Best Death Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Death 1984, United States Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Symbolic (1995) #42 Human (1991) #58 Leprosy (1988) #117
2	Cannibal Corpse 1988, United States Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Torture (2012) #428 A Skeletal Domain (2014) #1071 Kill (2006) #1103
3	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #124 Surgical Steel (2013) #297 Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (1992) #462
4	Deicide 1989, United States Death Metal	Legion (1992) #122 Deicide (1990) #161 Once upon the Cross (1995) #518
5	Obituary 1988, United States Death Metal	Cause of Death (1990) #64 Slowly We Rot (1989) #791 Dead (1998) [Live] #2730
6	Morbid Angel 1983, United States Death Metal	Altars of Madness (1989) #81 Covenant (1993) #864 Blessed Are the Sick (1991) #1617
7	Celtic Frost 1984, Switzerland Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	To Mega Therion (1985) #203 Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] #1191 Into the Pandemonium (1987) #1547
8	Vader 1983, Poland Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Welcome to the Morbid Reich (2011) #808 De Profundis (1995) #811 Live in Japan (1998) [Live]
9	Krisiun 1990, Brazil Death Metal	Southern Storm (2008) #290 Black Force Domain (1995) #531 Conquerors of Armageddon (2000) #1129
10	The Chasm 1992, Mexico Death Metal	Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm (2009) #348 Deathcult for Eternity: the Triumph (1998) #575 The Spell of Retribution (2004) #854
11	Aborted 1995, Belgium Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done (2003) #205 Global Flatline (2012) #1642 Termination Redux (2016) [EP]
12	Bloodbath 1998, Sweden Death Metal	The Wacken Carnage (2008) [Live] #803 Nightmares Made Flesh (2004) #847 Breeding Death (2000) [EP]
13	Immolation 1988, United States Death Metal	Dawn of Possession (1991) #407 Kingdom of Conspiracy (2013) #1113 Here in After (1996) #2024
14	Entombed 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Clandestine (1991) #1024 Left Hand Path (1990) #1073 Hollowman (1993) [EP]
15	Demigod Finland Death Metal	Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) #251 Unholy Domain (1991) [Demo] Shadow Mechanics (2002)
16	Vital Remains 1988, United States Death Metal	Dechristianize (2003) #325 Icons of Evil (2007) #1308 Evil - Death - Live (2007) [Video]
17	Bolt Thrower 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal	Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness (1989) #931 The IVth Crusade (1992) #1268 ...For Victory (1994) #1288
18	Incantation 1989, United States Death Metal	Onward to Golgotha (1992) #689 Diabolical Conquest (1998) #801 Blasphemous Cremation (2008) [EP]
19	Autopsy 1987, United States Death Metal	Mental Funeral (1991) #306 Severed Survival (1989) #895 Macabre Eternal (2011) #1292
20	Belphegor Austria Death Metal, Black Metal	Conjuring the Dead (2014) #1527 Blood Magick Necromance (2011) The Last Supper (1994) #3143
21	도깨비 (Tokkaebi) 1997, Korea Death Metal	천문 (Astronomical Phenomena) (2000) #718
22	Darkane 1998, Sweden Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Rusted Angel (1998) #1007 Expanding Senses (2002) Layers of Lies (2005) #2804
23	Morgoth 1985, Germany Death Metal, Industrial Rock	Cursed (1991) #1144 Ungod (2015) #1928 The Eternal Fall (1990) [EP] #2232
24	Sulphur Aeon 2010, Germany Death Metal, Black Metal	The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos (2018) #621 Swallowed by the Ocean's Tide (2013) #768 Gateway to the Antisphere (2015) #1090
25	Impiety 1990, Singapore Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	Skullfucking Armageddon (1999) #499 Kaos Kommand 696 (2002) Two Majesties: an Arrogant Alliance of Satan's Extreme Elite (2004) [Split]
26	Cancer 1987, United Kingdom Death Metal, Thrash Metal	To the Gory End (1990) #809 Death Shall Rise (1991) #2625 Shadow Gripped (2018)
27	Malevolent Creation 1986, United States Death Metal	The 13th Beast (2019) The Ten Commandments (1991) #1871 Retribution (1992) #2343
28	Six Feet Under 1993, United States Death Metal	Graveyard Christmas (2014) Undead (2012) #1672 Maximum Violence (1999) #1790
29	Avulsed 1991, Spain Death Metal	Yearning for the Grotesque (2003) #2060 Gorespattered Suicide (2005) #2070 Ritual Zombi (2013)
30	Runemagick 1990, Sweden Death Metal, Doom Metal	Darkness Death Doom (2003) #700 The Supreme Force of Eternity (1998) Moon of the Chaos Eclipse (2002)
31	Obtained Enslavement 1989, Norway Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	Witchcraft (1997) #876 Soulblight (1998) #1911 The Shepherd and the Hounds of Hell (2000)
32	Necrophobic 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal	The Nocturnal Silence (1993) #879 Darkside (1997) Mark of the Necrogram (2018)
33	Grave 1988, Sweden Death Metal	You'll Never See... (1992) Into the Grave (1991) #1659 As Rapture Comes (2006)
34	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #1935 Temple of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III) (1996) Shadows and Dust (2002)
35	Solstice 1990, United States Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Solstice (1992) #500 Pray for the Sentencing (2012) [Compilation] To Dust (2009)
36	Akercocke 1997, United Kingdom Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Black Metal	Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone (2005) #2151 Renaissance in Extremis (2017) Choronzon (2003)
37	Sinister 1988, Netherlands Death Metal	Cross the Styx (1992) #1277 Diabolical Summoning (1993) #2186 The Post-Apocalyptic Servant (2014)
38	Sadhu 1992, Korea Death Metal	The Trend of Public Opinion (1996) #969
39	Massacre 1984, United States Death Metal	From Beyond (1991) #1880 Inhuman Condition (1992) [EP] The Second Coming (1990) [Demo]
40	Nahu 1999, Korea Death Metal, Grindcore	Eternal Recurrence of Carnage (2012) #662 The Suneater/Phantom (2014) [Split] Nahu / Archagathus (2016) [Split]
41	Dismember 1988, Sweden Death Metal	Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) #3203 Massive Killing Capacity (1995) The God That Never Was (2006)
42	Hate Eternal 1997, United States Death Metal	I, Monarch (2005) #1988 Infernus (2015) Upon Desolate Sands (2018)
43	Portal 1994, Australia Death Metal	Seepia (2003) Outre' (2007) Vexovoid (2013) #3291
44	Absu 1991, United States Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	Barathrum V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (1993) #2231 Tara (2001) #3093 The Sun of Tiphareth (1995)
45	Vomitory 1989, Sweden Death Metal	Opus Mortis VIII (2011) #2526 Primal Massacre (2004) Revelation Nausea (2001)
46	Benediction 1989, United Kingdom Death Metal	Subconscious Terror (1990) #2931 Transcend the Rubicon (1993) The Grand Leveller (1991)
47	Brutality 1987, United States Death Metal	Screams of Anguish (1993) #650 When the Sky Turns Black (1994) Sea of Ignorance (2016)
48	Gruesome 2014, United States Death Metal	Savage Land (2015) #1329 Twisted Prayers (2018) Dimensions of Horror (2016) [EP]
49	Agressor 1986, France Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Towards Beyond (1992) #2260 Neverending Destiny (1990) #3443 Symposium of Rebirth (1994)
50	Hate 1991, Poland Death Metal	Anaclasis: A Haunting Gospel of Malice & Hatred (2005) Awakening of the Liar (2003) Solarflesh: A Gospel of Radiant Divinity (2013) #3673

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