Best Heavy Metal Bands | page 8

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
351	Iron Mask 2002, Belgium Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Shadow of the Red Baron (2009) #4625 Black as Death (2011) #5885 Hordes of the Brave (2005) #6938
352	Manilla Road 1977, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	The Deluge (1986) #4860 Mystification (1987) Out of the Abyss (1988)
353	Plasmatics 1978, United States Punk, Heavy Metal	Coup d'État (1982) WOW (1984) Maggots: the Record (1987)
354	Jane's Addiction 1985, United States Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Funk Metal, Alternative Metal	Nothing's Shocking (1988) #2355 Ritual de lo habitual (1990) Jane's Addiction (1987) [Live]
355	Demons & Wizards 1997, United States Power Metal	Demons & Wizards (2000) #4472 Touched By the Crimson King (2005) #5054 III (2020)
356	Glenn Hughes United Kingdom Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, AOR	From Now On (1994) Burning Japan Live (1994) [Live] Resonate (2016)
357	Savage Messiah 2007, United Kingdom Thrash Metal, Power Metal	Hands of Fate (2017) Demons (2019) The Fateful Dark (2014)
358	The Sword 2003, United States Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal	Warp Riders (2010) #3033 Age of Winters (2006) #5452 Apocryphon (2012)
359	Aldious 2008, Japan Power Metal	Determination Tour 2011 ～Live at Shibuya O-EAST～ (2012) [Video] Deep Exceed (2010) Radiant A (2015)
360	Sammy Hagar United States Hard Rock, AOR	Standing Hampton (1981) Unboxed (1994) [Compilation] Marching to Mars (1997)
361	Savage Grace 1981, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Master of Disguise (1985) Ride into the Night (1987) [EP] After the Fall from Grace (1986)
362	Black Fate 1990, Greece Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Between Visions & Lies (2014) Uncover (2002) A Pierce of Dream (2003) [Compilation]
363	Kittie 1996, Canada Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Technical Groove Metal	Eyes Wide Open (2024) [Single] In the Black (2009) Until the End (2004)
364	Grand Magus 1999, Sweden Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	Triumph and Power (2014) Wolf's Return (2005) Iron Will (2008)
365	Rebellion 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Clans Are Marching (2009) [EP] Miklagard - the History of the Vikings - Volume II (2007) Arise: From Ginnungagap to Ragnarok - History of the Vikings, Vol. III (2009) #7135
366	Wolfmother Australia Stoner Metal, Heavy Metal	Wolfmother (2005) #7027 New crown (2014) Cosmic Egg (2009) #8840
367	The Darkness 2000, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal	Permission to Land (2003) #2341 One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back (2005) Last of Our Kind (2015)
368	Communic 2003, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Waves of Visual Decay (2006) Conspiracy in Mind (2005) #5438 Payment of Existence (2008)
369	Flotsam and Jetsam 1984, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Flotsam and Jetsam (2016) #2502 Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) #2699 The End of Chaos (2019) #3072
370	Sacred Steel 1996, Germany Power Metal	Hammer of Destruction (2006) The Bloodshed Summoning (2013) Reborn in Steel (1998)
371	Crystal Ball 1998, Switzerland Power Metal, Hard Rock	Time Walker (2005) HELLvetia (2003) In the Beginning (1999)
372	Lita Ford United Kingdom Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Best of Lita Ford (1992) [Compilation] Lita (1988) #4916 Living Like a Runaway (2012)
373	Sex Machineguns 1990, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Ignition (2002) Sex Machineguns (1998) #4933 S.M. Show I (2000) [Video]
374	이덕진 (Lee Deukjin) Korea Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop	기다릴줄 아는 지혜 (1994) No Fate (2001) Sad Wings of Destiny (1992)
375	Buckethead United States Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Funk Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Experimental Rock, Instrumental	Population Override (2004) Colma (1998) #4764 Giant Robot (1994)
