symphonic metal
symphonic metal is a genre. symphonic metal grew out of melodic doom metal, Darkwave, Power metal, Opera and Puccini-esque Opera. Its influence carried into folk metal, gothic metal, Power metal, Progressive Metal and Death metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 15 connections around symphonic metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where symphonic metal came from and where it led.
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symphonic metal connections
symphonic metal grew out of melodic doom metal, Darkwave, Power metal and Opera, went on to shape folk metal, gothic metal, Power metal and Progressive Metal. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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