Best Alternative Metal Bands

133 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Spineshank 1996, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Cyber Metal	The Height of Callousness (2000) Self Destructive Pattern (2003) Strictly Diesel (1998)
52	Chevelle 1995, United States Alternative Metal	Wonder What's Next (2002) This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004) Vena Sera (2007)
53	Novasonic 1999, Korea Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Metal, K-Pop	Novasonic (1999) #4007 Novasonic 2 (2000) #6857 Novasonic 3 (2001)
54	Sleep Token 2016, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Art Pop	Take Me Back to Eden (2023) #7338 Sundowning (2019) One (2016) [EP]
55	Machinae Supremacy 2000, Sweden Power Metal, Alternative Metal	Jets'n'Guns Soundtrack (2004) Rise of a Digital Nation (2012) Overworld (2008) #6355
56	Type O Negative 1990, United States Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Alternative Metal	October Rust (1996) #859 World Coming Down (1999) #2094 Bloody Kisses (1993) #3204
57	Between the Buried and Me 2000, United States Progressive Metal, Metalcore	Colors (2007) #190 Colors Live (2008) [Live] #310 The Great Misdirect (2009) #441
58	Three Days Grace 1997, Canada Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Hard Rock	One-X (2006) #4010 Life Starts Now (2009) Three Days Grace (2003)
59	Quorthon Sweden Alternative Metal, Grunge	Album (1994) #7044 Purity of Essence (1997) When Our Day is Through (1997) [EP]
60	Parkway Drive 2002, Australia Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore	Horizons (2007) #809 Parkway Drive: the DVD (2009) [Video] Killing With a Smile (2005) #2638
61	Northlane 2009, Australia Ambient Metalcore, Djent	Alien (2019) #4884 Singularity (2013) Node (2015)
62	Voivod 1981, Canada Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal	Dimension Hatröss (1988) #1220 Target Earth (2013) #1425 Killing Technology (1987) #2456
63	Sadie 2005, Japan Metal, Metalcore, Visual Kei, Melodic, Death Metal, Heavy Metal	Voyage (2015) [Single] Master of Romance (2009) Red Line (2012) [EP]
64	Godsmack 1995, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge	Faceless (2003) The Oracle (2010) Lighting Up the Sky (2023)
65	Sum 41 1996, Canada Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Skate Punk, Alternative Metal, Melodic Hardcore	Chuck (2004) #5809 Half Hour of Power (2000) [EP] Does This Look infected? (2002) #7028
66	Dry Kill Logic 1993, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore	The Dead and Dreaming (2004) The Darker Side of Nonsense (2001) Of Vengeance and Violence (2006)
67	Static-X 1994, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Cannibal (2007) Start a War (2005) Shadow Zone (2003) #5555
68	Devilment 2011, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Extreme Metal	The Great and Secret Show (2014) #6970 II: the Mephisto Waltzes (2016) #7443 Demo 2013 (2013) [Demo]
69	Seether 2002, South Africa Post-grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock	Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007) Isolate and Medicate (2014) Karma and Effect (2005)
70	Machine Head 1991, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu Metal	The Blackening (2007) #331 Unto the Locust (2011) #608 Burn My Eyes (1994) #918
71	Of Mice & Men 2009, United States Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	The Flood (2011) #5501 Of Mice & Men (2010) Restoring Force (2014) #7897
72	Pitchshifter 1989, United Kingdom Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock, Nu Metal	www.pitchshifter.com (1998) #3846 Shutdown (2002) [Single] PSI (2002) #6833
73	Loka 2012, Japan Alternative Metal	01 ~ Zero One ~ (2012) [EP] EnFlame (2012) Criss x Cross (2013) [Compilation]
74	Underoath 1997, United States Metalcore, Post-Hardcore	Cries of the Past (2000) Define the Great Line (2006) Ø (Disambiguation) (2010)
