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I'm looking for albums that have predominantly dual guitar harmony riffs. That is, when both guitars play lead parts at the same time. Please, please, must have these:

• The harmonies have to be a predominant part of the music. I shouldn't have to scavenge a 40 min album to find 10 seconds of it. It has to make up the majority of the music, and this is non negotiable.

• a more trad metal feel, not lots of tremolo, or dissonance, or groovy riffs.

• a sharper guitar note, nothing too bassy or chunky.

• no rhythm guitar playing under the melodies. Both guitars have to be playing a lead part simultaneously. This is non negotiable, if it has chords under the melodies, I don't want to hear it.

• minimal or no blast beats at all. I know this is a bit more beyond the guitar work, but it's also really important.

Some examples of what I'm looking for:

• Opeth - Orchid
• Dreichmere - Despair the Withered Shadows
• Autumn Requiem - As I Beheld the Blazing Glory of the Rising Dawn
• Ophthalamia - A Journey in Darkness, Via Dolorosa
• Orphaned Land - El Norra Alila
• Garden of Shadows - Oracle Moon
• All 3 Obsequiae releases
• In Flames - Lunar Strain
• Fall of the Leafe – Storm of the Autumnfall
• Katatonia - Jhva Elohim Meth, Dance of December Souls, Brave Murder Day, For Funerals to Come

(I know most of these aren't meloblack or black metal at all, but they're the ones that fit the bill)

I know this is incredibly picky and niche, so it's ok if there's nothing you can come up with that resembles it. If you have doubts whether an album fits the bill or not, you can ask me. Thanks in advance!

recently i became obsessed with the latest Groza's album, and Daffodils hits me especially hard, i like the strokes with the latin phrase "per aspera ad astra" and i want to know if there is any song just like this one, with such an atmosphere and latin phrases/lyrics?

I'm looking for some old school melodic black metal bands/releases, as i'm mostly only familiar with the newer bands. I also mostly only know the most basics of old school meloblack like Dissection, Vinterland, Dawn and Sacramentum. So i'm basically looking for more obscure stuff. Thank you all in advance.

Guys my favourite band is dissection, i fuckin' love them, and i want to get more into meloblack. Do y'all have some bands to reccommend to me?

Any Guitarist here who want to start an Black Metal Project :

Influences : Zørza | Ghoulchapels | Lucifers Cold Embrace | Black Aeons

About me i am a vocalist had 2 Bm bands before

If you interested dm me

Hi meloblack fam, I'm new to this genre. Can anyone suggest to me songs about despair/disappointment/frustration/hopelessness. I just heard "Demons" & "A Paradox With Flies" by Darkest Hour and I'm thinking something like that, don't matter music style as long as it holds the theme I mentioned. Please avoid love theme if possible unless it's not specifically about breakups. Thank you so much and please pardon my ignorance if this post sounds like it.

Hey Metalheads!

I need a moment of your time to crank this up to 11! 🤘 I'm conducting a survey for a project and your insights would make it truly metal. Hit the link below, share your thoughts, and help a fellow headbanger out!

https://forms.gle/Y2n47kapfrk2Pbjn6

Your input is invaluable, and I appreciate your time. Stay heavy and rock on! 🤘

Artist recommendations for merch piece

Hello there, I’m looking to commission a piece of original art in a style similar to Toshihiro Egawa. I have used Misanthropic Art and Kim Holm before for merch art, but I’d like to find an artist similar to the approach used in the photo. Unfortunately Toshihiro does not do commissions, so I figured I’d put out the call to see if anyone could steer me in the right direction.

Also, I’m in the Canadian Black Metal band Arctos, so hopefully that makes this post relevant enough to be here. Thanks in advance!

Hails

Hey there,

this is a Melodic Black/Death Metal project that I think is worth checking out. It was a passion project by someone who's very dear to me and I hope it gains the recognition it (imho) deserves.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGGhLmjvT-w