Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Amon Amarth
1988-
|
Melodic death | Sweden | 1988 | - | 3378 |
| 2 |
|
Agalloch
1995-2016
|
Atmospheric black Neofolk |
USA | 1995 | 2016 | 2161 |
| 3 |
|
Arch Enemy
1996-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1996 | - | 1946 |
| 4 |
|
Amorphis
1990-
|
Death Melodic death Folk Progressive |
Finland | 1990 | - | 1870 |
| 5 |
|
Anathema
1990-
|
Death doom Atmospheric rock Doom |
United Kingdom | 1990 | - | 1558 |
| 6 |
|
Anthrax
1981-
|
Thrash Heavy |
USA | 1981 | - | 1129 |
| 7 |
|
AC/DC
1973-
|
Hard rock Blues rock |
Australia | 1973 | - | 1052 |
| 8 |
|
Ayreon
1995-
|
Progressive | The Netherlands | 1995 | - | 1020 |
| 9 |
|
At The Gates
1990-
|
Melodic death Gothenburg |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 980 |
| 10 |
|
Avantasia
1999-
|
Symphonic power | Germany | 1999 | - | 937 |
| 11 |
|
Alcest
2000-
|
Atmospheric black Shoegaze |
France | 2000 | - | 914 |
| 12 |
|
Alice In Chains
1985-
|
Grunge Heavy |
USA | 1985 | - | 746 |
| 13 |
|
Accept
1968-
|
Heavy | Germany | 1968 | - | 704 |
| 14 |
|
Angra
1991-
|
Progressive power | Brazil | 1991 | - | 700 |
| 15 |
|
Apocalyptica
1993-
|
Symphonic heavy | Finland | 1993 | - | 683 |
| 16 |
|
Arcturus
1990-
|
Avantgarde black Avantgarde |
Norway | 1990 | - | 667 |
| 17 |
|
Alestorm
2004-
|
Folk Power |
United Kingdom | 2004 | - | 656 |
| 18 |
|
Annihilator
1984-
|
Thrash | Canada | 1984 | - | 653 |
| 19 |
|
Avenged Sevenfold
1999-
|
Metalcore Heavy Alternative |
USA | 1999 | - | 555 |
| 20 |
|
After Forever
1995-2009
|
Symphonic gothic Symphonic progressive |
The Netherlands | 1995 | 2009 | 521 |
| 21 |
|
Arkona
2002-
|
Pagan folk | Russia | 2002 | - | 501 |
| 22 |
|
As I Lay Dying
2001-
|
Melodic metalcore | USA | 2001 | - | 481 |
| 23 |
|
Atheist
1984-
|
Technical death | USA | 1984 | - | 473 |
| 24 |
|
Anaal Nathrakh
1998-
|
Black Grindcore |
United Kingdom | 1998 | - | 463 |
| 25 |
|
Alice Cooper
1964-
|
Hard rock Glam rock New Wave Heavy |
USA | 1964 | - | 418 |
| 26 |
|
Animals As Leaders
2007-
|
Progressive Instrumental Djent |
USA | 2007 | - | 405 |
| 27 |
|
Ahab
2004-
|
Funeral doom | Germany | 2004 | - | 357 |
| 28 |
|
All That Remains
1998-
|
Melodic metalcore | USA | 1998 | - | 315 |
| 29 |
|
Amaranthe
2008-
|
Heavy Alternative |
Sweden | 2008 | - | 309 |
| 30 |
|
Aborted
1995-
|
Brutal death | Belgium | 1995 | - | 306 |
| 31 |
|
Allegaeon
2005-
|
Technical death Melodic death |
USA | 2005 | - | 301 |
| 32 |
|
Autopsy
1987-
|
Death | USA | 1987 | - | 278 |
| 33 |
|
Artillery
1982-
|
Thrash | Denmark | 1982 | - | 271 |
| 34 |
|
Antimatter
1998-
|
Atmospheric rock | United Kingdom | 1998 | - | 262 |
| 35 |
|
Asphyx
1987-
|
Death | The Netherlands | 1987 | - | 261 |
| 36 |
|
Arsis
2000-
|
Melodic death Technical death |
USA | 2000 | - | 249 |
| 37 |
|
Alter Bridge
2004-
|
Hard rock Rock |
USA | 2004 | - | 242 |
| 38 |
|
Atoma
2011-
|
Post-metal Post-rock |
Sweden | 2011 | - | 221 |
| 39 |
|
A Forest Of Stars
2007-
|
Atmospheric black | United Kingdom | 2007 | - | 218 |
| 40 |
|
Akercocke
1996-
|
Black Death Progressive death |
United Kingdom | 1996 | - | 215 |
| 41 |
|
Adagio
2000-2018
|
Progressive Symphonic power |
France | 2000 | 2018 | 209 |
| 42 |
|
All Shall Perish
2002-
|
Deathcore | USA | 2002 | - | 200 |
| 43 |
|
Axel Rudi Pell
1989-
|
Heavy Power |
Germany | 1989 | - | 200 |
| 44 |
|
August Burns Red
2003-
|
Technical metalcore | USA | 2003 | - | 197 |
| 45 |
|
Acid Bath
1990-1997
|
Doom Sludge |
USA | 1990 | 1997 | 189 |
| 46 |
|
Absu
1989-2020
|
Death Blackened thrash |
USA | 1989 | 2020 | 183 |
| 47 |
|
Anorexia Nervosa
1995-
|
Symphonic black Industrial |
France | 1995 | - | 181 |
| 48 |
|
Aquilus
2000-
|
Atmospheric black Symphonic black Ambient |
Australia | 2000 | - | 174 |
| 49 |
|
Amberian Dawn
2006-
|
Symphonic power | Finland | 2006 | - | 173 |
| 50 |
|
Abbath
2015-
|
Black | Norway | 2015 | - | 168 |