Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres. It is used to denote any metal band that...

Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. One of the earliest forerunners...

This is a list of symphonic metal bands, including bands that at some point in their career played symphonic metal. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M...

just like symphonic metal. Examples of symphonic black metal include Emperor and Dimmu Borgir. Viking metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music with origins...

This is a list of bands that perform symphonic black metal, a form of black metal music that incorporates symphonic and orchestral styles and instrumentation...

integrated elements of gothic metal into their well-known mix of symphonic metal and power metal. In the 2000s, gothic metal has moved towards the mainstream...

Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally...

Ad Infinitum (stylised as AD IИFINITUM) is a Swiss/German symphonic metal band. Originally a solo project of Swiss singer Melissa Bonny, it turned into...

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and PopMatters' Craig Hayes argues that metal "clearly empowers women". In the power metal and symphonic metal subgenres, there has been a sizable number...