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.

Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas

Cattle Decapitation continue to evolve as a band on their latest release, which is their most melodic and atmospheric yet

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...
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