Switchblade Symphony was an American gothic rock band from San Francisco, California.

Switchblade Symphony was formed in 1989 by composer Susan Wallace and vocalist Tina Root.

The band's name refers to the cutting up elements of classical music to mix them with harder sounds.

They also had two live guitarists, first Robin Jacobs (who later joined Razor Skyline) and then George Earth (most recently of Small Halo, also with Tina Root), and three live drummers, first Eric Gebow (now with Blue Man Group), Justin Clayton, and then Scott van Shoick.

In 2008, Tina Root and George Earth formed Small Halo, a band based out of Los Angeles, California.