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currently listening to symphonc metal as being a heavy metal/classical listener in past. Liking within temptation, but nightwish sounds a lot better. Anything else there, the same genre. maybe heavier, neo classical?
try a band local to me called DIVIDED WE FALL their first album is real good
http://www.dividedwefall.co.uk/
Apocalyptica
Epica
I thought that was the brass section of the Halle orchestra.
Been off googling as I quite enjoy listing to some of the classicly trained metal acts. Prefer the S&M type approach of mixing the two styles to say having a band covering metal songs with classical instruments. Don't get me wrong, most of it is pleasant, but what I like is when boundaries are pushed and new pleasing noises are made 🙂