| Melo Death You Need To Hear - Pt. Ii |
| 1 |  | Without Grief
Deflower
Your next favorite melo-death band, I was surprised these guys weren't on here at all
considering how incredibly great both of their full lengths are. Just another stellar group from
Sweden who got buried among their competition. |
| 2 |  | Autumn Leaves
As Night Conquers Day
I hadn't heard this record until last night but I'll be damned if it doesn't rival some of the very
best the genre has to offer, strongly recommended. |
| 3 |  | Excess of Cruelty
Under the Ivy of Ithamar
The best record you've never heard of, and another I had to add here. Easily one the top 5
melo-death albums ever in my opinion. |
| 4 |  | Exhumation (GR)
Dance Across the Past
Possibly Greece's coolest band ever, and every bit as good as the best of the Swedish groups. |
| 5 |  | Aletheian
Dying Vine
This has elements of melo-death, tech-death, metalcore and more - an awesome
experimentation that pushed the conventional boundaries of each genre, if only slightly. |
| 6 |  | Dead Silent Slumber
Entombed in the Midnight Hour
Straddling the fence of melo-death and symphonic black metal, Dead Silent Slumber's only
release is a unique release that would be a good listen for anyone tired of the same re-hashed
At The Gates worship stuff. I can't get their album art to show up though, lame. |
| 7 |  | Cardinal Sin (SWE)
Spiteful Intents
This little EP is the only thing this melo-death/black metal band ever put out which is a shame
because they had serious potential and the 15 or so minutes of music you get here is superb. |
| 8 |  | In Thy Dreams
The Gate of Pleasure
Nothing particularly unique here, just the paint by numbers, standard At The Gates formula
done right. |
| 9 |  | Serpent (JPN)
Cradle of Insanity
Japan's best kept metal secret - these dudes could riff with the best of them, definitely worth
hunting down. |
| 10 |  | Fragments of Unbecoming
Skywards: A Sylphe's Ascension
Weak production, but plenty of cool riffs and awesome moody acoustic interludes. Their
production got better on later albums, but this is still my favorite from them. |
| 11 |  | Armageddon (SWE)
Crossing The Rubicon
Chris Amott's side project, and for this album in particular, his better band during his stead
with Arch Enemy. Endless whirlwind techy-thrashy, melo-death riffs, this rules. |
| 12 |  | Violation
Moonlight's Child
At The Gates with atmosphere and occasional acoustic passages, cool record. |
| 13 |  | Skymning
Stormchoirs
Blackened melo-death that leans heavily on the melodic end. The production is BIT weak, but
it doesn't hold back this otherwise stellar record. It's another I had to add here, so I'm
assuming it's not something that's been checked out by many here. |
| 14 |  | Archons
The Consequences of Silence
One of the best "modern" melo-death records I've encountered, I catch a bit of Death
influence on here from time to time too which is neat. |
| 15 |  | Pandemonium
Insomnia
This is a real banger, the opening track is one the coolest melo-death tunes ever written. |
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