Blackened death metalBlackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal. The genre
Progressive metalof progressive metal bands who achieved commercial success. Soon after the rise of the genre's popularity, other thrash and death metal bands started to
Heavy metal genresEngland and Scandinavia. The Swedish death metal scene in particular did much to popularize the style, which soon centered in the "Gothenburg metal" scene
Heavy metal musicbeing co-opted by the commercial metal industry. By 1992, black metal scenes had begun to emerge in areas outside Scandinavia, including Germany, France and
Symphonic metalsymphonic bands are gothic metal, power metal, black metal, death metal and classic heavy metal. As with many other metal bands, those adopting a symphonic