Tag Melodic Death Metal
Hailing from Northern France and playing a very Scandinavian brand of melodic death metal, the promising Either Way are all set to unleash their debut offering on the musical world via Great Dane Records. Being likened to Dark Tranquillity in… Continue Reading →
With two albums under their belt and a fast rising stock which has enabled them to support the likes of Dark Tranquility, Children of Bodom and Korpiklaani, Aussie melodic death metal merchants Orpheus Omega have a very Scandinavian feel about… Continue Reading →
Chemnitz based five piece Dying Humanity return with their fourth album “Deadened”. The album itself is a heavy mix of groove metal, thrash metal and death metal, taking the heaviness, intensity and power of all styles, adding in some powerful… Continue Reading →
Four albums in, and I haven’t encountered German band Kadavrik before. After a few blasts of ‘Grimm I & II’, I can see why. It’s melodic death metal you see, and I’ve always tended to stay away from overly melodic… Continue Reading →
For their third album Jón Aldará replaces original singer Mikko Kotamäki, while the remaining 5 members carry on where they left off, albeit in a slightly more vivacious vein of melodic death metal than their previous releases. The beautifully cheery… Continue Reading →
Nightrage we meet again, it’s been a while too since last album Insidious came out via Lifeforce Records in 2011. They were with that label for several albums and before then Century Media for a couple so it does seem… Continue Reading →
Formed in Kuwait and based in Dubai, Voice of the Soul are a three piece death metal outfit who draw deeply from the Scandinavian melodic death metal movement, citing Dark Tranquility, Insomnium and Opeth as big influences on them. After… Continue Reading →
Dutch melodic death metal come thrash slingers Insurrection formed in 2010 and set about making their reputation as a serious act with continual touring and hard hitting music. Having shared the stage with bands like Destruction, Hypocrisy and Evergrey, the… Continue Reading →
This Greek bunch released this album digitally back in 2013 with a physical release materialising during 2014 but it seems it is getting a second push and has landed on my review pile this month. With an album already out… Continue Reading →
With the number of bands that are called or have been called Armageddon over the years then yours had better be something damn fine that sticks out from the pack. This Armageddon hails from Sweden and is the now rejuvenated… Continue Reading →
After a 6 year hiatus Mikael Sandorf is back with a completely new line-up to resurrect The Duskfall and release their first album in 7 years. Having never listened to the Swedish outfit’s earlier material I can’t comment as to… Continue Reading →
You know what you’re going to get with Mors Principium. Exciting melodic deathly thrashing assaults are their byword. They get compared to Children of Bodom, Kalmah, In Flames and At The Gates but a Mors Principium Est riff is something… Continue Reading →