Best Alternative Metal Bands
154 bands
| Rank | Image | Band / Formed / Genres | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore | ||
| 2 | 1990, United States Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | ||
| 3 | 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal | ||
| 4 | 1994, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | ||
| 5 | 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal | Dead End Kings (2012) #1635 The Great Cold Distance (2006) #1672 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1791 | |
| 6 | 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Grunge | ||
| 7 | 1991, United States Rap Metal, Alternative Metal | ||
| 8 | 1988, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Metal | ||
| 9 | 1996, United States Nu Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal | ||
| 10 | 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | ||
| 11 | 1984, Brazil Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Nu Metal | ||
| 12 | 2005, United States Groove Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | Hard to See (2009) [Single] American Capitalist (2011) #5170 | |
| 13 | 2004, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | ||
| 14 | 1982, United States Avant-garde Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal | ||
| 15 | 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore | ||
| 16 | 2010, Japan Trance Metal, Alternative Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Metalcore | ||
| 17 | 2001, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore | ||
| 18 | 1997, Japan Alternative Metal, Visual Kei, Progressive Metal | ||
| 19 | 2008, Canada Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Ambient | Addicted (2009) #602 Transcendence (2016) #900 Devin Townsend Presents: Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2015) [Live] #1722 | |
| 20 | 1994, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Groove Metal | ||
| 21 | 1999, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Hard Rock | Phobia (2006) #2972 Dear Agony (2009) #2533 Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin (2011) [Compilation] | |
| 22 | 2004, United Kingdom Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Deathcore | ||
| 23 | 1996, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Alternative Rock | ||
| 24 | 1995, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | ||
| 25 | 1992, Korea Alternative Metal, Stoner Metal | Noizegarden (1996) #683 1992-1999 (Deluxe Remastered Edition) (2014) [Compilation] ...But Not Least (1999) #6153 | |
| 26 | 1997, Italy Gothic Metal, Alternative Metal | ||
| 27 | 1999, United States Melodic Metalcore, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal | ||
| 28 | 1996, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Groove Metal | ||
| 29 | 1989, Sweden Rap Metal, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | ||
| 30 | 2008, Sweden Trance Metal, Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal | ||
| 31 | 2016, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Art Pop | Take Me Back to Eden (2023) #7348 Even in Arcadia (2025) #9840 | |
| 32 | United States Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Alternative Metal | Hellbilly Deluxe (1998) #5646 Past, Present & Future (2003) [Compilation] | |
| 33 | 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal | ||
| 34 | 1984, United States Experimental Rock, Funk Metal, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | ||
| 35 | Canada Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Ambient | ||
| 36 | 1992, United States Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge | Meanwhile in Burbank... (2015) [EP] | |
| 37 | 2002, Netherlands Symphonic Metal | ||
| 38 | 2005, United States Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal | ||
| 39 | 2000, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | ||
| 40 | 1991, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu Metal | ||
| 41 | 1999, United States Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Industrial Rock, Hard Rock | ||
| 42 | 1994, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, Funk Metal | ||
| 43 | 2003, United States Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock | ||
| 44 | 1998, International Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal | ||
| 45 | 1994, United States Nu Metal, Rap Rock, Rap Metal, Pop Rock | Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water (2000) #3220 Gold Cobra (2011) #5572 Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ (1997) #5826 | |
| 46 | 2010, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metalcore, Alternative Metal | ||
| 47 | 1989, United States Alternative Metal | ||
| 48 | 2008, United Kingdom Melodic Metalcore, Hard Rock, Trancecore | From Death to Destiny (2013) #2672 Reckless & Relentless (2011) #3378 See What's on the Inside (2021) #6577 | |
| 49 | 2016, Canada Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal | ||
| 50 | Russia Alternative Metal, Post-Metal, Electronic |
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