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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
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73 Rob Zombie United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · heavy metal 3.068
74 Queen United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1970– · rock 3.023
75 Danzig United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · heavy metal 3.000
76 Quiet Riot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1973– · heavy metal 2.800
77 Ayreon The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995– · progressive metal 2.768
78 Soundgarden United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2017 · alternative rock 2.747
79 Metal Church United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · heavy metal 2.610
80 Rage Germany flagGermany · 1986– · heavy metal 2.580
81 In Flames Sweden flagSweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 2.551
82 Bullet for My Valentine United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2003– · metalcore 2.520
83 Lamb of God United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · metal 2.491
84 Avantasia Germany flagGermany · 2000– · power metal 2.484
85 Avatar Sweden flagSweden · 2001– · melodic death metal 2.465
86 Rage Against the Machine United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991–2024 · alternative metal 2.444
87 Tony Iommi United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1948– · heavy metal 2.412
88 Savatage United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1979– · heavy metal 2.400
89 DIR EN GREY Japan flagJapan · 1997– · rock 2.353
90 Edguy Germany flagGermany · 1992– · heavy metal 2.306
91 Angra Brazil flagBrazil · 1991– · power metal 2.305
92 Amaranthe Sweden flagSweden · 2008– · trance metal 2.200
93 Slash United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1965– · heavy metal 2.100
94 Haken United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · progressive metal 2.093
95 The Dillinger Escape Plan United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2017 · mathcore 2.085
96 A Perfect Circle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1999– · alternative rock 2.066