Best Death Metal Bands

795 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #319 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #774
52	Hour of Penance 1999, Italy Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Sedition (2012) #396 The Vile Conception (2008) #1886 Paradogma (2010) #2211
53	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #935 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1315 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1889
54	Gojira 2001, France Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Fortitude (2021) #288 From Mars to Sirius (2005) #788 Magma (2016) #810
55	Atheist 1988, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Unquestionable Presence (1991) #385 Piece of Time (1990) #914 Elements (1993) #3332
56	Incantation 1989, United States Death Metal	Onward to Golgotha (1992) #908 Diabolical Conquest (1998) #976 Mortal Throne of Nazarene (1994) #2575
57	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Progressive Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Portal of I (2012) #50 Urn (2017) #513 Citadel (2014) #542
58	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #755 Orbit Dance (2006) #3205 Signs of Existence (2008) #5384
59	Fallujah 2007, United States Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore	The Harvest Wombs (2011) #881 Nomadic (2013) [EP] #1028 The Flesh Prevails (2014) #1412
60	Morbid Saint 1982, United States Thrash Metal	Spectrum of Death (1990) #155 Destruction System (1992) [Demo] Beyond the States of Hell (2014) [Live]
61	Decapitated 1996, Poland Technical Death Metal	Cancer Culture (2022) #1463 Organic Hallucinosis (2006) #2485 Carnival Is Forever (2011) #2571
62	Cynic 1987, United States Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Focus (1993) #322 Traced in Air (2008) #1086 Uroboric Forms - The Complete Demo Recordings (2017) [Compilation]
63	Origin 1997, United States Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal	Antithesis (2008) #793 Entity (2011) #868 Unparalleled Universe (2017) #2148
64	Napalm Death 1981, United Kingdom Grindcore, Death Metal, Hardcore Punk	The Peel Sessions (1989) [Compilation] Scum (1987) #1234 Harmony Corruption (1990) #1608
65	Nocturnus 1987, United States Technical Death Metal	The Key (1990) #185 Thresholds (1992) #1931 Nocturnus (1993) [EP]
66	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3398 Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3622 Insidious (2011) #4397
67	Revocation 2006, United States Technical Thrash Metal, Technical Death Metal	Empire of the Obscene (2008) #1770 Netherheaven (2022) #1951 Chaos of Forms (2011) #2267
68	Fear Factory 1990, United States Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Demanufacture (1995) #1191 Resurrection (1998) [Single] Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies) (2001) [Single]
69	Vital Remains 1988, United States Death Metal	Dechristianize (2003) #354 Icons of Evil (2007) #1350 Evil - Death - Live (2007) [Video]
70	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1005 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2585 Survival Ov the Fittest (2006) #2675
71	Entombed 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Left Hand Path (1990) #741 Clandestine (1991) #1122 Hollowman (1993) [EP]
72	Archspire 2009, Canada Technical Death Metal	Bleed the Future (2021) #437 Relentless Mutation (2017) #1319 The Lucid Collective (2014) #2930
73	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #141 Wintersun (2004) #1148 The Forest Seasons (2017) #1419
74	Demigod Finland Death Metal	Slumber of Sullen Eyes (1992) #532 Unholy Domain (1991) [Demo] Shadow Mechanics (2002) #8619
75	Blasphemy 1987, Canada War Metal, Black Metal	Fallen Angel of Doom (1990) #887 Gods of War (1993) #995 Desecration of São Paulo - Live in Brazilian Ritual Third Attack (2016) [Live] #2504
76	Kataklysm 1991, Canada Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Sorcery (1995) #1290 Goliath (2023) #3754 In the Arms of Devastation (2006) #5082
77	Cancer 1987, United Kingdom Death Metal, Thrash Metal	To the Gory End (1990) #407 Death Shall Rise (1991) #1405 The Sins of Mankind (1993)
78	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1486 rEVOLVEr (2004) #1884 Unseen (2011) #6110
79	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1082 Idolator (2005) #3430 ε psilon (2011) #3435
80	Belphegor 1992, Austria Death Metal, Black Metal	Conjuring the Dead (2014) #1874 Necrodaemon Terrorsathan 2020 (2020) [Single] Bondage Goat Zombie (2008) #4386
81	Demolition Hammer United States Thrash Metal, Death Metal	Epidemic of Violence (1992) #574 Tortured Existence (1990) #1307 Necrology: a Complete Anthology (2008) [Compilation]
82	Gorguts 1989, Canada Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal	Obscura (1998) #1734 The Erosion of Sanity (1993) #2054 From Wisdom to Hate (2001) #2395
83	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1536 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3536 Black Bride (2015) #4978
84	Malevolent Creation 1987, United States Death Metal	Retribution (1992) #1204 The 13th Beast (2019) #1500 The Ten Commandments (1991) #1525
85	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #364 Shadowminds (2021) [Single] Days of the Lost (2022) [Single]
86	Rivers of Nihil 2008, United States Technical Death Metal	Where Owls Know My Name (2018) #900 The Work (2021) #3409 Monarchy (2015) #5686
87	Archgoat 1989, Finland War Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal	The Light-Devouring Darkness (2009) #416 Black Mass XXX (2020) [Live] Whore of Bethlehem (2006) #1351
88	Necrophobic 1989, Sweden Death Metal, Black Metal	The Nocturnal Silence (1993) #773 Dawn of the Damned (2020) #4810 Darkside (1997) #4928
89	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #2936 Eye of Providence (2015) #3130 Orphans (2019) #5305
90	Blood Incantation 2011, United States Death Metal	Starspawn (2016) #1000 Hidden History of the Human Race (2019) #1626 Interdimensional Extinction (2015) [EP] #5750
91	Benighted 1998, France Brutal Death Metal, Grindcore	Identisick (2006) #893 Obscene Repressed (2020) #1721 Necrobreed (2017) #2507
92	Ikuinen Kaamos 1997, Finland Progressive Death Metal, Black Metal	The Forlorn (2006) #864 Closure (2008) [EP] #1380 Fall of Icons (2010) #1880
93	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Apoptosis (2019) #1184 Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1244 Damnun (2022) #2074
94	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2540 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
95	Gorod 2005, France Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Jazz	Leading Vision (2006) #1540 Kiss the Freak (2017) [EP] Aethra (2018) #1662
96	Pestilence 1986, Netherlands Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Consuming Impulse (1989) #681 Malleus Maleficarum (1988) #1039 Testimony of the Ancients (1991) #1210
97	Barren Earth 2007, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Curse of the Red River (2010) #1040 A Complex of Cages (2018) #1986 The Devil's Resolve (2012) #5044
98	Beyond Creation 2005, Canada Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Aura (2011) #649 Algorythm (2018) #2250 Earthborn Evolution (2014) #5819
99	Asphyx 1987, Netherlands Death Metal, Doom Metal	Last One on Earth (1992) #1845 The Rack (1991) #2491 Necroceros (2021) #2511
100	Terrorizer 1987, United States Deathgrind, Grindcore, Death Metal	World Downfall (1989) #905 Hordes of Zombies (2012) #2867 Caustic Attack (2018) #5755

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