Best melodeath album?

[challenge_everything]

I'm sure I've missed plenty, but that's all I can think of right now.

 

[Blue_Jay]

In Flames Clayman for the win!! In Flames = da greatest melodic death metal band of all time!!! Everybody here MUST bow down before their greatness or else!!!

 

[CF87]

Amorphis-tales from the thousand lakes.

 

[audiophileguy]

carcass-heartwork
not the best ever but the best on your list

 

[Blue_Jay]

NO THIS IS A DISGRACE IN FLAMES = DA NUMBA 1 MELODIC DEATH METAL BAND!!!

 

[challenge_everything]

Chill man.

Personally I think In Flames are overrated. Dark Tranquillity are far superior. I voted for The Gallery anyhow, just ahead of Elegy.

 

[Hatebreeder]

I thought Whoracle and The Jester Race were great, but after that In Flames began to bore me.

I also think that Wintersun's album was the best modern Finnish melodeath album in years (since Children of Bodom's Hatebreeder).

 

[IronPriest]

Guess I'm the only one that went with At The Gates Slaughter of Souls? Love that album, but the drums are the same in every song...lol

 

[Hatebreeder]

Guess I'm the only one that went with At The Gates Slaughter of Souls? Love that album, but the drums are the same in every song...lol

True, but it is still one of my most listened-to albums because of its quick accessibility and brief, empowering tracks.

 

[challenge_everything]

I was listening to that this morning. The opening riff of Blinded by Fear gets me charged every time.

 

[Vossyrus]

The only band mentioned there I listen to is Carcass...so that one.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Dissection - The Somberlain.

 

[Seditious]

had to go with Amorphis.


Throw Hypocrisy in there next time

 

[Reaping Clarity]

Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down, no question.

 

[challenge_everything]

Dissection - The Somberlain.

I never really think about Dissection as melodeath for some reason, I guess given their roots, but yeah I would have included that one if I thought of it.

 

[DarkBliss]

Eucharist-A Velvet Creation, hands down
Sentenced-North from Here would be my second choice.

I'm not sure whether Cadaver's In Pains can be considered melodic in the sense the above albums are, but if it is, it easily trumps all.

 

[Seditious]

hmmm, I was wondering why I haven't heard of Eucharist before (Since I was a huge MeloDeath fan a few years ago), gave them a LastFM 'similar' search, and found that most of the 'similar' stuff is on the fruity metalcore side of things (e.g., Nightrage, Darkane, The Duskfall, Arch Enemy, Mercenary, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork)

are they of the "Soundtrack to Your Escape" In Flames, and "Catch 22" Hypocrisy era style (two other bands on their similar list)?

 

[DarkBliss]

I posted a link in another thread of this forum to a site where you can legally download all of their stuff free of charge.
I think all of their material has gone out of print again, since I was asking at the store the other day and they said, it's not likely that their debut album, which I ordered will ever arrive.
Anyway, here's the link to that site
http://www.artnoir-productions.com/eucharist/mp3.html

 

[Slayed Necros]

hmmm, I was wondering why I haven't heard of Eucharist before (Since I was a huge MeloDeath fan a few years ago), gave them a LastFM 'similar' search, and found that most of the 'similar' stuff is on the fruity metalcore side of things (e.g., Nightrage, Darkane, The Duskfall, Arch Enemy, Mercenary, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork)

are they of the "Soundtrack to Your Escape" In Flames, and "Catch 22" Hypocrisy era style (two other bands on their similar list)?

No. Their first album is excellent, true Melodic Death Metal. You know, the style that existed before the huge surge of popularity that led to the disaster known as the Gothenburg style (which absolutely ruined Melodic Death Metal). A Velvet Creation can be likened to The Red in the Sky is Ours.

 

[Slayed Necros]

I posted a link in another thread of this forum to a site where you can legally download all of their stuff free of charge.
I think all of their material has gone out of print again, since I was asking at the store the other day and they said, it's not likely that their debut album, which I ordered will ever arrive.
Anyway, here's the link to that site
http://www.artnoir-productions.com/eucharist/mp3.html

You should be able to find them both on ebay relatively cheap. I know Mirrorworlds is still very easy to find. I've been told by tasteful people that it fares pretty poorly in comparison to the debut, can anyone share an opinion on the album?