Melodic death metal
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Melodic death metal is generally considered an offshoot of death metal. The subgenre contains more melodic guitar riffs and solos, which are sometimes acoustic, and also occasional 'clean' singing as opposed to traditional death grunt vocals. The song structures are generally more progressive, using diverse themes throughout the song. Death and Morbid Angel, often considered the "godfathers" of death metal, are primary influences on the genre, but its progenators are still a mystery. Some credit In Flames as the band which popularised the sub-genre. Melodic Death metal, though from the same geographic area as Black Metal, rarely speaks of Satanism or the downfall of Christianity, but has more poetic themes, which vary greatly.
Nearly all melodic death metal bands are from the Scandinavian region, especially from Sweden and Finland.
Notable bands
- Amon Amarth
- Arch Enemy
- Arsis
- At the Gates
- Beyond The Embrace
- Children of Bodom
- Crematory
- Dark Tranquillity
- Daylight Dies
- Darkane
- Edge of Sanity
- Eternal Tears of Sorrow
- In Flames
- Insomnium
- Kalmah
- Katatonia
- Norther
- Noumena
- Opeth
- Shadows Fall
- Skyfire
- Soilwork
- The Black Dahlia Murder
- Unanimated