Best Heavy Metal Bands
446 bands
| Rank | Image | Band / Formed / Genres | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 2 | 1975, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM | ||
| 3 | 1969, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal | ||
| 4 | 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | Rust in Peace (1990) #1 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) #18 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #145 | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 6 | Sweden Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal | Rising Force (1984) #37 Marching Out (1985) #258 | |
| 7 | 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal | ||
| 8 | 1964, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock | ||
| 9 | 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal | ||
| 10 | 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | Holy Diver (1983) #47 The Last in Line (1984) #241 Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010) [Live] #895 | |
| 11 | 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
| 12 | 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 13 | 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 14 | 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 15 | 1976, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 16 | 1986, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | ||
| 17 | 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 18 | 1975, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 19 | 1992, Korea Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock | The Return of N.EX.T Part 1 - The Being (1994) #147 Lazenca: A Space Rock Opera (1997) #268 The Return of N.EX.T Part 2 - World (1995) #521 | |
| 20 | 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal | Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #508 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #976 Night of the Stormrider (1991) #1158 | |
| 21 | 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal | ||
| 22 | 1981, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 23 | 1999, United States Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock | ||
| 24 | 1985, Denmark Heavy Metal | ||
| 25 | 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | ||
| 26 | Korea K-Pop, Hard Rock, Rock, Heavy Metal | ||
| 27 | 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 28 | 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 29 | 1983, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal | Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988) #7 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987) #28 United Alive (2019) [Live] #50 | |
| 30 | 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Christian Rock | ||
| 31 | 2005, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 32 | 1978, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM | ||
| 33 | 1981, Japan Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 34 | 1981, United States Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 35 | 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 36 | 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal | ||
| 37 | 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | ||
| 38 | 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Grunge | ||
| 39 | 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal | ||
| 40 | 1981, Denmark Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | ||
| 41 | 1999, United Kingdom Heavy Metal | ||
| 42 | 1986, Korea Heavy Metal | ||
| 43 | 2002, United Kingdom Melodic Metalcore, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal | ||
| 44 | 1981, Denmark Heavy Metal | ||
| 45 | 1985, Korea Heavy Metal, Rock, K-Pop | ||
| 46 | 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal | ||
| 47 | 1979, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM | Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (1993) [Compilation] Black Metal (1982) #2338 Welcome to Hell (1981) #3335 | |
| 48 | 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal | ||
| 49 | 1981, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal | The House of Atreus: Act I (1999) #675 Invictus (1998) #2713 The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Part One (1994) #2724 | |
| 50 | 1975, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR |
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