Top Symphonic Metal albums
Stones Grow Her NameSonata Arctica2012
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal, Bluegrass
Pandora's Pinata
ImaginaerumNightwish second album with singer Anette Olson, called Imaginaerum, offers an extremely various material that easily displays influences of a great many trends
2011
Symphonic Metal, Orchestral
A Dramatic Turn Of EventsWith a new drummer and adjusted sound, the progressive metal stalwarts Dream Theater present a very exciting work called A Dramatic Turn of Events
2011
Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Metal
Carolus Rex
Requiem For The IndifferentEpica2012
Gothic Metal, Gothic Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal
Worlds CollideApocalyptica2007
Alternative Metal, Chamber, Classical Crossover, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal
The Unforgiving
7th Symphony
The Heart of Everything
The Lost Christmas Eve
S&M
Christmas Eve and Other StoriesTrans-Siberian Orchestra1996
Rock Opera, Symphonic Metal, Symphonic Rock
The Silent Force
Unbreakable
Show Me How To Live
NostradamusThe 16th album of a legendary heavy metal act Judas Priest is a pretty uncharacteristic record for this band. For the most part Nostradamus consists of slow and extremely epic songs, which actually sound more like good background music
2008
Heavy Metal, Symphonic Metal
Leverage
End of an Era
Mother Earth
Amplified: A Decade of Reinventing the CelloApocalyptica2006
Alternative Metal, Chamber, Modern Classical, Symphonic Metal, Symphonic Rock
Visions
Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish
Once
Bestwishes
Paradise Lost
Apocalyptica
Black Symphony
7 Sinners
My Winter Storm
Iconoclast
What Lies Beneath
Century Child
The Enigma of Life
In Somniphobia
Storytime
The Serpent's Curse
Design Your Universe
Gods of WarA new album from an extra steadfast heavy metal band Manowar Gods Of War became the first one from the series of conceptual albums dedicated to the legends of pagan gods. Just like before the musicians stayed devoted to their famous musical tradition
2007
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Symphonic Metal
The Divine Conspiracy40