The OFFICIAL Recommendation Thread (Thousands served!)

[Lord Darc]

Revengeance

Random question, then I'll contribute: Please, tell me you know of a place where I can get Morbid Jester's music?

They used to have a main band page where you could get tons of songs. I didn't know that was down. I sadly only have Gates To Valhalla, as that was the only one I remembered to snag when I got home from school like a year ago. I can look around to try and find their stuff, not sure how effective I'll be.

Edit: http://www.metalboerse.de/MORBID~JESTER.htm
German site looks like you can get Gates To Valhalla there.

http://www.rockadrome.com/superstore/product_info.php?products_id=186
Can also be found here.

[lethal papercuts]

Der-Virgil

Infernal Rain

Anyone know any good symphonic metal bands and/or bands with female vocals? I like bands like Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Elis, and Flowing Tears, so anything like those that you would reccomend?

Try After Forever, Tristania, Xandria, or Sirenia (stay away from their latest album, though.)

Stream Of Passion. If you haven't heard of them.
I've been rec-ing em for awhile.

edit: And Echoes Of Eternity. I think they're fairly new, but they're more operatic vocals.

[Spooky Steve]

death by vertigo

Der-Virgil

Infernal Rain

Anyone know any good symphonic metal bands and/or bands with female vocals? I like bands like Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Elis, and Flowing Tears, so anything like those that you would reccomend?

Try After Forever, Tristania, Xandria, or Sirenia (stay away from their latest album, though.)

Stream Of Passion. If you haven't heard of them.
I've been rec-ing em for awhile.

edit: And Echoes Of Eternity. I think they're fairly new, but they're more operatic vocals.

I just got their new album. Very nice. 3nodding I'm now hoping that they won't turn to crap like many other bands.

[lethal papercuts]

Soulless Siren

death by vertigo

Der-Virgil

Infernal Rain

Anyone know any good symphonic metal bands and/or bands with female vocals? I like bands like Lacuna Coil, Within Temptation, Elis, and Flowing Tears, so anything like those that you would reccomend?

Try After Forever, Tristania, Xandria, or Sirenia (stay away from their latest album, though.)

Stream Of Passion. If you haven't heard of them.
I've been rec-ing em for awhile.

edit: And Echoes Of Eternity. I think they're fairly new, but they're more operatic vocals.

I just got their new album. Very nice. 3nodding I'm now hoping that they won't turn to crap like many other bands.

I agree.
I was kind of disappointed with the new Lacuna Coil album.
If that even counts as female-fronted metal anymore.

[The Heavy Metal Jesus]

Revengeance

The_Vigilante_King

Okay...

How about some Heavy/Power, Speed, plain Heavy or plain Power?
I currently enjoy Kamelot, Hibria, Slough Feg, Nightwish, Dark Moor, Virgin Steele and Manowar.

In terms of straight-out 'normal' metal I like WASP, Grim Reaper, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and some Angel Witch.

Heavy:
Cirith Ungol (Paradise Lost, King of the Dead)
Tierra Santa (Medieval, Legendario, Indomable, Tierras de Leyenda)
Rata Blanca (Magos Espadas y Rosas, Guerrero del Arco Iris)
Sphinx (Mar de Dioses)

Power:
At Vance (Dragonchaser, Heart of Steel)
Galloglass (Legends from Now and Evermore)
Lost Horizon
Sabaton (Attero Dominatus)
Primal Fear (Primal Fear, Nuclear Sun)

Primal Fear fit the Heavy/Power you're looking for quite well.

Speed Metal, go for Abattoir's Vicious Attack and Animetal's Animetal Marathon I.

Thank you very much, you always give the best recommendations.
I've got most of those power metal bands. I'll check out At Vance's older stuff (I got VII - a bit too generic), but I'll check out the others for sure.

[Revengeance]

Veyeohlens

Could I get some recs for some trad doom bands?

Saint Vitus (Born too Late, Hallow's Victim, V)
Pale Divine (Thunder Perfect Mind)
Earthcorpse (Born Bleeding)
The Obsessed (The Obsessed, Lunar Womb)

[Big Daddy Skittles]

Headbanger69 Metal God

and while I am here I need some Power/Thrash please and no Iced Earth I already have them.

This is still pretty empty.

[Big Daddy Skittles]

Mariachi Penguins

Headbanger69 Metal God

and while I am here I need some Power/Thrash please and no Iced Earth I already have them.

This is still pretty empty.

Aha! I just thought of one.

Check out Throne Of Chaos. Close enough.

[number_17]

Rec me: The best album of Katatonia.
I heard a couple of seconds and i seem to like it, but where do i need to start?

[Big Daddy Skittles]

number_17

Rec me: The best album of Katatonia.
I heard a couple of seconds and i seem to like it, but where do i need to start?

I've never listened to them.

I will wait for this one as well.

[number_17]

Mariachi Penguins

number_17

Rec me: The best album of Katatonia.
I heard a couple of seconds and i seem to like it, but where do i need to start?

I've never listened to them.

I will wait for this one as well.

3nodding

[Ambassador of Jendell]

I wants power metal. Like, really really epic and cheesy Euro power metal, but that isn't totally gay, like Skylark.

And no female vocals.

This will be fun

[number_17]

Wyrmwater Glaurung

I wants power metal. Like, really really epic and cheesy Euro power metal, but that isn't totally gay, like Skylark.

And no female vocals.

This will be fun

Dark Moor?

[Ambassador of Jendell]

number_17

Wyrmwater Glaurung

I wants power metal. Like, really really epic and cheesy Euro power metal, but that isn't totally gay, like Skylark.

And no female vocals.

This will be fun

Dark Moor?

Heard them, and don't like them.

I'm looking for basically Rhapsody-like bands, that aren't totally effeminate.

Yes, this request is totally contradictory.

[number_17]

Wyrmwater Glaurung

number_17

Wyrmwater Glaurung

I wants power metal. Like, really really epic and cheesy Euro power metal, but that isn't totally gay, like Skylark.

And no female vocals.

This will be fun

Dark Moor?

Heard them, and don't like them.

I'm looking for basically Rhapsody-like bands, that aren't totally effeminate.

Yes, this request is totally contradictory.

burning_eyes
Can't help you with that.