Most Popular Symphonic Metal Bands (2003-2023)
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- Timeline History of the Most Popular Symphonic metal bands from 2003 to 2023 by months.The numbers represent the internet searches per month for band (not for representative band members).
#epica #therion #afterforever #kamelot #delain #nightwish #withintemptation #sonataarctica #leaves'eyes #xandria #rhapsodyoffire #tristania #haggard #visionsofatlantis #sirenia #amberiandawn #beyondtheblack #diabuiusinmusica #eleine #twilightforce - All off them have their unique style and magic.
Note that the the searches are found by using data from multiple sources and might be slighlty off form actual values.
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Quite surprised that Epica never spiked to the top spot - they are definitely the 2nd best known symphonic metal band
Epica are definitely well known and liked within the genre, but compared to NIghtwish I don't think they're nearly as popular. They seem to have too much death metal influence and growling vocals for some fans. Not for me personally, Epica are my favorite in the genre, but I don't see them being as accessible as a band like Nightwish.
They may, someday. Let's face it, Nightwish is getting older and Epica is younger. I hate to think it but Nightwish may decide to retire someday. They've certainly earned the right to rest on their laurels if they do choose.
@@ShearWater509 Floor is only 42 years old. The band is unlikely to retire anytime soon.
The metric is internet searches, and the OP says the data may be a bit off. There's a lot more ways to measure popularity: album and ticket sales, Spotify data, Facebook followers, etc. From the perspective of the band members, no matter how many times someone searches your name, if they don't BUY anything, you're not going to consider yourself successful.
In terms of commercial success (how much money they make), for most of the past decade Nightwish has been #1 and Epica #2. The individual band members in Epica might even take home more cash than the members of Nightwish, because Epica tours about 3x as much, and I think they might have more equitable contracts. (All I'm sure about on this last point is that in 2020 Floor was complaining that she didn't make as much money as the guys did. The lady has 3 horses--I wouldn't complain if I made enough money that I could afford a home in Sweden and 3 horses! I'm pretty sure she brings in more money than her husband, too.)
@@theCrownofSympathy Yeah, I'm pretty sure they never expected to be as successful as they are! They make the music they wanna make, and don't constantly chase radioplay with boring, generic borderline pop songs.
Nightwish... my favourite band for more than 20 years now... then WT, Epica, Sonata Arctica, Delain, Kamelot... what an awesome genre...
No Sirenia? :( Perils of the Deep Blue and The Seventh Life Path are such masterpiece in my book
After Forever broke up a long time ago, the hype around them in 2022-23 is only because of Floor.
Yeah that was a weirdly high spike though.
@@LordKilmir Album Rereleases by the record company.
it is based on internet search. that is more likely related to a 2022 Movie
Might be but AF was in the list the whole time. amazing for a band that broke up years ago.
Yeah i get shocked and thought the same, there is my Floor
What makes Nightwish so special even among all symphonic metal bands is the typical "Nightwish-style". I never discovered any band that was somewhat similar. Maybe one or two songs from some bands but that's it
Cystal gates, but they are fans of Nightwish and Epica, so they have that influence. On their album "Torment & Wonder: The Ways Of The Lonely Ones" is clear.
Tristania with Vibeke were more closer to Doom Metal than Symphonic, i guess.
Far away from a "Nightwish-style".
Really? What comes to my mind immediately is Xandria's Neverworld's End. It sounded so similar to Nightwish that it kinda upset me at first 😂
@@wes1958 World of Glass is a symphonic gothic metal album though.
@@wes1958 World of Glass is a symphonic gothic metal album though.
We will soon see EPICA up there! For ever and ever!❤🔥
Gran video, increíble el dominio de Nightwish, solo por unos instantes Within Temptation y After Forever la superaron, fueron prácticamente 10 min de Nightwish en el número 1, son mi banda favorita, desde el Angels fall First. En segundo y tercer lugar otras bandas que me encantan, Within Temptation y Epica.
