Melodic Metal Albums

A five-track EP that balances open, refreshing melodies with loud-rock weight and presents the second chapter of East Of Eden through Ayasa’s violin-led identity.

East Of Eden’s first full album, recorded entirely by the MINA-era five-piece and uniting metal, loud rock and melodic drama across ten core songs plus the standard-edition instrumental bonus.

The second chapter of Forbidden Fruit, preserving the debut’s vivid impact while deepening the groove, darkness and dramatic interaction of the five-piece.

East Of Eden’s debut EP, placing violin and heavy rock on equal footing while introducing the five musicians’ technique, melody and international ambition.

A melodic-metal EP that links fantasy-adventure imagery with bright speed, heroic guitar work and the renewed identity of HAGANE.

A full-length statement from HAGANE’s renewed line-up, combining Japanese melodic color, speed, weight and direct choruses.

An EP that reignites HAGANE’s melody, speed and optimistic force around the theme of survival and forward motion.

HAGANE’s first full-length album, expanding the band’s twin-guitar sparkle, speed, heavy riffs and dramatic storytelling.

HAGANE’s debut EP, condensing clear melody, speed and technical guitar work into a concise first statement.

The Legend Of The Six Kings is a useful way to hear FROZEN CROWN from a different angle within the 2026 catalogue.

Metalmorphosis finds MASTERPLAN shaping European melodic power-metal uplift and thick hard-rock-leaning groove into a 2026 album with a clear sense of identity.

Gravity finds LEVERAGE shaping Finnish melodic-metal melancholy and strong hard-rock-leaning riffs into a 2025 album with a clear sense of identity.

War Hearts channels FROZEN CROWN’s new-lineup momentum into direct, aggressive power metal.

Clear Cold Beyond sees SONATA ARCTICA steering firmly back toward the rush of Nordic melodic power metal.

Call of the North puts FROZEN CROWN’s bright twin-guitar harmonies and relentless speed at the front of an epic power-metal charge.

After a long absence, Altaria return with Wisdom, a record that presents bright Scandinavian melodic-metal lines alongside approachable hard-rock warmth.

Continuing the dystopian story of its predecessor, Dystopia Part II deepens the setting through André Andersen’s layered keyboards and classically shaped arrangements.

Acoustic Adventures – Volume One revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording period.

Acoustic Adventures – Volume Two revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording period.

Dark Connection pushes Beast in Black’s power-metal drive into a neon-lit, cyberpunk world shaped by eighties synth-pop.

Winterbane develops Frozen Crown’s strengths—speed, twin-guitar melody and clear vocals—into a more three-dimensional third album.

Above the Beyond carefully balances Leverage’s transparent Scandinavian melodic-metal character with thick hard-rock riffing.

Royal Hunt’s Dystopia is a concept work that uses detailed keyboard arrangements, thick guitar and several guest vocalists to dramatize an oppressive future vision.

From Hell with Love brings Beast in Black’s sharp heavy-metal riffs, eighties-style synthesizers and exaggerated science-fiction drama into an extremely catchy song-drive

Frozen Crown’s second album joins sharp, melodic-death-inflected riffing to the lift of European power metal.

After a long gap, Determinus brings Leverage back with the strength of Scandinavian melodic metal and the song-minded feeling of hard rock at the front.

Talviyö finds Sonata Arctica exploring its present identity through melody, vocal expression and atmosphere rather than simply recreating early speed.

The Fallen King presents Frozen Crown’s speed, twin-guitar drive and fantasy atmosphere in vivid form from the start.

Cast in Stone gathers Royal Hunt’s symphonic keyboards, progressive movement and powerful choruses into a focused fourteenth album.

Berserker is Beast in Black’s explosive debut, fusing power-metal velocity, flashy synthesizer color and eighties-style pop melody in one sweep.

PumpKings revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording period.

Phoenix refines Nocturnal Rites’ Scandinavian melodic-metal strengths through hard riffs, clear vocal lines and thick, uplifting choruses.

The Ninth Hour presents Sonata Arctica’s lyrical melody and storytelling in more measured structures.

Devil’s Dozen layers Royal Hunt’s grand keyboards, hard guitar riffs and dramatic vocals to explore a classical-metal world in depth.

Ecliptica Revisited: 15th Anniversary Edition revisits familiar material through the voice, production weight and arrangement sense of its recording

Pariah’s Child brings Sonata Arctica’s fast rhythms, keyboard color and bittersweet melodies to the front.

Novum Initium combines thick guitar riffs, classically colored keyboards and dramatic choruses to deliver traditional melodic metal with force.

A Life to Die For uses classical-leaning keyboards, layered choruses and dramatic vocals to build Royal Hunt’s grand progressive-metal world.

