Best Heavy Metal Bands | Metal Kingdom

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Judas Priest 1970, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Painkiller (1990) #2 Defenders of the Faith (1984) #13 Screaming for Vengeance (1982) #45
2	Iron Maiden 1975, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	Powerslave (1984) #12 The Number of the Beast (1982) #15 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) #90
3	Black Sabbath 1969, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal	Paranoid (1970) #19 Heaven and Hell (1980) #27 Master of Reality (1971) #118
4	Ozzy Osbourne United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Blizzard of Ozz (1980) #31 Tribute: Randy Rhoads (1987) [Live] #70 Diary of a Madman (1981) #601
5	Scorpions 1964, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock	Moment of Glory (2000) #244 Love at First Sting (1984) #263 Sting in the Tail (2010) #275
6	Impellitteri 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Screaming Symphony (1996) #212 Stand in Line (1988) #387 Venom (2015) #1245
7	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #454 Devil's Ground (2004) #791 Delivering the Black (2014) #993
8	Rage 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal	Lingua Mortis (1996) #371 Strings to a Web (2010) #545 Trapped! (1992) #733
9	Dio 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Holy Diver (1983) #84 The Last in Line (1984) #341 Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010) [Live] #763
10	Savatage 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock	Gutter Ballet (1989) #246 Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) #379 Dead Winter Dead (1995) #854
11	Queensrÿche 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Operation: Mindcrime (1988) #20 Empire (1990) #840 Operation: Livecrime (1992) [Live] #1023
12	부활 (Boohwal) 1985, Korea Heavy Metal, Rock, K-Pop	II : Remember (1987) #80 III : 기억상실 (1993) #362 Volume 1 (1986) #886
13	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #569 The Glorious Burden (2004) #1000 Horror Show (2001) #1153
14	Avenged Sevenfold 1999, United States Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock	City of Evil (2005) #538 Nightmare (2010) #665 Avenged Sevenfold (2007) #1427
15	Accept 1976, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Balls to the Wall (1983) #719 Blood of the Nations (2010) #809 Metal Heart (1985) #821
16	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #578 The Premonition (2008) #883 Allegiance (2006) #1431
17	Anthem 1981, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Bound to Break (1987) #403 Hunting Time (1989) #633 Immortal (2006) #859
18	Motörhead 1975, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Ace of Spades (1980) #54 Overkill (1979) #353 Inferno (2004)
19	Crimson Glory 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Transcendence (1988) #96 Crimson Glory (1986) #166 Strange and Beautiful (1991) #3699
20	King Diamond 1985, Denmark Heavy Metal	Abigail (1987) #359 Conspiracy (1989) #847 Fatal Portrait (1986) #1346
21	Alice in Chains 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Grunge	Dirt (1992) #467 Facelift (1990) #1734 MTV Unplugged (1996) [Live] #2035
22	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1142 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1399 Crimson Thunder (2002) #1568
23	W.A.S.P. 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Crimson Idol (1992) #214 W.A.S.P. (1984) #1131 The Headless Children (1989) #1323
24	Downhell 2003, Korea Heavy Metal	A Relative Coexistence (2011) #438 At the End of Death (2006) #1024 Karma (2008) [EP] #3055
25	Metal Church 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Metal Church (1984) #331 Live (1998) [Live] #1336 The Dark (1986) #1362
26	Battle Beast 2005, Finland Heavy Metal	Steel (2011) #685 Battle Beast (2013) #730 Bringer of Pain (2017) #1723
27	Black Hole 1986, Korea Heavy Metal	Hero (2005) #1148 Made in Korea (1995) #1275 Survive (1990) #1370
28	Marty Friedman United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Dragon's Kiss (1988) #994 Scenes (1992) #1594 Loudspeaker (2006) #1795
29	Dream Evil 1999, Sweden Heavy Metal	The Book of Heavy Metal (2004) #856 Evilized (2003) #1309 In the Night (2010) #1999
30	Halford 1992, United Kingdom Heavy Metal	Live Insurrection (2001) [Live] #461 Resurrection (2000) #1437 Live in Anaheim - Original Soundtrack (2010) [Live]
31	Manowar 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Hail to England (1984) Kings of Metal (1988) #1547 Louder Than Hell (1996) #2486
32	The Poodles 2005, Sweden Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, AOR	Performocracy (2011) #572 Clash of the Elements (2009) #1088 Metal Will Stand Tall (2006) #1305
33	Loudness 1981, Japan Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Soldier of Fortune (1989) #1784 Loudness (1992) #2122 King of Pain (2010)
34	Venom 1979, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, NWOBHM	Welcome to Hell (1981) #1819 Black Metal (1982) #1973 Warhead (1984) [Single]
35	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Death or Glory (1989) #1389 Port Royal (1988) #1522 Masquerade (1995) #2077
36	Mercyful Fate 1981, Denmark Heavy Metal	Don't Break the Oath (1984) #215 Melissa (1983) #1413 In the Shadows (1993)
37	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #599 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2050 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live]
38	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #496 From Hell With Love (2019) #3149
39	Budgie 1967, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock	Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1973) #631 In for the Kill (1974) #1390 An Ecstasy of Fumbling: the Definitive Anthology (1996) [Compilation]
40	Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal	ThunderSteel (1988) #1030 Restless Breed (1982) Born in America (1983)
41	Saxon 1978, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	Unleash the Beast (1997) Metalhead (1999) Crusader (1984)
42	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] The Grave Digger (2001) Heavy Metal Breakdown (1984)
43	Anvil 1981, Canada Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Pound for Pound (1988) Strength of Steel (1987) Worth the Weight (1992)
44	Jorn 2000, Norway Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock	The Duke (2006) Unlocking the Past (2007) #2238 Spirit Black (2009)
45	백두산 (Baekdoosan) 1986, Korea Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	King of Rock'n Roll (1987) #1179 III (1992) #3559 Too Fast! Too Loud! Too Heavy!! (1986) #3635
46	Dokken 1977, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Back for the Attack (1987) #1793 Beast From the East (1988) [Live] #1848 Under Lock and Key (1985) #2300
47	Alcatrazz 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll (1983) #1201 The Best of Alcatrazz (1998) [Compilation] Live '83 (2010) [Live]
48	Axel Rudi Pell Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal	Mystica (2006) Diamonds Unlocked (2007) Oceans of Time (1998)
49	Heaven & Hell 2006, International Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	The Devil You Know (2009) #1136 Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) [Live] #2206 Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) [Video]
50	Cacophony 1986, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal	Speed Metal Symphony (1987) #431 Go Off! (1988) #2230

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