Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Rush
1968-2018
|
Progressive rock | Canada | 1968 | 2018 | 927 |
| 2 |
|
Devin Townsend
1996-
|
Industrial progressive Progressive |
Canada | 1996 | - | 921 |
| 3 |
|
Annihilator
1984-
|
Thrash | Canada | 1984 | - | 667 |
| 4 |
|
Kataklysm
1991-
|
Death | Canada | 1991 | - | 563 |
| 5 |
|
Strapping Young Lad
1995-2007
|
Industrial Thrash |
Canada | 1995 | 2007 | 479 |
| 6 |
|
Cryptopsy
1988-
|
Brutal death Technical death Death |
Canada | 1988 | - | 398 |
| 7 |
|
Woods Of Ypres
2002-2011
|
Melodic black Doom Gothic doom |
Canada | 2002 | 2011 | 358 |
| 8 |
|
Gorguts
1989-
|
Death Technical death Avantgarde |
Canada | 1989 | - | 352 |
| 9 |
|
Voivod
1982-
|
Thrash Progressive |
Canada | 1982 | - | 325 |
| 10 |
|
Protest The Hero
2001-
|
Metalcore Progressive metalcore |
Canada | 2001 | - | 294 |
| 11 |
|
Beyond Creation
2005-
|
Technical death Progressive death |
Canada | 2005 | - | 293 |
| 12 |
|
Quo Vadis
1992-2011
|
Technical death | Canada | 1992 | 2011 | 276 |
| 13 |
|
The Agonist
2004-
|
Metalcore Melodic death |
Canada | 2004 | - | 266 |
| 14 |
|
Unexpect
1996-2015
|
Extreme avantgarde | Canada | 1996 | 2015 | 255 |
| 15 |
|
3 Inches Of Blood
1999-2015
|
Heavy Power |
Canada | 1999 | 2015 | 239 |
| 16 |
|
Into Eternity
1997-
|
Melodic death Progressive |
Canada | 1997 | - | 188 |
| 17 |
|
Unleash The Archers
2007-
|
Heavy Power |
Canada | 2007 | - | 178 |
| 18 |
|
Anvil
1981-
|
Heavy | Canada | 1981 | - | 154 |
| 19 |
|
Ex Deo
2008-
|
Symphonic death | Canada | 2008 | - | 148 |
| 20 |
|
Razor
1984-
|
Thrash | Canada | 1984 | - | 132 |
| 21 |
|
Gris
2006-
|
Depressive black | Canada | 2006 | - | 130 |
| 22 |
|
Archspire
2007-
|
Technical death | Canada | 2007 | - | 128 |
| 23 |
|
James LaBrie
2005-
|
Progressive | Canada | 2005 | - | 123 |
| 24 |
|
Anciients
2010-
|
Progressive | Canada | 2010 | - | 111 |
| 25 |
|
Augury
2001-
|
Technical death | Canada | 2001 | - | 101 |
| 26 |
|
Thrawsunblat
2009-
|
Blackened folk Neofolk |
Canada | 2009 | - | 96 |
| 27 |
|
Threat Signal
2004-
|
Melodic death | Canada | 2004 | - | 96 |
| 28 |
|
Blackguard
2001-
|
Gothic Folk Power |
Canada | 2001 | - | 95 |
| 29 |
|
Aeternam
2007-
|
Melodic death | Canada | 2007 | - | 94 |
| 30 |
|
Kittie
1996-
|
Nu Alternative |
Canada | 1996 | - | 92 |
| 31 |
|
Neuraxis
1994-
|
Technical death | Canada | 1994 | - | 86 |
| 32 |
|
Exciter
1978-
|
Speed Thrash |
Canada | 1978 | - | 84 |
| 33 |
|
Beneath The Massacre
2004-
|
Brutal death Technical death |
Canada | 2004 | - | 83 |
| 34 |
|
Martyr
1994-2012
|
Technical death | Canada | 1994 | 2012 | 82 |
| 35 |
|
Despised Icon
2002-
|
Deathcore | Canada | 2002 | - | 79 |
| 36 |
|
Blood Ceremony
2006-
|
Psychedelic doom | Canada | 2006 | - | 78 |
| 37 |
|
The Birthday Massacre
1999-
|
Synth rock Alternative |
Canada | 1999 | - | 76 |
| 38 |
|
Numenorean
2011-2021
|
Post-metal Black |
Canada | 2011 | 2021 | 65 |
| 39 |
|
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
1994-
|
Post-rock | Canada | 1994 | - | 64 |
| 40 |
|
Skull Fist
2006-
|
Heavy Speed |
Canada | 2006 | - | 63 |
| 41 |
|
SIG:AR:TYR
2003-
|
Blackened folk | Canada | 2003 | - | 62 |
| 42 |
|
Tvangeste
1996-
|
Symphonic black | Russia, Canada | 1996 | - | 62 |
| 43 |
|
Striker
2007-
|
Thrash Speed Heavy |
Canada | 2007 | - | 57 |
| 44 |
|
Borealis
2005-
|
Power | Canada | 2005 | - | 54 |
| 45 |
|
Intervals
2011-
|
Progressive | Canada | 2011 | - | 54 |
| 46 |
|
Nadja
2002-
|
Ambient Drone Doom |
Canada | 2002 | - | 48 |
| 47 |
|
Pomegranate Tiger
2008-
|
Progressive Instrumental |
Canada | 2008 | - | 48 |
| 48 |
|
Cauldron
2006-
|
Heavy | Canada | 2006 | - | 47 |
| 49 |
|
Crimson Shadows
2006-
|
Extreme power | Canada | 2006 | - | 47 |
| 50 |
|
Blasphemy
1984-
|
Black | Canada | 1984 | - | 46 |