Symphonic metal, a sub-genre of metal music that incorporates symphonic or orchestral elements, has a big sound with a lot of moving parts and band members. However, one Sanford musician is making it ...

When Mark Jansen left the metal band After Forever in early 2002 and then formed the symphonic metal group Sahara Dust (which he then rechristened Epica), he initially asked then-girlfriend Simone ...

I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me confirms their crossover to the mainstream, even if they don’t understand it, as ...

Given that he’s put out three EPs since 2020 (Telemark, Pharos, and Fascination Street Sessions) it’d be unfair to think that Ihsahn’s solo career has lain dormant. That said, it’s been nearly six ...

Half rock opera, half Christmas concert, a mix of classical riffs, Christmas carols and original songs delivered by a three-guitar/violin band and 10 singers in a spectacular production with a moving ...

FARGO — In her 40-year career, violinist Rachel Barton Pine has played all kinds of music, from classical to folk, Celtic, rock, jazz and even heavy metal. Still, she’s always looking for something ...

HERE'S A RIDDLE: What's the hardest music for two classically trained harpists to play? Hint: It's not Bach, Debussy or Mozart. Answer: Metallica. (Get it? The hardest music to play?) That aside, ...

Anareta’s “Fear Not” is beautiful and full of terror. Intertwining chamber music and crushing doom metal, the New Orleans band’s debut album, out April 8 ...