Best Japanese Melodic Death Metal Albums

The Top Ten
1 Kurooshiku Saita Seisan Na Mukuro Wa Kanaderu, Itooshiku Saita Shoujo Wa Seisen No Kotoba Wo Utau - Imperial Circus Dead Decadence

Absolutely AMAZING record, one of my all time favorites. Each song has its own unique identity and they are all very memorable. Kimiko's singing is beautiful and very much suits the melodic parts of each song, her voice adds so much to the many incredible choruses on this record. Rib:y(uhki)'s death growls are brutal and his high screams are the best I've ever heard. The guitar work on this album is just stunning, an amazing mix of symphonic black metal, melodic death metal, and power metal. The drums are completely ridiculous, the drummer even has drum playthroughs of ICDD songs on his channel, CHECK THEM OUT. My only complaint is that bass is slightly drowned out among the insane guitars, drums, and vocals. This album is a NECESSITY for anyone who likes extreme metal, it is one of the best metal released ever in my opinion, and it is criminally underrated.

2 Banquet in the Darkness - Intestine Baalism
3 Cradle of Insanity - Serpent
4 Dominate the Overground - Another Stream
5 The Highest of Dystopia - Serenity in Murder
6 Empire from Darkness - Sorrow of Tranquility
7 Counter Blast - Colourfast
8 Xgodx - Serpent
9 Kamikakushi - Mergingmoon
10 Forever Chaos - Shadow
The Contenders
11 Yomi Yori Kikoyu, Koukoku No Tou to Honō No Shoujo - Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
12 Sangeki No Chi Ni Kagayaku Somatta Ai to Zetsubou No Kuroi Shitoga Tsumugu Saigo No Monogatari - Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
13 The Art of One - Colourfast
14 Cycle Repeats - Lost Eden

Amazing album. I used to listen to it when I was a child, and today I still think it's a masterpiece

15 Bloody Empire - Thousand Eyes
16 End of Endless Night - Thousand Leaves
17 Hellmet - Galmet
18 Dawn of The Rebellion - Galmet
19 Estrangement World's Memories - Hemorrhoid Carnage

Insane EP. Give this is a listen if you're a fan of very technical melodic death metal!

20 The First Frisson of the World - Serenity in Murder
21 Reborn - Veiled in Scarlet
22 Immortal Black Chaos - Another Dimension
23 Shadow - Shadow
24 Endless Nightmare - Thousand Eyes
25 Dead Fantasia - Followbane
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