An Introduction to Melodic Death Metal

Let’s Explore This Timeless Genre

Jason Kolenda
The Riff
Published in
6 min readSep 25, 2022

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Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo by Jonas Jacobsson on Unsplash

Melodic death metal was one of the first sub-sub-genres of metal that started me on my long, endless path of discovering music. Although I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite, it played an extremely important role in shaping my taste into what it is today. I still cherish many of the artists listed here and would like to introduce them.

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