Stones Grow Her Name builds on Sonata Arctica’s melodic power-metal speed while adding folk-shaped melodies, acoustic touches and progressive turns.

Show Me How to Live reunites Royal Hunt with D.C. Cooper, reconnecting André Andersen’s grand keyboards, melodic guitar and dramatic vocals.

Time to Be King builds dramatic power metal from Masterplan’s thick guitar, symphonic keyboards and grand choruses.

X shows Royal Hunt’s symphonic and progressive metal strengths through dramatic keyboards, hard guitar and shadowed melody.

Unholy keeps Altaria rooted in traditional heavy metal while letting bright Scandinavian melodies ring out.

Circus Colossus joins Leverage’s classic hard-rock instincts to a symphonic sense of scale.

The Days of Grays takes Sonata Arctica beyond speed and immediate catchiness into a more symphonic, intricate world.

Blind Fire combines Leverage’s thick guitar, lyrical keyboards and powerful vocals into a rich Nordic melodic-metal record.

Collision Course... Paradox 2 revisits the world of Royal Hunt’s Paradox through heavy guitar, classical keyboards and dramatic vocal writing.

MK II integrates polished keyboards, heavy guitar, and dramatic vocals into a focused melodic-metal record.

The 8th Sin sets hard guitar riffs and Jonny Lindqvist’s commanding voice inside concise, efficient songs.

Unia moves beyond Sonata Arctica’s familiar speed by bringing complex structures and more inward feeling to the front.

Swinelords mixes sharp guitar, agile rhythm, and twisted vocal melody into a distinctive hard-rock-and-metal blend.

The Fallen Empire joins heavy guitar riffs to clear melody through orderly, polished arrangements.

Tides is Leverage’s debut, combining thick guitar riffs, low-centered rhythm, and expansive vocals.

Aeronautics builds its dramatic melodic metal around heavy guitars, organ-like keys and Jorn Lande’s commanding voice.

Grand Illusion sets tightly chugging guitar and steady rhythm beneath soaring vocals.

Paper Blood layers dense keyboard arrangement, hard guitar and forceful vocals into a dramatic progressive-metal setting.

Divinity brings together thick guitars, bright keyboards and soaring vocals in a focused Altaria record.

New World Messiah gathers fast twin-guitar lines, steady rhythm and commanding vocals into a focused Nocturnal Rites statement.

Reckoning Night brings fast keyboard work, sharp guitars and soaring vocals together in dramatic Sonata Arctica power metal.

Plague-House Puppet Show uses hard guitar, bright keyboards and light-footed vocals to create colorful Twilightning melodic metal.

Invitation uses fast guitar, glittering keyboards and powerful vocals to make bright, dramatic Finnish power metal.

Masterplan combines heavy guitar, expansive keyboards and powerful vocals into refined European melodic metal.

Eyewitness layers weighty keyboards, firm guitar and soaring vocals into a cinematic progressive-metal setting.

Winterheart’s Guild combines fast-moving keyboards, sharp guitar and soaring vocals into power metal with wide emotional swings.

Delirium Veil combines hard guitar, bright keyboards and light-footed vocals in colorful melodic metal.

Shadowland organizes Nocturnal Rites’ strong riffs, thick keyboards and soaring clean vocals into a highly polished record.

The Mission is a concept-driven Royal Hunt record that tells its story through thick keyboards and metal riffs.

Silence locks Sonata Arctica’s fast rhythms, flowing keyboards and Tony Kakko’s high voice into a particularly focused whole.

Afterlife crystallizes Nocturnal Rites’ Nordic blend of speed, weight and big choruses.

The Sacred Talisman combines fast rhythm, bright guitar melody and clear, soaring choruses in Nocturnal Rites’ power-metal mode.

Fear builds dramatic melodic metal from thick keyboard orchestration, hard guitar and expansive vocal melody.

Ecliptica announces Sonata Arctica with rapid rhythm, sparkling keyboards and high, urgent vocals.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination is Nocturnal Rites’ debut, layering fast riffs, lyrical keyboards and open vocals.

Paradox combines thick keyboard work, dramatic chorus and heavy guitar in a concept-driven Royal Hunt record.

In a Time of Blood and Fire is Nocturnal Rites’ debut, joining sharp riffs, speed and a distinctly Scandinavian melancholy.

Moving Target places D.C. Cooper’s soaring, dramatic vocal at the center of Royal Hunt’s keyboard-led architecture.

Clown in the Mirror finds ROYAL HUNT in a phase that sharpens Royal Hunt's neoclassical speed and dramatic melody around André Andersen's keyboards.

Land of Broken Hearts is Royal Hunt’s debut, built around André Andersen’s thick keyboard work, heavy guitar, dramatic chorus and Henrik Brockmann’s powerful vocal.