Created playlists [playlists of complete alba by Epica (Design Your Universe & Consign to Oblivion & The Phantom Agony)] https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSpanishConspiracy/playlists

Epica rocks!!

Epica (Full Albums)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqvXliv-JYM&list=PLD0Fcp1LSJtz5OJX1xBQtNd_5VX389eeF

Deep Sound
2 videos

Epica - The Phantom Agony [full album]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VUIqem3Wz0&list=PL152B357A5BB1CAD0

metalbibiche
12 videos

Epica - The Quantum Enigma Lyrics [full album]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dcCqkTvHYA&list=PLep8b43qH9NFt5oh6ArFPySIgLaDnj9Hw

estefa423
16 videos

We will take you with us - Epica [songs from various alba] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYsWusBjmHo&list=PLAB0BED1F42933D50 estefa423 9 videos

Popular uploads [songs from various concerts by Epica]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBCNR41TKoI&list=PUg6WG2KT9_3XVFBkmw_W5_g

Home Of Metal
23 videos

Epica Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX48IuIrAMQ&list=PLzNmGBVpOkqB5pj82hECW42eRsNJILUuG&index=2

Kajor Kat 2/24 videos

Epica Greatest Hits (Best Songs) 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcAIN6vraNE&list=PLRz2DzekyBw4_DIWJFcgmdAwHgEw3adHp Caçadores de Mistério 32 videos

Epica playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dys1_TuUmI4&list=PLAECBC1A8F5E8794F yeahman159 51 videos

Liked videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smRjRjGhXOM&list=LLg6WG2KT9_3XVFBkmw_W5_g Home Of Metal 53 videos [mostly Mark Jansen singing in Epica]

Epica Playlist (Lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbBu_K08yLc&list=PL7g2Ua9ARx2ygLKg--56wCzrY80DcHzhy bhaimovich123 62 videos

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Within Temptation (Symphonic Metal band in Waddinxveen, South Holland /Netherlands) -- PLAYLISTS

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Within_Temptation/1006

"Albums" (Alba)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeWkbf3RIeKRs8THlxPlUUA/playlists?sort=dd&view=50&shelf_id=3579731707244514304

Within Temptation - Topic

Created playlists [playlists of complete alba by Epica (Design Your Universe & Consign to Oblivion & The Phantom Agony)] https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSpanishConspiracy/playlists

Epica rocks!!

Within Temptation Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nmq1h5cQdk&list=PL1897B48A0E3E8401 windsongdancer81 61 videos

Within Temptation playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkmgsksTT4A&list=PLW1PnGq-kizLFc7CDbuESjvdkdWwr_oMQ denistrajkovski 77 videos

within temptation top tracks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhzJO34SCoc&index=2&list=PL71E1D08C6FFAFC55 12vampireraven 81 videos

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Delain (Symphonic Metal band in Zwolle, Overijssel, Holland/Netherlands)

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Delain/10897

Delain - The Human Contradiction [Lyrics]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7CP0Ktwhco&list=PLTQKKPgucsF7XEzp_sqsnt6doXKfjxGgi

Richelle81995
11 videos

Delain Interlude Full Album [mostly with lyrics]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APv6Z8BiLCY&list=PLGW1TwSFYegA68jDmTmc3QMwMGBkK13xN

Philipp Klegin
12 videos

Delain LUCIDITY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_HZNyaGoOo&list=PL3CFEB8D7368ACFA8

Sascatchewan123
11 videos

Delain (We are the Others, Album)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF-YR1I2SQ4&index=7&list=PL4351E0CD27CB7864

Pauls Metalbox
7/16 videos

Top Tracks - Delain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVZBQU3JIp4&list=PLB1NREaqTWt1rXl-HlHhVDJ6Sok4WvHjf&index=2

Delain - Topic
2/63 videos

Popular Videos - Delain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtaVKW5N_VE&list=PLB1NREaqTWt2Ca7C97Uvr7XTEAl-qdZr2

Delain - Topic
200 videos

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Adagio (Progressive Symphonic Metal band in Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon France) -- PLAYLISTS

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Adagio/754

AUDIO SONGS (Adagio albums 2001-2009)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRvFrkie-Zw&list=PL169BD6FB55DC0457

Adagio Official Channel
30 videos

Adagio Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edpFB1NOxt4&list=PL4893CC6E43669D81&index=7

Alex Burke

7/37 videos

Franck performing at the "J.Becker Not dead yet" Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9LJGU7aUys&list=PLBF198D2AEEC422FC

franck hermanny
19 videos

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Lunatica (Melodic Symphonic Metal band in Suhr, Aargau, Switzerland -- PLAYLISTS

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Lunatica/7284 [slightly repetitious instrumentals; miserable lyrics]

Lunatica Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8VxdbE83Hg&index=2&list=PL0FM4Hk88HoqGM9MdfaslIuWeZpVHU3mZ

Miss Oks
2/27 videos

LunaTica Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV1wWW5tlCw&list=PL002FF3F129A96799&index=3

DropDeadSuicideDoll
3/37 videos

Lunatica - Best Songs Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8VxdbE83Hg&list=PL286CD3BA5876DB03

xxAtlantianKnightxx
47 videos

Top Tracks - Lunatica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ydkg8sdoEY&index=6&list=PL9erNldtMr8pA3FLQgJbK-F1aTFUMHnMJ

Lunatica - Topic
6/53 videos

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Aesma Daeva (Operatic Symphonic Metal band in St Paul, MN) -- PLAYLISTS

http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Aesma_Daeva/1391

Aesma Daeva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fJVb2vfQnI&list=PL51DF45C3A49D6E9A

