Why Is Swedish Metal So Melodic?

[@MartyWilson100]

I think Sweden have a tradition of melody, our folk music is very melodic. It felt natural to make our metal so melodic, and being influenced by traditional heavy metal and hard rock also helped

[@miksi8364]

FUCKING FACT MY VIKING FRIEND.

[@danielhansson4836]

Exakt!

[@mdnblues]

All that ABBA influence lmao

[@ivanb211187]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kioskvaltarprodukt]

ABBA are metal as fuck dude !

[@mdnblues]

Sebastian Örgesvik They're truly the best ngl

[@bananenmus_tv1483]

Europe too

[@mmdpod]

😂😂😂

[@nealo6488]

I actually asked this to the vocalist of Amaranthe and I’m assuming she is younger than these. Even if just slightly. She told me in Sweden they focus on learning to sing and play an instrument in school. And all Swedish folk songs are melodic.

[@BananaDucshortz]

That's true. And most guys start with a violin because that's the most metal instrument available to them. Once they get good at that violin, they naturally pick up a guitar on their own.

[@rasmuslundstrom3624]

i can confirm that it's true, here in sweden we started playing instruments and singing in first grade and it was the fluet up until 7th grade

[@matrix8848]

Are there any young rock metal bands out there? because I see alot of young rappers but no young bands if so can you please list them. alot of people tell me it's underground but where the f**k is this underground they speak of?

[@jimbob5026]

@@matrix8848 Start using forums, like Revelation of Doom, for example

[@Ottophil]

Matrix rap is the future man

[@djayhayes9247]

loudwire: swedish metal is melodic meshuggah: hold my juice

[@FourBudgies87]

Not to mention the pre-Hammerheart Bathory albums.

[@nikolademitri731]

Joe Yeah, I was wondering how Bathory played into all this, and sort of bummed “they” weren’t mentioned, and really, black metal wasn’t much of a part of this discussion at all. I wonder what city was Bathory from? Maybe it was bc of differences in local scenes that their music played less a part in influencing these groups? Or maybe Bathory was just way cooler to the kids in Oslo and Bergen (specifically early Bathory, that is)? Whatever the case, I was expecting at least a shout out to one of Sweden’s most important and influential metal bands of all time. Oh well.

[@Gabobow]

Contradictions collapse: additonally hold my juice

[@theotherperson9928]

ROFL, I wanted to say that too.

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

I was just thinking that. Glad you wrote it for me.

[@nubbetudde8922]

Another thing that might have influenced the music is the Swedish municipal music schools. Basically all Swedish children had the opportunity to learn to play an instrument with no costs, the drawback for a metalhead is that you have to learn more classical music first. This maybe made it more natural to make melodic music without even thinking about it.

[@ToastedCigar]

Yeah that's true. Same goes for Finland and Norway I guess. Musical education is a big part of the Nordic cultures and classical music has a prominent status here

[@Vinnay94]

Yes, that's why Dissection, In Flames, At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity have acoustic sections.

[@dabo7130]

So true, love Sweden for it. I started the Studiefrämjanden thing, a municipal incentive to get kids to have something to get their energy into something creative. Got a quick course on music theory, and they gave us 5000 sek to buy equipment. Wow, looking back, I can't say how much that has meant. Still playing now, and 49 years old soon...And the same for sorts in Sweden, any kid can access it. Much to be grateful for.

[@Eluarelon]

don't think that's a drawback at all. Classical music as well as Jazz are, like Heavy Metal, all about musical artistry. And it's no surprise that so many metal musicians have some background in one or the other genre.

[@backtoklondike]

@@Eluarelon Yeah. There are some musicians that resented playing those type of music of course but had mostly to do with snobbish teachers that considered that "real" music rather then the music itself. Plus if you actually listen to some classical music, you can hear some stuff that either evolved to metal or that metal bands heard and decided to imitate. Like many drum sections had a more darker and moodier in say Tchaikovsky's works then it did later during 20th century.

[@jonasfermefors]

As a Swede from Stockholm of the "right" age (50) I think there are other reasons. Sweden is one of the biggest countries in the world of music. It isn't limited to metal. Sweden was one of the first nations to develop good music schooling that was available for free to everybody. Sweden also had a good enough economy that most parents could afford getting instruments for the kids. Swedish language education - with emphasis on English has definitely helped. Lastly we used to have youth centers where kids could perform and try out their music on a small audience.

[@HeroSword_P]

But that doesn't answer the question as to why Swedish Metal ends up being so melodic, which ends up making it popular as hell? Like others said, it may have to do with Sweden's history, and the Folk music which influenced Swedish metalheads.

