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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Days Of Thunder
Album - 10 Tracks - Released July 4, 2025

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