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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
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    Posted: April 01 2022 at 02:39
A new poll for a new month and with a new line-up too! Yes, it's finally here, Symphonic Metal 2, compiled with help from Cristi. Thumbs Up 

Several bands from the previous poll have been Cast Away and Consigned to Oblivion... 

So it's out with the old:-       And in with the new:-

Ayreon                                Autumn
Dimmu Borgir                      Coronatus
Evanescence                        Diabulus in Musica
Lacuna Coil                          Kingfisher Sky                 
Stratovarius                         Lunatica
Symphony X                        Serenity
 

4 stars 2001: Aesma Daeva - The Eros of Frigid Beauty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzvYIr94fNg
3 stars 2001: After Forever - Decipher - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44BNkccoluU
4 stars 2009: Amberian Dawn - The Clouds of Northland Thunder - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nQ726xdOUSabZk8YjqxiYY-hzEd-RJPag
4 stars 2004: Autumn - Summer's End - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3uAJcqHV4
4 stars 2002: Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8ZX-ND3WnA&t=2669s
4 stars 2008: Coronatus - Porta Obscura - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Bpt8Tc9oQ
5 stars 2005: Epica - Consign to Oblivion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyYwypnklEY
3 stars 1997: Kamelot - Dominion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb-jN3zhQHo
1 stars 1992: Therion - Beyond Sanctorum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mozlTGEZSHs


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - September 30 2022 at 07:58
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I could vote for 3-4 albums here, I'm gonna decide3 a bit later. 
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Nightwish and Rhapsody. Both did amazing sophomores. I'll vote for Oceanborn.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I could vote for 3-4 albums here, I'm gonna decide a bit later. 

I only know three albums in the poll (by Leaves' Eyes, Nightwish & Within Temptation), so I have a lot of listening to do before I cast my vote. Smile
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Aesma Daeva - The Eros of Frigid Beauty (2001)

That's my sure choice as my first listning to this album is a big suprise upon no less than 
a truly amazing achievement. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
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Nightwish- Oceanborn

Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands

Edenbridge - Arcana

All 3 for me, have them since were out, 20+ years ago, still love them and all 3 are the best from respective bands
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My Vote: Leaves' Eyes: Vinland Saga... remains their best album; fabulous stage show with the home-made Viking long boat; pulled all the stops out for that...

My Runner Up: Epica: Consign To Oblivion

Sue's vote: Delain: April Rain

Sue's Runner Up: Within Temptation: Mother Earth
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Nightwish gets the nod.
Welcome to the middle of the film.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Aesma Daeva - The Eros of Frigid Beauty (2001)

That's my sure choice as my first listning to this album is a big suprise upon no less than 
a truly amazing achievement. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

After second listening, highly recommended for those who can be fond of medieval music meeting Metal and other modern influences, without Pop though, moderately Symphonic, partly Gothic, quite Progressive and certainly complex - and still "a truly amazing achievement". 


Edited by David_D - April 01 2022 at 06:26
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Aesma Daeva - The Eros of Frigid Beauty (2001)

That's my sure choice as my first listning to this album is a big surprise upon no less than 
a truly amazing achievement. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

After second listening, highly recommended for those who can be fond of medieval music meeting Metal and other modern influences, without Pop though, and moderately Symphonic, partly Gothic, quite Progressive and certainly complex - and still "a truly amazing achievement". 
Thanks for the double recommendation, and rather handily, Aesma Daeva are at the beginning of the alphabet, so it'll be the first album I listen to in the poll. Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Thanks for the double recommendation, and rather handily, Aesma Daeva are at the beginning of the alphabet, so it'll be the first album I listen to in the poll. Thumbs Up

good to be prepared on some demanding listening Big smile
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Mother Earth from Within Temptation is one of my favourite albums ever.
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Nightwish is the only one on this list I've heard, so I guess I'll vote for that.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

Aesma Daeva - The Eros of Frigid Beauty (2001)

That's my sure choice as my first listning to this album is a big suprise upon no less than 
a truly amazing achievement. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

After second listening, highly recommended for those who can be fond of medieval music meeting Metal and other modern influences, without Pop though, moderately Symphonic, partly Gothic, quite Progressive and certainly complex - and still "a truly amazing achievement". 

After a couple more listnings, I won't call it anymore "a truly amazing achievement"...but still really something, and very recommendable for adventurous minds. Big smile 


Edited by David_D - April 05 2022 at 10:10
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Therion - "Beyond Sanctorum" this is the last album that i really enjoy from Therion, brutal swedish death metal ala Dismember, Grave, Entombed, etc.
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Originally posted by Progmind Progmind wrote:

Therion - "Beyond Sanctorum" this is the last album that i really enjoy from Therion, brutal swedish death metal ala Dismember, Grave, Entombed, etc.

I have a strong feeling Therion's "brutal Swedish Death Metal" album won't be my cup of tea at all. Tongue
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In the first of these two Symphonic Metal poll threads, I wrote about Aesma Daeva as a reply to Paul:
"I wonder why they're not more popular than it's the case, and one of the reasons might be (considering their first two albums) that their style is only little Pop-influenced comparing to the typical for Symphonic Metal. "
and I'd like to add here that I could imagine AD's second album to be one of the most experimenting if see it from the perspective of the Symphonic Metal sub-genre.




Edited by David_D - April 08 2022 at 13:22
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:


In the first of these two Symphonic Metal poll threads, I wrote about Aesma Daeva as a reply to Paul:
"I wonder why they're not more popular than it's the case, and one of the reasons might be (considering their first two albums) that their style is only little Pop-influenced comparing to the typical for Symphonic Metal. "
and I'd like to add here that I could imagine AD's second album to be one of the most experimenting if see it from the perspective of the Symphonic Metal sub-genre.


I'll let you know what I think to Aesma Daeva's second album when I eventually get around to listening to it, hopefully before the end of 2022 AD. Wink
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I'll let you know what I think to Aesma Daeva's second album when I eventually get around to listening to it, hopefully before the end of 2022 AD. Wink

That'll be interesting to hear. I'd say that The Eros of Frigid Beauty is a kind of Metal version of Gentle Giant. Big smile
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