Best Heavy Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Megadeth 1983, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Rust in Peace (1990) #1 Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986) #16 Countdown to Extinction (1992) #161
2	Judas Priest 1970, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Painkiller (1990) #2 Defenders of the Faith (1984) #17 Screaming for Vengeance (1982) #53
3	Helloween 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] #41
4	Metallica 1981, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Ride the Lightning (1984) #6 Master of Puppets (1986) #27 ...And Justice for All (1988) #85
5	Iron Maiden 1975, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	The Number of the Beast (1982) #9 Powerslave (1984) #11 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) #72
6	Black Sabbath 1969, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Doom Metal	Paranoid (1970) #14 Heaven and Hell (1980) #21 Master of Reality (1971) #65
7	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #134 Power Plant (1999) #155 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #158
8	Yngwie Malmsteen Sweden Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal	Rising Force (1984) #35 Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E flat minor Op.1 (1998) #123 Marching Out (1985) #234
9	Deep Purple 1968, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock	Machine Head (1972) #10 In Rock (1970) #112 Made in Japan (1972) [Live] #136
10	Testament 1986, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	The Legacy (1987) #296 The Gathering (1999) #361 Dark Roots of Earth (2012) #508
11	Ozzy Osbourne United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Blizzard of Ozz (1980) #36 Tribute: Randy Rhoads (1987) [Live] #80 Diary of a Madman (1981) #711
12	Royal Hunt 1989, Denmark Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Symphonic Metal	Paradox (1997) #55 Show Me How to Live (2011) #287 Moving Target (1995) #478
13	Pantera 1981, United States Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Vulgar Display of Power (1992) #98 Cowboys from Hell (1990) #193 The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) #289
14	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #90 Hellfire Club (2004) #233 Theater of Salvation (1999) #439
15	Darkthrone 1987, Norway Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) #32 Transilvanian Hunger (1994) #144 Under a Funeral Moon (1993) #450
16	Scorpions 1964, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop Rock	Love at First Sting (1984) #238 Moment of Glory (2000) #307 Blackout (1982) #344
17	Impellitteri 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Screaming Symphony (1996) #300 Stand in Line (1988) #394 The Nature of the Beast (2018) #1500
18	X Japan 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Blue Blood (1989) #147 Jealousy (1991) #457 Art of Life (1993) #1245
19	Rainbow 1975, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR	Rising (1976) #118 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) #119 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978) #218
20	Trivium 1999, United States Melodic Metalcore, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Ascendancy (2005) #138 Shogun (2008) #879 In the Court of the Dragon (2021) #1216
21	Rage 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal	Strings to a Web (2010) #606 Lingua Mortis (1996) #618 Trapped! (1992) #770
22	Dio 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Holy Diver (1983) #78 The Last in Line (1984) #338 Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 (2010) [Live] #961
23	Savatage 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock	Gutter Ballet (1989) #223 Streets: A Rock Opera (1991) #358 Dead Winter Dead (1995) #576
24	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #627 Seven Seals (2005) #824 Devil's Ground (2004) #1105
25	Queensrÿche 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Operation: Mindcrime (1988) #20 The Verdict (2019) #807 Empire (1990) #1193
26	Skid Row 1986, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal	Slave to the Grind (1991) #181 Skid Row (1989) #239 Subhuman Race (1995) #1756
27	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #545 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #1125 The Glorious Burden (2004) #1222
28	Mötley Crüe 1981, United States Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Dr. Feelgood (1989) #212 Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) #1219 Shout at the Devil (1983) #1512
29	Accept 1976, Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Metal Heart (1985) #728 Balls to the Wall (1983) #737 Blood of the Nations (2010) #813
30	Stryper 1983, United States Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Christian Rock	To Hell with the Devil (1986) #286 Second Coming (2013) #1695 In God We Trust (1988) #2056
31	Motörhead 1975, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Ace of Spades (1980) #93 Overkill (1979) #424 WWE: King of Kings (Triple H) [Feat. Motörhead] (2011) [Single]
32	Avenged Sevenfold 1999, United States Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock	Nightmare (2010) #892 City of Evil (2005) #958 Avenged Sevenfold (2007) #1428
33	부활 (Boohwal) 1985, Korea Heavy Metal, Rock, K-Pop	II : Remember (1987) #150 III : 기억상실 (1993) #561 Volume 1 (1986) #1837
34	김경호 (Kim Kyungho) Korea K-Pop, Hard Rock, Rock, Heavy Metal	00:00:1998 (1998) #988 1997 (1997) #1607 Kim Kyung ho - 5th (2000) #2679
35	Annihilator 1984, Canada Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Never Neverland (1990) #531 Alice in Hell (1989) #1057 Set the World on Fire (1993) #2530
36	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #632 The Premonition (2008) #1033 Allegiance (2006) #1950
37	Crimson Glory 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Transcendence (1988) #91 Crimson Glory (1986) #211 Astronomica (1999) #5532
38	Alice in Chains 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Grunge	Dirt (1992) #304 MTV Unplugged (1996) [Live] #1771 Facelift (1990) #1886
39	Disturbed 1996, United States Nu Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal	Perfect Insanity (2008) [Single] Ten Thousand Fists (2005) #1731 Indestructible (2008) #1990
40	Anthem 1981, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Bound to Break (1987) #593 Hunting Time (1989) #847 Immortal (2006) #1140
41	King Diamond 1985, Denmark Heavy Metal	Abigail (1987) #414 Conspiracy (1989) #717 Fatal Portrait (1986) #1374
42	Gary Moore United Kingdom Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal	Still Got the Blues (1990) #206 Wild Frontier (1987) #455 Blues Alive (1993) [Live] #817
43	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1447 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1814 Crimson Thunder (2002) #1928
44	W.A.S.P. 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Crimson Idol (1992) #330 W.A.S.P. (1984) #1305 The Headless Children (1989) #1589
45	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #367 Aeronautics (2005) #1082 MK II (2007) #1856
46	Celtic Frost 1984, Switzerland Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	To Mega Therion (1985) #244 Morbid Tales (1984) [EP] #1858 Into the Pandemonium (1987) #2357
47	Metal Church 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Metal Church (1984) #383 The Dark (1986) #1012 Live (1998) [Live] #1434
48	Manowar 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Kings of Metal (1988) #745 Hail to England (1984) #845 Sign of the Hammer (1984) #2199
49	Fates Warning 1984, United States Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal	Perfect Symmetry (1989) #854 Parallels (1991) #855 Long Day Good Night (2020) #860
50	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Dead Heart, in a Dead World (2000) #668 This Godless Endeavor (2005) #911 Dreaming Neon Black (1999) #1446

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