Best Alternative Metal Bands

145 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	서태지 (Seo Taiji) Korea Alternative Rock, Nu Metal, K-Pop, Pop Rock	Seo Tai Ji (1998) #1091 울트라맨이야 (Ultramania) (2000) #1287 7th Issue (2004) #2128
52	Spineshank 1996, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Cyber Metal	The Height of Callousness (2000) #5136 Self Destructive Pattern (2003) Strictly Diesel (1998)
53	Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway 2003, United States Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock	Scars on Broadway (2008) #1773 Dictator (2018) #5144
54	Voivod 1981, Canada Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Technical Thrash Metal	Dimension Hatröss (1988) #875 Target Earth (2013) #1494 Killing Technology (1987) #2278
55	Seether 2002, South Africa Post-grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock	Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007) Disclaimer II (2004) #6790 Isolate and Medicate (2014)
56	Between the Buried and Me 2000, United States Progressive Metal, Metalcore	Colors (2007) #201 Colors Live (2008) [Live] #333 The Great Misdirect (2009) #438
57	Chevelle 1995, United States Alternative Metal	Wonder What's Next (2002) This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004) Vena Sera (2007)
58	Novasonic 1999, Korea Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Metal, K-Pop	Novasonic (1999) #4258 Novasonic 2 (2000) #7370 Novasonic 3 (2001)
59	Sleep Token 2016, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Art Pop	Take Me Back to Eden (2023) #6423 Sundowning (2019) One (2016) [EP]
60	Machinae Supremacy 2000, Sweden Power Metal, Alternative Metal	Jets'n'Guns Soundtrack (2004) Rise of a Digital Nation (2012) Overworld (2008) #6848
61	Three Days Grace 1997, Canada Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Hard Rock	One-X (2006) #4262 Life Starts Now (2009) Three Days Grace (2003)
62	Quorthon Sweden Alternative Metal, Grunge	Album (1994) #7593 Purity of Essence (1997) When Our Day is Through (1997) [EP]
63	Northlane 2009, Australia Ambient Metalcore, Djent	Alien (2019) #5246 Node (2015) Singularity (2013) #7862
64	Sadie 2005, Japan Metal, Metalcore, Visual Kei, Melodic, Death Metal, Heavy Metal	Voyage (2015) [Single] Master of Romance (2009) Red Line (2012) [EP]
65	Godsmack 1995, United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge	Faceless (2003) The Oracle (2010) Lighting Up the Sky (2023)
66	Sum 41 1996, Canada Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Skate Punk, Alternative Metal, Melodic Hardcore	Chuck (2004) #6246 Half Hour of Power (2000) [EP] Does This Look infected? (2002) #7574
67	Spiritbox 2016, Canada Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal	The Fear of Fear (2023) [EP] #4901 Eternal Blue (2021) #6249 Tsunami Sea (2025) #8362
68	Creed United States Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge	Weathered (2001) Human Clay (1999) Full Circle (2009)
69	Dry Kill Logic 1993, United States Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore	The Dead and Dreaming (2004) The Darker Side of Nonsense (2001) Of Vengeance and Violence (2006)
70	Filter 1993, United States Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge	The Algorithm (2023) Short Bus (1995) Title of Record (1999)
71	Static-X 1994, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Cannibal (2007) Start a War (2005) Shadow Zone (2003) #5533
72	Type O Negative 1990, United States Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Alternative Metal	October Rust (1996) #913 Bloody Kisses (1993) #3408 Dead Again (2007) #4579
73	Tremonti 2010, United States Thrash Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal	Dust (2016) [Single] Another Heart (2015) [Single] Cauterize (2015)
74	Devilment 2011, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Extreme Metal	The Great and Secret Show (2014) #7504 II: the Mephisto Waltzes (2016) #8051 Demo 2013 (2013) [Demo]
75	Of Mice & Men 2009, United States Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	The Flood (2011) #5897 Of Mice & Men (2010) Restoring Force (2014) #8511
