Best Melodic Death Metal Bands

Rank	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 Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) #925
10	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #399 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #1150 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1452
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	Heartwork (1993) #98 Necroticism - Descanting the Insalubrious (1991) #274 Surgical Steel (2013) #300
13	Scar Symmetry 2004, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Groove Metal	Holographic Universe (2008) #926 Morphogenesis (2008) [Single] The Singularity (Phase II - Xenotaph) (2023) #1149
14	Mors Principium Est 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal	...And Death Said Live (2012) #454 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 Terminal Spirit Disease (1994) #2532
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	Architect of Lies (2008) #749 The Hours That Remain (2006) #881 Soundtrack for the End Times (2023) #944
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	Fragments of D-Generation (2004) #363 Mind Tricks (2006) #586 Nebularium + the Restless Memoirs EP (2009) [Compilation]
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 Poetry of the Ill-Minded (2017) #833
28	Remnants of the Fallen 2009, Korea Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	Shadow Walk (2016) #989 All the Wounded and Broken (2020) #1272 Perpetual Immaturity (REDUX 2013 Edition) (2013) [EP] #1953
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	A Taste of Extreme Divinity (2009) #1126 Virus (2005) #1345 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) #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	Proponent for Sentience (2016) #1314 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 Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation (2003) #4714 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 Victim of the New Disease (2018) #1405 ...For We Are Many (2010) #5811
48	Serenity in Murder 2009, Japan Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal	The Highest of Dystopia (2015) #2276 The Eclipse (2017) #2617 The First Frisson of the World (2011) #2557
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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