Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre blending traits with metalcore and melodic death metal, which combines sounds and traits from both genres. It has melodic guitar riffs, blast beats, metalcore-stylized breakdowns and vocals that can range between growls, screaming and clean singing. Melodic metalcore bands take big influence from guitar riffs, and writing styles of Swedish melodic death metal bands, especially bands like At the Gates, Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork.
They tend to have strong use of instrumental melody. Many melodic metalcore can have clean singing as their vocals as well as growls and screaming. It also can feature harmonic guitar riffs, tremolo picking, double bass drums and metalcore-stylized breakdowns. Some bands also may feature guitar solos
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Melodic metalcore bands include Trivium, All That Remains, Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine, The Sorrow, Bury Tomorrow, Darkest Hour, Devil Wears Prada, August Burns Red and As I Lay Dying. These groups took major influence, cues, and writing styles from Swedish melodic death metal bands, particularly At the Gates, Arch Enemy, In Flames and Soilwork. The music has been also influenced by thrash metal, old-school metal, groove metal and core. .
