Melodic Death Metal
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Misanthropia – Convoy of Sickness
A competent black metal album about crime in the Benelux that, sadly, fails to leave a mark.
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Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas
Cattle Decapitation continue to evolve as a band on their latest release, which is their most melodic and atmospheric yet
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At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself
It has been just over 10 years since one of melodic death metal’s most beloved and revered acts, At The Gates, made a surprise...
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Dark Tranquility – Atoma
Confession time: I haven’t listened to Dark Tranquility since Damage Done. This wasn’t out of disgust with the album, but just the result of...
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Exist Immortal – Breathe
Balancing technical ability and good songwriting isn’t always the easiest part of making a record for any band. When you’re a very gifted musician,...
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Insomnium – Winter’s Gate
It's been a couple of years since I last came across an album-length metal song. Lesbian's 2013 album Forestelevision and 2014’s Capture of Ziz...
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Soilwork – Death Resonance
I first tuned into Soilwork with The Panic Broadcast. Taken by their seamless combination of brutality, melody, and mystifying lyricism, it wasn’t long before...
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Dawn Of Disease – Worship The Grave
Striking the balance between heavy and melodic isn’t the easiest thing to pull off in extreme metal, particularly for death metal bands. Some bands...
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Be’Lakor – Vessels
Every genre and sub-genre of music eventually becomes over-saturated; melodic death metal is no exception. Swedish pioneers At The Gates, In Flames, and Dark...
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Dark The Suns – Life Eternal
For their tenth anniversary, Dark The Suns put together this retrospective compilation, pulling from all of their singles and albums. As far as I could...
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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...