Metal You'd Consider "Beautiful"

[DarkBliss]

Yeah, Beyond The Veil is great, and about the only gothic metal I like!

It's also probably the heaviest album I've heard in the genre. The songs Aphelion and Heretique rule.

 

[metalISmetal]

More or less any Devin Townsend Band album, all of them have some beautiful tunes on them and id still consider them metal albums.

 

[Xorv]

Shape of Despair - Angel of Distress
Rain Fell Within - Refuge

by the way, rain fell within > Leaves eyes

 

[Ekinflog]

Newer October Falls.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

It's also probably the heaviest album I've heard in the genre. The songs Aphelion and Heretique rule.

YES, Aphelion slays.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Blind Guardian have wrote some powerful stuff imo.

 

[Tatu]

Wintersun - Death and the Healing

 

[TartanLlama]

Symphony X- Candlelight Fantasia

+1

Also most of Critical Mass by Threshold, 2 = 1 by Andromeda.
Not quite beautiful as in the context of the thread, but Shuffled (The end section of Cloud Constructor by Spiral Architect) is one of the most perfect pieces of music ever to grace my ears, and if that's not beautiful then tell me something that is.

 

[Dem0n0id]

Virgin Black

Hell ya!
Have you checked out their latest release yet?
Quite a bit different Mezzo Forte...and certainly, their heaviest. Still doesn't top Mezzo Forte for me, but definitely a fine conclusion. I actually welcome the heavier, crushing sound. Don't want the same thing again.

 

[Einherjar86]

I only own Sombre Romantic and Elegant... and Dying. I really want to buy the Requiem Trilogy, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Believe me, everyone keeps telling me how awesome it is. I'll be ordering it online soon.

 

[Slayed Necros]

No dreams Breed in Breathless Sleep - Dissection

Metal?

 

[Nightmare_Heaven]

The Angelic Process. Not Strictly "methul" but there's distorted guitars, so good enough.

 

[Winter.]

Also, "Love You To Death" by Type O.

That song never gets boring for me.

Delain - Lucidity is a beautiful album imo.

 

[Dark seeker]

dragonforce-dawn over a new world

 

[nissan]

Obtained Enslavement - Witchcraft

good rec.

 

[Caecius]

Sabbat - Advent of Insanity

 

[Nightmare_Heaven]

diSEMBOWELMENT

 

[S<issors]

dragonforce-dawn over a new world

they have two songs. I believe that is "ballad-y song?" Sometimes they call it "starfire" or some other thing, so I get confused.

 

[arg]

no, this is dragonforce's best ballad


virgin black was mentioned and yeah they're great


memories

 

[waif]

Agalloch are definitely beautiful.
Also, someone mentioned Steel Prophet, I'd say that's a good call.

Not Strictly "methul"

But then, what is?

dragonforce-dawn over a new world

they have two songs. I believe that is "ballad-y song?" Sometimes they call it "starfire" or some other thing, so I get confused.

They have 3 ballads. Actually, their 3 most distinct songs. Cheesy fare. W/e.