Melodic Metal

Melodic metal is a genre characterized by its blend of aggressive metal instrumentation, catchy melodies, and soaring vocal harmonies. Emerging in the late 1990s and gaining momentum in the 2000s, melodic metal drew inspiration from power metal, symphonic metal, and traditional heavy metal. The genre's defining features include fast-paced, galloping rhythms, dual guitar harmonies, and operatic vocal styles, often incorporating fantastical and mythological themes. Melodic metal's popularity peaked in the mid-2000s, particularly in Europe, with its symphonic and choral elements resonating with fans of classical music and metal alike. Notable for its blend of heaviness and accessibility, melodic metal has influenced a range of subgenres, including power metal and symphonic metal, while its emphasis on melody and vocal virtuosity sets it apart from more aggressive metal styles, making it a staple of the modern metal scene.

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ALICETOPIA
AURAL
AWS
Adrian Smith
Alcotomic
Alterium
Alzhagoth
Among The Outcast
Ancient Bards
Arion
Art Nation
Away From The Sun
BESSMERTNII
Barfaani Reech Ajao
Bearwolf
Black & Damned
Black Majesty
Brother Firetribe
Circus of Rock
Crimson Shadows
Cyhra
DIMMA
Dagger
Dalriada
Daridel
Dark Lunacy
Dawn of Ouroboros
Defiled Serenity
Degreed
Desidio
DragonForce
Dream Evil
Elis
Elvenking
Enbound
Eolya
Eonian
Eternal Idol
Fade to Black
Fairyland
For My Pain...
Forces United
Fractal Gates
Front Row Warriors
Frygia
Ghost
GhostSeeker
Gravecloud
H.E.A.T
Hallowed
Henrik Schaller
Horizon Ignited
Immurge
Infernus Novas
Joe Stump's Tower Of Babel
Kilonova
Lacuna Coil
Lasskahl
MandoTerror
Manntra
Megaraptor
Melrose Avenue
Mjølnir
Moonlight Haze
Neperia
Niviane
Noiduin
Noora Louhimo
Passengers In Panic
Razor
Rioghan
Rise of Tyrants
Risen Crow
Scalblood
Serenity In Murder
Seven Spires
Severed Angel
Signum Regis
Soul Demise
Superdeathflame
Temperance
The 7th Guild
The Great Kat
The Plague
The Riverside
Thelemite
Tierramystica
Tore Fagerheim
Trick or Treat
Trovao
Twins Crew
Tómarúm
UNTIL DAWN
Vinegar Hill
Vortex
Warfarer
Warkings
Wheels Of Fire
Райга
Тролль гнёт ель
Ghost
Within Temptation
Powerwolf
Brothers of Metal
DragonForce
Lacuna Coil
Wind Rose
Dynazty
Solence
Gloryhammer
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody
Kamelot
Jorn
Equilibrium
Bloodbound
Iced Earth
Unleash The Archers
Elvenking
Eclipse
H.E.A.T
Sirenia
Dan Vasc
Xandria
Dream Evil
Kissin' Dynamite
Wintersun
Ankor
Warkings
AWS
Noora Louhimo
Bearwolf
Evergrey
Majestica
Horizon Ignited
Tungsten
Mors Principium Est
Cyhra
Brother Firetribe
Arion
Finntroll
Disarmonia Mundi
Volturian
Kalmah
Melrose Avenue
Twilight Force
Ad Infinitum
Manntra
Temperance
Megaraptor
Grave Digger
Myrath
The Agonist
Supreme Unbeing
Approaching Nirvana
Persefone
The Riverside
Anette Olzon
All For Metal
Frozen Crown
Art Nation
Allen Lande
Borknagar
Ancient Bards
Fellowship
Grand Magus
Seven Spires
Walk in Darkness
Dragonland
Moonlight Haze
Alterium
Astral Doors
Vision Divine
Dalriada
Brymir
Aephanemer
The Retaliators
Eyes Wide Open
Domina Noctis
Pyramaze
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
SYR
Labyrinth
Graveworm
Andre Matos
Dark Lunacy
The Foreshadowing
Ember Falls
Crimson Sun
Dragony
Fractal Gates
Hibria
Mercenary
Starkill
Hangar
Semblant
I Am Your God
Quentin Cornet
For My Pain...
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody