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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)  #47
Atoma (2016)  #183
2
Arch Enemy
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Burning Bridges (1999)  #53
Rise of the Tyrant (2007)  #100
Wages of Sin (2001)  #312
3
In Flames
1990, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal
Colony (1999)  #158
The Jester Race (1996)  #180
Whoracle (1997)  #276
4
Children of Bodom
1997, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal
Follow the Reaper (2000)  #92
Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)  #119
Hatebreeder (1999)  #273
5
Omnium Gatherum
1996, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
New World Shadows (2011)  #27
Beyond (2013)  #153
Grey Heavens (2016)  #701
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)  #93
The Black Waltz (2006)  #454
They Will Return (2002)  #504
8
Soilwork
1996, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore
Övergivenheten (2022)  #533
The Ride Majestic (2015)  #795
The Living Infinite (2013)  #846
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)  #229
Chaotic Beauty (2000)  #388
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)  #918
Morphogenesis (2008)  [Single]
13
Amorphis
1990, Finland
Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock
Halo (2022)  #414
Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021)  [Live]  #458
Queen of Time (2018)  #484
14
Mors Principium Est
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
The Unborn (2005)  #995
Dawn of the 5th Era (2014)  #1136
15
Persefone
2001, Andorra
Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Aathma (2017)  #188
Spiritual Migration (2013)  #264
Shin-Ken (2009)  #456
16
At the Gates
1990, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Slaughter of the Soul (1995)  #213
At War with Reality (2014)  #1436
17
Heaven Shall Burn
1997, Germany
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Invictus (2010)  #482
Iconoclast (2008)  #1979
Veto (2013)  #2195
18
Mercenary
1991, Denmark
Melodic Death Metal
19
Be'lakor
2004, Australia
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal
Stone's Reach (2009)  #317
Of Breath and Bone (2012)  #418
Vessels (2016)  #437
20
Disarmonia Mundi
1999, Italy
Melodic Death Metal
Mind Tricks (2006)  #572
21
In Mourning
2000, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal
The Weight of Oceans (2012)  #286
Monolith (2010)  #469
Shrouded Divine (2008)  #646
22
Norther
1996, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
Death Unlimited (2004)  #829
Mirror of Madness (2003)  #1793
Dreams of Endless War (2002)  #1919
23
The Black Dahlia Murder
2001, United States
Melodic Death Metal
Everblack (2013)  #962
Ritual (2011)  #1225
Nocturnal (2007)  #1250
24
Dark Lunacy
1997, Italy
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal
The Diarist (2006)  #651
Devoid (2000)  #1076
Forget Me Not (2003)  #1309
25
Wintersun
2003, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal
Time I (2012)  #126
Time II (2024)  #411
Wintersun (2004)  #857
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)  #1953
The Spectral Sorrows (1993)  #3088
29
Ne Obliviscaris
2003, Australia
Extreme Progressive Metal
Portal of I (2012)  #52
Citadel (2014)  #490
Urn (2017)  #501
30
MyGrain
2004, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
MyGrain (2011)  #734
Orbit Dance (2006)  #3347
Signs of Existence (2008)  #5628
31
Method
2002, Korea
Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Abstract (2015)  #1137
Definition of Method (2019)  #2581
Warrior's Way (2013)  [EP]  #2665
32
Nightrage
2000, Greece
Melodic Death Metal
Descent Into Chaos (2005)  #3414
A New Disease Is Born (2007)  #3552
Insidious (2011)  #4572
33
Hypocrisy
1991, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal
34
Blood Stain Child
2000, Japan
Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal
Mozaiq (2007)  #1117
Idolator (2005)  #3583
ε psilon (2011)  #3588
35
Gyze
2011, Japan
Melodic Death Metal
Northern Hell Song (2017)  #1451
Fascinating Violence (2013)  #3690
Black Bride (2015)  #5197
36
The Haunted
1996, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal
One Kill Wonder (2003)  #1656
rEVOLVEr (2004)  #1932
Unseen (2011)  #6397
37
The Halo Effect
2019, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Days of the Lost (2022)  #377
Shadowminds (2021)  [Single]
Days of the Lost (2022)  [Single]
38
The Agonist
2004, Canada
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Prisoners (2012)  #3054
Eye of Providence (2015)  #3068
Orphans (2019)  #5542
39
Sonic Syndicate
2005, Sweden
Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal
Jack of Diamonds (2008)  [Single]
Only Inhuman (2007)  #2617
Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007)  [Single]
40
Dimension Zero
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Silent Night Fever (2002)  #2315
This Is Hell (2003)  #2803
He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007)  #5641
41
Skyfire
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal
Spectral (2004)  #5582
Liberation in Death (2017)  [EP]  #5801
Esoteric (2009)  #6667
42
Darkest Hour
1995, United States
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Deliver Us (2007)  #1501
The Human Romance (2011)  #5058
43
Allegaeon
2008, United States
Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal
Apoptosis (2019)  #1230
Damnun (2022)  #2291
44
Eluveitie
2002, Switzerland
Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal
Slania (2008)  #1466
Origins (2014)  #2688
Spirit (2006)  #4557
45
Sylosis
2000, United Kingdom
Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal
Conclusion of an Age (2008)  #2141
Edge of the Earth (2011)  #3256
Monolith (2012)  #3881
46
All That Remains
1998, United States
Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal
The Fall of Ideals (2006)  #659
...For We Are Many (2010)  #5433
47
Serenity in Murder
2009, Japan
Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal
The Eclipse (2017)  #2575
48
Parasite Inc.
2007, Germany
Melodic Death Metal
Time Tears Down (2013)  #521
Cyan Night Dreams (2022)  #6645
Dead and Alive (2018)  #7508
49
Before the Dawn
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal
Rise of the Phoenix (2012)  #1569
Deadlight (2007)  #7264
Deathstar Rising (2011)  #7435
50
Dreamshade
2006, Switzerland
Metalcore, Alternative Rock
What Silence Hides (2011)  #2111
Wide Awake (2010)  [Single]
What Silence Hides (2008)  [Demo]
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,234
Reviews : 10,428
Albums : 170,129
Lyrics : 218,137