Best Death Metal Bands | page 2

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Hypocrisy 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1146 Virus (2005) #1378 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
52	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #324 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #781
53	Hour of Penance 1999, Italy Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Sedition (2012) #409 The Vile Conception (2008) #1899 Paradogma (2010) #2232
54	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #943 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1212 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1902
55	Incantation 1989, United States Death Metal	Diabolical Conquest (1998) #838 Onward to Golgotha (1992) #1004 Mortal Throne of Nazarene (1994) #2592
56	Atheist 1988, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Unquestionable Presence (1991) #387 Piece of Time (1990) #923 Elements (1993) #3368
57	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Progressive Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Portal of I (2012) #49 Urn (2017) #515 Citadel (2014) #541
58	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #164 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Beyond the States of Hell (2014) [Live]
59	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #764 Orbit Dance (2006) #3246 Signs of Existence (2008) #5449
60	Fallujah 2007, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore	The Harvest Wombs (2011) #894 Nomadic (2013) [EP] #1040 The Flesh Prevails (2014) #1417
61	Nocturnus 1987, United States Technical Death Metal	The Key (1990) #170 Thresholds (1992) #1937 Nocturnus (1993) [EP]
62	Decapitated 1996, Poland Technical Death Metal	Cancer Culture (2022) #1471 Organic Hallucinosis (2006) #2504 Carnival Is Forever (2011) #2797
63	Cynic 1987, United States Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Focus (1993) #326 Traced in Air (2008) #1134 Uroboric Forms - The Complete Demo Recordings (2017) [Compilation]
64	Napalm Death 1981, United Kingdom Grindcore, Death Metal, Hardcore Punk	The Peel Sessions (1989) [Compilation] Scum (1987) #1240 Harmony Corruption (1990) #1574
65	Origin 1997, United States Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Antithesis (2008) #796 Entity (2011) #877 Unparalleled Universe (2017) #2162
66	Archspire 2009, Canada Technical Death Metal	Bleed the Future (2021) #509 Relentless Mutation (2017) #1315 The Lucid Collective (2014) #2958
67	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1018 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2603 Survival Ov the Fittest (2006) #2698
68	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3303 A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3441 Insidious (2011) #4445
69	Revocation 2006, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Technical Death Metal	Empire of the Obscene (2008) #1774 Chaos of Forms (2011) #2286 Netherheaven (2022) #2638
70	Fear Factory 1990, United States Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Demanufacture (1995) #1195 Resurrection (1998) [Single] Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies) (2001) [Single]
71	Entombed 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Left Hand Path (1990) #653 Clandestine (1991) #1127 Hollowman (1993) [EP]
72	Vital Remains 1988, United States Death Metal	Dechristianize (2003) #357 Icons of Evil (2007) #1349 Evil - Death - Live (2007) [Video]
73	Cancer 1987, United Kingdom Death Metal, Thrash Metal	To the Gory End (1990) #386 Death Shall Rise (1991) #1208 The Sins of Mankind (1993)
74	Belphegor 1992, Austria Death Metal, Black Metal	Conjuring the Dead (2014) #1886 Necrodaemon Terrorsathan 2020 (2020) [Single] The Devils (2022) #4879
75	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #144 Wintersun (2004) #1153 The Forest Seasons (2017) #1425
76	Demigod Finland Death Metal	Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) #535 Unholy Domain (1991) [Demo] Shadow Mechanics (2002) #8722
77	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1090 Idolator (2005) #3471 ε psilon (2011) #3476
78	Blasphemy 1987, Canada War Metal, Black Metal	Fallen Angel of Doom (1990) #802 Gods of War (1993) #1006 Desecration of São Paulo - Live in Brazilian Ritual Third Attack (2016) [Live] #2522
79	Rivers of Nihil 2008, United States Technical Death Metal	Where Owls Know My Name (2018) #887 The Work (2021) #2963 Monarchy (2015) #5696
80	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #1290 Goliath (2023) #3796 In the Arms of Devastation (2006) #5150
81	Malevolent Creation 1987, United States Death Metal	Retribution (1992) #984 The 13th Beast (2019) #1511 The Ten Commandments (1991) #1567
82	Necrophobic 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Black Metal	The Nocturnal Silence (1993) #780 Darkside (1997) #4378 Dawn of the Damned (2020) #4872
83	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1495 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1897 Unseen (2011) #6193
84	Benighted 1998, France Brutal Death Metal, Grindcore	Identisick (2006) #985 Obscene Repressed (2020) #1726 Necrobreed (2017) #2525
85	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #581 Tortured Existence (1990) #1304 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
86	Gorguts 1989, Canada Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal	Obscura (1998) #1392 The Erosion of Sanity (1993) #2071 From Wisdom to Hate (2001) #2410
87	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1547 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3578 Black Bride (2015) #5043
88	Pestilence 1986, Netherlands Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Consuming Impulse (1989) #688 Malleus Maleficarum (1988) #834 Testimony of the Ancients (1991) #1408
89	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #370 Shadowminds (2021) [Single] Days of the Lost (2022) [Single]
90	Archgoat 1989, Finland War Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal	The Light-Devouring Darkness (2009) #414 Black Mass XXX (2020) [Live] Whore of Bethlehem (2006) #1350
91	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #2966 Eye of Providence (2015) #3169 Orphans (2019) #5365
92	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Starspawn (2016) #1012 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #1631 Interdimensional Extinction (2015) [EP] #5826
93	Ikuinen Kaamos 1997, Finland Progressive Death Metal, Black Metal	The Forlorn (2006) #873 Closure (2008) [EP] #1383 Fall of Icons (2010) #1892
94	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1187 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1250 Damnun (2022) #2090
95	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2557 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
96	Gorod 2005, France Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Jazz	Leading Vision (2006) #1551 Kiss the Freak (2017) [EP] Aethra (2018) #1667
97	Barren Earth 2007, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Curse of the Red River (2010) #1050 A Complex of Cages (2018) #2001 The Devil's Resolve (2012) #5115
98	Beyond Creation 2005, Canada Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Aura (2011) #652 Algorythm (2018) #2270 Earthborn Evolution (2014) #5898
99	Asphyx 1987, Netherlands Death Metal, Doom Metal	Last One on Earth (1992) #1467 The Rack (1991) #2212 Necroceros (2021) #2528
100	Terrorizer 1987, United States Deathgrind, Grindcore, Death Metal	World Downfall (1989) #1021 Hordes of Zombies (2012) #3019 Caustic Attack (2018) #5832

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