Symphonic Metal · Albums
Top symphonic metal albums
The top-rated symphonic metal album on Riffiter is Mother Earth by Within Temptation, rated 3.8/5 by 2 listeners.
91 symphonic metal albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 14 of 91 symphonic metal albums, averaging 3.1/5, spanning 1994 to 2025.
02 Dusk and Her Embrace
Cradle of Filth · 1996
★ 3.5 · 1
03 The Silent Force
Within Temptation · 2004
★ 3.5 · 1
04 Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish · 2015
★ 3.5 · 1
05 The Divine Conspiracy
Epica · 2007
★ 3.5 · 2
06 Nymphetamine
Cradle of Filth · 2004
★ 3.0 · 1
07 Once
Nightwish · 2004
★ 3.0 · 1
08 The Holographic Principle
Epica · 2016
★ 3.3 · 2
09 Decades
Nightwish · 2018
★ 2.5 · 1
10 Lovecraft & Witch Hearts
Cradle of Filth · 2002
★ 2.5 · 1
11 The Quantum Enigma
Epica · 2014
★ 2.5 · 1
12 Damnation and a Day
Cradle of Filth · 2003
★ 2.5 · 1
13 Imaginaerum
Nightwish · 2011
★ 2.8 · 2
14 Human. :II: Nature.
Nightwish · 2020
★ 3.0 · 4
15 Midian
Cradle of Filth · 2000
16 Bleed Out
Within Temptation · 2023
17 The Unforgiving
Within Temptation · 2011
18 Cell-0
Apocalyptica · 2020
19 Inquisition Symphony
Apocalyptica · 1998
20 The Principle of Evil Made Flesh
Cradle of Filth · 1994
21 The Heart of Everything
Within Temptation · 2007
22 Epica vs Attack on Titan Songs
Epica · 2017
23 Design Your Universe
Epica · 2009
24 Thornography
Cradle of Filth · 2006
25 Requiem for the Indifferent
Epica · 2012
26 Existence Is Futile
Cradle of Filth · 2021
27 Aspiral
Epica · 2025
28 The Phantom Agony
Epica · 2003
29 Hydra
Within Temptation · 2014
30 Black Symphony
Within Temptation · 2008
31 Enter
Within Temptation · 1997
32 Dark Passion Play
Nightwish · 2007
33 Bitter Suites to Succubi
Cradle of Filth · 2001
34 The Solace System
Epica · 2017
35 Imaginaerum (The Score)
Nightwish · 2012
36 Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay
Cradle of Filth · 2017
37 Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa
Cradle of Filth · 2010
38 Worlds Collide
Apocalyptica · 2007
39 Consign to Oblivion
Epica · 2005
40 Hammer of the Witches
Cradle of Filth · 2015
41 The Q-Music Sessions
Within Temptation · 2013
42 An Acoustic Night at the Theatre
Within Temptation · 2009
43 Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads
Nightwish · 2011
44 Wishmaster
Nightwish · 2000
45 Midnight in the Labyrinth
Cradle of Filth · 2012
46 Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica · 2005
47 Cult
Apocalyptica · 2000
48 7th Symphony
Apocalyptica · 2010
49 Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
Apocalyptica · 1996
50 Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places)
Nightwish · 2009
51 Century Child
Nightwish · 2002
52 Oceanborn
Nightwish · 1998
53 The Siren
Nightwish · 2005
54 Evermore Darkly…
Cradle of Filth · 2011
55 Eleven Burial Masses
Cradle of Filth · 2007
56 Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish
Nightwish · 2005
57 Over the Hills and Far Away
Nightwish · 2001
58 Amplified: A Decade of Reinventing the Cello
Apocalyptica · 2006
59 From Wishes to Eternity: Live
Nightwish · 2001
60 The Manticore and Other Horrors
Cradle of Filth · 2012
61 This is the Time
Epica · 2010
62 The Dance
Within Temptation · 1998
63 Angels Fall First
Nightwish · 1997
64 The Alchemy Project
Epica · 2022
65 Paradise (What About Us?)
Within Temptation · 2013
66 Shadowmaker
Apocalyptica · 2015
67 Wagner Reloaded: Live in Leipzig
Apocalyptica · 2013
68 The Best of Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica · 2002
69 Reflections
Apocalyptica · 2003
70 Ωmega
Epica · 2021
71 Retrospect
Epica · 2013
72 The Classical Conspiracy: Live in Miskolc, Hungary
Epica · 2009
73 The Road to Paradiso
Epica · 2006
74 The Score: An Epic Journey
Epica · 2005
75 We Will Take You With Us: 2 Meter Sessies
Epica · 2004
76 Destroyed
Within Temptation · 2008
77 Resist
Within Temptation · 2019
78 The Silent Force Tour
Within Temptation · 2005
79 Mother Earth Tour
Within Temptation · 2002
80 The Carpenter
Nightwish · 1997
81 Vehicle of Spirit
Nightwish · 2016
82 Tales From the Elvenpath
Nightwish · 2004
83 Greatest Hits
Nightwish · 2008
84 Showtime, Storytime
Nightwish · 2013
85 Wishmastour 2000
Nightwish · 2001
86 End of an Era
Nightwish · 2006
87 End of Innocence
Nightwish · 2003
88 V Empire or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein
Cradle of Filth · 1996
89 Cruelty and the Beast
Cradle of Filth · 1998
90 From the Cradle to Enslave E.P.
Cradle of Filth · 1999
91 Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder: The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais
Cradle of Filth · 2008
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