Best Heavy Metal Bands | page 4

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
151	Angel Witch 1978, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	Angel Witch (1980) #3458 As Above, So Below (2012) Screamin' and Bleedin' (1985)
152	Samson 1977, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	Head On (1980) Live At Reading '81 (1990) [Live] Refugee (1990)
153	Rob Zombie United States Industrial Metal, Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Alternative Metal	The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021) Hellbilly Deluxe 2 (2010) Past, Present & Future (2003) [Compilation]
154	Metal Church 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Metal Church (1984) #382 The Dark (1986) #981 Live (1998) [Live] #1753
155	Lionsheart United Kingdom Heavy Metal	Lionsheart (1993) #2931 Abyss (2004) Pride in Tact (1994)
156	Demon United Kingdom Heavy Metal	The Unexpected Guest (1982) #5815 Night of the Demon (1981) #6345 Taking the World by Storm (1989)
157	Ugly Kid Joe United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Stairway To Hell (2012) [EP] America's Least Wanted (1992) #4387 As Ugly as They Wanna Be (1991) [EP]
158	Golden Resurrection 2008, Sweden Neoclassical Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Christian Metal	Glory to My King (2010) #1176 One Voice for the Kingdom (2013) #3553 Man with a Mission (2011) #8495
159	Striker 2007, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Ultrapower (2024) Eyes in the Night (2010) #3639 Armed to the Teeth (2012) #4555
160	Kreyson 1989, Czech Republic Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Angel on the Run / Anděl Na Útěku (1990) #774 Elixír Života (1993) Crusaders / Křižáci (1992)
161	Warlord 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun... (1984) #3609 Free Spirit Soar (2024) The Holy Empire (2013)
162	Root 1987, Czech Republic Heavy Metal, Black Metal	Zjevení (1990) #4612 KÄRGERÄS (1996) #5519 The Book (1999)
163	Krokus 1974, Switzerland Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock	Change of Address (1986) #6759 Metal Rendez-vous (1980) Dirty Dynamite (2013)
164	Project Rock in Korea 1989, Korea Heavy Metal	Project Rock in Korea (1989) #1295 Rock in Korea II Live Remix (1993) [Live]
165	Beyond Twilight 1996, Denmark Progressive Metal	Lurking Fantasia (1999) [Demo] Section X (2005) #1980 The Devil's Hall of Fame (2001) #2608
166	Amon Amarth 1992, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Twilight of the Thunder God (2008) #403 Once Sent from the Golden Hall (1998) #973 With Oden on Our Side (2006) #1391
167	Metalucifer 1995, Japan Traditional Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Bulldozer (2009) #2669 Heavy Metal Chainsaw (2001) #5191 Heavy Metal Drill (1996)
168	Sum 41 1996, Canada Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Skate Punk, Alternative Metal, Melodic Hardcore	Chuck (2004) #5887 Half Hour of Power (2000) [EP] Does This Look infected? (2002) #7126
169	Saint Deamon 2006, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	In Shadows Lost From the Brave (2008) #3830 Pandeamonium (2009) #5006 League of the Serpent (2023) #6969
170	Trouble 1979, United States Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Stoner Metal	Run to the Light (1987) #1695 Trouble (1990) #2070 The Skull (1985) #2139
171	KK's Priest 2019, United Kingdom Heavy Metal	Sermons of the Sinner (2021) #5438 The Sinner Rides Again (2023) #6553
172	Won 1998, Korea Heavy Metal	모래시계 (2008) #2932 Rocker's Manual (2014) #4932 Majesty (2010)
173	Knights of Round 2003, Japan Power Metal	The Book of Awakening (2010) #4667 The Meaning of Life (2016) #4936 Eternity (2007) #6301
174	Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall 2011, Sweden Heavy Metal	Hunt the Flame (2023) #5229 Magnus Karlsson’s Free Fall (2013) #6347 Kingdom of Rock (2015)
175	Lords of Black 2014, Spain Heavy Metal	Lords of Black (2014) #2677 Icons of the New Days (2018) #2685 II (2016)
176	Silver Mountain Sweden Heavy Metal	Universe (1984) #2930 Roses & Champagne (1988) #6652 Shakin' Brains (1983)
177	Crux 1989, Korea Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Elapse with the Relapse (2014) #3518 Who Defines What's Divine (2021)
178	Girlschool 1978, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, NWOBHM	St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1981) [Split] Screaming Blue Murder (1982) Hit and Run (1981) #5855
179	Warkings International Power Metal	Revolution (2021) #1673 Revenge (2020) #3417 Morgana (2022) #3927
180	Iommi 1996, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	Fused (2005) #3856 Iommi (2000) #7679 The 1996 DEP Sessions (2004)
181	Black Syndrome 1986, Korea Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Fatal Attraction (1988) #6172 Crazy Tonight (1990) #6273 Zarathustra (1996) #7305
182	Wolf 1995, Sweden Heavy Metal	Evil Star (2004) Ravenous (2009) Legions of Bastards (2011)
183	Michael Sweet United States Hard Rock, AOR, Christian Rock	Only to Rise (2015) Unified (2017) Heart & Sacrifice (2023)
184	Tad Morose 1991, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Chapter X (2018) Modus Vivendi (2003) #2440 Leaving the Past Behind (1993)
185	Arthemis 1994, Italy Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Golden Dawn (2003) #3033 We Fight (2012) #3075 Heroes (2010) #4188
186	Michael Angelo Batio United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Hands Without Shadows (2005) #5402 No Boundaries (1995) #6248 Hands Without Shadows 2 – Voices (2009)
187	Obsession United States Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Methods of Madness (1987) #2653 Scarred for life (1986) #4765 Carnival of Lies (2006)
188	Marshall Law 1987, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Metal Detector (1997) Warning From History (1999) Marshall Law (1989)
189	Living Colour 1984, United States Funk Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Vivid (1988) #5297 Collideoscope (2003) The Chair in the Doorway (2009)
190	Therion 1988, Sweden Symphonic Metal, Death Metal	Vovin (1998) #97 Secret of the Runes (2001) #391 Theli (1996) #619
191	Slough Feg 1990, United States Heavy Metal	Atavism (2005) The Lord Weird Slough Feg (1996) #8074 Hardworlder (2007)
192	Stormwitch 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Dance with the Witches (2002) Witchcraft (2004) Season of the Witch (2015)
193	Mary's Blood 2009, Japan Power Metal	Bloody Palace (2015) #3276 0 -Zero- (2011) [EP] FATE (2016) #6387
194	Act of Defiance 2015, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Old Scars, New Wounds (2017) #3353 Birth and the Burial (2015) #7218
195	Majesty 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Hellforces (2006) #7603 Banners High (2013) Generation Steel (2015)
196	Ministry 1981, United States Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal, Synthpop	ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ [Psalm 69] (1992) #4630 The Last Sucker (2007) Rio Grande Blood (2006) #6287
197	Tublatanka 1982, Slovakia Heavy metal, hard rock	Žeravé znamenie osudu (1988) Tublatanka (1985) Skúsime to cez vesmír (1987)
198	Andi Deris Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Come in From the Rain (1997) #2925 Done By Mirrors (1999) #3956 Million Dollar Haircuts on Ten Cent Heads (2013)
199	Animetal 1996, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Animetal Marathon IV (2001) Animetal Marathon I (1997) #4549 Animetal Marathon II (1998)
200	Heavy Load 1976, Sweden Heavy Metal	Full Speed at High Level (1978) Riders of the Ancient Storm (2023) Death or Glory (1982) #6720

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