Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

228 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Dark Tranquillity 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Damage Done (2002) #23 Fiction (2007) #42 Atoma (2016) #194
2	Arch Enemy 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Burning Bridges (1999) #61 Rise of the Tyrant (2007) #129 Wages of Sin (2001) #366
3	In Flames 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal	Colony (1999) #165 The Jester Race (1996) #198 Whoracle (1997) #304
4	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #96 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #115 Hatebreeder (1999) #256
5	Omnium Gatherum 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	New World Shadows (2011) #28 Beyond (2013) #136 Grey Heavens (2016) #739
6	Insomnium 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Winter's Gate (2016) #39 Heart Like a Grave (2019) #228 Anno 1696 (2023) #266
7	Kalmah 1998, Finland Melodic Death Metal	12 Gauge (2010) #106 The Black Waltz (2006) #434 They Will Return (2002) #555
8	Soilwork 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	Övergivenheten (2022) #775 The Ride Majestic (2015) #816 The Living Infinite (2013) #879
9	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #415 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1270 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1478
10	Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	A Virgin and a Whore (2001) #248 Chaotic Beauty (2000) #421 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #967
11	Amorphis 1990, Finland Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock	Halo (2022) #368 Queen of Time (2018) #390 Skyforger (2009) #371
12	Carcass 1986, United Kingdom Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll	Heartwork (1993) #98 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #233 Surgical Steel (2013) #326
13	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #999 Morphogenesis (2008) [Single] The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1284
14	At the Gates 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Slaughter of the Soul (1995) #149 At War with Reality (2014) #1674 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #1711
15	Persefone 2001, Andorra Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal	Aathma (2017) #157 Spiritual Migration (2013) #281 Shin-Ken (2009) #429
16	Mors Principium Est 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal	...And Death Said Live (2012) #491 Dawn of the 5th Era (2014) #1165 The Unborn (2005) #1044
17	Heaven Shall Burn 1997, Germany Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Invictus (2010) #522 Iconoclast (2008) #2039 Veto (2013) #2223
18	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Stone's Reach (2009) #295 Vessels (2016) #466 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #473
19	In Mourning 2000, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	The Weight of Oceans (2012) #306 Monolith (2010) #499 Shrouded Divine (2008) #766
20	Mercenary 1991, Denmark Melodic Death Metal	Architect of Lies (2008) #777 The Hours That Remain (2006) #902 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #914
21	Disarmonia Mundi 1999, Italy Melodic Death Metal	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #426 Mind Tricks (2006) #591 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
22	Wintersun 2003, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal	Time I (2012) #138 Time II (2024) #301 Wintersun (2004) #763
23	Norther 1996, Finland Melodic Death Metal	Death Unlimited (2004) #933 Mirror of Madness (2003) #2051 Dreams of Endless War (2002) #2116
24	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #688 Devoid (2000) #1096 Forget Me Not (2003) #1591
25	The Black Dahlia Murder 2001, United States Melodic Death Metal	Everblack (2013) #1008 Nocturnal (2007) #1235 Ritual (2011) #1257
26	Shade Empire 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Anti-Life Saviour (2017) [Single] Omega Arcane (2013) #376 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #645
27	Edge of Sanity 1989, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal	Crimson (1996) #259 Unorthodox (1992) #1964 Purgatory Afterglow (1994) #2945
28	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #860 Shadow Walk (2016) #868 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #2002
29	Ne Obliviscaris 2003, Australia Extreme Progressive Metal	Portal of I (2012) #57 Urn (2017) #478 Citadel (2014) #481
30	The Halo Effect 2019, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Days of the Lost (2022) #407 March of the Unheard (2025) #2119 Shadowminds (2021) [Single]
31	MyGrain 2004, Finland Melodic Death Metal	MyGrain (2011) #730 Orbit Dance (2006) #3777 Signs of Existence (2008) #6145
32	Hypocrisy 1991, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1079 Virus (2005) #1461 Hell over Sofia - 20 Years of Chaos and Confusion (2011) [Video]
33	The Haunted 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	One Kill Wonder (2003) #1567 rEVOLVEr (2004) #2012 Strength in Numbers (2017) #5786
34	Method 2002, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Abstract (2015) #1013 Definition of Method (2019) #2789 Warrior's Way (2013) [EP] #2802
35	Nightrage 2000, Greece Melodic Death Metal	A New Disease Is Born (2007) #3702 Descent Into Chaos (2005) #3563 Insidious (2011) #4854
36	Gyze 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Northern Hell Song (2017) #1493 Fascinating Violence (2013) #3802 Black Bride (2015) #5574
37	Blood Stain Child 2000, Japan Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal	Mozaiq (2007) #1152 ε psilon (2011) #3735 Idolator (2005) #3883
38	The Agonist 2004, Canada Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Prisoners (2012) #3247 Eye of Providence (2015) #3691 Orphans (2019) #6035
39	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #2609 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
40	Dimension Zero 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	This Is Hell (2003) #3109 Silent Night Fever (2002) #3393 He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007) #6454
41	Eluveitie 2002, Switzerland Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal, Celtic Metal	Slania (2008) #1706 Origins (2014) #3209 Spirit (2006) #4693
42	Allegaeon 2008, United States Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal	Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1326 Apoptosis (2019) #1641 Damnun (2022) #2392
43	Skyfire 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Spectral (2004) #6131 Liberation in Death (2017) [EP] #6308 Esoteric (2009) #7346
44	Sylosis 2000, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	Conclusion of an Age (2008) #2232 Edge of the Earth (2011) #3404 Monolith (2012) #4952
45	Darkest Hour 1995, United States Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Deliver Us (2007) #1311 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #3914 The Human Romance (2011) #5426
46	All That Remains 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal	The Fall of Ideals (2006) #623 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1581 ...For We Are Many (2010) #6139
47	The Crown 1998, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal	Deathrace King (2000) #1416 Crowned in Terror (2002) #4759 Eternal Death (2002) #6620
48	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1816 Cold Flare Eternal (2025) #6360 Deadlight (2007) #6870
49	Avatar 2001, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore	So Sang the Hollow (2021) [Single] Hail the Apocalypse (2014) #1725 Avatar (2009) #2468
50	Thousand Eyes 2011, Japan Melodic Death Metal	Endless Nightmare (2015) #2026 Bloody Empire (2013) #3232 Day of Salvation (2018) #3464

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