Top Ten Death Metal Subgenres

Melodic and tech/prog are my two favorites - yungstirjoey666

First melodic death metal songs I liked were In Flames songs but the band that made me fan of melodic death metal was Amon Amarth. Then I came interested in other great bands as Arch Enemy and Scar Symmetry.

Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames, Kalmah, Ensiferum, Edge of Sanity, Arch Enemy, Insomnium, At The Gates - ryanrimmel

Best of death metal hands down.

Technical death metal is absolutely amazing. It makes an already amazing genre so much better. With bands like Death, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Beyond Creation, Necrophagist, Archespire, Nile, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Spawn of Possession, Decapitated, Origin, and Obscura, technical death metal is by far the best death metal subgenre.

Insane subgenre! Hour of Penance and Origin are the first two that come to mind. - Matt3

Nile, Necrophagist, Death, Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Atheist, Brain Drill, Decrepit Birth, Decapitated, Origin, Benighted, Cryptopsy, The Faceless, Pestilence, Revocation, Psycroptic, Obscura - ryanrimmel

This should carry the crown. - GREYBOYY

This and death doom deserve to be higher!

Although I prefer technical death metal, I’m voting for this because it deserves to #2. Also OSTDM is absolutely amazing.

The best death metal is the oldschool as every metal, oldschool is the best

Death, Morbid Angel, Possessed, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Jungle Rot, Six Feet Under, Gorguts, Hate Eternal, Massacre, Vital Remains - ryanrimmel

Opeth, Edge of Sanity, Gorod, Akercocke, Atheist, Pestilence, The Faceless, Obscura, Martyr, Sadist - ryanrimmel

Reason why death metal is still alive.

Dying Fetus, Nile, Suffocation, Abominable Putridity, Devourment, Brain Drill, Origin, Benighted, Pathology, Kraaniun, Putrid Pile - ryanrimmel

Fusion genre of Black Metal & Death Metal. - Nord666

This is too low... I prefer OSDM and death n roll but this needs to be higher!

Behemoth, Goatwhore, Acheron, Angelcorpse, Blasphemy, Nunslaughter, Belphegor, Akercocke, Necrophobic, Tartarus - ryanrimmel

Autopsy, Incantation, Disembowelment, Katatonia, Saturn's, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost - ryanrimmel

Fusion genre of Death Metal & Doom Metal. - Nord666

Obviously the best subgenre. Brutal Death metal comes close, but the heaviness and brutality of death metal combined with the intensity of grindcore is utterly amazing.

Mixing of Death Metal with Grindcore. - Nord666

Heaviest music genre ever. - ThatStrangeKid42

Cattle Decapitation, Aborted, Cephalic Carnage, Exhumed, Benighted, Brujeria, Terrorizer - ryanrimmel

Entombed, Six Feet Under (Graveyard Classics) - ryanrimmel

Entombed was the creator of this genre. This is a typical Death Metal sound with Garage Rock (Rock n Roll) elements. - Nord666

This one is not a specific subgenre of Death Metal, but bands like Nightfall, Septic Flesh etc. Created this genre by mixing symphony materials into Death Metal. - Nord666

This is not a particular genre, but some bands like Nightfall, Septic Flesh etc. Combined symphonic elements with Death Metal and this subgenre was created. - Nord666

Codex Omega by Septicflesh is awesome.
Fleshgod Apocalypse are great, too.
Mayan are good as well - Metal_Treasure

Septicflesh, Fleshgod Apocalypse - ryanrimmel

The quick intensity of thrash combined with the brutality and darkness of death metal

Vader, Legion Of The Damned, Torture Squad!

Ghoul, Revocation, Repugnant, Possessed, Legion of the Damned, Pestilence, Battlecross - ryanrimmel

Abominable Putridity, Pathology, Putrid Pile, Cephalotripsy, Katalepsy, Kraaniun, Vomit Remnants, Vulvectomy, Acranius, Ingested - ryanrimmel

Dark, brutal, melodic and powerful.

Bands include Naglfar and Dissection.
Dark, brutal and melodic!

Immortal Souls and Becoming the Archetype are worth checking out.

Not a music genre - just group of Death Metal bands who use Christian lyrics - Metal_Treasure

Basically it's early Fear Factory

This isn't a music subgenre - it's goregrind/grindcore with specific lyrics. Not even sure these bands are metal. - Metal_Treasure