Neo-classicism's turn.

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:39 pm

Ok, I've had new metal, I've had folk... now for some neo-classical stuff. I'm looking for stuff in the vein of Yngwie Malmsteen, At Vance and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. What can you guys with your extended knowledge recommend? (remember I get hardly any broadcasting here. No magazines, no tv channels, nothing)

Ness · **Posted:** Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:53 pm

Windham Hell - "South Facing Epitaph" Avant-garde neo-classical metal. Very dark stuff.

Stefan · **Posted:** Mon May 01, 2006 10:04 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Ok, I've had new metal, I've had folk... now for some neo-classical stuff. I'm looking for stuff in the vein of Yngwie Malmsteen, At Vance and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. What can you guys with your extended knowledge recommend? (remember I get hardly any broadcasting here. No magazines, no tv channels, nothing)

new classical would be Terry Riley, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messaien, Edgard Varese, Steve Reich, Karl-Heinz Stockausen, Philip Glass etc... not the bunch of suckers you quoted ! :evil:

noodles · **Posted:** Mon May 01, 2006 10:27 pm

Isildurs Bane are probably one of my favourite neoclassical bands, although they're a lot more proggy & atmosphere based than Yngwie or Trans Siberian..

unknownkadath666 · **Posted:** Tue May 23, 2006 9:27 pm

buy uriah heep's demons and wizards

not that its really modern liek the bands you mentioned, but i find it to be a nice proggy band with some keyboards that are reminicent of classical

Radagast · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 8:49 am

Stefan wrote:

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Ok, I've had new metal, I've had folk... now for some neo-classical stuff. I'm looking for stuff in the vein of Yngwie Malmsteen, At Vance and Trans-Siberian Orchestra. What can you guys with your extended knowledge recommend? (remember I get hardly any broadcasting here. No magazines, no tv channels, nothing)

new classical would be Terry Riley, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messaien, Edgard Varese, Steve Reich, Karl-Heinz Stockausen, Philip Glass etc... not the bunch of suckers you quoted ! :evil:

Thats probably why he said neo-classical then, yes?

rio · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 9:30 am

Yes, "new classical" and "neo classical" are very different things. Stockhausen and Messaien are the former, but definitely not the latter, if I remember the college module I did on 20th century music (that's a big "if", mind you...).

And "neo-classical metal" is a third different thing, which I know even less about.

Dago · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 1:02 pm

Necrophagist for neo-classical death metal. :wink:

Goat · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 2:59 pm

How about Winds? "The Imaginary Direction Of Time" is sweet.

noodles · **Posted:** Wed May 24, 2006 4:57 pm

Jason Becker is pretty cool as far as neoclassical guitar goes.

Or Arcturus if you want something really weird.

Open Mind · **Posted:** Sun May 28, 2006 12:21 pm

Virtuocity's Secret Visions is my favo(u)rite neo-classical metal album. I like especially it's oriental flavour.
http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=1180
Time Requiem's Inner Circle of Reality is also worth a try. It's more in the vein of prog-power metal, but the singer has balls.
http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=2068

Ness · **Posted:** Sun May 28, 2006 2:16 pm

Open Mind wrote:

Time Requiem's Inner Circle of Reality is also worth a try. It's more in the vein of prog-power metal, but the singer has balls.
http://www.metalreviews.com/reviews/detail.php3?id=2068

It's a shame he isn't in the band anymore. He's now in Firewind.

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