I feel like you already made this video, but it’s nice to see it updated with some new stuff (thank you for mentioning my band AGAIN, and with the OG album cover with the stretched out logo lol!) On the subject of Purgatory Afterglow and EoS, I feel like The Spectral Sorrows is a better representation of EoS as a melodic death metal band because its a lot more consistently “death metal” but also still very melodic. Purgatory Afterglow has some really amazing melodeath songs like “Of Darksome Origin,” but then other parts of the album are musical brainfarts like “Black Tears” that hardly count as metal at all. I remember checking Purgatory Afterglow out after your first video and it turned me off of EoS entirely for years lol. Also nice to put Be’Lakor on here, I like them a lot. “Outlive the Hand” makes me almost cry often. Again it’s nice to see you make these videos.

@patrickbertlein4626

Жыл бұрын

Can we just take a moment to recognize that Dan Swano is THE most unrecognized dude in extreme metal history? Maybe Snorre from Thorns is the one who comes closest, but Swanos impact was massive and I bet if you went to a Blood Incantation show today, 99% of the crowd would be clueless.

@profanepropane

10 ай бұрын

Damn I must've missed your band. What album did he show? Edit: nvm I'm just a bit brain-dead. But what's the album in your pfp?

Wyatt, can you defend me from my crippling anxiety?

@Sishypnosis

2 жыл бұрын

Ever considered getting a colostomy bag fitted? I did and it helped my anxiety tremendously.

I don't understand why one of the most heartfelt, exciting, sincere genres needs to be defended. I swear melodeath cures depression

@Thorvali

9 ай бұрын

Its the uplifting chord progressions. I listen to trance as well as metal and I get the same feelings from up tempo tech trance and uplifting trance that I get from melo death. This type of songwriting obviously has a huge presence in metalcore too especially the european side of Metalcore like Heaven Shall Burn type shit. alot of american metalcore from that period leans more towards hardcore punk and groove metal influence.

@Thorvali

7 ай бұрын

Andy Moor & Adam White - The Whiteroom Veracocha - Carte Blanche (Sneijder Remix) John O Callaghan - Stresstest (John Askew Remix) Armin Van Buuren - Communication Pt 3 Some of my favorites.@@lupvladimir3506

I love Intestine Baalism, such an underrated band. Great to know you like them

"welcoming riffs" Ah yes, no one is as welcoming and inviting as Arghoslent.

@digitalcthulhu143

Жыл бұрын

Based

Melodic death metal and melodic black metal are my favorite genres especially the 90's era like Moonstruck (Sweden), Gates of Ishtar, Hypocrite, Everdawn, Crown of Thorns, God Dethroned, A Canorous Quintet, etc. Amon Amarth is still my favorite. I got into them in 1999 before they got real big. The first album is my favorite. Gates of ishtar maybe my 2nd favorite. My favorite album is The Dawn of Flames.

@CaptainKoosh

2 жыл бұрын

Gates of Ishtar is awesome! Underrated band

@DeathBYDesign666

2 жыл бұрын

And the second song: da du ta da du ta da du ta Da du ta da du ta da du tu da du tu da du da du tu da du ta dauuuu lol Just making light fun but I love it too. 😂

@deadliestassassin3092

2 жыл бұрын

@@Devogor Abyssos i absolutely love that band. I never hear anyone talk about them.

@thomassibley9475

2 жыл бұрын

Gates of Ishtar are awesome. All 3 albums are perfect. First album A bloodred path is a masterpiece

@deadliestassassin3092

2 жыл бұрын

@@Devogor Yeah both good albums. I kinda like the first album a bit more but they're both really good.

I used to love the whole 90's approach to Melodic Death Metal, nowadays it's usually got such a pop style song structure..verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus. It can get tiring quickly Looking back at albums like The Gallery by Dark Tranquillity is was completely different and had more interesting and diverse song structures, that's what I miss

@thecowgoesvroom672

2 жыл бұрын

Gallery is the definition of innovation, probably ghe best mdm album of all time

@christopherbeavers8344

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to tell you Marksoreilly94, but remove the solo, and that is any old school deathmetal formula. Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Napalm Death. If you gonna have a criticism of something at least put some actual effort into your argument, cause this one is weak as fuck. Be funny if everyone had the "formula" you want, you would be bitching about that lmao.

