Metal Reviews

Recently i have really gotten into melodeath. I have listened to soilwork, in flames, scar symmetry and light this city. My first question is what other great bands are there in melodeath? My second question is What album by in flames should i get next? I have the jester race, whoracle, come clarity, soundtrack to your escape(what a shitty album) and a sense of purpose.

Hello man... For the faster side you should get:

The Crown - Deathrace King
THe Crown - Possessed 13
The Scourger - Dark Invitation to Armageddon
At The Gates - Slaughter of the Soul

and:

The Black Dahlia Murder - Nocturnal
Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Anything by Dark Tranquility
Diablo - Eternium
Dimension Zero - He Who Shall Not Bleed

Also, for the next In Flames albums: Colony and Clayman.

Thanks. I'll check those out. By the way i didn't know that the black dahlia murder and children of bodom were melodeath. hmmm. I have listened to slaughter of the soul but just can't get into it.

I don't know where to put it so I just mentioned them in case you hadn't heard..

Wintersun is also a cool band you should check out if you like Children of Bodom.

hmmmm wintersun I'll definitely check them out since children of bodom is one of my favorite bands

They are? Then from the top of my head:

Ensiferum
Destroy Destroy Destroy
Atanatos
Blood Stain Child
Sinergy
Kalmah

I forgot to mention Arch Enemy.. Wages of Sin is my favorite album by them.

I like kalmah but cant find any of their albums in my town. destroy destroy destroy just sounds wierd to me. Idk. the rest ill check out. How about bands like scar symmetry with the really deep vocals

I second Wintersun. If you dig that and Scar Symmetry's harsher vocals, you're ready for the next step, into 'proper' Death Metal, hearing the melodies buried behind the brutality.

Of course, early Arch Enemy and Dark Tranquility's entire back catalogue will serve you well if you want Melodeath.

fragments of unbecoming is a lesser known band that plays this sort of style, anythng by dark tranquillity is worth getting.
The Funeral pyre is a band worth checking out as well

I'm not really into melodic death usually, but Skyfire is one of my favorite bands. Gardenian is also pretty good.

I'd recommend Arsis. Leans more on the technical side but definitely melodic. Arch Enemy 'Burning Bridges' or 'Doomsday machine' is what I would recommend.

I wouldn't consider The Crown as Melodic Death Metal, they have a much Thrashier sound than what I would call Melodeath.

But I would definately reccomend Slaughter Of The Soul. It is incredible. I didn't think too much of it when I first heard it when a friend let me borrow it a few years ago, but I kept hearing songs pop up here and there, and by the time I bought the album last year, I was in absolute love with it. It's savage. Just give it time, because it's an amazing album.

Also, check out Arsis, because they're better than most, if not all Melodic Death Metal bands out there today. Give "A Celebration Of Guilt" a try.

hells yeah

Basically Arsis should be on the top of your list.

Nothing more to say. And If you like COB, Kalmah is similar but much better.

I agree with most of the posts here, and thought I'd take this opportunity to do some shameless self promotion!

Check out Canopy:

http://www.myspace.com/canopy
http://www.youtube.com/tsrac
http://www.entercanopy.com

.:crast:.

http://www.myspace.com/wot

Woe of Tyrants. This new band i discovered. Not bad at all.

http://www.myspace.com/asedenburns

As Eden Burns. I think this was already mentioned here.

Descend Into Nothingness
Slowmotion Apocalypse (from Italy )
Soulscar
Autumn Leaves

They're playing here next month, I can't wait!

Carcass
Children Of Bodom
Catamenia
Norther
Wintersun
Dark Tranquility
At The Gates

These are all great bands.