Que pasa con sirenia que está por debajo de todos 😢
Kamelot is my number one
There is a movie called AFTER FOREVER released in 2022....
Epica ❤❤
Props to Haggard who haven’t released a CD in almost 2 decades but they are still in the top 5.
i really dont understand their high position...
They stand out because of their style. It’s a classical orchestra that added metal elements and not the other way around. No one else did it that way.
@@awesomereviews1561 still they havent released anything in almost 2 decades, you barely see them playing anywhere and the last time i see them their gig was like postponed for 3 hours due to technical difficulties and then they played like 30 mins for a full price show...
And that was not the first time that occured
The thing I take from this is "who the heck are Haggard?" I'm off to have a listen now. Every other symphonic band that popped up, and more that didn't, I know so well, but Haggard seems to have escaped me till now...
I love Haggard. The first song I heard from them was The Final Victory - not sure if it's representative, but made me look for them. The song that I like the most is Per Aspera Ad Astra.
seen nigthwish and within temptation in november . nightwish best gig i've ever been to ,within temptation up there as well
Nightwish, Sonata Arctica and Raphsody my favorites! 🤟🤟
This video should be titled: Most Popular Symphonic Metal Bands After Nightwish 🍷
I love Epica and I hope after all their hard work at concerts this year they get to have the #1 spot for a little bit… But Nightwish Within Temptation and Epica all have to be aware of how fast beyond the black hit #4 in 2019! They are going to be really popular in the coming years!Good lick Jennifer Haben
Epica my fav of all the times! 🖤
Epica y Tristania mis favoritas 😍😍😍❤❤❤
Kamelot is a prog/power metal band, Sonata is a power metal band, Beyond the Black bearly passes for metal with the later albums after the lineup change(i am not saying they aren't good, just doesn't sound like metal to me). i mean the lines are kinda blurry but still.
Than I would call Within Temptation symphonic rock. Have u listen to Kamelot's brand new album?! It is truly symphonic power metal, Kamelot is soooo freaking good.
How I personally see it with Kamelot:
Roy era: Power
Tommy era: Symphonic
Whichever genre they want to be, their music will always be fantastic!
Love all of them❤
Xandria
Delain
Vision of Atlantis
My favourite band 💖
Sirenia
Allen/olzon
The dark element
Mørke
Powerwoff
My favorite bands 🤟✌️
@@ivanlizama4582 but xandria new line up is amazing 🤩
I love them especially ambre vourvahis 🖤🔥👍
Three of my favourites...LOVE Delain!
@@criag61 good 👍
What a great video. I was sure Rhapsody had more popularity, but I was wrong.
Nightwish... The best band ever 👍👍👍
No
@@s1mperadicator13 if you prefer "Kastelruther Spatzen"... It's OK for me 😘
What happened in 2022 and 2023 with After Forever that they shot to the top for a second?
I'am questioning the same ._.
Floor Jansen became popular
@@sensorymultimedia She was already popular way before this year and last year.
Floor Factor!!
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@@GuitarGirl4ever In 2022 she was part of the German Show of Sing my song, and last week she released her solo album - I think many want to know her better:)
Nightwish Wins
FATALITY!!!
Fatality? Lmao
Nightwish is the gateway starter band, like metallica or Linkin Park. Not the best, but the most accessible.
"Not the best" 😂 ok! 🫠
Exactly, not the best but it does help get into the genre. The very prominent symphonies and orchestras coupled with great vocals helps a lot. But soon you experience more and nee bands, you realize that Nightwish isnt the best band in the genre, just one of the more accessible ones
@@paulmarsh4079 Aww, you discovered Nightwish like 2 years ago though reaction videos and don't even really like metal, how cute.
@@NPK476 - I discovered Nightwish over 20 years ago, before this video's timeline started, and I still think Nightwish is the best. I'm not super keen on some of the stuff from the newest album, but they do have some good songs on it.
the best is always going to be a subjective thing. I think Nightwish have the most unique sound, and to be fair I don't even know if they are really symphonic metal as they tend to wander all over the place and always have. Originally they were more gothic metal and now more folk influenced. Epica is probably the most "symphonic metal" in the list but their sound is much more similar to most of the other bands.
