SabreG t1_ixp16aa wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:10 AM

You are definitely looking at mid-to-late Romantic era orchestral composers. Mahler, Bruckner, Berlioz, Wagner, Bartok... even some of Grieg's works are pretty metal. Of you want to look a little later, Shostakovich might be a good candidate. An honorable mention goes to Tchaikovsky for being one of few composers to include a battery of cannon in his percussion section (the "1812"-overture).

bluerodeosexshow OP t1_ixp4cbg wrote on November 25, 2022 at 4:41 AM

Thanks for the response. I’m not looking for any particular era just classical that’s got that heavy sound.

KODO5555 t1_ixp6w25 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 5:08 AM

Listen to the second movement of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony it is literal head banging music.

Also the Dies Irae from Verdi’s Requiem.