You might like Igorrr. His style is a bit more metal than EDM. He combines classical and baroque styles with heavy modern electronic sounds, which you may like.
In this scenario, you probably wouldn't want the idiot to be the last to leave the old project. Leave the bore for last, to wrap it up. Also, introducing the bore last to the new project allows the whole team to learn from the idiot's mistakes, for which the asshole is well aware of by that time.
Cool, yeah it's hard to find actual symphony-heavy metal, proving your original point. You sound pickier than me when it comes to the vocals. I'm giving Blind Guardian a listen, really liking it so far too. Thanks for the recommendation!
Another I think you might like is Native Construct. They only ever released one album, with an instrumental version of it. They incorporate different instruments like saxophone that made it interesting. Native Construct - Quiet World (Instrumental) (Full Album)
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody alone has more than 12 songs. Expand your horizons my dude!
Edit: Check out Xanthochroid if Symphonic Black Metal is more your thing. Wilderun is Progressive with Symphonic elements and fantastic. And if you like Luca, also check out his other bands Luca Turilli, and Rhapsody of Fire.
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