Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
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Hi! Does someone know bands, which plays music like Strato's Episode/Visions/Destiny-albums? It's doesn't matter, is vocalist male or female. It would be great to hear example Visions-style music.
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Helloween, Gamma Ray, Sonata Arctica...
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Thunderstone, and if you can deal with them, Rhapsody.
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Erhem......Rhapsody Of Fire actuallystratoplayer wrote:Thunderstone, and if you can deal with them, Rhapsody.
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I refuse to call them that on the principle of cornyness!htcdude wrote:Erhem......Rhapsody Of Fire actuallystratoplayer wrote:Thunderstone, and if you can deal with them, Rhapsody.
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stratoplayer wrote:I refuse to call them that on the principle of cornyness!htcdude wrote:Erhem......Rhapsody Of Fire actuallystratoplayer wrote:Thunderstone, and if you can deal with them, Rhapsody.
You might enjoy the songs:
Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain
The Mighty Ride Of The Firelord
Sacred Power Of The Raging Winds
The Mystic Prophecy Of The Demon Knight
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
My brother has all their CDs, I have no clue why... thats the type of songs I can't stand.Mormegil wrote:stratoplayer wrote:I refuse to call them that on the principle of cornyness!htcdude wrote:Erhem......Rhapsody Of Fire actuallystratoplayer wrote:Thunderstone, and if you can deal with them, Rhapsody.
You might enjoy the songs:
Dargor, Shadowlord Of The Black Mountain
The Mighty Ride Of The Firelord
Sacred Power Of The Raging Winds
The Mystic Prophecy Of The Demon Knight
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Olympos Mons
Axenstar
Dark Moor
Falconer
Axenstar
Dark Moor
Falconer
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Custard
Hibria
One of my fav songs ever by Rhapsody - Queen Of The Dark Horizons...awesome track \m/
Hibria
One of my fav songs ever by Rhapsody - Queen Of The Dark Horizons...awesome track \m/
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Wat? None of us mentioned Edguy? Shame on us.
Thinking about it, Edguy might even be the closest relative.
Thinking about it, Edguy might even be the closest relative.
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Not enough keyboards or double bass songs to count as an Episode/Visions kinda band...Mormegil wrote:Wat? None of us mentioned Edguy? Shame on us.
Thinking about it, Edguy might even be the closest relative.
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I think Edguy is a lot similar too. A lot of strato influence in Edguy. they don't use keyboard, that's true...
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Winter's Verge
Well, that's what the label tells people anyway
Well, that's what the label tells people anyway
"Beneath the freezing sky arrives Winter's Verge..."
http://www.wintersverge.com
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http://www.wintersverge.com
I'm going to hell, and loving the ride!
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Seriously though people, check out Olympos Mons! The best new power metal band Finland has produced in a while! Great singing from Ian E Highhill, sweet lyrical themes and quality guitar riffs!
http://www.myspace.com/olymposmons
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Well, I'd recommend Children of Bodoms albums, Hatebreeder and Follow the reaper. The singing is Death/Black style of singing, but musically it's very much Neo-classical power/speed metal with a few blastbeats.
Then there's Warmen(?). The music is very much like Stratovarius, but maybe more Progressive, but no worries, there is fast double bass drumming. Most songs don't have singing, but Kotipelto and Thunderstone's singer(I don't remember the singers name ) have sung in some of their songs.
Sonata Arctica is very Stratovarius-like band. I recomend albums Ecliptica and silence.
Then there's Warmen(?). The music is very much like Stratovarius, but maybe more Progressive, but no worries, there is fast double bass drumming. Most songs don't have singing, but Kotipelto and Thunderstone's singer(I don't remember the singers name ) have sung in some of their songs.
Sonata Arctica is very Stratovarius-like band. I recomend albums Ecliptica and silence.
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Vision Divine
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Andrew Bordoni and his band, Earthcubed, although I think they changed their name last year.
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
did anyone already hear Children of Bodom's "Blooddrunk"? I'm looking forward to buy it, wanna hear some opinions 'bout it!
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
I second Thunderstone and early Edguy, probably the closest you can get.
Also, the following bands sound like Stratovarius occasionally:
Also, the following bands sound like Stratovarius occasionally:
- - early Sonata Arctica (Ecliptica through Winterheart's Guild)
- early Nightwish (Angels Fall First, Oceanborn)
- Kotipelto (duh)
- Warmen
- Highland Glory (corny)
- Tolkki (Classical Themes And Variations only)
- Freedom Call (corny)
- Shaaman (Ritual and Reasons)
- André Matos
- Angra (Rebirth and Temple Of Shadows)
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Some new and hard to find in here also but some good power prog metal type stuff...fernandotcl wrote:I second Thunderstone and early Edguy, probably the closest you can get.
Also, the following bands sound like Stratovarius occasionally:I'm looking for band recommendations, anyone? I don't mind cheesiness, but I can't really listen to growling (anything "noisier" than late Sentenced).
