Melodic Death Metal

[deevineh8tred]

What more can I say? We need some melodeath! we have at the gates but we need more. who is with me?

some melodeath bands i would love to see:

In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Soilwork, Blinded Colony, Nightrage, more At the Gates, Scarpoint, and Sonic Syndicate.

Thoughts? Additions?

[Snitsky]

Arch enemy & Children of bodom most importantly

Less importantly : Devildriver , The black dahlia murder , Norther , In flames , Wintersun

[xxxNowImNothing]

I've been hoping for In Flames forever :(

The whole madden track pack gave me hope since "Mirror's Truth" was in it, but that never came to be...

[VolCyTigerTeers]

Thats right we need Arch Enemy and Childred of Bodom.

[Snitsky]

Also since this topics a bunch of meal heads I'd like to say

THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEKS DLC WAS CRAP! A SLAP IN THE FACE TO ALL METALHEADS!

[deevineh8tred]

Arch enemy & Children of bodom most importantly

Less importantly : Devildriver , The black dahlia murder , Norther , In flames , Wintersun

im not sure how i forgot about bodom. im seeing them in october, how did i miss that? lol and yeah arch enemy isnt too bad. ive never heard of norther but ill check em out. people will most likely disagree about calling dd melodeath. i personally consider them groove metal but i still love em.

[Snitsky]

Norther is basically a complete rip off of COB they sound just like them lol

[Oscar-Rio]

Disarmonia Mundi - Celestial Furnace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIPvSj0ySk

[deevineh8tred]

Disarmonia Mundi - Celestial Furnace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIPvSj0ySk

i like that a lot

[Pizza7]

Mercenary!

Soul Decision
World Hate Center
Bloodsong
Firesoul
Supremacy v2.0

[deevineh8tred]

Norther is basically a complete rip off of COB they sound just like them lol

lol im sure ill like em then

just checked em out and ur right bout the bodom similarities lol. i like em.

[deevineh8tred]

Mercenary!

Soul Decision
World Hate Center
Bloodsong
Firesoul
Supremacy v2.0

mercenary can get kinda power metal at times but they arent too bad.

[Pizza7]

mercenary can get kinda power metal at times but they arent too bad.

They are the ****.

[deevineh8tred]

They are the ****.

yeah i have a lot of their stuff, good band.

[deevineh8tred]

i forgot scar symmetry too

[afterstasis]

Also since this topics a bunch of meal heads I'd like to say

THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEKS DLC WAS CRAP! A SLAP IN THE FACE TO ALL METALHEADS!

how on earth do you suppose that? did duran duran say something mean about ozzy?

[KingForADay]

Dark Tranquility plz. They quickly became my favorite band after first hearing them. Fiction was a bad ass album. Then every album i have found after that I have loved. Focus Shift, The New Build, and Punish My Heaven would be awesome. Hell, the whole albums that these tracks are from would be great. These dudes know how to write good music.
As for more At The Gates, pretty much any more, if not all the songs of Slaughter of the Soul would be fine by me. I lsten to that album over and over and over. Cold would probably be my favorite song to play.Haven't really llistened to any other albums but Slaughter. I guess is hould check more out.

[deevineh8tred]

Dark Tranquility plz. They quickly became my favorite band after first hearing them. Fiction was a bad ass album. Then every album i have found after that I have loved. Focus Shift, The New Build, and Punish My Heaven would be awesome. Hell, the whole albums that these tracks are from would be great. These dudes know how to write good music.
As for more At The Gates, pretty much any more, if not all the songs of Slaughter of the Soul would be fine by me. I lsten to that album over and over and over. Cold would probably be my favorite song to play.Haven't really llistened to any other albums but Slaughter. I guess is hould check more out.

yeah, dt is the sh*t. not one bad song imo. they are my second fav band (in flames being #1 if you couldnt guess) and at the gates is amazing as well.

[Sinister_Thug]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKXvtXQCU9U

[deevineh8tred]

^ dude this is not a metalcore thread. your'e gonna get flamed for bringin that in here so prepare urself.

[Onslaught_fei]

You know Im down with the melodeath!

[RockoW]

If In Flames doesn't make it into RB we aren't going to see any more mdm in RB at all. At the Gates, how did they make it into the game I wonder? I would like to see Insomnium but that is probably never happening.

