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	Demigod - Melodic Death Metal
		Ambient metal in this definition relies on consistent percussion which often does not vary with phrase in its effort to render engaging a rhythmic expectation to which the riffing can counterpoint, giving it a space to shift melody by structural variation and techniques of internal rhythm such as tremelo picking.
		Demigod vary their approach from flutterthrob melodic riffage to riffing based more on the percussive power of a chord and variants off its return, in the style of death metal open-string bashers or speed metal rockers.
		Overwhelming all other characteristics through deep saturation is a core direction in death metal, with a strong concept of heavy and impactive music played well, as tight structures building into roaring images of song.
	www.anus.com /metal/demigod (298 words)

	melodic black/death metal from North Carolina
		Metal seems to be encouraged in Scandinavia in all its forms.
		METAL SIDE: In Europe bands, which play melodic fl/death metal are commercially successful (of course, comparing to bands playing other forms of metal, not, let's say, hip-hop or pop).
		METAL SIDE: Maybe you won't agree but in my opinion it is a very difficult task to become popular in Europe if you are a melodic fl/death metal band from the United States.
	www.geocities.com /deathmetalside/dreamscapes.html (2251 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Melodic death metal
		Melodic death metal is generally considered an offshoot of death metal.
		Death and Morbid Angel, often considered the "godfathers" of death metal, are primary influences on the genre, but it's progenators are still a mystery.
		Nearly all melodic death metal bands are from the Scandinavian region, especially from Sweden and Finland.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Melodic_death_metal (296 words)

	Melodic death metal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Melodic death metal (sometimes referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal.
		Death and Morbid Angel, often considered the "godfathers" of death metal, are primary influences on the genre, and its progenitors include At the Gates, In Flames, and Carcass, with the release of their Heartwork album.
		Melodic death metal, though from the same geographic area as fl metal, rarely speaks of Satanism or the downfall of Christianity, but has more poetic themes, which vary greatly.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melodic_death_metal (440 words)

	Death metal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Death metal is occasionally known for abrupt tempo and time signature changes, and extremely fast and complex guitar and drumwork, although this is not always the case.
		It is generally accepted that the origin of the name of the genre is the band Death, because of their band name, which was established in 1983, and was a trendsetter, the first to use many of the nuances of later death metal bands.
		Technical death metal, a narrow, but influential subgenre, refers to bands who are particularly distinguished by the virtuosity of their musicians.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_metal (1978 words)

	Death metal - Wikipedia
		Death metal is clearly an outgrowth of heavy metal, but the full story is complex and interesting, and is the subject of some debate among fans and musicians.
		To their credit, early "death metal" bands such as Death did push the format forward, something that would ultimately pay off in a new form of music that was substantially different from their closest forefather, thrash metal.
		Blackened death, which is death metal mixed with fl metal stylistic influences, notable in the vocals and riffing style.
	ms.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_metal (1629 words)

	melodic_death_metal - The Wordbook Encyclopedia
		Death and Morbid Angel, often considered the "godfathers" of death metal, are primary influences on the genre, and its progenitors include Dark Tranquillity, At the Gates, In Flames and Carcass, with the release of their Heartwork album.
		Also, melodic death metal should not be confused with melodic fl metal or flened death metal, both which are subgenres of fl metal.
		Most melodic death metal bands are from the Scandinavian and Northern European regions, especially from Sweden and Finland, notable Finnish examples include Norther and Kalmah, and to a lesser extent Children of Bodom, whose exact style is a subject of debate amongst fans, however they are more often than not classified as melodic death metal.
	www.thewordbook.com /melodic_death_metal (649 words)

	Urban Dictionary: melodic death metal
		melodic death metal metal guitar fl metal children of bodom hard rock hardcore power metal suicide in flames bass guitar death metal drums heavy metal kickass mendeed sentenced skyfire the suicider vocals
		Death metal (200+bpm, 200 riffs/song) + melody (harmonies, melodies, slower choruses, less tremelo picking, tends to be slower).
		tags metal death metal in flames dark tranquility soilwork children of bodom
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=melodic+death+metal (157 words)

	kinderkanzlei.de www.kinderkanzlei.de Melodic Death Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Melodic Death Metal ist, wie der Name schon sagt, die melodische Form des Death Metal und ist somit ein Subgenre des Death Metal.
		Dieses Genre zeichnet sich neben den üblichen Death Metal Eigenschaften vor allem durch zweistimmige Gitarrenduelle und vereinzelt auch Einflüsse schwedischer Folklore mit ihren eigenartigen Rhythmen aus.
		Melodic Death Metal wird auch oft als Göteborger Sound bezeichnet, da in dieser schwedischen Stadt diese Stilrichtung geboren wurde, und auch die wichtigsten Bands dort beheimatet sind.
	www.kinderkanzlei.de /wiki-Melodic_Death_Metal.html (226 words)