@marksoreilly94

2 жыл бұрын

@@Devogor Belakor are an exception I'll give you that, the genre needs more innovative bands like them and less like Arch Enemy

Every Intestine Baalism album is great. My personal favorite is their second album, Banquet in the Darkness. But they are all amazing.

I would also say Dechristianize by Vital Remains is a “brutal melodeath” album, still waiting for more of this by them

@jvlamakulering1690

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed I'm glad you said that, super underrated band

@ShowHero

2 жыл бұрын

The guitar work on the title track is just absolutely legendary.

@ognjenmilenkovic3050

2 жыл бұрын

Vital Remains at its best is melodic, the melody is what drew me to their sound in the first place

@aSandwich.13

Жыл бұрын

I fucking love that song

@antondzajajurca7797

Жыл бұрын

@Ezzgar I agree with Ezzgar on this one

My favourite melodeath band has to be insomnium. Some of the most awesome emotional melodic death metal ever. Absolutely wicked shit.

I love melodic death metal. Thanks for the list of bands to check out. This subgenre makes it a bit easier to get into extreme metal for beginners too.

Melodeath is one of my favourite styles of metal, so this was a great video of recommendations! Also, kudos to you for mentioning Edge of Sanity, who I would argue were probably the first Swedish melodeath band before In Flames, At the Gates, and Dark Tranquillity started (and possibly even influenced them as well). I would also argue that Death helped pioneered melodeath as well, since their later albums, especially Symbolic, were quite melodic compared to their earlier material.

@metalanalyzer336

9 ай бұрын

Finally someone said EOS was the first one doing melodeath

Garden of shadows - Oracle moon to me is the epitome of all atmospheric/melodic death metal.

@NECROPOLIS000

2 жыл бұрын

Easily the 2nd best Melodic death metal album I've ever heard honestly

Melody adds character and nuance to music. Extreme music for extreme music’s sake is boring to me. It’s a mentality that has its place but also has a shelf life. Idk over the years I’ve grown as a listener and extreme music with the mentality to just sound heavy, doesn’t do it for me anymore. I love melodeath because it adds a new venue/platform to play around with. Apart from certain bands, plain ol Death Metal can be monotonous to me, it doesn’t satisfy me.

Wow. Haven't heard Intestine Baalism in forever! So happy you mentioned them. Such a good band.

Wyatt, you beautiful specimen. You're getting me to put so much great music on my spotify downloads. Looking forward to listening to some of these albums. Might even order a couple that aren't on the streaming service

This channel gives me so much great music recommendation! thanks

I swear you cover the best bands, I find so much music via your channel. Another great video thanks bro keep up the good work.

Everytime I watch one of your videos I discover like 3 or 4 albums or bands I want to go listen to!

Dungeon Serpent is so good oO. WOW, Thanks man. I have been hunting for more stuff like intestine baalism for over 10 years now. Thank you so much!

I've been watching you for years man great video as always

Thanks for recommending bands similar to Intestine baalism I love that band so much and I love Arghoslent

This was an excellent video. I'm pumped you mentioned Mi'Gauss!

Thanks for showing me a ton of bands I haven't listened to before

Love the Garden of Shadows and Be'Lakor mentions, two of my favorite melodeath releases are from them.

Purgatory Afterglow is definitely my favourite EoS. Cool video! Personally also love Schaliach’s Sonrise and anything Anata related for this sphere even if neither are particularly brutal or conventional.

Love the Depeche Mode Violator shirt! Great album!

As an already huge melodeath fan, this gave me so many good tips. Be'lakor really are awesome!

Jester Race will always be the GOAT for me

@thephoenixking3242

2 ай бұрын

Anders' vocals are so much worse than Mikael's vocals though. The Gallery is better.

