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The 50 most-read symphonic metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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142 artists are ranked in symphonic metal. The biggest move was Aephanemer, up 17 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | NightwishKitee · Finland | 36,006 | 0 |
02 | Floor JansenNoord-Brabant · Netherlands | 16,547 | +1 |
03 | TarjaKitee · Finland | 15,471 | -1 |
04 | KamelotTampa · United States | 13,161 | +2 |
05 | Within TemptationWaddinxveen · Netherlands | 12,810 | -1 |
06 | Nita StraussLos Angeles · United States | 11,417 | -1 |
07 | XandriaBielefeld · Germany | 9,152 | +11 |
08 | Teemu MäntysaariFinland | 8,930 | -1 |
09 | Trans‐Siberian OrchestraUnited States | 8,628 | +1 |
10 | Twilight ForceFalun · Sweden | 7,982 | +12 |
11 | Symphony XMiddletown Township, New Jersey · United States | 7,961 | -2 |
12 | ApocalypticaHelsinki · Finland | 7,796 | 0 |
13 | GloryhammerUnited Kingdom | 7,709 | -5 |
14 | EpicaReuver · Netherlands | 7,671 | -3 |
15 | Marko HietalaTervo · Finland | 5,918 | -1 |
16 | AvantasiaGermany | 5,769 | -3 |
17 | TherionUpplands Väsby · Sweden | 5,729 | 0 |
18 | Simone SimonsHeerlen · Netherlands | 5,364 | -3 |
19 | Visions of AtlantisBruck an der Mur · Austria | 5,165 | -3 |
20 | EleineMalmö · Sweden | 4,411 | +11 |
21 | Ave MujicaJapan | 4,312 | -2 |
22 | DelainZwolle · Netherlands | 3,912 | -2 |
23 | LacrimosaFrankfurt am Main · Germany | 3,821 | +13 |
24 | After ForeverLimburg · Netherlands | 3,106 | 0 |
25 | Exit EdenUnited States | 2,772 | +1 |
26 | Fleshgod ApocalypseRoma · Italy | 2,757 | -3 |
27 | Imperial AgeMoscow · Russia | 2,734 | +11 |
28 | Leaves’ EyesLudwigsburg · Germany | 2,401 | -7 |
29 | Charlotte WesselsZwolle · Netherlands | 2,364 | +3 |
30 | Luca TurilliTrieste · Italy | 2,325 | -1 |
31 | SireniaStavanger · Norway | 2,318 | -1 |
32 | Beyond the BlackMannheim · Germany | 2,286 | +3 |
33 | Ad InfinitumMontreux · Switzerland | 2,068 | -5 |
34 | 上城祐之Hiratsuka · Japan | 2,006 | -9 |
35 | BlackbriarAssen · Netherlands | 1,948 | -1 |
36 | SynestiaMinneapolis · United States | 1,871 | +1 |
37 | Unlucky MorpheusJapan | 1,737 | +2 |
38 | Eicca ToppinenVantaa · Finland | 1,688 | +5 |
39 | Dianne van GiersbergenNoord-Brabant · Netherlands | 1,620 | +5 |
40 | Amberian DawnFinland | 1,609 | -13 |
41 | Seven SpiresBoston · United States | 1,499 | -8 |
42 | Lisa MiddelhauveBielefeld · Germany | 1,464 | +6 |
43 | HaggardMünchen · Germany | 1,427 | -2 |
44 | DragonlandSweden | 1,275 | +11 |
45 | IgneaKyïv · Ukraine | 1,163 | +14 |
45 | Dark MoorSpain | 1,163 | +5 |
47 | Christofer JohnssonUpplands Väsby · Sweden | 1,111 | +7 |
48 | NocturnaItaly | 1,071 | +1 |
49 | AephanemerToulouse · France | 1,070 | +17 |
50 | Bal-SagothSheffield · United Kingdom | 1,051 | -8 |
76 | Demonic ResurrectionMumbai · India | 505 | +10 |
56 | EdenbridgeAustria | 877 | +9 |
131 | Luca Turilli’s DreamquestItaly | 49 | +8 |
75 | IndicaFinland | 513 | +8 |
67 | ReVampLimburg · Netherlands | 695 | +7 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.