Rhapsody of Fire por siempre!!!!
Nightwish insuperable!!!!!!
INSUFFERABLE
Not to discredit any of these bands and their popularity, but any list that's solely based on internet searches will certainly favor some bands way more than others.
"Haggard", for example, is a single word that may be googled for whatever reason other than actually checking this band out.
Meanwhile, "After forever" just so happens to also be the name of a movie that came out in 2022, thereby spiking interest in the name for completely different reasons.
Luckily, most bands in the genre has very unique names though, so the rest of the list may be fairly accurate.
I misss after forever still the best band 3ver
Nightwish is too strong..!! 🤘🤘🤘
Why did After Forever suddenly top the chart in 2022 and 2023?
my top three would've been Epica over Nightwish because I'm not a huge fan of Nightwish sadly, Old Kamelot do miss the original singer of Kamelot then fight between Xandria or Delain as my top three choices that are on repeat for me.
Though I have never heard of Haggard before would they be worth checking out?
They could have added The Dark Element in hear. Both of their 2 albums were 10 out of 10s with not one bad song on either albums.
Back in the 90ies Rhapsody was very big ... I liked them!
Nightwish, Symphony X, Within Temptation, Kamelot and Epica are my favorite symphonic metal bands!
You can see Floor Jansens impact on this genre With Afterforever staying in the search line for years after the broke up and in 2022 even beating her current Band nightwish in the height of all the reaction videos of Ghost Love Score After Forever Suddenly tops all the other bands in searches.
Surprised to See leaves eyes for so Long up there
Nightwish Forever And Ever!!
How did Sonata get here? It is pure power metal
Does amaranthe belong in this category ? I know Elize ryd collaborate with many of those bands, but it's a very nice lineup of amazing bands.
Amaranthe sound's more like a EDM Metal than Symphonic Metal
Indiscutible ganadora aqui es Floor Jansen, mantuvo a After Forever en la lista a pesar de haber desaparecido desde 2009 y desde su debut en Nightwish en 2012 nadie si quiera se les acercó, solamente after forever por el boom que generó floor con las videorreacciones durante los anos de pandemia
wooooohowww Nightwish and Within Temptation 🖤❤🔥🙏🤘!!! Sirenia aun sigue vivo !!
Of these Epica is the Paetrician's choice. They will never be the most popular probably, because their music is too complex for delicate ears:)
Agreed
Mark's growling sucks ... someone had to say it.
You're so full of yourself. Metal elitists would laugh at the fact you even listen to Epica anyways. Just because something is more unlistenable doesn't make you any better or more sophisticated than anyone else. There is nothing wrong with melodicism 💅
@@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734 I also listen to tons of underground metal like Enisum, Saor, Septicflesh, Caladan Brood, Gallowbraid etc, but I know enough music theory to know Epica is objectively heads and shoulders above the competition. A result of having 4 people with a PHD in music in the band.
Epica is the most melodic band I have ever heard, I literally do not fathom what you are talking about there, they often have 4-5 melodic lines in the same song that a lesser band would build 1 song around each 😂
@@rolsen1304 You proved my point lol
Within temptation ❤️❤️❤️❤️
a very nice list !
but, i expected to see Amaranthe, or do they not fit in the Symphonic Metal Band category ?
And Ad Infinitum (but maybe they are not big enough yet)
No. I wouldn't consider them symphonic metal. They're more like power metal.
This is mind blowing for me! I knew that Nightwish were always the N1, no doubt! But, i thought Epica were the N2, but actualy Within Temptation stayed in N2 almost all the time!