- - early Sonata Arctica (Ecliptica through Winterheart's Guild)
- early Nightwish (Angels Fall First, Oceanborn)
- Kotipelto (duh)
- Warmen
- Highland Glory (corny)
- Tolkki (Classical Themes And Variations only)
- Freedom Call (corny)
- Shaaman (Ritual and Reasons)
- André Matos
- Angra (Rebirth and Temple Of Shadows)
I've put my favourites in capital lettering.
Airged L'amh
Alhambra
AMBERIAN DAWN
Area51
AT VANCE
AXENSTAR
DARK MOOR
Dionysus
Domine
DRAGONHAMMER
Dragonland
Dream Master
Dreamtale
Eagleheart
Ekzistencia
Excalion
Fairyland
FALCONER
Fatal Force
Firewind
Galloglass
Hyperion (Italian band)
Iron Fire
Kamelot
Knights Of Round
LOST HORIZON
Masterplan
Night Cloud
Noble Savage
OLYMPOS MONS
Pegazus
Power Quest
Pyramaze
Royal Hunt
Shadows Of Steel
Silverlane
Soulblaze
The Codex
WILD STEEL
WIZARDS' HYMN
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
amongst all these bands, my favs are:dirge wrote:Some new and hard to find in here also but some good power prog metal type stuff...fernandotcl wrote:I second Thunderstone and early Edguy, probably the closest you can get.
Also, the following bands sound like Stratovarius occasionally:I'm looking for band recommendations, anyone? I don't mind cheesiness, but I can't really listen to growling (anything "noisier" than late Sentenced).
- - early Sonata Arctica (Ecliptica through Winterheart's Guild)
- early Nightwish (Angels Fall First, Oceanborn)
- Kotipelto (duh)
- Warmen
- Highland Glory (corny)
- Tolkki (Classical Themes And Variations only)
- Freedom Call (corny)
- Shaaman (Ritual and Reasons)
- André Matos
- Angra (Rebirth and Temple Of Shadows)
I've put my favourites in capital lettering.
Airged L'amh
Alhambra
AMBERIAN DAWN
Area51
AT VANCE
AXENSTAR
DARK MOOR
Dionysus
Domine
DRAGONHAMMER
Dragonland
Dream Master
Dreamtale
Eagleheart
Ekzistencia
Excalion
Fairyland
FALCONER
Fatal Force
Firewind
Galloglass
Hyperion (Italian band)
Iron Fire
Kamelot
Knights Of Round
LOST HORIZON
Masterplan
Night Cloud
Noble Savage
OLYMPOS MONS
Pegazus
Power Quest
Pyramaze
Royal Hunt
Shadows Of Steel
Silverlane
Soulblaze
The Codex
WILD STEEL
WIZARDS' HYMN
Dark Moor (with Elisa Martin)
Dionysus
Masterplan (with Jorn Lande)
Royal Hunt (with DC Cooper)
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
as a matter of fact, Sonata Arctica nowadays is distant from Stratovarius when it comes to the sound... Their two last albums (Reckoning Night and Unia) are more progressive and Unia sounds deeper and the saddest (if i can say this though) amongst all their albums!
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
I'm looking for a band, which lyrics aren't so typical and corny power metal lyrics like about slaying dragons, fantasy world fights or something like that. Lyrics like Stratovarius/Revolution Renaissance would be nice. But I still accept suggestions about those typical and corny lyrics bands, but if you have suggestions please tell about those band's lyrics!
Which Edguy albums are most closest to Stratovarius?
early Edguy, probably the closest you can get.
Which Edguy albums are most closest to Stratovarius?
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Re: Episode/Visions/Destiny style bands
Hellfire Club and Vain Glory Opera come to mind.
Close your eyes and try to remember, destroyed lullabies of days gone by
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If you can find Night Cloud's - Defeated By The Innocents, check it out! Bit more proggy than Strato but lyrics might be what you are looking for.FrightNight wrote:I'm looking for a band, which lyrics aren't so typical and corny power metal lyrics like about slaying dragons, fantasy world fights or something like that. Lyrics like Stratovarius/Revolution Renaissance would be nice. But I still accept suggestions about those typical and corny lyrics bands, but if you have suggestions please tell about those band's lyrics!
Perhaps Altaria too, though not so power-y metal.
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Also have you tried a last.fm account? With this great program I have found out about hundreds of new bands that I love and probably never would have known about by going to my local music shops or whatever else.
Check it out...
www.last.fm
and here is my page...
http://www.last.fm/user/builder_dirge
Check it out...
www.last.fm
and here is my page...
http://www.last.fm/user/builder_dirge
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should keep anyone busy to find their favorites
Total: 4504 bands
now thats one big ass metal archive
http://www.metal-archives.com/
should keep anyone busy to find their favorites