Melodic Black Metal Artists & the Gear They Use

Alexi Laiho

Singer, Guitarist · Children of Bodom

Matt Heafy

Singer, Guitarist · Trivium

Jon Nödtveidt

Singer, Guitarist · Dissection

Anders Nystrom

Singer, Guitarist · Katatonia

Dan Swanö

Guitarist, Audio Engineer · Bloodbath

Sakis Tolis

Guitarist · Rotting Christ

Silenoz

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Steffen Kummerer

Guitarist · Obscura

Ville Valo

Singer, Drummer · HIM

Mige Amour

Bassist · HIM

Peter Palmdahl

Bassist, Composer · Dissection

Galder

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Victor Brandt

Bassist · Entombed

Micke Svanberg

Guitarist, Composer · Dark Funeral

George Emmanuel

Guitarist · Rotting Christ

Shagrath

Singer, Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Jesse Liu

Guitarist · Chthonic

Mustis

Keyboardist · Dimmu Borgir

Wintersun

Gene Hoglan

Drummer · Death (Metal Band)

I.C.S. Vortex

Singer, Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Kostas Cheliotis

Bassist · Rotting Christ

Niklas Sandin

Bassist · Katatonia

Maurycy Stefanowicz

Guitarist · Vader

Set Teitan

Guitarist · Unanimated

Stian "Nagash" Arnesen

Bassist · Dimmu Borgir

Sebastian Ramstedt

Guitarist · Nifelheim

Masse Broberg

Bassist · Dark Funeral

Snowy Shaw

Singer, Guitarist · King Diamond

Jan Axel Blomberg

Drummer · Mayhem

Astennu

Guitarist · Dimmu Borgir

Adra-Melek

Bassist · Dark Funeral

Dariusz Brzozowski

Drummer · Dimmu Borgir

George Bokos

Guitarist · Rotting Christ

Danilo "Dhilroz" Di Lorenzo

Guitarist, Bassist · Ancient

Typhos (Henrik Ekeroth)

Guitarist · Dark Funeral

David Parland

Guitarist, Composer · Dark Funeral

Themis Tolis

Drummer · Rotting Christ

Richard Cabeza

Dismember

Nicholas Barker

Drummer · Dimmu Borgir

Knjaz Varggoth

Singer, Guitarist · Nokturnal Mortum

Ivar "Brynjard" Tristan Lundsten

Bassist · Dimmu Borgir

Hiili Hiilesmaa

Music Producer · Daniel Lioneye

Magnus "Aphazel" Garvik

Singer, Guitarist · Ancient

Steinar Sverd Johnsen

Keyboardist · Arcturus

Stian Bakketeig

Guitarist · Windir

Geir Bratland

Keyboardist · Dimmu Borgir

Doris Yeh

Singer, Bassist · Chthonic

Emperor

Music Producer

Kimberly Goss

Singer, Keyboardist · Children of Bodom

Ossian

Guitarist, Composer · Opera IX

Riku Hopeakoski

Guitarist · Catamenia

V. Santura

Triptykon

Stian Aarstad

Keyboardist · Old Man's Child

Vegard Blomberg

Composer · Satyricon

Anders Strokirk

Necrophobic

Lord Curse

Drummer · Melechesh

Scorpios

Bassist · Melechesh

Ashmedi

Guitarist · Melechesh

Andreas Lagios

Bassist · Rotting Christ

Paul Mäkitalo

Composer · Dark Funeral

Oliver Fokin

Arthemesia

Aapeli Kivimäki

Guitarist · Shade Empire

Ese

Guitarist · Vreid

Janne Niiranen

Guitarist · Shade Empire

Olli Savolainen

Keyboardist · Shade Empire

Andreas Nilsson

Guitarist · Naglfar

Thomas Stock

Music Producer · Dornenreich

Larry Perrigo

Wormwood

Jarle Kvåle

Bassist · Windir

Sauli Jauhiainen

Guitarist · Catamenia

Micke Backelin

Drummer · Lord Belial

Juha-Matti Perttunen

Singer · Catamenia

Jens Rydén

Singer · Naglfar

Hjalmar Nielsen

Guitarist · Lord Belial

Jochen Stock

Music Producer · Dornenreich

Thomas Riesner

Dornenreich

Vesa Wahlroos

Ajattara

Massimo Altomare

Opera IX

Marko Thomas

Agathodaimon

Darin Smith

Agathodaimon

Till Ottinger

Agathodaimon

Pasi Sipilä

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Coldbound

Kristoffer Olivius

Naglfar

Felix Ü. Walzer

Composer · Agathodaimon

Marcus Norman

Naglfar

Matthias Rodig

Agathodaimon

Munruthel

Nokturnal Mortum

Bairoth

Nokturnal Mortum

Urban Granbacke

Guitarist · Gates of Ishtar

Jojje Bohlin

Bassist · Desultory

Daniel Röhr

Guitarist, Bassist · Gates of Ishtar

Henrik Åberg

Drummer · Gates of Ishtar

Seppo Tarvainen

Guitarist, Drummer · Daniel Lioneye

Sam Meador

Xanthochroid

Lily Lazer

Daniel Lioneye