@deathfeel

Ай бұрын

I can't agree more. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Yay melodic death metal, perhaps one of my favorite genres. Awesome album mentions and lots of fun reccomendations for me to check out. Speaking of bands sounding like At the Gates, Sein's album The Denial of Death was a very good example of the Slaughter of the Soul sound and I feel this is the closest of ever seen anyone nail the sound to a t and I have talked about it before in a blog on MA where I referred to it as Slaughter of the Soul 2.0. Definitely a great release imo

followbane is so underrated its insane. Most of their albums are bangers.

@serene0silence

2 жыл бұрын

it's*

@chadlyb8914

2 жыл бұрын

@@serene0silence focus on the awkward language, stuttering and mispronouncing in the video, pal

If I had never found Amon Amarth, I never would’ve gone down the rabbit hole. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I appreciate gateway music a lot.

@SlyHikari03

Жыл бұрын

Same

Three of my favorite melodeath albums from the naughty list are Soilwork "Natural Born Chaos", In Flames "Clayman" and Arch Enemy "Wages Of Sin".

I love melodic and symphonic metal in general, I find it's a more challenging listen because you have to pay attention to the layers of detail when it's done well.

Babe wake up, Wyatt dropped another banger of a video

Inb4 Wyatt mentions Arghoslent for the 50th time.

@wyattxhim

2 жыл бұрын

guilty

They didn’t really start out as Melodic Death Metal, but one the biggest (If not the biggest) Death Metal bands to make a huge change to their sound was Death in 1995 with Symbolic. In my opinion it’s one of their best albums, and it’s also one of their albums where I listen to almost of the tracks.

I love japanese metal and it's great to have more to listen to, thanks!

So fuckin happy to see FollowBane get some recognition. Was scrolling the archives for more melodeath bands to listen to (as it is my personal favorite subgenre) and stumbled upon them. After listening to Dead Fantasia I was blown away. For anyone interested in that symphonic melodeath style, xGodx by Serpent is an amazing album that needs more recognition. They are also from Japan and that album quickly became one of my all time favorites. As well after they broke up some of the members formed Veiled in Scarlet, and that band is also great. There are a lot of shitty atg, in flames, and dt worship bands but the genre is so much more than that.

@greymatt3r889

2 жыл бұрын

btw to clarify I don't hate atg, dt or in flames, I love all three, but there are a lot of bad copies of them out there which causes a lot of people to think mdm is just atg, dt, and in flames worship.

Great video man

Death’s last three albums were melodic death metal so I basically have to like the subgenre

For anyone coming here - Eucharist's A Velvet Creation. Worth it entirely.

Melodic death metal is my jam so needless to say this is my favorite video

Wyatt I found your channel like 2 days ago and I have watched an unhealthy amount of your content, I am gonna need you to drop everything else in your life and upload more. THANKS!

If I hear anybody hating the great Carcass I'm going to do something horrible

Incredible video, definitely gonna have to listen to the bands you've mentioned. Also, I appreciate the disclaimer given for Arghoslent along with giving examples of similar bands that aren't racist. Melodeath is probably my favorite genre, and yeah that includes the At the Gates ripoff bands but I never did a deep dive into the more brutal sounding bands so I greatly appreciate this video.

no discussion of melodeath is complete w/o Vehemence - "God Was Created". an absolute classic and landmark of the genre that really has no equal. stunningly beautiful leadwork, amazing brutal riffs, great songwriting and to top it all off, some of the most disturbing and spine-chilling lyrics ever penned in death metal that puts most brutal/slam/goregrind to shame. easily the best example of the style to come out of the USA, at the very least.

