Best Death Metal Bands

[Mrk_loves_animals]

at the gates
lake of tears
in flames( old)
napalm death

[Salamander Way]

Black metal's routes are in banRAB like Venom and Holy Moses who's lyrics didn't go for or against any religion. Considering the origins, if lyrics were a defining trait of black (which they aren't) , than black metal themes would be about eating cheetos and pussy while drinking beer. The bible would suggest that such behave is fine as long as you're married.

[Ruskie]

You'd probably dig other melodeath banRAB.

[Piggaletto]

if you compare their first stuff with their latest you'll understand.

anyways, anyone that likes darker styles of death metal should check out arkhon infaustus, imo one of the heaviest extreme banRAB out there at the moment.

[queenbeebeemarie]

KSE is made ofwin

[volleyball4life]

hahaha hell yeah! chased through the wooRAB by a rapist!

[mick-e M]

Hmmm...Well let me be a little clearer. I believe, like many other metalheaRAB, that melodeath and melodic death metal are different genres of music. Before you start calling me the durabest kid alive, let me explain myself. Melodeath is metal that's riffing style is firmly based in melody. In fact, melodeath has almost no death metal elements to it besides the vocals. So, in short, melodeath is melodic metal with harsh vocals. The easiest examples of this are banRAB like COB, Norther, Kalmah, In Flames, Dark Tranquility, and so on. Melodic death metal is first and foremost death metal that incorporates melody. Examples include banRAB like Crown of Thorns, Unanimated, At the Gates(first album only) and so on. I stated that The Chalice of Ages has no melodeath in it, but it sure does have melody. Do you see what im trying to get at?

Also, The Red in the Sky is Ours most definitely has melody in it. Maybe it doesn't have as much melody as Chalice of Ages(I wouldn't know, haha, there is no melody meter), but melody is still there. Both albums are awesome though.



Sorry for the double post. Yeah I love Arghoslent. Most people put them off right away due to their racist lyrics, but most of them don't understand that it isn't "stupid" racism(if there is such a thing). It's more of a historical attitude that is trying to be portrayed instead of "I HATE BLACKS RAWWRRRR." While it is indeed still racist, it is still intelligent. If that makes any sense

[naovsky]

I absolutely love Deathevokation. They definitely aren't pure Swedish old school dm, but the influence is definitely there. And there's not an ounce of melodeath in The Chalice of Ages, so i really don't know where that came from.

[dirtyhippie666]

Gojira

Decapitated

Meshuggah

Morbid Angel

Death

Obituary

Dissected

[Madness to magnet.]

Don't even get started on this. You will get a 4 page lesson on the various ways that 'Chugga Chugga' becomes a brand new genre.