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Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

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218 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Dark Tranquillity
1991, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Damage Done (2002)  #23
Fiction (2007)  #44
Atoma (2016)  #184
2
Arch Enemy
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Burning Bridges (1999)  #53
Rise of the Tyrant (2007)  #118
Wages of Sin (2001)  #327
3
In Flames
1990, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal
Colony (1999)  #171
The Jester Race (1996)  #187
Whoracle (1997)  #285
4
Children of Bodom
1997, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal
Follow the Reaper (2000)  #92
Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)  #104
Hatebreeder (1999)  #258
5
Omnium Gatherum
1996, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
New World Shadows (2011)  #27
Beyond (2013)  #148
Grey Heavens (2016)  #719
6
Insomnium
1997, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
Winter's Gate (2016)  #33
Heart Like a Grave (2019)  #205
Anno 1696 (2023)  #218
7
Kalmah
1998, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
12 Gauge (2010)  #101
The Black Waltz (2006)  #417
They Will Return (2002)  #519
8
Soilwork
1996, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore
Övergivenheten (2022)  #546
The Ride Majestic (2015)  #811
The Living Infinite (2013)  #864
9
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
1994, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal
A Virgin and a Whore (2001)  #234
Chaotic Beauty (2000)  #386
10
Amon Amarth
1992, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
11
Amorphis
1990, Finland
Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Rock
Queen of Time (2018)  #427
Live at Helsinki Ice Hall (2021)  [Live]  #475
Halo (2022)  #393
12
Carcass
1986, United Kingdom
Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll
13
Scar Symmetry
2004, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal
Holographic Universe (2008)  #926
Morphogenesis (2008)  [Single]
14
Mors Principium Est
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
The Unborn (2005)  #1009
Dawn of the 5th Era (2014)  #1134
15
Persefone
2001, Andorra
Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Aathma (2017)  #150
Spiritual Migration (2013)  #271
Shin-Ken (2009)  #470
16
At the Gates
1990, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Slaughter of the Soul (1995)  #200
At War with Reality (2014)  #1543
17
Heaven Shall Burn
1997, Germany
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Invictus (2010)  #525
Iconoclast (2008)  #1998
Veto (2013)  #2166
18
Mercenary
1991, Denmark
Melodic Death Metal
19
Be'lakor
2004, Australia
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal
Stone's Reach (2009)  #314
Vessels (2016)  #414
Of Breath and Bone (2012)  #453
20
Disarmonia Mundi
1999, Italy
Melodic Death Metal
Mind Tricks (2006)  #586
21
In Mourning
2000, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal
The Weight of Oceans (2012)  #286
Monolith (2010)  #484
Shrouded Divine (2008)  #653
22
Wintersun
2003, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal
Time I (2012)  #126
Time II (2024)  #263
Wintersun (2004)  #764
23
Norther
1996, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
Death Unlimited (2004)  #853
Mirror of Madness (2003)  #1618
Dreams of Endless War (2002)  #1932
24
The Black Dahlia Murder
2001, United States
Melodic Death Metal
Nocturnal (2007)  #917
Everblack (2013)  #979
Ritual (2011)  #1223
25
Dark Lunacy
1997, Italy
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal
The Diarist (2006)  #657
Devoid (2000)  #1020
Forget Me Not (2003)  #1326
26
Edge of Sanity
1989, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal
Crimson (1996)  #260
Unorthodox (1992)  #1975
Purgatory Afterglow (1994)  #2865
27
Shade Empire
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal
Anti-Life Saviour (2017)  [Single]
Omega Arcane (2013)  #360
28
Remnants of the Fallen
2009, Korea
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
29
Ne Obliviscaris
2003, Australia
Extreme Progressive Metal
Portal of I (2012)  #55
Citadel (2014)  #504
Urn (2017)  #514
30
MyGrain
2004, Finland
Melodic Death Metal
MyGrain (2011)  #752
Orbit Dance (2006)  #3427
Signs of Existence (2008)  #5815
31
The Halo Effect
2019, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal
Days of the Lost (2022)  #388
March of the Unheard (2025)  #1804
Shadowminds (2021)  [Single]
32
Hypocrisy
1991, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal
33
The Haunted
1996, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal
One Kill Wonder (2003)  #1672
rEVOLVEr (2004)  #1950
Strength in Numbers (2017)  #6804
34
Method
2002, Korea
Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Abstract (2015)  #1135
Definition of Method (2019)  #2622
Warrior's Way (2013)  [EP]  #2721
35
Nightrage
2000, Greece
Melodic Death Metal
Descent Into Chaos (2005)  #3502
A New Disease Is Born (2007)  #3633
Insidious (2011)  #4675
36
Blood Stain Child
2000, Japan
Melodic Death Metal, Trance Metal
Mozaiq (2007)  #1111
Idolator (2005)  #3665
ε psilon (2011)  #3670
37
Gyze
2011, Japan
Melodic Death Metal
Northern Hell Song (2017)  #1468
Fascinating Violence (2013)  #3783
Black Bride (2015)  #5351
38
The Agonist
2004, Canada
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Prisoners (2012)  #3127
Eye of Providence (2015)  #3139
Orphans (2019)  #5724
39
Sonic Syndicate
2005, Sweden
Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal
Jack of Diamonds (2008)  [Single]
Only Inhuman (2007)  #2545
Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007)  [Single]
40
Dimension Zero
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal
Silent Night Fever (2002)  #2738
This Is Hell (2003)  #2746
He Who Shall Not Bleed (2007)  #5829
41
Allegaeon
2008, United States
Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal
Apoptosis (2019)  #1229
Damnun (2022)  #2337
42
Skyfire
1995, Sweden
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal
Spectral (2004)  #5770
Liberation in Death (2017)  [EP]  #5979
Esoteric (2009)  #6871
43
Eluveitie
2002, Switzerland
Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal, Celtic Metal
Slania (2008)  #1687
Origins (2014)  #2849
Spirit (2006)  #4785
44
Darkest Hour
1995, United States
Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore
Deliver Us (2007)  #1516
The Human Romance (2011)  #5206
45
Before the Dawn
1999, Finland
Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal
Rise of the Phoenix (2012)  #1801
Deadlight (2007)  #7144
Deathstar Rising (2011)  #7680
46
Sylosis
2000, United Kingdom
Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal
Conclusion of an Age (2008)  #2176
Edge of the Earth (2011)  #3334
Monolith (2012)  #3996
47
All That Remains
1998, United States
Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal
The Fall of Ideals (2006)  #667
...For We Are Many (2010)  #5811
48
Serenity in Murder
2009, Japan
Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal
The Eclipse (2017)  #2617
49
Parasite Inc.
2007, Germany
Melodic Death Metal
Time Tears Down (2013)  #537
Cyan Night Dreams (2022)  #6845
Dead and Alive (2018)  #7759
50
Dreamshade
2006, Switzerland
Metalcore, Alternative Rock
What Silence Hides (2011)  #2139
Wide Awake (2010)  [Single]
What Silence Hides (2008)  [Demo]
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 50,469
Reviews : 11,627
Albums : 181,215
Lyrics : 221,435