Best Alternative Metal Bands

68 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	In Flames 1990, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal	Colony (1999) #181 The Jester Race (1996) #210 Whoracle (1997) #243
2	Slipknot 1995, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	Slipknot (1999) #471 Iowa (2001) #1355 Crowz (1998) [Demo]
3	Soilwork 1996, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore	The Living Infinite (2013) #803 Verkligheten (2019) #865 The Ride Majestic (2015) #1055
4	Tool 1990, United States Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	Lateralus (2001) #108 Ænima (1996) #129 10,000 Days (2006) #265
5	Disturbed 1996, United States Nu Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal	The Sound of Silence (2015) [Single] Ten Thousand Fists (2005) #1391 Perfect Insanity (2008) [Single]
6	Katatonia 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Dead End Kings (2012) #944 Discouraged Ones (1998) #1270 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1676
7	Marilyn Manson 1989, United States Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal	Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000) #401 Antichrist Superstar (1996) #413 Mechanical Animals (1998) #1107
8	Korn 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal	Korn (1994) #746 The Serenity of Suffering (2016) #2337 Take a Look in the Mirror (2003) #2985
9	Bring Me the Horizon 2004, United Kingdom Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Deathcore, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock	Sempiternal (2013) #1093 Suicide Season (2008) #1500 There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret (2010) #2635
10	System of a Down 1994, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal	Toxicity (2001) #252 Mezmerize (2005) #700 System of a Down (1998) #1017
11	Rage Against the Machine 1991, United States Rap Metal, Alternative Metal	Rage Against the Machine (1992) #57 Evil Empire (1996) #4039 The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) #5252
12	서태지 (Seo Taiji) Korea Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, K-Pop, Pop Rock	울트라 맨이야 (2000) #774 Seo Tai Ji (1998) #1054 7th Issue (2004) #2302
13	Sonic Syndicate 2005, Sweden Melodic Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Synthesizer Rock, Alternative Metal	Jack of Diamonds (2008) [Single] Only Inhuman (2007) #1857 Psychic Suicide / Denied (2007) [Single]
14	Five Finger Death Punch 2005, United States Groove Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1 (2013) #2795 Hard to See (2009) [Single] American Capitalist (2011) #4540
15	Type O Negative 1989, United States Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Alternative Metal	October Rust (1996) #1120 Bloody Kisses (1993) #1701 World Coming Down (1999) #2270
16	Babymetal 2010, Japan Trance Metal, Alternative Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Metalcore	BxMxC (2020) [Single] Pa Pa Ya!! (feat. F.Hero) (2019) [Single] Distortion (2018) [Single]
17	Dir en Grey 1997, Japan Alternative Metal, Visual Kei, Progressive Metal	Uroboros (2008) #1152 Arche (2014) #2239 Vulgar (2003) #2500
18	Deftones 1988, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Metal	Around the Fur (1997) #676 Covers (2011) [Compilation] Ohms (2020) #1745
19	Faith No More 1982, United States Avant-garde Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	The Real Thing (1989) #1115 We Care a Lot (1987) [Single] Epic (1990) [Single]
20	Lacuna Coil 1997, Italy Gothic Metal, Alternative Metal	Swamped (2004) [Single] Comalies (2002) #2315 Trip the Darkness (2011) [Single]
21	Soundgarden 1984, United States Grunge, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	Superunknown (1994) #1248 Badmotorfinger (1991) #1995 King Animal (2012)
22	Apocalyptica 1993, Finland Symphonic Metal, Alternative Metal	Shadowmaker (2015) 7th Symphony (2010) #2020 Inquisition Symphony (1998) #3712
23	Avatar 2001, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal	So Sang the Hollow (2021) [Single] Hail the Apocalypse (2014) #1908 Black Waltz (2012) #3544
24	The Unguided 2010, Sweden Melodic Death Metal, Melodic Metalcore, Alternative Metal	Phoenix Down (2012) [Single] Hell Frost (2011) #3017 Inception (2013) [Single]
25	Alter Bridge 2004, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge	Blackbird (2007) #1874 Fortress (2013) #2143 One Day Remains (2004) #2914
26	Architects 2004, United Kingdom Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Holy Hell (2018) #2641 Doomsday (2017) [Single] Lost Forever // Lost Together (2014) #5641
27	Noizegarden 1992, Korea Alternative Metal, Stoner Metal	Noizegarden (1996) #968 1992-1999 (Deluxe Remastered Edition) (2014) [Compilation] ...But Not Least (1999)
28	Breaking Benjamin 1999, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Hard Rock	Dear Agony (2009) #1915 Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin (2011) [Compilation] Phobia (2006) #3945
29	A Perfect Circle 1999, United States Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Industrial Rock, Hard Rock	Eat the Elephant (2018) #3401 Thirteenth Step (2003) #5408 eMOTIVe (2004) #7090
30	King's X 1980, United States Hard Rock, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal	Ear Candy (1996) Dogman (1994) Tape Head (1998)
31	Mudvayne 1996, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Groove Metal	L.D. 50 (2000) #3055 The New Game (2008) The End of All Things to Come (2002) #6028
32	Evanescence 1995, United States Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Nu Metal	Fallen (2003) #2594 Origin (2000) [Demo] Synthesis (2017)
33	Temperance 2013, Italy Symphonic Metal, Alternative Metal	Diamanti (2021) #1541 The Earth Embraces Us All (2016) Viridian (2020) #4194
34	Of Mice & Men 2009, United States Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal	The Flood (2011) #4473 Restoring Force (2014) #6973 Cold World (2016) #7313
35	Primus 1984, United States Experimental Rock, Funk Metal, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal	Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991) #5888 Antipop (1999) The Desaturating Seven (2017)
36	Sevendust 1994, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Groove Metal	Sevendust (1997) #3499 Cold Day Memory (2010) Kill the Flaw (2015)
37	Volbeat 2001, Denmark Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal	Sad Man's Tongue (2007) [Single] A Warriors Call (2009) [Single] Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (2013)
38	Rob Zombie United States Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Alternative Metal	Hellbilly Deluxe (1998) #3281 The Sinister Urge (2001) #4871 Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (2013)
39	Machinae Supremacy 2000, Sweden Power Metal, Alternative Metal	Jets'n'Guns Soundtrack (2004) Rise of a Digital Nation (2012) Overworld (2008) #5593
40	In This Moment 2005, United States Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal	Blood at the Orpheum (2014) [Live] Ritual (2017) #5555 The Dream (2008) #6618

