Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Dark Tranquillity 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Damage Done (2002) #23 Fiction (2007) #47 Atoma (2016) #187
2	Arch Enemy 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Burning Bridges (1999) #53 Rise of the Tyrant (2007) #101 Wages of Sin (2001) #315
3	In Flames 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal	Colony (1999) #160 The Jester Race (1996) #184 Whoracle (1997) #279
4	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #93 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #117 Hatebreeder (1999) #265
5	Omnium Gatherum 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	New World Shadows (2011) #26 Beyond (2013) #154 Grey Heavens (2016) #703
6	Insomnium 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Winter's Gate (2016) #36 Heart Like a Grave (2019) #200 Anno 1696 (2023) #214
7	Kalmah 1998, Finland Melodic Death Metal	12 Gauge (2010) #94 The Black Waltz (2006) #460 They Will Return (2002) #504
8	Soilwork 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	Övergivenheten (2022) #534 The Ride Majestic (2015) #798 The Living Infinite (2013) #851
9	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #401 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1156 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1338
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #234 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #388 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #926
11	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #97 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #258 Surgical Steel (2013) #323
12	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #919 The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1067 Morphogenesis (2008) [Single]
13	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Halo (2022) #419 Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021) [Live] #464 Queen of Time (2018) #486
14	Persefone 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Aathma (2017) #170 Spiritual Migration (2013) #270 Shin-Ken (2009) #462
15	Mors Principium Est 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal	...And Death Said Live (2012) #508 The Unborn (2005) #1000 Dawn of the 5th Era (2014) #1140
16	At the Gates 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Slaughter of the Soul (1995) #217 At War with Reality (2014) #1446 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #1976
17	Heaven Shall Burn 1997, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Invictus (2010) #484 Iconoclast (2008) #1989 Veto (2013) #2207
18	Mercenary 1991, Denmark Melodic Death Metal	Architect of Lies (2008) #730 The Hours That Remain (2006) #840 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #1462
19	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Stone's Reach (2009) #320 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #425 Vessels (2016) #441
20	Disarmonia Mundi 1999, Italy Melodic Death Metal	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #386 Mind Tricks (2006) #574 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
21	In Mourning 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Weight of Oceans (2012) #287 Monolith (2010) #473 Shrouded Divine (2008) #649
22	Norther 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Death Unlimited (2004) #832 Mirror of Madness (2003) #1797 Dreams of Endless War (2002) #1927
23	The Black Dahlia Murder 2001, United States Melodic Death Metal	Everblack (2013) #964 Ritual (2011) #1228 Nocturnal (2007) #1252
24	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #129 Time II (2024) #397 Wintersun (2004) #861
25	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #652 Devoid (2000) #1082 Forget Me Not (2003) #1316
26	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #332 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #815
27	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #975 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1268 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1945
28	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #308 Unorthodox (1992) #1963 The Spectral Sorrows (1993) #3101
29	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal	Portal of I (2012) #52 Citadel (2014) #492 Urn (2017) #501
30	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #733 Orbit Dance (2006) #3365 Signs of Existence (2008) #5674
31	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1141 Definition of Method (2019) #2588 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2673
32	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3438 A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3576 Insidious (2011) #4608
33	Hypocrisy 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1183 Virus (2005) #1434 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
34	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1122 Idolator (2005) #3609 ε psilon (2011) #3614
35	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1460 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3716 Black Bride (2015) #5245
36	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1661 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1942 Unseen (2011) #6442
37	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #379 Shadowminds (2021) [Single] Days of the Lost (2022) [Single]
38	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #3066 Eye of Providence (2015) #3081 Orphans (2019) #5588
39	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2625 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
40	Dimension Zero 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Silent Night Fever (2002) #2328 This Is Hell (2003) #2813 He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007) #5688
41	Skyfire 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Spectral (2004) #5628 Liberation in Death (2017) [EP] #5844 Esoteric (2009) #6718
42	Darkest Hour 1995, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Deliver Us (2007) #1510 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4586 The Human Romance (2011) #5099
43	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1233 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1307 Damnun (2022) #2304
44	Eluveitie 2002, Switzerland Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal	Slania (2008) #1476 Origins (2014) #2695 Spirit (2006) #4592
45	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #2151 Edge of the Earth (2011) #3272 Monolith (2012) #3910
46	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #661 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1394 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5671
47	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2249 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2523 The Eclipse (2017) #2582
48	Parasite Inc. 2007, Germany Melodic Death Metal	Time Tears Down (2013) #521 Cyan Night Dreams (2022) #6695 Dead and Alive (2018) #7565
49	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1578 Deadlight (2007) #7319 Deathstar Rising (2011) #7491
50	Dreamshade 2006, Switzerland Metalcore, Alternative Rock	What Silence Hides (2011) #2118 Wide Awake (2010) [Single] What Silence Hides (2008) [Demo]

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