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The greatest death metal artists of all time

50 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Death

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–1998 · death metal
39.861
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The full board
2 Opeth Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · progressive metal 26.974
3 Bolt Thrower United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1986–2016 · death metal 14.484
4 Morbid Angel United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · death metal 13.737
5 Behemoth Poland flagPoland · 1991– · death metal 13.346
6 In Flames Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 11.579
7 Nile United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · death metal 10.284
8 Gojira France flagFrance · 1996– · death metal 7.493
9 Blood Incantation United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2011– · death metal 7.380
10 Entombed Sweden flagSweden · 1989– · death metal 5.902
11 Sepultura Brazil flagBrazil · 1984– · metal 5.872
12 Amorphis Finland flagFinland · 1990– · progressive metal 5.645