Metal with saxophone?

[TylerTheNuke]

So, I am a saxophone player, and I was wondering if there were any saxophones in heavy metal. I know john zorn sort of did it, but beyond that, I haven't heard any. And I don't care if there is a sax in the ballad, like with some dream theatre songs, I mean an actual sax playing heavy metal. So, anyone know of any?

 

[ohiogrinder]

Yakuza, Painkiller, Naked City

 

[Mort Divine]

Solefald - Dionysify This Night Of Spring

 

[Life Sucks]

Pan Thy Monium

death metal with horns

 

[Alongside Death]

Yeah Pan Thy Monium is good.

 

[thisisaformicatable]

Death SS - Black Mass

Also I want to say that Carpathian Forest used a sax at some point but I could be wrong.

 

[challenge_everything]

Solefald - Dionysify This Night Of Spring

Amazing song. The most gloriously decadent piece of music I've ever heard.

In fact I think sax is used quite often on that album In Harmonia Universali.

 

[The Ozzman]

I think Ephel Duath has saxophones in it.

Unexpect might as well.

 

[Dazed and Brutal]

Necromantia had a part with some type of horn insturment, I think it could be a sax.

 

[unknown]

Sculptured also uses horns (though I'm not sure about sax), as does Diablo Swing Orchestra

 

[TylerTheNuke]

Thanks a lot. All of this is somewhat helpful. Do you guys know of any more bands, or is this pretty much it?

 

[challenge_everything]

Yeah check out Ephel Duath's Painter's Palette.

Sculptured are really bad but the horns are quite prominent.

 

[DarkBliss]

Fleurety uses a saxophone on their Department of Apocalyptic Affairs album . Mega-weird album.

 

[Seditious]

Death SS - Black Mass

Also I want to say that Carpathian Forest used a sax at some point but I could be wrong.

fuck yea!!! \m/ on Cold Murderous Music. amazing song!!!!


Amorphis - Veil of Sin < the intro and about 3:50 minutes in has Sax

 

[Seditious]

Thanks a lot. All of this is somewhat helpful. Do you guys know of any more bands, or is this pretty much it?

you could always appeal to MetalArchives for a "Band Line-up" search feature, so you can search for bands with specific instruments...

 

[Death Aflame]

The closest thing I can think of is "In Nakedness" by Eucharist however I do believe it is a Clarinet and not a Sax. But the instruments are slightly similar aren't they?

 

[DarkBliss]

The closest thing I can think of is "In Nakedness" by Eucharist however I do believe it is a Clarinet and not a Sax. But the instruments are slightly similar aren't they?

yep, same family, at least.Both are single-reed woodwind instruments. Could be a flute too? I also always confuse the sound of these : horn, trombone,tuba and the like

 

[Death Aflame]

yep, same family, at least.Both are single-reed woodwind instruments. Could be a flute too? I also always confuse the sound of these : horn, trombone,tuba and the like

Yeah I confuse them as well. However I think the flute sounds pretty distinctive even to the untrained ear (like me). Just listen to its extreme overuse in Heol Telwen's An Deiz Ruz

 

[DarkBliss]

Yeah I confuse them as well. However I think the flute sounds pretty distinctive even to the untrained ear (like me). Just listen to its extreme overuse in Heol Telwen's An Deiz Ruz

I'm not familiar with the band or much folk metal, in general. I'll have to give them a shot

 

[Death Aflame]

I'm not familiar with the band or much folk metal, in general. I'll have to give them a shot

If you must just check out their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/heoltelwen

However the relentless noodling of the flute player is damned annoying. Nevertheless they are a good example of the flute's distinct sound.