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) #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	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #398 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1152 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1328
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #229 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #388 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #925
11	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #95 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #255 Surgical Steel (2013) #319
12	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #918 The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1061 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	...And Death Said Live (2012) #508 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 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #1966
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	Architect of Lies (2008) #731 The Hours That Remain (2006) #836 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #1453
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	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #386 Mind Tricks (2006) #572 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
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 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #812
27	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #972 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1264 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1935
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	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1178 Virus (2005) #1425 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
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 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4551 The Human Romance (2011) #5058
43	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1230 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1300 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 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1388 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5433
47	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2235 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2514 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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