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Is Symphonic Black Metal and melodeath inspired by classical music?

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Is Symphonic Black Metal and melodeath inspired by classical music?

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With regard to Symphonic Black Metal, yes: Symphonic black metal is a style of black metal that uses symphonic and orchestral elements. This may include the usage of melodic instruments found in the sections of a symphony orchestra (string instruments, brass instruments, woodwinds and keys), “clean” or operatic vocals, guitars with less distortion, and song structures that are more defined or are inspired by symphonies. However, much of the characteristics of “traditional” black metal are retained, such as shrieked vocals, fast tempos and high pitched electric guitars often played with tremolo picking. Symphonic black metal is often confused with melodic black metal and gothic metal, as there are similarities and often overlapping between the styles. With regard to Melodeath, no: Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal which combines the melody of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with the intensity of death metal. The genre is also known as G

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