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Many black metal fans claim that symphonic black metal has nothing to due with "true" black metal due to the influences from gothic metal and melodic black metal, which arent present in true black metal.

Vs. Melodic Black Metal

Often times, there is confusion between symphonic black metal and melodic black metal, as both are black metal subgenres, both have slower tempos, and both have a more defined song structure. That sometimes leads symphonic black metal bands to be erroneously classified as melodic black metal, and vice-versa. Even worse, many bands cross over into the other genre. But symphonic black metal makes extensive usage of instruments found in symphonies, while melodic black metal sometimes focuses more on guitar melodies and solos.However many bands combine traits from both genres. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Vs. Gothic Metal

There is also confusion between symphonic black metal and gothic metal. Traits such as female vocals and "clean" guitar riffs are used in both. The difference is that while symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal, gothic metal isn't. Also the guitar work on gothic metal is less distorted than in symphonic black metal. Apart from this, the symphonic elements synthesized in gothic metal are more influenced by classical music (so they express a stronger feeling of art and beauty), while in symphonic black metal, they are usually used to provide the music with a darker and more haunting background.

Bands

Bands of this subgenre include:

• 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 (debated)
• Darzamat
• Diabolical Masquerade
• Dimmu Borgir
• DragonLord
• Drastique
• Emarebil Nocturna
• Emperor
• Equilibrium
• Galvorn
• Graveworm
• Hecate Enthroned
• Hollenthon
• In Vain
• Limbonic Art
• Lux Occulta
• Mirrorthrone
• Morgul
• Necromantia
• Nightfall
• Nokturnal Mortum
• Nordwind
• Obsidian Gate
• Opera IX (early albums)
• Parnassus (band)
• Rotting Christ
• Sathern
• Sinful (band)
• Theatres des Vampires
• Thy Serpent
• Trail of Tears
• Tvangeste
• Twilight Ophera
• Profanum (band)
• Vesania

Agathodaimon Agathodaimon is dark metal band from Germany. ... For the medical condition, see Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa is a French symphonic black metal band from Limoges, France. ... Arcturus was an avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1987 under the name Mortem. ... Arthemesia is a Finnish Symphonic Black Metal band formed in 1994. ... me and helen 4 ever This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Carpathian Forest is a Norwegian black metal band formed by Nattefrost and Nordavind in 1990. ... Celtic Frost is an extreme metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash, black, doom and death metal genres. ... The Kovenant is a Norwegian band which has evolved from symphonic black metal to industrial metal on more recent albums. ... Chthonic (閃靈樂團; sometimes typeset ChthoniC) is a Taiwanese melodic black metal band that incorporates influences from traditional Taiwanese music including instruments such as the erhu (which they call hena). ... Cradle of Filth is a heavy metal band formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. ... Diabolical Masquerade is a Swedish one-man project. ... Dimmu Borgir (pronounced Dim-moo-bore-gear ) is a symphonic black metal band from Norway. ... Dragonlord logo Dragonlord, sometimes written as DragonLord, is a North American black metal band. ... Emperor is a seminal and infamous Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991. ... Equilibrium is a band from Germany. ... Galvorn is a Symphonic Black Metal band from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Hecate Enthroned are a symphonic black metal band from the North of England. ... Hollenthons Domus Mundi Hollenthon is an Austrian symphonic black/death metal band formed in 1994 by Martin Schirenc of death metal band Pungent Stench. ... Limbonic Art is a black metal band from Sandefjord, Norway. ... Lux Occulta is a Polish black metal band founded in 1994. ... Mirrorthrone is a one-man Avant-garde metal band formed by Vladimir Cochet in 2000. ... It has been suggested that BitKinex WebDAV Client be merged into this article or section. ... Necromantia is a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989. ... Nightfall is a melodic death metal band from Greece, formed by vocalist/bassist Efthimis Karadimas in 1991. ... Nokturnal Mortum is a NS folk black metal band from Ukraine, and is one of the major black metal bands from eastern Europe, along with Graveland. ... Opera IX was born in 1988 by the perverse mind of Ossian. ... Rotting Christ is an Athens, Greece-based black metal band formed in 1987. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Thy Serpent in 2000 Thy Serpent is a black metal band from Espoo, Finland. ... Trail of Tears was a Norwegian gothic metal band originally formed in 1994 under the name of Natt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Twilight Ophera are a melodic black metal band from Finland. ... Vesania is a Polish black/death metal band. ...

References

• Melodic Black Metal
• Symphonic metal#Symphonic Black Metal