Heaviest Melodic Death Metal Bands

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The Top Ten
1 The Black Dahlia Murder The Black Dahlia Murder is an American melodic death metal band from Waterford, Michigan, formed in 2001. Their name is derived from the 1947 unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, often referred to as Black Dahlia.

It's rare you see a Melodeath band almost go blackened and blast fast like Black Dahlia!

2 Fleshgod Apocalypse Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian death metal band. Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Willowtip Records and Nuclear Blast. The band is known for their fusion of symphonic metal with technical death metal.

Really they are not Melo-Death, they are Sympho-Death and some Djent on their first album

3 Children of Bodom Children Of Bodom was a melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland. Formed in 1993, the final lineup consisted of Alexi Laiho, Janne Wirman, Henkka Seppälä, Jaska Raatikainen and Daniel Freyberg.

But they are one of the softest death metal bands (but heavier than dethklok)

4 Amon Amarth Amon Amarth is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Tumba, formed in 1992. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom.
5 Carcass Carcass are a British extreme metal band from Liverpool, who formed in 1985 and disbanded in 1995. A reformation was enacted in 2007 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen, due to health reasons.
6 At the Gates At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg sound.
7 Dethklok Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse and a real band created to perform the band's melodic death metal music in live shows. Both bands were created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. Members Actual: •Brendon Small •Gene Hoglan •Bryan Beller •Mike Keneally Fictional: •Nathan Explosion •Toki Wartooth •Pickles •Skwisgaar Skwigelf •William Murderface Albums to date 2007: The Dethalbum: the debut studio album 2007: Trail of Dead/Dethklok: a split EP given out during a university tour 2009: Dethalbum II: the second studio album 2012: Dethalbum III: the third studio album 2013: The Doomstar Requiem: soundtrack album

But they are one of the softest death metal bands

8 Voices of Ruin
9 Wintersun Wintersun is a metal band from Helsinki, Finland and was originally created by guitarist, keyboardist, bassist, songwriter and vocalist Jari Mäenpää as a side project to folk metal band Ensiferum for whom he was lead singer and guitarist.
10 Arch Enemy Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup, from Halmstad, formed in 1996. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual Beggars, and Eucharist.