Best Melodic Death Metal Bands | page 2

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Aephanemer 2013, France Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Memento Mori (2016) #1030 Prokopton (2019) #1529 A Dream of Wilderness (2021) #2131
52	Bloodshot Dawn 2003, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Demons (2014) #1759 Bloodshot Dawn (2012) #1909 Reanimation (2018)
53	Thousand Eyes 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Endless Nightmare (2015) #1978 Bloody Empire (2013) #2502 Day of Salvation (2018) #3390
54	DevilDriver 2002, United States Groove Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Fury of Our Maker's Hand (2005) #1304 Beast (2011) #2839 The Last Kind Words (2007) #3082
55	Anterior 2003, United Kingdom Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	This Age of Silence (2007) #1245 Echoes for the Fallen (2011) #1888
56	Sentenced 1988, Finland Gothic Metal, Death Metal	Frozen (1998) #677 Crimson (2000) #801 Amok (1995) #1568
57	Arsis 2000, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	A Diamond for Disease (2005) [EP] #2038 We Are the Nightmare (2008) #5323 Starve for the Devil (2010) #5499
58	Avatar 2001, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore	Hunter Gatherer (2020) So Sang the Hollow (2021) [Single] Hail the Apocalypse (2014) #1874
59	Ghost Brigade 2005, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Doom Metal, Depressive Rock	IV - One with the Storm (2014) #2891 Until Fear No Longer Defines Us (2011) #3707 Isolation Songs (2009) #5068
60	Orbit Culture 2013, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Descent (2023) #1438 Shaman (2021) [EP] #3616 Nija (2020) #6511
61	Deals Death 2008, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Elite (2012) #3443 Point Zero Solution (2013) #3907 Internal Demons (2009) #5715
62	The Unguided 2010, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metalcore, Alternative Metal	Phoenix Down (2012) [Single] Inception (2013) [Single] Hell Frost (2011) #4343
63	Ebony Tears 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	A Handful of Nothing (1999) #2589 Tortura Insomniae (1997) #3427 Evil As Hell (2001) #9687
64	The Crescents Korea Melodic Death Metal	Neo Metalnesque (2005) #3303 Flowergrave (2006) #6139 The Rising (2009) [Single]
65	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #1148 Goliath (2023) #4028 In the Arms of Devastation (2006) #4477
66	Naildown 2005, Finland Melodic Death Metal	World Domination (2005) #1956 Dreamcrusher (2007) #4186 Eyes Wide Open (2005) [Single]
67	Solution .45 2007, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	For Aeons Past (2010) #2477 Perfecting the Void (2015) [Single] Clandestinity Now (2009) [Single]
68	Starkill 2012, United States Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Power Metal	Fires of Life (2013) #3835 Virus of the Mind (2014) #8750 Shadow Sleep (2016)
69	Words of Farewell 2006, Germany Melodic Death Metal	The Black Wild Yonder (2014) #1465 Immersion (2012) #2548 Inner Universe II (2021) [EP]
70	Infernal Chaos Korea Melodic Death Metal	Metamorphosis (2008) [EP] #1163
71	Holymarsh 2000, Korea Melodic Death Metal	In the Holymarsh (2001) #5001 Infliction Ov the Morbid Intention (2003) #6069
72	Brymir 2006, Finland Symphonic Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Voices in the Sky (2022) #2622 Breathe Fire to the Sun (2011) #5430 Wings of Fire (2019) #6811
73	The Stranded 2011, Italy Melodic Death Metal	Survivalism Boulevard (2012) #1051
74	Silence Lies Fear 2008, Azerbaijan Melodic Death Metal	Shadows of the Wasteland (2018) #688 Future: the Return (2015) #1193 The Storm Looming Ahead (2012)
75	Saturnus 1991, Denmark Death Doom Metal, Doom Metal	Veronika Decides to Die (2006) #1962 Saturn in Ascension (2012) #3519 Paradise Belongs to You (1997) #4183
