I have recently discovered symphonic metal and I like what I hear.
“Within Temptation” is very good but, at the moment, I’m really into “Nightwish”. Floor Jansen can really sing.
I was just at a Within Temptation concert (March 15). Sharon den Adel has a fantastic set of pipes, but they were getting tired, as the band had been touring since November, and the show I went to was their 4th last of the tour, and 3rd in 5 days, plus travelling. They were still nearly perfect despite fatigue.
All 3 Nightwish singers were fantastic. Tarja and Anette left under odd circumstances, and Floor certainly was a great addition to the group. I still cannot speak for several seconds after Floor’s 2013 performance of Ghost Love Score at Wacken. She hits and holds a note that is unbelievable. That’s after singing from diaphragm, throat AND head in the same song!