What do you think about the melodic death metal genre?

I really like this style. Children of Bodom forever! They're my favorite band. As for their latest album, I agree – they messed up a bit. If it weren't for "Tie My Rope," this album would be a complete failure! In terms of hit songs, it's inferior to "Are You Dead Yet": "In Your Face," "Next In Line," "Living Dead Beat," "Are You Dead Yet" versus just one hit, "Tie My Rope" – that's too much of a difference. The only good thing is that they didn't go as far into modern metal as In Flames. "Hatebreeder," "Follow The Reaper," "Hate Crew Deathroll" – these are my favorite Children of Bodom albums. I'd also like to mention Dark Tranquillity, the band that has remained most faithful to the style and, along with In Flames, is one of its founders. They have interesting music too. 2 kj1313: You seem to be a big music fan! For some reason, I never have enough time to listen to everything. Even now, out of everything you listed, there's a lot that I'm not familiar with... Nevertheless, I just downloaded the album "Focus" by the band Cynic from our local network. Unfortunately, it doesn't really grab me; it reminds me of Muse in some ways. Maybe you can recommend something heavier? :rolleyes: