Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Nightwish
1996-
|
Symphonic power Symphonic |
Finland | 1996 | - | 2376 |
| 2 |
|
Arch Enemy
1996-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1996 | - | 1911 |
| 3 |
|
Gojira
1996-
|
Progressive death Alternative |
France | 1996 | - | 1562 |
| 4 |
|
Sonata Arctica
1996-
|
Power | Finland | 1996 | - | 1295 |
| 5 |
|
Within Temptation
1996-
|
Symphonic Gothic |
The Netherlands | 1996 | - | 1038 |
| 6 |
|
Devin Townsend
1996-
|
Industrial progressive Progressive |
Canada | 1996 | - | 867 |
| 7 |
|
Omnium Gatherum
1996-
|
Melodic death | Finland | 1996 | - | 691 |
| 8 |
|
Disturbed
1996-
|
Nu Alternative |
USA | 1996 | - | 677 |
| 9 |
|
Decapitated
1996-
|
Technical death | Poland | 1996 | - | 662 |
| 10 |
|
Tristania
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic Gothic |
Norway | 1996 | - | 643 |
| 11 |
|
Evergrey
1996-
|
Progressive Power |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 584 |
| 12 |
|
Norther
1996-2012
|
Extreme power | Finland | 1996 | 2012 | 503 |
| 13 |
|
Shining
1996-
|
Depressive black Progressive black |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 455 |
| 14 |
|
The Haunted
1996-
|
Alternative thrash Thrash Melodic death |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 300 |
| 15 |
|
Heaven Shall Burn
1996-
|
Metalcore Melodic death |
Germany | 1996 | - | 294 |
| 16 |
|
Cattle Decapitation
1996-
|
Deathgrind Goregrind |
USA | 1996 | - | 281 |
| 17 |
|
Pain
1996-
|
Gothic industrial | Sweden | 1996 | - | 279 |
| 18 |
|
Uaral
1996-
|
Doom Neofolk |
Chile | 1996 | - | 266 |
| 19 |
|
Mudvayne
1996-2016
|
Nu Alternative |
USA | 1996 | 2016 | 257 |
| 20 |
|
Unexpect
1996-2015
|
Extreme avantgarde | Canada | 1996 | 2015 | 250 |
| 21 |
|
Daylight Dies
1996-
|
Melodic death Doom |
USA | 1996 | - | 240 |
| 22 |
|
Hate Eternal
1996-
|
Brutal death | USA | 1996 | - | 226 |
| 23 |
|
Iron Savior
1996-
|
Power | Germany | 1996 | - | 219 |
| 24 |
|
Akercocke
1996-
|
Black Death Progressive death |
United Kingdom | 1996 | - | 210 |
| 25 |
|
Shadows Fall
1996-
|
Modern thrash Melodic death |
USA | 1996 | - | 198 |
| 26 |
|
Orden Ogan
1996-
|
Medieval folk Power |
Germany | 1996 | - | 171 |
| 27 |
|
Grand Magus
1996-
|
Doom Heavy |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 166 |
| 28 |
|
The Sins Of Thy Beloved
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic | Norway | 1996 | - | 166 |
| 29 |
|
Nargaroth
1996-
|
Black | Germany | 1996 | - | 157 |
| 30 |
|
Trail Of Tears
1996-2013
|
Gothic | Norway | 1996 | 2013 | 141 |
| 31 |
|
Drowning Pool
1996-
|
Alternative | USA | 1996 | - | 125 |
| 32 |
|
Karnivool
1996-
|
Alternative Progressive |
Australia | 1996 | - | 125 |
| 33 |
|
Yob
1996-
|
Doom Stoner |
USA | 1996 | - | 119 |
| 34 |
|
Kittie
1996-
|
Nu Alternative |
Canada | 1996 | - | 87 |
| 35 |
|
Penumbra
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic | France | 1996 | - | 86 |
| 36 |
|
God Forbid
1996-2013
|
Melodic thrash Metalcore |
USA | 1996 | 2013 | 83 |
| 37 |
|
Stam1na
1996-
|
Alternative thrash Progressive |
Finland | 1996 | - | 83 |
| 38 |
|
Ajattara
1996-
|
Black | Finland | 1996 | - | 79 |
| 39 |
|
Hibria
1996-
|
Heavy | Brazil | 1996 | - | 78 |
| 40 |
|
Dornenreich
1996-
|
Melodic black Acoustic rock Ambient |
Austria | 1996 | - | 76 |
| 41 |
|
Manticora
1996-
|
Progressive power | Denmark | 1996 | - | 63 |
| 42 |
|
Kingcrow
1996-
|
Heavy Progressive |
Italy | 1996 | - | 61 |
| 43 |
|
Tvangeste
1996-
|
Symphonic black | Russia, Canada | 1996 | - | 58 |
| 44 |
|
Mokoma
1996-
|
Grunge rock Thrash |
Finland | 1996 | - | 43 |
| 45 |
|
Destinity
1996-
|
Symphonic black Melodic death |
France | 1996 | - | 42 |
| 46 |
|
Gorgasm
1996-
|
Brutal death | USA | 1996 | - | 40 |
| 47 |
|
Viikate
1996-
|
Melodic heavy | Finland | 1996 | - | 40 |
| 48 |
|
Coffins
1996-
|
Death | Japan | 1996 | - | 38 |
| 49 |
|
Nomans Land
1996-
|
Doom Viking folk Viking black |
Russia | 1996 | - | 38 |
| 50 |
|
Narnia
1996-
|
Power | Sweden | 1996 | - | 37 |