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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[strawberry-goth.livejournal.com]

Within Temptation?! I love them. Ironically, I was listening to "Jillian" on the way home. But as mentioned above, definitely recommend their albums "The Silent Force" and "The Heart of Everything". Sharon den Adel's voice is pretty isn't it?

Some other bands: Epica, The Sins of Thy Beloved, Theatre of Tragedy, Nightwish (but nothing after "Once" it's not the same without Tarja).

Oooh, I should go through my collection of symphonic/gothic/doom metal and see if there's anything else that might interest you. ^_^