Symphonic Metal Day

Many styles and genres of modern music are a combination of jazz, rock, hip-hop, country, blues, folk and other styles One of them, symphonic metal, appeared in the late 1990s thanks to the Swedish group Therion The compositions of her album Theli successfully combine the frantic rhythm of rock, basic orchestration and female vocals imitating operatic singing with male growling, bowed, percussive, woodwind and brass instruments Symphonic metal owes its appearance to Scandinavian mythology, Viking metal and the Goth subculture Following Therion, other performers began to compose music in this genre: Nightwish and Epica, Within Temptation and Xandria, Theater of Tragedy and The Gathering, the mega-popular Metallica and Scorpions In Russia, symphonic metal is represented by the work of "Aria", "The Light Goes Out", Cathársis, Luna Aeterna, WelicoRuss and a number of other groups Typically, musicians perform in Gimp suits - special suits made of leather and latex, which are used in BDSM practices Lead singers and other band members often choose medieval or Victorian-era clothing, combining concerts with theatrical performances and underpinning their performances with philosophical concepts The songs written in the style of symphonic metal are based on the personal experiences of the authors, religious and mystical stories, historical dramas, myths and fantasy The albums of bands performing in the symphonic metal genre are reminiscent of operas and epic poems Symphony orchestras and choirs are often involved in recording discs The first album of the founder of the genre, the band Therion, was released in 1996 In the mid-2000s, this type of heavy metal became one of the most widespread in central and northern Europe In the USA, Kamelot, Semphony X and Trans-Siberian Orchestra work in this style Representatives of the musical direction on the modern stage are Exit Eden and Phantasma from Austria, Italian Embrace of Disharmony, Taiwanese Chthonic and Japanese Jupiter A holiday has been established in honor of one of the syncretic genres that arose at the intersection of classics, theater, steampunk and hard rock November 13 is Symphonic Metal Day In honor of Symphonic Metal Day, fans attend concerts of musical groups, organize themed parties at home or in clubs At meetings with like-minded fans, symphonic metal fans listen to old and new compositions that combine orchestral harmonics with rock, death metal melodies, high-pitched female vocals, growling growls and screaming screams