Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Iron Maiden
1975-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1975 | - | 4633 |
| 2 |
|
Opeth
1990-
|
Extreme progressive Progressive rock Progressive |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 4508 |
| 3 |
|
Metallica
1981-
|
Heavy Bay Area thrash |
USA | 1981 | - | 4078 |
| 4 |
|
Megadeth
1983-
|
Thrash Heavy Hard rock |
USA | 1983 | - | 3384 |
| 5 |
|
Amon Amarth
1988-
|
Melodic death | Sweden | 1988 | - | 3293 |
| 6 |
|
Slayer
1981-
|
Thrash | USA | 1981 | - | 3229 |
| 7 |
|
Death
1983-2001
|
Progressive death Death Progressive thrash |
USA | 1983 | 2001 | 3068 |
| 8 |
|
Black Sabbath
1968-2017
|
Doom Heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | 2017 | 2586 |
| 9 |
|
Dream Theater
1985-
|
Progressive | USA | 1985 | - | 2543 |
| 10 |
|
Judas Priest
1969-
|
Heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1969 | - | 2370 |
| 11 |
|
Nightwish
1996-
|
Symphonic power Symphonic |
Finland | 1996 | - | 2358 |
| 12 |
|
Children Of Bodom
1993-
|
Extreme power | Finland | 1993 | - | 2304 |
| 13 |
|
Blind Guardian
1984-
|
Power Speed |
Germany | 1984 | - | 2195 |
| 14 |
|
Dark Tranquillity
1989-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1989 | - | 2093 |
| 15 |
|
Pantera
1981-2003
|
Heavy Groove thrash Groove metal |
USA | 1981 | 2003 | 2088 |
| 16 |
|
Agalloch
1995-2016
|
Atmospheric black Neofolk |
USA | 1995 | 2016 | 2084 |
| 17 |
|
In Flames
1990-
|
Gothenburg Alternative |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 2050 |
| 18 |
|
Ensiferum
1995-
|
Extreme folk | Finland | 1995 | - | 1970 |
| 19 |
|
Katatonia
1991-
|
Blackened doom Death doom Alternative rock Gothic doom |
Sweden | 1991 | - | 1914 |
| 20 |
|
Arch Enemy
1996-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1996 | - | 1905 |
| 21 |
|
Behemoth
1991-
|
Black Blackened death |
Poland | 1991 | - | 1901 |
| 22 |
|
Kreator
1982-
|
Teutonic thrash | Germany | 1982 | - | 1862 |
| 23 |
|
Dimmu Borgir
1993-
|
Symphonic black Black |
Norway | 1993 | - | 1838 |
| 24 |
|
Wintersun
2004-
|
Extreme power | Finland | 2004 | - | 1807 |
| 25 |
|
Amorphis
1990-
|
Death Melodic death Folk Progressive |
Finland | 1990 | - | 1776 |
| 26 |
|
Insomnium
1997-
|
Melodic death | Finland | 1997 | - | 1773 |
| 27 |
|
Tool
1988-
|
Progressive Alternative |
USA | 1988 | - | 1695 |
| 28 |
|
Testament
1983-
|
Bay Area thrash | USA | 1983 | - | 1674 |
| 29 |
|
Helloween
1978-
|
Speed Power |
Germany | 1978 | - | 1647 |
| 30 |
|
Kamelot
1991-
|
Symphonic power | USA | 1991 | - | 1610 |
| 31 |
|
Immortal
1990-
|
Death Black |
Norway | 1990 | - | 1581 |
| 32 |
|
Epica
2002-
|
Symphonic | The Netherlands | 2002 | - | 1566 |
| 33 |
|
Lamb Of God
1999-
|
Groove thrash | USA | 1999 | - | 1555 |
| 34 |
|
Gojira
1996-
|
Progressive death Alternative |
France | 1996 | - | 1540 |
| 35 |
|
Iced Earth
1985-
|
Heavy US power |
USA | 1985 | - | 1516 |
| 36 |
|
Anathema
1990-
|
Death doom Atmospheric rock Doom |
United Kingdom | 1990 | - | 1499 |
| 37 |
|
Symphony X
1994-
|
Progressive Symphonic power |
USA | 1994 | - | 1432 |
| 38 |
|
Eluveitie
2002-
|
Celtic folk Gothenburg |
Switzerland | 2002 | - | 1428 |
| 39 |
|
Mastodon
1999-
|
Progressive stoner Progressive sludge |
USA | 1999 | - | 1420 |
| 40 |
|
Rammstein
1994-
|
Industrial | Germany | 1994 | - | 1393 |
| 41 |
|
Sepultura
1984-
|
Alternative Death Groove thrash Thrash |
Brazil | 1984 | - | 1319 |
| 42 |
|
Moonspell
1989-
|
Folk Gothic black Gothic Symphonic black Black |
Portugal | 1989 | - | 1288 |
| 43 |
|
Sonata Arctica
1996-
|
Power | Finland | 1996 | - | 1287 |
| 44 |
|
Enslaved
1991-
|
Viking black Progressive black |
Norway | 1991 | - | 1280 |
| 45 |
|
Cannibal Corpse
1988-
|
Death | USA | 1988 | - | 1264 |
| 46 |
|
Emperor
1991-2014
|
Black Symphonic black |
Norway | 1991 | 2014 | 1263 |
| 47 |
|
Nile
1993-
|
Brutal death Technical death |
USA | 1993 | - | 1260 |
| 48 |
|
Therion
1987-
|
Death Symphonic |
Sweden | 1987 | - | 1252 |
| 49 |
|
Be'lakor
2004-
|
Melodic death | Australia | 2004 | - | 1244 |
| 50 |
|
Paradise Lost
1988-
|
Gothic Death doom |
United Kingdom | 1988 | - | 1215 |