376	Bang 1971, United States Psychedelic Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Rock, Pop Rock	Bang (1971) Mother / Bow to the King (1972) Music (1973)
377	Igorrr France Breakcore, Avant-garde Metal, Experimental	Nostril (2010) Savage Sinusoid (2017) #3084 Spirituality and Distortion (2020) #3616
378	David T. Chastain United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Within the Heat (1989) #6235 Instrumental Variations (1987) #6688 Live! Wild and Truly Diminished!! (1992) [Live]
379	3 Inches Of Blood Canada Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Fire Up the Blades (2007) Advance and Vanquish (2004) #5912 Battlecry Under a Winter Sun (2002)
380	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1877 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4604 Split Single for East Japan (2011) [Split]
381	Triumph 1975, Canada Hard Rock, AOR, Progressive Rock	Thunder Seven (1984) #2123 Never Surrender (1982) #2975 Progressions of Power (1980) #3004
382	Mastercastle 2008, Italy Power Metal	Last Desire (2010) The Phoenix (2009) #6967 Dangerous Diamonds (2011)
383	Arakain 1982, Czech Republic Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Thrash the Trash (1990) #4729 S.O.S. (1996) Schizofrenie (1991)
384	Temperance 2013, Italy Symphonic Metal, Alternative Metal	Diamanti (2021) #1036 Viridian (2020) #3083 Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2 (2023) #3798
385	Sôber 1994, Spain Rock Alternativo, Metal Alternativo, Hard Rock	Morfología (1999) Synthesis (2001) Paradÿsso (2002)
386	Iron Fire 1995, Denmark Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Thunderstorm (2000) To the Grave (2009) On the Edge (2001)
387	DoomSword 1997, Italy Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	Resound the Horn (2002) Doomsword (1999) Let Battle Commence (2003)
388	Destructor 1983, United States Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Maximum Destruction (1985) Sonic Bullet (2003) Forever in Leather (2007)
389	Warrant 1983, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	The Enforcer (1985) First Strike (1985) [EP] Ready to Command 2010 (2010) [Compilation]
390	Age of Nemesis Hungary Progressive Metal	Psychogeist (2006) Terra Incognita (2007) #5939 Nemesis (1998)
391	Necronomidol 2014, Japan Black Metal, Blackgaze, Darkwave, Synthwave, Power Metal, Kawaii Metal	Deathless (2017) Reikon Shoumetsu (霊魂消滅) (2014) [Single] DAWNSLAYER (2017) [EP]
392	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #193 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #967 They Never Say Die (2019) #3377
393	Dark Empire 2004, United States Power Metal, Progressive Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Humanity Dethroned (2008) #2488 Distant Tides (2006) From Refuge to Ruin (2012)
394	Die Apokalyptischen Reiter 1995, Germany Death Metal, Folk Metal, Heavy Metal	Soft and Stronger (1997) #6419 Have a Nice Trip (2003) #6739 All You Need Is Love (2000) #7339
395	Crow'sClaw 2003, Japan Power Metal	Blackened Fangs and Bloody Claws (2011) The Spirit of the Destroyers (2015) Seven Wonders of the Lotus Land (2016)
396	Pellek Norway Progressive Power Metal	Ocean of Opportunity (2013) #3231 Bag of Tricks (2012) #6600 Absolute Steel (2018)
397	Dragon Guardian 2006, Japan Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	聖魔剣ヴァルキュリアス( Holy & Evil Sword Valkyrious) (2011) #2949 Dragonvarius (2009) #3123 Polyphony (2012) #5862
398	Paul Chain 1987, Italy Doom Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, Ambient	Alkahest (1995) Ash (1988) [EP] Life and Death (1989)
399	Drowning Pool 1996, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Heavy Metal	Sinner (2001) #8639 Drowning Pool (2010) Desensitized (2004)
400	Cryonic Temple 1996, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Into The Glorious Battle (2017) #1285 Bleed, Guts & Glory (2003) #1945 Mighty Eagle (2015) [Single]

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