Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Pantera
1981-2003
|
Heavy Groove thrash Groove metal |
USA | 1981 | 2003 | 1989 |
| 2 |
|
Porcupine Tree
1987-
|
Progressive rock Progressive |
United Kingdom | 1987 | - | 1138 |
| 3 |
|
Paradise Lost
1988-
|
Gothic Electro gothic Death doom |
United Kingdom | 1988 | - | 1114 |
| 4 |
|
Pain Of Salvation
1984-
|
Progressive Progressive rock |
Sweden | 1984 | - | 627 |
| 5 |
|
Primordial
1987-
|
Black Celtic folk |
Ireland | 1987 | - | 607 |
| 6 |
|
Powerwolf
2003-
|
Power | Germany | 2003 | - | 381 |
| 7 |
|
Primal Fear
1997-
|
Power | Germany | 1997 | - | 366 |
| 8 |
|
Persefone
2001-
|
Melodic death Progressive |
Andorra | 2001 | - | 334 |
| 9 |
|
Protest The Hero
2001-
|
Metalcore Progressive metalcore |
Canada | 2001 | - | 271 |
| 10 |
|
Pain
1996-
|
Gothic industrial | Sweden | 1996 | - | 270 |
| 11 |
|
Pestilence
1986-
|
Death Progressive death Technical death |
The Netherlands | 1986 | - | 264 |
| 12 |
|
Pagan's Mind
2000-
|
Progressive Power |
Norway | 2000 | - | 238 |
| 13 |
|
Possessed
1983-
|
Death Thrash |
USA | 1983 | - | 234 |
| 14 |
|
Periphery
2005-
|
Progressive math Djent |
USA | 2005 | - | 226 |
| 15 |
|
Parkway Drive
2002-
|
Metalcore | Australia | 2002 | - | 197 |
| 16 |
|
Psycroptic
1999-
|
Technical death | Australia | 1999 | - | 187 |
| 17 |
|
Poisonblack
2000-2015
|
Suomi Depressive heavy |
Finland | 2000 | 2015 | 184 |
| 18 |
|
Pelican
2001-
|
Instrumental post-metal | USA | 2001 | - | 162 |
| 19 |
|
Primus
1984-
|
Alternative Experimental rock |
USA | 1984 | - | 157 |
| 20 |
|
Pyramaze
2001-
|
Progressive power | Denmark | 2001 | - | 144 |
| 21 |
|
Pig Destroyer
1997-
|
Grindcore | USA | 1997 | - | 139 |
| 22 |
|
Pentagram
1971-
|
Doom | USA | 1971 | - | 132 |
| 23 |
|
Pallbearer
2008-
|
Doom | USA | 2008 | - | 122 |
| 24 |
|
Persuader
1997-
|
Power Heavy |
Sweden | 1997 | - | 105 |
| 25 |
|
Prong
1986-
|
Thrash Industrial |
USA | 1986 | - | 104 |
| 26 |
|
Pathfinder
2006-
|
Symphonic power | Poland | 2006 | - | 103 |
| 27 |
|
Portal
1994-
|
Experimental death | Australia | 1994 | - | 87 |
| 28 |
|
Penumbra
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic | France | 1996 | - | 86 |
| 29 |
|
Process Of Guilt
2002-
|
Doom Atmospheric sludge |
Portugal | 2002 | - | 80 |
| 30 |
|
Power Quest
2001-
|
Power | United Kingdom | 2001 | - | 78 |
| 31 |
|
Pretty Maids
1981-
|
Heavy | Denmark | 1981 | - | 75 |
| 32 |
|
Panopticon
2007-
|
Atmospheric black | USA | 2007 | - | 73 |
| 33 |
|
Paradox
1986-
|
Thrash | Germany | 1986 | - | 72 |
| 34 |
|
Psychotic Waltz
1985-
|
Progressive | USA | 1985 | - | 70 |
| 35 |
|
Pantheist
2000-
|
Funeral doom | Belgium, United Kingdom | 2000 | - | 64 |
| 36 |
|
Powerglove
2005-
|
Instrumental power | USA | 2005 | - | 61 |
| 37 |
|
Pillorian
2016-
|
Atmospheric black | USA | 2016 | - | 60 |
| 38 |
|
Planet X
1999-
|
Progressive Fusion |
USA | 1999 | - | 59 |
| 39 |
|
Pagan Altar
1978-
|
Doom | United Kingdom | 1978 | - | 54 |
| 40 |
|
Pensées Nocturnes
2009-
|
Depressive black Neoclassical |
France | 2009 | - | 49 |
| 41 |
|
Peccatum
1998-2006
|
Avantgarde | Norway | 1998 | 2006 | 45 |
| 42 |
|
Pink Cream 69
1987-
|
Melodic hard rock Heavy |
Germany | 1987 | - | 45 |
| 43 |
|
Pathology
2006-
|
Brutal death | USA | 2006 | - | 43 |
| 44 |
|
Progenie Terrestre Pura
2009-
|
Atmospheric black Industrial black |
Italy | 2009 | - | 43 |
| 45 |
|
Pomegranate Tiger
2008-
|
Progressive Instrumental |
Canada | 2008 | - | 39 |
| 46 |
|
Pro-Pain
1992-
|
Crossover thrash Hardcore |
USA | 1992 | - | 39 |
| 47 |
|
Pan.thy.monium
1990-1996
|
Avantgarde Progressive death |
Sweden | 1990 | 1996 | 38 |
| 48 |
|
Pungent Stench
1988-2007
|
Death | Austria | 1988 | 2007 | 38 |
| 49 |
|
Protector
1986-
|
Death Thrash |
Germany | 1986 | - | 37 |
| 50 |
|
Paul Wardingham
2010-
|
Progressive math | Australia | 2010 | - | 36 |