Melodic Death Metal

Melodic death metal is a subgenre characterized by its harmonious blend of aggression and melody. Emerging in the mid-1990s, primarily in Sweden, this style combines the fast-paced, intricate rhythms and growling vocals of death metal with the soaring, harmonized guitar leads and catchy choruses of traditional heavy metal. Notable for its emphasis on melody and atmospheric texture, melodic death metal often incorporates folk and symphonic elements, adding a layer of depth and complexity to its sound. The genre's popularity peaked in the early 2000s, with bands pushing the boundaries of heaviness and melody. As a fusion of opposing styles, melodic death metal has had a significant impact on the metal scene, influencing a new wave of bands and earning a loyal fan base. Its unique blend of brutality and beauty sets it apart from other metal subgenres, making it a staple of modern extreme music.

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Shining (Deluxe Edition)
Album - 14 Tracks - Released April 11, 2025

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Aeon
Akiavel
Allegaeon
Alzhagoth
Arch Enemy
Argorok
As The World Dies
Beriedir
Black Obelisk
Bloodguilt
Bloodred Hourglass
Brimstone
Buried Realm
Burn Down Eden
Chrastigel
Crowheart
Crown of Madness
Crownshift
DOOMTRIGGER
Dark Lunacy
Dawn of Ouroboros
Deadlock
Dessiderium
Destinity
Disarmonia Mundi
Eigenstate Zero
Eluveitie
Eonian
Equilibrium Falls
Eternal Fear
Ex Deo
Eye of the Enemy
Fatal Embrace
For I Am King
Fractal Universe
Give My Remains to Broadway
Grand Devourer
Gravecloud
Grey Skies Fallen
Harakiri for the Sky
Heaven Shall Burn
Hellming
Herkunft
Horizon Ignited
Hypermass
Imperishable
InHuman
Infernus Novas
Inhuman 666
Kania
Kanonenfieber
Khepra
Kurb Saatus
Light Dweller
Maceration
Malchus
Mjølnir
Monumentum Damnati
Moonshade
Muh-Kron
Necroterio
Nekomata
Neperia
Nephylim
Night In Gales
Nox Doloris
Obscura
Omega Purge
Pagefire
Ravenblood
Renuen
Rise of Tyrants
Rising Sunset
Scalblood
Septicflesh
Serenity In Murder
Shores Of Null
Slow Fall
Soul Demise
Starwraith
Stormcast
Suodeth
Swallow The Sun
Syphonvision
The Halo Effect
The Haunted
Thy Kingdom Will Burn
Vanda Restye
Vinegar Hill
Volfgang Twins
Vortex
Warfarer
Wastefall
Will Ramos
Winter Nights
Winter's Wail
Your Grave
Zgripsorum
sepulcher.
tibia
In Flames
Amon Amarth
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Children Of Bodom
Arch Enemy
Eluveitie
Dark Tranquillity
Mutilator
Soilwork
Orbit Culture
Dimmu Borgir
Equilibrium
Carcass
Amorphis
Kanonenfieber
Insomnium
Will Ramos
At The Gates
Sylosis
The Halo Effect
Heaven Shall Burn
Ensiferum
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Heldom
Kataklysm
Wintersun
Eye of the Enemy
Parasite Inc.
Septicflesh
Scar Symmetry
Swallow The Sun
Sentenced
Hypocrisy
Horizon Ignited
Finntroll
Ne Obliviscaris
Sonic Syndicate
Chrastigel
Mors Principium Est
Harakiri for the Sky
Wolfheart
Bloodred Hourglass
Disarmonia Mundi
Rivers of Nihil
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
Obscura
Be'lakor
The Agonist
Æther Realm
Shadows Fall
The Haunted
Matthew K. Heafy
Persefone
Kania
Allegaeon
Nightrage
Kalmah
Bjorn "Speed" Strid
Revocation
Omnium Gatherum
The Curse Within
Ihsahn
Eihwar
sepulcher.
Carach Angren
Before The Dawn
Ex Deo
Beyond Creation
Words Of Farewell
Dååth
Brymir
Nailed to Obscurity
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Aeon
Anders Friden
Aephanemer
Give My Remains to Broadway
Imperanon
Fractal Gates
Dark Lunacy
Aethyrien
INVICTA
Gorod
In Mourning
I Am Your God
Threat Signal
Foresaga
Valtari
Shylmagoghnar
Casus Belli
The Duskfall
Semblant
Ghost Brigade
Starkill
Mercenary
Arsis
Svardh
Slow Fall
Agathodaimon
Volfgang Twins