[@jonasfermefors]

@@HeroSword_P And maybe also being taught classical music and music history which likely broadens the influences. I think early training on several instruments has a part - it becomes easier to achieve a clean sound if you are technically proficient.

[@jonatanmarklund7473]

This! Thank you Jonas! I also mentioned it in my previous comment.

[@atthecore4560]

Fun fact: Opeth, when they were recording their first studio album, had to wait for At The Gates, everyday, to finish while they were recording Slaughter of the Soul. In Mikael's own words; "I would show up early everyday just to hear what they were doing. It was incredible. I've never heard anything like that." In retrospect; that's awesome. The reason it's so neat is because Opeth have since become a much more iconic band. Mikael probably still doesn't believe it lol.

[@gibsonmesa00]

I live near Houston,Texas. It’s all blues, country, tejano, & classic rock here. Very few people I associate with listen to Swedish death metal. I’m drawn to it. Every time I hear a new band I dig, they happen to be from Sweden.

[@victortrevino3934]

Damn right, closest thing to actual metal is the kiss rock radio station, it's nice seeing another Texan with good taste 🤘

Hi! Gamli Roth is a Swedish band that blends traditional folk with Opeth's heavy elements. There's not much released but maybe it's something you'd like.

[@Nando_2]

I'm from San Antonio and the exact same thing. I hear this new band that's a breath of fresh air. 9 times out of 10,they're from Sweden. I wish more people knew some of these bands so they could tour further south. I'm sure there's a hidden community here of Swedish metal lovers.

[@holylibations]

Same except I'm in Lubbock. Ghost, Tribulation, watain..some of my favs are swedish

[@rgar2924]

I'm from Texas I really like the Melodic Swedish sound

[@danlord7717]

Def Leppard mentioned twice. Too many metalheads sleep on the first three Leppard albums. Joe Elliott was a powerhouse.

[@dragonblazer96]

Def Leppard got me into metal. My dad took me to see them when I was 9, and I was completely hooked

[@FourBudgies87]

"Saturday Night High and Dry" is one of my favorite songs.

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Dan Hodgson too pop on the later albums so everyone ignored their early good stuff

[@joshalan5125]

I think most metalheads lost interest after Hysteria came out. That was one album that was very "poppy" in nature and definitely geared towards the mainstream masses. Seeing some of their songs played on that awful film, Rock of Ages, only made it even worse.

[@mdnblues]

High N Dry is a great album.

[@grimbelfix2648]

"I fear no man, but that presenter, he scares me" -TF2 Heavy

[@q11v]

Yes, I didn't finish countless of those for that presenter. Please at least make him sound a bit less over the top ...

[@RockeyRex]

Sounds like he's narrating the most intense DnD session ever

[@thegrindcoreenthusiast7293]

TF2 Sucks

[@luciano.]

@@thegrindcoreenthusiast7293 no

[@andrewbeaton6754]

@@RockeyRex If he ran a game like that for my group, we'd be finished in an hour.

[@goretrail]

Host needs to cut back on the caffeine.

[@marklrc]

and needs to learn his text so that it doesn't show that he's constantly reading something next to the camera.

[@ItsNikoHIMself]

I know dat feeling, bra. 🕺

[@remhawk73]

You shouldn’t be able to see white above the eyes. That’s normal meth, mania, or hyperthyroidism

[@Ultr4l0f]

Haha. True He does his job, but he could tone it down from 10 to 8

[@l30S3UX]

He is trying so hard

[@victorandersen5446]

Because every swedish metalhead where forced to listen to ABBA by their parents when they grew up. Just listen to Ghost.

[@usernamechecksout]

I'd rather listen to ABBA. They're heavier.

[@polishcowm7366]

uzernamechecksout you re not wrong tho

[@tntfreddan3138]

My father listens to: Nickelback, tAKiDA/Stiftelsen, Dire Straits, Def Leppard, Deep Purple. My mother listens to: Airbourne, Iron Maiden, ZZ Top, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, KISS, Scorpions. Me and my sister listens to: Sabaton, Raubtier, Skitarg, Mustasch, Civil War, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, Dead by April, Slayer, Steel Panther, U.D.O, Accept, Powerwolf, Orden Ogan, Falconer, Finntroll, Rammstein, etc, plus everything my dad and mom are listening to...

[@krisberntzen]

Ghost is just Abba with distorted guitar

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

@@tntfreddan3138 Damn your family rocks.

[@GegoXaren]

The truth: European Metal comes from classically trained musicians. American metal comes from experimental jazz and, rock and roll.

[@TheRealBrotherGrimmy]

This. Fucking this. This is the exact reason American rock/metal music is so different.

[@alecgamer7409]

BrotherGrimmy Is that a good thing?

