The Groove

The greatest technical death metal artists of all time

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

This board is decided by who has rated so far. That is not a verdict on this corner of the record — it is the shape of who has voted. Rate what you love and the number moves.

No. 1

Nile

United States of America · 1993– · death metal

8.739

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Death

United States of America · 1984–1998 · death metal 7.045

3 Archspire

Canada · 2009– · technical death metal 4.169

4 Beyond Creation

Canada · 2005– · technical death metal 2.100

5 Blood Incantation

United States of America · 2011– · death metal 2.025

6 Cynic

United States of America · 1987– · progressive metal 1.860

7 Suffocation

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

8 Atheist

United States of America · 1984– · death metal 0.800

9 Fleshgod Apocalypse

Italy · 2007– · symphonic metal 0.700

DIR EN GREY

Japan · 1997– · rock 0.620

11 Gojira

France · 1996– · death metal 0.253