Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Iron Maiden
1975-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1975 | - | 5139 |
| 2 |
|
Metallica
1981-
|
Heavy Bay Area thrash |
USA | 1981 | - | 4396 |
| 3 |
|
Megadeth
1983-
|
Thrash Heavy Hard rock |
USA | 1983 | - | 3670 |
| 4 |
|
Black Sabbath
1968-2017
|
Doom Heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | 2017 | 2833 |
| 5 |
|
Judas Priest
1969-
|
Heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1969 | - | 2642 |
| 6 |
|
Pantera
1981-2003
|
Heavy Groove thrash Groove metal |
USA | 1981 | 2003 | 2234 |
| 7 |
|
Iced Earth
1985-
|
Heavy US power |
USA | 1985 | - | 1602 |
| 8 |
|
Led Zeppelin
1968-1980
|
Progressive hard rock Heavy Blues rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | 1980 | 1261 |
| 9 |
|
Dio
1982-2010
|
Heavy | USA | 1982 | 2010 | 1240 |
| 10 |
|
Nevermore
1991-2011
|
Heavy Progressive Thrash |
USA | 1991 | 2011 | 1212 |
| 11 |
|
Stratovarius
1982-
|
Power Heavy |
Finland | 1982 | - | 1194 |
| 12 |
|
Anthrax
1981-
|
Thrash Heavy |
USA | 1981 | - | 1182 |
| 13 |
|
Motörhead
1975-2015
|
Heavy | United Kingdom, USA | 1975 | 2015 | 1109 |
| 14 |
|
Manowar
1980-
|
Heavy US power |
USA | 1980 | - | 1032 |
| 15 |
|
Darkthrone
1986-
|
Death Black Crust punk Heavy |
Norway | 1986 | - | 980 |
| 16 |
|
Ozzy Osbourne
1979-
|
Heavy | United Kingdom, USA | 1979 | - | 932 |
| 17 |
|
Deep Purple
1968-
|
Heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1968 | - | 889 |
| 18 |
|
King Diamond
1985-
|
Heavy | Denmark, USA | 1985 | - | 821 |
| 19 |
|
Alice In Chains
1985-
|
Grunge Heavy |
USA | 1985 | - | 790 |
| 20 |
|
Ghost
2008-
|
Hard rock Heavy |
Sweden | 2008 | - | 784 |
| 21 |
|
Accept
1968-
|
Heavy | Germany | 1968 | - | 753 |
| 22 |
|
Mercyful Fate
1981-
|
Heavy First wave of black |
Denmark, USA | 1981 | - | 717 |
| 23 |
|
Apocalyptica
1993-
|
Symphonic heavy | Finland | 1993 | - | 698 |
| 24 |
|
Scorpions
1965-
|
Progressive rock Hard rock Heavy |
Germany | 1965 | - | 648 |
| 25 |
|
Rainbow
1975-
|
Hard rock Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1975 | - | 643 |
| 26 |
|
Savatage
1978-
|
Progressive heavy | USA | 1978 | - | 612 |
| 27 |
|
Venom
1979-
|
First wave of black Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1979 | - | 601 |
| 28 |
|
Sentenced
1988-2005
|
Death Suomi Depressive heavy Melodic death |
Finland | 1988 | 2005 | 584 |
| 29 |
|
Avenged Sevenfold
1999-
|
Metalcore Heavy Alternative |
USA | 1999 | - | 579 |
| 30 |
|
W.A.S.P.
1982-
|
Heavy | USA | 1982 | - | 548 |
| 31 |
|
Saxon
1976-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1976 | - | 508 |
| 32 |
|
Black Label Society
1998-
|
Heavy | USA | 1998 | - | 482 |
| 33 |
|
Queensrÿche
1981-
|
Heavy Progressive heavy Progressive rock |
USA | 1981 | - | 465 |
| 34 |
|
Alice Cooper
1964-
|
Hard rock Glam rock New Wave Heavy |
USA | 1964 | - | 445 |
| 35 |
|
Running Wild
1976-
|
Heavy Speed |
Germany | 1976 | - | 438 |
| 36 |
|
Firewind
1998-
|
Power Heavy |
Greece | 1998 | - | 424 |
| 37 |
|
Grave Digger
1980-
|
Heavy | Germany | 1980 | - | 422 |
| 38 |
|
KISS
1972-
|
Hard rock Symphonic rock Glam Heavy |
USA | 1972 | - | 414 |
| 39 |
|
Bruce Dickinson
1989-
|
Hard rock Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1989 | - | 393 |
| 40 |
|
Demons & Wizards
1999-
|
Heavy Power |
USA | 1999 | - | 391 |
| 41 |
|
Down
1991-
|
Heavy Sludge Stoner |
USA | 1991 | - | 391 |
| 42 |
|
Rage
1986-
|
Heavy | Germany | 1986 | - | 356 |
| 43 |
|
Metal Church
1980-
|
Heavy Thrash |
USA | 1980 | - | 342 |
| 44 |
|
Van Halen
1972-2020
|
Hard rock Heavy |
USA | 1972 | 2020 | 328 |
| 45 |
|
Amaranthe
2008-
|
Heavy Alternative |
Sweden | 2008 | - | 326 |
| 46 |
|
Volbeat
2001-
|
Heavy Hard rock |
Denmark | 2001 | - | 326 |
| 47 |
|
Dream Evil
1999-
|
Heavy Power |
Sweden | 1999 | - | 284 |
| 48 |
|
Mercenary
1991-
|
Melodic death Thrash Gothenburg Heavy |
Denmark | 1991 | - | 282 |
| 49 |
|
Skid Row
1987-
|
Heavy Hard rock |
USA | 1987 | - | 276 |
| 50 |
|
Def Leppard
1977-
|
New wave of British heavy Hard rock |
United Kingdom | 1977 | - | 275 |