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Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

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215 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Dark Tranquillity
1991, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Damage Done (2002)  #23
Fiction (2007)  #45
Atoma (2016)  #195
2
Arch Enemy
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Burning Bridges (1999)  #51
Rise of the Tyrant (2007)  #99
Wages of Sin (2001)  #322
3
In Flames
1990, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal
Colony (1999)  #156
The Jester Race (1996)  #178
Whoracle (1997)  #275
4
Children of Bodom
1997, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal
Follow the Reaper (2000)  #94
Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)  #118
Hatebreeder (1999)  #268
5
Omnium Gatherum
1996, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
New World Shadows (2011)  #27
Beyond (2013)  #153
Grey Heavens (2016)  #698
6
Insomnium
1997, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
Winter's Gate (2016)  #39
Heart Like a Grave (2019)  #196
Anno 1696 (2023)  #216
7
Kalmah
1998, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
12 Gauge (2010)  #90
The Black Waltz (2006)  #451
They Will Return (2002)  #502
8
Soilwork
1996, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore
Övergivenheten (2022)  #528
The Ride Majestic (2015)  #795
The Living Infinite (2013)  #845
9
Amon Amarth
1992, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
10
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
1994, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal
A Virgin and a Whore (2001)  #227
Chaotic Beauty (2000)  #390
11
Carcass
1986, United Kingdom
Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll
12
Scar Symmetry
2004, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal
Holographic Universe (2008)  #912
Morphogenesis (2008)  [Single]
13
Amorphis
1990, Finland
Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock
Halo (2022)  #413
Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021)  [Live]  #457
Queen of Time (2018)  #533
14
Mors Principium Est
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
The Unborn (2005)  #993
Dawn of the 5th Era (2014)  #1132
15
Persefone
2001, Andorra
Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Aathma (2017)  #187
Spiritual Migration (2013)  #261
Shin-Ken (2009)  #454
16
At the Gates
1990, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Slaughter of the Soul (1995)  #214
At War with Reality (2014)  #1429
17
Heaven Shall Burn
1997, Germany
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Invictus (2010)  #477
Iconoclast (2008)  #1967
Veto (2013)  #2186
18
Mercenary
1991, Denmark
Melodic Death Metal
19
Be'lakor
2004, Australia
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal
Stone's Reach (2009)  #321
Of Breath and Bone (2012)  #416
Vessels (2016)  #435
20
Disarmonia Mundi
1999, Italy
Melodic Death Metal
Mind Tricks (2006)  #568
21
In Mourning
2000, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal
The Weight of Oceans (2012)  #285
Monolith (2010)  #465
Shrouded Divine (2008)  #644
22
Norther
1996, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
Death Unlimited (2004)  #829
Mirror of Madness (2003)  #1779
Dreams of Endless War (2002)  #1907
23
The Black Dahlia Murder
2001, United States
Melodic Death Metal
Everblack (2013)  #957
Ritual (2011)  #1220
Nocturnal (2007)  #1241
24
Dark Lunacy
1997, Italy
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal
The Diarist (2006)  #648
Devoid (2000)  #1070
Forget Me Not (2003)  #1301
25
Wintersun
2003, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal
Time I (2012)  #124
Time II (2024)  #381
Wintersun (2004)  #855
26
Shade Empire
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Anti-Life Saviour (2017)  [Single]
Omega Arcane (2013)  #329
27
Remnants of the Fallen
2009, Korea
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
28
Edge of Sanity
1989, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal
Crimson (1996)  #280
Unorthodox (1992)  #1941
The Spectral Sorrows (1993)  #3082
29
Ne Obliviscaris
2003, Australia
Extreme Progressive Metal
Portal of I (2012)  #52
Citadel (2014)  #487
Urn (2017)  #499
30
MyGrain
2004, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
MyGrain (2011)  #731
Orbit Dance (2006)  #3340
Signs of Existence (2008)  #5601
31
Method
2002, Korea
Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Abstract (2015)  #1133
Definition of Method (2019)  #2570
Warrior's Way (2013)  [EP]  #2657
32
Nightrage
2000, Greece
Melodic Death Metal
Descent Into Chaos (2005)  #3405
A New Disease Is Born (2007)  #3541
Insidious (2011)  #4545
33
Hypocrisy
1991, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal
34
Blood Stain Child
2000, Japan
Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal
Mozaiq (2007)  #1111
Idolator (2005)  #3571
ε psilon (2011)  #3576
35
The Haunted
1996, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal
One Kill Wonder (2003)  #1646
rEVOLVEr (2004)  #1920
Unseen (2011)  #6370
36
Gyze
2011, Japan
Melodic Death Metal
Northern Hell Song (2017)  #1444
Fascinating Violence (2013)  #3674
Black Bride (2015)  #5170
37
The Halo Effect
2019, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Days of the Lost (2022)  #378
Shadowminds (2021)  [Single]
Days of the Lost (2022)  [Single]
38
The Agonist
2004, Canada
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Prisoners (2012)  #3048
Eye of Providence (2015)  #3061
Orphans (2019)  #5516
39
Sonic Syndicate
2005, Sweden
Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal
Jack of Diamonds (2008)  [Single]
Only Inhuman (2007)  #2605
Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007)  [Single]
40
Dimension Zero
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Silent Night Fever (2002)  #2304
This Is Hell (2003)  #3052
He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007)  #5615
41
Skyfire
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal
Spectral (2004)  #5556
Liberation in Death (2017)  [EP]  #5775
Esoteric (2009)  #6642
42
Darkest Hour
1995, United States
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Deliver Us (2007)  #1494
The Human Romance (2011)  #5033
43
Allegaeon
2008, United States
Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal
Apoptosis (2019)  #1225
Damnun (2022)  #2120
44
Eluveitie
2002, Switzerland
Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal
Slania (2008)  #1459
Origins (2014)  #2681
Spirit (2006)  #4531
45
Sylosis
2000, United Kingdom
Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal
Conclusion of an Age (2008)  #2134
Edge of the Earth (2011)  #3246
Monolith (2012)  #3869
46
All That Remains
1998, United States
Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal
The Fall of Ideals (2006)  #656
...For We Are Many (2010)  #5407
47
Serenity in Murder
2009, Japan
Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal
The Eclipse (2017)  #2564
48
Parasite Inc.
2007, Germany
Melodic Death Metal
Time Tears Down (2013)  #517
Cyan Night Dreams (2022)  #6621
Dead and Alive (2018)  #7479
49
Before the Dawn
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal
Rise of the Phoenix (2012)  #1566
Deadlight (2007)  #7237
Deathstar Rising (2011)  #7409
50
Dreamshade
2006, Switzerland
Metalcore, Alternative Rock
What Silence Hides (2011)  #2105
Wide Awake (2010)  [Single]
What Silence Hides (2008)  [Demo]
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,151
Reviews : 10,381
Albums : 169,568
Lyrics : 218,027