Best Symphonic Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #42 Dark Passion Play (2007) #351 Once (2004) #369
2	Lacrimosa 1990, Switzerland Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	Elodia (1999) #28 Stille (1997) #60 Echos (2003) #407
3	Epica 2003, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	Design Your Universe (2009) #230 The Quantum Enigma (2014) #485 The Phantom Agony (2003) #913
4	Within Temptation 1996, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Alternative Rock	The Unforgiving (2011) #862 The Silent Force (2004) #1172 Mother Earth (2000) #1301
5	Therion 1988, Sweden Symphonic Metal, Death Metal	Vovin (1998) #129 Secret of the Runes (2001) #745 The Miskolc Experience (2009) [Live] #778
6	Haggard 1991, Germany Symphonic Metal	Awaking the Centuries (2000) #434 And Thou Shalt Trust... the Seer (1997) #822 Tales of Ithiria (2008) #1590
7	Serenity 2001, Austria Symphonic Metal, Progressive Power Metal	War of Ages (2013) #866 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #1778 Words Untold & Dreams Unlived (2007) #2713
8	Lunatica 1998, Switzerland Symphonic Metal	Fables & Dreams (2004) #1645 The Edge of Infinity (2006) #2606 New Shores (2009) #3151
9	Delain 2002, Netherlands Symphonic Metal	The Human Contradiction (2014) #1682 April Rain (2009) #2416 We Are the Others (2012) #2466
10	Sirenia 2001, Norway Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	An Elixir for Existence (2004) #3109 The Seventh Life Path (2015) Perils of the Deep Blue (2013)
11	Amberian Dawn 2006, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Innuendo (2015) Darkness of Eternity (2017) River of Tuoni (2008) #3620
12	Leaves' Eyes 2003, Germany Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal, Gothic Metal	Njord (2009) #1588 Meredead (2011) Vinland Saga (2005)
13	Lingua Mortis Orchestra 2012, Germany Symphonic Metal	LMO (2013) #645 Cleansed by Fire (2013) [Single]
14	Jupiter 2013, Japan Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Arcadia (2014) [Single] Classical Element (2013) #2878 The Spirit Within Me (2016) [Single]
15	Battlelore 1999, Finland Symphonic Metal	Third Age of the Sun (2005) Sword's Song (2003) Doombound (2011)
16	Lapis Fons Korea Symphonic Metal, Gothic Darkwave	The Last Cradle (2010) #1902 The Last Cradle ~Another Side~ (2010)
17	Bal-Sagoth 1989, United Kingdom Symphonic Metal, Epic Black Metal	Atlantis Ascendant (2001) The Chthonic Chronicles (2006) The Power Cosmic (1999)
18	Kamijo Japan Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Imperial Concerto (2015) [Single] Symphony of the Vampire (2014) [EP] Louis ~艶血のラヴィアンローズ~ (2013) [Single]
19	Damnation Angels 2006, United Kingdom Symphonic Metal	Bringer of Light (2012) #938 The Valiant Fire (2015) Shadow Symphony (2009) [EP]
20	Tarja 2004, Finland Symphonic Metal, Symphonic Rock	Henkäys Ikuisuudesta (2006) Colours in the Dark (2013) Left in the Dark (2014) [EP]
21	MinstreliX Japan Symphonic Metal	Memoirs (2007) Tales of Historia (2012) Chronostrings (2014)
22	Fabio Lione Italy Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Fabio Lione / Alessandro Conti (2018) #2445
23	Operadyse 2006, France Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Pandemonium (2013) #3712
24	The Howling Void 2007, United States Symphonic Metal, Funeral Doom Metal	The Triumph of Ruin (2016) The Darkness at the Edge of Dawn (2017) Megaliths of the Abyss (2009)

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