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Black Sabbath
The first band considered as metal. All their influence could not be described. |
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Judas Priest
They brought in more melody to metal, added the twin guitar and created the traditional heavy metal sound. |
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Iron Maiden
Has had a huge influence on all kind of melodic metal and also on early thrash metal bands. |
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Motörhead
The first band to mix metal with punk. Had a major influence on the thrash genre. |
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Venom
Usually considered as the first extreme metal band. Influenced genres like black metal and thrash metal. |
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Metallica
The first thrash metal band to record an album. Have influenced numerous bands in different genres. |
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Slayer
Brought in hardcore influences in thrash metal to make it more extreme, and influenced a genre like death metal. |
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8.
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Celtic Frost
The first band to be described as avant-garde metal. Have had a big influence on different genres like death, black, gothic and symphonic metal. |
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9.
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Bathory
Usually considered as the first pure black metal band. They also created the viking metal genre. |
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10.
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Helloween
They created the power metal genre, and have influenced most of the bands in the genre since. |
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11.
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Possessed
Had a huge influence on early death metal. |
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12.
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Death
Created what many considered as the first pure death metal. |
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13.
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Pantera
They started the groove metal genre and influenced genres like nu metal, metalcore and other forms of alternative metal. |
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14.
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Godflesh
Created the industrial metal genre (or at least was one of the originators). Had a major influence on post metal, and also influenced drone metal and other forms of alternative metal. |
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Morbid Angel
Brought in ultra-speed to death metal. |
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Paradise Lost
Created the gothic metal genre. |
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17.
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At The Gates
They started the Gothenburg movement and have had a major influence on the metalcore genre. |
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18.
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Mercyful Fate
They perhaps didn't create a genre on their own, but have influenced bands in numerous genres. |
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Accept
Had a big influence on early power metal, speed metal and thrash metal. |
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20.
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Melvins
Created the sludge metal genre and influenced bands in alternative metal, drone metal and post metal. |
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21.
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Budgie
Had a huge influence on NWOBHM. |
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22.
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Queensrÿche
Influential for prog metal. |
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23.
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Napalm Death
The first grindcore band along with Repulsion. |
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24.
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Kreator
Influenced the death and black metal genres. |
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25.
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Sepultura
Started as a death/thrash metal band but had their biggest impact on genres like nu metal and metalcore. |
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26.
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Dream Theater
Took the progressive influences more further into metal than any band before them. |
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27.
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Mayhem
Although bands like Burzum, Emperor and Darkthrone have had a bigger influence for later black metal, Mayhem was the band that started the 2nd wave black metal. |
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28.
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Created the neoclassical metal genre. |
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29.
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Manowar
Made the metal more epic and bombastic. Influenced the power metal genre and also the viking metal genre. |
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30.
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Candlemass
Bands like Pentagram, Trouble and Saint Vitus were earlier, but it was Candlemass who made the genre popular and influenced most forth-coming bands. |
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31.
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Watchtower
The first technical thrash metal band, and to many also the first prog metal band. |
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32.
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Burzum
Created the atmospheric black metal genre. |
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33.
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Emperor
Created the symphonic black metal genre. |
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34.
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Atheist
The first technical death metal band. |
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35.
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Repulsion
Along with Napalm Death, the first grindcore band. |
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36.
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Pentagram
The first band that took Black Sabbath's doom metal sound further, although they didn't release any album until the 1980's. |
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37.
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Trouble
One of the bands that is responsible for the creation of doom metal as a genre. |
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38.
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Saint Vitus
Together with Trouble and Pentagram, they are responsible for the doom metal genre. They also brought in some punk influences to doom metal. |
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39.
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Entombed
As Nihilist they could be said to be responsible for the swedish death metal scene. They brought in a hardcore element to death metal, and had a big influence for the evolution towards melodic death metal, and also started death 'n' roll |
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40.
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Obituary
One of the pioneers of death metal. |
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41.
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Neurosis
Created the post metal genre. |
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42.
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Ministry
One of the pioneers of industrial metal. Combined industrial metal with some influences from thrash metal. |
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43.
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Suffocation
Created the brutal death metal genre. Also had a big influence on the deathcore genre. |
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44.
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Diamond Head
Had a big influence on thrash metal. |
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45.
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Anthrax
Brought in NY hardcore and rap into thrash metal. |
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46.
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Darkthrone
The first 2nd wave black metal band to release an album. |
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47.
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Megadeth
One of the biggest thrash metal bands. |
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48.
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Autopsy
Has influenced many big death metal bands and death doom bands. |
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49.
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Savatage
Has had a big influence on american heavy metal. |
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50.
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Fates Warning
One of the pioneers of prog metal. Has also influenced power metal bands. |
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51.
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Suicidal Tendencies
Influential for crossover thrash. |
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52.
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Carcass
Influential in both grindcore and melodic death metal. |
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53.
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Deicide
One of the more influential in death metal. |
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54.
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Exodus
One of the pioneers of thrash metal. |
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55.
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Amorphis
Has had a big influence in finnish metal. Brought in some finnish folk influences. |
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56.
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Fear Factory
Brought industrial influences to the extreme metal scene. |
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57.
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Immortal
Brought speed to black metal. |
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58.