[@oharryc]

yeah, European Metal: more melodically based, similar to classical music American Metal: more rhythmically based, jazz, blues, r&b, rock and roll, thanks to black music the same can be said for a lot of other genres instead other than just metal.

[@scottdunn2178]

That's why it's been impossible for me to start a Euro style Power Metal band here in Minnesota. I'm a guitarist, and I would like to at least find a great frontman (who aspires to be like Daniel Heiman, and not Axle Rose or Brett Michaels), and a killer double bass drummer for now. All the musicians I've seen are either into hair band "party metal" or they want to be that screaming hardcore death metal crap. I need to move to Sweden. Regards 🎸

[@buttmunchdeluxe258]

@@scottdunn2178 yeah power metal is hard sell for us United states people despite bands like iced earth and manowar.......but fans are there they might not wear power metal band shirts in fear of retaliation but they are there😂😂

[@Jacksabbath44]

education is the key element, i think someone from In Flames recently said that around that time in Sweden, there were free music rehearsal spaces with free music lessons and studio time, it was a part of some kind of goverment funded program, of course it doesn't sound rebellious or metal enough but it makes a lot of sense

[@vanjagrigoriev1442]

musical education is still incredibly cheap here because of government subsidies. In my town it costs 100 $ per term. Don't know how much rehearsal spaces there are, but you can probably still find them for cheap/free

[@Ultr4l0f]

There are still places like that I know a few in gothenburg where kids/teens can go and record

[@MetalJody1990]

I'm from Mississippi and Swedish metal has influenced me greatly. Finnish and Norwegian metal too. It's a way of life!

[@HunterForsberg]

PREACH.

[@bateman2112]

Why is Swedish metal so melodic? Because Norway cornered the black metal market and if there's one thing Swedes hate more than non-round meat it's copying Norwegians.

[@svenskatabbar1519]

Why copy norwegians when you can do it better? Also we hate missing a screw in the ikea package more then a non round meatball. ;)

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

Except Marduk

[@CP-uw4ts]

I thought they hate the fins more?

[@bateman2112]

@@CP-uw4ts the finns are a myth.

[@CP-uw4ts]

@@bateman2112 a sandstorm and a studio called remedy entertainment came knocking on your door.

[@chris-j1091]

That´s how we do it in Sweden böckling! Write melodic metal music and go to Ikea

[@a.d.j.m5475]

I’m from Norway and Sweden so I’m proud of that now!

[@felixjonssonespnes1403]

A.D.J.M dæ, helt likt jo

[@JM-fo1te]

Allahu Akbar

[@xXUrObOrOSXx]

Is it true that the most popular music now is Arabic?

[@fila6243]

how many Norwegians does it take to change a lightbulb? 1. he has 5 swedes working on it. this joke courtesy of my norwegian parents.

[@sondersonics7534]

@xXUrObOrOSXx Just like in any other western country hip hop/trap has become the dominant genre but there are not only arabs doing it

[@him050]

Opeth for life

[@kurtkish6970]

And beyond!

[@bjorn19]

Now make a video about Finnish metal!

[@stefandobrev2238]

I don't think there are that many popular metal bands in Finland... Besides Nightwish, Children of Bodom and Apocalyptica of course

[@Ailasor]

@@stefandobrev2238 they got a shitload of bands.. but they all sound the same... pretty sure they got 3 guys singing for 400 bands...

[@bjorn19]

@@stefandobrev2238 Amorphis, Insomnium, Swallow the Sun, Finntroll, Ensiferum, Sonata Arctica, and many others.

[@stefandobrev2238]

@@bjorn19 I take my words back, there are many bands that I forgot are from Finland haha

[@eatfresh4evr]

@@stefandobrev2238 Plus Mors Principium Est, Kalmah, Norther, Omnium Gatherum, Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, and so on. Gotta whip out those thicc keyboards.

[@jaycavjr]

Swedish metal is the best metal on earth! \m. I can't wait to visit someday and see all the metal bands live.

[@Stetch42]

Im Swedish and my vote goes to Finland o/

[@SaltySeabug]

@@Stetch42 yeah i love swedish metal but nightwish is from finland so...

[@therealbricker]

Is something wrong with melody in metal? That's the main reason I love metal - awesome and catchy melodies, like ones you can find in the collections of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater and many more!

[@Melodeath00]

The only Metal genres without much melody are the fast and aggressive ones like Thrash, Death, Grind etc, and even those have some nice melodies here and there. Black Metal for example, is a lot more melodic than the vast majority of radio pop... Sure, it also has shrieky vocals, tons of blast beats and endless minor chords on top of eachother, but the melodies are still very strong.

