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Best Melodic Black Metal Bands

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75 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Ne Obliviscaris
2003, Australia
Extreme Progressive Metal
Portal of I (2012)  #52
Citadel (2014)  #490
Urn (2017)  #501
2
Dissection
1989, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
The Somberlain (1993)  #1084
Live Legacy (2003)  [Live]
3
Sad Legend
1997, Korea
Melodic Black Metal
Sad Legend (1998)  #102
The Revenge of Soul (2009)  #2977
Promo 1997 (1997)  [Demo]
4
Graveworm
1992, Italy
Melodic Black Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Scourge of Malice (2001)  #626
Engraved in Black (2003)  #5252
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)  #1724
Theogonia (2007)  #2278
7
Windir
1994, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Black Metal
Arntor (1999)  #476
Valfar, ein Windir (2004)  [Compilation]
SognaMetal (2005)  [Video]
8
Naglfar
1992, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal
Diabolical (1998)  #2247
Vittra (1995)  #3249
Sheol (2003)  #3931
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)  #2008
Eternal (2008)  #5917
Songs of Requiem (2005)  #7940
13
Melechesh
1993, Israel
Melodic Black Metal, Folk Metal
Enki (2015)  #3895
The Epigenesis (2010)  #4613
Emissaries (2006)  #5859
14
Dawn
1990, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
15
Sacramentum
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Far Away From the Sun (1996)  #1988
Finis Malorum (1995)  [EP]
16
Sunoi
Korea
Melodic Black Metal
17
Dark Fortress
1994, Germany
Melodic Black Metal
Ylem (2010)  #5863
Séance (2006)
Eidolon (2008)  #7862
18
Shylmagoghnar
2004, Netherlands
Melodic Black Metal
Emergence (2014)  #893
Transience (2018)  #1962
Convergence (2023)  #2588
19
Old Man's Child
1993, Norway
Symphonic Black Metal
Vermin (2005)  #5638
20
Thy Serpent
1992, Finland
Black Metal
Forests of Witchery (1996)  #2056
Death (2000)  [EP]  #5126
Christcrusher (1998)  #5930
21
...And Oceans
1995, Finland
Symphonic Black Metal, Industrial Metal
22
Covenant
1992, Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Nexus Polaris (1998)  #728
23
Dismal Euphony
1992, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
24
Ancient
Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Svartalvheim (1994)  #4296
Det Glemte Riket (1999)  [Compilation]
25
Keep of Kalessin
1995, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Through Times of War (1997)  #2553
Reptilian (2010)  #2814
Armada (2006)  #3582
26
Hecate Enthroned
1995, United Kingdom
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
27
Enslavement Of Beauty
1995, Norway
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Megalomania (2001)  #7689
28
Diabolical Masquerade
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Progressive Metal
Nightwork (1998)  #1298
Ravendusk in My Heart (1996)  #5891
Death's Design (2001)  #7752
29
Obsequiae
2007, United States
Melodic Black Metal, Folk Metal
30
Dark Ambition
Korea
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Tears of Daewongoon (2007)  #4489
Gallows of Empire (2012)  #8532
Crimson Temptation (2003)  [EP]
31
Wormwood
2014, Sweden
Melodic Black Metal
Arkivet (2021)  #4184
The Star (2024)
32
Arthemesia
Finland
Melodic Black Metal
Devs - Iratvs (2001)  #1811
a.O.a. (2009)
Demo '98 (1998)  [Demo]
33
Uada
2014, United States
Black Metal
Crepuscule Natura (2023)  #4196
Cult of a Dying Sun (2018)  #5206
Djinn (2020)  #6638
34
Zonaria
2001, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Infamy and the Breed (2007)  #6931
The Cancer Empire (2008)  #8558
Arrival of the Red Sun (2012)  #8725
35
Thulcandra
2003, Germany
Melodic Black Metal, Death Metal
Hail the Abyss (2023)  #5838
Ascension Lost (2015)  #7651
36
Necrophobic
1989, Sweden
Death Metal, Black Metal
The Nocturnal Silence (1993)  #768
Darkside (1997)  #3861
Dawn of the Damned (2020)  #5024
37
Siebenburgen
Sweden
Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal
Delictum (2000)  #5531
Grimjaur (1998)
Loreia (1997)  #8574
38
Dornenreich
1996, Austria
Melodic Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal
39
Cor Scorpii
2004, Norway
Melodic Black Metal
Monument (2008)  #2187
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)  #4894
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)  #4435
Breathing the Fire (2009)  #4534
46
Blackbraid
2022, United States
Black Metal
Blackbraid II (2023)  #2164
Blackbraid I (2022)  #4632
47
Woods of Ypres
2002, Canada
Melodic Black Metal, Doom Metal
48
Astral Winter
2008, Australia
Melodic Black Metal
Perdition (2013)  #4959
Winter Enthroned (2011)  #5877
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 : 47,234
Reviews : 10,428
Albums : 170,129
Lyrics : 218,137