Top 55 Melodic death metal albums
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| 55 |  | Followbane
Dead Fantasia
a japanese unknown album with power metal elements, the only problem with this is the electronic drums. |
| 54 |  | Arsis
A Celebration of Guilt
one of their heaviest and still melodic releases, black metal elements all over the lp |
| 53 |  | Mercenary
11 Dreams
this one is slightly softer with more clean vocal and interesting sound |
| 52 |  | All That Remains
The Fall of Ideals
Metalcore with a lot of Melodeath elements, "this calling" is their best work yet |
| 51 |  | myGRAIN
myGRAIN
modern gothemburg with awesome clean vocals, awesome use of keyboards |
| 50 |  | Valtari
Hunter's Pride
Pretty unknown album, lot of power metal elements here |
| 49 |  | Bloodshot Dawn
Demons
first of all, awesome artwork. Technically majestic, the first half of the album is better than the second one |
| 48 |  | hypocrisy
Hypocrisy
their most atmospheric album,features lots of clean vocals and some fast death metal classics, selfinflicted overload contains some of the best highpitched screams by Peter |
| 47 |  | Avatar
Avatar
never been a great fan of their later work but this album features catchy melodies and a really good use of clean vocals. Lullaby contains their best guitar melodies ever |
| 46 |  | Arghoslent
Hornets of the Pogrom
Controversially racist band for sure, but their music it's undeniable great, mixing the old school death metal sound with guitar melodies |
| 45 |  | Rapture
Futile
dark atmospheres in this awesome record |
| 44 |  | Whispered
Shogunate Macabre
Norwegian melodic death metal with traditional japanese music sound (wtf). Pretty original though |
| 43 |  | Allegaeon
Proponent For Sentience
extreme musicanship and "the extermination" features two of the best vocalists in melodic death Metal |
| 42 |  | In Mourning
The Weight of Oceans
great concept album about oceans legends, Chtulhu will be proud. |
| 41 |  | Divine Heresy
Bleed the Fifth
Dino Cazares side project features Tim yeung's ridiculously speed drumming and awesome Tommy Vext vocals. it's not pure melodeath but really close to it |
| 40 |  | Persefone
Core
Prog melodeath concept abum with exquisite musicianship |
| 39 |  | Darkane
Rusted Angel
Their only really great album, really wicked vocals and thrashy riffs combined with classic melodeath sound |
| 38 |  | Swallow the Sun
The Morning Never Came
Melodic doom death at its finest, truly depressing and melancholic |
| 37 |  | Into Eternity
Buried in Oblivion
the production is the only flaw of this awesome Gothemburg prog work, awesome clean vocals and musicianship |
| 36 |  | Serpent (JPN)
Cradle of Insanity
another overlooked gem from japan, really heavy and majestic sound, love the piano parts |
| 35 |  | Slumber
Fallout
an overall dark and melancholic atmosphere in this goth oriented awesome album |
| 34 |  | Eternal Tears of Sorrow
A Virgin and A Whore
sounds like a(slightly) better death version of Cradle of filth, awesome keyboard sound |
| 33 |  | The Black Dahlia Murder
Everblack
one of the heaviest and "dirtiest" albums in the list, a succesion of fast deathcore oriented riffs with nice melodies and blasphemous lyrics |
| 32 |  | Mors Principium Est
The Unborn
Unique atmosphere and emotional moments through the album, the title track catches you from the very firt second |
| 31 |  | Vital Remains
Dechristianize
Without doubt the heaviest album in the melodeath genre. VR combines their classic brutal sounds with guitar melodies, the result is an album with long tracks and incredibly heavy but still melodic sound |
| 30 |  | Sylosis
Conclusion of an Age
Thrash combined with melodeath, the result is one of the mmost innovative albums in the genre. After lifeless years is an absolute highlight |
| 29 |  | Disillusion
Back to Times of Splendor
Progressive, melodic, unique |
| 28 |  | before the dawn
Deadlight
This is the best example of how catchy choruses are made , atmospheric keyboard ambience inspired by dark tranquillity and not even one filler |
| 27 |  | Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
Kurooshiku Saita Seisan Na Mukuro Wa Kanaderu-
what the fuck did i just heard? experimental melodeath with japanese lyrics and unique sound |
| 26 |  | Arch Enemy
Burning Bridges
always been their best release for me, just hear Silverwing and tell me if is not their best song ever |
| 25 |  | dark age
The Silent Republic
pure gothemburg from this underrated band |
| 24 |  | Eluveitie
Slania
