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The greatest metal artists of all time

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

No. 1

Metallica

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · heavy metal
507.000
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49 Sepultura Brazil flagBrazil · 1984– · metal 32.350
50 SUKI Germany flagGermany · 2012– · alternative metal 32.080
51 Kamelot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · power metal 31.980
52 Darkthrone Norway flagNorway · 1986– · black metal 31.220
53 Disturbed United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1996– · alternative metal 30.960
54 Nile United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1993– · death metal 30.390
55 Poppy United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1995– · nu metal 30.380
56 Dio United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982–2010 · heavy metal 28.560
57 Amon Amarth Sweden flagSweden · 1992– · melodic death metal 28.045
58 Limp Bizkit United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · nu metal 27.770
59 Emperor Norway flagNorway · 1991– · black metal 26.490
60 Mercyful Fate Denmark flagDenmark · 1981– · heavy metal 26.400
61 Negură Bunget Romania flagRomania · 1995–2017 · black metal 26.089
62 Rhapsody of Fire Italy flagItaly · 1995– · power metal 25.970
63 Deathspell Omega France flagFrance · 1998– · black metal 25.890
64 Angra Brazil flagBrazil · 1991– · power metal 25.450
65 Stratovarius Finland flagFinland · 1984– · power metal 25.360
66 My Dying Bride United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1990– · doom metal 25.300
67 Machine Head United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · thrash metal 24.800
68 Gojira France flagFrance · 1996– · death metal 24.110
69 Diablo Swing Orchestra Sweden flagSweden · 2003– · avant-garde metal 23.550
70 Pain of Salvation Sweden flagSweden · 1991– · progressive metal 23.540
71 Moonsorrow Finland flagFinland · 1995– · folk metal 23.440
72 Queensrÿche United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · progressive metal 23.400