Possibly one of the greatest Sub-Genres in all of Heavy Metal. It combines the brutality, low guitar and bass tunings, complex and fast drumming, guttural vocals (while usually higher pitched than in normal Death Metal) with focus more on melody and harmony more than brutality. Electric guitars typically have complex rhythm, structure and riffs to them and combine low riffing, palm muting and power chords with "mini-solo" like parts that involve higher notes and odd note groupings. The genre started in the early 90's and has spanned from there. Some great/notable bands including a song are:
Carcass: Heartwork
Arch Enemy: Bury Me An Angel
In Flames: Jester's Script Transfigured
Dark Tranquility: Punish My Heaven
At The Gates: The Swarm
Dethklok: Laser Cannon Deth Sentence
Children Of Bodom: Every Time I Die
Amon Amarth: War Of The Gods
The Duskfall: Shoot It In
Callenish Circle: Suffer My Disbelief
Carcass: Heartwork
Arch Enemy: Bury Me An Angel
In Flames: Jester's Script Transfigured
Dark Tranquility: Punish My Heaven
At The Gates: The Swarm
Dethklok: Laser Cannon Deth Sentence
Children Of Bodom: Every Time I Die
Amon Amarth: War Of The Gods
The Duskfall: Shoot It In
Callenish Circle: Suffer My Disbelief
Hey wanna go see Arch Enemy? Michael Amott is the master of Melodic Death Metal!
Melodic Death Metal bands are so talented.
Melodic Death Metal bands are so talented.
by Inster Pseudoym Here May 31, 2011
Get the Melodic Death Metalmug. Fast guitar and drumming, but the singer is usually talking about something stupid as hell (i.e. swords and dragons). Josh really likes it.
Early bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Metal Church, Savatage, Jag Panzer, and Manowar influenced it.
"Popular" Power metal bands today would include Symphony X, Dragonforce, and Rhapsody.
"Flies to where old dragons are lying
the cry for the triumph for my magic sword
Burns the pride of my mighty conscience
while rises the sceptre of our wise lord
So thunder and storm, the rage of the sword the fury of my war
The axe of the dwarf, the blood on the stone the scream for the eternal"
-Dragonforces "Triumph for My Magic Steel"
"Popular" Power metal bands today would include Symphony X, Dragonforce, and Rhapsody.
"Flies to where old dragons are lying
the cry for the triumph for my magic sword
Burns the pride of my mighty conscience
while rises the sceptre of our wise lord
So thunder and storm, the rage of the sword the fury of my war
The axe of the dwarf, the blood on the stone the scream for the eternal"
-Dragonforces "Triumph for My Magic Steel"
by JoshIsFat September 16, 2005
Get the Power Metalmug. An extra Metal Gear name, making Jack "Raiden" the main character. He is also known as, "The Badass Ninja Guy From 2, 3, and 4". He is a cyborg.
This game is getting all true Metal Gear fans excited, because of the shocking ending of Metal Gear 4.
This game is getting all true Metal Gear fans excited, because of the shocking ending of Metal Gear 4.
MG Fan 1: DUDE, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT Metal Gear: Rising!?!?!??!?!
MG Fan 2: YEAH, I'M SO FUCKING EXCITED!!!
MG Fan 3: I came.
MG Fan 2: YEAH, I'M SO FUCKING EXCITED!!!
MG Fan 3: I came.
by Kyuwrath December 4, 2012
Get the Metal Gear: Risingmug. A huge motherfucking nuclear equipped death mobile that shoots warheads. It is designed to be a stand alone operational vehicle. Generally bipedal and really fucking scary when it's just you by yourself and you have to duke it out with one of them.
The first time I fought Metal Gear Rex I was like HOLY FUCKING SHIT HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO BEAT THAT THING?!
by HeinousDude February 2, 2004
Get the metal gear rexmug. A genre of music characterized by anger, violence, loud driving acoustic drums mixed with electric string instruments, often including depressing ballads, men in makeup and hair extensions, and male camel toe.
by SaffronTangerine January 21, 2015
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Get the metal gearmug. A japanese manga/anime. Edward and Alphonse both lost something important to them. Edward, being the bigger brother, lost his leg while performing a human transmutation for his dead mother, due to this failure, Alphonse, his little brother, lost his whole body. With Edward's last strength he gave up his arm and was able to cast his brother's soul into a suit of armor. After finding out that a human transmutation is "impossible," they've journeyed to find the Philospoher Stone. The philsopher stone is a rumor that has made every alchemist in the 16-17 century worked up on finding this stone. It is because it can, make you wealthier, longevity, bring the dead back, turn lead into gold, brings anything you desire. However, on their journey, they meet chimeras and homunculus.....
You cannot gain something without losing something. You have to present something with the equal value to gain the thing you desire. This is the code of equivalent trade in alchemy- An Actual Alchemy Code
by Chiichiko May 15, 2004
Get the Full Metal Alchemistmug.