Best Melodic Black/Death Metal Bands
Also called "Blackened Melodic Death Metal".If you want to add a band to this list, please check first, if the genre fits. You can look that up on Encyclopaedia Metallum for reference.
The Top Ten
1 Dissection
Dissection was a Swedish extreme metal band. They formed in 1989 by Jon Nödtveidt and later disbanded in 2006, followed by Nödtveidt's suicide. Their sound is usually described as "melodic blackened death metal".
Dissection was a Swedish extreme metal band. They formed in 1989 by Jon Nödtveidt and later disbanded in 2006, followed by Nödtveidt's suicide. Their sound is usually described as "melodic blackened death metal".
2 Unanimated
Unanimated are a Swedish blackened melodic death metal band. They were founded in 1989 in Stockholm and dissolved in 1996, later reuniting in 2007. They have 7 current complete members.
Unanimated are a Swedish blackened melodic death metal band. They were founded in 1989 in Stockholm and dissolved in 1996, later reuniting in 2007. They have 7 current complete members.
3 Dawn
4 Sacramentum
5 Hyperion
6 Thulcandra
7 The Moaning
8 Serenity In Murder
Serenity in Murder is a Japanese symphonic melodic death metal band with black metal influences, formed 2009 in Tokyo. ...read more.
Serenity in Murder is a Japanese symphonic melodic death metal band with black metal influences, formed 2009 in Tokyo. ...read more.
9 Bane
10 Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence (ICDD) is a Japanese metal band with a lot of different influences. The band was formed in 2007 in Fukuoka. They have released 2 EPs and 2 full-length albums so far, which are received well among fans of Japanese extreme metal, especially their second full-length "Kuruoshiku...". ...read more.
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence (ICDD) is a Japanese metal band with a lot of different influences. The band was formed in 2007 in Fukuoka. They have released 2 EPs and 2 full-length albums so far, which are received well among fans of Japanese extreme metal, especially their second full-length "Kuruoshiku...". ...read more.The Contenders
11 Dark Tranquility
Dark Tranquillity (double "L" by the way) is not Melodic Black/Death Metal. They are cool, but do not belong on this list.
Damage Done. Enough said.
12 Soulreaper
13 Invoker
14 Black Horizons
15 Noctes
16 Death Temple
17 Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus, the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor (a fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings).
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus, the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor (a fictional location in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings).
18 Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are a British extreme metal band that formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles.
Cradle of Filth are a British extreme metal band that formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal and other extreme metal styles. I am cradle of filth from India.
19 At the Gates
At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg sound.
At the Gates is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, and a major progenitor of the Gothenburg sound.
20 Vinterland
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