Ippocalyptica
My first exposure to Nekrogoblikon (and the legendary John Goblikon) was about five years ago through the phenomenal music video for No One Survives, which to this day remains one of the funniest and best music videos that I have ever seen. They have since followed up that video with other great ones (most notably We Need a Gimmick), but far from just having an amazing sense of humour (look at the ridiculous album tags above) and outstanding videos, these gents are actually a very talented melodic death metal band - emphasis on the death metal - with a very strong discography. Stench is my favourite album of theirs, but there is not a dud in the bunch. Expect plenty of colourful and upbeat guitar and piano melodies and solos, but also a healthy dose of crunchy and heavy riffs, powerful drums with ample variety and oomph, and a surprisingly great balance between clean and harsh vocals. This album improves my mood whenever I listen to it, no matter what may be happening in my life. Goblin metal forever!
Favorite track: Invasion.