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) #1177 Virus (2005) #1431 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
52	Hour of Penance 1999, Italy Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Sedition (2012) #439 The Vile Conception (2008) #1599 Paradogma (2010) #2289
53	Possessed 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Seven Churches (1985) #254 Revelations of Oblivion (2019) #1975 Beyond the Gates (1986) #5296
54	Incantation 1989, United States Death Metal	Onward to Golgotha (1992) #1134 Diabolical Conquest (1998) #1156 Mortal Throne of Nazarene (1994) #2336
55	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #332 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #813
56	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #973 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1260 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1939
57	Atheist 1988, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Unquestionable Presence (1991) #390 Piece of Time (1990) #1048 Elements (1993) #3511
58	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Absolute Elsewhere (2024) #420 Starspawn (2016) #1041 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #1433
59	Decapitated 1996, Poland Technical Death Metal	Cancer Culture (2022) #1523 Winds of Creation (2000) #2134 Carnival Is Forever (2011) #2895
60	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal	Portal of I (2012) #52 Citadel (2014) #491 Urn (2017) #500
61	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #733 Orbit Dance (2006) #3368 Signs of Existence (2008) #5687
62	Entombed 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Left Hand Path (1990) #613 Clandestine (1991) #998 Hollowman (1993) [EP]
63	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #196 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Beyond the States of Hell (2014) [Live]
64	Cynic 1987, United States Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Focus (1993) #378 Traced in Air (2008) #1168 Uroboric Forms - The Complete Demo Recordings (2017) [Compilation]
65	Fallujah 2007, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore	The Harvest Wombs (2011) #922 Nomadic (2013) [EP] #1066 The Flesh Prevails (2014) #1476
66	Napalm Death 1981, United Kingdom Grindcore, Death Metal, Hardcore Punk	The Peel Sessions (1989) [Compilation] Scum (1987) #1283 Harmony Corruption (1990) #1620
67	Nocturnus 1987, United States Technical Death Metal	The Key (1990) #197 Thresholds (1992) #1978 Nocturnus (1993) [EP]
68	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #1154 Goliath (2023) #3412 In the Arms of Devastation (2006) #4396
69	Fear Factory 1990, United States Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Archetype (2004) [Single] Demanufacture (1995) #1147 Resurrection (1998) [Single]
70	Malevolent Creation 1987, United States Death Metal	Retribution (1992) #979 The Ten Commandments (1991) #1206 The 13th Beast (2019) #1557
71	Origin 1997, United States Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Antithesis (2008) #842 Entity (2011) #1184 Unparalleled Universe (2017) #2225
72	Archspire 2009, Canada Technical Death Metal	Bleed the Future (2021) #475 Relentless Mutation (2017) #1024 The Lucid Collective (2014) #3062
73	Vital Remains 1988, United States Death Metal	Dechristianize (2003) #367 Icons of Evil (2007) #1407 Forever Underground (1997) #3435
74	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1137 Definition of Method (2019) #2594 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2682
75	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3443 A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3582 Insidious (2011) #4616
76	Revocation 2006, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Technical Death Metal	Empire of the Obscene (2008) #1813 Chaos of Forms (2011) #2338 Netherheaven (2022) #2536
77	Belphegor 1992, Austria Death Metal, Black Metal	Conjuring the Dead (2014) #1749 Necrodaemon Terrorsathan 2020 (2020) [Single] The Last Supper (1994) #4627
78	Gorguts 1989, Canada Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal	The Erosion of Sanity (1993) #1911 From Wisdom to Hate (2001) #2169 Obscura (1998) #2629
79	Cancer 1987, United Kingdom Death Metal, Thrash Metal	To the Gory End (1990) #448 Death Shall Rise (1991) #1229 The Sins of Mankind (1993) #7006
80	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #379 March of the Unheard (2025) #3290 Shadowminds (2021) [Single]
81	Benighted 1998, France Brutal Death Metal, Grindcore	Identisick (2006) #876 Obscene Repressed (2020) #1718 Necrobreed (2017) #2589
82	Pestilence 1986, Netherlands Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Consuming Impulse (1989) #641 Malleus Maleficarum (1988) #1017 Testimony of the Ancients (1991) #1200
83	Ulcerate 2000, New Zealand Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Stare into Death and Be Still (2020) #456 Cutting the Throat of God (2024) #893 Shrines of Paralysis (2016) #1648
84	Demigod Finland Death Metal	Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) #563 Unholy Domain (1991) [Demo] Shadow Mechanics (2002) #9111
85	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1116 Idolator (2005) #3612 ε psilon (2011) #3617
86	Blasphemy 1987, Canada War Metal, Black Metal	Gods of War (1993) #1375 Fallen Angel of Doom (1990) #1591 Desecration of São Paulo - Live in Brazilian Ritual Third Attack (2016) [Live] #2586
87	Rivers of Nihil 2008, United States Technical Death Metal	Where Owls Know My Name (2018) #817 The Work (2021) #3066 Monarchy (2015) #5938
88	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1456 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3720 Black Bride (2015) #5252
89	Necrophobic 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Black Metal	The Nocturnal Silence (1993) #658 Darkside (1997) #3892 Dawn of the Damned (2020) #5071
90	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1659 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1936 Made Me Do It (2000) #6014
91	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #600 Tortured Existence (1990) #1314 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
92	Archgoat 1989, Finland War Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal	The Light-Devouring Darkness (2009) #437 Black Mass XXX (2020) [Live] Whore of Bethlehem (2006) #1409
93	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #3070 Eye of Providence (2015) #3084 Orphans (2019) #5601
94	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2631 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
95	Ikuinen Kaamos 1997, Finland Progressive Death Metal, Black Metal	The Forlorn (2006) #847 Closure (2008) [EP] #1436 Fall of Icons (2010) #1930
96	Devourment 1995, United States Slamming Brutal Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Unleash the Carnivore (2009) #1463 1.3.8. (2000) [Compilation] Conceived in Sewage (2013) #2613
97	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1224 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1302 Damnun (2022) #2309
98	Dismember 1988, Sweden Death Metal	Live Blasphemies (2004) [Video] Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) #1940 Massive Killing Capacity (1995) #3421
99	Gorod 2005, France Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Jazz	Leading Vision (2006) #1600 Kiss the Freak (2017) [EP] Process of a New Decline (2009) #2106
100	Barren Earth 2007, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Curse of the Red River (2010) #1075 A Complex of Cages (2018) #2036 The Devil's Resolve (2012) #5338

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