The last album from In Flames its soo fucking amazing... Not as good as the previus, but still... it's a damn good album..
By the way?? see you auntie its a band, isnt it???
Try GARDENIAN.... Imagine NEVERMORE with some Death metal vocals...And you got the closest thing to god.. hehehehe... Maybe not that good, but i'm sure you will like GARDENIAN
Try:
Death - "Symbolic" their most melodic CD.
Haunted - both CD's, the new album is about to release
Sceptic - polish death band, influenced by Death (very good band)
Testament
Paradise Lost
Soilwork-The Chainheart Machine, A Predator's Portrait
Death-Symbolic, The Sound Of Perseverance
Darkane- Rusted Angel (not as melodic as the other swedish bands, check them out anyway)
Testament-The Gathering, First Strike Still Deadly, The Legacy
In Flames-The Jester Race
Dark Tranquility-The Gallery, Damage Done
I like almost all of the bands everyone has listed...but to me the term "melodic metal" is kind of vague. By what I think most people would coin the term, I would say bands like Wolf and Onward are good examples of recent melodic metal (and no, neither are "power metal" by any means).