Best Symphonic Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #41 Once (2004) #345 Dark Passion Play (2007) #354
2	Lacrimosa 1990, Switzerland Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	Elodia (1999) #29 Stille (1997) #60 Echos (2003) #415
3	Epica 2003, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	Design Your Universe (2009) #206 The Quantum Enigma (2014) #471 The Phantom Agony (2003) #936
4	Within Temptation 1996, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Alternative Rock	The Unforgiving (2011) #887 The Silent Force (2004) #1190 Mother Earth (2000) #1331
5	Therion 1988, Sweden Symphonic Metal, Death Metal	Vovin (1998) #138 Secret of the Runes (2001) #658 The Miskolc Experience (2009) [Live] #784
6	Haggard 1991, Germany Symphonic Metal	Awaking the Centuries (2000) #441 And Thou Shalt Trust... the Seer (1997) #842 Tales of Ithiria (2008) #1633
7	Edenbridge 1998, Austria Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Sunrise in Eden (2000) #2368 Solitaire (2010) #2384 MyEarthDream (2008) #2405
8	Serenity 2001, Austria Symphonic Metal, Progressive Power Metal	War of Ages (2013) #892 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #1820 Words Untold & Dreams Unlived (2007) #2776
9	Lunatica 1998, Switzerland Symphonic Metal	Fables & Dreams (2004) #1690 The Edge of Infinity (2006) #2674 New Shores (2009) #3231
10	Delain 2002, Netherlands Symphonic Metal	The Human Contradiction (2014) #1720 April Rain (2009) #2485 We Are the Others (2012) #2528
11	Sirenia 2001, Norway Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	An Elixir for Existence (2004) #3186 The Seventh Life Path (2015) Perils of the Deep Blue (2013)
12	Amberian Dawn 2006, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Innuendo (2015) Darkness of Eternity (2017) River of Tuoni (2008) #3715
13	Leaves' Eyes 2003, Germany Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal, Gothic Metal	Njord (2009) #1630 Meredead (2011) King of Kings (2015)
14	Lingua Mortis Orchestra 2012, Germany Symphonic Metal	LMO (2013) #655 Cleansed by Fire (2013) [Single]
15	Jupiter 2013, Japan Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Arcadia (2014) [Single] Classical Element (2013) #2957 The Spirit Within Me (2016) [Single]
16	Battlelore 1999, Finland Symphonic Metal	Third Age of the Sun (2005) Sword's Song (2003) Doombound (2011)
17	Lapis Fons Korea Symphonic Metal, Gothic Darkwave	The Last Cradle (2010) #1939 The Last Cradle ~Another Side~ (2010)
18	Bal-Sagoth 1989, United Kingdom Symphonic Metal, Epic Black Metal	Atlantis Ascendant (2001) The Chthonic Chronicles (2006) The Power Cosmic (1999)
19	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]
20	Damnation Angels 2006, United Kingdom Symphonic Metal	Bringer of Light (2012) #960 The Valiant Fire (2015) Shadow Symphony (2009) [EP]
21	Nemesea 2002, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Alternative Rock	Mana (2004) The Quiet Resistance (2011) #3655 Uprise (2016)
22	Tarja 2004, Finland Symphonic Metal, Symphonic Rock	Henkäys Ikuisuudesta (2006) Colours in the Dark (2013) Left in the Dark (2014) [EP]
23	MinstreliX Japan Symphonic Metal	Memoirs (2007) Tales of Historia (2012) Chronostrings (2014)
24	Brymir 2006, Finland Symphonic Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Breathe Fire to the Sun (2011) #2308 Wings of Fire (2019) Slayer of Gods (2016)
25	Fabio Lione Italy Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Fabio Lione / Alessandro Conti (2018) #2511
26	Operadyse 2006, France Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Pandemonium (2013) #3816
27	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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