Melodic black metal
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Melodic black metal differs from traditional black metal, because the music is normally slower, and far more structured than its non-melodic counterpart. This genre draws its roots from black metal, melodic death metal and occasionally other forms of music depending on the band.
Melodic black metal is sometimes confused with gothic metal, and there are some bands that are classified as both, such as Summoning.
Melodic black metal, unlike normal black metal, usually revolves around a deep structure and accessibility. The lyrical themes and main attributes however still come from black metal, with melodic black metal's lyrical subjects remaining the same. Like most black metal, usually the lyrics have a lot of aggression to them, whether added intentionally, or bearing the aggression of the lyricist. Heavy drumming and highly structured guitar riffs (usually played with what some call reverse power chords and tremolo picking) are the most prominent feature of the genre, entailing melodic structure deep within the composition and sound.
Melodic Black Metal productions are normally of higher quality than of normal black metal artists. Most bands are not as aggresively Anti-Christian as black metal bands.
Some examples are: Covenant, Old Man's Child, Sad Legend, The Elysian Fields, and Graveworm.