Where can I find more melodic death metal without lyrics.

September 11, 2007 12:35 PM

Where can I find good melodic death metal that don't have lyrics?

I really like melodic death metal, but english isn't my mother tongue and I can't understand any of the shouting/grunting they do. I only like the melody, anyway.

I like these songs:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yphhVFlhhT4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BEvMWirqRQ0

I also like most of Kalmah's songs, other bands like Dark Tranquillity, Nightwish, Dragonforce (even though they're not death metal)

So what other bands/songs should I check out that don't have lyrics and are fast tempo?

posted by PowerCat to media & arts (15 comments total)

I don't know if this is what you're looking for as far as death metal, but I love Apocolyptica - four cellos do Metallica!
posted by Sassyfras at 12:41 PM on September 11, 2007

Some of In Flame's instrumentals are fantastic. Wayfaerer, for example. Or The Jester's Dance.
posted by GeekAnimator at 12:42 PM on September 11, 2007

Hmm.. maybe Daylight Dies, Buried Inside, or Monolithe? There's tons of this stuff but those are off the top of my head without opening iTunes to find more.
posted by Venadium at 12:44 PM on September 11, 2007

I can't believe I'm recommending something that I haven't heard since the 80s, but if it's not out of print, check out:

David T. Chastain, Instrumental Variations

/puts on some Pavement to wash away the metal memories
posted by The World Famous at 12:46 PM on September 11, 2007

Opeth aren't lyric free but they tend to have long noodling death metal instrumentals and often very clean non-death lyrical sections interspersed. "Advent" is a good example.

That said, most English speakers can't understand death vocals either, so don't feel like you're missing out!
posted by wackybrit at 12:47 PM on September 11, 2007

Plus vocals are about the worst thing to ever happen to metal in general. I don't know if it'd qualify as "metal" or just "hard rock," but the soundtrack to the video game "Guilty Gear XX" basically sounds like it's just a really good mix CD full of loud guitars, insane drumming, and some great synth from time to time.
posted by DoctorFedora at 12:56 PM on September 11, 2007

Not exactly what you're looking for, but maybe you'd find these interesting anyway.... Pelican, Iceburn and Battles.
posted by blaneyphoto at 1:03 PM on September 11, 2007

How about some post-rock bands like Russian Circles, Isis, Red Sparowes, or Pelican? All vocal-free. Not heavy enough? Neurosis? They have growly vocals (often unbelievably cartoonishly growly vocals) but they're mostly instrumental.

Then there's Hatebeak, whose lead singer is a parrot, and Caninus, featuring two pit bulls as "vocalists".
posted by BitterOldPunk at 1:20 PM on September 11, 2007

Try Danzig's Black Aria
posted by idiotfactory at 1:23 PM on September 11, 2007

Electro Quarterstaff
posted by freem at 2:07 PM on September 11, 2007

BitterOldPunk beat me, but I came in here to say Isis, Red Sparowes, and Pelican.

Opeth was another good idea, their songs tend to be very long and 90% instrumental.


My real advice is to just keep listening to it... once you get used to metal vocals you will start to appreciate (and like) it. It's an acquired taste.
posted by bradbane at 3:14 PM on September 11, 2007

Yep, BitterOldPunk also beat me: I second Russian Circles' 'Enter.' Great record.
posted by pfafflin at 3:33 PM on September 11, 2007

Not deathy, but definitely metal... gotta love the f***ing champs if only for the name alone. Primarily instrumental and often rather melodic.
posted by waylons at 4:32 PM on September 11, 2007

Fourthing bitteroldpunk.
Also:
Jesu is pretty awesome, I guess it's kinda metal. it's heavy, at least.
Don Cabellero is more varied but they are sort of math-metal. their latest album is amazing.
Pelican and Red Sparowes here.
(links to mp3s at my blog)
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 7:27 PM on September 11, 2007

Not lyric-free, but I find the animated band Dethklok to be good listening... Of course, I'm not terribly up on metal, but they still strike me as good. They have an album coming out soon; the 25th I believe. I also like Dragonforce (all three of their songs.)
posted by Jacen at 8:36 PM on September 11, 2007