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I think all three are decent singers. They're just different from each other, and the band has evolved to match as well. Floor Jansen sings some of Tarja's stuff.

If you really like Tarja, she has her own albums too. And it is spelled Tarja.
 
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You're right, I thought I might be spelling it wrong. Thank you. Annette is quite talented, she was just too tinny sounding for me. An operatic voice like Tarja just seemed much more fitting with the type of music Nightwish does. I see Marco is no longer with them either, but I think he left quite a while ago. I may check out Tarjas solo album. Has Nightwish done an album with their new singer? Can you imagine if some of these bands were to become Christians? There is so much power in music. My pastor told me that Satan was a musician. That explains a lot. I pray often for my favorite bands.
Any suggestions for Christian symphonic metal bands? Its so frustrating. I downloaded both albums by Globus, they are pretty good, but I find myself skipping thru a lot of the songs.
Have you ever heard Therion? Their earlier albums I dont care for but from Theli on their music is pretty awesome.
 
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No, Marco's still with Nightwish. The article saying that he left was an April Fool's joke in 2010.

Look up Showtime, Storytime on Youtube. It's live recordings of some of Nightwish's stuff with their new singer, but they haven't had original content with her yet.

I've heard of Therion, I just don't like them. I'm more a fan of Epica.

I haven't found any good Christian symphonic metal bands. They just don't exist. Some say they are symphonic metal but are in fact, not. Like Divinefire. There is HB (stands for Holy Bible) but they are Finnish, and only have one song in the English language. They have been accused of not being Christian because while their lead singer doesn't bare any cleavage, midriff, or leg her clothing is still fairly tight.

Look up Showtime, Storytime on Youtube. It's live recordings of some of Nightwish's stuff with their new singer, but they haven't had original content with her yet.
 
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I like Epica, I have most of their albums. Im glad that Simone does most of the vocals, I cant stand the grunting (cookie monster vocals). Simone is an incredible vocalist. Somewhere I have a really cool picture of her and Tarja standing next to each other. Wow I was just on Epicas website and see that they have a new album. I'll probably buy it shortly.
Yep, you're right about the nonexistance of symphonic metal Christian bands. Such a bummer. Classical music was my first love, when I was a kid I played the clarinet and I wanted to play the oboe in an orchestra. Then I got braces and I discovered rock and roll and it was all downhill from there. I started playing the drums and dropped the clarinet altogether. I had a nine piece double bass Tama but I got rid of it a few years ago because I havent played in so long and I needed the room in my shed. The other bummer is that there arent very many Christians that like heavy metal, and I had to walk away from that whole scene (drugs, partying etc) to get my life straightened out.
I dont mind the lyrics being in a different language so much if the music is good. A lot of Therions albums are in Swedish, but the music is so awesome I dont really care. And then when I do look up the lyrics,
I kind of wish I hadnt. I'll have to give HB another listen, I havent really liked too much of what Ive heard so far.
 
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I really wish I could start my own. My voice sounds like a cross between Simone and Amy Lee (of Evanescence.) But I'm already 31, and if Amy Lee is considered plus sized for the industry at her size 6, I must be a mammoth at my size 16. I can't even lose weight either, because I'm actually fairly thin; just large.
 
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You must have an amazing voice. I dont think being a larger person would be an issue, its the talent that matters the most. At least to me anyways!
I kind of feel like I missed my calling sometimes. I was going to send in an audtion tape to Ozzy Ozbounre. I had the address and everything. Sometimes it gets pretty depressing, music was my whole life, but I guess it just wasnt meant to be for now. Maybe we can make some killer syphonic metal music in Heaven.
I feel kind of guilty I deleted all of my Therion albums and I just put all of them back on my iphone. What a battle. There are a lot of metal albums that I likethat I wont listen to anymore, but sometimes I feel I can just enjoy the music and not focus on the lyrics. I cant understand half of them anyway.
The Globus band has a couple of songs that are pretty cool, have you heard any of their stuff? Im going to download the new Epica album in a few minutes here.
 
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I really wish I could start my own. My voice sounds like a cross between Simone and Amy Lee (of Evanescence.) But I'm already 31, and if Amy Lee is considered plus sized for the industry at her size 6, I must be a mammoth at my size 16. I can't even lose weight either, because I'm actually fairly thin; just large.

