Symphonic metal

Music genre that blends heavy metal with classical music Symphonic metalOther names Opera metal operatic metal Stylistic origins Heavy metal classical neoclassical metal power metal extreme metal gothic metal Cultural originsEarly 1990sFusion genres Symphonic black metal symphonic death metal symphonic gothic metal symphonic power metal Other topicsList of symphonic metal bands Symphonic metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that makes use of symphonic or orchestra elements. The style can feature different elements of orchestral or classical music, such as symphonic instruments, choirs and sometimes a full orchestra, keyboard orchestration emulating a full orchestra, or compositional influences from classical and orchestral music. The roots of symphonic metal date to the 1960s and '70s with early metal bands such as Deep Purple recording with a full orchestra and Black Sabbath using an orchestral string section. The genre saw more development in the 1980s and '90s as bands emphasized their symphonic side by adding more ambitious classical features, developing their neoclassical guitar playing in a baroque direction, adding large multi-voice choirs, and writing lengthy songs infl