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Best Swedish Melodic Death/Gothenburg Metal band



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Posted by Valmont, 13.07.2006 - 01:37
One extremely important piece of the melodic death jigsaw puzzle is the Gothenburg style, named after the city from which it originated. It is not certain what band originally started the Gothenburg sound, but it is widely accepted that In Flames, At the Gates, and Dark Tranquillity are the three major popularizers of the style, and some of the only widely known bands to practice it, with newer bands such as Arch Enemy and The Haunted being offshoots of Carcass and At The Gates respectively. -Wikipedia
I thought i can just give a little info. Not that you need it tho. Anyways so, which one is it for you? I guess this will end up Amon Amarth being the leader. I don't know maybe because they stayed pure from the beginning but my choice is Dark Tranquillity. They are giving the little signs of turning out like In Flames tho but i follow them!

Poll

Which one is the best Swedish "Melodic Death/Gothenburg Metal" band?

Dark Tranquillity
118
Amon Amarth
105
In Flames (pre-Clayman)
67
Arch Enemy
50
At The Gates
38
Edge of Sanity
21
Other
15
Soilwork
14

Total votes: 428
28.09.2008 - 09:48
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Tage Westerlund
Written by Guest on 28.09.2008 at 02:14

Why no one like In Flames?
They should be top!


Thay sucks and are more like metal core how metal nowdays , thats why
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28.09.2008 - 14:23
K✞ulu
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Written by Bad English on 28.09.2008 at 09:48

Written by Guest on 28.09.2008 at 02:14

Why no one like In Flames?
They should be top!


Thay sucks and are more like metal core how metal nowdays , thats why

That's why the In Flames option is marked "pre-Clayman," so modern In Flames has nothing to do with this poll
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28.09.2008 - 14:41
Abattoir

Hm, Clayman is for me a very good album from In Flames. Songs like ''Pinball Map'', ''Only For The Week'', ''Suburban Me'' and
''Another Day In Quicksand'' sound pretty good to me.
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28.09.2008 - 17:03
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Tage Westerlund
even Old In Flames isnt s good how people think about that band,
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28.09.2008 - 19:19
Neon Dreamer
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At The Gates, no second thoughts.
Slaughter Of The Soul is the best melodic death metal album ever. All the other bands of the poll have been influenced by them.:yes:
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17.10.2008 - 15:35
iaberis
Advice Troll
In Flames! And all their shit! Not just pre-Clayman!
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19.10.2008 - 16:51
HellHammer
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I also voted for At The Gates, they opened the "gates" for all the other bands. Especially the album "Slaughter Of The Soul" contains very tight and catchy tunes.
If I had to vote for a band that's still active, then it would be Dark Tranquillity.
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25.10.2008 - 03:27
Barbaydos
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All of the bands are good choices but i think that for melodic metal it would have to be either amon amarth or soilwork,
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25.10.2008 - 05:09
Toast
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Off that list my favourite would definetly be Amon Amarth. I'm really into history/mythology so I really enjoy their themes and lyrics as well as their great sound.
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04.11.2008 - 07:25
Doc G.
Full Grown Hoser
Written by Bad English on 28.09.2008 at 17:03

even Old In Flames isnt s good how people think about that band,

Agreed. Everyone always tries to tell me "old In Flames is good"....uhhh, it still sounds pretty bad to me.
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04.11.2008 - 09:34
Bad English
Tage Westerlund
Written by Doc G. on 04.11.2008 at 07:25

Written by Bad English on 28.09.2008 at 17:03

even Old In Flames isnt s good how people think about that band,

Agreed. Everyone always tries to tell me "old In Flames is good"....uhhh, it still sounds pretty bad to me.


If old in flames sounds band for you and new sounds good then I better spend night whit cow how care about this band
Real IF was old IF new IF is not IF and is nothing to do whit metal anymore
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05.11.2008 - 02:12
Doc G.
Full Grown Hoser
Written by Bad English on 04.11.2008 at 09:34

Written by Doc G. on 04.11.2008 at 07:25

Written by Bad English on 28.09.2008 at 17:03

even Old In Flames isnt s good how people think about that band,

Agreed. Everyone always tries to tell me "old In Flames is good"....uhhh, it still sounds pretty bad to me.