Even After Forever were more popular than Epica! :O
My charts:
1. Nightwish ALWAYS
2. Epica
3. After Forever/Revamp (More revamp than After Forever)
4. Within Temptation
5. Kamelot
6. Sirenia
7. Xandria
8. Visions Of Atlantis
I would like to mention Lacuna Coil but they're not symphonic
how come rhapsody of fire appears so little? I would swear they are much more popular than many other bands that appear a lot in video :0
Are Sonata Arctica really symphonic metal? 🤔
Someday, you will see a band called Phoebus the Knight in this kind of vids, mark my word 🤘 (small, for now, band from France I grew fond of, one of the most awesome recent symphonic metal band out there)
1:37 When WT was more famous that NW.
also 3:44
9:42 WoW
I love Sonata Arctica, but do they belong here? They are Power Metal.
Wonder how it'd look if we filtered out all the gothic / alternative "symhponic" hard rock / metal bands.
Do one on Finland metal bands, i think that Stratovarius, Children Of Bodom and HIM will put a better figth against Nightwish xd
I knew Nightwish had no trouble staying #1... especially after EFMB came out...
I was rooting for Kamelot the whole time.
After forever broke up In 2010-ish....
And duuuuude.
In januari 2023 After Forever is most searched band? While they disbanded in 2009? ... interesting (but well earned)
Épica e Kamelot ❤️
Haggard > Everyone else on the list
Nightwish con Floor es Pop metal, si quieren escuchar a Floor en una banda de metal sinfónico escuchen After Forever
@@guillermowong9799 pop pop pop y encima aburridoooo
@@guillermowong9799 obvio, no voy a escuchar a Nightwish en decadencia y llegando a su fin, de a poco los integrantes que le daban vida a la banda se fueron yendo y los dos últimos discos son los menos vendidos vdd Nightwish en la historia
@@guillermowong9799 yo no espero nada jajaja
This is really cool! But Within Temptation is not symphonic metal (or any other kind of metal these days), and a lot of other bands on the list are not symphonic metal either.
I'm a bit sceptical about this. I was a huge Kamelot fan. And I'm from the Netherlands so I caught on to Epica pretty early when they changed their name from Sharara Dust to Epica. (Named after the 2003 album from Kamelot btw) and I remember Epica and Leaves' Eyes opening for Kamelot (who were the headliner) during their European tours. But in this chart, Epica has always been more popular than Kamelot... I dunno about that. I know Epica surpassed Kamelot after 2010 in terms of popularity... but mid 2000's...I doubt it.
- disclaimer-
I base this on what I've noticed on festivals and concerts in the Netherlands and Germany. I'm aware that female fronted symphonic metal is very popular in Latin America and maybe that's why this doesn't correlate with my perception.
Tristania is not exactly symphonic metal. They were pure gothic metal. Their album Beyond the Veil is the genre's magnum opus
but these are internet searches. im curious about streams and views and ticketsales. Internetsearches is when something us new: after forever only existed a few years but people search for it because of the heritage of a new bandmember of nightwish.
Why Therion are not that popular i wonder, they are fathers of sympho metal and their music is beyond awesomness. I love the rest of the bands, especially Nighwish, but as a sympho they lose to Therion
Within temptation es la que más me gusta
Sonata Arctica is symphonic metal since when?😂 it used to be power metal and today its pop/rock
Erhmmm... where is for example Stratovarius? That is "Symphonic Metal" for sure, one of the originals. And what about H.I.M. and Avenged Sevenfold? I think this chart is missing a lot of bands, since "Symphonic Metal" is pretty loose term.
Therion and Haggard so low interesting.
Old Tristania is the best for me, although they had a doom metal aproach.
NIGHTWISH
I always felt about Tristania like it's gothic, but ok... never understood all hype about Within Temptation
Why isn’t Lacuna Coil ever on this list?
A melhor pra mim é Therion, Epica e Haggard
Kamelot with Roy Khan >>>>
As a Finn, I approve ;)
EPICA
Impressive After Forever untill it went kaput,
Within Temptation hasn't been a Symphonic Metal in over a decade. They are a pop rock band at this stage.
after forever 2022?!
Viva Nightwish hp
Nowadays, within temptation is pop metal and Nightwish Disney metal 😞😔
Apart from the time with Anette, Nightwish is the best band in the world for me. And with Floor as the frontwoman, no one can touch them anyway. As of October 1st, 2012, Nightwish is in a league of its own while everyone else is fighting for 2nd place!