Irine Plavsky

33 videos

Uploads from Symphonic Metal Lover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRGzC9QqgkE&list=UUuJrnmgtZmAJNLA58zWkUAg&index=2 Symphonic Metal Lover 2/16 videos

Epic Symphonic Metal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBH6MxmYRg0&list=PLE7A6095830B9A8D2 Pitsitsekaisin 22 videos

Uploads from TheSparklingAngel88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwlsfpHKePg&list=UUh5Khr9A8I6N0pMJ-WLNZAQ&index=2 TheSparklingAngel88 2/36 videos

Liked videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNs8Z6W7Y8Y&list=LLuJrnmgtZmAJNLA58zWkUAg Symphonic Metal Lover 44 videos

Liked videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm2iFazx6Kk&index=3&list=LLw-EYWJBO0kJhPYrKT-ng0g Laili 〈3 Symphonic Metal 3/75 videos

Uploads from MASTERKINGU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqMplxvit0E&list=UUFzh-HSwq4ylx9-TRfvWxAA&index=3

MASTERKINGU
3/88 videos

Symphonic Metal Compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WALwMHGvrAU&list=PL0F0A92543DC2FFA1 Francisco Miranda 132 videos

SoiTTiS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMVOwH2exHs&list=PL0E097812D4E5B79E wappis 179 videos

Symphonic metal list https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reGlno9aUpw&list=PLGKLP4NhhxYNRua0DpfrAdYKWm9RfP0qj Magnus X 595 videos

Mix - Symphonic Metal Bands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVrU2MVAWBU&list=RDcVrU2MVAWBU YouTube

Mix - Therion ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NtCdMdGrg&list=RDL_NtCdMdGrg YouTube

Mix - Xandria ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0iiGxGS8sY&list=RDCbbNfaQoJvU YouTube

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Operatic Metal -- PLAYLISTS, various bands

Uploads from AquosumSepulcrum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5kWxJPlgOA&list=UUPS-jIHbjWJgq0XurpOjwMw

AquosumSepulcrum
45 videos

epic operatic metal ballads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ-yJCskIOc&list=PL0FC4B2E7DC5C089B

tofratzolakimou

90 videos

Opera Metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK9qfVQ4Z04&list=PL91801CA691D86F9B&index=30

GIJeff1944

30/143 videos

Queens of symphonic metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_1PqsvcWhw&list=PLE6CA69B336D5E7BD&index=14

alin2304

14/179 videos

Mix - [Operatic Metal]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63L99voumg0&list=RD63L99voumg0

YouTube

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COLLECTIONS OF PLAYLISTS of alba by various bands

Created playlists [by : Epica (The Quantum Enigma) & Xandria (Sacrificium)]

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDeadTheNight/playlists

Dead Night

Playlists [playlists of complete alba by : Stream of Passion (A War of Our Own Album & Darker Days) et al.] https://www.youtube.com/user/littleTMflambi/playlists?view=50&shelf_id=8&sort=dd

littleMetalflame

Created playlists [playlists of complete alba by : Sirenia; Draconian; & Tristania]

https://www.youtube.com/user/VIIChronic/playlists

Chronic Lyrics

Created playlists [complete alba by : Pride and Fall; Break of Reality; Assemblage 23; & Within Temptation]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBsrZBFAUq0ZgIBrXZvTtyA/playlists

Metal Wolf Music [including Allan Parsons Project talks]

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EXPLANATIONS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_metal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphonic_metal

http://www.oneupweb.com/blog/new-music-tuesday-symphonic-metal/

The Best Symphonic Metal Bands http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/blogs/arts/best-current-popular-gothicmelodic-symphonic-metal-bands-youve-never-heard

Symphonic Metal Bands http://www.metal-archives.com/lists/orchestral

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/subgenre/symphonic-metal "known as operatic metal when referring to artists fronted by an (usually female) operatic singer" -- e.g. :

Ladies of Orchestral Metal http://rateyourmusic.com/list/drowned_scars/the_ladies_of_orchestral_metal/

Operatic Metal Female Voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovP8Mlpn9rY&list=RDovP8Mlpn9rY

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Tarja Turunen

Colours in the Dark

Lunatica Playlist

LunaTica Playlist

Lunatica - Best Songs Playlist

Top Tracks - Lunatica

Aesma Daeva (Operatic Symphonic Metal band in St Paul, MN) -- PLAYLISTS

Popular Videos - Aesma Daeva

Uploads from Symphonic Metal Lover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRGzC9QqgkE&list=UUuJrnmgtZmAJNLA58zWkUAg&index=2 Symphonic Metal Lover 2/16 videos

Uploads from TheSparklingAngel88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwlsfpHKePg&list=UUh5Khr9A8I6N0pMJ-WLNZAQ&index=2 TheSparklingAngel88 2/36 videos

Liked videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNs8Z6W7Y8Y&list=LLuJrnmgtZmAJNLA58zWkUAg Symphonic Metal Lover 44 videos

Liked videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm2iFazx6Kk&index=3&list=LLw-EYWJBO0kJhPYrKT-ng0g Laili 〈3 Symphonic Metal 3/75 videos

Uploads from MASTERKINGU

SoiTTiS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMVOwH2exHs&list=PL0E097812D4E5B79E wappis 179 videos

Mix - Therion ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NtCdMdGrg&list=RDL_NtCdMdGrg YouTube

Mix - Xandria ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0iiGxGS8sY&list=RDCbbNfaQoJvU YouTube