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	Black metal music
		Black metal generally consists of heavily distorted, extremely fast guitar playing, screamed vocals, and fast drumming.
		Black metal congealed in its current form through the influence of Norwegian bands such as Darkthrone, Burzum, Mayhem, Immortal and Emperor, who began with the earlier style and introduced elements from mainstream heavy metal, classical music and hardcore punk and popularized the style to a growing underground audience.
		Black metal enthusiasts also started to terrorize other notable "death metal" bands that were touring their country or in neighboring countries, on the basis of their lack of apparent "evilness".
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bl/Black_metal.html (929 words)

	Symphonic Black Metal Downloads - Download Symphonic Black Metal Music - Download Symphonic Black Metal MP3s
		The starting point for symphonic fl metal was the early-'90s sound of Norwegian fl metal, specifically the wing of bands that employed sorrowful, melodic keyboard lines as a counterpoint to their furious assaults.
		Black metal groups looking to push past the inherent limitations of the form began de-emphasizing the guitar and adding elements of progressive rock (primarily psychedelic space-rock bands like Pink Floyd) and goth metal, with its emphasis on chilling, eerie texture.
		The symphonic fl metal movement remains somewhat limited, partly because of its epic ambitions and partly because it isn't traditionally metallic, but its fascinating synthesis of influences made it an instantly identifiable alternative in underground metal at the turn of the millennium.
	www.mp3.com /symphonic-black-metal/genre/391/subgenre.html (3365 words)

	Senorbiskits' Metal Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		One of the standout grindcore/death metal bands of the end of 80's, Carcass gained notoriety for their liberal use of medical terms in their lyrics and song titles (in fact, it was reported by reliable sources that the band members were med students, which wasn't true).
		One of the more storied bands in metal, the band known simply as Death is recognized as one of the most influential bands in the field of death metal.
		The Canadian death metal scene has been thriving for a number of years, and Kataklysm is that scene's oldest and most recognizeable name, having formed in 1991 and releasing a slew of successful albums during the course of their career.
	student.santarosa.edu /~cneely/html/bands.html (1428 words)

	Reviews
		Their 2004 demo really caught me by surprise, as most fl metal bands hailing from the U.S. are dominantly pure, raw, apocalyptic blasphemy, or one of the hundreds of "kvlt" bands flooding the scene.
		While they certainly are not reinventing the wheel, Sothis do justice to the symphonic fl metal leaders they are so sorely emulating, and for rookies, their presentation is very professional.
		They use a more modern fl metal sound with the strong guitars, yet still retain a very dark emotional feel…which is enforced by the insane battery driving it on.
	www.sothis.us /Reviews_Demo04.html (4745 words)

	MetalBite - Heavy Metal Webzine - Tracks
		While Helveteshymner is a very solid fl metal album, it does not test any new waters nor does it try to do anything beyond what Darkthrone has been doing for the last couple decades.
		Rather then having a poor quality recording as one might expect from a traditional fl metal band, Helveteshymner is distinctively rough sounding, though clear enough for one to hear the guitars, drums and vocals very well.
		If you’re into more fl thrash style fl metal acts like Immortal, symphonic fl metal like Dimmu Borgir, or are just getting into fl metal, this album is not particularly inviting or easy to get into.
	www.metalbite.com /tracks.asp?album=3166 (299 words)

	Band Names Not Brand Names » REVIEW: Wallachia - From Behind the Light
		The focus of the music is symphonic fl metal with a good bit of folk influence and deep death growls.
		At the time of release, true symphonic fl metal was still a young genre and this is definitely a pioneer release of it with a lot of atmosphere and keyboard-driven interludes in the tracks.
		It’s not often that you’ll come across a fl metal band that is midtempo and isn’t intermixing doom into their music, and for this I respect Wallachia’s efforts in the then young genre.
	www.bnnbn.com /2006/05/21/review-wallachia-from-behind-the-light (1077 words)

