The "Not So" Melodic Death Metal Thread

First Post May 14, 2025 03:47 AM

I've been going through a back catalog of melodic style Horde albums over the last couple of months and I'm at an impasse. It isn't that I don't like the music that I've been listening to, I just want something more. The "melodic death metal" that I've been listening to has become too melodic for my ears. And since Vinny recently selected Carcass' Heartwork as the Horde feature album for the month, I figured that now is as good a time as any.

What are some not so melodic death metal albums that other clan members might suggest to someone like myself wanting to explore a more intense side of the clan? Progressive recommendations are always welcome, but I'd prefer something closer to Heartwork, or Cutting the Throat of God


May 14, 2025 08:42 AM

Here are some bands and releases that have the melodic death metal tag, but the melodic side is overshadowed by the deathly side:

Allegaeon (technical/melodic death metal but their 2010s material and earlier is less melodic)

Becoming the Archetype's 2010s material (much less melodic than their surrounding works)

Dethklok (melodic death metal yet focused less on melody in many songs, especially in Dethalbum IV)

Obscura (technical/melodic death metal but their 2010s material and earlier is less melodic)

Stortregn - Finitude (technical/melodic death metal in the same ratio as the 2010s material of Allegaeon and Obscura)