Heavy metal branch
Melodic death metal
Heavy metal › Death metal › Melodic death metal
- Emerged
- 1993
- Origin
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Subgenres
- None
Iron Maiden-style guitar harmonies over screamed vocals. The Gothenburg scene later became the foundation of American metalcore.
- Heaviness
- 8
- Speed
- 8
- Melody
- 9
Key acts
- At the Gates
- In Flames
- Dark Tranquillity
- Amon Amarth