SYMPHONIC BLACK METAL
Cultural origins in the early to mid-1990s, Norway and United Kingdom
Many of traditional black metal characteristics are retained, such as shrieks, fast tempos, high treble, and tremolo-picked electric guitars. The overall sound and themes can be considered wider than traditional black metal,
It is a style of black metal that incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. This may include the usage of music workstation keyboards to conjure up "pseudo-orchestral" landscapes with default presets (e.g. strings, choirs, piano, organs, and pads), or full orchestral arrangements containing woodwinds,
