Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs and solos, often borrowing from...

death metal band, Be'lakor, released in 2009. Stone's Reach won “Best Melodeath/Gothenburg” album in 2009 metalstorm.net awards. The album was remastered...

Hobsonpublished, Rich (9 August 2022). "The Halo Effect's Days Of The Lost: melodeath all-stars salute the Gothenburg Sound on debut album". loudersound. Retrieved...

Be'lakor's album Stone's Reach took first place in Metal Storm's "Best Melodeath/Gothenburg Metal Album" for 2009. Be'lakor also supported Turisas on their...

To the Nines is the sixth studio album by the Danish melodeath/thrash metal band Hatesphere. To the Nines peaked at number 36 on the Tracklisten, the...

Hatred Reborn is the eleventh studio album by the Danish melodeath/thrash metal band Hatesphere, released in 2023 by Scarlet Records. "The Awakening"...

Retrieved 9 January 2022. "Arch Enemy's new single House Of Mirrors is a melodeath take on Iron Maiden-style epic metal". www.loudersound.com. 10 December...

Murderlust is the eighth studio album by the Danish melodeath/thrash metal band Hatesphere, released in 2013 by Massacre Records. "Murderlust" – 3:20...

Blabbermouth.net. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022. "Hear In Flames' New Melodeath Rager "State of Slow Decay"". Revolver. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November...

"melodic death metal". Melodic death metal, occasionally shortened to "melodeath", is a fusion of heavy metal with elements of death metal. The subgenre...

the album as "marking the transition between their full-on embrace of melodeath and their gory origins." Additionally, the title track features a brief...

2014, Billy provided guest vocals on the song "Trend Killer" on Swedish melodeath band The Haunted's album Exit Wounds. In 2014, Billy appeared on fellow...

Malcolm (13 July 2020). "In Flames' Whoracle: the inside story of a 90s melodeath classic". Louder. Archived from the original on 28 June 2025. Retrieved...

Reduced to Flesh is the tenth studio album by the Danish melodeath/thrash metal band Hatesphere, released in 2018 by Scarlet Records. "Praeludium" – 2:12...

Alex Taylor described the band's sound upon forming as having "a weird, melodeath, kinda At the Gates vibe". Rock Sound described them as "the perfect crossover...

It has been described as having 'more emphasis on the groove metal and melodeath aspects' although both albums have since been removed from streaming services...

the album was often classified as metalcore due to its integration of melodeath elements with occasional hardcore-inspired breakdowns. Lyrically, the...

nomination at the 2005 Metal Storm Awards in the category of The Best Melodeath/Gothenburg Album. It was ranked in the second position behind Character...

Amorphis found their identity when Joutsen's voice made them one of the best melodeath acts on the planet. "Amorphis: Fourth Trailer For 'Queen Of Time' Album"...

"Aux Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Starkill Shadow Sleep (Mélodeath sympho) - Album Review". November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2025. "Aephanemer...

Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Cypecore The Alliance (Cyber Mélodeath) - Album Review". Aux Portes Du Metal. April 2018. Retrieved 2025-01-22...

The Great Bludgeoning is the seventh studio album by the Danish melodeath/thrash metal band Hatesphere. "The Killer" – 3:32 "Venom" – 6:09 "Smell of Death"...

Blabbermouth.net. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022. "Hear In Flames' New Melodeath Rager "State of Slow Decay"". Revolver. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November...

Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Cypecore The Alliance (Cyber Mélodeath) - Album Review". Aux Portes Du Metal. April 2018. Retrieved 22 January...

Johansson Lyrics written by Mikael Stanne "#TBT: Dark Tranquillity's MeloDeath Genre Staple Character". Metal Injection. 13 February 2020. Retrieved...

Gothenburg rules OK - review The Halo Effect - Inferno.fi 27.8.2022. Swedish melodeath is alive and well! – The Halo Effect's debut album "Days of the Lost"...

time, this album will be a classic": how In Flames fell in love with melodeath again". Louder Sound. February 10, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2025....

been characterized as "speedy metalcore that takes obvious cues from melodeath." According to Revolver, "The Fall of Ideals represents the pinnacle of...

Helltrain, and Deuteronomium. Melodic death metal, also referred to as melodeath or MDM, is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the new...

Sundin - artwork DiVita, Joe (11 September 2020). "Dark Tranquillity's Melodeath Reign Continues on 'Phantom Days' + New Album Announced". Loudwire. Retrieved...

after this, with the emergence of many new styles such as black, doom, melodeath etc. in which Australian bands such as Alchemy, Armoured Angel, Abominator...

the album a score of 5.3/10, saying that "the need to subdue the band's melodeath roots damages the full potential of the album, and the new raison d'être...

late 90's, when the sound started to spread. "#TBT: DARK TRANQUILLITY'S MeloDeath Genre Staple Character". Retrieved 26 May 2023. "Gardenian Songs, Albums...

positive reviews and enthusiasm from fans, showcasing the classic Swedish melodeath sound the band has proposed since "Fragments Of D-Generation" onwards...

Utopie was released. The band's music is described as "folkish symphonic melodeath." A review of Memento Mori observed that "Aephanemer's sound takes influence...

"Aux Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Starkill Shadow Sleep (Mélodeath sympho) - Album Review". November 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2025. Hicks...

out of 6 Schaper, Pia-Kim (15 January 2011). "Experimentierfreudiger MeloDeath mit Nintendo-Keyboard". Powermetal.de [de] (in German). Retrieved 18 May...

album is "oozing with inspiration from a plethora of genres, such as melodeath, thrash and progressive metal." In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer...

Retrieved 15 May 2008. Aaron (14 April 2016). "IN MOURNING Commands the Melodeath Elements With "Fire and Ocean"". Metalinjection.net. Archived from the...

Kerrang!. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022. "Arch Enemy's Deceivers: Melodeath Monarchs Deliver the Goods on 11th Album". Metal Hammer. 25 July 2022...

that "Arsis deserves some credit for staying true to their technical melodeath roots after all this time. Even after compromising their sound in the...

for combining folk music with symphonic arrangements, featuring extreme melodeath gutturals and distorted guitar riffs, resulting in the band and its material...

Skeletonwitch. Ghost Cult Magazine describe their 2023 album as having "Melodeath-style riffing" as well as "accomplished and surprisingly smooth bass lines"...

picking, guitar soloing, growled vocals, and breakdowns. It leans into both melodeath (melodic death metal) and metalcore. Many tracks alternate between shouting/screaming...

"Aux Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Starkill Shadow Sleep (Mélodeath sympho) - Album Review". November 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2025. Easley...

Retrieved February 3, 2025. "Extreme of the Extreme: LUTHARÖ Take Flight On Melodeath Masterpiece, Wings Of Agony". Metal Injection. February 26, 2020. Retrieved...

New Hell is the ninth studio album by the Danish melodeath/thrash metal band Hatesphere, released in 2015 by Massacre Records. "The Executioner" – 3:36...

"Aux Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Starkill Shadow Sleep (Mélodeath sympho) - Album Review". November 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2025. Peters...

and the album featured a guest solo by Tomy Laisto from the Finnish melodeath band Mors Principium Est. Following the album's release, the band were...