[Oscar-Rio]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKXvtXQCU9U

while i enjoy AILD, they're clearly not melodic death metal. And there are way better songs for RB than The Darkest Night. Like "The Sound of Truth"

[dragonanthony86]

and Dethlok too

[Onslaught_fei]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEdrbewBvU

In Flames: Dialogue with the Stars.

Old school style, when there was, yknow, melody.

[Galbrezu]

Saw Sonic Syndicate open for Nightwish when they came through town, was NOT impressed, 100% metalcore, I heard no Melo-Death coming from their equipment.

Maybe i just don't know their material enough though :\.

[Requiem85]

Between the Buried and Me please.

Alaska, Modecai, Selkies, Ants of the Sky (13 Minute Long Song right there), or hell even one of their covers off of 'The Anatomy of'

[Pizza7]

And I saw Scar Symmetry and was bored to tears.

[ThrobingCane]

And I saw Scar Symmetry and was bored to tears.

Yeah that band is not that interesting.

Pretty much basic song structure.

[deevineh8tred]

Has anyone heard of the band Anterior? they're pretty good. very good guitar work, especially in this song: Anterior- "Human Hive"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrqblG6b17A&feature=related

[deevineh8tred]

In Flames: Dialogue with the Stars.

Old school style, when there was, yknow, melody.

yes! my favorite instrumental. very fun to play on guitar.

[WhiffleBallTony]

Also since this topics a bunch of meal heads I'd like to say

THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEKS DLC WAS CRAP! A SLAP IN THE FACE TO ALL METALHEADS!

ZOMG something I don't like and isn't in my favorite genre! HERESY!!!!!!

People like you give us metalheads a bad name. There is lots of metal in the game. Play that.

[Hastyl3]

some melodeath bands i would love to see:

Soilwork,

You seem to have misspelled Children Of Bodom and Insomnium.

[Mystlyfe77]

I suggested it in another thread, but my Melodeath 3-pack:

In Flames - Behind Space '99
Dark Tranquillity - Of Chaos and Eternal Night
At the Gates - The Beautiful Wound


On Children of Bodom. They're borderline to me, they have a lot of Power Metal characteristics (particularly in the keys). Additionally, their first two albums were pretty clear-cut Melodic Black Metal. Their latest several don't really fit clearly into any sub-genre though, so I don't object to claims of Melodeath.

Arch Enemy is another borderline band, who show about as many characteristics from straight up Death metal and thrash as they do to melodeath.

Counting some "borderline" bands, I'd love to see some [old] In Flames, At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity (the real DT in my book ;)), Amon Amarth, Arsis, Children of Bodom, and Arch Enemy.

[RicoTheAwesomeCat]

Skyfire!!!

[Hastyl3]

I suggested it in another thread, but my Melodeath 3-pack:

In Flames - Behind Space '99
Dark Tranquillity - Of Chaos and Eternal Night
At the Gates - The Beautiful Wound


On Children of Bodom. They're borderline to me, they have a lot of Power Metal characteristics (particularly in the keys). Additionally, their first two albums were pretty clear-cut Melodic Black Metal. Their latest several don't really fit clearly into any sub-genre though, so I don't object to claims of Melodeath.

Arch Enemy is another borderline band, who show about as many characteristics from straight up Death metal and thrash as they do to melodeath.

Counting some "borderline" bands, I'd love to see some [old] In Flames, At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity (the real DT in my book ;)), Amon Amarth, Arsis, Children of Bodom, and Arch Enemy.
How exactly were the first two Black Metal? There's no keys that are specifically a trademark to one genre, so that isn't very valid.

[tyughjbnm]

First off, no there isn't much extreme metal in this game tony....

And I'm surprised that I get to say "inb4 Carcass-Heartwork" Srsly... every one of these threads mentions it (surprised me so much the first time!)

Ah hell....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7lP30tSZF0

Someone had to do it....

[Phantomdrummer]

Here's my pics:

Carcass - Corporeal Jigsore Quandry
Dark Tranquillity - Nether Novas
In Flames - Man Made God


Why the hell isn't embedding working for me!?

[Mystlyfe77]

How exactly were the first two Black Metal? There's no keys that are specifically a trademark to one genre, so that isn't very valid.

