The second studio album from All That Remains,
This Darkened Heart, was released on March 23, 2004 (Prosthetic / Razor & Tie). The band’s debut record,
Behind Silence and Solitude, as well as its third release,
The Fall of Ideals, are very good records in their own rights; but it is their sophomore release that stands in a category all its own.
So, All That Remains was first listed as a “Heavy Metal” band, with
This Darkened Heart listed in the genre of “Melodic Death Metal.” Later, the band would come to be known as one of the first bands of an evolving sub-genre known as Metal Core, while the vocal style of
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Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish progressive death metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by David Isberg, who invited Mikael Akerfeldt into the band as a bassist. Isberg ended up leaving the band, which lead to Mikael becoming the band s vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter, and driving force. Along with .
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Masters of this sub genre. A lot has been expressed about their greatness and my opinion won t make much of a difference. I m not not at all mad that they have switched their genre, because objectively they still sound great.
Very good Progressive Melodic Death Metal. Still Life and Blackwater Park are one of my all-time favorites.