Best Death Metal Bands | Metal Kingdom

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Death 1984, United States Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Symbolic (1995) #44 Human (1991) #61 Leprosy (1988) #114
2	Cannibal Corpse 1988, United States Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Torture (2012) #417 A Skeletal Domain (2014) #1059 Tomb of the Mutilated (1992) #1086
3	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #113 Surgical Steel (2013) #309 Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious (1992) #526
4	Deicide 1989, United States Death Metal	Legion (1992) #120 Deicide (1990) #152 Once upon the Cross (1995) #480
5	Obituary 1988, United States Death Metal	Cause of Death (1990) #62 Slowly We Rot (1989) #783 Dead (1998) [Live] #2666
6	Morbid Angel 1983, United States Death Metal	Altars of Madness (1989) #79 Covenant (1993) #838 Blessed Are the Sick (1991) #1573
7	Celtic Frost 1984, Switzerland Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	To Mega Therion (1985) #208 Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] #1189 Into the Pandemonium (1987) #1511
8	Vader 1983, Poland Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Welcome to the Morbid Reich (2011) #800 De Profundis (1995) #802 Live in Japan (1998) [Live]
9	Krisiun 1990, Brazil Death Metal	Southern Storm (2008) #281 Black Force Domain (1995) #523 Conquerors of Armageddon (2000) #1113
10	The Chasm 1992, Mexico Death Metal	Farseeing the Paranormal Abysm (2009) #347 A Conscious Creation From the Isolated Domain - Phase I (2017) #398 Deathcult for Eternity: the Triumph (1998) #451
11	Aborted 1995, Belgium Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Goremageddon: The Saw and the Carnage Done (2003) #201 Global Flatline (2012) #1596 Termination Redux (2016) [EP]
12	Bloodbath 1998, Sweden Death Metal	The Wacken Carnage (2008) [Live] #793 Nightmares Made Flesh (2004) #861 The Fathomless Mastery (2008) #1433
13	Immolation 1988, United States Death Metal	Dawn of Possession (1991) #459 Kingdom of Conspiracy (2013) #1100 Here in After (1996) #1978
14	Entombed 1989, Sweden Death Metal	Clandestine (1991) #868 Left Hand Path (1990) #1061 Hollowman (1993) [EP]
15	Demigod Finland Death Metal	Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) #264 Unholy Domain (1991) [Demo] Shadow Mechanics (2002)
16	Vital Remains 1988, United States Death Metal	Dechristianize (2003) #321 Icons of Evil (2007) #1281 Evil - Death - Live (2007) [Video]
17	Bolt Thrower 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal	Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness (1989) #907 The IVth Crusade (1992) #1244 ...For Victory (1994) #1264
18	Incantation 1989, United States Death Metal	Onward to Golgotha (1992) #681 Diabolical Conquest (1998) #952 Blasphemous Cremation (2008) [EP]
19	Autopsy 1987, United States Death Metal	Mental Funeral (1991) #293 Severed Survival (1989) #871 Macabre Eternal (2011) #1268
20	Belphegor Austria Death Metal, Black Metal	Conjuring the Dead (2014) #1491 Blood Magick Necromance (2011) The Last Supper (1994) #3068
21	도깨비 (Tokkaebi) 1997, Korea Death Metal	천문 (Astronomical Phenomena) (2000) #706
22	Darkane 1998, Sweden Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Rusted Angel (1998) #992 Expanding Senses (2002) Layers of Lies (2005) #2742
23	Morgoth 1985, Germany Death Metal, Industrial Rock	Cursed (1991) #1129 Ungod (2015) #1892 The Eternal Fall (1990) [EP] #2173
24	Impiety 1990, Singapore Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	Skullfucking Armageddon (1999) #493 Kaos Kommand 696 (2002) Two Majesties: an Arrogant Alliance of Satan's Extreme Elite (2004) [Split]
