Origin:	Sweden
Genres:	Melodic Death Metal

Solution .45

Solution .45 is the latest band featuring vocalist Christian Älvestam, who's sung in several bands over the years but might be best remembered for his work in Scar Symmetry, a band he left in 2008. For Aeons Past is the 2010 debut album here, and in many ways the Scar Symmetry blueprint is in place -- this is prototypical modern melodic death metal through and through. Älvestam continues to impress with his seemless transitions from deathy growls and screams to a quite competant clean vocal (mostly on the choruses). There's even one song ("Lethean Tears") that's practically a power ballad, and really showcases his clean voice. Elsewhere, there's the typically crystal-clear modern Scandinavian production that keeps everything in check, and to their credit there are some influences from outside the melodic death scene to keep things interesting. This genre has been crowded for years now, but there's no reason why Solution .45 can't grab their piece of the pie.