melodic metal

[bf0502tr]

ok peeps, there's a doom metal thread up already, so now let's have a melodic metal thread. share your fav melodic metal bands or songs here

i'll start:
- tristania
- kamelot
- arch enemy

 

[Hydrofly]

Dream Theater
Threshold
Children of Bodom
Anthrax (quite melodic IMO)
Michael Angelo Batio
Sonata Arctica
Symphony X
Yngwie Malmsteen

 

[astaroth]

communic
pagan's mind

actually most old sch power metal are really good like gamma ray and the hansen era helloween.

 

[pedialite]

Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet for My Valentine.

 

[bf0502tr]

Dream Theater
Threshold
Children of Bodom
Anthrax (quite melodic IMO)
Michael Angelo Batio
Sonata Arctica
Symphony X
Yngwie Malmsteen

i thought SA was speed metal

 

[bf0502tr]

Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet for My Valentine.

erm btw a7x definitely aint metal

 

[astaroth]

i thought SA was speed metal

speed oso can be melodic mahz lol.

 

[empihsrow]

Melodic?

LOL, ALL MELODEATH. Solves most of your question.

 

[letterhead]

winds of plague
dark tranquility
communic
soilwork
in flames

 

[bf0502tr]

in flames abit controversial ar

 

[Controversy]

The VK Jrock bands out there like Dir en Grey..?

 

[Cavett]

in flames abit controversial ar

Sadly similar to Metallica, In Flames decided to "move forward" in their music and cater to a "wider global audience" thus scarifising their original melodic death genre.

Their works prior Reroute to Remain, IMO, are definately classics and are source of inspirations of many metal bands here and abroad. I can honestly say that I am heavily influenced by Stromblad's guitar playing and it was In Flames that became the catalyst which got me started to playing and exploring this metal genre.

Ignore their later releases first and listen to Whoracle, Colony and Jester Race. There won't be anything controversial about them then...

 

[none88]

Trivium
Children Of Bodom
Killswitch Engage
Darkest Hour
Bullet For My Valentine
Angra
Sonata Arctica

 

[van_halen]

opeth! how can anyone miss them out?

 

[pedialite]

what?! avenged sevenfold isn't metal?!?!?! (