Best Symphonic Black Metal Bands

61 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Drown in Sulphur 2014, Italy Deathcore	An Epilogue to the Arrogant (2015) [Single] Blackwind (2018) [Single] Dark Secrets of the Soul (2024)
52	Darkwoods My Betrothed 1994, Finland Black Metal	Angel of Carnage Unleashed (2021) Witch Hunts (1998) #6211 Dark Aureoles Gathering (1994) [Demo]
53	Underoath 1997, United States Metalcore, Post-Hardcore	Cries of the Past (2000) Define the Great Line (2006) Ø (Disambiguation) (2010)
54	Ancient Wisdom 1993, Sweden Atmospheric Black Metal	Cometh Doom, Cometh Death (2004) #4927 ...And the Physical Shape of Light Bled (2000) #5668 The Calling (1997)
55	Destinity France Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Resolve in Crimson (2012) Synthetic Existence (2005) The Inside (2008)
56	Ryu-5150 Japan Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal	Symphonic Touhou V (2011) Symphonic Touhou IV (2010) Symphonic Touhou VII (2013) #8993
57	Moonlight Sorcery 2018, Finland Melodic Black Metal	Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle (2023) #969 Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity (2022) [EP] #3388 Nightwind: The Conqueror from the Stars (2023) [EP]
58	The Kovenant 1999, Norway Industrial Metal, Cyber Metal	Animatronic (1999) #2893 S.E.T.I. (2003) #7840 In Times Before the Light (2002) #8913
59	Vesperian Sorrow 1997, United States Symphonic Black Metal	Psychotic Sculpture (2001) Regenesis Creation (2006) Beyond the Cursed Eclipse (1999)
60	Methad Korea Symphonic Black Metal	Methad / Skyggen (2014) [Split] Teaching of the Moon (2013) [EP] #8928 When the Moon Rise (2013) [Single]
61	Fanisk 2000, United States Black Metal	Noontide (2003) #6363 Die and Become (2002) #8282 Insularum (2013) #8953

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