Album review

Deathcore
Metal
Symphonic Metal
Immortal makes Lorna Shore's symphonic side central to the music. Keyboards and choir-like sounds do more than sit behind the…

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