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Best Avant-garde Metal Bands

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55 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Arcturus
1991, Norway
Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
The Sham Mirrors (2002)  #217
Aspera Hiems Symfonia (1996)  #563
2
Sigh
1990, Japan
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
Imaginary Sonicscape (2001)  #415
Scenes From Hell (2010)  #1036
In Somniphobia (2012)  #1493
3
Diablo Swing Orchestra
2003, Sweden
Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal
4
Gorguts
1989, Canada
Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
The Erosion of Sanity (1993)  #1908
From Wisdom to Hate (2001)  #2151
Obscura (1998)  #2615
5
Celtic Frost
1984, Switzerland
Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal
To Mega Therion (1985)  #261
Morbid Tales (1984)  [EP]  #2062
Monotheist (2006)  #2113
6
Mayhem
1984, Norway
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
De Mysteriis Dom. Sathanas (2020)  [Boxed set]
Chimera (2004)  #1464
7
Thy Catafalque
1998, Hungary
Avant-garde Metal
Vadak (2021)  #1999
Meta (2016)  #4013
Rengeteg (2011)
8
Unexpect
1996, Canada
Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal
In a Flesh Aquarium (2006)  #5270
Utopia (1999)
9
Rainy Sun
Korea
Avant-garde Metal
Porno Virus (1998)  #966
Origin (2009)  #2733
Woman (2003)
10
Dir en Grey
1997, Japan
Alternative Metal, Visual Kei, Progressive Metal
Uroboros (2008)  #862
Arche (2014)  #1642
Dum Spiro Spero (2011)  #1709
11
Faith No More
1982, United States
Avant-garde Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal
The Real Thing (1989)  #1118
We Care a Lot (1987)  [Single]
Epic (1990)  [Single]
12
Devin Townsend Project
2008, Canada
Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Ambient
13
Avenged Sevenfold
1999, United States
Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Hard Rock
City of Evil (2005)  #677
Nightmare (2010)  #814
Avenged Sevenfold (2007)  #1222
14
Deathspell Omega
1998, France
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
15
Odraza
2009, Poland
Black Metal
Rzeczom (2020)  #933
Kir (2015)  [EP]
16
Alchemist
Australia
Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal
Tripsis (2007)  #3826
Organasm (2000)
17
Igorrr
France
Breakcore, Avant-garde Metal, Experimental
Nostril (2010)
Savage Sinusoid (2017)  #3204
18
Manes
Norway
Electro Avant-garde metal
19
Dødheimsgard
1994, Norway
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Industrial Metal
Black Medium Current (2023)  #3677
A Umbra Omega (2015)  #4972
666 International (1999)  #6703
20
Solefald
1995, Norway
Progressive Metal, Post-Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
21
Akphaezya
2002, France
Avant-garde Metal, Gothic Metal, Progressive Metal
22
Ihsahn
Norway
Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal
Arktis. (2016)  #1441
angL (2008)  #2456
After (2010)  #3833
23
Zeal and Ardor
2014, United States
Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal
Stranger Fruit (2018)  #2610
Devil Is Fine (2016)  #4338
Live in London (2019)  [Live]
24
Blut aus Nord
1994, France
Atmospheric Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal
25
Kayo Dot
2003, United States
Avant-garde Metal, Post-Metal
Hubardo (2013)
Choirs of the Eye (2003)  #5688
26
Lunatic Gods
1995, Slovakia
Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Doom Metal, Black Metal
27
Ex Eye
2016, United States
Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal
Ex Eye (2017)  #4756
28
Shining
1999, Norway
Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal, Experimental Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock,
29
Primus
1984, United States
Experimental Rock, Funk Metal, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
Pork Soda (1993)  #6207
Conspiranoia (2022)  [EP]
30
Iwrestledabearonce
2007, United States
Experimental Grindcore, Metalcore, Experimental Deathcore
31
Imperial Triumphant
2005, United States
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Dissonant Death Metal
32
Au Revoir Michelle
2009, Korea
Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Folk Metal
Les Cris De La Nuit (2012)  #5189
님의 찬미 (2012)  [Single]
흥보가 기가막혀 (2012)  [Single]
33
Schammasch
2009, Switzerland
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
34
In the Woods...
1991, Norway
Progressive Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal
Pure (2016)  #2206
Live At the Caledonien Hall (2003)  [Live]  #2434
Heart of the Ages (1995)  #3012
35
The Dillinger Escape Plan
1997, United States
Mathcore, Metalcore, Alternative Rock
Irony Is a Dead Scene (2002)  [EP]  #5356
Miss Machine (2004)  #5709
Dissociation (2016)  #5791
36
Phlebotomized
1990, Netherlands
Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Progressive Metal
37
Ved Buens Ende
Norway
Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal
Written in Waters (1995)  #8416
38
Portal
1994, Australia
Dissonant Death Metal, Avant-garde Metal
Seepia (2003)  #961
Avow (2021)  #4030
Vexovoid (2013)  #5190
39
Car Bomb
2000, United States
Mathcore
Mordial (2019)  #5822
Meta (2016)  #7239
40
Mr. Bungle
1985, United States
Avant-garde Metal, Fusion
41
Hail Spirit Noir
2010, Greece
Black Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Avant-garde Metal
Pneuma (2012)  #553
Mayhem in Blue (2016)  #3903
42
Fantômas
1998, United States
Avant-garde Metal
43
Madder Mortem
1997, Norway
Progressive Metal, Atmospheric Doom Metal
44
Windham Hell
United States
Neoclassical Metal, Avant-garde Metal
45
Oranssi Pazuzu
2007, Finland
Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal
Värähtelijä (2016)  #801
Muuntautuja (2024)  #3220
46
Lux Occulta
1994, Poland
Symphonic Black Metal
Dionysos (1997)  #3725
Forever Alone Immortal (1996)  #5672
My Guardian Anger (1999)  #6753
47
Melvins
1983, United States
Sludge Metal, Stoner Rock, Drone Metal, Noise Rock
Houdini (1993)  #5559
Millennium Monsterwork (2002)  [Live]
Tarantula Heart (2024)  #8128
48
Ulver
1993, Norway
Black Metal, Ambient, Electronica, New Wave
49
Krallice
2007, United States
Avant-garde Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal
50
Triptykon
2008, Switzerland
Doom Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal
Melana Chasmata (2014)  #661
Eparistera Daimones (2010)  #1947
Shatter (2010)  [EP]  #8583
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,234
Reviews : 10,428
Albums : 170,129
Lyrics : 218,137