Music recommendations? (Asking about a specific band.)

[cupcake_goth]

Look, everyone knows I have a tragic weakness for bombast. This is not a secret. Give me power chords and overwrought lyrics with gothy clichés^* and I will be gleeful.

With that disclaimer out of the way: One of the munchkins over on the Emilie Autumn forum asked me if I had ever heard the song "Jillian" by Within Temptation. Er, no? I said, but checked it out on iTunes. I liked it enough to investigate more by the band. Do any of you listen to them? Or have suggestions for bands like them?




^*Bands I would list in the "Bombast!" category include the Sisters Of Mercy, Queensryche (especially the Rage For Order album), HIM (yes, I own a lot of music by them, and grin whenever I listen to any of it), and Autumn Tears. My Chemical Romance would almost be placed in the "Bombast!" category (especially The Black Parade), but are a little too ... punk-influenced to be strictly Bombast kids.

Comments

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

Blutengel could not love the dramatic and bombastic more:

[marc17.livejournal.com]

Ha, Chris Pohl. Have to love that guy. I remember at Treffen I was getting breakfast at the Renaissance where they also put all the bands. I had a hangover and was getting orange juice while listening to him and the guy from Faith and Disease (IIRC) have a serious discussion on "What is Goth." (Yes, pretty sure goth was capitalized and it was a period not a question mark at the end.)

[pope-guilty.livejournal.com]

Any time I hear "What is x", I go to a very specific place. (http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/07/12/)