Top Ten Melodic Death Metal Albums
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BlackMetalWhiteGuy
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I described Bodom and Kalmah as "melodic power metal with harsh vocals" not too long ago and somebody jumped on my ass about it. I'm with WeAreInFlames though, I don't think think they have that much in common with melo-death, now that melo-death and melodic death metal are so much different.
it seems similar at first because there are elements - heavy guitars, dual guitar melodies, harsh vocals, and so on - that they share. However, if you look at it it's different. The melodies of power metal are more...fruity. Melodic death melodies are more aggressive and classically influenced, in general. Melodeath vocals are rooted in death growls, while Bodom style stuff is rooted in just screaming like a dumbfuck. Etc, etc...
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1. Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges
2. Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
3. Soilwork - A Predator's Portrait
4. Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
5. Gates of Ishtar - The Dawn of Flames
6. Ebony Tears - Tortura Insomniae
7. Embraced - Amorous Anathema
8. In Flames - The Jester Race
9. Detonation - An Epic Defiance
10. Mithotyn - Gathered Around an Oaken Table
2. Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
3. Soilwork - A Predator's Portrait
4. Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder
5. Gates of Ishtar - The Dawn of Flames
6. Ebony Tears - Tortura Insomniae
7. Embraced - Amorous Anathema
8. In Flames - The Jester Race
9. Detonation - An Epic Defiance
10. Mithotyn - Gathered Around an Oaken Table
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There's enough differences to differentiate the two genres but I still think the two are closely related.
Edge of Sanity ~the spectral sorrows,unorthodox,purgatory afterglow
Necrophobic ~the nocturnal silence
Amorphis ~the karelian isthmus
Sentenced ~north from here
Unanimated ~ancient god of evil
Adramelech ~psychostasia
Bloodbath ~resurrection through carnage
Dissection ~storm of the lights bane
Others
Hypocrisy ~abducted
At The Gates ~the red in the sky is ours,slaughter of the soul
Eucharist ~mirrorworlds
Centinex ~decadence: prophecies of cosmic chaos
Necrophobic ~the nocturnal silence
Amorphis ~the karelian isthmus
Sentenced ~north from here
Unanimated ~ancient god of evil
Adramelech ~psychostasia
Bloodbath ~resurrection through carnage
Dissection ~storm of the lights bane
Others
Hypocrisy ~abducted
At The Gates ~the red in the sky is ours,slaughter of the soul
Eucharist ~mirrorworlds
Centinex ~decadence: prophecies of cosmic chaos
hibernal_dream
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Oh crap, forgot about Skyfire and Kalmah. Though i'm not sure i'd be able to squeeze them in my top 10.
Einherjar86
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Good call on that one. Although, I often consider Mithotyn to be more black/folk metal, especially on that album because of the amount of "viking-esque" vocals. Still, very melodic, heavy music.
A lot of bands mentioned in this thread sound like power metal bands with raspy vocals. I can't recall death metal sounding anything like power metal.
hibernal_dream
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Yeah, they're obviously not death metal but it's borderline and not stylistically far from In Flames or Dark Tranquillity. I figured if people were including The Jester Race, Mithotyn can be counted too.
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SURPRISE THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT MELO-DEATH IS! Though it is further from power metal (more rhythmic/thrashier beats/riff structures) than stuff like CoB.
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panzerfaust666
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It pisses me off how everyone love bodom, I hate them, but I like to play that kind of shit.(like steve vai into melodeath or whatever fuck I dont know).grrrrr.
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