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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Clones (We're All)
Single - Released May 7, 2026

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ANTHEM X
AURAL
Aedan Sky
Aephanemer
Alcotomic
Alterium
Amberian Dawn
Among The Outcast
Ancient Thrones
And Phobos Falls
Armoured Knight
Away From The Sun
BESSMERTNII
Battle Beast
Bearwolf
Beyond The Black
Blessings of Mara
Bloodbound
Brainstorm
Crystal Gates
DIMMA
DOMINUM
Dagger
Darktribe
Degreed
Deviant Syndrome
Dream Troll
Eldorado
Elettra Storm
Elis
Elvenking
Embrace The Fire
Empire Drowns
Evergrey
Fallen Joy
Fate's Hand
Forces United
Freedom Call
Frozen Land
Grimgotts
HAMMER KING
Hallowed
Hanker
Helloween
Hulkoff
Human Fortress
Illidiance
Iron Lotus
Iron Master
It's All Red
Jelusick
K Enagonio
K:H:H:L
Kamelot
Krigsgrav
Leaves' Eyes
MandoTerror
Manntra
Masterplan
Melrose Avenue
Memories Of Old
Metal De Facto
Mors Principium Est
Nagyúr
NanowaR of Steel
Orden Ogan
Pia Viola Buchert
Primal Fear
Royal Hunt
SOLE SYNDICATE
Sardonyx
Secret Rule
Seventh Wonder
Severed Angel
Sirenia
Skar
Skull & Crossbones
Solence
Sonata Arctica
Sortilège
Soul Debt
Stormborn
Stormzone
Stråle
Suotana
The Dragonfather
The Riverside
Tierramystica
Tungsten
Twilight Force
UNTIL DAWN
Unén
Visions of Atlantis
Walk in Darkness
Warkings
Whispered
Wohli
Worldview
Zeke Sky
Артур Беркут
Helloween
Beast In Black
Brothers of Metal
DragonForce
Lacuna Coil
Wind Rose
Battle Beast
Dynazty
Solence
Gloryhammer
Sonata Arctica
Kamelot
Rhapsody
Jorn
Iced Earth
Unleash The Archers
Melrose Avenue
Orden Ogan
Beyond The Black
Visions of Atlantis
Eclipse
Iron Master
Bloodbound
DOMINUM
Dan Vasc
Kissin' Dynamite
Xandria
Wintersun
Dream Evil
Sirenia
Noora Louhimo
Masterplan
Bearwolf
Elvenking
Arion
Brother Firetribe
Majestica
Cyhra
Warkings
Finntroll
Mors Principium Est
Evergrey
Kalmah
Disarmonia Mundi
NanowaR of Steel
Freedom Call
Volturian
Twilight Force
Ad Infinitum
Manntra
Skar
Primal Fear
Temperance
Supreme Unbeing
The Agonist
Grave Digger
Tungsten
Leaves' Eyes
Anette Olzon
Hulkoff
All For Metal
The Riverside
Amberian Dawn
Allen Lande
Frozen Crown
Borknagar
Art Nation
Fellowship
Ancient Bards
Dragonland
Seven Spires
Walk in Darkness
Alterium
Vision Divine
Pyramaze
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Aephanemer
Brymir
Moonlight Haze
Eyes Wide Open
Domina Noctis
Astral Doors
Dalriada
The Retaliators
Ember Falls
Andre Matos
Graveworm
Dragony
Brainstorm
Mercenary
The Foreshadowing
Labyrinth
Hibria
Crimson Sun
Frozen Land
Dark Lunacy
Grand Magus
Jelusick
Hangar
Semblant