Heavy Metal and Classical: Do They Work Together?

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We talk about Heavy Metal, and how it works with Classical, focusing on Metallica, their Black Album, their S&M album with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Michael Kamen, and then Connor Gallagher, Shostakovich, and even Stravinsky and his Rite of Spring.

[InsidetheScore]

For the Kiss Thumbnail - I was drawing a completely blank, so I asked the public for Thumbnail ideas on my YouTube Community Page - this seemed like the funniest and most eye-drawing idea at the time. However I'm not very pleased with it. If any of you can think of a better idea for an eye-catching thumbnail with Classical/Metal crossover, then let me know! I love making videos, but sometimes really struggle with thumbnails, and thumbnail design.

Thanks

[marcellomadrazo]

I can't believe you talked about metal in this video and had kiss in the thumbnail

[LilHaseProductions]

>Heavy Metal and Classical: Do They Work Together?


*progressive rock* : Am I a joke to you?

[pogeman]

Whenever I hear the 4th movement of the Shostakovitch String Quartet, I always hear the Mii Channel theme.

[TheStarfreak]

Orchestral Metal is an entire genre, of course the two go well together. Hope For The Dying, Ne Obliviscaris and Epica come to mind immediately.

[casualcadaver]

Brah this dude gonna flip out when he discovers Malmsteen and Neo-Classical metal lol.

[MalabarTheGreat]

Disclaimer to metal elitists:
KISS was considered heavy metal, in the 70s (so was Led Zeppelin -- matter of fact the person who coined the term heavy metal was referring to Led Zep, but I digress). Later on as the genre evolved, they would be re-classified as hard rock...

[Palmieres]

My mom: huge Beethoven fan
Daughter: heavy metal fan
Yes, it runs in the family.

[themahtricks]

I mean symphonic metal has been a subgenre for ages. My favourite one actually....

[NahtramMetal]

Can they work together? Short answer: yes! long angswer: bloody hell, of course! :)


You might also want to check out Symphony X. Michael Romeo adopted lots of parts from classical pieces into the music.

[Gusmed]

I would recommend the “Angels Cry” album by the Brazilian band Angra. The singer at the time was an actual maestro and wanted to fuse metal and classical, and I believe this album is a great example.

[TruckDrivinGamer]

A video entitled Heavy Metal that has KISS in the thumbnail.... That's gonna trigger a lot of people! That's some serious clickbait right there! LOL

[kevinqwen]

Classical Music is Metal before Electricity

[CookBoss]

"Can Classical Work with Metal?"

Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish: Yes.

[YOSUP]

Been saying this myself for years, but it was hard to explain why... until now.
For these reasons, Symphonic Metal (e.g. Epica or Nightwish) is currently my favorite subgenre: it just works.

[md_vandenberg]

I've never heard of Shostakovich or his music but as soon as you played a clip of the original work, I immediately said, "that sounds like panic." Then you mentioned Shostakovich lived under the terror of Soviet rule; it all makes sense now.

[vivusbrydyr]

there are genres of music that specifically mix orchestra with heavy riffs, or create operatic sounds, not to mention that metal had roots in calssical music from the start, so of course they mix very well

[TheDragonBloom]

Metal and classical both let the melody mature throughout the song and this is why metal will live forever! ❤

[RayfieldA]

Myself, not being a fan of either Metal or Classical, I need to thank you for introducing me to the S&M concert!! It's Amazing!! I can't even believe that was done 20 years ago!!

[Grubnar]

Inside the Score: Heavy Metal and Classical: Do They Work Together?

Me: Why yes they do, has this man never heard of ...

Inside the Score: **Holds up S&M**

Me: Aha! I see you are a man of culture as well.

You can watch the whole concert here on YouTube. If you like it, please support the artists and buy their album.