The Groove

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 · 1981– · heavy metal

507.000

Why this number?

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121 Sleep

United States of America · 1990– · doom metal 10.220

122 Cynic

United States of America · 1987– · progressive metal 10.200

123 Vektor

United States of America · 2002– · thrash metal 10.080

124 Papa Roach

United States of America · 1993– · nu metal 9.850

125

Bullet for My Valentine

United Kingdom · 2003– · metalcore 9.620

126 In This Moment

United States of America · 2005– · alternative metal 9.400

127 King Diamond

Denmark · 1985– · heavy metal 9.200

128 Exodus

United States of America · 1979– · thrash metal 9.000

129 Voivod

Canada · 1982– · heavy metal 8.580

130 Gaerea

Portugal · 2016– · black metal 8.460

131 Testament

United States of America · 1983– · metal 8.000

132 Insomnium

Finland · 1997– · melodic death metal 7.950

133 Obituary

United States of America · 1988– · death metal 7.900

134 Edguy

Germany · 1992– · heavy metal 7.800

135

Arch Enemy

Sweden · 1996– · melodic death metal 7.800

136

Slash

United States of America · 1965– · heavy metal 7.700

137 Gorgoroth

Norway · 1992– · black metal 7.568

138 Danzig

United States of America · 1987– · heavy metal 7.500

139 Carcass

United Kingdom · 1985– · death metal 7.400

140 Living Colour

United States of America · 1983– · funk metal 7.020

141 Entombed

Sweden · 1989– · death metal 6.640

142 Wintersun

Finland · 2003– · melodic death metal 6.370

143 Spiritbox

Canada · 2017– · metalcore 6.300

144 Ihsahn

Norway · 1975– · black metal 6.240