Symphonic Metal是近年来声势快速高涨的分支乐派,此新兴乐派又是以意大利乐团为首,Symphonic指的是交响式的编曲,通常是运用大量keyboard合成器的弦乐效果来营造出交响乐式的盛大华丽气氛,当然也有乐团会采用真实的弦乐器。金属乐与交响乐的结合,在欧洲古典音乐发展的历史背景下,自是一种自然的趋势。
老外给交响金属下了这样一个定义:交响金属包括含有交响元素的金属音乐;这种元素听起来接近古典交响音乐。交响金属是金属音乐中的一种流派,同时也可以融合在金属音乐的各个流派之中,比如交响黑金属,就交响力量金属等。
这个定义有一定的意义,但是也很模糊。比如“听起来像交响音乐”,这就因人而异了,因为每个人对事物都有自己的区分方法。我想,如果让一个交响音乐爱好者来听现在的交响金属,那么“交响”这两个字恐怕对大多数“交响金属”是多余的。反过来说,如果让一个非音乐爱好者去听一支善于应用键盘的乐队,那么很有可能这支乐队的作品就会被认为是“交响金属”。
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are borrowed from other music genres (i.e classical music, progressive rock) but usually with more keyboards or acoustic guitars and typically an operatic female lead vocalist.
When referring to bands from other genres, it refers to bands who use minor classical and operatic themes in their music similar to what one finds in the symphonic metal genre, to show they are more "symphonic" than other bands within their genre. Although many symphonic metal bands base their style solidly on classical music, few follow a theatrical, more epic approach to this genre by including or basing their style in Film Music or movie soundtracks. A popular example of this type of approach would be the works of the successful Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.
# | 歌曲 | 艺人 | 时长 |
---|---|---|---|
01 | She is My Sin | Nightwish | 04:45 |
02 | Forever | Stratovarius | 03:06 |
03 | I Want My Tears Back | Nightwish | 05:07 |
04 | Memories (single version) | Within Temptation | 03:30 |
05 | Sleeping Sun | Nightwish | 04:24 |