[@toxik_bucket]

found you again

[@RÅNÇIÐ]

the answer is folk music... also artist support lmao

[@Cartis88]

@Brique Zallivam Primordial (Ireland) would like a word with you.

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

@Brique Zallivam early in flames had a huge influence of swedish folk music dude

[@jadencoetzee2706]

Evergrey is probably the best melodic prog metal band out there! So underrated! Hope they make these lists in the near future...

[@spokraket4236]

Growing up in Sweden at the same time as these guys, I used two listen to ultravox and culture club... then I hit puberty and found ZZ Top. A friend said so you like heavy guitars? So listen to this... it was sepultura, beneath the reamains album... and I was hooked

[@gregorydooley4077]

Rewatching this now and seeing Trevor Strnad. Teared up a bit. Miss ya RIP

[@patrickgambill9326]

Finnish Metal Next!

[@festivecatto]

I _a g r e e_

[@themplar]

yay for nightwish and HIM :P

[@pekoe9059]

It'd be great to see bands like Convulse talk about the early DM scene

[@davidtguitar]

+1

[@roqueadeleon]

Been getting into In Flames recently, it’s interesting how that really melodic sound spread and carried over into some bands from the next generation like Killswitch & Trivium. In Flames were also pretty early to add synth sounds that would later get incorporated into metalcore and other heavy genres.

[@selkoafparamo]

Roque A. Deleon definitely they were way way way ahead of the rest

[@MultiDom20]

Sweden was the birth place of melodic death metal my most favorite subgenre

[@Forgottenvalleysofhades]

How in the hell did you not named Bathory or Entombed....

[@killingfields07]

...THE HAUNTED...

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

THE HAUNTED BRO, THEY FUCKED UP BY NOT MENTIONING THEM

[@butchvito]

Bathory is part of the First Wave of Black Metal. Later on Quorthon started taking the band in more of a melodic direction. Not really death metal at all... Entombed is straight death metal too not "melodeath."

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@butchvito I'd really only consider the first two Entombed albums death metal though.

[@Forgottenvalleysofhades]

fuckwad And Marduk and Dismember are? Dismember are about just as ”melodic” as Entombed...

[@deanlangley4003]

I like Swedish Melodic Death Metal 🤘🤘🤘

[@jadencoetzee2706]

You should listen to Orbit Culture!🤘👌🔥

[@MultiDom20]

Bud Langley melodic death metal rules over extreme death metal

[@HunterForsberg]

SAME.

[@raycope754]

Ahhh how sweet.

[@batmaiden1378]

And then there's Meshuggah.

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

The Meshuggah comment really suits your profile pic. Then theirs Meshuggah. And Meshuggah was born into the world thus giving djent to the listeners of the world.

[@ShadyLurker84]

And Vildhjärta and Humanity's Last Breath.

[@ToastedCigar]

And Entombed

[@erikengvall]

@@ShadyLurker84 And Stoort Neer ;)

[@georgekapitis3811]

Thats what I thought at first!!

[@MrDeden666]

1. In Sweden all kids learn to sing and play instruments in school and early age. 2. Swedish Folk music is very melodic. 3. Finland 4. ABBA 5. ABBA 6. ABBA 7. ABBA 8. ABBA 9. ABBA 10. Oh and everyone in Sweden likes ABBA

[@miguelpereira9859]

Everybody everywhere loves ABBA

[@oskich]

The Swedish language is also melodic

[@Diabolus1978]

I have to say no not all kids learn a instrument in school. Born 78 and I dont know 1 single one that learned a instrument.

[@tomasandersson2236]

Well, to be honest, every child gets the chance to learn how to sing or how to play an instrument, but far from everyone actually learns how to do it! Like me, I'm totally tonedeaf, and could'nt play shit! :D

[@hibbelton]

@@Diabolus1978 ok im born in 90 and we did

[@meant4hell]

Do an episode about symphonic metal, and how it is so popular around Europe. There should also be an episode about metal concerts, theatrics, pyros, audience participation and stuff.

[@dgmwitz]

In Flames is king. The new stuff isn't melodic death metal, it's more metalcore, but all of it slaps in my humble opinion. I love all of it.

[@metalsheetmusic498]

Joakim Broden of Sabaton said that their album "Carolus Rex" is heavily inspired by Swedish folk music

[@animegrim]

And swedish history.. Cause The whole album is about the swedish empire days lol

[@Quiltfish]

Mikael Åkerfeldt looks like the metal Lasse Åberg.

[@Puggacho]

Naa, Dave Grohls older brother. :)

[@SjP_92]

Holy shit you're fucking right! Haha x)

[@Duskstone89]

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Trazan Åkerfeldt !!! :D men var är Metal Arne?