I'm showing my age here, but by '93, it seemed that death metal had worn out its welcome, so Heartwork was a breath of fresh air, and I got full-swing into the Gothenburg sound in '96, because it seemed so new and exciting. The feeling I got was that they were trying to recapture the classic rock/metal feel of their (also my own) childhood of the 80s, while making some arena-ready death metal. Mission accomplished! One important band you forgot to mention was Dissection, as they were huge in the scene. Also, Sacramentum, who were compared with Dissection but I think were actually better - I still play the "Finis Malorum" EP regularly today! Also Varathron and Rotting Christ from Greece (though they are more associated with black metal now), and Einjerar and Old Man's Child from Norway (on both of their debuts).

the lyrics for slaughter of the soul don't get enough praise

Great choices for hard-core Melodeath. One I've been enjoying recently: Sarcasm

I find it funny that a death metal fan wears a Depeche Mode shirt

@wyattxhim

2 жыл бұрын

I find it funny that a Wyatt wears a Depeche Mode shirt

It used to be my favorite genre now it's one of my favorites

BeLakor and Insomnium are brilliant

Thanks a lot, regard

The Black Waltz by Kalmah is one of my favorite metal albums of all time.

I think Arghoslent deserves a mention but I completely understand why you wouldn't want to talk about them lmao. Love the video.

Great video

Is that a Depeche Mode shirt?! I loved Melo-death as a kid, got heavily into ATG and the Haunted when I was 15 (25 years ago), Soilwork and In Flames and Dark Tranquillity, and lesser known stuff like Gardenian and Darkane. Its a great genre with all kinds of incredible song writing. Sure it got trendy, that happens, but that whole scene ruled my younger metal years. Gates of Ishtar is a great example of how melodic death was blended with black, Dawn as well.

Melodic death metal is ny favoutite genre of music. I like how diverse the genre is. Most of the bands mentioned were familiar, but not all.Some of my personal listening suggestions: Desultory Uncanny (These two are more death metal, but have the melodic element) Soilwork's first two for some heavier Gothenburg style Gates of Ishtar Bloodred hourglass Nailed to Obscurity Allegaeon for those into technical stuff

Oh boy i can hear the REEEEEES already in the distance Lol. I gotta say 100 percent respect to your channel for even daring to mention Arghoslent, you analyze the bands for what they are, strictly music oriented, you are a true transparent reviewer. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@m_js5709

2 жыл бұрын

Lyrics are literally part of being "strictly music oriented". You cant avoid discussing that part and only talk the music when they go together. Especially not in bands where all their music follows similar lyrical themes so strongly. That would be like talking about Nile without mentioning Egyptian themes, only here is a band with openly racist and ethno-supremacist themes. With that being said, his analysis was pretty good. Arghoslent's music sounds very good. And it's worth hearing if you can stomach the lyrics. I only prefer he didn't beat around the bush saying "controversial themes". Just call it for what it is. I choose not to listen to them but I've heard multiple songs, and it's undeniable their music is well written and sounds good, It's okay to admit both the band sounds good, is racist af, and then let people make their choice from there.

I feel like I need to take out a notepad for each of your videos so I can write down all the bands you recommend

I would also add Scum (FIN). DAMN they're so overlooked in melodeath scene. They incorporate a very psychedelic and doomy sound within their aggression and melodic sound. Mother Nature has more aggressive tendencies but Purple Dreams and Magic Poems take one step further with the approach and make them sound so unique. Same goes Garden Of Shadows (their third album) as well which unfortunately was delayed due to label's lack of response but in 2016 their long lost album was finally released to the public.

Haha I had a fucking feeling you were playing Perpetual Dawn at the start. Best GOI song if you ask me.

i love melodeath, it also got my friend into death metal (he's into power metal)

I dont take any metal advice from anyone who doesn't have various types of swords, Good Job Buddy! all joking aside, pretty in depth video

The band Majesties on 20Buckspin sounds like Slaughter of the Soul straight up, stoked on their release

I have 3 recommendations most people have heard of that barely meet the definition : Anata - Conductor's Departure Inferi - Path Of Apotheosis Swallow the Sun - The Morning that Never Came

Kalmah is one of my favorites!

Hey man, can we ever get a full video of you singing/dancing to "Right Here In My Arms" like you did in the comfort jams video?

