Best Swedish Melodic Death/Gothenburg Metal band
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!
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
39
Edge of Sanity
21
Other
15
Soilwork
14
Total votes: 429
| Ph0eNiX Fire from Above Posts: 418  |
Amon Amarth is going to consistantly get better.... It's why I took them.
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| Glower Posts: 59  |
Next time someone starts a poll for Swedish or Gothenburg bands, don't forget Evergrey. My vote went to them.
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| ForeverDarkWoods Posts: 1001  |
Written by Glower on 16.05.2009 at 22:45 Evergay would just be out of place in this poll. This poll is about melodic death metal and Evergay is play shitty power metal (as opposed to good power metal, I'm not dissing power metal, just Evergrey).
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62028  |
Written by ForeverDarkWoods on 16.05.2009 at 23:25 I agree even some evergray songs are good, but generaly there better bands in Sweden how Evergray and Evergray solds to much ,
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| JackSyn Posts: 24  |
Well from the list which u put up there i would have to go with DT but if u were to put Scar Symmetry up there i will pick them without even looking at the other bands :< scar symmetry may be new but in their 3 albums they have done it all really :p
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| ForeverDarkWoods Posts: 1001 |
Written by [user id=28338] on 30.07.2009 at 18:49 I don't know about that "awesome" part, but each to their own I guess.
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| wormdrink414 Elite Posts: 1295  |
Amon Amarth is the only Gothenburg band I actually listen to. I suppose it is the resemblance in themes explored by most folk metal bands that makes the sometimes too simple and repetitive riffs tolerable. That and Johan's vocals are always amazing.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62028 |
Written by wormdrink414 on 02.08.2009 at 21:31 actuary AA is only band in list who can be like ''folk'' because other hasnt nothing do whit folk
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| Heru Goroth Posts: 7  |
The 300th vote goes for arch enemy... but in flames and amon amarth are great bands too...
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8669  |
I can only vote for Amon Amarth from this list 
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220  |
Voted for Arch Enemy and it is not because I would %#%$#@ Angela... -_- Not at all, they're also really good lol
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| Warman Erotic Stains Posts: 7695  |
I've been such a fag lately. Avatar's second album "Schlacht" has been spinning 'round and 'round in my stereo. I love it! And this is the typical "modern" Gothenburg radio Metal I despise, it's a disgrace. But then again, I actually liked In Flames' latest attempt "A Sense of Purpose". 
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| Behdaad DEAD Posts: 206  |
Written by [user id=1909] on 05.10.2009 at 14:53 Indeed, Scar Symmetry is a good band, but Dark Tranquillity is an older band. Maybe a few years later, Scar Symmetry is the first band of Melodic Death, but today, it's time for Dark Tranquillty, Amon Amarth, In Flames etc. My vote goes for Dark Tranquillity.
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| Angelic Storm Melodious Posts: 6675  |
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502  |
Written by Angelic Storm on 11.07.2010 at 18:08
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502 |
Written by [user id=1909] on 05.10.2009 at 14:53 Wholeheartedly agree on this one. Perhaps they get a little more credit when they get a bit older.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
 at people that say Scar Symmetry here.Genric pedestrian middle of the road Gothenburg metal... oh wait... that's how 99% of all people that like metal want and like their metal.
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.07.2010 at 02:44 No need to get offensive now. Things can be said about doom metal too.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Kennoth on 13.07.2010 at 03:16 Nothing offensive about this. Just stating the facts, 99% of the metallers don't like doom. Because it makes them think and it is too slow for them and most of it is more original (though heavily inspire by the old masters Sabbath) than what you hear in the Gothenburg department. SS and 45 Solution are NOT melodeath and neither are modern day Dark Tranquillity and In Flames and Arch enemy have never been meloddic death caus ethey had and have nothing to do with death metal whatsoever. Read the articles on melodic death metal here on MS to enlighten you all
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 13.07.2010 at 03:24 Subjective opinion is not a fact. Doom is one of the most neglected metal genres, yes. People prefer speed I guess. So what? Does this make their taste any better or worse than yours? Saying that Solution and SS have no ties to death metal is ludicrous. While they focus a lot on melodic clean vocals, and melody in general, there are still growls, blast beats and just about most of the things you expect from death metal act. Also, I don't listen to Arch Enemy or In Flames or Dark Tranquility, but if they're not melodic death, just what are they?
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15288  |
I think it's just taking some very simplistic traits of death (blast beats and growls) then piling the sugar on top. "most of the things you would expect for a death metal act" i guess we expect different things then. to me, DM is still the shit i grew up with in the late 80s early 90's. it's harsh, fast, raw. it's not slick, produced, polished, and catchy. barely Diet Death. just one calorie!
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502 |
Written by BitterCOld on 13.07.2010 at 03:42 That's where melodic part of 'melodic death' kicks in. You're just gonna have to accept the fact that the genre has become too big, and inevitably, fusing with other genres will happen. Besides, if you're not a fan of that specific subgenre, there's always 90's old death, or CC-esqe Brutal one. (also, polished production is a trend embraced even by a lot of bands you would once call 'raw')
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15288 |
Written by Kennoth on 13.07.2010 at 03:58 the big thing is it doesn't just "kick in", it overwhelms and overrides any of the brutality. there are some melodic BM bands that capture both melody and raw aggression. the melodeath i've bothered to listen to in recent years just lacks any of the ferocity in the attack of the "death" part of the name. to each their own, i guess.
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| Kennoth Posts: 2502 |
Written by BitterCOld on 13.07.2010 at 04:03 Definitely. While I agree that some melodeath bands are heavier than others, as I said on several other occasions, I can't stomach songs which consist solely of harsh vocals; I prefer a harmonic combination of the two (second being clean ones obviously). Scar Symmetry definitely isn't a band if you prefer rawness and brutality, though they too have their moments. (on a sidenote, let us not forget their 'progressive' elements too)
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