[@shawarmageddonit]

Thanks. Now I probably won't be able to listen to Opeth ever again.

[@Fromagreatheight]

Love this video, awesome hommage to melodic death and Swedish metal. Love the guests either talking about the history or showing respect for the influence the genre brought.

[@markcreemore4915]

It's because they have more talented songwriters. Why is 70% of Death Metal outside of Scandinavia such anonymous, generic, forgettable crap? Because comparatively few can write a memorable melodic line.

[@morisco56]

Well fucking said

[@henrywalton5967]

If you look at the Stockholm death metal bands they all basically sound identical though. If you look at Sweden as a whole there's a lot of original sounding albums for sure.

[@danlord7717]

Florida crushes those bands, in my opinion. Obituary weren’t melodic but they were catchy as hell. Plus they worshipped Morbid Tales. I love At The Gates, but there aren’t many top tier from that scene. There were a handful but after that it was just 4th rate clones. America had Death, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation. Although can we all agree that Bolt Thrower smashes everyone? Amazing band from a country not that rich in death metal.

[@frankunodostres473]

only because there are more bad US bands doesn't mean there are no good US bands. it's a big world and in bigger countries there are more people and therefore more bands. which means the probability of encountering stuff you don't like is bigger. think of it this way: there might be a lot of crappy swedish bands but they never made it big so you never heard of them^^

[@dr.schlansky7314]

Depends on taste. Although Left Hand Path is one of my favs, I think the likes of Altars of Madness, Leprosy and Severed Survival crush anything from Scandinavia. It’s all just opinions at the end of the day.

[@mmdpod]

The 5 S's Solution.45, Svavelvinter, Scar Symmetry, Soilwork I LOVE Christian Alvestams and Bjorn. 🤘😎

[@mmdpod]

@Patridge just bought Solution.45's first album hard copy fuckin love them!

[@lehtokurppa7824]

A video about folk-metal and the birth of the scene in Finland would be cool.

[@mjaneslayer]

Don’t you think ABBA, roxette and Europe had some influence

[@АлексейМарков-б6ч7в]

And a ha

[@ZyXxOmAn]

@@АлексейМарков-б6ч7в aha isn't swedish but sure

[@АлексейМарков-б6ч7в]

@@ZyXxOmAn Sure read Lifelines lyrics without sugar cookies voice and original rhythm. In corpsepaint and with kroak. Man I always trying to draw line with knife on my wrist or neck or someone head. Church thinking Madonna, Elvis and Pop music - satanic toy

[@biologiskt]

Proud gothenburg born! Nothing can compare the sound from here i think. Dark Tranquility true kings of melo death metal

[@ahirunakamura9592]

So glad DT didn’t jump into the metalcore wagon... I still get the Projector vibe in their new albums, which is a good thing in my opinion

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

Old enough to remember record stores. Had one in my hometown, with that kind of record nerd givning you suggestions, long before there were Spotify radio, or youtube algoritms. Those were the days!

[@zachary963]

Robert Lundkvist i live ten minutes away from a record store

[@kingthorgrim1591]

At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul one of the best records of all time of every music style ever, both musically and lyrically, perfect fucking record 5/5

[@seiner0ne]

slaughter of the soul was the first death metal song i heard

[@kingthorgrim1591]

@@seiner0ne Sounds like a pretty fucking good place to start

[@alfonsoespriella]

Best death metal álbum for me

[@jerekoivuniemi7462]

What about finlands metal bands?

[@atvheads]

Lordi.

[@TonyMetal]

Swallow The Sun

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

What about South Korean metal bands.

[@thelastdaybreathinginetern1385]

@@muzammilismail8394 Insomnium- through the Shadows. 😢 that song makes me cwys

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

Finland use to be Sweden. 1/3 of Fins speak Swedish. They're close brothers, for sure.

[@HeroSword_P]

0:49 Talking about Swedish Black Metal and not mentioning Dark Funeral??? That's a crime against humanity and punishable via the Geneva Convention.

[@PleasureToGrill]

On the other hand naming Marduk among melodic Swedish Black Metal bands? I don't know, man...

[@magalipearl7]

I'm here crying coz NO ONE of thos people have respect to Quorthon, no one said #Bathory! The hell?!

@@PleasureToGrill they don't focus on melody and yet they have great melodies in a lot of their songs!

Thought the same thing because Dark Funeral have great riffs with stunning melodies in them \m/

[@ktulhu2010]

Joe doesn't need to animate his motions and voice so much. I get that he is trying to make his lines more enthusiastic and "professionally made", but sincerity sounds like a much more fitting vibe for this kinds of videos. Graham is a good example. Him trying less and being more sincere actually upped the quality and watchability of his videos tenfold.

