Sorry to kife my thread title from Monty Python, but I wanted to talk about some other metal styles besides prog/technical. Anyhoo, has anyone heard Evereve or Novembre? I'm not sure how to classify them exactly; I've heard them called goth, atmospheric, etc, but they are both excellent. If you get a chance, check out Evereve - The Stormbirds (really one of the best metal releases ever, IMO, probably in my top 10, definitely top 20) and Novembre - Classica (also excellent, but not as good as Evereve). The vox might bug some of you, but considering that I usually hate non-clean vox, and I really love these CDs, they should be tolerable to most. Both bands use a combination of clean vox and growl/scream vox. The music is very emotional and layered, somewhat dark, and excellent in all respects.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.