If old in flames sounds band for you and new sounds good then I better spend night whit cow how care about this band
Real IF was old IF new IF is not IF and is nothing to do whit metal anymore

Nah, I dislike all of their stuff.
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05.11.2008 - 11:06
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Tage Westerlund
Written by Doc G. on 05.11.2008 at 02:12

Written by Bad English on 04.11.2008 at 09:34

Written by Doc G. on 04.11.2008 at 07:25

Written by Bad English on 28.09.2008 at 17:03

even Old In Flames isnt s good how people think about that band,

Agreed. Everyone always tries to tell me "old In Flames is good"....uhhh, it still sounds pretty bad to me.


If old in flames sounds band for you and new sounds good then I better spend night whit cow how care about this band
Real IF was old IF new IF is not IF and is nothing to do whit metal anymore

Nah, I dislike all of their stuff.


Then its werry good because better hate band how listen new stuff
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15.11.2008 - 00:30
Metalbound7

Amon Amarth for me. all people that say that In Flames sux.. why you are saying that? and don't came saying that they sound Metalcore now...just because they combine gutural with melodic voices doesn't mean they are Metalcore or that they suck. for example Norther, Dimmu Borgir or Septic Flesh they use melodic voices too and they rock. I love any kind of Metal from Twisted Sister to At The Gates, from Edguy to Slayer and i can't understand the peoplke that say that Metal whitout Gutural voices and screams is not Metal. Remember that Metal was created with clear voices.
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28.11.2008 - 13:06
Ascendant187

I voted for At The Gates. ATG were one of the very first metal bands I ever heard (back in 2000) and I can still remember just how blown away I was by Slaughter of the Soul. For me it is THEE Melodeath/Gothenburg album.
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28.11.2008 - 19:17
Luciferion

Old in flames for me, with amon amarth as 2nd. No matter how much ppl say they do't like in flames, im still a fan and enjoy there old and even here new material.
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02.12.2008 - 20:26
ceekes

All the bands are just top
but i like amon amarth the most.
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03.12.2008 - 16:57
Abattoir

Amon Amarth - melodic death

Dark Tranquillity (by far) - gothenburg metal

In case if I didn't post that yet
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09.12.2008 - 20:03
Cah

Dark Tranquillity The enemy
Arch enemy silent wars, dead eyes see no future, leader of the rats.
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16.12.2008 - 14:57
Lemonyrhus

In Flames, In Flames and IN FLAMES AGAIN !!!
Pre-Clayman or not, they will stay my favourite band!
Much respect for the other bands that I also like a lot
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16.12.2008 - 15:55
MétalNoir
Fils du Lys
DT all the way. I don't know any other band who keeps making good albums like Fiction after 25 years... At The Gates used to be great, but they are no more, and In Flames... bah they suck nowadays, I think most people agree with this.
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16.12.2008 - 21:57
bard

I don't know why, but In Flames just seems boring to me. Maybe its just the new stuff overshadowing the old, but it's just not very...metal?

Dark Tranquility seems to bore me as well, so Amon Amarth for me.
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22.02.2009 - 17:07
Nei

Amon Amarth gets my vote. I'm not that into Swedish melodeath bands, but Amon Amarth is good.
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20.04.2009 - 06:03
ToMegaTherion

Dark Tranquility are something special
At the Gates and Amon Armath are also very good but Dark Tranquility are in a league of their own.
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20.04.2009 - 16:35
Diabolos
Space For Rent!
No one is even close to Dark Tranquillity
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08.05.2009 - 19:31
MeloDeathViking

Ever since hearing Damage Done there is no doubt in my mind that Dark Tranquillity are the kings here. This album is on a whole other level from anything the other bands on the list have done, at least in my opinion.
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09.05.2009 - 20:49
ForeverDarkWoods

Dark Tranquillity is going to take this one home based on Skydancer and The Gallery alone. Don't at all care much for their newer stuff.
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09.05.2009 - 23:32
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
DT are simply thebest... amon amarth goes close.... but dt really rules...
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10.05.2009 - 00:50
Deadmeat
Necrobutcher
Written by MétalNoir on 16.12.2008 at 15:55

DT all the way. I don't know any other band who keeps making good albums like Fiction after 25 years... At The Gates used to be great, but they are no more, and In Flames... bah they suck nowadays, I think most people agree with this.

sorry but it is 20 years not 25!!! dt are not 50 years old!!!!
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10.05.2009 - 14:44
Jan Destiny

Voted for, Amon Amarth. They are one of may favourite bands, but Arch Enemy is good too...
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