Scandinavian death metal describes a particular style of death metal that emerged from Finland and Sweden in the late 80's. The early works of bands such as Dismember and Demigod shaped the distinct sound that would remain popular in the region until the mid-90's. During this time, a newer, more mass-marketable approach to the familiar Scandinavian style was gradually supplanting the original. Popularized as "Gothenburg metal" and pioneered by the likes of In Flames and Opeth, its kid-friendly sound quickly caught on with people who had previously avoided death metal. "Scandinavian death metal" had taken on a whole new meaning in the mainstream mind, and needless to say, a lot of people were pissed.
Scandinavianmetal concerns the death metal bands of Scandinavian origin.
Many bands that fall under this category are associated with the melodic death metal movement, thus giving Scandinavian death metal a very different sound from other variations of death metal.
The Swedish and Finnish bands, inspired by Bathory and other 1980s thrash metal bands, were more popular than the Norwegian bands, who were influenced strongly by fl metal and included keyboards and chaotic riffs.
Scandinavian death metal concerns the death metal bands of Scandinavian origin.
In the early 1990s, a distinctively new death metal scene arose, centered primarily around Gothenburg and Stockholm, Sweden, though also incorporating Finnish and Norwegian bands.
The Swedish and Finnish bands, inspired by Bathory and other 1980s thrash metal bands, were more popular than the Norwegian bands, who were influenced strongly by fl metal and included keyboards and chaotic riffs.
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