List of symphonic metal bands

Here is a list of symphonic metal bands and it's subgenres: symphonic black metal, symphonic power metal, symphonic death metal, and other symphonic metal variations.

Symphonic metal bands

Aesma Daeva After Forever Angtoria Anorexia Nervosa Apocalyptica Atargatis Atra Tempestas Autumn Avantasia Bal-Sagoth Battlelore Beto Vázquez Infinity Blind Guardian Bride Adorned

ChthoniC Dark Moor Delain Dimmu Borgir Dol Ammad Dreams of Sanity Edenbridge Epica Estatic Fear Eternal Tears of Sorrow Fairyland Forgotten Tales Galvorn

The Gathering Haggard Hollenthon HolyHell Kamelot Kerion Krypteria Lacrimosa Leaves' Eyes Luca Turilli Luca Turilli's Dreamquest Lunatica Master's Hammer

Mechanical Poet Midnattsol Morgul Necromantia Nightwish Offertorium Obtained Enslavement Opera IX Rain Fell Within Saviour Machine Season's End Sentenced Skyfire

Sonata Arctica Star One Stream of Passion Summoning Susperia Symphony X Tacere Theatres des Vampires Therion Thy Serpent Tiamat Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trail of Tears

Turisas Tvangeste Twilight Ophera Unexpect Versailles Vesania Vesperian Sorrow Virgin Black Voyager Project Wintersun Within Temptation Xandria Xystus

Symphonic black metal bands

Agathodaimon Anorexia Nervosa Arcturus (earlier works) Arthemesia Bal-Sagoth Carpathian Forest (newer works) Celtic Frost Covenant (later known as The Kovenant) Chthonic Cradle of Filth

Diabolical Masquerade Dimmu Borgir DragonLord Enslavement of Beauty Emperor (Early) Equilibrium Galvorn Graveworm Hecate Enthroned Hollenthon

Limbonic Art Lux Occulta Malice Mizer Master's Hammer Morgul Necromantia Nightfall (early works) Nokturnal Mortum Obtained Enslavement Opera IX Rotting Christ

Summoning Susperia Theatres des Vampires (early works) Thy Serpent Tiamat Trail of Tears Tvangeste Twilight Ophera Vesania Vesperian Sorrow Wintersun

Symphonic power metal bands

Aquaria Angra Avantasia Ayreon Beto Vázquez Infinity Blind Guardian (recent albums) Bride Adorned Catharsis Dark Moor Divinefire

Domain Dragonland Edenbridge Fairyland Forgotten Tales Freedom Call Galloglass Heavenly HolyHell Isengard

Kamelot Kerion Luca Turilli Lunatica Manowar (recent albums) Masterplan Nightwish Rhapsody of Fire Ride the Sky Seraphim

Sonata Arctica (earlier works) Stratovarius Symphony X (Later works) Timeless Miracle Thy Majestie Trans-Siberian Orchestra Versailles Virtuocity Visions of Atlantis Xystus

Symphonic death metal bands

• Amorphis
• Dark Lunacy
• Eternal Oath
• Eternal Tears of Sorrow
• Hollenthon
• Imperanon
• Kalmah
• Septic Flesh
• Skyfir
• Amberian Dawn

Bands playing other symphonic variations

These bands play symphonic versions of progressive, folk, avant-garde or thrash metal.

• Adagio
• Believer
• Borknagar
• Diablo Swing Orchestra
• Emperor (later works)
• Empyrium
• Hevein
• Lacrimosa
• Leave's Eyes
• Mirrorthrone
• Shadow Gallery
• Symphony X
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra
• Unexpect
• Xystus