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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Adventus
Aeon
Aephanemer
Aethyrien
Agiel
Alissa White-Gluz
Alkaloid
All That Remains
Amiensus
Amorphis
An Abstract Illusion
Arcanum Sanctum
Arch Enemy
As I Lay Dying
Asenblut
Astray Valley
Avatar
Avatar
Barren Path
Bleed From Within
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Bleeding Through
Blessings of Mara
Bliss of Flesh
Blood Stain Child
Bloodred Hourglass
Born Divided
Carnal Savagery
Catalyst
Centinex
Chrastigel
Concrete Age
Crematory
Dan Swanö
Dark Oath
De Profundis
Dead Sun
Death In Fiction
Demon King
Deviant Syndrome
Dyssidia
Edge Of Sanity
Enshine
Ensiferum
Equilibrium
Fatal Portrait
Fate's Hand
Grailknights
HAVAMAL
Heads For The Dead
Hecktic
Hokraj
Horizon Ignited
House by the Cemetary
Illusion of Divinity
In Element
Inferi
Inhuman 666
Internal Decay
Kaamos Warriors
Kadavrik
Kania
Matthew K. Heafy
Metal Error
Misanthrope
Moonshade
Morbikon
Mors Principium Est
Muh-Kron
Mystic Circle
Naraka
Night In Gales
Nils Patrik Johansson
Nothgard
Novembre
Omnium Gatherum
Orbit Culture
Parasite Inc.
Persefone
Revocation
Ryoji Shinomoto
Sangvis
Sculforge
Season Of The Dead
Still Remains
Sylosis
The Halo Effect
Thermality
Thy Disease
Tomb Slayer
Unredeemer
VARUS
Vanir
Velian
Waldgeflüster
Withering Surface
Wolfchant
Wretched
Your Grave
In Flames
Amon Amarth
Amaranthe
Children Of Bodom
Orbit Culture
Avatar
Eluveitie
Arch Enemy
As I Lay Dying
All That Remains
Amorphis
Dimmu Borgir
Soilwork
Bleed From Within
Dark Tranquillity
Heaven Shall Burn
Carcass
Kanonenfieber
Equilibrium
Insomnium
Will Ramos
At The Gates
Ensiferum
Sylosis
Fleshgod Apocalypse
The Halo Effect
Kataklysm
Unearth
Bloodred Hourglass
Scar Symmetry
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Sentenced
Wintersun
Harakiri for the Sky
Eye of the Enemy
Darkest Hour
Parasite Inc.
Septicflesh
Swallow The Sun
Hypocrisy
Kania
Alissa White-Gluz
Mors Principium Est
Finntroll
Sonic Syndicate
Ne Obliviscaris
Shadows Fall
Kalmah
Chrastigel
Wolfheart
Disarmonia Mundi
VARUS
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
Rivers of Nihil
Obscura
The Agonist
Revocation
Grailknights
Be'lakor
Matthew K. Heafy
The Unguided
Æther Realm
The Haunted
Persefone
Nightrage
Warmen
Sybreed
Allegaeon
Bleeding Through
Deserted Fear
Omnium Gatherum
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Crematory
Horizon Ignited
Ihsahn
The Curse Within
Eihwar
Bjorn "Speed" Strid
Borknagar
Before The Dawn
Ex Deo
SuidAkrA
Inferi
Beyond Creation
Edge Of Sanity
Words Of Farewell
Dååth
Illdisposed
Slow Fall
Cytotoxin
Adventus
Aephanemer
Aethyrien
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Varg
Aeon
Brymir
Eyes Wide Open
Anders Friden
Nailed to Obscurity