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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145 Melvins

United States of America · 1983– · sludge metal 6.240

146 Candlemass

Sweden · 1984– · doom metal 6.230

147 Wormrot

Singapore · 2007– · grindcore 6.200

148

Tony Iommi

United Kingdom · 1948– · heavy metal 6.030

149 Heaven & Hell

United States of America · 2006–2010 · heavy metal 5.736

150 Dethklok

United States of America · 2006– · death metal 5.700

151 Annihilator

Canada · 1984– · thrash metal 5.400

152 Electric Wizard

United Kingdom · 1993– · doom metal 5.400

153 Knocked Loose

United States of America · 2013– · metalcore 5.400

154 Sigh

Japan · 1990– · black metal 5.400

155 Metal Church

United States of America · 1980– · heavy metal 5.220

156 Soulfly

United States of America · 1997– · heavy metal 5.220

157

Rage

Germany · 1986– · heavy metal 5.160

158

Architects

United Kingdom · 2004– · metal 5.100

159 Shining

Norway · 1999– · black metal 4.980

160 Cannibal Corpse

United States of America · 1988– · death metal 4.800

161 DevilDriver

United States of America · 2003– · death metal 4.800

162 Quiet Riot

United States of America · 1973– · heavy metal 4.800

163 Savatage

United States of America · 1979– · heavy metal 4.800

164 Suffocation

United States of America · 1988– · brutal death metal 4.800

165 Archspire

Canada · 2009– · technical death metal 4.765

166 Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway

United States of America · 2006– · alternative metal 4.765

167 Scar Symmetry

Sweden · 2004– · death metal 4.680

168 Static‐X

United States of America · 1994– · alternative metal 4.600