Melodic Black Metal, ala Dimmu Borgir, Rotting Christ, and Wintersun.
From wiki:
"Melodic black metal is a style of black metal. Much of the characteristics of "traditional" black metal are retained (shrieked vocals, fast tempos, high pitched electric guitars often played with tremolo picking) but it differs in several key elements. Generally it is less abrasive, more melodic and thus more accessible for mainstream audiences. Electric guitars are often played with much less distortion and guitar solos are more common. Songs are often written in conventional structures and there is more usage of keyboards and other instruments."

The vocals on the first two albums were pretty clearly Black Metal, the keys (aside of solos) were backing the guitars and adding a darker atmospheric touch. The guitars stayed in the upper ranges typically, similar to Black Metal as well. Plus Alexi has commented on how many of his influences were Black Metal bands.

As for more recent Children of Bodom, their keys are definitely more similar to Power Metal than Melodeath. Listen to how In Flames and DT use their keys, which is much slower and melodic (often repeating or building on previous melodies) than CoB. Children of Bodom keys let loose fast, sweeping, power metal key solos, and pave their own melodies independent of the guitar. The vocals are a cross between black and death metal. The guitars tend to be melodeath in their newer material though.

[Mystlyfe77]

Here's my pics:

Carcass - Corporeal Jigsore Quandry
Dark Tranquillity - Nether Novas
In Flames - Man Made God


Why the hell isn't embedding working for me!?

Just link the video, don't worry about the embedding code. The forums automatically turn the URL (if its from YouTube) into an embedded video.

[Hastyl3]

Melodic Black Metal, ala Dimmu Borgir, Rotting Christ, and Wintersun.
From wiki:
"Melodic black metal is a style of black metal. Much of the characteristics of "traditional" black metal are retained (shrieked vocals, fast tempos, high pitched electric guitars often played with tremolo picking) but it differs in several key elements. Generally it is less abrasive, more melodic and thus more accessible for mainstream audiences. Electric guitars are often played with much less distortion and guitar solos are more common. Songs are often written in conventional structures and there is more usage of keyboards and other instruments."

The vocals on the first two albums were pretty clearly Black Metal, the keys (aside of solos) were backing the guitars and adding a darker atmospheric touch. The guitars stayed in the upper ranges typically, similar to Black Metal as well. Plus Alexi has commented on how many of his influences were Black Metal bands.

As for more recent Children of Bodom, their keys are definitely more similar to Power Metal than Melodeath. Listen to how In Flames and DT use their keys, which is much slower and melodic (often repeating or building on previous melodies) than CoB. Children of Bodom keys let loose fast, sweeping, power metal key solos, and pave their own melodies independent of the guitar. The vocals are a cross between black and death metal. The guitars tend to be melodeath in their newer material though.

lolwut? The newer material doesn't really even sound like Melodeath. What's all this talk about Melodic Black Metal? I was under the impression that we referred to it as Symphonic Black Metal. Keys? Wait you're talking about the keyboard? The Something Wild, Hatebreeder, and Follow The Reaper albums give off a dark vibe but are definitely Melodeath albums. Listen to Insomnium to understand what I'm talking about, not the bigger Melodeath bands.

[RockoW]

Amon Amarth would be a superb addition. Tattered banners and bloody flags, anyone? :D I doubt they will be added though, because some of the lyric can be deemed too offensive. Victorious March, for example. ;) Then again I don't know how sensitive HMX are about that. VM is an extreme example though. There are more modest songs aswell.

[Mystlyfe77]

lolwut? The newer material doesn't really even sound like Melodeath. What's all this talk about Melodic Black Metal? I was under the impression that we referred to it as Symphonic Black Metal. Keys? Wait you're talking about the keyboard? The Something Wild, Hatebreeder, and Follow The Reaper albums give off a dark vibe but are definitely Melodeath albums. Listen to Insomnium to understand what I'm talking about, not the bigger Melodeath bands.

No, I'm talking about Melodic Black Metal, not Symphonic. Two different sub-genres. CoBs first two albums fit almost perfectly into Melodic Black.
I know what you're talking about, but the keyboards aren't really a true MeloDeath keyboard usage.
Anyway, Children of Bodom don't really fit well into any genre (unless you count "extreme power metal"). They have too many characteristics of too many different sub-genres. Can we agree on that?

[JRowe3388]

I'm all for some Melodeth. In Flames would be awesome. They were in GH3, ao why the hell not?

