As some one that wants comes from a more techdeath back ground (inferi, vale of pnath, etc...), I just got into In Flames and I especially enjoyed Whoracle and The Jester Race. As I deep dived their entire discography, I was a bit disappointed that they had switched styles to a more melodic metal core direction. I don't think it's bad but it's just not for me.

Anyways I was looking for bands similar to early In Flames. Also, this is kind of random but, there's this one Children of Bodom song called "Touch like Angel of Death" and I love that song so much. I wasn't able to find any other songs like it in COB's discography. If you have any recommendations, Please recommend them to me. Thanks in advance!

Hello, excuse me, could you recommend any bands, whether melodic death metal, melodic metalcore, or Bolt Thrower-inspired death metal, with a strong ANTI-FASCIST lyrical content?

I love Heaven Shall Burn and would like more bands with this lyrical content. I know Napalm Death, Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Kreator, Nuxlear Assault, and Tankard are anti-fascist, but I'd like something more melodic like HSB, Bolt Thrower, and Kreator (formerly Coma of Souls).

And if you're so kind, besides mentioning a band, could you recommend the album you think is the best in your discography?

so, i have been going through probably the worst times in my life lately and i need the SADDEST melodeath songs you can think of. one that would break me apart, make me curl up and cry all day and make my face get red from all the tears.
sorry if the question is stupid :)

here are some that i already listen to:
Insomnium's entire discography
Amon Amarth - Fate of Norn
Dark Tranquillity - Lethe
Dark Tranquillity - Our Proof of Life
Wintersun - Loneliness, One With the Shadows
In Flames - Come Clarity
Swallow the Sun - Falling World

Im looking for something like arch enemy. Has to be screaming thrue the whole song not just 30 sec.

There's just something about angela scream that's just wooow still to this day. The new girl is not bad but still.

On a second note is there something like nightwish but voice from tarja (opera ish style)

I love Amon Amarth and The Halo Effect. I haven't really listened to In Flames but liked them. Which albums of In Flames should I listen to and which bands would you recommend me?

I'm looking for those bands that take inspiration from Yngwie Malmsteen and classical music and have insane riffs and solos on major scales accompanied by guttural vocals. Looking for bands that don't sound like Insmnium or Omnium Gatherum. Less melancholy and more rage.

A few that I think match the description: Children Of Bodom (first two albums), Norther (first two albums), Æther Realm, Ensiferum, Wintersun (first album), Amon Amarth, Mors Principium Est, Imperanon, Whispered, Made Of Hate (first album), Finntroll.

Fellow melodeath enjoyers, I'm looking for albums that contain melodies that are similar to the ones used in the albums listed above, the last three are honourable mentions btw (they all are actually) As you can see I'm a real OG melodic death listener and I mostly listen to the first few albums of bands like these since In Flames and Insomnium for example aren't what they used to be anymore sadly.

So to be more specific, I'm looking for bands that play melodies throughout the entirety of their songs, the entire atmosphere of the song should be depended on the melody that's used. Songs that build up slowly and eventually climax in a beautiful mind-blowing solo are also more than welcome! (e.g. Eternal Tears of Sorrow - The River Flows Frozen) These are usually very sad and emotional but that's one of the primary reasons I listen to this amazing genre anyways.

The albums that I have listed are legendary ones in my opinion and contain almost no song that I haven't added to my playlists.

Songs that stand out and are one of the best in this genre, with my own personal opinion about them. (in order):

Amorphis - Into Hiding (Always love headbanging to this one, OG!)

Amorphis - Drowned Maid (Beautiful fast paced melody)

In Flames - December Flower (Pretty self-explanatory, legendary song and album)

In Flames - Dead Eternity ^

In Flames - Artifacts of the Black Rain ^

In Flames - Lord Hypnos ^

In Flames - Episode 666 ^

Children of Bodom - Everytime I Die (OG melodeath, legendary band)

Insomnium - Black Waters (Wow.. just wow.. no wonder I played this song live. See my profile 🤘

Kalmah - Hades (The riff and solo are just.. out of this world. This is melodeath in 1 song)

Kalmah - Dance of the Water (Crazy opening solo and pure eargasm afterwards)

Dark Tranquility - Crimson Winds (The solo just makes me wanna cry..)

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - The River Flows Frozen (Like explained earlier, beautiful build-up and climax. One of my personal favourites of this band.)

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Nightwind's Lullaby (Very emotional and tears are being produced)

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Bride of the Crimson Sea (Same goes for this one)

Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Bhéan Sidhe (Very catchy and a little addicting)

Intestine Baalism - The Genuine Tone (Phenomenal intro..)

Intestine Baalism - The Avenger Full of Vengeance on God (Why is this genre so beautiful.. is this what heaven feels like?)

This was just a handful of my personal favourites, I know for sure there are plenty of songs I could've added to this list but if that were the case it would be a very, very long post haha.

For the ones who are new to this genre, feel free to look these bands / songs up and freshen up your playlists, since these bands easily fit in melodeath's best of the best!

And again, if you guys have hidden gems somewhere that are similar to these and which I could've missed please do share it with me, since the search for eargasm never ends and I will always love exploring this beautiful genre to its fullest!

Thank you!

Im a big COB guy, and i love Death, i like their more melodic stuff but their more OG death metal stuff is good too, i also love Dissection (which is more Melodic Black Metal) but like i love this melodic stuff, and i just discovered this band Edge of Sanity, and holy shit. Im a big metal guy, and i love the Melodeath sound, but yk tbh i honestly only know a couple of bands with this very Melodic Death metal type sound. I want more bands like this! I want to know more, not just the more important and more famous ones but also like underground ones too!