Nightwish albums with floor haven't been all that great, rather generic. EFMB has some moment, but nothing groundbreaking like Wishmaster or Imaginarium and Human is forgettable.
@@NPK476 Exactly. Plus there best selling albums are Once, DPP, and Imaginearum. Anette helped propel them to the mainstream audience in the years of 2007/2008 to 2012. Any one say aside from Anette are taking away her credit of playing a hige part in Nightwish history. Especially because Nightwish love playing the songs from her two albums alot.
@@redfielduniverse I like floor, but if I listen to a Nightwish album from front to back, it's not going to be EFMB or Human, I skip one or two tracks on an album like Oceanborn or Imaginarium, but with Floor era, I listen to maybe one or two tacks off those albums. Nightwish sold 7 million albums before Floor. A band in there 40's isn't as raw and hungry as they are in there 20's and no band released their best material when they've been around for 25 years, so it sucks that floor came in so late. The new era of Nightwish reaction youtube fans can pretend all they want, but it's Anette stuff that is the most successful.
@@NPK476 Exactly!
Yes, since Annette was such a hit, promoters around the world are stumbling over to book her in an arena because people are craving to see her live. Also, her solo projects are selling millions of copies because her voice is one in a million.😂
Epica, Nightwish and Within Temptation were top 3 for more than 10 years! Wow
And they all have Dutch lead singers!
@@Minifliek Nightwish for a long time had a Finnish lead singer, and then a Swedish singer. But if you look at the most popular singers you'll see that the Finnish singer was on top the longest, even after parting with the band.
@@Jurgen_Ibro Tarja is G.O.A.T Symphonic metal singer. I love Sharon (from Within Temptation) but for me Tarja is All time #1 female metal singer and for most of the metal enjoyers.
@@VakhoBLT I wouldn't be so sure about that.
It's interesting to watch because if you followed this genre all this time, you kind of know why things were trending down or up at certain times (like album releases, hiatuses, lineup changes, taking a break to do a movie, etc...)
The only criticism I'd have is that the changing scale of the graph sometimes makes it look like popularity of smaller bands is declining when it's actually rising, but the only way around that problem would be a super duper widescreen.
@@ShearWater509 or excluding Nightwish & Within Temptation for the sake of narrowind down the scope, haha.
nightwish forever and ever
Epica clears I’m afraid
EPICA will always be my number one
After Forever’s legacy will remain til the end of time
Therion very constant, discrete numbers but always present in the list. Haggard surprises me, with so few albuns, always at the top.
Haggard can very well be my absolute favorite band of all time. Thou shalt trust the seer album is my indisputable #1. Century's Child might be #2 but first one in unchangable
Of course the almighty Nightwish occupying their throne since forever! Favorite band til death!
Almighty? Lmao simp much.
Blah blah blah trash
@@s1mperadicator13 your the one crying about epica
@@J1878-q7c said the one who use Emppu DP. LMAO Pathetic trash
Well they occupy according to this video since 2004. Many of us are to assume that they were the most popular before then. Because remember they gained lots of attention the 1-2 years before Tarja left. So anything before like 2003, they weren't Almighty. Also why start in 2004 and not the year the genre Symphonic Metal started. Why start at the random year of 2004. So ot isn't technically their throne, ot was someone elses, they just stole it. Plus Anette doesnt get enough credit, she did after all help propel Nightwish to the mainstream audience making Nightwish more accessible. That's they only reason why they are as big as they are. Not to take away from there talent, they are all super talented and awesome artists. But because lets say a band like Epica, who is heavier and contains growls pulls them back from the mainstream audience. Plus Symphonic Metal has multiple subgenres that should have there own history progression like this one. Because so many other good yet unknown symponic metal bands are out there but cant be shown because of the bigger bands.
Curioso que Haggard no saca un álbum desde 2008 y aún se mantiene vigente como referencia del Symphonic Metal.