	Sear Bliss - 'Forsaken Symphony' review @ into-obscurity.com[enter the underground]
		They create atmospheric, symphonic fl metal, but unlike most of the standout bands of this genre, they keep the music relatively primitive, and avoid the flamboyant use of keyboard enhancement.
		The selling point, in my opinion, for "Forsaken Symphony", is it's ability to teeter on the edge of both being a symphonic fl metal album or a primitive fl metal masterpiece.
		The ability of Sear Bliss to pull this off without overdoing either of the two styles, therefore becoming either boring and unbearable (in the case of primitive fl metal) or happy sounding (in the case of the symphonic fl metal) is commendable.
	www.into-obscurity.com /reviews/reviews.asp?reviewID=636 (233 words)

	::: Metal Vox - A Voz do Metal :::
		Symphonic Black/Death Metal has never been my favorite style, however, fortunately I still encounter with great bands in that genre.
		An example of that is the French band Destinity that in the beginning of their career played the pure Black Metal and now plays Symphonic Black/Death Metal.
		At the begining the band were in a melodic Black Metal way with some scandinavian touches and we evolued since all years to add some Death and Thrash Metal parts...
	www.metalvox.com.br /entrevistadestinity2.asp (1324 words)

	Nightfall - 100% Pure Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Their music is not your typical blasting fl metal save the vocals, which are pure fl screeching.
		Skyfire is a unique blend of symphonic, fl, folk, power and basically any other kind of metal you can think of.
		Rhapsody, Thyrfing, Children of Bodom, fl metal, folk, fairy metal I don’t know if the latter exists, but despite the obvious heaviness of it, the music is flowing and floating and fairies come to mind.
	www.nightfall.co.nz /reviews/base_review.php?bandID=106 (927 words)

	Metal Reviews - Metal Coven Webzine - Metal Reviews - Dragonlord - Black Wings Of Destiny
		For a while, I thought Dragonlord to be a one-off symphonic fl metal project for Eric Peterson to pass the time while Testament was on hiatus.
		While most symphonic fl metal groups have a hard time deciding whether or not to sacrifice thick sound for space symphonics, Dragonlord allows the music to strike with dense, audible layers.
		"Black Wings of Destiny" is a far superior release when compared to "Rapture." And when compared against the two giants of the symphonic fl genre, Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir, "Black Wings" easily eclipses both bands last three offerings.
	www.metalcoven.com /review_dragonlord_blackwings.html (635 words)

	Thyrane Reviews at Lunar Hypnosis
		Thyrane is one of those bands that have the advantage of being well known in the underground before they are signed to a label.
		Now the thing that I like about this band, Is that they use some symphonic elements on their music but they don't abuse it like some bands do.
		If I had known about this band back in the day I would have expected them to become one of the top acts in today's fl metal scene but unfortunately after releasing more albums they turned into something similar to the Kovenant, which is quite sad.
	cp05.ionhosting.com /~joelh/thyranereviews.htm (819 words)

	unexpecT - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		Mixing elements of fl, death, core, progressive and melodic metal ; classical, operatic, medieval, electro, ambient, psychotic, noise and circus music with an occasional jazzy touch.
		Their vocal performance range from an extreme to the other as they alternate between glorious choirs; inhuman screams of deep, high, mid-growl and delirious intensity; theatrical narrations; and clean/sober sections strewn with a female singer who's angelic voice could melt the will of the most vile corporate jerk.
		Symphonic metal with choirs and an incredible energy.
	music.download.com /unexpect/3600-8682-100116235.html (482 words)

	Doom-metal.com: Reviews - Celestial Crown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		All in all this is an album that might be liked by the fans of symphonic fl metal and music with a haunting, gothic horror atmosphere.
		Celestial Crown hail from Estonia and play a form of melodic doom metal that is well known from other bands that feature a combination of slow to mid-tempo metal and keyboards.
		But, with everything said and done, this is a promo, and the overall quality reflects that, as the release on the whole does not reach the level of most established bands in the same vein.
	www.doom-metal.com /reviews/celestialcrown.html (921 words)

