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The greatest heavy metal artists of all time

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

No. 1

Iron Maiden

United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1975– · heavy metal
214.997
Why this number?
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49 Michael Kamen United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948–2003 · heavy metal 4.474
50 San Francisco Symphony United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1911– · heavy metal 4.474
51 Sepultura Brazil flagBrazil · 1984– · metal 4.371
52 Venom United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1979– · black metal 4.329
53 BABYMETAL Japan flagJapan · 2010– · kawaii metal 4.247
54 Slipknot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 4.203
55 King Diamond Denmark flagDenmark · 1985– · heavy metal 4.137
56 Heaven & Hell United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2006–2010 · heavy metal 4.097
57 Diablo Swing Orchestra Sweden flagSweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 4.078
58 Bring Me the Horizon United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2004– · metalcore 4.046
59 Rainbow United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1974– · hard rock 3.877
60 AC/DC Australia flagAustralia · 1973– · hard rock 3.835
61 Alice Cooper United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1948– · hard rock 3.636
62 Nevermore United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · progressive metal 3.523
63 Evanescence United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · alternative metal 3.484
64 Linkin Park United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · nu metal 3.438
65 Within Temptation The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 3.401
66 Uriah Heep United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 3.342
67 Skid Row United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1986– · hard rock 3.307
68 Celtic Frost Switzerland flagSwitzerland · 1984–2008 · heavy metal 3.214
69 Lou Reed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1942–2013 · rock 3.200
70 Bad Omens United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2015– · metalcore 3.194
71 Stratovarius Finland flagFinland · 1984– · power metal 3.179
72 Incubus United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · alternative rock 3.071