Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Megadeth
1983-
|
Thrash Heavy Hard rock |
USA | 1983 | - | 3532 |
| 2 |
|
Death
1983-2001
|
Progressive death Death Progressive thrash |
USA | 1983 | 2001 | 3261 |
| 3 |
|
Testament
1983-
|
Bay Area thrash | USA | 1983 | - | 1766 |
| 4 |
|
Bathory
1983-2004
|
Viking black First wave of black |
Sweden | 1983 | 2004 | 1164 |
| 5 |
|
Vader
1983-
|
Death | Poland | 1983 | - | 939 |
| 6 |
|
Destruction
1983-
|
Teutonic thrash | Germany | 1983 | - | 552 |
| 7 |
|
Possessed
1983-
|
Death Thrash |
USA | 1983 | - | 302 |
| 8 |
|
Onslaught
1983-
|
Thrash | United Kingdom | 1983 | - | 182 |
| 9 |
|
Ratt
1983-
|
Glam Hard rock |
USA | 1983 | - | 109 |
| 10 |
|
Warlock
1983-1988
|
Heavy | Germany | 1983 | 1988 | 94 |
| 11 |
|
The Cult
1983-
|
Heavy Hard rock Gothic rock |
United Kingdom | 1983 | - | 84 |
| 12 |
|
Rigor Mortis
1983-2013
|
Speed Thrash |
USA | 1983 | 2013 | 68 |
| 13 |
|
Master
1983-
|
Death | USA, Czech Republic | 1983 | - | 55 |
| 14 |
|
Necrophagia
1983-
|
Death | USA | 1983 | - | 52 |
| 15 |
|
Omen
1983-
|
Heavy US power |
USA | 1983 | - | 49 |
| 16 |
|
Domine
1983-
|
Power | Italy | 1983 | - | 44 |
| 17 |
|
Sacrifice
1983-
|
Thrash | Canada | 1983 | - | 43 |
| 18 |
|
Korzus
1983-
|
Thrash | Brazil | 1983 | - | 38 |
| 19 |
|
Lizzy Borden
1983-
|
Heavy | USA | 1983 | - | 38 |
| 20 |
|
Fifth Angel
1983-
|
US power | USA | 1983 | - | 34 |
| 21 |
|
White Lion
1983-2013
|
Hard rock Glam Heavy |
USA | 1983 | 2013 | 31 |
| 22 |
|
Nasty Savage
1983-
|
Thrash US power |
USA | 1983 | - | 26 |
| 23 |
|
Alcatrazz
1983-
|
Hard rock Heavy |
USA | 1983 | - | 24 |
| 24 |
|
Hallows Eve
1983-2013
|
Thrash Speed |
USA | 1983 | 2013 | 24 |
| 25 |
|
Attacker
1983-
|
US power | USA | 1983 | - | 22 |
| 26 |
|
Necronomicon
1983-
|
Thrash | Germany | 1983 | - | 22 |
| 27 |
|
Samhain
1983-1987
|
Death rock Hard rock Horror Punk |
USA | 1983 | 1987 | 20 |
| 28 |
|
Heir Apparent
1983-
|
Progressive | USA | 1983 | - | 17 |
| 29 |
|
Kabát
1983-
|
Thrash Melodic heavy Hard rock |
Czech Republic | 1983 | - | 15 |
| 30 |
|
Deathwish
1983-1990
|
Thrash | United Kingdom | 1983 | 1990 | 13 |
| 31 |
|
Hexx
1983-
|
US power Death |
USA | 1983 | - | 13 |
| 32 |
|
Steel Prophet
1983-
|
US power | USA | 1983 | - | 12 |
| 33 |
|
Keel
1983-2006
|
Heavy | USA | 1983 | 2006 | 11 |
| 34 |
|
At War
1983-
|
Speed Thrash |
USA | 1983 | - | 10 |
| 35 |
|
Forced Entry
1983-
|
Thrash | USA | 1983 | - | 10 |
| 36 |
|
Warrior
1983-
|
Heavy US power |
USA | 1983 | - | 10 |
| 37 |
|
Elixir
1983-
|
New Wave Of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1983 | - | 8 |
| 38 |
|
Tysondog
1983-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1983 | - | 8 |
| 39 |
|
Acrophet
1983-1991
|
Thrash | USA | 1983 | 1991 | 7 |
| 40 |
|
Blind Fury
1983-1985
|
New Wave Of British heavy | United Kingdom | 1983 | 1985 | 7 |
| 41 |
|
Overdose
1983-
|
Thrash | Brazil | 1983 | - | 7 |
| 42 |
|
Q5
1983-
|
Hard rock Heavy |
USA | 1983 | - | 7 |
| 43 |
|
Vectom
1983-1993
|
Speed Thrash |
Germany | 1983 | 1993 | 7 |
| 44 |
|
Carrion
1983-1986
|
Thrash Speed |
Switzerland | 1983 | 1986 | 6 |
| 45 |
|
Fastway
1983-
|
Hard rock | United Kingdom | 1983 | - | 6 |
| 46 |
|
Mystic Force
1983-
|
US power Progressive |
USA | 1983 | - | 6 |
| 47 |
|
Drifter
1983-2011
|
Thrash | Switzerland | 1983 | 2011 | 5 |
| 48 |
|
Anthares
1983-
|
Thrash | Brazil | 1983 | - | 4 |
| 49 |
|
Attika
1983-
|
US power | USA | 1983 | - | 4 |
| 50 |
|
Mysto Dysto
1983-1987
|
Speed Thrash |
The Netherlands | 1983 | 1987 | 4 |
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