This is kinda random but if anyone hasn't heard of the melodeath band, "disarmonia mundi", I highly suggest it. They're the most underrated band and they're from Italy, but imo one of the best in the genre. Check out "perdition haze" "a taste of collapse" "flare" "celestial inferno" or "parting ways" by them to get started. I cant believe no one has heard of them.

@alucard3317

Жыл бұрын

The Isolation Game is My favorite Disarmonia Mundi Album, literally perfect

@cliftonjames785

Жыл бұрын

@@alucard3317 mine is mindtricks, followed by the isolation game. Check out the song "the shape of things to come" and read the lyrics if you haven't heard it already. I just found it for the first time the other day and its now one of my favorites by them. Its super heavy in the verses and the lyrics are just badass, but has perfect clean melodic vocals for the chorus 👌

@alucard3317

Жыл бұрын

@@cliftonjames785 I’ll definitely check it out, I also have to say that I like Cold Inferno almost as much as The Isolation Game, but Mindtricks is amazing as well, my favorite song on that album is probably Nihilistic Overdrive

@cliftonjames785

Жыл бұрын

@@alucard3317 not gonna lie, I wasn't really into cold inferno. I did like coffin, magma diver, toys of acceleration, and loneliness of the long distance runner though. Nihilistic overdrive is a fantastic song. Id say my favorite though is either a taste of collapse, or parting ways. I think parting ways is one their most brutal songs, atleast lyrically speaking

@alucard3317

Жыл бұрын

@@cliftonjames785 Yeah parting ways is amazing, but it also makes me super happy, that you liked Coffin, and I have to admit Cold Inferno was a grower, I also was disappointed at first listen, but it grew on me, Creation Dirge is such a killer opener, I also really enjoy Stormghost, Oddities of the Ravishing Chasm, Clay of Hate and Behind Closed Doors, but Coffin is my favorite off of that album, even in my top 5 Disarmonia Mundi Songs which are (heavily biased because of The Isolation Game): in no order: Blacklight Rush, Nihilistic Overdrive, Structural Wound, Coffin, Perdition Haze ^^

I'm surprised you didn't mention dismember when you started name dropping OSDM bands going Melo-Death later on down the line.

a band that I'm into recently is Lost In Wonders, this band is so underappreciated. the guys behind the project are from my city here in Brazil (Curitiba). all you guys should try a listening

By any chance do you know the band Traumatic Voyage and their album Traumatized...? Definetely a hidden gem that deserves a entire video in itself

@davidrondon8399

2 жыл бұрын

such a hidden gem

I'm having some deja vu, you hit the nail on the head with all these picks. I've also compiled to what I believe the best MeloDeath out there. So please check it out anyone reading this.

@UnknownMelodeath

2 жыл бұрын

I liked the playlist man, you got most of the bands that keep the essence of pure death metal in their sound (ps and nice surprise to see one of my uploads in there 😄)

@SlyHikari03

2 жыл бұрын

Nice playlist. Also, even cooler NintendoCaprisun Playlist, that guy is my childhood (next to FamilyJules)

I absolutely love melodic death metal. Mainly cause I’m into Power Metal and Thrash Metal heavily.

Highly recommend Vaelmyst - Secrypts of the Egochasm. Think edge of sanity meets Rotting Christ. It’s the first Melodeath album I’ve loved in YEARS.

I heard you qualifying "Be'lakor - Stone's Reach" as "elegant" and my first reaction was WTF. But after a listen I think I get what you meant

dawn of flames in the background 🤘

sup dude im a big fan of your youtube channel, i am really thankfull that some cares that much for underground metal community. I got into black metal Genre pretty recently and i would really like to know your opinion about one small Post Black Metal band called “Besna” Its a band from Slovakia and Slovak magazines rated it as one of the best albums of 2022 rn. Their music is very interesting and beautiful. They sing in Slovak but i belive it wont be a problem :) I just want to know your opinion….

I love Purgatory Afterglow by Edge of Sanity. Thank you for mentioning that album, Wyatt.

