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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State Of Oblivion
Album - 9 Tracks - Released August 22, 2025

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AURAL
Adrian Smith
Aetherna
Alcotomic
Alterium
Among The Outcast
Ancient Bards
Approaching Nirvana
Arion
Art Nation
Away From The Sun
Bearwolf
Black & Damned
Black Majesty
Brother Firetribe
Circus of Rock
Crimson Shadows
DIMMA
Dagger
Dalriada
Dan Vasc
Daridel
Degreed
Desidio
Dracovallis
DragonForce
Dream Evil
Eldorado
Element of Fate
Elis
Elvenking
Eonian
Eternal Idol
Fade to Black
Fairyland
Firstborne
For My Pain...
Forces United
Fractal Gates
Front Row Warriors
Ghost
GhostSeeker
Gloryhammer
Grave Digger
H.E.A.T
HAMMER KING
Hallowed
Henrik Schaller
Joe Stump's Tower Of Babel
K Enagonio
K:H:H:L
Kamelot
Kilonova
Lena Scissorhands
Lujuria
MandoTerror
Megaraptor
Melrose Avenue
Mjølnir
Moonlight Haze
Mors Principium Est
Myrath
Next Door To Heaven
Noiduin
Passengers In Panic
Primalfrost
Pythia
Ravenblood
Red Cain
Rioghan
Roberto Tiranti
Scalblood
Seven Spires
Signum Regis
Skull Revenge
Snowy Shaw
Solence
Soul Debt
Suotana
Superdeathflame
Tarot
The Dragonfather
The Great Kat
The Riverside
Thelemite
Tierramystica
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Tore Fagerheim
Trick or Treat
Trovao
Tungsten
Tómarúm
UNTIL DAWN
VERSAILLES
Warkings
Within Temptation
Wohli
Zeke Sky
pMad
Артур Беркут
Ghost
Within Temptation
Powerwolf
Brothers of Metal
DragonForce
Lacuna Coil
Wind Rose
Dynazty
Solence
Gloryhammer
Sonata Arctica
Rhapsody
Kamelot
Equilibrium
Jorn
Bloodbound
Iced Earth
Unleash The Archers
Elvenking
Eclipse
H.E.A.T
Sirenia
Dan Vasc
Kissin' Dynamite
Xandria
Ankor
Dream Evil
Wintersun
Warkings
Bearwolf
AWS
Evergrey
Noora Louhimo
Horizon Ignited
Arion
Mors Principium Est
Brother Firetribe
Majestica
Tungsten
Cyhra
Finntroll
Kalmah
Volturian
Disarmonia Mundi
Melrose Avenue
Twilight Force
Ad Infinitum
Manntra
Temperance
The Agonist
Megaraptor
Supreme Unbeing
Myrath
Approaching Nirvana
Grave Digger
Persefone
The Riverside
Anette Olzon
All For Metal
Frozen Crown
Allen Lande
Art Nation
Borknagar
Fellowship
Ancient Bards
Grand Magus
Walk in Darkness
Seven Spires
Dragonland
Dalriada
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Moonlight Haze
The Retaliators
Vision Divine
Eyes Wide Open
Alterium
Astral Doors
Pyramaze
Brymir
Domina Noctis
Aephanemer
SYR
Dragony
The Foreshadowing
Dark Lunacy
Andre Matos
Ember Falls
Hibria
Graveworm
Crimson Sun
Labyrinth
Fractal Gates
Mercenary
Starkill
Hangar
Quentin Cornet
For My Pain...
I Am Your God
Semblant
Agathodaimon