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Originally Posted by punkrawker07
who is technically the originator of melodic death metal. i'm assuming there are probably different opinions on this as is usually the case with any genre. a friend of mine was telling me that it started in sweden with in flames, dark tranquillity, and at the gates. i bought colony by in flames and that's the cd that really got me into melodic death metal. i was just wondering what everyone's thoughts on the first melodic death metal band.
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I doubt you will ever find a definite answer but Lunar Strain (In Flames first recording) was 1993, Carcass' Heartwork was 1993, Dark Tranquility's Skydancer was 1993. It has to be around that year really.
Of course Dark Tranquility had earlier demo's I have never heard. At The Gates released Gardens of Grief in 1990. So I'm sure there are people who would claim it started earlier?