The Groove

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 · 1975– · heavy metal

214.997

Why this number?

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169 Stabbing Westward

United States of America · 1985– · industrial 0.640

170 Control Denied

United States of America · 1996– · rock 0.633

171

Agalloch

United States of America · 1995– · black metal 0.626

172 Blackmore’s Night

United States of America · 1997– · folk rock 0.624

173

Ireland · 1976– · rock 0.621

174 Static‐X

United States of America · 1994– · alternative metal 0.613

175 Dethklok

United States of America · 2006– · death metal 0.600

176 Star One

The Netherlands · 2002– · rock 0.600

177 Filter

United States of America · 1993– · rock 0.584

178 Deafheaven

United States of America · 2010– · blackgaze 0.573

179 Mindless Self Indulgence

United States of America · 1997– · electronic 0.565

180

At the Gates

Sweden · 1990– · melodic death metal 0.560

181

Riverside

Poland · 2001– · progressive rock 0.553

182

Paradise Lost

United Kingdom · 1988– · gothic metal 0.550

183 Delain

The Netherlands · 2002– · symphonic metal 0.525

184 Skillet

United States of America · 1996– · rock 0.509

185 Living Colour

United States of America · 1983– · funk metal 0.503

186 Insomnium

Finland · 1997– · melodic death metal 0.500

187 Mick Gordon

Australia · 1985– · industrial metal 0.500

188 Periphery

United States of America · 2005– · djent 0.487

189 Flower Travellin’ Band

Japan · 1967–2011 · hard rock 0.480

190 Candlemass

Sweden · 1984– · doom metal 0.479

191 P.O.D.

United States of America · 1992– · rock 0.467

192

Berliner Philharmoniker

Germany · 1882– · hard rock 0.462