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Sodom
Influenced death and black metal. |
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My Dying Bride
One of the pioneers in death doom. Brought in violins to doom metal and influenced gothic metal. |
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60.
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The Gathering
One of the originators of gothic metal. |
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61.
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Theatre Of Tragedy
Developed the beauty and the beast sound, and was the first one to use it on an entire album. |
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62.
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Dark Angel
Influenced death metal. |
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The 3rd And The Mortal
Influential for atmospheric metal. |
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Saxon
One of the first NWOBHM band. |
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65.
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Thergothon
Created the funeral doom metal genre. |
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66.
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Earth
Created the drone metal genre. |
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67.
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Isis
One of the pioneers of post metal. |
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Sleep
Influential stoner metal band. |
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69.
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Opeth
Took the progressivity farther into death metal than any band before. |
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70.
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Blind Guardian
Influential power metal band. |
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71.
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Therion
Took the symphonic element further into metal than any one before. |
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72.
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In Flames
The most melodic of the classic gothenburg metal bands. Influenced melodic metalcore. |
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73.
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D.R.I.
Influential for crossover thrash. |
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74.
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Meshuggah
Created what has been labelled as djent. |
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75.
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Rhapsody Of Fire
The first symphonic power metal band. |
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76.
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Stratovarius
Influential power metal band. |
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77.
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Manilla Road
American cult band. Infuential for american heavy metal. |
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78.
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Destruction
One of the big three within teutonic thrash metal. |
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79.
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Sarcófago
Influential for black metal and technical death metal. |
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80.
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Tiamat
Created what could be called psychedelic doom metal. |
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81.
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Nightwish
First female-fronted symphonic metal band. |
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82.
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Children Of Bodom
Created extreme power metal. |
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83.
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Enslaved
Influential in viking metal and progressive black metal. |
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84.
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Dissection
Created melodic black metal. |
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85.
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Dark Tranquillity
One of the pioneers of the gothenburg sound. |
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86.
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Master's Hammer
Early experimental black metal band. |
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87.
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Master
One of the pioneers of death metal. |
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88.
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Cannibal Corpse
Influential in death metal. |
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89.
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Nocturnus
Brought in keyboards to death metal. |
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90.
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Crimson Glory
Influential for prog metal. |
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91.
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Anathema
One of the originators of death doom metal. Influenced gothic metal. |
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92.
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Bethlehem
Gave name to the most diffuse metal genre dark metal. Introduced the suicidal lyrics. |
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93.
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Cathedral
Took the doom metal genre into the 90's. |
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94.
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Ulver
Influential for the blackened folk metal genre. Later they experimented with electronica. |
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95.
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Katatonia
Influential for the blackened doom metal genre, and also for death doom metal. |
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96.
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Terrorizer
Classic grindcore band. |
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97.
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W.A.S.P.
The heaviest of the glam metal band. |
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98.
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Raven
Influential for thrash metal. |
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99.
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Anvil
Influential for thrash metal. |
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100.
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Dio
Classic heavy metal band. |
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101.
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Gamma Ray
Influential power metal band. |
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102.
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Ozzy Osbourne
The biggest influence he had was I think by the guitar-player Randy Rhoads. |
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103.
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Skyclad
The first folk metal band. |
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104.
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Cynic
Took the jazz influences further into death metal than any band before. |
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105.
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Type O Negative
Created their own form of gothic metal. |
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106.
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Skepticism
Influential funeral doom metal band. |
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107.
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Disembowelment
Influential extreme doom metal band. |
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108.
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Danzig
Influential for gothic and doom metal band. |
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109.
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Graveland
Influential for the eastern european black metal scene. |
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110.
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Rotting Christ
Early greek black metal band. |
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111.
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Sentenced
Influential for what on this site is described as suomi metal. |
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112.
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White Zombie
Influential for groove metal, industrial metal and nu metal. |
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113.
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Immolation
Influential for dark death metal |
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114.
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Bolt Thrower
Influential english death metal band |
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115.
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Exhumed
Influential deathgrind band. |
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116.
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Angel Witch
Influential for thrash metal. |
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117.
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Stormtroopers Of Death
Influential for crossover thrash. |
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118.
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Winter
Influential extreme doom metal band. |
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119.
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Vulcano
Influential brazilian extreme metal band. |
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120.
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Corrosion Of Conformity
Influential for crossover thrash. |
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121.
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King Diamond |
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122.
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Machine Head |
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123.
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Eyehategod |
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124.
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Crowbar |
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125.
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Carnivore |
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126.
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Exhorder |
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127.
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Thorns |
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128.
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Unholy |
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129.
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Prong |
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130.
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Testament |
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131.
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Overkill |
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132.
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Slaughter |
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133.
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Massacre |
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134.
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Voivod |
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135.
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HammerFall |
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136.
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Dimmu Borgir |
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137.
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Cradle Of Filth |
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138.
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Finntroll |
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139.
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Satyricon |
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140.
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In The Woods... |
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141.
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Mastodon |
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142.
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Witchfinder General |
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143.
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Running Wild |
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144.
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Metal Church |
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145.
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Marduk |
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146.
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Samael |
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147.
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Strapping Young Lad |
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148.
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Symphony X |
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149.
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Nile |
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Summoning |