[@thedude4672]

Give him a break. He's clearly high on acid.

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

@@thedude4672 hahahahahaha

[@jimyounger9490]

My name is Banger. I’m a metal head from the birth of metal , born and raised in Chicago , class of 84 !! So being in high school with a car we went to all the shows. Seen all the bands , most of them front row. This video is so cool because it reminds me of what we were doing back then , and tells how one night of that on a tv show created a whole country of amazing metal bands !!

[@Ottophil]

I worked with a swede and he said all students must play an instrument in school. More competition I’m assuming leads to more savants and prodigys

[@hybridwafer]

Sounds more like South Korea. If I had to guess I would say it's more because of government sponsored associations, youth and recreation centers, and so on. There were a lot of opportunities to borrow instruments, rehearse and get gigs.

[@sarahlowell9908]

@@hybridwafer no its true, in middle school everyone has to play one instrument. At least back in the -00 when I was a kid.

[@dean4125]

my 3 favorite albums of all time. 1. Children of Bodom- Hatebreeder 2. At The Gates- Slaughter of the Soul 3. Carcass- Heartwork.

[@shawnmcnally1254]

Heavy Load never really gets enough credit. Early Swedish Hard Rock/Metal band that's a pretty good fusion of melody and blues-based rock/metal. Really influenced by Deep Purple and Rainbow who themselves were pretty much combinations of what others have described here.

[@rickaleborg6825]

I'm from Sweden, and my 2 favorite swedish metal bands are In Flames & Cult of Luna.

[@killingfields07]

I'm also wearing my Candlemass t-shirt this moment. But mine's the TRUE logo. The cross and demon skull logo.

[@gardenboydon]

Fascinating to hear the different influences in the metal music of the separate regions in the world

[@Mensyn]

RIP Trevor 💔

[@davidjedi115]

I'm 35 and I still remember when I bought heartwork back on 2006 or 07. I was into more metal core and deathcore but I worked with a guy that loved more extreme metal. Carcass, bloodbath, cannibal corpse and slayer i listed to that he showed me. Bought albums from all those bands and Carcass blew me away. They are just on another level. I eventually went back and listened to the 3 previous record's and my mind was blown away again with symphonies of sickness.

[@jesserichards5582]

Melody in metal is sounds freaking amazing destorted & best thing for metal imo

[@mrmcmcc1]

Scorpions influence on Sweden was huge many Swedish bands like Opeth, In Flames and Enforcer were big fans of them

[@PawelSorinsky]

The only good thing about Loudwire is their news and their interviews.

[@Zeroaddone]

I love ALL metal. Power metal, thrash, doom, black, blackened death, slam, metalcore...all of it. Love it. But Melodeath just fills my soul, man. It's everything I love about the genre. When I first heard Colony and Slaughter of the Soul, I knew that was the type of music I would attempt to write for the rest of my life. It's what I heard in my head but could never get it to come out, or put a name to it. I still listen to Slaughter of the Soul fairly often. It's just a technically perfect album, and I think the magic of it is the EXTREMELY good musicianship. Recorded all on tape, and the band insists to this day that there isn't a single mistake on the album, and you just hear it.

[@Zeroaddone]

@Danny Dircio Ha, good call. There are exceptions, pornogrind being one of them. And crazy-slow stuff like Khanate.

[@jorge0358]

European and UK metal bands were the greatest things to come from metal.

[@russell2890]

Is this a Brexit reference?

[@bandbond5069]

@Loudwire Great feature! We really enjoyed this and put a link to this clip in Bandbond Metal App!

[@him050]

My arms, your well fitting leather jackets.

[@jarrod4115]

Great album by opeth lol

[@jarrod4115]

@Brique Zallivam they rarely play songs live from mayh and still

[@jarrod4115]

@Brique Zallivam but no mayh is not melodic dm at all

[@tomjut9761]

That TV-show changed a lot of lives, including mine. I was 7 years old at the time.

[@ozzycalle]

Heja Sverige!🤘🏼

[@Chaoswrought]

Well as a kid in Sweden in the 80s, everyone in my class had to learn to play the Recorder flute. I hated playing it, but its the first instrument i learned to play. And the songs we played where often melodic folk kinda music.

[@sicklly__]

Ghost is another great Swedish band

[@butchvito]

What do they have to do with death metal?

[@Skelterbane69]

@@butchvito He only said they're a great band, not anything about death metal.

[@vallemagnusson9815]

Dickbrain McGee Why do they have to do with death metal?