	The World, The Flesh & The Devil, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		These days, a fl metal enthusiast who doesn't have any Scandinavian bands in his or her collection is sort of like a blues lover who doesn't listen to any artists from Chicago or a gangsta rap fan who ignores MCs from the West Coast.
		Clearly, these Americans favor the harsher and nastier side of fl metal; The World, the Flesh and the Devil is one album that will never be mistaken for symphonic fl metal, an ambitious style that combines fl metal elements with the melodic intricacy of power metal and even progressive rock in some cases.
		Some of the bands that are considered symphonic fl metal can honestly claim Pink Floyd and Yes as influences, but Kult Ov Azazel are the exact opposite -- their non-symphonic approach to fl metal thrives on merciless bombast and is unapologetically blistering.
	www.emusic.com /album/10893/10893135.html (446 words)

	Symphonic Black Metal - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		While it originated in the Norwegian fl metal scene, symphonic fl metal quickly spread across Europe after its introduction in the mid-'90s, expanding upon the dramatic, dark soundscapes of early '90s bands like Norway's Emperor and Britain's Cradle of Filth.
		This opened the door for more female-fronted bands, most notably the Italian gothic metal group Lacuna Coil and the Swedish thrash-influenced ensemble Arch Enemy.
		On the whole, symphonic fl metal embraces a greater emotional diversity and more elaborate song structures than the more homogenous fl metal scene that spawned it.
	music.download.com /2001-8682_32-0.html (206 words)

	Dimmu Borgir Reviews
		The atmosphere is incredible, rarely does a fl metal band get the type of dark, and ancient atmosphere that Dimmu have conjured up for this album.
		Although I would never consider them “true Norwegian fl metal” and sound nothing like original fl metal (just like Venom sounds nothing like Mayhem but they are still fl metal), they have taken a great spin on it.
		They may not be fl metal by some people’s definitions but they play damn good dark as hell music.
	www.angelfire.com /tx5/deathmetaltx/dimmuborgir.html (488 words)

	Symphonic black metal - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		El Symphonic Black Metal es un subgénero de Black Metal que incorpora teclados y elementos sinfónicos.
		A veces llamado melodic fl metal (aunque ciertos fans consideran a ambos estilos como dos separados y diferenciables), el symphonic fl metal es una evolución del más tradicional fl metal noruego de principios de los noventa al cual se añaden teclados sinfónicos.
		El papel del teclado en este estilo mayormente no es el que puede tener en el Power Metal por ejemplo (donde los solos de teclado son comunes), pero puede llevar líneas de "orquestaciones" como elemento atmosférico, generalmente con sonidos de coros etereos o violines.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Symphonic_black_metal (271 words)

	BNR Metal Pages -- Limbonic Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Limbonic Art was a fl metal duo consisting of Daemon and Morpheus, though early versions of the band featured four members in all.
		They played adventurous, symphonic fl metal, clearly rooted in the tradition of Emperor and the like, but with greater dynamics and range, featuring complex arrangements and clear classical music influences to create a rich, dynamic, yet still inherently fl metal style.
		During their six-year run between 1997 and 2002 they were prolific recording-wise, releasing five albums of relatively uniform style and quality, though not without progression and maturation on the later material.
	www.bnrmetal.com /groups/liar.htm (122 words)

	Metal Invader ( Forlorn - Hybernation ) Review.
		A bit boring and typical symphonic fl metal is performed by FORLORN.
		The influences from DIMMU BORGIR are more than evident and the band does not differentiates itself a bit from the rest of melodic fl metal bands, though the musicianship is not bad.
		Still the lack of individuality is striking and a bit disturbing in their case.
	www.metal-invader.com /db/reviews-277.html (91 words)

	Drogoth & Asperia Highwire Daze
		I also feel that there are actually 2 metal scenes here in LA. There are the people that only come out when the larger European acts come through, and then there are the people that support the local underground acts as well as the national acts.
		Emperor was one of the first fl metal bands that I got into, so they have been a huge influence on me personally, as well as the music of Sothis.
		Metal is alive and well in LA thanks to you, and for that I am eternally grateful.
	www.sothis.us /Int_Drog_Asp_01.html (3030 words)

