Symphonic metal
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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 makes use of symphonic or orchestral elements. The style features the heavy drums and guitars of metal with different elements of orchestral classical music, such as symphonic instruments, choirs and sometimes a full orchestra, or just keyboard orchestration.
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See also
- Avant-garde metal
- List of symphonic metal bands
- Melodic death metal
- Neoclassical metal
- Neoclassical dark wave
- Power metal
- Progressive metal
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