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

ghost is almost more rock than metal

[@dabo7130]

This was the defining moment!!! Dortmund 83. German TV produced (Thank you!!!!!!) and Swedish TV bought it in..Hell, this show was the pinnacle of metal! I was sick and my parents recorded it, love them for it, and I watched it the next day. I kind of see what religious people talk about, this is religion to me, I saw passion, acceptance, joy, love and the all important rebellion of youth. No violence, no hate, all loving the music and the feeling of all is one. I can't explain the magnitude of this show..Whoever put that together should have a medal .

[@sinbysin666]

No mention of Heavy Load, or early Europe. Yep, this is Loudwire.

[@Forgottenvalleysofhades]

CaptainAtomSmasher Wow man you Said it, glad someone brought it up. Heavy Load, Mindless Sinner, Gotham City, Early Europe (They should have never charged name from Force..)

[@sinbysin666]

@@Forgottenvalleysofhades hell yeah. Silver Mountain, Axe Witch, Overdrive, and Madison. Such a rich history of classic Metal. And my personal favorites... 220 Volt!

[@jorgengabrielsson6660]

CaptainAtomSmasher HEAVY LOAD👍🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@SepiaChild]

@@Forgottenvalleysofhades and they should have kept their original drummer Who went on to Geisha and scary heavy metal drumming

[@agnarssondemise]

Thanks for being so gracious with Katatonia's music.

[@alexisrios9759]

You forgot the most swedish metal band of all, Europe

[@dftns]

Alexis Rios do not left us with doubt man! Which band is the most Swedish metal band of all Europe!? 😬

[@adamaksoy4169]

@@dftns Europe

[@dftns]

Adam Aksoy yes! I mean of all Europe! Which one!?

[@Forgottenvalleysofhades]

dftns He means the Swedish band Europe

[@abhishekkar1]

@@dftns Darude-Sandstorm

[@KristophM]

Thank you so much for mentioning Dissection! Fuck yeah 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@robertspreitzer8126]

You guys are so close minded about great bands that come out of Sweden how about Europe, TREAT, 220 VOLT, the newer stuff Crashdïet and Crazy Lixx, plus so many more.

[@jfgoodysr]

Weird how I didn't hear Avatar or Soilwork mentioned. The Swedes are KILLING IT in metal

[@stevenbraykovich9710]

If you've never listened to (edge of sanity) check out the album Purgatory Afterglow, and Crimson 1. It's crazy that it's from the early to mid 90s.

[@Forgottenvalleysofhades]

Steven Braykovich Also admireable, they are from a really small little town nobody has ever heard of. Despite that, they got Huge recognition worldwide along bands from Swedens larger cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg Who had it easier Than small town bands.

[@ronwilliams1094]

It seems that 1983 Swedish television show that all those musicians saw when they were younger was as impressionable as The Beatles were on the 'Ed Sullivan Show' in America back in the late 1960's for the 70s/80's musicians!

[@blendernoob64]

Even Swedish grindcore is melodic! Nasum’s last 2 albums is pretty much melodic grindcore and a perfect place to start for anyone getting into really extreme music!

[@dangerouskoin4874]

I always got flak for loving scorpions, its no wonder I also loved soilwork and in flames. Never knew the connection . Rad!

[@locxha96]

this needs more Edge of Sanity

[@gerecoutinho4062]

Is it really? Swedish metal is more diverse than most people acknowledge. Bathory, Candlemass, Yngwie Malmsteen, Europe, Therion, Katatonia, Marduk, Tiamat, Pain of Salvation, Meshuggah, Morgana Lefay, Watain. There's a major band for almost every subgenre.

[@Ghostdrums21]

Don’t forget Finland

[@vilhorosnell4536]

Swedish metal isn't as melodic as many Finnish bands

[@Mixxx98]

@@vilhorosnell4536 True true true

[@khaledamrouche4588]

The great nation where Nightwish was born

[@beerbatov]

Children of Bodom

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

Finntroll Korpiklaani

[@fredriksvard2603]

The good ones we have are entombed, dismember, watain, early in flames, cult of luna, meshuggah and katatonia. Maybe hellacopters and facebreaker.

[@tomotsumer]

For me melody is important. That's why I cant get into hip hop/rap as most of them lacks melody.

[@sagittarius_a_starr]

Love the video. Hair care: Wash with head and shoulders Quickly wash out Condition with a coconut oil based conditioner. Smother in an egg-white and apple cider vinegar smoothie… Wash self.. Rinse hair: Partly Dry with damp towel. Spray leave-in conditioner and scrub coconut oil and conditioning mousse into the fray… Mess everything up… Comb. Dry. Comb. Mess. Dry. Brush… ..hair care is the third most important part of metal!!!!!!!

