For me, lately, it's been all blackened death or progressive blackened death with some deathgaze mixed in. It's been a good ****in' week.
As to what I listen to it varies.
Mostly metal, and when I listen it's these genres, mostly: Black Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Stoner Rock/Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal
Yeah... you get it. 
Sounds nice 
I've used to listen metal music my whole life, just stopped when real life started (family etc) 20 years ago.
My of my favourite ones was Samael ("Black Trip", amazing) - do you know this one?
All stuff like Sepultura, Slayer, Samael, Tiamat. Good old 90s
Never liked death metal, cause couldn't understand what they were singing and music wasn't really... melodic, just chaos, like hardcore jazz But liked melodic version. Not sure which kind would it be - melodic black or melodic death? Samael?
Also, one of the last bands I used to listen was In Flames - would that one be melodic death? Loved their "Cloud Connected", or "Trigger" songs.
Music has been a huge part of my life always, I think I'll be listening to the dark stuff until I take my last breath.
As far as I can tell Samael started out as Symphonic Black, but then changed into Industrial. So yeah you're probably on to something.
In Flames used to be the KINGS of Melodic Death Metal, then they started doing... just weird metal, imo.
But man, In Flames has made some of the best melodeath albums.
I would recommend all of their albums up until around after Come Clarity.
