# Battle of Symphonic Metal! Nightwish vs Epica!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-symphonic-metal-nightwish-vs-epica/831102>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-symphonic-metal-nightwish-vs-epica/831102 "2019-03-13T23:33:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doubticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@Doubticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doubticus)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-symphonic-metal-nightwish-vs-epica/831102/21 "2019-03-19T23:44:51Z")

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Saw Nightwish live last year, they were really good.

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**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-symphonic-metal-nightwish-vs-epica/831102/22 "2019-03-19T23:59:07Z")

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> [@simster](#):
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> When I hear/see NightWish - (for example - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEERFBI9eCg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEERFBI9eCg) ) I don’t hear/see ‘symphonic’ - I hear the same type of metal/rock as I hear/see with Evanescance.
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> I agree wholeheartedly that symphonic elements in rock/roll/metal can be fantastic - I just don’t see them ‘here’.

I admit to not knowing diddly about the genre, but I can hear the symphonic in the linked video. I also think Annie Lenox and Grace Slick would kick butt singing this type of music.

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**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-symphonic-metal-nightwish-vs-epica/831102/23 "2019-03-20T00:02:38Z")

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> [@P-man](#):
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> I admit to not knowing diddly about the genre, but I can hear the symphonic in the linked video. I also think Annie Lenox and Grace Slick would kick butt singing this type of music.

Or Ann Wilson of Heart.

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