25	Six Feet Under 1993, United States Death Metal	Graveyard Christmas (2014) Undead (2012) #1628 Maximum Violence (1999) #1748
26	Cancer 1987, United Kingdom Death Metal, Thrash Metal	To the Gory End (1990) #801 Death Shall Rise (1991) #2719 Spirit in Flames (2005)
27	Sulphur Aeon 2010, Germany Death Metal, Black Metal	Swallowed by the Ocean's Tide (2013) #767 Gateway to the Antisphere (2015) #1166 The Scythe of Cosmic Chaos (2018)
28	Avulsed 1991, Spain Death Metal	Yearning for the Grotesque (2003) #2009 Gorespattered Suicide (2005) #2020 Ritual Zombi (2013)
29	Obtained Enslavement 1989, Norway Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal	Witchcraft (1997) #661 Soulblight (1998) #1875 The Shepherd and the Hounds of Hell (2000)
30	Runemagick 1990, Sweden Death Metal, Doom Metal	Darkness Death Doom (2003) #691 The Supreme Force of Eternity (1998) Moon of the Chaos Eclipse (2002)
31	Necrophobic 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Black Metal	The Nocturnal Silence (1993) #850 Darkside (1997) Mark of the Necrogram (2018)
32	Grave 1988, Sweden Death Metal	You'll Never See... (1992) Into the Grave (1991) #1809 As Rapture Comes (2006)
33	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #1899 Temple of Knowledge (Kataklysm Part III) (1996) Shadows and Dust (2002)
34	Solstice 1990, United States Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Solstice (1992) #495 Pray for the Sentencing (2012) [Compilation] To Dust (2009)
35	Malevolent Creation 1986, United States Death Metal	The 13th Beast (2019) The Ten Commandments (1991) #1251 Retribution (1992)
36	Akercocke 1997, United Kingdom Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Black Metal	Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone (2005) #2096 Renaissance in Extremis (2017) Choronzon (2003)
37	Sinister 1988, Netherlands Death Metal	Cross the Styx (1992) #1229 Diabolical Summoning (1993) #2129 The Post-Apocalyptic Servant (2014)
38	Sadhu 1992, Korea Death Metal	The Trend of Public Opinion (1996) #948
39	Massacre 1984, United States Death Metal	From Beyond (1991) #1839 The Second Coming (1990) [Demo] Back from Beyond (2014) #3883
40	Nahu 1999, Korea Death Metal, Grindcore	Eternal Recurrence of Carnage (2012) #650 The Suneater/Phantom (2014) [Split] Nahu / Archagathus (2016) [Split]
41	Dismember 1988, Sweden Death Metal	Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991) #3124 Massive Killing Capacity (1995) The God That Never Was (2006)
42	Hate Eternal 1997, United States Death Metal	I, Monarch (2005) #1946 Infernus (2015) Upon Desolate Sands (2018)
43	Absu 1991, United States Death Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal	Barathrum V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (1993) #2172 Tara (2001) #2676 The Sun of Tiphareth (1995)
44	Portal Australia Death Metal, Black Metal	Seepia (2003) Outre (2007) Vexovoid (2013) #3207
45	Vomitory 1989, Sweden Death Metal	Opus Mortis VIII (2011) #2462 Primal Massacre (2004) Revelation Nausea (2001)
46	Benediction 1989, United Kingdom Death Metal	Subconscious Terror (1990) #2854 Transcend the Rubicon (1993) The Grand Leveller (1991)
47	Brutality 1987, United States Death Metal	Screams of Anguish (1993) #640 When the Sky Turns Black (1994) Sea of Ignorance (2016)
48	Gruesome 2014, United States Death Metal	Savage Land (2015) #1299 Twisted Prayers (2018) Dimensions of Horror (2016) [EP]
49	Agressor 1986, France Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Towards Beyond (1992) #2203 Neverending Destiny (1990) #3365 Symposium of Rebirth (1994)
50	Hate Poland Death Metal, Black Metal	Anaclasis: a Haunting Gospel of Malice & Hatred (2005) Awakening of the Liar (2003) Solarflesh (2013) #3581

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