In search of melodic death metal bands

[Christie_fell]

The Chasm - Deathcult for Eternity
A Canorous Quintet
Serberus
Sentenced - North From Here
Unanimated - Ancient God of Evil
Ashen Light (It's Russian Melodic Black metal, but still good)

 

[Doomwatcher]

Creepmime - Shadows

 

[MasterOLightning]

Arghoslent isn't that great. Maybe listen to a song or two before buying. If you like Arch Enemy and In Flames, you'll probably enjoy Soilwork too.

Also pick up something from Death. Human or The Sound of Perseverance are fairly melodic, but pretty heavy. You'd probably enjoy them.

 

[Erik]

Sentenced - North From Here

!!!!!

How could I forget? Get this, STAT!

 

[nataservant]

Vehemence - God Was Created
At The Gates - Any album
Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed
Soilwork - Steelbath Suicide

 

[Melodeath]

most of these are melodic death or melo-death, others are natural extensions

Arsis
Eucharist
At the Gates
Old In Flames
Ceremonial Oath
Holymarsh
Intestine Baalism
Dark Tranquillity
Amon Amarth
Sorrow of Tranquility
Shadow
Quo Vadis
Kalmah
Omnium Gatherum
Withered Beauty
Autumn Leaves
Anata
Arghoslent
Fragments of Unbecoming
Baal
Suidakra
Kronos
Kalmah
Necrophobic
Carcass
Vehemence

 

[Christie_fell]

!!!!!

How could I forget? Get this, STAT!

Hah I was starting to worry....nobody was mentioning them.

 

[Christie_fell]

most of these are melodic death or melo-death, others are natural extensions

Arsis - A Celebration of Guilt
Eucharist - Mirrorworld
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky is Ours ... or ... Terminal Spirit Disease
(Old) In Flames - The Jester Race
Ceremonial Oath - The Book of Truth
Holymarsh - Infliction ov the Morbid Intention
Intestine Baalism - Banquet in the Darkness
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Amon Amarth - Versus the World
Sorrow of Tranquility - Empire From Darkness
Shadow - Shadow
Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
Kalmah - They Will Return...OR...their '99 demo
Omnium Gatherum - Spirits and August Light
Withered Beauty - Withered Beauty
Autumn Leaves - As Night Conquers Day
Anata - Under a Stone With No Inscription
Arghoslent - Incorrigible Bigotry
Fragments of Unbecoming - Skywards - A Sylphe's Ascension
Baal - State of Aggression
Suidakra - hmm...start with The Arcanum
Kronos - Colossal Titan Strife
Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
Vehemence - Helping the World to See

Fixed

 

[Melodeath]

You might as well have asked me for the ones I recommend of the bands you had heard too because I disagree with some of those choices.

Namely:
Vehemence - God was Created
Anata - The Infernal Depths of Hatred
Eucharist - A Velvet Creation
Carcass - Heartwork

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

They are pretty neat. Another band very similar to them is Holymarsh, though they are much more obscure. Arghoslent are pretty much at the top of the melodic death metal ladder, Incorrigible Bigotry is a requirement for any melodic death fan.

Only the first album though.

HERESY!

Don't listen to him! The new album is fucking dsfiourdgioucftkurdt melodic death. And I don't use that adjective often.

Originally Posted by Melodeath
most of these are melodic death or melo-death, others are natural extensions

Arsis - A Celebration of Guilt
Eucharist - Mirrorworld
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky is Ours ... or ... Terminal Spirit Disease
(Old) In Flames - The Jester Race
Ceremonial Oath - The Book of Truth
Holymarsh - Infliction ov the Morbid Intention
Intestine Baalism - Banquet in the Darkness
Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
Amon Amarth - Versus the World
Sorrow of Tranquility - Empire From Darkness
Shadow - Shadow
Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
Kalmah - They Will Return...OR...their '99 demo
Omnium Gatherum - Spirits and August Light
Withered Beauty - Withered Beauty
Autumn Leaves - As Night Conquers Day
Anata - Under a Stone With No Inscription
Arghoslent - Incorrigible Bigotry
Fragments of Unbecoming - Skywards - A Sylphe's Ascension
Baal - State of Aggression
Suidakra - hmm...start with The Arcanum
Kronos - Colossal Titan Strife
Necrophobic - The Nocturnal Silence
Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness
Vehemence - Helping the World to See

SECONDED TO INFINITY. Except a few.

Also. Garden Of Shadows - Oracle Moon is awesome.

 

[SculptedCold]

Don't listen to Helping the World to See by Vehemence. It fucking sucks. If you have to listen to Vehemence listen to God Was Created or The Thoughts From Which I Hide. Ideally, avoid Vehemence altogether.

 

[{D|aBo|uS}]

Yeah;

Intestine Baalism
Arghoslent
Avulsed
Neuraxis
Lykathe
Arsis
Anata
Amon Amarth

That sort of shiznitz to get you started. Mind, those bands really are heavy and melodic, not pansy shit like In Flames or Arch Enemy etc.

If you want other good bands more along those 'softer' lines, then check-out;

Solar Dawn
Omnium Gatherum
Beyond The Embrace (Against the Elements album)
Shadow
Infliction
Dark Tranquillity
A Canorous Quintet
Eucharist

I don't think Avulsed is melodic or even good. In my opinion, it is just crap. I don't know If I have heard just their worst songs, but this is really shit!!! In Flames is not my band...But I really think Arch Enemy kicks Avulsed's Ass! But for the others, I think it is ok, well, for those I know (Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquility, Neuraxis...). So that's why I might have heard only their bad stuff (Avulsed I mean), but for what I heard....it really doesn't worth a dime.

 

[SculptedCold]

What did you hear?

 

[{D|aBo|uS}]

What did you hear?

Sorry, don't remember, I erased the songs as quick as possible.

 

[SculptedCold]

Ah, well, Avulsed were pretty straightforward gory death metal for most of their career; it's only on the last two albums (and hopefully the new one) where they've started putting stark melodic elements into thier music. You might have heard something from their earlier albums.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Cybergore is so bad that it makes me vomit out worms.

However, Yearning For The Grotesque is pretty good.

</random opinion>

 

[Spirit In Black]

check out Neuraxis - Truth Beyond it's pretty much technical death but has alot of melody thown in

 

[Life Sucks]

Arghoslent isn't that great.

Wrong. Especially coming from a Blowpeth fan.

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

Arghoslent isn't that great.

 

[Death Aflame]

Yeah;

Lykathe

Since when have Lykathe released anything? Lykathea Aflame and Lykathe are like completely seperate bands with only the drummer being the common denominator and since no one has heard any Lykathe who knows what genre they might be.