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The Gothenburg sound is a very undefined style as a term and people tend to missuse it on every melodic death metal band they find and more, when in fact, few bands in the genre actually adhere to this sound. The sound was originally created by the three kings from Gothenburg, At the Gates, In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. The sound is often associated as a direct influence from bands such as Iron Maiden, which inspires certain leads, specific ways to write melody and adding a certain rhythm.

The prime example of the Gothenburg sound is probably In Flames and Dark Tranquillity along with At the Gates far less so. After that, the term widened and any band who has a similar sound to At the Gates, Dark Tranquillity and In Flames are playing so-called Gothenburg metal. Bands not coming from Gothenburg having such a sound are Insomnium, Arch Enemy and Eternal Tears of Sorrow.

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EpidemicReign wrote:
Thursday morning

"Gothenburg metal" pretty much died out in the mid-'90s. At the Gates broke up, Dark Tranquillity and In Flames began to stray away from the sound they pioneered. None of the melodic death metal bands around today are capturing the true Gothenburg sound. The term "Scandinavian melodic death metal" is much more appropriate and all-encompassing I think.

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Mathias_705 wrote:
last month

@xxvendettaxx: Since they are from Halmstad, it wouldn't make any sense to call them "Gothenburg metal"

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Mckay02 wrote:
last month

fuck all you fuckers IN FLAMES ALL THE WAY!

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lojje wrote:
October 2009

http://www.deathmetal.nu

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xxvendettaxx wrote:
September 2009

And i really don't think Arch Enemy are Gothenburg Metal, anyway they are awesome.

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xxvendettaxx wrote:
September 2009

Gothenburg metal is more related to the Modern Death Melodic Metal than to the city.

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TheFinalTragedy wrote:
August 2009

fuck yes!

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GeneraLink wrote:
August 2009

Hey if you like bands like arch enemy and in flames you should listen to my band Hero's Fate!! Please comment on it and feel free to download our EP! \m/

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ironblaze94 wrote:
June 2009

Gates of Ishtar! \m/

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T0m_Me wrote:
June 2009

This is a legit tag. You can tell the difference between Swedish melodeath and American.

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Leatherface91 wrote:
May 2009

Such gay music.

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Xandriel wrote:
May 2009

Metalfanatic666: They ain't but they use mostly the same sound as gothenburg bands. It's more of a genre then the place it came.

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Ron_W wrote:
May 2009

göteborg metal? umm right then.

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Metalfanatic666 wrote:
April 2009

Arch Enemy is not from Gothenburg...

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Cyanide-_- wrote:
March 2009

epic win ^^

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Demon8119 wrote:
January 2009

guess gates of ishtar are missing he?....

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Lawrence666 wrote:
January 2009

I don't give a shit about tags. I just listen to the best music in the world metal!

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KleverOneR wrote:
November 2008

Changed the description to clarify it is for metal bands only

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Henkka93 wrote:
November 2008

soilwork=gothenburg metal? they formed in helsingborg :D

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asifricci wrote:
November 2008

please tag off sonic synicate, whatever you do??

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