Melodic death metal

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.

Related Topics:
Death metal - Death grunt - Death - Morbid Angel - In Flames - Black Metal - Satanism - Christianity

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One extremely important piece of the melodic death jigsaw puzzle is the Gothenburg style, named after the city where it originated. It is not certain what band originally started the Gothenburg sound, but it is widely accepted that In Flames, At The Gates and Dark Tranquillity are three major popularizers of the Gothenburg sound, and some of the only widely known bands to practice it.

Related Topics:
Gothenburg - In Flames - At The Gates - Dark Tranquillity

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Nearly all melodic death metal bands are from the Northern Europe region, especially from Sweden and Finland.

Related Topics:
Sweden - Finland

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