76	Pitchshifter 1989, United Kingdom Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock, Nu Metal	www.pitchshifter.com (1998) #4098 Shutdown (2002) [Single] Infotainment? (1996) #7343
77	Loka 2012, Japan Alternative Metal	01 ~ Zero One ~ (2012) [EP] EnFlame (2012) Criss x Cross (2013) [Compilation]
78	Shinedown United States Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal	The Sound of Madness (2008) #5983 Us and Them (2005) Planet Zero (2022)
79	Architects 2004, United Kingdom Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Holy Hell (2018) #1665 All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (2016) #3750 Doomsday (2017) [Single]
80	Underoath 1997, United States Metalcore, Post-Hardcore	Cries of the Past (2000) Define the Great Line (2006) Ø (Disambiguation) (2010)
81	Demon Hunter 2000, United States Metalcore, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal	The World Is a Thorn (2010) True Defiance (2012) #5911 Extremist (2014)
82	Therapy? 1989, United Kingdom Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock	Troublegum (1994) #7380 Infernal Love (1995) Nurse (1992)
83	Bury Tomorrow 2006, United Kingdom Metalcore, Melodic Metalcore	Runes (2014) The Union of Crowns (2012) #5222 Black Flame (2018) #8221
84	FRUITPOCHETTE Japan Trance Metal, Alternative Metal, Kawaii Metal	The Crest of Evil (2015) Zekkyou -Unlash- (絶叫-Unlash-) (2016) [EP] Akatsuki -Crisis- (暁-Crisis-) (2016) [EP]
85	Papa Roach 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Rap Metal	Crooked Teeth (2017) The Paramour Sessions (2006) #7886 Infest (2000) #8771
86	Loathe 2014, United Kingdom Metalcore	I Let It in and It Took Everything (2020) #3602 The Cold Sun (2017) Prepare Consume Proceed (2016) [EP]
87	Helmet 1989, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore	Aftertaste (1997) Meantime (1992) #6577 Left (2023)
88	Machine Head 1991, United States Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu Metal	The Blackening (2007) #347 Unto the Locust (2011) #602 Burn My Eyes (1994) #811
89	While She Sleeps 2006, United Kingdom Metalcore	You Are We (2017) #3751 Sleeps Society (2021) So What? (2019)
90	Dr. Core 911 1998, Korea Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Metal	비정(非正)산조 (2000) #7888 Eat or Be Eaten (2008) 오락가락(娛樂歌樂)(Oh Rock Go Rock) (2007) [EP]
91	Coal Chamber 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Coal Chamber (1997) #8982 Chamber Music (1999) Dark Days (2002)
92	Prophets of Rage 2016, United States Funk Metal, Rap Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal	Prophets of Rage (2017) #8738 The Party's Over (2016) [EP] Prophets of Rage (2016) [Single]
93	Agent Fresco 2008, Iceland Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Art Rock	Destrier (2015) #1772 A Long Time Listening (2010) Lightbulb Universe (2008) [EP]
94	Atreyu 1998, United States Melodic Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock	The Moment You Find Your Flame (2023) [EP] The Curse (2004) #8154 Lead Sails Paper Anchor (2007)
95	King's X 1980, United States Hard Rock, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal	Manic Moonlight (2001) Black Like Sunday (2003) Ogre Tones (2005)
96	Kittie 1996, Canada Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Technical Groove Metal	Eyes Wide Open (2024) [Single] In the Black (2009) Until the End (2004)
97	Staind 1995, United States Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Hard Rock, Nu Metal	Dysfunction (1999) Staind (2011) Break the Cycle (2001) #9424
98	Dope 1997, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Life (2001) Group Therapy (2003) American Apathy (2005)
99	Motionless in White 2005, United States Metalcore, Industrial Metal	Another Life / Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection (2020) [EP] Disguise (2019) #4014 Infamous (2012)
100	Soundgarden 1984, United States Grunge, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	Superunknown (1994) #1286 Badmotorfinger (1991) #3613 King Animal (2012)

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