I am just starting to get more into different genres of death metal. I dont listen to regular death metal, but I really love Septicflesh the Symphonic/Atmospheric Death Metal band. Anyone know any good bands out there that are similar to them?

Can you give me example what you mean whit SDM?

Septicflesh is not Symphonic Death Metal. Try Agony, Fleshgod Apocalypse.

Written by Guest on 19.08.2011 at 12:13

Septicflesh is not Symphonic Death Metal.

Except their last album which was more like extreme symphonic metal.... The rest, specially Communion sounded pretty SDM to me.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 19.08.2011 at 14:42

Written by Guest on 19.08.2011 at 12:13

Septicflesh is not Symphonic Death Metal.

Except their last album which was more like extreme symphonic metal.... The rest, specially Communion sounded pretty SDM to me.

I meant it like, they are not Symphonic Death anymore.

Communion = Symphonic Death Metal.
The Gerat Mass = Symphonic Death Metal.

Written by Guest on 19.08.2011 at 14:57

Communion = Symphonic Death Metal.
The Gerat Mass = Symphonic Death Metal.

You should have been more specific then and just say that their latest isn't SDM. By that way of thinking I could have said that Agalloch is not metal back then when The White EP was released or Morbid Angel not a death metal band but just industrial metal

Written by X-Ray Rod on 19.08.2011 at 15:04

You should have been more specific then and just say that their latest isn't SDM.

You are 100% right, but I bet you, he meant Symphonic Death Metal as in their The Gerat Mass. I'm just sayin.

Written by Guest on 19.08.2011 at 15:08

Written by X-Ray Rod on 19.08.2011 at 15:04

You should have been more specific then and just say that their latest isn't SDM.

You are 100% right, but I bet you, he meant Symphonic Death Metal as in their The Gerat Mass. I'm just sayin.

Well in that case he's obviously wrong

I should have been more specific. I meant something along the lines of The Great Mass or Communion

Lykathea Aflame is an atmospheric brutal death metal band from the Czech Republic. Spheres by Pestilence is a great technical death metal album which incorporates some symphonic elements too.

You might like The Monolith Deathcult, Hollenthon and Demonic Resurrection. The last one's stuff will probably be hard to find. You may also wish to look into Mithras... their output may be more accessible.

Scrambled defuncts's latest album (symphonic brutal tech death metal)

Maybe not 100% what you're looking for but Nocturnus - The Key could do the job.
Ok, it sounds very different then Septicflesh. You can expect this from a 1990 release, not?
It has a more technical approach and the vocals...no, it's not similar to SF after all. lol.

Written by Koen Smits on 20.08.2011 at 00:34

Maybe not 100% what you're looking for but Nocturnus - The Key could do the job.
Ok, it sounds very different then Septicflesh. You can expect this from a 1990 release, not?
It has a more technical approach and the vocals...no, it's not similar to SF after all. lol.

+1 for Nocturnus. It's atmospheric death metal.

In no way is Nocturnus Symphonic, but atmospheric it most certainly is.

Fleshgod Apocalypse, Septic Flesh are the best tow symphonic death metal bands

Despite it's not 100% SDM, my reference is Darkane.
Intro and choirs have many symphonic aspects, and I like that..

Is Ex Deo symphonic death metal? Something I've been wondering about for a while.

Written by poisoned1 on 19.08.2011 at 04:52

I am just starting to get more into different genres of death metal. I dont listen to regular death metal, but I really love Septicflesh the Symphonic/Atmospheric Death Metal band. Anyone know any good bands out there that are similar to them?

You listen to Septicflesh, what else you need?

Sympathy is what i consider SDM.I never check out Septicflesh and Agony though
may i have some bands similar to Dark Lunacy?

I 2nd The monolith deathcult. Triumvirate is one of my fav. death metal releases.
Look into the band Mayan. Mark Janson (Epicas gruitarist and growler) started it as a purely symphonic death metal outfit. Think more death, less simmone

Written by poisoned1 on 19.08.2011 at 04:52

I am just starting to get more into different genres of death metal. I dont listen to regular death metal, but I really love Septicflesh the Symphonic/Atmospheric Death Metal band. Anyone know any good bands out there that are similar to them?

Aside from the Mainstream genre simply entiteled: Symphonic Metal, Symphonic Metal hybrids are found scattered throughout the various genres and you happened to find one of them, SepticFlesh(Sympho Extreme/Death). Aside from Fleshgod Apocalypse (which arent incredibly similar to SF) there are frankly no other Symphonic Death Metal bands.

If you want more symphonic metal your gonna have to open your mind and delve into various other genres; folk, power, black etc. if your interested, heres some bands to get you started.

a few of some great Extreme Sympho bands
Carach Angren (Symphonic Melodic Black)
Cradle Of Filth (Symphonic Gothic Black sortof music... very unique sound)
Whispered (Symphonic Extreme Power) - Japanese twist, very cool.

...and some other Symphonic bands
[bandTurisas][/band] (Symphonic Folk)
Epica (Symphonic Metal)
Rhapsody Of Fire (Epic Symphonic Power)

if you want anymore suggestions I know many more Symphonic bands. SepticFlesh was one of the bands that got me looking into all these other Symphonic bands so maybe youll enjoi these bands too!