75	Demon Hunter 2000, United States Metalcore, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal	The World Is a Thorn (2010) True Defiance (2012) #5514 Extremist (2014)
76	Therapy? 1989, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock	Troublegum (1994) #6865 Infernal Love (1995) Nurse (1992)
77	Architects 2004, United Kingdom Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Holy Hell (2018) #2465 Doomsday (2017) [Single] All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (2016) #4440
78	Bury Tomorrow 2006, United Kingdom Metalcore, Melodic Metalcore	Runes (2014) The Union of Crowns (2012) #4867 Black Flame (2018) #7628
79	FRUITPOCHETTE Japan Trance Metal, Alternative Metal, Kawaii Metal	The Crest of Evil (2015) Zekkyou -Unlash- (絶叫-Unlash-) (2016) [EP] Akatsuki -Crisis- (暁-Crisis-) (2016) [EP]
80	Papa Roach 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Rap Metal	Crooked Teeth (2017) The Paramour Sessions (2006) #7307 Infest (2000) #8147
81	Loathe 2014, United Kingdom Metalcore	I Let It in and It Took Everything (2020) #6868 The Cold Sun (2017) Prepare Consume Proceed (2016) [EP]
82	Helmet 1989, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Aftertaste (1997) Meantime (1992) #6108 Left (2023)
83	While She Sleeps 2006, United Kingdom Metalcore	You Are We (2017) #3521 Sleeps Society (2021) So What? (2019)
84	Dr. Core 911 1998, Korea Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Metal	비정(非正)산조 (2000) Eat or Be Eaten (2008) 오락가락(娛樂歌樂)(Oh Rock Go Rock) (2007) [EP]
85	Coal Chamber 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Coal Chamber (1997) #8341 Chamber Music (1999) Dark Days (2002)
86	Prophets of Rage 2016, United States Funk Metal, Rap Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal	Prophets of Rage (2017) #8116 The Party's Over (2016) [EP] Prophets of Rage (2016) [Single]
87	Agent Fresco 2008, Iceland Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Art Rock	Destrier (2015) #1714 A Long Time Listening (2010) Lightbulb Universe (2008) [EP]
88	King's X 1980, United States Hard Rock, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal	Please Come Home... Mr. Bulbous (2000) Manic Moonlight (2001) Black Like Sunday (2003)
89	Staind 1995, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Hard Rock, Nu Metal	Dysfunction (1999) Staind (2011) Break the Cycle (2001) #8765
90	Spiritbox 2016, Canada Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	The Fear of Fear (2023) [EP] #4331 Eternal Blue (2021) #7749 Circle with Me (2021) [Single]
91	Soundgarden 1984, United States Grunge, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	Superunknown (1994) #1085 Badmotorfinger (1991) #2877 King Animal (2012)
92	Halestorm 1997, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Pop Rock	The Strange Case Of... (2012) #3963 Back from the Dead (2022) Halestorm (2009) #5999
93	Pia 1998, Korea Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Electronic	Arrogantempire.xxx (2001) #4877 3rd Phase (2003) #5279 Become Clear (2005) #8014
94	Bethlehem 1991, Germany Depressive Black Metal, Death Doom Metal	Dictius te necare (1996) #950 Bethlehem (2016) #2463 Dark Metal (1994) #3103
95	Killer Be Killed 2011, United States Groove Metal, Metalcore	Killer Be Killed (2014) #4369 Reluctant Hero (2020) #8229
96	Imminence 2010, Sweden Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal	Turn the Light On (2019) I (2014) Heaven in Hiding (2021)
97	Kittie 1996, Canada Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Groove Metal	Eyes Wide Open (2024) [Single] In the Black (2009) Until the End (2004)
98	coldrain 2007, Japan Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal	Vena (2015) The Revelation (2013) The Enemy Inside (2011)
99	Dope 1997, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Life (2001) Group Therapy (2003) American Apathy (2005)
100	Lantlôs 2005, Germany Blackgaze, Post-Metal	Melting Sun (2014) #1637 .neon (2010) #5178 Agape (2011) #7506

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