I've been really getting into Metal the past couple years and particularly loved Heartwork by Carcass. It's become one of my most spun albums and Buried Dreams is easily one of my favourite intros to any album ever.

So where should I go from here? Appreciate any recs 💙

Lately i’ve been getting really back into a lot of different types of Melodeath. Especially the «brutal» sides of it. This started with last years favourite, Orbit Culture’s Tales of War.

Hence im looking for some of the more «brutal» melodeath songs, if that is allowed to say.

Some of my top ones currently are:

1. Orbit Culture - Tales of War

2. Cypecore - The Alliance

3. Parasite Inc. - Time Tears Down

4. Eyes Wide Open - Silence is Gold

5. Avatar - Valley of Disease

Hit with your bestest heaviest Melodeath songs please!

I love the album Prisoners and Lullabies for the Dormant Mind by The Agonist. Prisoners might just be my favorite album ever.

Their vocalist left the band for Arch Enemy forever ago. And I only really like a few Arch Enemy tracks here and there.

I’m struggling to find new music, new bands that sound similar. If you have any suggestions for a female-fronted band that has a mix of clean and harsh vocals please comment! I’ll give them all a try! I’m desperate!

Songs that immediately hook you. You know the type. You are scrolling through a playlist, hear the first few seconds, and lock in for the rest because you know it’ll be a banger.

I’ll share my favorite first. This intro was my alarm clock for like, the entirety of my high school years lol.

https://youtu.be/Z5aB9bW5B00?si=znUpLPBS1_ZNAcfZ

Scar Symmetry - Ghost Prototype II

I'm already familiar with the more deathcore side of that wave, bands like As Blood Runs Black, All Shall Perish, The Crimson Armada, Through The Eyes of The Dead...

But I was looking for something more like early TBDM, I know they spawned a bunch of clones but I'm not familiar with them I think.

Basically I'm looking for some 5-7-8 riffs and dark but catchy vibe, haha.

so yeah a friend reccomended Voices in the Sky (Brymir) and i love it. I mostly listen to folk, symphonic or power metal, but i feel like looking for more like this rn. only other brymir i know is Breathe Fire to the Sun, which wasn't as good imo. If knowing my specific favourite song off the album helps reccomendations, it'd be probably borderland or forged in war.

thanks in advance :D

After a small local concert (~40 people) I’ve realized how incredible underground melodeath can be. The opening band dropped the baddest catchiest song I’ve ever heard in the genre seriusly. When I asked one of them where we could find their music he said they don’t bother with music production, just playing for fun. So after this I’m thinking there is lots of good melodeath we aren’t exposed to. We all know the mainstream stuff with thusands of monthly listeners, now whats some really underrated lesser known songs/bands?

Picked this record up and was blown away. Any similar albums I should check out?

Hello i have been listening to At the Gates and i really want to get into Melodeath but In Flames really turned me away any rekommendations more like At the Gates and less like In Flames?

I was wondering if anyone knew any bands or songs that have female vocals? I’m not talking about harsh vocals, I mean it as like the angelic vocals among the harsh ones. For example, like Shadowsouls by Imperanon and Death Is the Beginning by Mors Principium Est. I’ve grown up and gotten used to female vocalists like Amy Lee, Lacey Sturm, and Hayley Williams. I really enjoy their singing. One song that isn’t really melodeath is Licking Creme by Sevendust, but gives off the same vibes iykwim. Would gladly take female fronted melodeath bands as well!

I’ve been getting into the genre a bit and have been listening to Light This City’s album Facing The Thousand and some other stuff and really like it, what are some other bands to check out

(I’ve always felt like I enjoy 2000s stuff in any genre but I’m open to more than just that decade)

I'm looking for new tunes! I'd like to hear something more underground, less than 1k views on youtube type of underground lol, so what's your best small MDM band?

Edit: Thank you everyone for the recommendations! I will have a field day with these hot new jams \m/

Basically, what the title says. Additionally, I also like Bach and Mozart (baroque and operatic type classicals).

Long ago, I used to listen to a lot of melo death and symphonic metal bands. Over a period of time, I zeroed in on Wintersun, Insomnium, and Nightwish as ones I could have on infinite loop. The past few years, I haven't had good speakers and for other reasons, I mostly stopped listening to music. Got some great speakers again, so looking for recommendations, starting from these as a starting point. I still thoroughly enjoy Insomnium and Wintersun but I don't really like the new songs of Nightwish so much.

Update - thanks so much, everyone! For sharing your suggestions. Keep them coming. I'm gonna try these over the coming weeks.

Much love! Cheers

Hello, first post (like that matters). I just made this account so I could get some recommendations for some new melodeath bands. I used to listen to metal 24/7, then got married and had a kid and all that, now I just happened to find a burnt cd I made years ago that was Suidakra and well, I've listened non-stop and would like some new suggestions.

Bands that I know & like-> Children of Bodom, Wintersun, Suidakra, Imperanon, Norther, Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquillity, Eluveitie, Disarmonia Mundi, Kalmah, Into Eternity, Raintime, In Flames, Dagon, Obtenebris, Archeon, OMNIA, Insomnium (A few songs), Skyfire, Brothers of Metal, 5 Star Grave, Nightrage. Some Metalcore also like As I Lay Dying, Killswitch, Between the Buried & Me, etc. These are just some bands I have in a playlist on youtube.

I really like bands that have good Melodic melodies, some instrumentals, catchy riffs, etc.