Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Dark Tranquillity 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Damage Done (2002) #23 Fiction (2007) #41 Atoma (2016) #184
2	Arch Enemy 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Burning Bridges (1999) #51 Rise of the Tyrant (2007) #108 Wages of Sin (2001) #322
3	In Flames 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal	Colony (1999) #172 The Jester Race (1996) #189 Whoracle (1997) #281
4	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #94 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #119 Hatebreeder (1999) #274
5	Omnium Gatherum 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	New World Shadows (2011) #26 Beyond (2013) #159 Grey Heavens (2016) #713
6	Insomnium 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Winter's Gate (2016) #36 Heart Like a Grave (2019) #204 Anno 1696 (2023) #215
7	Kalmah 1998, Finland Melodic Death Metal	12 Gauge (2010) #92 The Black Waltz (2006) #459 They Will Return (2002) #508
8	Soilwork 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	Övergivenheten (2022) #536 The Ride Majestic (2015) #801 The Living Infinite (2013) #851
9	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #396 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1149 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1342
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #236 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #376 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #928
11	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #97 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #271 Surgical Steel (2013) #303
12	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #921 The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1064 Morphogenesis (2008) [Single]
13	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Halo (2022) #417 Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021) [Live] #464 Queen of Time (2018) #485
14	Persefone 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Aathma (2017) #148 Spiritual Migration (2013) #267 Shin-Ken (2009) #460
15	Mors Principium Est 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal	...And Death Said Live (2012) #514 The Unborn (2005) #999 Dawn of the 5th Era (2014) #1134
16	At the Gates 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Slaughter of the Soul (1995) #199 At War with Reality (2014) #1538 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #2527
17	Heaven Shall Burn 1997, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Invictus (2010) #484 Iconoclast (2008) #1997 Veto (2013) #2229
18	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Stone's Reach (2009) #293 Vessels (2016) #412 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #447
19	Mercenary 1991, Denmark Melodic Death Metal	Architect of Lies (2008) #739 The Hours That Remain (2006) #843 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #1089
20	Disarmonia Mundi 1999, Italy Melodic Death Metal	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #362 Mind Tricks (2006) #573 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
21	In Mourning 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Weight of Oceans (2012) #311 Monolith (2010) #473 Shrouded Divine (2008) #652
22	Norther 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Death Unlimited (2004) #837 Mirror of Madness (2003) #1624 Dreams of Endless War (2002) #1937
23	The Black Dahlia Murder 2001, United States Melodic Death Metal	Everblack (2013) #972 Ritual (2011) #1215 Nocturnal (2007) #1241
24	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #132 Time II (2024) #243 Wintersun (2004) #862
25	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #656 Devoid (2000) #1013 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) #354 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #822
27	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #259 Unorthodox (1992) #1972 The Spectral Sorrows (1993) #3096
28	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #893 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1260 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1954
29	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal	Portal of I (2012) #54 Citadel (2014) #493 Urn (2017) #503
30	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #742 Orbit Dance (2006) #3399 Signs of Existence (2008) #5767
31	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #381 March of the Unheard (2025) #2334 Shadowminds (2021) [Single]
32	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1135 Definition of Method (2019) #2621 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2711
33	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3478 A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3615 Insidious (2011) #4679
34	Hypocrisy 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1177 Osculum Obscenum (1993) #1240 Virus (2005) #1334
35	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1112 Idolator (2005) #3647 ε psilon (2011) #3652
36	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1460 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3759 Black Bride (2015) #5312
37	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1673 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1951 Made Me Do It (2000) #6085
38	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #3107 Eye of Providence (2015) #3118 Orphans (2019) #5677
39	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2658 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
40	Dimension Zero 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Silent Night Fever (2002) #2356 This Is Hell (2003) #2860 He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007) #5780
41	Skyfire 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Spectral (2004) #5721 Liberation in Death (2017) [EP] #5925 Esoteric (2009) #6812
42	Darkest Hour 1995, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Deliver Us (2007) #1509 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4660 The Human Romance (2011) #5166
43	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1220 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1305 Damnun (2022) #2332
44	Eluveitie 2002, Switzerland Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal	Slania (2008) #1474 Origins (2014) #2835 Spirit (2006) #4666
45	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #2170 Edge of the Earth (2011) #3309 Monolith (2012) #3966
46	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #664 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1398 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5763
47	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2271 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2553 The Eclipse (2017) #2615
48	Parasite Inc. 2007, Germany Melodic Death Metal	Time Tears Down (2013) #529 Cyan Night Dreams (2022) #6787 Dead and Alive (2018) #7694
49	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1805 Deadlight (2007) #7433 Deathstar Rising (2011) #7612
50	Dreamshade 2006, Switzerland Metalcore, Alternative Rock	What Silence Hides (2011) #2137 Wide Awake (2010) [Single] What Silence Hides (2008) [Demo]

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