意大利古典叙事交响金属新霸主神奇玄疑的史诗穿梭在时空之门Rhapsody、Skylark 的最佳传人。意大利的叙事交响金属乐团一向擅于营造波澜浩瀚、气势壮烈的曲式Rhapsody、Skylark、Labyrinth、Thy Majestie、Vision Divine…..等乐团将此类型音乐发扬光大到极致，2002 年在文化苍萃古都–罗马诞生了一个承袭上述前辈乐风的团体，以更具戏剧化的故 事情节并添加科幻文学的色彩，曙光之中圣灵战士由天降临，以弦音敲响通往史前 纪元的时光之门。
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Chasing The Dragon – Epica 选自《The Divine Conspiracy》专辑
国家： 荷兰(netherlands) 风格： 荷兰交响金属 哥特金属 乐队创立时间： 2003-现在 2002年8月2日，Mark Jansen被迫离开成功的荷兰金属乐队After Forever，这给他们的乐迷极大的震惊，并引起了许多讨论和愤慨。但是Mark Jansen自己却想尽快再次投入到工作之中。两个星期之后，他终于找到了他自己的乐队Sahara Dust。 经过两次的人员重组后，乐队于2002年11月正式成立。首先加入新乐队的成员是：吉他手Ad Sluijter，Mark的朋友和Cassiopeia的前任吉他手，也曾经和Coen Janssen协助After Forever完成过两场演出，过去他也曾和After Forever有些关系的（在他们第一任键盘手离开之后他曾参加他们在Effenaar, Eindhoven的特约演出）。很快贝司手Yves Huts也加入他们了。 他们寻找好的女歌手（乐队音乐的重要部分）和鼓手花了很长时间，最后Sahara Dust雇佣了那时只有17岁的Simone Simons 和Jeroen Simons（别看他们是相同的姓，只不过凑巧而已，他们之间没什么亲戚关系）。Jeroen Simons也曾是Cassiopeia的成员。
Dying Inside – skylark 选自《Divine Gates Part 3-The last Gate》专辑
Italy’s Skylark was founded in 1994 by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Eddy Antonini, who dreamt of combining elements of all his favorite musical styles: classical, pop music, progressive rock, heavy metal, etc., into a single musical venture. Far-reaching as this goal may sound, it would quickly start taking shape when Antonini — along with vocalist Fabio Dozzo, guitarist Nico Tordini, bassist Roberto “Brodo” Potenti and drummer Federico Ria — recorded 1995’s The Horizon and the Storm. Part concept album, part rock opera, this record set the tone for Skylark’s ensuing works, which the band kept churning out fast and furious, to the tune of one release per year and including 1996’s Waiting for the Princess, 1997’s Dragon’s Secrets, 1998’s After the Storm and 1999’s Belzebù. Antonini somehow found time amidst all this activity to record a solo album (1998’s When Water Became Ice), and then topped himself by making Skylark’s next project a two-album affair, released as The Divine Gates — I: Gate of Hell (1999) and The Divine Gates — II: Gate of Heaven (2000). The Princess’ Day followed in 2001 and the lengthy world tour that followed saw the band touring lands as distant as Japan and Chile before taking time for a well-deserved break. Skylark only resurfaced in 2004 with the typically ambitious Wings album, which introduced new guitarist Fabrizio Romani, drummer Carlos and female vocalist Kiara.
Awaking The Centuries – Haggard 选自《Awaking The Gods – live in México》专辑
Haggard于1991年成立，是一支德国交响金属乐团。在浓厚的中古世纪气息覆盖下，集死亡金属元素、古典管弦乐成份和民族乐背景的Haggard，是一个拥有固定团员16人，常任团员接近20人的名副其实的“古典金属乐团”。在90年代中后期的金属圈，Haggard这个名字就是哥特、死亡金属和古典音乐融合的代名词。这不是许多乐团那样仅仅借用一下钢琴、键盘来渲染气氛，而是满荷“重装武器”的全力出击。创团初期Haggard只是支纯粹以Death Metal来表现的乐队，但在灵魂人物Asis Nasseri大胆构思下，陆续加入了小提琴、大提琴、钢琴与女高音等古典乐科班成员，再算上本身自有的鼓、贝斯、吉他和主唱位置，乐团总编制最多 高达近20人之多，至今仍未有任何其他乐团能够突破此纪录！ 音乐方面，金属与古典相互擦出的音乐火花让Haggard在1997年发表的首张专辑 And Thou Shalt Trust … The Seer 名符其实成为交响金属跨界的究极示范大碟；而后相继推出的 Awakening The Centuries 与 Eppur Si Muove 两张作品中，乐团更加钻研古典编曲铺陈上的优美与交响的磅礴，犹如一场场栩栩如生的电影画面呈现在眼前。来自于德国慕尼黑的Haggard的音乐内大量融合中世纪(Medieval)、民谣(Folk)、古典(Classical)、歌特(Gothic)、厄运(Doom)、死亡(Death)和鞭笞(Thrash)等多种元素形成的独特风格，顺利得到各个不同层级听众、乐评与媒体的大力赞扬，轰动了当时整个欧洲金属乐坛！
Neutral – Penumbra 选自《The Last Bewitchment》专辑
Penumbra (半阴影)组建于1996年实属偶然：1996年的一天，参加一场音乐会的Dorian（吉他手）遇上了 Jarlaath （主唱），之后他们彼此介绍一番，发现他们大体上都以哲学的观点独特地思考金属乐。他们意识到彼此对音乐的想法是如此地不谋而合。两人都持这种观点：周围太多的乐队听起来或多或少是一样的，但对他们来说，还是没充分运用古典音乐的影响。于是他们加上女高音和合成器，安排了一个试演。同时Jarlaath还演奏双簧管。这次试演狂暴得极好以至于没有丝毫的犹豫他们就决定离开乐队并组建Penumbra（此时他们叫Imperatoria）。
