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Carcass, shown here performing at Gods of Metal festival in Bologna, Italy (2008), helped define the melodic death metal genre with their 1993 album Heartwork.

This is a list of melodic death metal bands. Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the new wave of British heavy metal with elements of death metal. The term "Gothenburg metal" is often used to describe bands associated with or stylistically similar to the melodic death metal scene that originated around Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Band Year formed Origin Notes
Act of Denial 2020 International (Croatia, Sweden, Austria, United States)
The Absence 2002 United States
The Agonist 2004 Canada
Amaranthe 2008 Sweden
Amon Amarth 1992 Sweden
Amorphis 1990 Finland
Anterior 2003 United Kingdom
Anvil of Doom 1999 Spain
Arch Enemy 1996 Sweden
Arghoslent 1990 United States
Armageddon 1997 Sweden
Arsis 2000 United States
At the Gates 1990 Sweden
At the Throne of Judgment 2005 United States
Atrophia Red Sun 1994 Poland
Avatar 2001 Sweden
Battlecross 2003 United States
Be'lakor 2004 Australia
Before the Dawn 1999 Finland
Beyond the Embrace 2000 United States
Beyond the Sixth Seal 1998 United States
The Black Dahlia Murder 2001 United States
The Blinded 2000 Sweden
Blood Stain Child 1999 Japan
Callenish Circle 1992 Netherlands
Carcass 1986 United Kingdom
Carnal Forge 1997 Sweden
Centinex 1990 Sweden
Ceremonial Oath 1989 Sweden
Chain Collector 2003 Norway
Children of Bodom 1993 Finland
Crematory 1991 Germany
Cypecore 2008 Germany
Dark Age 1995 Germany
Dark Tranquillity 1989 Sweden
Darkane 1991 Sweden
Darkest Hour 1995 United States
Deadlock 1997 Germany
Dead Jesus 1998 Canada
Death 1984 United States
Decadence 2003 Sweden
Despite 1998 Sweden
Destroy Destroy Destroy 2003 United States
Dethklok 2006 United States
Detonation 1997 Netherlands
Deus Ex Machina 2004 Singapore
DevilDriver 2002 United States
Dimension Zero 1995 Sweden
Disarmonia Mundi 2000 Italy
Disillusion 1994 Germany
Dissection 1989 Sweden
Divine Heresy 2005 United States
The Duskfall 1999 Sweden
Ebony Tears 1996 Sweden
Edge of Sanity 1989 Sweden
Ember Falls 2015 Finland
Engel 2005 Sweden
Eternal Tears of Sorrow 1994 Finland
Eucharist 1989 Sweden
The Eyes of a Traitor 2006 United Kingdom
Falchion 2002 Finland
Fear My Thoughts 1998 Germany
Fragments of Unbecoming 2000 Germany
The Funeral Pyre 2001 United States
Gardenian 1996 Sweden
Gates of Ishtar 1992 Sweden
Ghost Brigade 2005 Finland
Glass Casket 2001 United States
The Halo Effect 2021 Sweden
Hatesphere 2000 Denmark
The Haunted 1996 Sweden
Heaven Shall Burn 1996 Germany
Hypocrisy 1990 Sweden
Immortal Souls 1991 Finland
In Flames 1990 Sweden
In Mourning 2000 Sweden
Insomnium 1997 Finland
Into Eternity 1997 Canada
Kalmah 1998 Finland
Kataklysm 1991 Canada
Light This City 2002 United States
Luna Mortis 2004 United States
Mendeed 2000 United Kingdom
Mercenary 1991 Denmark
Mors Principium Est 1999 Finland
Mygrain 2004 Finland
Neuraxis 1994 Canada
Nightfall 1991 Greece
Nightrage 2000 Greece
Noumena 1998 Finland
Norther 1996 Finland
Omnium Gatherum 1996 Finland
Orbit Culture 2013 Sweden
Pain Confessor 2002 Finland
Parasite Inc. 2007 Germany
Persefone 2001 Andorra
Scar Symmetry 2004 Sweden
Shadows Fall 1995 United States
Skyfire 1995 Sweden
Soilwork 1995 Sweden
Solution .45 2008 Sweden
Sonic Syndicate 2002 Sweden
Switchblade 2001 Australia
Sylosis 2000 United Kingdom
Symphony of Heaven 2017 United States
Thirdmoon 1994 Austria
Threat Signal 2003 Canada
Through the Eyes of the Dead 2003 United States
Unanimated 1988 Sweden
The Unguided 2010 Sweden
Vardøger 1994 Norway
Wintersun 2003 Finland
With Passion 2002 United States
Within Y 2002 Sweden
Yyrkoon 1995 France
Zonaria 2002 Sweden
Æther Realm 2010 United States

See also

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