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.

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[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

My darling blood-spattered cherub, I am so out of the loop with music that it's kind of tragic. I don't listen to the radio, and barely listen to Pandora; in fact, I only use Pandora when I want to learn more about a band.

So really, the only way I learn about new (to me) bands is when one of my friends starts waving their hands at me and demanding I listen to something.

[maschalismos.livejournal.com]

[snorts at the cherub remark]

Duly noted and filed away for future reference in regards to music.

[javagoth.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way - which is why I'm in your LJ - reading UR posts right at the moment. :)