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1968:Treppel, Jeff (9 November 2012).
1559:. Other bands, such as the Dutch
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1680:, particularly on the single "
553:The Time Has Come, by Capricia
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4280:Suicide of Nicola Ann Raphael
4037:Le Phonographique (1979–2005)
1851:List of symphonic metal bands
1690:, in 2007. The Swedish group
1639:. Jansen would go on to form
1606:Within Temptation's brand of
659:Epica at Wacken Open Air 2018
371:List of symphonic metal bands
1935:"Opera Metal for the Masses"
1657:, over a lush foundation of
1583:. Their second full-length,
1318:Endless Forms Most Beautiful
828:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
4098:Convergence (goth festival)
3864:List of gothic rock artists
3607:Early Norwegian black metal
584:video game of the same name
210:the claims made and adding
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4285:Murder of Sophie Lancaster
1556:The Wonders Still Awaiting
1154:has similar components as
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4331:Norwegian styles of music
3910:Cassandra Peterson/Elvira
3824:Siouxsie and the Banshees
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1331:Nightfall in Middle-Earth
1002:Prague Symphony Orchestra
886:. NWOBHM band Golgotha's
756:and include the likes of
582:written to accompany the
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4113:List of gothic festivals
4103:Bats Day in the Fun Park
2859:(in German). Impericon.
2855:Marcel (13 March 2015).
1362:Legacy of the Dark Lands
1285:Turilli / Lione Rhapsody
1035:band, had released some
860:Electric Light Orchestra
754:operatic symphonic metal
425:Trans-Siberian Orchestra
30:Not to be confused with
3547:Bangladeshi heavy metal
3537:Australian thrash metal
2299:The Heart of Everything
2266:"AMG Within Temptation"
1795:Eternal Tears of Sorrow
1281:Luca Turilli's Rhapsody
1033:progressive death metal
638:styled after operas or
444:Musical characteristics
4088:Lumous Gothic Festival
3859:Fields of the Nephilim
3670:Heavy metal subculture
3582:Indigenous metal music
3557:Brazilian thrash metal
3542:Australian heavy metal
1955:symphonicmetal.mit.edu
1523:Symphonic gothic metal
1473:Symphonic gothic metal
1466:Symphonic gothic metal
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780:, Operatika, Dremora,
692:' operatic vocals and
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355:symphonic gothic metal
4336:Dutch styles of music
3622:Teutonic thrash metal
3552:Bay Area thrash metal
3532:Argentine heavy metal
3147:Blackened death metal
2674:. 27 September 2016.
2435:The Divine Conspiracy
2365:Sharpe-Young, Garry.
2193:Sharpe-Young, Garry.
2133:Ariatti, Alessandro.
2073:Ariatti, Alessandro.
1839:Betraying the Martyrs
1815:is a band that mixes
1808:Awaking the Centuries
1771:symphonic death metal
1711:Symphonic death metal
1704:Symphonic death metal
1664:The Divine Conspiracy
1659:symphonic power metal
1622:. Their debut album,
1350:Beyond the Red Mirror
1239:Symphonic power metal
1189:Symphonic power metal
1182:Symphonic power metal
1151:Symphonic black metal
1145:Symphonic black metal
1139:Symphonic black metal
1031:, which started as a
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837:Days of Future Passed
808:Origins and evolution
688:The contrast between
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352:symphonic death metal
348:Symphonic black metal
3834:The Sisters of Mercy
3562:Canadian heavy metal
3052:at Wikimedia Commons
2496:Rivadavia, Eduardo.
2396:Rivadavia, Eduardo.
2330:Rivadavia, Eduardo.
1505:Early to mid 1990s,
1337:A Night at the Opera
1221:Early to mid-1990s,
883:Into the Pandemonium
102:improve this article
4321:Fusion music genres
4195:Film and literature
4093:Whitby Goth Weekend
4078:M'era Luna Festival
4052:Death Guild (1993–)
4042:Batcave (1982–1985)
4025:Notable club nights
3617:Swedish death metal
3572:Florida death metal
3567:Chinese heavy metal
3527:African heavy metal
3325:Neue Deutsche Härte
2832:. 2 November 2016.
2761:. 5 February 2016.
2562:Fulton, Katherine.
2195:"Within Temptation"
2171:on 15 February 2012
1799:melodic death metal
1791:Fleshgod Apocalypse
1769:Bands described as
1731:melodic death metal
1356:The Forgotten Tales
1344:At the Edge of Time
1156:melodic black metal
961:Christofer Johnsson
826:in London with the
786:Visions of Atlantis
749:, may be employed.
4326:Heavy metal genres
4244:The Goodbye Family
4083:Drop Dead Festival
4073:Wave-Gotik-Treffen
4047:Slimelight (1987–)
4032:F Club (1977–1982)
3980:Wednesday Mourning
3592:Les Légions Noires
3320:Neoclassical metal
3130:National Socialist
2205:on 21 October 2012
1736:neoclassical metal
1535:Theatre of Tragedy
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3115:Beatdown hardcore
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3105:Alternative metal
3048:Media related to
3007:Heaney, Gregory.
2951:New Transcendence
2601:Dark Passion Play
2400:The Phantom Agony
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3965:Lisa Gerrard
3920:Dinah Cancer
3885:Peter Murphy
3880:Robert Smith
3829:Joy Division
3487:Shred guitar
3450:Cymbal choke
3412:Viking metal
3400:Thrash metal
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3390:Stoner metal
3380:Sludge metal
3345:Pirate metal
3330:Nintendocore
3288:Kawaii metal
3278:Groove metal
3263:Gothic metal
3236:Celtic metal
3199:Funeral doom
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4258:The Sandman
4181:Backcombing
4161:Rose Mortem
4151:Lip Service
4144:Health Goth
3996:Camden Town
3930:Lisa Hammer
3761:Gothic rock
3665:Headbanging
3612:Palm Desert
3502:Death growl
3482:Power chord
3477:Palm muting
3472:Guitar solo
3385:Speed metal
3365:Power metal
3340:Pagan metal
3313:Progressive
3293:Latin metal
3216:Drone metal
3167:Death metal
3125:Black metal
3120:Biker metal
3087:Heavy metal
2739:20 November
1829:Lorna Shore
1779:Septicflesh
1754:Netherlands
1726:death metal
1631:Mark Jansen
1531:death metal
1515:Netherlands
1255:heavy metal
1251:Art of Life
1243:power metal
1204:power metal
1125:Aesma Daeva
1081:death metal
929:, no other
864:death metal
814:Deep Purple
790:Aesma Daeva
739:Mark Jansen
694:Mark Jansen
509:heavy metal
505:death metal
501:black metal
497:power metal
437:film scores
421:Lorna Shore
397:opera metal
334:Netherlands
330:Scandinavia
307:power metal
292:Heavy metal
275:Opera metal
270:Other names
4310:Categories
4212:Tim Burton
4207:Literature
3960:Doc Hammer
3950:Carl McCoy
3895:Ian Curtis
3839:The Damned
3766:Gothabilly
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