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Top Ten Heavy Metal Bands

Metallica​
Metallica​

In my completely subjective opinion, KEA, RTL, and MOP are Thrash Metal. AJFA is Progressive Thrash. The black album is Heavy Metal. Load and Re-Load are Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. St. Anger is Speed Metal. And Death Magnetic is Thrash Metal.

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Iron Maiden​
Iron Maiden​

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, ... Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, ...

Slayer​
Slayer​

Slayer, meanwhile, got in the heads of the creeps and weirdoes, who pushed even the boundaries set by Slayer with their creation of death metal, black metal, and grindcore. In the world of Slayer, the extreme is the starting point.

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Judas Priest​
Judas Priest​

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1969. The band have sold close to 50 million albums to date.[1] They are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time.

Black ​Sabbath​
Black ​Sabbath​

Nowhere in the wide, wacky world of heavy-metal subgenres is Black Sabbath's influence more keenly felt than in doom metal. The band's slow grooves, down-tuned guitars and murky riffs embody the style to this day.

Megadeth​
Megadeth​

This list is not a list of the best metal bands, but the heaviest metal bands. ... Megadeth, along with slayer, are very heavy bands, listen to albums like united.

Pantera​
Pantera​

Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. The group was formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers – drummer Vinnie Paul and guitarist Dimebag Darrell – along with lead vocalist Terry Glaze.

MotöRhead​
MotöRhead​

MetalSucks recently polled over a hundred of metal’s most revered musicians, critics, journalists, artists, publicists, and industry insiders to find out which 25 bands represent the very BEST in the history of metal. Appropriately enough for Halloween, today we continue with the UK’s… Motörhead 42 Votes 622 Points. Hot damn. Where to begin?

Anthrax​
Anthrax​

Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker. The group was considered one of the leaders of the thrash metal scene during the 1980s and is one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer; Anthrax is the only one of the four from the East Coast.

Slipknot​
Slipknot​

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. The band was founded in September 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray.

Korn​
Korn​

Nu metal bands also are influenced by and use elements of genres of heavy metal music such as death metal, rap metal, groove metal, funk metal, and thrash metal. Some nu metal bands, such as Static-X and Dope, made nu metal music with elements of industrial metal.

Lamb Of God​
Lamb Of God​

Lamb of God (sometimes abbreviated as LoG) is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994 as Burn the Priest, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler.

Opeth​
Opeth​

MetalSucks recently polled over a hundred of metal’s most revered musicians, critics, journalists, artists, publicists, and industry insiders to find out which 25 bands represent the very BEST in the history of metal.

Ghost​
Ghost​

From the taut throb of opener "Spirit," to the bass-heavy rumble of "From the Pinnacle to the Pit," to the death-march stomp of first single "Cirice," it is a considerably darker and more despairing effort than its predecessor, an album some fans criticized for straying too far outside of heavy-metal territories.

AC/DC​
AC/DC​

The 1983 Rolling Stone encyclopedia entry begins, "Australian heavy-metal band AC/DC".[113] Rock historian Clinton Walker writes, "Calling AC/DC a heavy metal band in the seventies was as inaccurate as it is today....

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Venom​
Venom​

Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, ...

Avenged ​Sevenfold​
Avenged ​Sevenfold​

Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band, that was formed 1999 in California. Their longest lineup of members was M. Shadows (Vocals), Synyster Gates (Lead Guitar), Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm Guitar), Johnny Christ (Bass Guitar), and The Rev (Drums). ...read more.

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Guns N' ​Roses​
Guns N' ​Roses​

Guns N Roses is mixture of Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal and Punk Rock in early days. New stuff is more considered to be mix of Hard Rock and Industrial/Nu metal. They ae not strictly Hard Rock also not strictly Metal.

Led Zeppelin​
Led Zeppelin​

Best Answer: Led Zeppelin are an 'Original Heavy Metal' band. Basically, when they started back in 1969 {and released two albums *before* Black Sabbath could even release one}, they were much heavier than other bands of the time, and so deserved to be in that genre.

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System Of A ​Down​
System Of A ​Down​

System of a Down. System of a Down, sometimes shortened to System and abbreviated as SOAD, is an Armenian-American heavy metal band from Glendale, California, formed in 1994. The band currently consists of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards), Daron Malakian (vocals, guitar), Shavo Odadjian (bass, backing vocals) and John Dolmayan (drums).

Testament​
Testament​

Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup comprises guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, drummer Gene Hoglan, and bassist Steve Di Giorgio.

Death​
Death​

Death metal evolved from thrash metal and also took some of the extreme elements of black metal. The fast tempos of thrash were kept, but blast beats were added to make it even more brutal. The aggressive vocals of thrash became the screaming unintelligible "cookie monster" vocals of death metal.

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Mastodon​
Mastodon​

Mastodon has a loyal audience that will buy whatever the band puts out regardless of what music critics write. Also, because Mastodon is broadly defined as a metal band, it has little incentive to even attempt to reach nonmetal fans. This is how metal works now. No “pop” genre is more segregated from actual pop music.

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Dream ​Theater​
Dream ​Theater​

Ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, for a start, was performing his former band’s Twelve-Step Suite in its entirety, which is a prospect die-hard fans have been yearning for since it was completed on Portnoy’s last album with the group, 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings.

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Disturbed​
Disturbed​

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Deep Purple​
Deep Purple​

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. The band is considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical approach changed over the years. Originally formed as a progressive rock band, the band shifted to a heavier sound in 1970.

