Best Heavy Metal Bands | page 2

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
51	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] Liberty or Death (2007)
52	Bruce Dickinson United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	The Chemical Wedding (1998) #1361 Accident of Birth (1997) #1270 Tyranny of Souls (2005) #2993
53	Royal Hunt 1989, Denmark Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Symphonic Metal	Paradox (1997) #79 Show Me How to Live (2011) #288 1996 (1996) [Live] #431
54	Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal	ThunderSteel (1988) #1348 Army of One (2006) The Privilege of Power (1990) #3938
55	Dream Evil 1999, Sweden Heavy Metal	The Book of Heavy Metal (2004) #1200 Evilized (2003) #2150 In the Night (2010) #3007
56	Jorn 2000, Norway Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Life on Death Road (2017) The Duke (2006) #1796 Unlocking the Past (2007) #2536
57	Bow Wow 1975, Japan Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	III (1986) #314 Vow Wow V (1987) #1170 Mountain Top (1990) #1217
58	Jørn Lande Norway Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	The Great Divide (2014) #1261 Dracula: Swing of Death (2015) #1573 The Showdown (2010) #4087
59	Marty Friedman United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Dragon's Kiss (1988) #1643 Scenes (1992) #1707 Loudspeaker (2006) #2861
60	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #615 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2852 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3355
61	Disturbed 1996, United States Nu Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal	Inside the Fire (2008) [Single] The Night (2009) [Single] Ten Thousand Fists (2005) #1943
62	The Poodles 2005, Sweden Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, AOR	Performocracy (2011) #792 Clash of the Elements (2009) #1542 Metal Will Stand Tall (2006) #1950
63	Twisted Sister 1972, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Kids Are Back (1983) [Single] Stay Hungry (1984) #1850 You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll (1983) #3478
64	Alcatrazz 1983, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	No Parole From Rock 'N' Roll (1983) #1136 Live Sentence (1984) [Live] #3295 Live '83 (2010) [Live] #5080
65	U.D.O. 1987, Germany Heavy Metal	Animal House (1988) #4028 Faceless World (1990) #4171 Mission No. X (2005)
66	Anvil 1981, Canada Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal	Pound for Pound (1988) Worth the Weight (1992) Plugged in Permanent (1996)
67	Axel Rudi Pell Germany Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal	Oceans of Time (1998) #2121 Mystica (2006) Diamonds Unlocked (2007)
68	Russell Allen United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal	The Great Divide (2014) #1261 Worlds Apart (2020) #2716 The Showdown (2010) #4087
69	Soundgarden 1984, United States Grunge, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal	Superunknown (1994) #1290 Badmotorfinger (1991) #3621 King Animal (2012)
70	Arch Enemy 1995, Sweden Melodic Death Metal	Burning Bridges (1999) #53 Rise of the Tyrant (2007) #119 Wages of Sin (2001) #327
71	Cacophony 1986, United States Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal	Speed Metal Symphony (1987) #659 Go Off! (1988) #3688
72	Ghost 2006, Sweden Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Opus Eponymous (2010) #3567 Impera (2022) #4440 Popestar (2016) [EP] #5948
73	백두산 (Baekdoosan) 1986, Korea Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	King of Rock'n Roll (1987) #1819 III (1992) #4999 Too Fast! Too Loud! Too Heavy!! (1986) #8806
74	Heaven & Hell 2006, International Heavy Metal, Doom Metal	The Devil You Know (2009) #1419 Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) [Live] #3656 Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007) [Video]
75	Apocalyptica 1993, Finland Symphonic Metal, Alternative Metal	Shadowmaker (2015) 7th Symphony (2010) #2519 Apocalyptica (2005) #4447
76	Black Label Society 1998, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Southern Rock	Grimmest Hits (2018) Mafia (2005) #2181 The Blessed Hellride (2003) #3410
77	Enforcer 2004, Sweden Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Diamonds (2010) #2308 Death by Fire (2013) #4227 From Beyond (2015) #5232
78	Quiet Riot 1975, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Metal Health (1983) #1137 QR III (1986) #8044 Quiet Riot II (1978)
79	Diamond Head 1976, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, NWOBHM	Lightning to the Nations (1980) #332 Diamond Head (2016) The Coffin Train (2019)
80	Bloodbound 2004, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Creatures of the Dark Realm (2021) #2559 Tales from the North (2023) #3556 War of Dragons (2017) #3714
81	Dokken 1977, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	Beast From the East (1988) [Live] #925 Back for the Attack (1987) #1598 Back In The Streets (1989) [EP]
82	Jag Panzer 1981, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	The Hallowed (2023) #2825 Ample Destruction (1984) #3123 The Age of Mastery (1998) #3570
83	Toxic Holocaust 1999, United States Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal	An Overdose of Death... (2008) #836 Conjure and Command (2011) #2638 Live – Only Deaf is Real (2007) [Live]
84	Grim Reaper 1979, United Kingdom Heavy Metal, NWOBHM	See You in Hell (1984) #2084 Rock You to Hell (1987) #2161 Best of Grim Reaper (1999) [Compilation]
85	Armored Saint 1982, United States Heavy Metal	Symbol of Salvation (1991) #1884 March of the Saint (1984) #2485 Punching the Sky (2020) #4859
86	Chastain 1984, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	For Those Who Dare (1990) #3775 The Voice of the Cult (1988) #3791 Mystery of Illusion (1985) #5312
87	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #25 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #121 Infinite (2000) #135
88	Vicious Rumors 1979, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Groove Metal	Word of Mouth (1994) #4172 Razorback Killer (2011) Welcome to the Ball (1991) #4666
89	The Michael Schenker Group 1979, United Kingdom Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	The Michael Schenker Group (1980) #1129 MSG (1981) #1408 One Night At Budokan (1982) [Live] #2033
90	Racer X 1984, United States Heavy Metal	Second Heat (1987) #4404 Technical Difficulties (2000) #5422 Street Lethal (1986) #5574
91	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1777 Carolus Rex (2012) #2904 Primo Victoria (2005) #3726
92	Helstar 1981, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Nosferatu (1989) #936 Vampiro (2016) A Distant Thunder (1988) #2875
93	Dark Quarterer 1980, Italy Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Dark Quarterer (1987) #369 The Etruscan Prophecy (1988) #4803 Dark Quarterer - XXV Anniversary (2012) #5108
94	Astral Doors 2002, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Evil Is Forever (2005) #7062 New Revelation (2007) #7292 Notes from the Shadows (2014) #7715
95	Nevermore 1992, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal	Dead Heart, In a Dead World (2000) #493 This Godless Endeavor (2005) #837 Dreaming Neon Black (1999) #1213
96	Darkthrone 1987, Norway Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) #42 Transilvanian Hunger (1994) #145 Under a Funeral Moon (1993) #412
97	Adrenaline Mob 2011, United States Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Omertá (2012) #1694 Men of Honor (2014) #4683 We the People (2017) #6108
98	Asiana 1989, Korea Heavy Metal	Out on the Street (1990) #876
99	Exciter 1978, Canada Heavy Metal, Speed Metal	Heavy Metal Maniac (1983) #2366 Long Live the Loud (1985) Thrash, Speed, Burn (2008)
100	陰陽座 (Onmyo-za) 1999, Japan Heavy Metal, Folk Metal, Power Metal	煌神羅刹 (2002) #2782 龍凰童子 (2023) 鬼子母神 (2011) #5700

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