[deevineh8tred]

I'm all for some Melodeth. In Flames would be awesome. They were in GH3, ao why the hell not?

my way of thinking as well, but some older in flames would better suit the melodeath label. my fav band, i like old and new, but the older would be better and satisfy pretty much everyone in this thread lol

[Phantomdrummer]

Here are my picks for a 4-pack.
In Flames - Man Made God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqpxIQfgFAY

Dark Tranquillity - Nether Novas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhnDHC8Iwbk

Carcass - Corporeal Jigsore Quandary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7oGGud2Jk4

At The Gates - World of Lies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul4sgFBn7hs

[JSbball77]

Children of Bodom's album Blooddrunk would be amazing on Rock Band :D

[JoshuaB81285]

Arch enemy & Children of bodom most importantly

Less importantly : Devildriver , The black dahlia murder , Norther , In flames , Wintersun

I'd absolutely go ape-sh*t if they released ANY CoB in Rock Band.

[deevineh8tred]

I'd absolutely go ape-sh*t if they released ANY CoB in Rock Band.

i would too man, but i would go absolutely insane if the released in flames or dark tranquillity

[deevineh8tred]

Children of Bodom's album Blooddrunk would be amazing on Rock Band :D

idk, i didnt like it as much as the others, i would take hate crew deathroll, are you dead yet? and follow the reaper b4 blooddrunk.

[RockoW]

I'm not sure CoB should be regarded as a dm-band. There are several other bands that are a better fit for RB. :)

[Captain_Cool]

Children of Bodom's album Blooddrunk would be amazing on Rock Band :D

Thats their worst album IMO

[Lady Siara]

y hullo thar sweet topic

I'd like to see: Amon Amarth, Almost Is Nothing, Axamenta, Battlelore, Before The Dawn, Cada Cross, Children of Bodom, Chromium, Crematory, Dark Tranquility, Deadlock, Dead By April, Diablo, Disarmonia Mundi, Dissection, Eluveitie, Engel, Enter My Silence, Eternal Oath, Faithful Darkness, Heaven Shall Burn, Hollenthon, I Killed The Prom Queen, Ill Disposed, Imperanon, In Flames, In Slumber, Insomnium, Kalmah, Machinemade God, Made of Hate, Malefice, Mercenary, Miseration, Mors Principium Est, Mygrain, Neaera, Neptune, Norther, Phaze 1, Raintime, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork, Sorrow of Tranquility, Souldrainer, System Shock, Taster's Choice, Universum, Vespers Descent, and The Wake.

Whew.

[pointblank78]

black dahlia murder dude

[RockoW]

y hullo thar sweet topic

I'd like to see: Amon Amarth, Almost Is Nothing, Axamenta, Battlelore, Before The Dawn, Cada Cross, Children of Bodom, Chromium, Crematory, Dark Tranquility, Deadlock, Dead By April, Diablo, Disarmonia Mundi, Dissection, Eluveitie, Engel, Enter My Silence, Eternal Oath, Faithful Darkness, Heaven Shall Burn, Hollenthon I Killed The Prom Queen, Ill Disposed, Imperanon, In Flames, In Slumber, Insomnium, Kalmah, Machinemade God, Made of Hate, Malefice, Mercenary, Miseration, Mors Principium Est, Mygrain, Neaera, Neptune, Norther, Phaze 1, Raintime, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork, Sorrow of Tranquility, Souldrainer, System Shock, Taster's Choice, Universum, Vespers Descent, and The Wake.

Whew.

Very good list. :)

[Cormac]

Also since this topics a bunch of meal heads I'd like to say

THIS WEEK AND LAST WEEKS DLC WAS CRAP! A SLAP IN THE FACE TO ALL METALHEADS!

I'm sure next weeks and the week after will be too...shame really. Where's the love for metal?

[jayou521]

"Kissing the Shadows" - Children of Bodom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8F3t-F_grc

"Embody the Invisible" - In Flames
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi1-vpnfUQ0

[deevineh8tred]

"Kissing the Shadows" - Children of Bodom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8F3t-F_grc

"Embody the Invisible" - In Flames
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi1-vpnfUQ0

great songs

[Pizza7]

Has anyone heard of the band Anterior? they're pretty good. very good guitar work, especially in this song: Anterior- "Human Hive"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrqblG6b17A&feature=related

Hmm... not bad, but very unoriginal. I've heard about 4000 bands that sound like this since At the Gates and In Flames made it "big".