Sunrise in Eden – Edenbridge 选自《Sunrise In Eden》专辑
1998年，奥地利著名新古典主义吉他手Lanvall与女主唱Sabine Edelsbacher以及贝司手Kurt Bednarsky共同组建了乐队最初的雏形，直到鼓手Roland Navratil加入后，EDENBRIDGE(伊甸之桥）最终确立。1999年，乐队录制了他们的首张专辑《Sunrise in Eden》，在这其中，Lanvall更是将自己非凡的创作力与演奏天赋发挥得淋漓尽致；而女主唱Sabine宛如天籁的歌喉令音乐充满了梦幻般的意境，悠扬、缥缈，如诗如画。正是这张极具潜力的作品使乐队获得了Massacre Records唱片公司的一纸合约。2000年，乐队首张专辑的发行一鸣惊人：洋溢着温情的演唱，古典式华丽的吉他演奏，无不显示出典雅而充满浪漫主义色彩的音乐氛围，EDENBRIDGE的名声也因此不断的远播各地。飘逸、秀美的女声，激情四射的吉他速弹演奏，加之大气恢宏的音乐氛围，使EDENBRIDGE愈发在金属乐坛中建立起极高的声誉，并被无数乐迷们称之为与NIGHTWISH、WITHIN TEMPTATION、LACUNA COIL等乐团齐名的“世界十大女声金属乐团”之一。
Holy Knights – Lord of Nightmares 选自《Gate Through The Past》专辑
意大利古典叙事交响金属新霸主神奇玄疑的史诗穿梭在时空之门Rhapsody、Skylark 的最佳传人。意大利的叙事交响金属乐团一向擅于营造波澜浩瀚、气势壮烈的曲式Rhapsody、Skylark、Labyrinth、Thy Majestie、Vision Divine…..等乐团将此类型音乐发扬光大到极致，2002 年在文化苍萃古都–罗马诞生了一个承袭上述前辈乐风的团体，以更具戏剧化的故 事情节并添加科幻文学的色彩，曙光之中圣灵战士由天降临，以弦音敲响通往史前 纪元的时光之门。
Dark the Suns – When Love and Death Embrace 选自《The Dead End》专辑
来自芬兰赫尔辛基的歌特厄运金属乐团。
Formed in Valkeakoski, Finland, in 2005, goth metal band Dark the Suns were originally meant to be the one-man vehicle of vocalist and guitarist Mikko Ojala. Eventually, the group expanded, taking on Juha Kokkonen on keyboards, Inka Tuomaala on bass, and Eino Kauppila on drums. Before the others had joined the cast, however, Ojala did find the time to record a demo, The Sleeping Beauty, which was well received by the regional metal press. Ojala then moved the project — and himself — to Jyväskylä, which is when the other members joined. The band then entered the studio to record a follow-up demo in 2006. The resulting work (the demo version of In Darkness Comes Beauty — not to be confused with the “official” release listed below) was a success, attracting the attention of Firebox Records, which signed Dark the Suns to a deal. Their debut full-length, In Darkness Comes Beauty, was released in 2007.
Believe In Love – Skylark 选自《Divine Gates Part 3-The last Gate》专辑
Italy’s Skylark was founded in 1994 by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Eddy Antonini, who dreamt of combining elements of all his favorite musical styles: classical, pop music, progressive rock, heavy metal, etc., into a single musical venture. Far-reaching as this goal may sound, it would quickly start taking shape when Antonini — along with vocalist Fabio Dozzo, guitarist Nico Tordini, bassist Roberto “Brodo” Potenti and drummer Federico Ria — recorded 1995’s The Horizon and the Storm. Part concept album, part rock opera, this record set the tone for Skylark’s ensuing works, which the band kept churning out fast and furious, to the tune of one release per year and including 1996’s Waiting for the Princess, 1997’s Dragon’s Secrets, 1998’s After the Storm and 1999’s Belzebù. Antonini somehow found time amidst all this activity to record a solo album (1998’s When Water Became Ice), and then topped himself by making Skylark’s next project a two-album affair, released as The Divine Gates — I: Gate of Hell (1999) and The Divine Gates — II: Gate of Heaven (2000). The Princess’ Day followed in 2001 and the lengthy world tour that followed saw the band touring lands as distant as Japan and Chile before taking time for a well-deserved break. Skylark only resurfaced in 2004 with the typically ambitious Wings album, which introduced new guitarist Fabrizio Romani, drummer Carlos and female vocalist Kiara.