	Metal_opera
		Symphonic metal is a term used to describe metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that sound similar to a classical symphony.
		Symphonic metal is both a genre of metal and a name given to several subgenres of other metal genres, and as such, both forms of usage have slightly varying definitions.
		Orchestral metal as a genre (sometimes called opera metal or plainly symphonic metal) is generally the same in the way it sounds between bands, because the genre is pretty typical of itself and the features it uses and easily depicts between itself and other genres.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/me/metal_opera.html (1523 words)

	Melodic Japanese death metal
		Melodic "Swedish style" death metal from Japan evoking the traditional Gothenburg sound.
		It seems that the melodic death metal Gothenburg sound of the middle to late 1990's, pioneered by At the Gates, In Flames, and Dark Tranquilty (and brought into further light with Arch Enemy and Children of Bodom), has reached the Japanese islands.
		Their competency as songwriters and musicians is not doubted, neither is their album, which is nine tracks of excellent melodic death metal.
	www.angelfire.com /zine/jackalblaster/Shadowreview.html (378 words)

	MP3tunes.com
		Their death metal has influences from the Swedish scene, plus some thrash metal elements and it is good enough to make enough heads turn their way.
		We are not dealing with band number thousand in a line of endless melodic Death Metal bands, THE FIFTH SUN is easily better than all those bands in line, and in the mean time is more than capable of reaching the quality of the bands that are claimed to be the genre-leading acts.
		Metal Only the late, great Death were this adept at creating intelligent death metal and The Fifth Sun have obviously been paying attention to the masters.
	www.mp3tunes.com /album_details.php?album_id=18162 (3891 words)

	Melodic Death Metal - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon
		Melodic Death Metal ist, wie der Name schon sagt, die melodische Form des Death Metal und ist somit ein Subgenre des Death Metal.
		Sie verbanden erstmal den „brutalen“ Sound des ursprünglichen Death Metal mit eingängigen Melodien, lösten sich allerdings 1996 auf, und die Lorbeeren für den Grundstein heimsten vor allem In Flames und Dark Tranquillity ein, welche beide noch heute sehr erfolgreich sind.
		Das Adjektiv „melodic“ allerdings formierte sich dadurch, dass sich die Protagonisten dieses Stils in ihren zweistimmigen Riffs, Soli und auch in den Gesangslinien vorwiegend der melodischen Moll-Tonleiter bedienen.
	www.lexikon-definition.de /Melodic-Death-Metal.html (370 words)

	Unanimated - Melodic Swedish Death Metal
		The result is flowing death metal that periodically stops to bash the hell out of things; although the playing is good, and real guitar solos occur on this album, I'd say the major failing of it would be the repetition and lack of real dynamism and intricacy.
		While the appeal to emotion and to the glorification of self is also present, what is mostly expressed here is a desire to make compelling music within the fusion of death metal and arching melodic lead riffing.
		Instrumentation is proficient and varies in its mix between Iron Maiden meets death metal melodic riffing and jazz/progrock guitar stylings.
	www.anus.com /metal/unanimated.html (418 words)

	Dawn: Melodic Death/Black Metal
		Applying fl metal’s nebulous atmospherics to melodic death metal, Dawn create music driven by expansive riffs flowing towards melodious transitions to dual fluctuation similar to fellow Swedes Dissection.
		Where Dissection threaten the flow of atmospheric consistency and mood with frequent shifts in movement and involved drumming, Dawn create profoundly moving and beautiful compositions in ambient theory, in the knowledge that through simplicity of structural design, emotional and atmospheric flow is uninterrupted and allowed to sweep over the listener in violent tranquility.
		Slaughtersun is metal of remorseless storm-lashing fury of vengeful hatred and blistering execution that leaves the forests for the beckoning shores of surging oceans under fl skies.
	www.thebleakhorizon.com /dawn.htm (734 words)

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		One of the more melodic death metal bands to expand beyond Sweden and spread their sound across the world alongside peers such as Entombed, At the Gates played a significant role in the death metal genre before breaking up in 1996, leading to the formation of the Haunted.
		Conceived during the late '80s when death metal did everything it could to gain credibility as a substantial niche, Entombed instantly championed the eerie variation of brutal heavy metal, giving it credibility before quickly abandoning the style in the early '90s.
		The Swedish metal sextet Soilwork formed in early 1997, fusing the country's signature ultra-heavy death metal sound with the power-groove riffs of late-'70s, early-'80s British and European metal.
	www.mp3.com /arch-enemy/artists/263149/similar.html&flag=4 (635 words)