I think we should drop the term "melodic" to name any genre. It literally means that something has a melody, the correct term for the diversity of melodies is "melodious".

I started with Melodic Death Metal with Amon Amarth just when Twilight of the Thundergod came out but I think checking everything from Arrival of the Thimble Winter to Surtur Rising would be an excellent way to open yourself to Melodic Death metal as well as bridge yourself into Folk Metal or even black metal if you liked the earlier works, on top of Johan Hegg;s vocals sounding more like a death metal Viking warrior compared to a lot of Melodic Death Metal vocalists who I feel are higher pitched like black metal or lower closer to what you might expect from death metal in general.

@NECROPOLIS000

2 жыл бұрын

Amon amarth is a bad starter for anyone trying to get into Melodic Death

Probably my favorite “flavor” I guess of death metal. Probably because I used to listen to a lot of NWOBHM a lot. Stuff like Stratovarius. Also, those last two albums could spawn a new genre, “Atmospheric Death Metal”, I mean, Black metal can be atmospheric, so why not. Ps, Arghoslent is pretty cool I guess..

I took a shot every time you said Intestine Baalism and now I am deceased

Glad to see Stone's Reach all the way at the end. I suppose by this broadened definition of melodic death metal, I'd say Chapel of Disease is one of my favorite melodeath bands.

Hey can you make a video on explaining methwitch? Like where do you think Cameron (the person behind methwitch) got his inspiration from and what genre do you consider them

I would highly recommend Slumber's lone full length Fallout. Another bit of that more "Somber" style of Melodeath. I also recommend any Godgory album but especially Resurrection.

Love that Techno Animal redcord!

ngl was just expecting you to bring up arghoslent for 21 minutes.

Have you heard of a band called In Flames? They got really heavy around 2014.

@wyattxhim you should check out In Thy Dreams - Highest Beauty. This album encapsulates every good aspect of melodic death metal.

Heard about Intestine from Undeath vocalist who did a piece in Metal sucks or Metal injection.

that bit at the beginning about melodic tendencies being present from the outset, that was a very good point. same as how black metal had loads of punk tendencies without having to re-invent a genre by making "punk black metal." all these ultra specific genres are fucking ridiculous. unrelated question, but will you PLEEEEEEEEASESESESE get into Old Nick and talk about them some. maybe its just me, but i firmly believe that they are the best and most interesting new black metal band from america. cheerz lads. anyone reading, check out Old Nick.

not music related but your curls are looking really nice!

@wyattxhim

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks !

my favourite "Slaughter of the Soul inspired" melodic death metal album is CENTINEX - HELLBRIGADE . great dark epic album.

That Brotherhood of the Bomb is dope AF. You a fan of other Justin Broadrick projects (besides Godflesh)?

May I recommend Broken Torso

TLDR: Wyatt if you like Intestine, give Imperial Circus Dead Decadence a listen and tell us your thoughts about them If you like Intestine Baalism and Followbane, then I 100% have to recommend Imperial Circus Dead Decadence to you. Basically put Intestine, Followbane and Dimmu Borgir into a blender and don't stop until you see only one singular colour. That colour would be ICDD's sound Personally I would recommend their 2nd and 3rd full lengths, and the EPs between those 2 albums Vermilion D Alice Syndrome is sort of a sister band to ICDD (same vocalist but no other members overlap with the project but instead it's a completely different person handling all the instruments), but instead of having a triumphant vibe in the last song in their albums, VDAS albums are just darker, grimmer and more gothic than ICDD. I would recommend Karasu but other albums are worth a listen

@rajadacosmica3308

2 жыл бұрын

Love this band just as much as i love Thousand Leaves, both great japan melodeath bands

Techno Animal! Such a great album

I think Daniel Ekeroth made a point either in his book "swedish death metal" or one of the interviews about it at the time that the swedish bands basically hit on the melodic thing by accident, because a lot of people in the bands at the time thought thrash was death metal, you'd have for example some local band with a bay area style riff with a singer doing a death growl over the top.