[Pizza7]

y hullo thar sweet topic

I'd like to see: Amon Amarth, Almost Is Nothing, Axamenta, Battlelore, Before The Dawn, Cada Cross, Children of Bodom, Chromium, Crematory, Dark Tranquility, Deadlock, Dead By April, Diablo, Disarmonia Mundi, Dissection, Eluveitie, Engel, Enter My Silence, Eternal Oath, Faithful Darkness, Heaven Shall Burn, Hollenthon I Killed The Prom Queen, Ill Disposed, Imperanon, In Flames, In Slumber, Insomnium, Kalmah, Machinemade God, Made of Hate, Malefice, Mercenary, Miseration, Mors Principium Est, Mygrain, Neaera, Neptune, Norther, Phaze 1, Raintime, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork, Sorrow of Tranquility, Souldrainer, System Shock, Taster's Choice, Universum, Vespers Descent, and The Wake.

Whew.

Oddly, you forgot Omnium Gatherum :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeseFDyZt2c&feature=related

[Pizza7]

Another...

Sacrilege

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc8pLeavdns&feature=related

[Pizza7]

Another...

Quo Vadis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL-cPXI2Vs

[Pizza7]

And who can forget...

Mercenary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgCUqggkIGA

[Pizza7]

And...

Without Grief

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E4qC4Tp5sU&feature=related

[Pizza7]

Or how about more Haunted?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdBoNvfdjZs

(if you don't think it's melo-death, whatever. I do.)

[Ultimatum]

I'd rather go with early ATG instead of The Haunted.

[Pizza7]

Ok, one more... these guys are awesome and don't get enough credit:

(this was the best youtube vid I could find)

Yyrkoon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdrO5dH--NA&feature=related

[Pizza7]

I'd rather go with early ATG instead of The Haunted.

Oh, so would I, but I was just adding bands/songs that haven't been beaten into the ground with requests (In Flames, ATG, Dark Tranquillity, CoB, etc.)

[deevineh8tred]

I'd rather go with early ATG instead of The Haunted.

hell yeah man. "kingdom gone" would be sweet

[deevineh8tred]

Oh, so would I, but I was just adding bands/songs that haven't been beaten into the ground with requests (In Flames, ATG, Dark Tranquillity, CoB, etc.)

these bands have been beaten into the ground and still have yet to be in the game (minus ATG) so i say we keep beating lol

[Pizza7]

these bands have been beaten into the ground and still have yet to be in the game (minus ATG) so i say we keep beating lol

I'm always beating...

[deevineh8tred]

I'm always beating...

thats good

anyone ever hear of dimension zero? pretty good melodeath

[RockoW]

Anything from Swallow the Sun would be awesome. :)

[Kariodude]

Opeth plz

thx

lol

[kojurama]

Personally I would jizz in my pants if they added anything from Unexpect, Diabolical Masquerade, or Borknagar. and yes i know they are technical metal and not melodic.

[Lady Siara]

Oddly, you forgot Omnium Gatherum :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeseFDyZt2c&feature=related

:0 Sweet song, I haven't heard of this before.

[Ultimatum]

Borknagar.

Yes please.

[Sergical_Strike]

In Flames would be awesome.
Same with Dark Tranquility or Bodom..

Also wheres the Soilwork love.. They're like a much better In flames.. IMO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI0iYt29vcQ

[ben2294]

in flames!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DethByAudio]

One Word...


Carcass

the entire Heartwork Album is a Melodeath Masterpiece

Death is a notable mention too, Crystal Mountain would be amazing and a must have song for RB 3...

i love groove metal too, which is a close cousin to Melodeath ithink we need more Groove Metal Too im glad we finally get Lamb Of God this week, too band its one of their boringer songs prolly cuz its one of the only doable songs for RB drums.

oh and i like Norther but not really CoB so yeah, i just dont like his shrieks and screaming, its literally painful to my ears, and i listen to alot of metal, ive heard all the different vocals, and CoB's Vox are horrible, amazing Guitar, keyboards. ok drumming

[Oscar-Rio]

If we get melo-death i don't want anything from Soilwork, In Flames, or any other over-played cliche melo-death band. Disarmonia Mundi would be cool. You guys mentioned some other cool ones as well like Diabolical Masquerede and Swallow the Sun, although Diabolical Masquerede is more Avant-Garde metal than melodic-death.

Nuff_Said has some melo-death mentions in his thread, plus some other really good metal stuff that a lot of you may or may not have heard of it. Mostly the latter.

http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98017