Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

Rank	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	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #398 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1147 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1322
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #227 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #390 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #919
11	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #97 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #251 Surgical Steel (2013) #317
12	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #912 The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1055 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	...And Death Said Live (2012) #506 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 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #1953
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	Architect of Lies (2008) #728 The Hours That Remain (2006) #836 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #1446
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	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #388 Mind Tricks (2006) #568 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
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 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #812
27	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #968 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1256 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1923
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	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1171 Virus (2005) #1419 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
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 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4525 The Human Romance (2011) #5033
43	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1225 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1292 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 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1380 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5407
47	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2228 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2501 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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