Melodic Death Metal

Jonakin

One of my favourite genres, favourite band is probably In Flames.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMbj7ld6nO4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFRSdU1kx8w

Here's an pretty unknown band, Dawn of Tears but their amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04y7ztfQw_U

http://www.myspace.com/dawnoftears

Who is your favourite band from the genre?

kieranmcg1

Who else but the gods of the genre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLAjKtmT3lk

kevin_de_big

More into at the gates and what have you. In Flames though were great back when.

SxE Punk

I really wish they could have just called it melodic heavy music, or heavy listening, or emotional metal.

Anything but draw a comparison to death metal.

It wasn't me!

Carcass around Heartwork.

DingChavez

Dark Tranquillity
Children of Bodom
Wintersun
In Flames
At the Gates

And I agree with punk about the comparison to death metal.

Den_M

Edge of Sanity are another great band in this style, try their Purgatory Afterglow album.

Malice

kevin_de_big wrote: »

In Flames though were great back when.

What's wrong with In Flames these days? Their last album was fantastic. I've seen them live twice in the last year and I have to say that Anders Fridén is a very underrated vocalist.

FunkZ

Wintersun, definitely! I wish they'd hurry up with the new album, I thought it was meant to be out two years ago

Den_M

malice_ wrote: »

What's wrong with In Flames these days? Their last album was fantastic. I've seen them live twice in the last year and I have to say that Anders Fridén is a very underrated vocalist.

Come Clarity was a letdown in my opinion (was way better that Sountrack.. though)

Heard their new track a while ago and I'm not holding out much hope for the new album.

Den_M

kieranmcg1 wrote: »

Who else but the gods of the genre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLAjKtmT3lk

COB - the Gods of the genre?! :D:D

kevin_de_big

malice_ wrote: »

What's wrong with In Flames these days? Their last album was fantastic. I've seen them live twice in the last year and I have to say that Anders Fridén is a very underrated vocalist.

Nothing wrong with it as such. I just prefer their older stuff by a great length. I didn't say anything about anders, in fact I believe him to be an influence

SxE Punk

I gotta say, I haven't really heard much melodic death metal(at least not on purpose), but I gotta say, In Flames didn't impress me when I seen them supporting Slayer last year.

And I really don't get how they can be compared to death metal at all. I've never heard a death metal band that lacked brutality even half that much.

Jonakin

I think they added the death metal because death growls are used.

dib

In Flames (circa 1996), Dark Tranquillity (anything up to Damage Done), At The Gates (everything they've done), Sacrilege, Dissection (going in more of a Black Metal direction but still melodic as ****!), Dawn, Gates of Ishtar (Dawn of Flames), Amon Amarth and Insomnium are all bands that have influenced myself and what I write on guitar.

My favourite genre also.

princess-sprkle

i love In Flames, still an amazing band.
i'm gonna have a listen to the other stuff recommended here too.
any irish bands any use with this kinda thing?

FunkZ

princess-sprkle wrote: »

any irish bands any use with this kinda thing?

Primordial, I think they'd be somewhere in or near this genre?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFqencsiIhw

dib

LazyFingers wrote: »

Primordial, I think they'd be somewhere in or near this genre?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFqencsiIhw

Primordial are nowhere near the Melodic Death Metal Genre.

FunkZ

Well then I'm lucky I said "I think".

dib

LazyFingers wrote: »

Well then I'm lucky I said "I think".

Pretty much!

Vim Fuego

For more recent bands, I think the Black Dahlia Murder are quite good despite the 'metalcore' tag that they incorrectly get lumped with. I'd also throw a nod towards Carcass' swansong. Taken out of the context of being a Carcass album (and those who can't get past Symphonies....), there's some great tunes on there - Generation Hexxed, Keep On Rotting...

This isn't really a genre I've actively listened to in a number of years though. It got a bit overdone but it's still enjoyable to listen back to those bands like The Crown, Carnal Forge and so on. Never got on with In Flames though and I picked up a fair few albums but just never clicked with me.

kevin_de_big

Swansong is a good-times listen I reckon. Agreed, there some great tunes present. Heartwork kind of started it all off in ways. A Classic in my opinion.

CreepingDeath

Carcass++

I heard a track from Swansong, on the "John Kenny" (da da da da da da da) radio show maybe 10 years ago and bought it soon afterwards. Heartwork has some quality tracks too.

Dean-16

well my faves are
Scar Symmetry
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
DeadLock
Daath
Amorphis

buck65

Isis

mp3guy

LazyFingers wrote: »

Wintersun, definitely! I wish they'd hurry up with the new album, I thought it was meant to be out two years ago

Apparently they're having trouble with recording, the equipment isn't up to spec for the stuff they're trying to do and that's why it's taking so long.

subzero12

how about ceremonial oath
or someless well know bands like Absurdus ,Carnal Forge,and Vespers Descent
and carnal forge are one of my favorite melodic death bands of the minute.
http://www.myspace.com/carnalforgeband

Dr.Slurm

It's got to be Opeth.

kevin_de_big

I think the newer Carnal Forge isn't quite as good..I may well have said it previously but I'm all about arsis

nacho libre

Eucharist

Hauk

Amon Amarth
Summoning
Windir

Three great bands

Hauk

Morf

buck65 wrote: »

Isis

Isis? Laying the irony on a bit thick, aren't you?

nacho libre

Hauk wrote: »

Amon Amarth
Summoning
Windir

Three great bands

Hauk

all great bands for sure but i wouldn't class Windir and Summoning as melodic death metal