The Groove

The greatest melodic death metal artists of all time

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

No. 1

Dark Tranquillity

Sweden · 1989– · melodic death metal

62.251

Why this number?

The full board

In Flames

Sweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 48.244

3 Amon Amarth

Sweden · 1992– · melodic death metal 15.808

4 Children of Bodom

Finland · 1997–2019 · melodic death metal 10.765

At the Gates

Sweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 9.638

6 Insomnium

Finland · 1997– · melodic death metal 5.133

7 Avatar

Sweden · 2001– · melodic death metal 4.930

Opeth

Sweden · 1990– · progressive metal 4.257

9 Wintersun

Finland · 2003– · melodic death metal 3.640

Arch Enemy

Sweden · 1996– · melodic death metal 3.039

Amorphis

Finland · 1990– · progressive metal 1.851

12 The Black Dahlia Murder

United States of America · 2001– · death metal 1.425

13 Scar Symmetry

Sweden · 2004– · death metal 1.337

14 Eluveitie

Switzerland · 2002– · folk metal 1.050

15 Carcass

United Kingdom · 1985– · death metal 1.015

Epica

The Netherlands · 2002– · symphonic metal 0.700

17 DevilDriver

United States of America · 2003– · death metal 0.369

18 Ensiferum

Finland · 1995– · folk metal 0.314