Best Death Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Death 1984, United States Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Symbolic (1995) #34 Human (1991) #46 The Sound of Perseverance (1998) #122
2	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #99 Surgical Steel (2013) #276 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #356
3	Cannibal Corpse 1988, United States Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Torture (2012) #420 A Skeletal Domain (2014) #1030 The Bleeding (1994) #1102
4	Deicide 1989, United States Death Metal	Legion (1992) #130 Deicide (1990) #152 Once upon the Cross (1995) #529
5	Obituary 1988, United States Death Metal	Cause of Death (1990) #57 Slowly We Rot (1989) #596 The End Complete (1992) #2633
6	Morbid Angel 1983, United States Death Metal	Altars of Madness (1989) #77 Covenant (1993) #735 Kingdoms Disdained (2017) #1462
7	Celtic Frost 1984, Switzerland Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	To Mega Therion (1985) #258 Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] #1465 Into the Pandemonium (1987) #1601
8	Vader 1983, Poland Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Welcome to the Morbid Reich (2011) #837 De Profundis (1995) #908 Live in Japan (1998) [Live]
9	Krisiun 1990, Brazil Death Metal	Southern Storm (2008) #311 Black Force Domain (1995) #563 Conquerors of Armageddon (2000) #1182
10	The Chasm 1992, Mexico Death Metal	Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm (2009) #323 Deathcult for Eternity: the Triumph (1998) #614 The Spell of Retribution (2004) #882
11	Aborted 1995, Belgium Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done (2003) #190 Global Flatline (2012) #1693 Retrogore (2016)
12	Bloodbath 1998, Sweden Death Metal	The Wacken Carnage (2008) [Live] #578 Nightmares Made Flesh (2004) #878 Breeding Death (2000) [EP]
13	Immolation 1988, United States Death Metal	Dawn of Possession (1991) #533 Kingdom of Conspiracy (2013) #1162 Here in After (1996) #2083
14	Autopsy 1987, United States Death Metal	Mental Funeral (1991) #252 Severed Survival (1989) #708 Macabre Eternal (2011) #1269
15	Entombed 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Left Hand Path (1990) #992 Hollowman (1993) [EP] Clandestine (1991) #1245
16	Demigod Finland Death Metal	Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) #287 Unholy Domain (1991) [Demo] Shadow Mechanics (2002)
17	Vital Remains 1988, United States Death Metal	Dechristianize (2003) #339 Icons of Evil (2007) #1365 Evil - Death - Live (2007) [Video]
18	Bolt Thrower 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal	Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness (1989) #973 ...For Victory (1994) #1114 The IVth Crusade (1992) #1325
19	Incantation 1989, United States Death Metal	Diabolical Conquest (1998) #691 Onward to Golgotha (1992) #712 Blasphemous Cremation (2008) [EP]
20	도깨비 (Tokkaebi) 1997, Korea Death Metal	천문 (Astronomical Phenomena) (2000) #663
21	Sulphur Aeon 2010, Germany Death Metal, Black Metal	The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos (2018) #564 Swallowed by the Ocean's Tide (2013) #797 Gateway to the Antisphere (2015) #1283
22	Belphegor Austria Death Metal, Black Metal	Conjuring the Dead (2014) #1587 Lucifer Incestus (2003) #2907 Blood Magick Necromance (2011)
23	Darkane 1998, Sweden Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Rusted Angel (1998) #1165 Expanding Senses (2002) Layers of Lies (2005) #2894
24	Morgoth 1985, Germany Death Metal, Industrial Rock	Cursed (1991) #972 Ungod (2015) #1993 The Eternal Fall (1990) [EP] #2311
25	Tribulation 2004, Sweden Death Metal, Gothic Metal	The Formulas of Death (2013) The Children of the Night (2015) #1599 Down Below (2018) #2444
26	Cancer 1987, United Kingdom Death Metal, Thrash Metal	To the Gory End (1990) #729 Death Shall Rise (1991) #2718 Shadow Gripped (2018)
27	Impiety 1990, Singapore Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	Skullfucking Armageddon (1999) #546 Kaos Kommand 696 (2002) Two Majesties: an Arrogant Alliance of Satan's Extreme Elite (2004) [Split]
28	Malevolent Creation 1986, United States Death Metal	The 13th Beast (2019) The Ten Commandments (1991) #1935 Retribution (1992) #2423
29	Six Feet Under 1993, United States Death Metal	Graveyard Christmas (2014) Undead (2012) #1720 Maximum Violence (1999) #1857
30	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Starspawn (2016) #459 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #479 Interdimensional Extinction (2015) [EP]
31	Runemagick 1990, Sweden Death Metal, Doom Metal	Darkness Death Doom (2003) #696 The Supreme Force of Eternity (1998) Moon of the Chaos Eclipse (2002)
32	Avulsed 1991, Spain Death Metal	Yearning for the Grotesque (2003) #2124 Gorespattered Suicide (2005) #2137 Ritual Zombi (2013)
33	Obtained Enslavement 1989, Norway Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	Witchcraft (1997) #907 Soulblight (1998) #1971 The Shepherd and the Hounds of Hell (2000)
34	Necrophobic 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal	The Nocturnal Silence (1993) #867 Darkside (1997) Mark of the Necrogram (2018)
35	Solstice 1990, United States Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Solstice (1992) #439 Pray for the Sentencing (2012) [Compilation] To Dust (2009)
36	Grave 1988, Sweden Death Metal	You'll Never See... (1992) Into the Grave (1991) #1707 As Rapture Comes (2006)
37	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #2001 Shadows and Dust (2002) Temple of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III) (1996)
38	Akercocke 1997, United Kingdom Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Black Metal	Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone (2005) #2220 Renaissance in Extremis (2017) Choronzon (2003)
39	Sinister 1988, Netherlands Death Metal	Cross the Styx (1992) #1335 Diabolical Summoning (1993) #2262 The Post-Apocalyptic Servant (2014)
40	Sadhu 1992, Korea Death Metal	The Trend of Public Opinion (1996) #1018

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