	Reroute to Remain: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		In Flames already has a reputation as one of the best, most melodic death metal bands to come to power in the Euro-metal regime that has swept through countries like Sweden and Norway since the early to mid-'90s.
		However, with Reroute to Remain, Strömblad and the gang have now unexpectedly announced that they are also undoubtedly the most experimental of their brethren, and furthermore, that they have set their sights not just on broader horizons, but perhaps even complete world domination as well.
		As usual, the highly melodic songwriting and Master of Puppets -era riffage In Flames is known for are intact and remain unspoiled despite the many additions.
	www.music.com /release/reroute_to_remain/1 (561 words)

	Destruction.de :: View topic - new melodic-deathmetal-band....
		For those who are into (melodic) deathmetal, if you would like to check this band, and tell them (on their forum) or me (this forum) what you think of it.
		Morbid Angel are also melodic at times but these parts still fit in the atmosphere (because the melodies are sick or how you want to explain it) and it doesn't sound totally lovely just like what most bands do...
		melodic death metal is just another sub-genre of death metal and thats a fact.
	www.destruction.de /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2374&highlight= (1039 words)

	edge-of-sanity Mp3 Albums Review
		Swedish melodic, progressive death metal band Edge of Sanity's Crimson is a unique endeavor as far as death metal, or even metal in general goes.
		EOS has never been merely a 'melodic' Death band to begin with; it's just that they stressed melody and the structure of their songs had powerful hooks that grab listeners by their balls.
		It's a shame they went unnoticed by many death metal fans until their masterpiece Crimson which unfortunately was written when the band members were on bad terms with each other.
	www.mp3-find.com /albums_review_edge-of-sanity.asp (5053 words)

	Sirens - Astarte - Pandora Internet Radio
		This shortage of women in death metal/fl metal is not part of some sexist, misogynist, patriarchal conspiracy or a sinister plot to anger Naomi Wolf and Susan Faludi; rather, it is a reflection of the fact that many female musicians are simply interested in other areas of rock.
		Nonetheless, there are some noteworthy death metal and fl metal bands that have had female members, including Lifend and Opera IX in Italy and Hypnosis in France -- and on Sirens, Greece's Astarte have an all-female lineup.
		Sirens, for all its aggression and bombast, is highly melodic; Astarte have a sense of craftsmanship, and this 2003 recording isn't about brutality for the sake of brutality.
	www.pandora.com /music/album/5e9da94ebba7012a (284 words)

	MetalBite - Heavy Metal Webzine - Tracks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		You might as well of been living under a rock if you are a melodic death metal fan and have not heard of Nightrage.
		The reason is that, to me, it seems every melodic death album coming out produced by Fredrick Nordstrom is hailed as the album to successfully follow the brilliance of "Slaughter of the Soul".
		If you are over the whole melodic death metal thing, then do all you can to avoid this.
	www.metalbite.com /tracks.asp?album=2292 (358 words)

	Audiogalaxy: Audiogalaxy Search
		Melodic death metal that weaves a variety of styles into the genre to create an unusal blend.
		A combination of melodic speed metal riffs and death metal growl give Forever Mortal an edge in the ever diluted metal scene.
		Legion combines the speed and intensity of Black Metal with the gurgling of Death Metal to produce a hate-filled orgy of pain.
	www.audiogalaxy.com /list/index.php?styleID=22&offset=105 (211 words)

	HARM.US/666METAL.COM -- Metal music webzine, bandlist, cd reviews, interviews - ->BANDLIST<- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Engorged - Death Metal with a slight melodic tinge, in the vein...
		Eternal Lies - Speedy melodic death metal with an ex-member of Eucharist...
		Eventide - Melodic death metal in the vein of Dark Tranquillity with...
	www.666metal.com /bandlist/index.cfm?search=e&opt=band (678 words)

	Melodic/Progressive Death Metal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Their sound is power metal, but they don't sing about typical "power metal" topics.
		DT's old albums are not the most approachable things in the world for new death metal fans.
		I don't want to naysay anyone's opinion, but I feel I am in a decent position (having been an IF fan for about 7 years) to better guage the direction and trends the band is moving in.
	www.pronetbox.info /forum/about50853-0.html (871 words)

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		The most recent 'supergroup' in the melodic death metal scene, Nightrage culminates talent from At The Gates, Evergrey, Dream Evil, The Haunted, and Exhumation.
		This record has a thrashy base that reminds me of the earlier melodic death metal scene, before clean vocals crept into the mix-before the actual 'death' was taken out of melodic death metal.
		So they're not just replicating, they're rekindling a classic melodic death metal voice, with Lindberg performing what is probably his closest work to At the Gates he's done since then (Metal Hammer called it "the first legitimate follow-up to At the Gates' milestone Slaughter of the Soul").
	www.metaljudgment.com /albums/nightrage_sweetvengeance.html (1102 words)

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