Heavy metal

Melodic Death Metal sendiri berkembang pesat di Skandinavia, khususnya Gothenburg. Band-band seperti In Flames, At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy dan Soilwork.
Selain di Skandinavia, "Melodic Death Metal" juga berkembang di daerah lain sperti Children of Bodom, Kalmah dan Norther (Finlandia),The Black Dahlia Murder, Darkest Hour and Himsa (Amerika Serikat), Switchblade, Daysend,Infernal Method (Australia),Disarmonia Mundi (Italia), Blood Stain Child (Jepang) dan Death Scythe (Meksiko).