Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Dark Tranquillity 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Damage Done (2002) #22 Fiction (2007) #43 Atoma (2016) #183
2	Arch Enemy 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Burning Bridges (1999) #53 Rise of the Tyrant (2007) #119 Wages of Sin (2001) #326
3	In Flames 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal	Colony (1999) #170 The Jester Race (1996) #187 Whoracle (1997) #282
4	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #96 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #116 Hatebreeder (1999) #260
5	Omnium Gatherum 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	New World Shadows (2011) #27 Beyond (2013) #149 Grey Heavens (2016) #712
6	Insomnium 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Winter's Gate (2016) #35 Heart Like a Grave (2019) #205 Anno 1696 (2023) #217
7	Kalmah 1998, Finland Melodic Death Metal	12 Gauge (2010) #101 The Black Waltz (2006) #417 They Will Return (2002) #514
8	Soilwork 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	Övergivenheten (2022) #543 The Ride Majestic (2015) #809 The Living Infinite (2013) #860
9	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #399 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1146 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1343
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #233 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #383 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #929
11	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #97 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #272 Surgical Steel (2013) #300
12	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Halo (2022) #419 Queen of Time (2018) #427 Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021) [Live] #468
13	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #923 The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1145 Morphogenesis (2008) [Single]
14	Persefone 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Aathma (2017) #151 Spiritual Migration (2013) #269 Shin-Ken (2009) #465
15	Mors Principium Est 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal	...And Death Said Live (2012) #521 The Unborn (2005) #1009 Dawn of the 5th Era (2014) #1130
16	At the Gates 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Slaughter of the Soul (1995) #197 At War with Reality (2014) #1540 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #2528
17	Heaven Shall Burn 1997, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Invictus (2010) #520 Iconoclast (2008) #1998 Veto (2013) #2162
18	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Stone's Reach (2009) #315 Vessels (2016) #414 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #449
19	Mercenary 1991, Denmark Melodic Death Metal	Architect of Lies (2008) #743 The Hours That Remain (2006) #852 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #941
20	Disarmonia Mundi 1999, Italy Melodic Death Metal	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #366 Mind Tricks (2006) #577 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
21	In Mourning 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Weight of Oceans (2012) #284 Monolith (2010) #477 Shrouded Divine (2008) #652
22	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #132 Time II (2024) #243 Wintersun (2004) #759
23	The Black Dahlia Murder 2001, United States Melodic Death Metal	Nocturnal (2007) #916 Everblack (2013) #977 Ritual (2011) #1215
24	Norther 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Death Unlimited (2004) #847 Mirror of Madness (2003) #1620 Dreams of Endless War (2002) #1933
25	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #656 Devoid (2000) #1021 Forget Me Not (2003) #1315
26	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #359 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #830
27	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #262 Unorthodox (1992) #1974 Purgatory Afterglow (1994) #2858
28	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #988 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1261 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1952
29	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal	Portal of I (2012) #55 Citadel (2014) #500 Urn (2017) #510
30	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #747 Orbit Dance (2006) #3418 Signs of Existence (2008) #5797
31	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #385 March of the Unheard (2025) #1927 Shadowminds (2021) [Single]
32	Hypocrisy 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1122 Osculum Obscenum (1993) #1240 Virus (2005) #1333
33	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1131 Definition of Method (2019) #2620 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2714
34	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3495 A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3629 Insidious (2011) #4660
35	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1464 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3773 Black Bride (2015) #5345
36	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1110 Idolator (2005) #3661 ε psilon (2011) #3666
37	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1673 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1949 Made Me Do It (2000) #6117
38	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #3119 Eye of Providence (2015) #3129 Orphans (2019) #5708
39	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2659 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
40	Dimension Zero 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Silent Night Fever (2002) #2356 This Is Hell (2003) #2739 He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007) #5809
41	Skyfire 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Spectral (2004) #5752 Liberation in Death (2017) [EP] #5957 Esoteric (2009) #6859
42	Eluveitie 2002, Switzerland Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal	Slania (2008) #1686 Origins (2014) #2840 Spirit (2006) #4704
43	Darkest Hour 1995, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Deliver Us (2007) #1514 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4698 The Human Romance (2011) #5198
44	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1220 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1305 Damnun (2022) #2333
45	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #2170 Edge of the Earth (2011) #3324 Monolith (2012) #3991
46	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #664 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1400 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5793
47	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2273 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2553 The Eclipse (2017) #2614
48	Parasite Inc. 2007, Germany Melodic Death Metal	Time Tears Down (2013) #535 Cyan Night Dreams (2022) #6833 Dead and Alive (2018) #7736
49	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1800 Deadlight (2007) #7477 Deathstar Rising (2011) #7658
50	Dreamshade 2006, Switzerland Metalcore, Alternative Rock	What Silence Hides (2011) #2138 Wide Awake (2010) [Single] What Silence Hides (2008) [Demo]

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