I suppose this falls under the banner of "prog".

Dissection, Unanimated, Necrophobic. The three blackened melodic death metal acts from the early 90s. Loads of harmony guitar work on their albums.

At the Gates is another valid recommendation.

No one sounds like Thin Lizzy, but many metal artists using harmony guitar leads in their music are influenced by them.

If you enjoy those types of harmonies I´d give Wishbone Ash a listen, but of course they aren´t extreme metal .

It´s not really my favorite genre when it comes to extreme metal, so I´m a bit blank since you can´t use the suggestions I made above.

Hmm maybe the Swedish band Hearse. It´s melodic death´n´roll.

yeah and maybe Desultary too. They use quite a bit of harmonies in their music too.

It's ok if you're out of your depth, but remember I'll likely sit down for a whole album to make a fair assessment of your recs.

btw, I used to ask this as "bands with riffs like Wishbone Ash", but I guess Thin Lizzy is more popular so it gets more attention ;)

EDIT: depth not debt!

I want an extreme metal band that plays riffs like this: harmonized melodies, no rhythm guitar chugging along in the background or anything, just bass and drums as backing. No Tremolo, no blast beats.

I don't know that this music exists.  Buy a guitar, find some bandmates and do it yourself. 

Lancaster's Wytch Hazel comes to mind, particularly in its melodic twin guitar harmonies and dynamic rhythms that evoke the classic sound of the legendary Irish band! 🎸🎸🤘

Orchidphile wrote: Love Wytch Hazel and yeah, they do the type of harmony, but the request here is that they should be done by an extreme metal band. Otherwise there's Tanith, Hällas, or Wishbone Ash in the realm of hard rock/metal.

The 🇸🇪Swedish metal scene should have several such bands. I personally don't like growling vocals, but I know about Arch Enemy. They play melodic death metal with twin guitar harmonies.  As a genre, however, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with Thin Lizzy.

Orchidphile wrote: Well, now I'm pissed they didn't do the type of harmony more! I was skeptical at first, but when I heard the harmony in Silverwing, that's some good sh*t. Thanks!

Actually, Arch Enemy's new single "Dream Stealer" also does feature a harmony of twin guitar, which is more or less a hallmark of their style. But, again, it has nothing to do with Thin Lizzy

Look, I appreciate your intention to help, but if you're out of your depth you shouldn't feel forced to come up with something.

Therefore, our recommendations should remain focused on artists who genuinely embody those specific qualities rather than attempting to force connections where none exist

What is it with new users asking questions where they'll never be satisfied, and then being completely condescending about it? I swear, this happens every few months or so 

Seriously, that "out of your depth" comment is so needlessly arrogant and haughty 

Listen to that then listen to the first 1:30 mins of In Mist She was Standing by Opeth. If what I'm asking for isn't clear after that, well, good day sir.

You mention both Opeth and early In Flames, but it´s not like any of those two artists don´t use heavy chugging riffs...but somehow they are not disqualified while other melodeath and melodic doom metal artists are?

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And it's important to be so oddly specific because this is an extremely niche request so of course I also need to do the legwork to show them the right direction of my request. How am I arrogant when I'm just trying to help them too? The person who said death metal was "kitsch" sounded far more arrogant and yet I decided to ignore it.

And yes, you need to be deep into a style to give an accurate recommendation. People keep bringing up Arch Enemy as if they aren't literally the biggest melodeath band in the world right now. I know them, I think they're alright, but just because they belong to the same genre as some bands I mentioned doesn't mean they're "the same". Hell, not even the bands I mentioned are, just those specific releases.

Please, whatever you assume about the sound of Opeth or In Flames or whatever, forget about it. I'm not talking Blackwater Park or Jester Race here, I'm talking other albums.

As for the songs you recommended, well, I'd say you should check these to get an accurate view of the type of riff I'm looking for:

In Flames - In Flames

Dark Tranquility - Crimson Winds

One last thing: this isn't about Thin Lizzy, or hard rock, or melodeath, it's about the example albums I've been mentioning, which I hope someone has been checking.

Good song, no doubt, but if there was an influence on Shades of God, it was Black Sabbath and not Thin Lizzy. 

I did. I just don't hear the Thin Lizzy influence. 

No need for assistance , it's just a simple disagreement. No harm done. 

Any you thought Kiss were over-the-top. 

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