Crimson Massacre
Short answer: there isn't much. The amount of metal musicians who are/were "into" classical music to a significant extent you can just about count on one hand. Mostly you have techniques from classical that made their way into metal through other things like prog rock, the rest is vaguely "symphonic" stuff that usually doesn't have any really *specific* classical influence to it. Occasionally you can actually find a band covering classical composers but I doubt you can find many (or any) where such a composer was a noticeable and major influence on an artists work.
The classical influence tends to be overstated by many (go to the ANUS forums for plenty of discussions on this topic), probably in an attempt to make metal seem more intellectually legitimate. I've always felt that metal isn't influenced by classical music so much as it aspires to be classical music.
If you're still looking for structural influence I'll throw Timeghoul, Christ Agony and Crimson Massacre out there.
The classical influence tends to be overstated by many (go to the ANUS forums for plenty of discussions on this topic), probably in an attempt to make metal seem more intellectually legitimate.
Short answer: there isn't much. The amount of metal musicians who are/were "into" classical music to a significant extent you can just about count on one hand.
I mention them as Unholyunion apes the string quartet form (four movements, recapitulation etc.). Generally early stuff is black metal, later stuff is more on the gothic/electronic side.Where to start with Christ Agony?
Jeff Hanneman
'Moonlight' is imo their best release. very recommendableWhere to start with Christ Agony?
I remember seeing an interview with Slayer from the Hell Awaits era where they were all acting like drunk jackasses (most likely were) and Dave is saying "oh yeah we're inspired by Bach" quite seriously and I'm like "PLEASE! You guys were not studying Bach fugues when you wrote Necrophiliac!"
Try "Metal Storm" which basically is a fugue for electric guitar.
its not even close to a fugue! the only "complex" thing going on is the part that is harmonized...
but hey i wasn't putting Slayer down... they're probably my fav band (own every album, seen them 4 times live)... i was just laughing at how they were trying to come off as uber sophisticated when in fact they are not