Symphonic Metal: First Album

Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ Don't worry, I haven't turned a deaf ear to your entreaties in support of Therion. It's thanks to you and Logan's support that Therion are still here in the poll when I came close to dumping them altogether after hearing their dreadful Death Metal debut. By the way, Therion's first album was released on Deaf Records, which seems very appropriate, considering it's about as welcome as a nuclear blast.  Deaf Records is probably a joke name - deaf-death. To a non-native English speaker, might sound the same.  I would never call music I dislike "dreadful". Disliking it is more than enough.  I would call "dreadful" an artist (or genre) I usually like that has released something I find bad, weak, uninspired etc.

^ Don't worry, I haven't turned a deaf ear to your entreaties in support of Therion. It's thanks to you and Logan's support that Therion are still here in the poll when I came close to dumping them altogether after hearing their dreadful Death Metal debut. By the way, Therion's first album was released on Deaf Records, which seems very appropriate, considering it's about as welcome as a nuclear blast. 

 2007: Kingfisher Sky - Hallway of Dreams - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kgcMOhggy8Jt0xBsyXeQtaCQfTsjATMWI

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - March 29 2022 at 01:47

^ alrighty then! 

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ Okay, you win, I give in. I'll substitute Ayreon for Kingfisher Sky. At least the genuine Symphonic Metal bands will have a realistic chance of winning now that they're not up against mighty Ayreon in every poll.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ Yes, Therion made a welcome progression from an awful Death Metal band to a listenable Symphonic Metal band, so I guess that makes them progressive, even if they're not exactly Progressive Metal.  They are progressive because they often go beyond the verse-chorus-verse pattern, they are sometimes polyrhythmic, and they have experimented a bit. So I do not mind them being here on PA under progressive metal.  In that case, maybe you won't mind the Progressive Metal band Ayreon being included in a Symphonic Metal poll.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: ^ Yes, Therion made a welcome progression from an awful Death Metal band to a listenable Symphonic Metal band, so I guess that makes them progressive, even if they're not exactly Progressive Metal.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Cristi wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Okay, due to unpopular demand, I'll keep Therion in the poll, seeing as they're listed primarily as a Symphonic Metal band on their Wikipedia page. I'll still listen to all of Therion's albums, although not necessarily all the way through from beginning to end.  From 1996 to present day, they have made symphonic metal. They are the most relevant creators of this kind of music.  You can also skip their extreme metal phase. No one will judge.  Therion are listed as a Progressive Metal band here on PA, which confuses me even more, but then again, I'm easily confused at my age.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Okay, due to unpopular demand, I'll keep Therion in the poll, seeing as they're listed primarily as a Symphonic Metal band on their Wikipedia page. I'll still listen to all of Therion's albums, although not necessarily all the way through from beginning to end.

Okay, due to unpopular demand, I'll keep Therion in the poll, seeing as they're listed primarily as a Symphonic Metal band on their Wikipedia page. I'll still listen to all of Therion's albums, although not necessarily all the way through from beginning to end. 

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - March 27 2022 at 10:58