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