Melodic Death Metal 2010s Albums

Hexed places Children of Bodom’s slicing guitar work, high-speed keyboard exchanges and rough-edged vocals back at the front of the mix.

I, the Mask reconnects In Flames’ melodic-death-metal sharpness with the modern heavy-rock sensibility the band has developed over time.

Verkligheten spreads Soilwork’s melodic-death-metal attack and open hard-rock sense of melody across a double-album scale.

Helix sharpens Amaranthe’s meeting point of modern metal, electronic rock and pop.

Queen of Time expands Amorphis’s blend of melodic death metal, progressive shape and Finnish shadow into its most cinematic scale to date.

At the Gates' sixth album, from May 2018: the first without co-founder Anders Björler, built on Peter Weiss's novel The Aesthetics of Resistance.

Will to Power keeps Arch Enemy’s melodic-death-metal attack intact while widening the contrast between harsh force, vocal melody and arrangement.

Nightbringers packs The Black Dahlia Murder’s melodic-death-metal velocity and horror-like unease into a very dense form.

The Haunted's ninth album, released on 25 August 2017: ten tracks running 38:00.

Maximalism lets Amaranthe stack multiple vocal styles, electronic texture, hard guitar riffs and immediate melody without restraint.

Amon Amarth's tenth album, from March 2016: their first concept record, and certified gold in Germany.

In Sequence combines Amoral’s complex structures, heavy guitar work and melodic vocals in a record that resists simple genre labels.

Atoma joins Dark Tranquillity’s cutting melodic-death-metal harmonies to an atmosphere of cold, beautiful keyboards.

Battles connects In Flames’ metallic guitar push with more open vocal melody and a carefully modern sound.

Under the Red Cloud gathers Amorphis’s heavy riffs, Nordic melody and folk-like color into dense melodic metal.

Captivity & Devourment frames Armageddon’s melodic-death urgency with sharp riffs and fluent guitar melody.

I Worship Chaos preserves Children of Bodom’s fast riffs, neoclassical keyboard flair and sharp vocals while presenting a darker, tighter character.

The Ride Majestic moves freely between Soilwork’s heavy riffs and harsh vocals, and the lyricism of clean singing and spacious arrangement.

Abysmal packs The Black Dahlia Murder’s vicious speed, sharp blasting and vivid guitar melody into an extreme-metal rush.

Massive Addictive sends Amaranthe’s multiple vocal voices, electronic textures and heavy guitars racing across one another.

Fallen Leaves & Dead Sparrows crosses Amoral’s heavy guitar weight with delicate, introspective melody.

War Eternal restarts Arch Enemy with sharp melodic-death-metal riffing and an overwhelming vocal roar.

At the Gates' fifth album and first in 19 years, released in October 2014: built on Latin American magic realism, it reached number three in Sweden.

Siren Charms retains pieces of In Flames’ melodic-death aggression while emphasizing a cool, restrained atmosphere and modern tones.

The Haunted's eighth album, released on 25 August 2014, fourteen tracks running 44:08.

The Nexus sends clean vocals, harsh vocals, electronic texture and heavy guitars across one another at high speed.

Circle naturally weaves together heavy riffs, Nordic shadow, folk-shaped melody and progressive movement.

Halo of Blood puts Children of Bodom’s slicing riffs, high-speed keyboard exchanges and rough vocals in the foreground.

Construct uses cool keyboard texture, detailed riffs and restrained melody to create melodic death metal that turns inward.

Through Our Darkest Days combines Mercenary’s sharp melodic-death-metal riffing with power-metal-sized vocal melody.

The Living Infinite uses the scale of a double album to explore Soilwork’s sharp melodic death metal, modern groove and clean-vocal songfulness in wide detail.

Everblack packs high-speed blast beats, slicing riffs and dark melody into a concentrated Black Dahlia Murder attack.

Amaranthe's self-titled debut defined the band's sound, crossing female clean, male clean and harsh vocals over metal with an electronic edge.

Beneath lets Amoral move between heavy-metal riffs, hard-rock songcraft and progressive turns.

The Beginning of Times wraps Amorphis’ mythology-rooted atmosphere in melancholy melody, weighty guitar and soft keyboard color.

Khaos Legions is built around the Amott brothers’ sharp twin guitars, Angela Gossow’s ferocious vocals and heavy, precise rhythm.

Relentless Reckless Forever sends Children of Bodom’s fast guitar riffs, neoclassical keyboards and rough vocals forward at full speed.

Sounds of a Playground Fading retains melodic-death guitar language while moving In Flames toward a more direct, modern sound.

Metamorphosis layers Mercenary’s heavyweight guitar, melodic leads and clean-to-harsh vocal contrast to show the band’s strength amid change.

Ritual layers The Black Dahlia Murder’s cutting riffs, icy melodies and feral vocals into extreme metal with high tension.

The Haunted's seventh album, released on 16 March 2011, twelve tracks running 42:21.

We Are the Void layers Dark Tranquillity’s cold-toned guitar melodies, precise rhythm and harsh vocals to create a beauty shaped by shadow.

The Panic Broadcast combines Soilwork’s cutting melodic-death riffs, modern groove and vocals that move between clean and harsh approaches.