LOL. The Tarja/Annette/Floor arguments can get ridiculous and out of hand.
I love Classic Rock but the Symphonic and other kinds of Metal coming out of Europe is a breath of fresh air. There is some serious talent there.
Amen to that last. There are *tons* of talented artists coming out of there these days and they’re all bypassing the dinosaur media conglomerates. I do tend to more of the EDM and now synthwave stuff, but metal is a common guest in my playlists. With Oingo Boingo in heavy rotation too, among other classic KROQ music. :D Basically everything but pop, country (ugh) and rap (quad ugh).