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The Deadliest Of Harmonies (A Journey Into Melodic Death Metal) Hey Folks! It’s me… Again!
I’m coming back once more to explore the depths of a genre that arguably did not begin where you all thought it did! Yeah yeah… Alright, maybe Left Hand Path, Necroticism: Descanting The Insalubrious, Like An Ever Flowing Stream & The Red In The Sky Is Ours aren’t exactly the sound you would expect, but they were certainly a sign of something incredible that was about to happen. The birth of Melodic Death Metal! Most of you, them, us… Would agree that Melodic Death metal really appeared in the form of Carcass’s 1993 album Heartwork. Even though some shades of what would become staples of the genre were heard before, this one would truly be the first album to be called as such. Mixing OSDM with more classic heavy metal styled riffs & melodies, our beloved genre (along with Thrash) would become for a lot of our teenage selves, a gateway into the more extreme bowels of metal’s subgenres. I would argue that it’s an almost obligatory step in the grand metalhead’s journey. Ah, how amazing it was to first taste the somewhat delicate sound of melodeath before rattling our ears with the obscenities & nonsensical wankery of grindcore, brutal tech-death, dissonant death and post metal… Rrrrright. As you have become accustomed to by now, I will attempt to honour the genre by listing the absolute best Melodic Death metal albums to be ever released throughout the years. And I will do so starting with a few albums that are arguably not Melodic Death metal… Because I can and I did, hah! F*ck you! Along the way, you might stumble upon some strange & unorthodox choices mixing a plethora of other genres as well and that’s ok. Truly. Take it easy, don’t hyperventilate over it and just go with the flow. The main goal here is to help people who don’t know much about melodeath discover it and where it came from. I also want to push forward some less known jewels amongst highly praised landmarks of the style and sprinkle a bit of my personality along the way because that’s always fun. The albums will be ordered in years of release and there will be no other restriction or specific rules. I hope you have a blast going through my list and that it brings you joy and a slight tingle on your nostalgia strings. Though, if it pisses you off, if I forgot your absolute favourite album of all goddamn time or if you think I’m an idiot, well… Just remember that I’m right, always and forever, thank you. Regardless It will be a pleasure for me to hear your recommendations or discuss anything related to melodeath below. Cheers & have fun! -Guib- Note: Albums with a 🇨🇦 are from my country (Canada) and albums with a ★ are my personal favourites. - - - - - - - - - - Last Updated: April 27th, 2024
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Created by Guib
on 08.04.2024
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My Essential Metal Albums My favorite metal albums sorted alphabetically by band name and chronological by release date.
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Created by Ryanm123
on 23.12.2023
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My All Time Top 26 Metal Albums My favorite 26 albums in metal
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Created by ScarFury
on 04.08.2023
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My Top 30 Albums Of 2008
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Created by JHK
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Top 20 Of 2008 Must Listen: The First 7
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on 25.10.2019
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A Decade of Heavy Metal - 2008
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Created by Tale
on 23.02.2018
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My Top Metal Songs Of All Time (In Progress)
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Created by Lukthu
on 12.01.2017
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Toge's Favourite Metal Albums Top 50 Only Awesome Albums (OAA)
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on 14.09.2013
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Best Album Year By Year 1980-2011
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Created by Marillion
on 31.12.2011
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My Favorite Albums Metal / Rock / Instrumental / Etc...
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Created by piratebay
on 25.12.2011
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25 Best 2008
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Created by enumaelis
on 13.12.2011
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All Time Metal/Symph Top 100, still working on it
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Created by Marillion
on 11.03.2011
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Top 20 Albums Of 2008
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Created by Starchild
on 22.07.2010
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Silver_foxy's List Of Albums That Have Been Overlooked A little of list of albums from recent years that come to mind that either don't really have too many votes or are rated quite low (by the usual MS standards) which I think deserve more attention.
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Created by Ag Fox
on 11.03.2010
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