Celtic folk combined to melodeath gave birth to one of the most memorable album in folk's genre |
| 23 |  | Disarmonia Mundi
Mind Tricks
Italian band featuring Soilwork's Bjorn, i love every single song on this one, nihilistic overdrive is one of my favorite songs in the genre |
| 22 |  | skyfire
Timeless Departure
an energetic and overlooked power/death metal with awesome armonies |
| 21 |  | Amorphis
Tales from the Thousand Lakes
this band never made the same album twice, in this one you can find elements from doom, prog, melodeath and also some funky keyboard signatures |
| 20 |  | Ne Obliviscaris
Portal of I
dozens of different genres combined together creates an unique experimental progressive melodic death metal gem |
| 19 |  | saturnus
Veronika Decides to Die
inspired by one of the saddest novels ever this gloomy album is maybe one of the most depressive in music history |
| 18 |  | Omnium Gatherum
New World Shadows
insomnium influence all over the record, every single track is awesome and atmospheric |
| 17 |  | dark lunacy
Forget Me Not
Piano and violins makes this band unique, Lunacircus have some creepy circus atmospheres and serenity is one of the best song in the genre, truly melancholic |
| 16 |  | Ensiferum
Ensiferum
Power melodic death folk combined together creates an epic musical journey |
| 15 |  | Hollenthon
With Vilest of Worms to Dwell
one of the first albums i've heard when i was a kid. Symphonic melodic death metal with medieval tones, dozens of different instruments played by only 2 guys |
| 14 |  | At the Gates
Slaughter of the Soul
One of the bands that defined the genre with aggressive yet melodic riffs |
| 13 |  | Amon Amarth
With Oden on Our Side
the godfathers of viking melodic death metal, this release contains some of the most epic songs ever, like cry of the black birds |
| 12 |  | Darkest Hour
Deliver Us
unique guitar sound and metalcore vocals defines one of the best modern albums in the genre, this young guys wrote some badass pieces of art like paradox with flies and the melodies in doomsayer are pure dope |
| 11 |  | carcass
Heartwork
considered to be the album that inspired the genre. Carcass changed completely sound and created a modern version of death metal with classy guitar work |
| 10 |  | wintersun
Wintersun
no one could ever imitate wintersun's sound, emotional, epic heavy and still classy |
| 9 |  | be'lakor
Stone's Reach
be'lakor create an impressive atmosphere that will give you goosebumps |
| 8 |  | Children of Bodom
Follow the Reaper
Bodom after midnight is still my favorite song by them, Alexi laiho's technical and melodic riffs combined to Wirman's unique keyboards playing defines one of the most influential albums in the genre |
| 7 |  | Scar Symmetry
Holographic Universe
Alvestam shines as a vocalist in this oniric powerful journey through gothemburg sound. Nobody can recreate a sound like this |
| 6 |  | Kalmah
They Will Return
it was hard to choose just one album, this one is maybe their most complete and energetic release. |
| 5 |  | Edge of Sanity
Crimson
Dan Swan wrote a dystopic storyboard similar to a fantasy version of Children of men and transformed it in a 40 minutes melodic death metal song with awesome progressive elements, memorable solos, deep growls an beautiful clean vocals |
| 4 |  | insomnium
Above the Weeping World
this band never released bad albums, this one is maybe one of the most influential atmospheric melodeath albums ever, love the growls alternated to the whispers, the guitar melodies are catchy and complex at the same time |
| 3 |  | Dark Tranquillity
fiction
I know that most of you expected to see the gallery here but in my opinion the dark vibes cotained in this albums and the gloomy influential keyboard sounds makes this album their best |
| 2 |  | in flames
Clayman
same as the previous pick most of you expected The Jester Race to be their best but Clayman in my opinion is a perfect album without any filler and the unique sound managed in flames to create their own sound. |
| 1 |  | Soilwork
The Ride Majestic
Soilwork latest work is my all time favorite album in the genre. it has no flaws. Bjorn's growls are awesome and his clean vocals reach some high notes that makes him one of the singers with the best vocal range in modern music. Dirk's drumming is flawless, guitar solos and harmonies too. You can find fast death metal songs (alight in the aftermath), slow atmospheric tracks (whirl of pain), emotiotional power ballads (father and son), and majestic unique gems (petrichor by sulphur). |
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