[@Infernalhermit]

Y'all even listened to HM-2, all knobs at 11 Swedeath? *laughs in Dismember*

[@jonatanmarklund7473]

Some things touched on in the video but could be talked about further: The Swedish and Nordic folk music that our parents let us listen to often have quite dark lyrics to them about someone dying and the forest creatures to look out for, which I for one was fascinated by but wanted heavier music to match. Another thing is that the casette trading was a huge thing in both the 80s and 90s metal and punk scene. Which turned into the burned cd trading in the 90s early 00s. Not to forget the Zines. Sound pollution record store in old town Stockholm i belive came in the 80s or early 90s and is still around. Headbangers Ball on TV, then live recorded on VHS to show all of my friends was one of the things that opened up my eyes to more alternative rock and metal. Saw how cool it was to a rock musician on stage. Fritidsgårdar, or in English Youth clubs (state run) was huge in the 80s and 90s where young people hang out and could borrow instruments and rent rehearsal spaces , sometimes for free. I for one know that I would never had the opportunity to start a band without that support. See the story of Huset, Oasen and Ebba Grön. One of the places where we as 16y olds rehearsed was run by some of the members of Hellacopters. One day the basist from Candlemass knocked on our door and asked if he could borrow a pic, perfectly normal.(10years ago now) Studiefrämjandet, and getting a little financial support for buying gear and setting up local shows where teenagers bands could play. That it in the 90s and early 00s was easy for a kid to get music lessons, relatively cheap for my parents. And many teachers was down with that students had goals of wanting to learn to play rock/classic rock on guitar, bass, drums. Musik estet gymnasium - senior high school where you could study music and art, also common place where people met other kids they wanted to start bands with, who also had the same passion for music and some skills on their instruments. All of these influenced me and my two brothers into starting rock and metal bands, accessibility, gave us passion and belief in the dream of musicianship.

[@Kerry_kit_slayer]

Next Loudwire Video: Why is Norwegian Black Metal so Black Metal?

[@Vinnay94]

Hahaha, I love Adam's description of At the Gates.

[@jackiekelly9791]

Just a humble citizen from avatar country dropping a comment. Avatar is the best swedish band in my book!!!!

[@arpandas5668]

I always wonder that how these Swedish bands are so heavily enriched. Thanks for this video.

[@irishjoe2941]

In Flames anybody ?

[@amoghvikramsingh1671]

It's only for the weak.

[@kafuu3847]

Danny Dircio how so?

[@Peranak-Samaa]

Yups...love this band...

[@muckmeh3048]

@Danny Dircio Insulting people and saying that band making money to make a living out of it is bad?!? Typical elistist douchebag.

[@muckmeh3048]

Btw, LOVE THAT BAND. In my family, we are only four who are in metal, and we are all huge fans and met them at the Meet&Greet at their last tour. Great guys! And on those 4 people includes my uncle who has followed the band since they started, and their last release is his favorite next to Clayman. So, yes the majority of people actually don't care about the change over the sound and only care about the music, and it is still strong

[@VampireJack10]

It's ABBA. In the Norse lands they are thought of as being the same level as The Beatles. Let's not forget a few years back there was a metal tribute to ABBA, which was pretty cool.

[@eliza3986]

Vampire Jack ‘let’s not forget a few years back when there was a metal tribute to abba’ yeah ghost is interesting

[@Revcharge]

please don't bash me for posting this i don't where to start: In this 50 years of Heavy Metal we sadly lost a pioneer of Rock N Roll: RIP Little Richard (December 5, 1932 - May 9, 2020).

[@polishcowm7366]

Revcharge F for a rock n roll god

[@Yonder88]

I was at that show in Dortmund. :-)

[@gtorresreyes11]

Next loudwire video: How distortion in guitar are so distorted?

[@sondersonics7534]

My father was pretty good friends with the guys in Naglfar and Meshuggah back in the day. Feels cool.

[@cigarettecat3981]

Do Why do people hate metalcore next

[@simonliljeqvist]

Some good mentions: Ghost - faith, Soreption - breaking the great narcissist, Raubtier - låt napalmen regna, Amarathe - digital world, Civil War - bay of pigs, Aeon- forgivness denied

[@Kelvin-ud4pz]

What about Ghost? they're Swedish.

[@eliza3986]

K3lvin Th0rn3 vodka lawsuit!!

[@dylandixon6757]

Ghost already have more than enough attention and their music sucks.

[@WarrioressTaizu]

Ghost really aren't very "metal" though. Whether you like them or not, they're really not metal.

[@legoaxel8695]

Ghost is rock / Hard rock. Their popluare got great music but their not metal.