	Metal Reviews - Metal Coven Webzine - Metal Reviews - Cynicon - Cybernetic
		Additionally, Cynicon are not afraid to pull back into an almost minimalist form of symphonic fl metal, often removing the guitars and keyboards entirely, leaving only bass and drum for vocalists Ellien and Cyon to sing or growl over.
		But in an age where many composition-oriented fl metal bands grow thick with layers and orchestration, it is quite intriguing to hear a band that isn't afraid to go the opposite route.
		On one side, "Cybernetic" is extreme metal in the vein of symphonic fl metal, nothing too extraordinary or different from all the other bands I have compared it to.
	www.metalcoven.com /review_cynicon_cybernetic.html (825 words)

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		The band credits their first album, Dark Medieval Times, with starting a fl metal sub-genre of dubbed "medieval metal." The album showed off the fascination Satyricon had with the Middle Ages, along with the raw fl metal with blastbeats produced by Frost mixed with acoustic guitar and flute.
		Considered a classic by fans of Black Metal, The Shadowthrone is also regarded by many as Satyricon's finest album.
		Skyfire is a band from Sweden that has mixed the respective styles of power metal, symphonic fl metal, Neo-classical metal, dark metal and progressive metal in their music.
	download-full-metal-albums.blogspot.com (2174 words)

	METAL REIGNS REVIEWS
		The Symphonic Black Metal of Twilight Opera borders the music of Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar, but with a different presentation.
		Seeing that Symphonic Black Metal is one of my favorite genere's of metal it tends to make me more critical then those genre's I am not a huge fan of.
		The stunning arrangements and song writing is a step beyond your average metal band and puts them in the upper echelon of metal bands.
	www.metalreigns.com /reviews/165.html (412 words)

	BNR Metal Pages -- Tyrant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This Tyrant is a Japanese fl metal band, who on their debut album (1997's Under A Dark Mystic Sky) nails the early Norwegian symphonic fl metal style (think early Dimmu Borgir as one reference point) to a T -- indeed, it's probably one of the most Norwegian-sounding albums from a band not from Norway.
		By the time of Legend, released five years later, the band had matured and developed a bit -- still very much rooted in symphonic fl metal, but with a less harsh style, with the more dominating keyboards giving the band a more melodic edge.
		Tyrant has yet to truly branch out and discover their own style, (perhaps their new Grimoires, released in 2005, will establish a unique identity), but for traditional symphonic fl metal, both Legend and Mystic Sky are accomplished and recommended listens.
	www.bnrmetal.com /groups/tyrj.htm (165 words)

	Tyrant Reviews at Lunar Hypnosis
		The band is playing metal in the basic symphonic fl metal style.
		If you enjoy keyboard drenched symphonic fl metal then this release is very, very much recommended.
		Little else can be said other than if you enjoy heavily symphonic fl metal in the vein of older Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, but also bands like Obsidian Gate, Sirius, and Kataxu, then I give Grimoires my utmost approval.
	cp05.ionhosting.com /~joelh/tyrantreviews.htm (819 words)

	The Rare Vinyl Network :: Death & Black Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		These was the middle Eighties, and the Black Metal music began to be one of the most followed in the heavy metal genre, thanks also to the big boom of death metal in that period.
		Often Black metal bands (especially the underground ones) have accompanied the passion for the Occult side with extreme right winged politics.
		In the Symphonic Black Metal, the most important bands still in activity are Cradle Of Filth and Dimmu Borgir (a little more 'commercially tasteful'), whose albums and concerts are real blockbusters worldwide.
	www.rarevinyl.net /death_blackmetal.htm (524 words)

	DigitalMetal.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Taiwan’s premier (only?) corpse paint clad, symphonic fl metal band return with album number four finally seeing a stateside release, and its what you’d expect; polished Cradle of Filth worship with hints of Asian ethnicity by way of the Er-Hu and the deep Taiwanese story of historical hero Monorudao.and the Seediq tribe.
		There’s no real surprises here as ChthoniC continue to be very adept purveyors of symphonic and melodic fl metal with a great production, impressive atmospheres and decent song writing.
		Still, for what it is, Seediq Bale is a solid symphonic fl metal album that does everything right with throaty screams, ample blasts, interludes, Sara Jezebel Diva-ish female vocals, epic synths all wrapped in a glossy presentation.
	www.digitalmetal.com /reviews.asp?cid=7898 (364 words)

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