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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 8th, 2024
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Created by Guib
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Top 35 Metalcore Albums
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Created by Mrtvozornik
on 25.04.2022
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My Best Death Metal Albums
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Created by Xhall
on 28.01.2021
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Coolingsrock's Best Of 2011 Albums from 2011 That I managed to listen and know very well. Best to worst
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Created by Coolingsrock
on 13.04.2012
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Icedmask's top 20 albums of 2011 The 20 albums that made 2011! Not "Metal Storm Friendly" so you'll find some Hardcore and Rock albums as well.
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Created by Icedmask
on 12.01.2012
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Best To Worst: 2011
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Created by s7mon
on 01.01.2012
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Top 20 Albums Of 2011 (ongoing) My top 20 albums of the year, roughly in order.
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Created by Decrepit Till
on 10.12.2011
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2011: Favourite To Least Purely subjective list based on personal preferences for the year, unrelated to mass opinion of an album or a band's abilities (e.g. Trivium, Oranssi Pazuzu) - many albums lined up to listen to so will increase in size. Also, not entirely in order, middle order mainly just an approximation.
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Created by musclassia
on 18.11.2011
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Top Albums Of 2011 Pending listen: Vektor, Blut Aus Nord, Iron Savior, Aenaon
By the end of the year, this will be my top 50.
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Created by Panasi
on 25.10.2011
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Best Of 2011
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Created by RDHIII
on 15.10.2011
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Best Albums Of 2011
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Created by Klauwier
on 26.09.2011
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Best Albums Of 2011 (so Far...)
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Created by hellfire rainbow
on 22.07.2011
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Best Of 2011 (so Far)
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Created by SuperSchizo420
on 12.07.2011
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My Top Albums Of 2011
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Created by Red_Travis
on 12.07.2011
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My Top Albums Of 2011
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Created by b0000mst1ck
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