Symphonic Metal
Symphonic metal - is the style of rock music, which is considered to be compounder of melody and lyrics of metal with orchestral performance. It is also often happens that the performers of this style are girls. Principles of symphonic metal sound were laid in gothic metal, power metal, and of course, classical music. First this style sounded in the works of Therion in 1996. Among the performers is to provide Nightwish, Within Temptation, Delain.