The Groove

The greatest death metal artists of all time

50 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Death

United States of America · 1984–1998 · death metal

39.861

Why this number?

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25 Dethklok

United States of America · 2006– · death metal 2.100

26 The Black Dahlia Murder

United States of America · 2001– · death metal 1.900

Arch Enemy

Sweden · 1996– · melodic death metal 1.886

Slipknot

United States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 1.875

29 Atheist

United States of America · 1984– · death metal 1.600

Cradle of Filth

United Kingdom · 1991– · black metal 1.548

31 Triptykon

Switzerland · 2008– · doom metal 1.533

Katatonia

Sweden · 1991– · alternative metal 1.398

Napalm Death

United Kingdom · 1982– · grindcore 1.360

34 Scar Symmetry

Sweden · 2004– · death metal 1.337

35 Suffocation

United States of America · 1988– · brutal death metal 1.309

36 DevilDriver

United States of America · 2003– · death metal 1.108

37 Eluveitie

Switzerland · 2002– · folk metal 1.050

Darkthrone

Norway · 1986– · black metal 1.002

Bring Me the Horizon

United Kingdom · 2004– · metalcore 0.922

40 Wintersun

Finland · 2003– · melodic death metal 0.910

Paradise Lost

United Kingdom · 1988– · gothic metal 0.891

Slayer

United States of America · 1981– · thrash metal 0.870

43 Theatre of Tragedy

Norway · 1993–2010 · gothic metal 0.857

44 Fleshgod Apocalypse

Italy · 2007– · symphonic metal 0.700

45 Doom:vs

Sweden · 2004– · doom metal 0.667

46 Immortal

Norway · 1991– · black metal 0.640

47 Cynic

United States of America · 1987– · progressive metal 0.620

48 Testament

United States of America · 1983– · metal 0.571