76	The Absence 2002, United States Melodic Death Metal	Enemy Unbound (2010) #2311 Riders of the Plague (2007) #2951 The Absence (2024)
77	Babymetal 2010, Japan Trance Metal, Alternative Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Metalcore	BxMxC (2020) [Single] Pa Pa Ya!! (feat. F.Hero) (2019) [Single] The Other One (2023)
78	Wolfheart 2013, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Draconian Darkness (2024) Wolves of Karelia (2020) #5162 Constellation of the Black Light (2018)
79	Gates of Ishtar 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	At Dusk and Forever (1998) #5329 A Bloodred Path (1996) #6533 The Dawn of Flames (1997) #8052
80	Axamenta Belgium Melodic Death Metal, Blackened Death Metal	Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture (2006) #1368 Codex Barathri (2001) #3493 Echoes (1995) [Demo]
81	Serpent Japan Melodic Death Metal	Cradle of Insanity (2005) #1844 xGODx (2008) #5306 Pleasure of Destruction (2006) [Split]
82	Orpheus Omega 2007, Australia Melodic Death Metal	Bleed the Way (2011) #2547 ResIllusion (2013) #7526 Wear Your Sins (2019)
83	Inferi 2005, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Revenant (2018) #1835 Vile Genesis (2021) #4860 The End of an Era \| Rebirth (2019) #8033
84	The Crown 1998, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Deathrace King (2000) #1557 Crowned in Terror (2002) Eternal Death (2002)
85	Dark Oath 2009, Portugal Melodic Death Metal	When Fire Engulfs the Earth (2016) #787 Ages of Man (2024) Under a Blackened Sky (2010) [EP]
86	Carnal Forge 1997, Sweden Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Firedemon (2000) #5487 Aren't You Dead Yet? (2004) Testify for My Victims (2007)
87	Midian 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal	Pure Darkness (2019) #3548 The Wall of Oblivion (2011) [EP] #6917 Bring Me the Darkness (2014) #8795
88	Quo Vadis 1993, Canada Technical Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Day Into Night (2000) #3349 Defiant Imagination (2004) #3575 Defiant Indoctrination (2005) [Video]
89	Dismember 1988, Sweden Death Metal	Live Blasphemies (2004) [Video] Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) #1853 Massive Killing Capacity (1995) #3347
90	Intestine Baalism 1992, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	An Anatomy of the Beast (1997) #1718 Banquet in the Darkness (2003) #2427 Ultimate Instinct (2008) #3229
91	Deadlock 1997, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Manifesto (2008) #7707 Earth.Revolt (2005) Bizarro World (2011) #8166
92	The Wake 2002, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Ode to My Misery (2003) #3703 Death-A-Holic (2005) #7054
93	Light This City 2002, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Facing the Thousand (2006) #2016 Terminal Bloom (2018) #5965 Stormchaser (2008) #6715
94	Bloodred Hourglass 2005, Finland Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metalcore	Your Highness (2021) #3457 Lifebound (2012) Heal (2017)
95	Disillusion 1994, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Ayam (2022) #1180 Back to Times of Splendor (2004) #1952 The Liberation (2019) #5548
96	Gardenian 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Sindustries (2000) #2761 Two Feet Stand (1997) #7698 Soulburner (1999) #8123
97	Fractal Gates 2007, France Progressive Melodic Death Metal	Beyond the Self (2013) #5338 The Light That Shines (2018) #7638 Altered State of Consciousness (2009) #7839
98	Terrormight 2006, Korea Melodic Death Metal	Civilization Down (2011) #3300 A Moment (2012) [Single] Demo (2009) [Demo]
99	Blackguard 2008, Canada Melodic Death Metal	Firefight (2011) #5797 Storm (2020) #7393 Profugus Mortis (2009) #9043
100	After the Burial 2004, United States Metalcore, Deathcore, Djent	Wolves Within (2013) #575 In Dreams (2010) #1371 Dig Deep (2016) #2287

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