Don't sell yourself short. There is a metal band out there i recently came across that has a female singer that would be considered "plus size". Ancient Bards is one.....gah...what's the other one...
 
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Hi im colombian and metal fan too but im not very knowledgeable, so my great favorite band is theocracy and others band like harmony, 7 days, sacrecy, veni domine, morphia, apolutrosis, exegesis, among others. ulterium record It produces some good bands, and this is a web from bands doblefilo.fiestras.com I hope it is of profit to someone. bless and remember, in Christ no condemnation, the guilt comes from satan, but we must take care of what we hear, Glory be to our God.

P.D. excuse my english :D \m/
 
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Is it okay if I just comment on this thread? there's some good bands on the front page that I need to check out. I listened to a little bit of DivineFire and I like it. My issue is that I find most Christian music cringy/cheesy (which is funny because I love the lyrics from bands like Twilight Force)
 
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I really wish I could start my own. My voice sounds like a cross between Simone and Amy Lee (of Evanescence.) But I'm already 31, and if Amy Lee is considered plus sized for the industry at her size 6, I must be a mammoth at my size 16. I can't even lose weight either, because I'm actually fairly thin; just large.

Age isn't always that important, most people listening to this music genre cares more about the quality of the music and vocals, or at least those who does care more about the music. Now this isn't a Christian metalband, but have you heard of Amberian Dawn? There they have a female singer who I believe is in her 40s, and she is very skilled. She doesn't sing a lot in an operatic voice, although she can combine with some of it at times. But no matter her age they still have fans, who appreciates their music.

Just don't give up hope in starting your own metalband, if you want to you should go for it, and use it for God's glory! :)

Edit: Also, there is no problem if you are plus size. As long as you have a great voice, most fans and musicians will care more about this than what size you are. Don't look so down on yourself, I am sure you are beautiful too. :blossom:
 
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I'm an operatic singer and would love to make a Christian symphonic metal band, the problem is, the band would go nowhere because their lead singer would be ugly.

Or maybe you already have managed starting up your own metalband or joined in one? Since all your answers in here were written quite a while ago.
 
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Well, I haven't visited this site for like years after I made the list, yet to help the streagglers who will ever come, the best is

Sleeping romance, of which the album enlighten is highly christian themed and is from ulterium records, a christian label, yet they recently signed their next album with a napalm records

yet there is also bloodforge and if you want a great site for free and legal downloads, yet some of the links are outdated you will get your every fix at the ata worship blogspot. just google those three words and make sure your google translates it to english. hundreds of free and legal christian downloads from every kind of style and the thats why it was made. but sleeping romance is the "nightwish" closest of symphonic female fronted christian metal, and their new single fire and ice "OOOOOOH sweet goodness!
 
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forgot, inside mankind for operatic female and death metal, of which I love and bought on itunes, and of course venia has some free and legal tracks in their media section of their website, right click save as, and they have albums for sale. As for the earlier post about ecthirion "your band", I bought that album long ago. for you see it was AWESOME! I collect all variants of every style of Christian metal and thats where all my money goes, to you, the musicians. I eat Ramen noodles and spagghettios but I have more Christian metal/gothic, etc that my itunes say it would take over ten days to listen to it all, and ninety percent are bands no ones heard of before. I love it!
 
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While these Finnish metal men and women don't do fulltime Christian symphonic metal, Finland, being a diehard heavy metal country, has a whole cottage industry of "Heavy Christmas" ("Raskasta Joulua") -- heavy metal bands and rockers singing symphonic beloved Christmas carols with metal twist, in support of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church's Foreign Mission (FELM).

Like this: A really lovely rendition of the "Walking in the Air" with Johanna Kurkela (folk singer and wife of Tuomas Holopainen/Nightwish), Jarkko Ahola (tenor, power metal band Teräsbetoni and symphonic metal supergroup Northern Kings), Tony Kakko (tenor, power/symphonic metal band Sonata Arctica and Northern Kings) and JP Leppäluoto (baritone, gothic metal band Charon and acoustic rock group Harmaja):


Kakko, Ahola, Leppäluoto and Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Northern Kings): Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris -- "Between the Ox and the Grey Ass" (Youtube)

Floor Jansen (Nightwish): O Holy Night (Youtube)

Kakko and Leppäluoto: Hymn 30: Fairest Lord Jesus (Youtube)
 
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