Melodic Death Metal · GenresWhat is melodic death metal?
Melodic death metal, also known as melodeath, is a subgenre of death metal characterised by the incorporation of melodic guitar riffs and solos, often influenced by traditional heavy metal, alongside low-pitched growls or aggressive screams and the heavily distorted guitars associated with death metal. The style is commonly traced to the English band Carcass, particularly their 1993 album "Heartwork", which marked a shift towards a more melodic form of extreme metal.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Hate Crew Deathroll
Follow the Reaper
Hatebreeder
Reinkaos
Wintersun
I Worship Chaos
Whoracle
ColonyMelodic Death Metal songs
- Only for the Weak by In Flames
- Are You Dead Yet? by Children of Bodom
- Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates
- Needled 24/7 by Children of Bodom
- While We Sleep by Insomnium
- Blinded by Fear by At the Gates
- War Eternal by Arch Enemy
- Downfall by Children of Bodom
- Everytime I Die by Children of Bodom
- Pinball Map by In Flames
Melodic Death Metal on Risocast
Echoes from Deep NovemberFires in the Distance · 2020
Blood From Stone (Re-issue 2013 + Bonus Tracks)The Moaning · 2013
Of Radiance and LevitationFires in the Distance · 2026
Idiopathic DespairFires in the Distance · 2023
By This Time TomorrowFires in the Distance · 2026
Live at TelefunkenFires in the Distance · 2022
Our Shattered GardenOphidian Memory · 2023
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death metalblack metaldoom metalalternative metaldeathcoredeath-doombrutal death metalblackened death metalcrossover thrashatmospheric black metalhardcore punkmetalQuestions
- What is melodic death metal?
- Melodic death metal, also known as melodeath, is a subgenre of death metal characterised by the incorporation of melodic guitar riffs and solos, often influenced by traditional heavy metal, alongside low-pitched growls or aggressive screams and the heavily distorted guitars associated with death metal. The style is commonly traced to the English band Carcass, particularly their 1993 album "Heartwork", which marked a shift towards a more melodic form of extreme metal.
- Who are the best-known melodic death metal artists?
- By Last.fm listening: In Flames, Children of Bodom, Insomnium, Arch Enemy, Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates.
- What genres are similar to melodic death metal?
- On Risocast it sits with death metal, black metal, doom metal, alternative metal, deathcore and death-doom.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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