Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Iron Maiden 1975-
|
New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1975 | - | 5337 |
| 2 | 
|
Black Sabbath 1968-2017
|
Doom metal Heavy metal Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | 2017 | 2991 |
| 3 | 
|
Judas Priest 1969-
|
Heavy metal Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1969 | - | 2806 |
| 4 | 
|
Anathema 1990-
|
Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric rock |
United Kingdom | 1990 | - | 1645 |
| 5 | 
|
Paradise Lost 1988-
|
Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal Death doom metal |
United Kingdom | 1988 | - | 1492 |
| 6 | 
|
Cradle Of Filth 1991-
|
Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal |
United Kingdom | 1991 | - | 1375 |
| 7 | 
|
My Dying Bride 1990-
|
Death doom metal Gothic doom metal Death doom metal |
United Kingdom | 1990 | - | 1339 |
| 8 | 
|
Porcupine Tree 1987-
|
Progressive rock Progressive metal |
United Kingdom | 1987 | - | 1328 |
| 9 | 
|
Led Zeppelin 1968-1980
|
Blues rock Progressive hard rock Heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1968 | 1980 | 1304 |
| 10 | 
|
Carcass 1985-
|
Grindcore Melodic death metal |
United Kingdom | 1985 | - | 1303 |
| 11 | 
|
Motörhead 1975-2015
|
Heavy metal |
United Kingdom USA |
1975 | 2015 | 1169 |
| 12 | 
|
Ozzy Osbourne 1979-
|
Heavy metal |
United Kingdom USA |
1979 | - | 977 |
| 13 | 
|
Deep Purple 1968-
|
Heavy metal Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | - | 932 |
| 14 | 
|
Bolt Thrower 1986-2016
|
Grindcore Death metal |
United Kingdom | 1986 | 2016 | 791 |
| 15 | 
|
DragonForce 1999-
|
Power metal | United Kingdom | 1999 | - | 730 |
| 16 | 
|
Annihilator 1984-
|
Thrash metal |
Canada United Kingdom |
1984 | - | 706 |
| 17 | 
|
Alestorm 2004-
|
Folk metal Power metal |
United Kingdom | 2004 | - | 703 |
| 18 | 
|
Rainbow 1975-
|
Hard rock Heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1975 | - | 676 |
| 19 | 
|
Napalm Death 1981-
|
Hardcore Punk Grindcore |
United Kingdom | 1981 | - | 669 |
| 20 | 
|
Venom 1979-
|
First wave of black metal Heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1979 | - | 617 |
| 21 | 
|
Saxon 1976-
|
New wave of British heavy metal Heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1976 | - | 544 |
| 22 | 
|
Anaal Nathrakh 1998-
|
Black metal Grindcore |
United Kingdom | 1998 | - | 519 |
| 23 | 
|
Steven Wilson 2000-
|
Progressive rock | United Kingdom | 2000 | - | 479 |
| 24 | 
|
Haken 2007-
|
Progressive metal | United Kingdom | 2007 | - | 478 |
| 25 | 
|
King Crimson 1969-
|
Progressive rock | United Kingdom | 1969 | - | 454 |
| 26 | 
|
Bullet For My Valentine 1998-
|
Melodic metalcore | United Kingdom | 1998 | - | 441 |
| 27 | 
|
Electric Wizard 1993-
|
Doom metal Stoner metal |
United Kingdom | 1993 | - | 432 |
| 28 | 
|
Bruce Dickinson 1989-
|
Hard rock Heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1989 | - | 422 |
| 29 | 
|
Sylosis 2000-
|
Melodic death metal Progressive thrash metal |
United Kingdom | 2000 | - | 363 |
| 30 | 
|
TesseracT 2003-
|
Progressive math metal Djent |
United Kingdom | 2003 | - | 363 |
| 31 | 
|
Evile 2004-
|
Thrash metal | United Kingdom | 2004 | - | 331 |
| 32 | 
|
Whitesnake 1978-
|
Hard rock | United Kingdom | 1978 | - | 311 |
| 33 | 
|
Saor 2013-
|
Atmospheric black metal Folk metal |
United Kingdom | 2013 | - | 306 |
| 34 | 
|
Def Leppard 1977-
|
New wave of British heavy metal Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1977 | - | 289 |
| 35 | 
|
Antimatter 1998-
|
Atmospheric rock | United Kingdom | 1998 | - | 286 |
| 36 | 
|
Threshold 1988-
|
Progressive metal | United Kingdom | 1988 | - | 285 |
| 37 | 
|
Esoteric 1992-
|
Psychedelic doom metal Funeral doom metal |
United Kingdom | 1992 | - | 260 |
| 38 | 
|
Gloryhammer 2010-
|
Power metal | United Kingdom | 2010 | - | 244 |
| 39 | 
|
A Forest Of Stars 2007-
|
Atmospheric black metal | United Kingdom | 2007 | - | 235 |
| 40 | 
|
Uriah Heep 1969-
|
Hard rock | United Kingdom | 1969 | - | 229 |
| 41 | 
|
Akercocke 1996-
|
Black metal Death metal Progressive death metal |
United Kingdom | 1996 | - | 228 |
| 42 | 
|
Cathedral 1989-2013
|
Doom metal Stoner metal |
United Kingdom | 1989 | 2013 | 226 |
| 43 | 
|
Fen 2006-
|
Atmospheric black metal Post-rock |
United Kingdom | 2006 | - | 201 |
| 44 | 
|
Benediction 1989-
|
Death metal | United Kingdom | 1989 | - | 194 |
| 45 | 
|
Onslaught 1983-
|
Thrash metal | United Kingdom | 1983 | - | 191 |
| 46 | 
|
Halford 1999-
|
Heavy metal |
United Kingdom USA |
1999 | - | 190 |
| 47 | 
|
Godflesh 1988-
|
Industrial metal | United Kingdom | 1988 | - | 181 |
| 48 | 
|
Diamond Head 1976-
|
Heavy metal New wave of British heavy metal |
United Kingdom | 1976 | - | 179 |
| 49 | 
|
Slugdge 2012-
|
Blackened death metal Sludge metal |
United Kingdom | 2012 | - | 170 |
| 50 | 
|
Bal-Sagoth 1989-
|
Symphonic black metal Power metal |
United Kingdom | 1989 | - | 167 |