Que pasa con sirenia que está por debajo de todos , su álbum legendario at Sixteen and Seven y elixir for existence
@MissRay-1995 tal ves tengas razón pero tengo fe en su siguente álbum 1977 , pero lo dudo , aún así son fan de sirenia y mortemia , que lastima por Morten y por Emmanuel , ella tiene una voz portante para ser un whinten temtetions o un Nightwish en la era de tarja
Coz their albums are amazing
Curious that Kamelot is Dark Fantasy Metal not Symphonic metal.
But they still make all the Symphonic metal lists.
Al igual que After Forever, es porque son bandas icónicas elementales y con grandes discos que no pueden faltar en la discografía de cualquier conocedor, son indispensables, vigentes, discos hermosos de cabo a rabo.
EPICA, my absolute favourite symphonic metal band, foverer and ever! I say "favourite symphonic metal band" because I have two favourite bands, the other one are the kings of folk metal Eluveitie. Of course it is a matter of taste and every single band is very talented and good in their own way!
I like some epica songs but listen all albums, pls no.. Too much symphonic
@@АлексейАсадчий-ч2ф no problem dude
@@fritsyt2090que pasa con sirenia 😢
Aren’t Wardruna, Faun, and Ensiferum more popular than Eluvetie in the folk metal genre? Legit question by the way?
@@awesomereviews1561 well Wardruna and Faun are folk. Ensiferum is folkmetal but I don't know their music. I really don't know how popular they all are.
So good to see Tristania back in name! It was so good when Vibeke was singing in the band. The same as After Forever!!!
Not for me: i'm an old tristania fan and one their biggest fans and i love opera vocals in metal - but i hate that they're so underestinated as musicians and songwriters, especially when compared to morten veland (who wrote wonderful masterpieces but is soing the same,eidiculous,childish 5 euros gothic stuff for teens since 20+ years now). When i was 20 i consumed beyond the veil; then i started to dig ashes and illumination more. Nowadays i only listen to them sometimes but to rubicon and darkest white above all.
And give a chance to mariangela 😉she's one of the best interpreters i've heard in my life!
Epica, Nightwish, Xandria
My top 3
I wouldn't be surprised if Xandria's popularity will rise significantly the coming years. Their new album is so good!
When I'm just processing the information, they suddenly change positions. 🤣
Too bad Septicflesh couldn't make a position in the chart.
Therion is still the Best for Me.
The Founder of Symphonic Metal Genre.
Yeah they are pioneers. Also Theater Of Tragedy had a massive impact on Nightwish, Epica and Within Temptation.
Epica's «Omega Alive» performance was brilliant, better than movies!)
I have always thought that the 4 pillars of symphonic metal are Epica, Nightwish, Therion and Haggard. Btw, Epica is my favorite band since I was 13 yo, and I’m now 30
Epica 🔥❤️🔥
Starting at 2003. I feel old. I remember going to Within Temptation in 1995 before they got big.
I'm also missing various bands I personally always considered in the same genre, like Lacuna Coil, Theatre of Tragedy and The Gathering.
The gathering certainly needs a mention. But is it only symphonic if you use an orchestra?
The Gathering is not even metal
Kinda on the same page......Wondering why we didn't see any Lacuna Coil (especially early in this timeline) or Amaranthe (which I expected would hit this list maybe lower on it but would be consistently there)
@@caiodbs The Gathering - not metal, agreed. But also, The Gathering, without which a few of these bands here might be fundamentally different. I wouldn't call them metal, but I would call them progenitors of a lot of symphonic metal today.
@@caiodbs Motorhead isn't also metal
Back in the days I really liked the underrated band Lunatica 🤘
I remember that band. I really liked Andrea's vocals. It's sad they haven't really done anything since 2009. The song they put out in pre-production like 5 or so years ago sounded cool. What ever happened to them?
there were a ton of underrated symphonic metal band in the 2000s like lunatica, magica, krypteria, nemesea
Almost the same time there was very nice Polish band Unsun, but they have not existed for long too