Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Nightwish
1996-
|
Symphonic power Symphonic |
Finland | 1996 | - | 2347 |
| 2 |
|
Nile
1993-
|
Brutal death Technical death |
USA | 1993 | - | 1254 |
| 3 |
|
Nevermore
1991-
|
Heavy Progressive Thrash |
USA | 1991 | - | 1129 |
| 4 |
|
Ne Obliviscaris
2003-
|
Extreme progressive | Australia | 2003 | - | 673 |
| 5 |
|
Necrophagist
1992-
|
Technical death | Germany | 1992 | - | 636 |
| 6 |
|
Napalm Death
1981-
|
Hardcore Grindcore Punk |
United Kingdom | 1981 | - | 569 |
| 7 |
|
Norther
1996-2012
|
Extreme power | Finland | 1996 | 2012 | 499 |
| 8 |
|
Nine Inch Nails
1988-
|
Industrial rock Industrial |
USA | 1988 | - | 372 |
| 9 |
|
Neurosis
1985-
|
Atmospheric sludge Post-hardcore Post-metal |
USA | 1985 | - | 366 |
| 10 |
|
Novembers Doom
1989-
|
Death doom Melodic death |
USA | 1989 | - | 364 |
| 11 |
|
Novembre
1990-
|
Death doom Extreme progressive |
Italy | 1990 | - | 299 |
| 12 |
|
Negură Bunget
1995-2017
|
Black Folk |
Romania | 1995 | 2017 | 262 |
| 13 |
|
Naglfar
1992-
|
Melodic black | Sweden | 1992 | - | 217 |
| 14 |
|
Nuclear Assault
1984-
|
Thrash | USA | 1984 | - | 200 |
| 15 |
|
Noumena
1998-
|
Melodic death | Finland | 1998 | - | 176 |
| 16 |
|
Nocturnal Rites
1990-
|
Power Death |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 172 |
| 17 |
|
Nargaroth
1996-
|
Black | Germany | 1996 | - | 152 |
| 18 |
|
Necrophobic
1989-
|
Death | Sweden | 1989 | - | 151 |
| 19 |
|
Nachtmystium
2000-
|
Black Psychedelic black |
USA | 2000 | - | 148 |
| 20 |
|
Nightrage
2000-
|
Melodic death | Greece, Sweden | 2000 | - | 146 |
| 21 |
|
Nightingale
1994-
|
Gothic Progressive |
Sweden | 1994 | - | 133 |
| 22 |
|
Neurotech
2007-2017
|
Industrial Symphonic |
Slovenia | 2007 | 2017 | 113 |
| 23 |
|
Nasum
1993-2005
|
Grindcore | Sweden | 1993 | 2005 | 107 |
| 24 |
|
Northern Kings
2007-
|
Symphonic | Finland | 2007 | - | 90 |
| 25 |
|
Nocturnus AD
1987-
|
Atmospheric death Technical death |
USA | 1987 | - | 89 |
| 26 |
|
Nortt
1995-
|
Funeral doom Black |
Denmark | 1995 | - | 89 |
| 27 |
|
Neuraxis
1994-
|
Technical death | Canada | 1994 | - | 81 |
| 28 |
|
Nervecell
2000-
|
Hardcore Death |
UAE | 2000 | - | 79 |
| 29 |
|
Nails
2007-
|
Grindcore Hardcore Punk |
USA | 2007 | - | 73 |
| 30 |
|
Nocturnal Depression
2004-
|
Depressive black | France | 2004 | - | 71 |
| 31 |
|
Nemesea
2002-
|
Symphonic gothic Gothic rock |
The Netherlands | 2002 | - | 68 |
| 32 |
|
Newsted
2012-2013
|
Heavy | USA | 2012 | 2013 | 66 |
| 33 |
|
Nightfall
1991-
|
Melodic death | Greece | 1991 | - | 61 |
| 34 |
|
Neaera
2003-
|
Melodic death Metalcore |
Germany | 2003 | - | 59 |
| 35 |
|
Nekrogoblikon
2006-
|
Extreme folk Extreme power Melodic death |
USA | 2006 | - | 59 |
| 36 |
|
Nifelheim
1990-
|
Black Speed |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 58 |
| 37 |
|
Northland
2004-
|
Extreme folk Melodic death |
Spain | 2004 | - | 58 |
| 38 |
|
Nagelfar
1993-2002
|
Black | Germany | 1993 | 2002 | 53 |
| 39 |
|
Necrophagia
1983-
|
Death | USA | 1983 | - | 50 |
| 40 |
|
Noctem
2001-
|
Melodic black Death |
Spain | 2001 | - | 50 |
| 41 |
|
Nocte Obducta
1995-
|
Black Progressive black Avantgarde black |
Germany | 1995 | - | 47 |
| 42 |
|
Nadja
2002-
|
Ambient Drone Doom |
Canada | 2002 | - | 46 |
| 43 |
|
Nervosa
2010-
|
Thrash | Brazil | 2010 | - | 43 |
| 44 |
|
Nightbringer
1999-
|
Black | USA | 1999 | - | 42 |
| 45 |
|
Native Construct
2011-2019
|
Progressive | USA | 2011 | 2019 | 41 |
| 46 |
|
Nyktalgia
2001-2008
|
Depressive black | Germany | 2001 | 2008 | 40 |
| 47 |
|
Nightmare
1979-
|
Heavy Symphonic power |
France | 1979 | - | 39 |
| 48 |
|
Nothgard
2008-
|
Pagan black | Germany | 2008 | - | 39 |
| 49 |
|
Nomans Land
1996-
|
Doom Viking folk Viking black |
Russia | 1996 | - | 38 |
| 50 |
|
Nailbomb
1994-1995
|
Industrial thrash | Brazil | 1994 | 1995 | 37 |