Melodeath Recommendations?

[Terminus]

Lately I've been getting more into melodic death metal, we all know At The Gates, In Flames and Dark Tranquility. I was wondering if there were some lesser known bands you guys like that I may have passed up that you might want to recommend. Video recommendations are more than welcome. Thanks!

 

[Fifth_Horseman]

Well then, I'll be "that guy" and plug my own band:







All from our debut album, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö. Enjoy!

 

[Mutant]

 

[Toseben]

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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIQKRN4lJSE&fmt=18[/ame]

And of course this!
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[Mutant]

 

[Sweetnothing]

 

[Mago]

I guess you know about Soilwork, Amon Amarth and Scar Symmetry allready
+1 to Insomnium, one of the best bands in general

Mercenary are somewhat melodeath related imo

albums are quite different though, and they also aren't clearly a genre 100%

Disarmonia Mundi if you like Soilwork
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyGclLCDP9c&feature=related[/ame]

Eluveitie if you don't mind folk with melodeath
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyWGab3vJHQ&feature=related[/ame]

Pretty cool austrian melodeath imo



Also: My band maybe isn't that typical melodeath, but it's close enough for me...that song in specific


Melodeath is a pretty broad genre imo
Lots of bands that sound different but have something in common in some way

 

[prostetnic]

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/BloodyHawk39/the_ultimate_melodic_death_metal_compilation

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Novembre/melodic_death_metal___best_melodic_death_metal_bands___albums

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/ReddishSkink/rym_ultimate_box_set__melodic_death_metal

Also, check out Deals Death and Noumena - both great bands.

 

[Ermz]

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[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkjVovCJPlA&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

(Yes, it's partially shameless self promo - get over it). The Orpheus record, even with my bias, I can say has been one of my fave melodeath CDs in many years.

 

[AdamWathan]

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[Skinny Viking]

Well ...

1st the obvious ... Amon Amarth


Maybe not so obvious ... Edge Of Sanity
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtdrS-uNfHI&feature=related[/ame]

Ensiferum

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Lately I've been getting more into melodic death metal, we all know At The Gates, In Flames and Dark Tranquility. I was wondering if there were some lesser known bands you guys like that I may have passed up that you might want to recommend. Video recommendations are more than welcome. Thanks!

perhaps you'll like my band then:

www.facebook.com/rarefactionmetal

the songs on there are just Demos/prepro, the CD will be released early next year (hopefully)

 

[MarkG]

This is a goldmine, I've been looking for new stuff to listen to!

 

[Virgil.]

 

[Pman]

My bands new EP: Blackened Melodeath

 

[Steven Otto]

Nightrage


Wintersun

 

[ratsapprentice]

To me Nocturnal is the only album which has reached anywhere near the standard set by The Jester Race/Slaughter Of The Soul.
It's a fucking fantastic record.



Not strictly melodeath, but still death metal that is melodic as fuck.

 

[Ermz]

To me Nocturnal is the only album which has reached anywhere near the standard set by The Jester Race/Slaughter Of The Soul.
It's a fucking fantastic record.

It's a great album, I agree, but it definitely isn't melodic death metal. More metal/deathcore.

 

[ratsapprentice]

It's a great album, I agree, but it definitely isn't melodic death metal. More metal/deathcore.

I wouldn't say so at all.
Whilst I can understand why people say that, I can hear -core influence in some of their rhythms (say, the intro to "What A Horrible Night...").
The influence of At The Gates/In Flames/Dissection is far more prevalent, and important to their sound, at least to my ears.

 

[Charlie E.]

I would greatly appreciate it if you checked out my band Mendacity. Link is in my sig.
Here are my recommendations. Enjoy!







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