Whilst I love the vocal range of King Diamond, I've never been able to quite get into him - mind you some of his songs are just cool.
5.37 I dig - It's amazing how classical string instruments can add an edge to Metal, just a pity the clip doesn't get so far as to the vocals.
3.23 is quite cool and like the above, the Violin just adds a new dimension to their sound, I like the mixed Guttural and Sung vocals too.
This one is quite awesome and I love the Turkish/Middle-Eastern vibe running through it - just a pity I've no idea what they're saying , vocals are really good too.
The first song is quite good really and whilst the Guttural vocals sort of throw you off initially, you get used to them pretty quickly which unfortunately is the opposite for the second song because... I don't know, I've just got this thing against gutteral vocals at the moment which is weird coz I've got no problem with Dimmu or Cradle but once they start leaning toward Cannibal Corpse too much it just turns me off - like Hardcore.
(Oh Hardcore, how I hate thee so )
Thanks for the pointers dude - you've always been good for pointing out a band or song, with broad sweeping tastes such as yours is it any wonder?
What you've pointed out is close to what I'm looking for but.. hmm...
Take Black Sabbath (The Song) for example: It's got that really haunting and foreboding atmosphere which is closer to what I'm looking for - would I be right in saying that it's more Doom Metal type sounds that I'm looking for?