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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169 Triptykon

Switzerland · 2008– · doom metal 4.600

170 Cathedral

United Kingdom · 1989–2013 · doom metal 4.500

171 Amaranthe

Sweden · 2008– · trance metal 4.400

172 Amenra

Belgium · 1999– · sludge metal 4.400

173 Atheist

United States of America · 1984– · death metal 4.400

174 Dødheimsgard

Norway · 1994– · industrial metal 4.400

175 Ensiferum

Finland · 1995– · folk metal 4.400

176 Jinjer

Ukraine · 2009– · metalcore 4.400

177 Motionless in White

United States of America · 2005– · metalcore 4.400

178 Periphery

United States of America · 2005– · djent 4.380

179 Mick Gordon

Australia · 1985– · industrial metal 4.250

180 Battle Beast

Finland · 2008– · heavy metal 4.200

181 Fleshgod Apocalypse

Italy · 2007– · symphonic metal 4.200

182 Beyond Creation

Canada · 2005– · technical death metal 4.200

183 Eluveitie

Switzerland · 2002– · folk metal 4.200

184 Hollywood Undead

United States of America · 2005– · heavy metal 4.200

185 Metropole Orkest

The Netherlands · 1945– · symphonic metal 4.200

186 Nagelfar

Germany · 1993–2002 · black metal 4.200

187 Watain

Sweden · 1998– · black metal 4.200

188

Kreator

Germany · 1982– · thrash metal 4.100

189 Baroness

United States of America · 2003– · sludge metal 4.000

190 Body Count

United States of America · 1989– · metal 4.000

191 Doom:vs

Sweden · 2004– · doom metal 4.000

192 Draconian

Sweden · 1995– · gothic metal 4.000