Music in latin?

[Harlock7876]

Helloween has a song sung in Latin. Can't remember it off the top of my head.

[requiett]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned E.S. Posthumus.

[Diclonius16]

I know the two best latin songs that could ever be used.
the first is my favorite called "lilium" by Kumiko Noma
The next is the rock and roll version of One Winged Angel
I don't know who does it though.

[CelticWhisper]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned E.S. Posthumus.

Quoted for muggerfuggin' truth. Granted, it's not technically Latin, but it sounds indistinguishable to the untrained ear (99% of listeners, yours truly included). "One Winged Angel" can eat its one-winged heart out.

Also, there was an adventure/horror game released back in 1995 for the PC. Goes by the name of "Phantasmagoria." It had what was then, and what I still consider to be now, the greatest use of Latin-language choirs ever to grace videogames in the history of ever. IF you can get your hands on a copy of the game and manage to extract the audio (probably easier nowadays due to ripping tools coming a long way since 1995), it will be well worth your time. Oh, the song you're looking for is called "Consumite Furore," Latin for "Expend Your Rage." Man, I miss the old Sierra of the 90s.

If you're looking for stuff that sounds similar, try the symphonic-metal band Therion. Some of their stuff is in English or (I think) German, but they make extremely heavy use of choral groups and the vast majority of their songs sound somewhat akin to E.S. Posthumus on crack with backing guitars. A few good examples are "The Invincible," "Deggial," and "Via Nocturna" (Deggial), "Ginnungagap," "Niflheim," and "Summernight City" (Secret of the Runes), "Rise of Sodom and Gomorrah," "Morning Star," and "Black Diamonds" (Vovin), and "Typhon," "Quetzalcoatl," and "Abraxas" (Lemuria).

Therion was the band that pretty much blazed the trail that Nightwish, Epica, and others are following. They have some of the most amazing symphonic metal you'll ever hear, especially if you're a fan of tracks like "Ghost Love Score," "Consign to Oblivion," "The Phantom Agony," and "Cry for the Moon."

[Purple Harlequin]

Anyone know some bands that do music in latin? I *think* nightwish does...

I think you're getting them mixed up with Evanescence.

[Black Stormraven]

I think Enigma has done stuff in Latin (like Gregorian chants), and some Irish bands may do it as well. I know Celtic Woman did at least once when they sang "Ave Maria".

And someone mentioned E Nomine. Good pick!

[Dark Confusion]

Anyone know some bands that do music in latin? I *think* nightwish does...

I think you're getting them mixed up with Evanescence.

Are you sure? It's only like in two songs there's latin in (Whisper and Lacrymosa). And Lacrymosa is even just using the Mozart song Lacrimosa (awesome song!). And Whisper has very minimal usage of latin, repeating the same two phrases repeatedly, I believe.