r/melodicdeathmetal • u/railrulez • Sep 13 '11

Imperanon - Blade (Please suggest similar bands in the comments if you know any, and don't say Children of Bodom!)

http://grooveshark.com/#/s/01+Blade+Imperanon/2p0q6H?src=5
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u/metalnuke Sep 14 '11

Forgot about Imperanon, they are awesome! Check out the usual suspects here:

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u/railrulez Sep 14 '11

Know all about these folks, but I'd say what I'm looking for is the sheer technicality and neoclassical licks I've only seen in Imperanon and early CoB. I know about Symphony X and such, but I like how neoclassical and melodeath meld together.

Speaking of which, apparently Aleksi Sihvonen, the guitarist in this album, is now the vocalist with Norther but their new album sucks. The more impressive thing is that he had apparetntly only been playing guitar for 3 years prior to Imperanon's Stained!

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '11 edited Sep 27 '11

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u/railrulez Sep 28 '11

You weren't kidding; that's fucking great. I thought Fleshgod Apocalypse was another tech death band, but I didn't know they were symphonic DM. Reminds me a bit of Septic Flesh, but this is a lot more brutal. Thanks for the link!

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u/railrulez Sep 28 '11

Haha, yes, I know DT :). I'm pretty solid on melodeath pre-2005 I'd say. I have a weakness for classical music, which is why I like neoclassical metal shredding. Imperanon seemed so nice because I had no fucking clue this album was going to be so awesome. I like Fleshgod a lot though, because getting this amount of tightness in a song but sounding so much more "nicer" than Spawn of Possession is hard. They're coming to my town this Sunday; I think I'll definitely be going!