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Genre: melodic death metal

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Parent Genre: metal

Melodic death metal is a subgenre of death metal that incorporates melodic and harmonious elements into its aggressive sound. It often features fast-paced guitar riffs, complex drumming, and harsh vocals. The lyrics often deal with themes of death, despair, and societal issues. This genre is known for its use of catchy melodies and harmonies, which are often played on the guitar. Bands in this genre often use dual guitar harmonies and solos to create a unique sound.


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Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Double Bass, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

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Foregone
2023
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Are You Dead Yet?
2005
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Twilight Of The Thunder God
2008
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Descent
2023
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Deceivers
2022
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Days Of The Lost
2022
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Time I
2012
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A Sign of Things to Come
2023
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IHSAHN
2024
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Shadows of the Dying Sun
2014
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The Vengeance Paradox
2014
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Heartwork (Ultimate Edition)
1993
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Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
2001
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Stabbing the Drama
2005
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Where Owls Know My Name
2018

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List of melodic death metal artists

Here is a list of melodic death metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the melodic death metal genre. You can find out what melodic death metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 48 310409
2 43 199845
3 45 307471
4 59 1098181
5 50 356793
6 56 982030
7 51 500633
8 56 696781
9 64 1151195
10 41 182381
11 47 170827
12 45 235763
13 40 209880
14 42 102563
15 42 161036
16 47 255956
17 30 75485
18 31 55780
19 41 230965
20 39 138775
21 49 177993
22 51 310254
23 41 34525
24 34 99610
25 38 128264
26 39 90649
27 28 23212
28 30 32502
29 26 35740
30 22 7154
31 43 236278
32 48 374925
33 25 26764
34 30 59383
35 39 140365
36 30 26281
37 26 14852
38 38 112252
39 36 60426
40 35 88502
41 35 117250
42 29 10093
43 29 50918
44 41 139059
45 37 121298
46 24 37000
47 27 30584
48 31 91330
49 24 22392
50 52 145462
51 26 23588
52 29 32874
53 21 21471
54 41 109832
55 39 135803
56 44 81062
57 36 14049
58 20 22172
59 46 134239
60 39 64561
61 46 262952
62 28 17252
63 28 35522
64 30 35971
65 20 11247
66 28 54503
67 30 33258
68 30 53781
69 38 115503
70 28 57523
71 24 24073
72 28 35957
73 30 14091
74 34 79787
75 35 56166
76 37 97810
77 20 11615
78 42 37059
79 39 133211
80 42 28490
81 24 19377
82 20 11829
83 25 43379
84 28 21710
85 38 43452
86 22 31893
87 23 20216
88 25 29862
89 26 21782
90 35 17147
91 34 15791
92 29 39613
93 20 10587
94 23 10602
95 19 11298
96 19 10156
97 26 18076
98 24 3215
99 24 5457
100 22 6639

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