1 2

▶ Best Alternative Metal Bands	Best Atmospheric Black Metal Bands	Best Atmospheric Sludge Metal Bands
Best Avant-garde Metal Bands	Best Black Metal Bands	Best Brutal Death Metal Bands
Best Crossover Thrash Bands	Best Death Doom Metal Bands	Best Death Metal Bands
Best Deathcore Bands	Best Deathgrind Bands	Best Depressive Black Metal Bands
Best Djent Bands	Best Doom Metal Bands	Best Drone Metal Bands
Best Folk Metal Bands	Best Funeral Doom Metal Bands	Best Glam Metal Bands
Best Goregrind Bands	Best Gothic Metal Bands	Best Grindcore Bands
Best Groove Metal Bands	Best Hard Rock Bands	Best Heavy Metal Bands
Best Industrial Metal Bands	Best Mathcore Bands	Best Melodic Black Metal Bands
Best Melodic Death Metal Bands	Best Melodic Metalcore Bands	Best Metalcore Bands
Best Neoclassical Metal Bands	Best Nu Metal Bands	Best Power Metal Bands
Best Progressive Metal Bands	Best Sludge Metal Bands	Best Speed Metal Bands
Best Stoner Metal Bands	Best Symphonic Black Metal Bands	Best Symphonic Metal Bands
Best Technical Death Metal Bands	Best Technical Thrash Metal Bands	Best Thrash Metal Bands
Best Trance Metal Bands	Best Trancecore Bands	Best Viking Metal Bands
Best War Metal Bands