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Tool​
Tool​

Readers' Poll: The Top 10 Metal Bands of All Time. Selections include Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Megadeth

Dio​
Dio​

12 Dio Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice.

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Godsmack​
Godsmack​

Godsmack is straight up heavy metal, IMO. Some really good songs, some others with good tunes but weak lyrics. Some really good songs, some others with good tunes but weak lyrics. Papa Roach is very good live. Jacoby sings like he’s been through the issues in his songs. I really like the new song, Gravity, that they did with Maria Brink of In This Moment.

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Sepultura​
Sepultura​

Metal Sucks The 25 Best Metal Bands of All Time, #13: Sepultura Just ... MetalSucks recently polled ... but that band was never anywhere near as heavy or ...

Blind ​Guardian​
Blind ​Guardian​

Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres.

Helloween​
Helloween​

Helloween are a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg, Northern Germany by members of bands Iron Fist and Gentry. Its first line-up consisted of singer and rhythm guitarist Kai Hansen, bass guitarist Markus Grosskopf, lead guitarist Michael Weikath, and drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg.

Diamond ​Head​
Diamond ​Head​

Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. The band is recognised as one of the leading members of the new wave of British heavy metal movement and is acknowledged by thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.

Queensrÿche​
Queensrÿche​

Queensrÿche is the 14th studio album by American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, and the first to feature new singer Todd La Torre. It was released during a time when there were two different versions of the band, the other led by former singer Geoff Tate, who would give up his rights to the name in an amicable settlement in 2014.

Alice In ​Chains​
Alice In ​Chains​

Alice in Chains was named 15th greatest live band by Hit Parader, with vocalist Layne Staley placing as 27th greatest heavy metal vocalist of all time. The band's second album, Dirt, was named 5th best album in the last two decades by Close-Up magazine.

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A Perfect ​Circle​
A Perfect ​Circle​

A Perfect Circle’s Eat the Elephant comes out April 20 via BMG. You can check out the track “TalkTalk” here and pre-order the album here.

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Carcass​
Carcass​

The band is influenced by death metal and grindcore bands like Death, Repulsion, Master, Macabre, and other metal acts such as Slayer, King Diamond, and Diamond Head. Otrebor of black metal band Botanist cites Carcass' use of medical dictionary terms in lyrics and song titles as a precedent for its lyrics and song titles from plant and insect dictionaries.

Rammstein​
Rammstein​

Rammstein (German pronunciation: [ˈʁamʃtaɪn]) is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1994 in Berlin, Germany.

MöTley Crüe​
MöTley Crüe​

Mötley Crüe was ranked tenth on MTV's list "Top 10 Heavy Metal Bands of All-Time" and ninth on "VH1's All Time Top Ten Metal Bands". Mötley Crüe has influenced many bands and artists such as Poison, Skid Row and Cinderella among others.

Between the ​Buried and Me​
Between the ​Buried and Me​

Between the Buried and Me is an American progressive metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dustie Waring (rhythm guitar), Dan Briggs (bass, keyboards), and Blake Richardson (drums).

Van Halen​
Van Halen​

Metal Sucks THE TOP TEN BANDS MOST OFTEN MISCATEGORIZED AS ... OFTEN MISCATEGORIZED AS HAIR METAL: #9, VAN ... Van Halen were not. Sure, Van Halen music ...

Saxon​
Saxon​

Saxon are truly one of the great heavy metal bands of all time – and arguably the best traditional metal act operating in Britain today – but when it comes to the heavy-hitters of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Saxon are often mentioned third behind Iron Maiden and Def Leppard….a situation that demands to be rectified.

Kreator​
Kreator​

Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current lineup has been the same since 2001: lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mille Petrozza, bassist Christian Giesler, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, and lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö.

Manowar​
Manowar​

Manowar are so metal that if they go out in the rain, they rust. Manowar are so metal that if they go to the beach, they can’t go into the ocean because they’ll sink right to the bottom. Manowar are so metal that they got their original record deal after they were discovered during a mining expedition.

Machine ​Head​
Machine ​Head​

Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn and bassist Adam Duce. The band's aggressive musicianship made them one of the pioneering bands in the new wave of American heavy metal.

Scorpions​
Scorpions​

The Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker. Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock to heavy metal.

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Mercyful Fate​
Mercyful Fate​

Mercyful Fate are a Danish heavy metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 1981 by vocalist King Diamond and guitarist Hank Shermann. Influenced by progressive rock and hard rock, with lyrics dealing with Satan and the occult, Mercyful Fate were part of the first wave of black metal in the early to mid-1980s.

Five Finger ​Death Punch​
Five Finger ​Death Punch​

Click Here For More Details on Five Finger Death Punch's First Week Sales With 'Got Your Six' They’ve Gotten Big Support From Radio and the Metal Community Radio has played a big part in the success of 5FDP. While they’re heavy enough to appeal to metal fans, they’re also able to craft radio-ready songs.

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Iced Earth​
Iced Earth​

But, Iced Earth seems to be more influenced by The Post NWOBHM thrash scene... Ala Anthrax and Metallica.. Of course their newer stuff definitely has a Symphonic/Epic metal edge... So, I wouldn't be surprised if they are influenced by that.

Exodus​
Exodus​

They played mostly cover songs in the vein of 1970s hard rock and New wave of British heavy metal ... the headlining bands at Wacken Open Air 2011. Exodus toured with ...

Children of ​Bodom​
Children of ​Bodom​

Children of Bodom is a Finnish extreme metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group consists of Alexi Laiho (Lead vocals, guitar), Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , Jaska Raatikainen and Daniel Freyberg . They have released nine studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD.

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