Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Dark Tranquillity 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Damage Done (2002) #22 Fiction (2007) #41 Atoma (2016) #183
2	Arch Enemy 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Burning Bridges (1999) #50 Rise of the Tyrant (2007) #102 Wages of Sin (2001) #318
3	In Flames 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal	Colony (1999) #156 The Jester Race (1996) #186 Whoracle (1997) #280
4	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #95 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #116 Hatebreeder (1999) #264
5	Omnium Gatherum 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	New World Shadows (2011) #26 Beyond (2013) #138 Grey Heavens (2016) #704
6	Insomnium 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Winter's Gate (2016) #35 Heart Like a Grave (2019) #203 Anno 1696 (2023) #215
7	Kalmah 1998, Finland Melodic Death Metal	12 Gauge (2010) #93 The Black Waltz (2006) #458 They Will Return (2002) #505
8	Soilwork 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	Övergivenheten (2022) #534 The Ride Majestic (2015) #797 The Living Infinite (2013) #851
9	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #398 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1150 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1330
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #237 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #378 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #922
11	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #98 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #272 Surgical Steel (2013) #299
12	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #915 The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1057 Morphogenesis (2008) [Single]
13	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Halo (2022) #415 Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021) [Live] #465 Queen of Time (2018) #485
14	Persefone 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Aathma (2017) #171 Spiritual Migration (2013) #268 Shin-Ken (2009) #460
15	Mors Principium Est 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal	...And Death Said Live (2012) #509 The Unborn (2005) #993 Dawn of the 5th Era (2014) #1134
16	At the Gates 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Slaughter of the Soul (1995) #226 At War with Reality (2014) #1436 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #1976
17	Heaven Shall Burn 1997, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Invictus (2010) #484 Iconoclast (2008) #1991 Veto (2013) #2220
18	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Stone's Reach (2009) #291 Vessels (2016) #410 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #422
19	Mercenary 1991, Denmark Melodic Death Metal	Architect of Lies (2008) #731 The Hours That Remain (2006) #839 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #1453
20	Disarmonia Mundi 1999, Italy Melodic Death Metal	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #358 Mind Tricks (2006) #569 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
21	In Mourning 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Weight of Oceans (2012) #288 Monolith (2010) #473 Shrouded Divine (2008) #647
22	Norther 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Death Unlimited (2004) #832 Mirror of Madness (2003) #1797 Dreams of Endless War (2002) #1926
23	The Black Dahlia Murder 2001, United States Melodic Death Metal	Everblack (2013) #960 Ritual (2011) #1214 Nocturnal (2007) #1239
24	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #130 Time II (2024) #274 Wintersun (2004) #862
25	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #650 Devoid (2000) #1007 Forget Me Not (2003) #1308
26	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #333 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #815
27	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #972 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1256 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1944
28	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #309 Unorthodox (1992) #1962 The Spectral Sorrows (1993) #3105
29	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal	Portal of I (2012) #53 Citadel (2014) #492 Urn (2017) #502
30	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #734 Orbit Dance (2006) #3375 Signs of Existence (2008) #5701
31	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1135 Definition of Method (2019) #2598 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2684
32	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3450 A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3589 Insidious (2011) #4627
33	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #381 March of the Unheard (2025) #3672 Shadowminds (2021) [Single]
34	Hypocrisy 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1175 Virus (2005) #1427 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
35	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1112 Idolator (2005) #3618 ε psilon (2011) #3623
36	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1451 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3729 Black Bride (2015) #5263
37	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1660 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1941 Made Me Do It (2000) #6028
38	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #3073 Eye of Providence (2015) #3086 Orphans (2019) #5616
39	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2633 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
40	Dimension Zero 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Silent Night Fever (2002) #2336 This Is Hell (2003) #2833 He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007) #5715
41	Skyfire 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Spectral (2004) #5657 Liberation in Death (2017) [EP] #5868 Esoteric (2009) #6757
42	Darkest Hour 1995, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Deliver Us (2007) #1503 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4607 The Human Romance (2011) #5118
43	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1219 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1298 Damnun (2022) #2314
44	Eluveitie 2002, Switzerland Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal	Slania (2008) #1468 Origins (2014) #2709 Spirit (2006) #4613
45	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #2164 Edge of the Earth (2011) #3279 Monolith (2012) #3921
46	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #661 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1386 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5698
47	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2259 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2528 The Eclipse (2017) #2592
48	Parasite Inc. 2007, Germany Melodic Death Metal	Time Tears Down (2013) #525 Cyan Night Dreams (2022) #6734 Dead and Alive (2018) #7616
49	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1577 Deadlight (2007) #7359 Deathstar Rising (2011) #7539
50	Dreamshade 2006, Switzerland Metalcore, Alternative Rock	What Silence Hides (2011) #2128 Wide Awake (2010) [Single] What Silence Hides (2008) [Demo]

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