Rock music’s development was influenced by fantasy-fiction literature. As the result a fantasy rock trend emerged on the music scene. It mainly combines elements of metal and it’s subcultures, including heavy metal, black metal, pagan metal and others. The power–fantasy metal is peculiar of academic vocal, light guitar tunes and application of "fantasy" instruments as violin, and flute. Lyrics slightly remind medieval poems contending legends about dragons, primeval forests, gorgeous ladies and brave knights.
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