Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Death
1983-2001
|
Progressive death Death Progressive thrash |
USA | 1983 | 2001 | 3105 |
| 2 |
|
Dream Theater
1985-
|
Progressive | USA | 1985 | - | 2570 |
| 3 |
|
Dark Tranquillity
1989-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1989 | - | 2117 |
| 4 |
|
Dimmu Borgir
1993-
|
Symphonic black Black |
Norway | 1993 | - | 1848 |
| 5 |
|
Dio
1982-2010
|
Heavy | USA | 1982 | 2010 | 1159 |
| 6 |
|
Draconian
1994-
|
Gothic doom | Sweden | 1994 | - | 1016 |
| 7 |
|
Darkthrone
1986-
|
Death Black Crust punk Heavy |
Norway | 1986 | - | 878 |
| 8 |
|
Devin Townsend
1996-
|
Industrial progressive Progressive |
Canada | 1996 | - | 871 |
| 9 |
|
Dissection
1989-2006
|
Melodic death Melodic black |
Sweden | 1989 | 2006 | 869 |
| 10 |
|
Deep Purple
1968-
|
Heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | - | 821 |
| 11 |
|
Deicide
1987-
|
Death | USA | 1987 | - | 694 |
| 12 |
|
Disturbed
1996-
|
Nu Alternative |
USA | 1996 | - | 678 |
| 13 |
|
DragonForce
1999-
|
Power | United Kingdom | 1999 | - | 669 |
| 14 |
|
Decapitated
1996-
|
Technical death | Poland | 1996 | - | 662 |
| 15 |
|
Dying Fetus
1991-
|
Brutal death Deathgrind Technical death |
USA | 1991 | - | 569 |
| 16 |
|
Death Angel
1982-
|
Bay Area thrash | USA | 1982 | - | 530 |
| 17 |
|
Destruction
1983-
|
Teutonic thrash | Germany | 1983 | - | 528 |
| 18 |
|
Dark Funeral
1993-
|
Black | Sweden | 1993 | - | 527 |
| 19 |
|
Diablo Swing Orchestra
2003-
|
Avantgarde Symphonic |
Sweden | 2003 | - | 485 |
| 20 |
|
DevilDriver
2002-
|
Nu Melodic death Groove thrash |
USA | 2002 | - | 459 |
| 21 |
|
Delain
2002-
|
Symphonic | The Netherlands | 2002 | - | 447 |
| 22 |
|
Drudkh
2002-
|
Atmospheric black Pagan black |
Ukraine | 2002 | - | 436 |
| 23 |
|
Deftones
1988-
|
Nu Alternative |
USA | 1988 | - | 409 |
| 24 |
|
Down
1991-
|
Heavy Sludge Stoner |
USA | 1991 | - | 374 |
| 25 |
|
Deathspell Omega
1998-
|
Black Avantgarde |
France | 1998 | - | 371 |
| 26 |
|
Dethklok
2006-
|
Melodic death | USA | 2006 | - | 362 |
| 27 |
|
Demons & Wizards
1999-
|
Heavy Power |
USA | 1999 | - | 361 |
| 28 |
|
Dark Moor
1994-
|
Symphonic power | Spain | 1994 | - | 333 |
| 29 |
|
Danzig
1988-
|
Hard rock | USA | 1988 | - | 304 |
| 30 |
|
Dismember
1988-
|
Death | Sweden | 1988 | - | 300 |
| 31 |
|
Dream Evil
1999-
|
Heavy Power |
Sweden | 1999 | - | 269 |
| 32 |
|
Dark Fortress
1994-
|
Black | Germany | 1994 | - | 253 |
| 33 |
|
Def Leppard
1977-
|
New wave of British heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1977 | - | 250 |
| 34 |
|
Dragonland
1999-
|
Symphonic power | Sweden | 1999 | - | 248 |
| 35 |
|
Daylight Dies
1996-
|
Melodic death Doom |
USA | 1996 | - | 240 |
| 36 |
|
Deafheaven
2010-
|
Atmospheric black Post-metal Shoegaze |
USA | 2010 | - | 232 |
| 37 |
|
Deathstars
2000-
|
Industrial gothic | Sweden | 2000 | - | 223 |
| 38 |
|
Doom:VS
2004-
|
Funeral doom | Sweden | 2004 | - | 211 |
| 39 |
|
Dark Angel
1981-
|
Bay Area thrash | USA | 1981 | - | 210 |
| 40 |
|
Dalriada
2006-
|
Folk | Hungary | 2006 | - | 181 |
| 41 |
|
Disarmonia Mundi
2000-
|
Gothenburg | Italy | 2000 | - | 180 |
| 42 |
|
Darkspace
1999-
|
Ambient black | Switzerland | 1999 | - | 177 |
| 43 |
|
Decrepit Birth
2001-
|
Brutal death Technical death |
USA | 2001 | - | 167 |
| 44 |
|
Diamond Head
1976-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1976 | - | 161 |
| 45 |
|
Doro
1987-
|
Hard rock Heavy |
Germany, USA | 1987 | - | 145 |
| 46 |
|
Deströyer 666
1994-
|
Blackened thrash | Australia, United Kingdom | 1994 | - | 141 |
| 47 |
|
Dark Lunacy
1997-
|
Melodic death Symphonic |
Italy | 1997 | - | 138 |
| 48 |
|
Darkest Hour
1995-
|
Melodic death Metalcore |
USA | 1995 | - | 138 |
| 49 |
|
D.R.I.
1982-
|
Crossover thrash Hardcore Punk |
USA | 1982 | - | 130 |
| 50 |
|
Disillusion
1994-
|
Extreme progressive Progressive |
Germany | 1994 | - | 129 |