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Best Melodic Black Metal Bands

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74 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Ne Obliviscaris
2003, Australia
Extreme Progressive Metal
Portal of I (2012)  #52
Citadel (2014)  #487
Urn (2017)  #499
2
Dissection
1989, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
The Somberlain (1993)  #1194
Live Legacy (2003)  [Live]
3
Sad Legend
1997, Korea
Melodic Black Metal
Sad Legend (1998)  #113
The Revenge of Soul (2009)  #2969
Promo 1997 (1997)  [Demo]
4
Graveworm
1992, Italy
Melodic Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Scourge of Malice (2001)  #623
Engraved in Black (2003)  #5225
5
閃靈 (Chthonic)
1995, Taiwan
Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal
6
Rotting Christ
1987, Greece
Melodic Black Metal, Grindcore, Gothic Metal, Death Metal
Their Greatest Spells (2018)  [Compilation]
Thy Mighty Contract (1993)  #1717
Theogonia (2007)  #2267
7
Windir
1994, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Black Metal
Arntor (1999)  #486
Valfar, ein Windir (2004)  [Compilation]
SognaMetal (2005)  [Video]
8
Naglfar
1992, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal
Diabolical (1998)  #2239
Vittra (1995)  #3239
Sheol (2003)  #3919
9
Moonlight Sorcery
2018, Finland
Melodic Black Metal
10
Oathean
1993, Korea
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
11
Catamenia
1995, Finland
Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal
12
Moonshine
1996, Korea
Gothic Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Wake Up the Moon (2001)  #1997
Eternal (2008)  #5894
Songs of Requiem (2005)  #7912
13
Melechesh
1993, Israel
Melodic Black Metal, Folk Metal
Enki (2015)  #3447
The Epigenesis (2010)  #4589
Emissaries (2006)  #5831
14
Dawn
1990, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
15
Sacramentum
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Far Away From the Sun (1996)  #1977
Finis Malorum (1995)  [EP]
16
Sunoi
Korea
Melodic Black Metal
17
Dark Fortress
1994, Germany
Melodic Black Metal
Ylem (2010)  #5836
Séance (2006)
Eidolon (2008)  #7833
18
Shylmagoghnar
2004, Netherlands
Melodic Black Metal
Emergence (2014)  #891
Transience (2018)  #1950
Convergence (2023)  #2577
19
Old Man's Child
1993, Norway
Symphonic Black Metal
Vermin (2005)  #5612
20
Thy Serpent
1992, Finland
Black Metal
Forests of Witchery (1996)  #2047
Death (2000)  [EP]  #5100
Christcrusher (1998)  #5906
21
...And Oceans
1995, Finland
Symphonic Black Metal, Industrial Metal
22
Covenant
1992, Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Nexus Polaris (1998)  #724
23
Dismal Euphony
1992, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
24
Ancient
Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Svartalvheim (1994)  #4281
Det Glemte Riket (1999)  [Compilation]
25
Keep of Kalessin
1995, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Through Times of War (1997)  #2542
Reptilian (2010)  #2808
Armada (2006)  #3570
26
Hecate Enthroned
1995, United Kingdom
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
27
Enslavement Of Beauty
1995, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Megalomania (2001)  #7662
28
Diabolical Masquerade
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Progressive Metal
Nightwork (1998)  #1290
Ravendusk in My Heart (1996)  #5866
Death's Design (2001)  #7723
29
Obsequiae
2007, United States
Melodic Black Metal, Folk Metal
30
Dark Ambition
Korea
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Tears of Daewongoon (2007)  #4466
Gallows of Empire (2012)  #8506
Crimson Temptation (2003)  [EP]
31
Wormwood
2014, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal
Arkivet (2021)  #4173
The Star (2024)
32
Arthemesia
Finland
Melodic Black Metal
Devs - Iratvs (2001)  #1797
a.O.a. (2009)
Demo '98 (1998)  [Demo]
33
Uada
2014, United States
Black Metal
Crepuscule Natura (2023)  #4185
Cult of a Dying Sun (2018)  #5179
Djinn (2020)  #6614
34
Zonaria
2001, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Infamy and the Breed (2007)  #6907
The Cancer Empire (2008)  #8531
Arrival of the Red Sun (2012)  #8697
35
Thulcandra
2003, Germany
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Hail the Abyss (2023)  #5810
Ascension Lost (2015)  #7623
36
Necrophobic
1989, Sweden
Death Metal, Black Metal
The Nocturnal Silence (1993)  #766
Darkside (1997)  #3849
Dawn of the Damned (2020)  #5000
37
Siebenburgen
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Delictum (2000)  #5505
Grimjaur (1998)
Loreia (1997)  #8547
38
Dornenreich
1996, Austria
Melodic Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal
39
Cor Scorpii
2004, Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Monument (2008)  #2178
Ruin (2018)
Attergangar (2005)  [Demo]
40
Cult of Fire
2010, Czech Republic
Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal
41
Dimmu Borgir
1993, Norway
Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal
42
Mystic Circle
1992, Germany
Melodic Black Metal
Drachenblut (1998)  #4869
Erzdämon (2023)
43
Kvist
1993, Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Demo (1994)  [Demo]
44
Abyssos
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal
45
Skeletonwitch
2003, United States
Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Serpents Unleashed (2013)  #4415
Breathing the Fire (2009)  #4509
46
Blackbraid
2022, United States
Black Metal
Blackbraid II (2023)  #2155
Blackbraid I (2022)  #4609
47
Woods of Ypres
2002, Canada
Melodic Black Metal, Doom Metal
48
Astral Winter
2008, Australia
Melodic Black Metal
Perdition (2013)  #4934
Winter Enthroned (2011)  #5850
Illustrations of Death (2009)  [Demo]
49
Cradle of Filth
1991, United Kingdom
Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
50
Abigail Williams
2004, United States
Melodic Black Metal, Deathcore, Atmospheric Black Metal
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,151
Reviews : 10,381
Albums : 169,568
Lyrics : 218,027