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430 bands
Rank Image 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]
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
The Privilege of Power (1990)  #3938
55
Dream Evil
1999, Sweden
Heavy Metal
Evilized (2003)  #2150
In the Night (2010)  #3007
56
Jorn
2000, Norway
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
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
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
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
64
Alcatrazz
1983, United States
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
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
66
Anvil
1981, Canada
Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
67
Axel Rudi Pell
Germany
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal
Oceans of Time (1998)  #2121
Mystica (2006)
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
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
74
Heaven & Hell
2006, International
Heavy Metal, Doom Metal
The Devil You Know (2009)  #1419
Live from Radio City Music Hall (2007)  [Live]  #3656
75
Apocalyptica
1993, Finland
Symphonic Metal, Alternative Metal
7th Symphony (2010)  #2519
Apocalyptica (2005)  #4447
76
Black Label Society
1998, United States
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Southern Rock
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
79
Diamond Head
1976, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, NWOBHM
80
Bloodbound
2004, Sweden
Heavy Metal, Power Metal
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
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
Welcome to the Ball (1991)  #4666
89
The Michael Schenker Group
1979, United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
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
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
96
Darkthrone
1987, Norway
Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
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
100
陰陽座 (Onmyo-za)
1999, Japan
Heavy Metal, Folk Metal, Power Metal
煌神羅刹 (2002)  #2782
鬼子母神 (2011)  #5700
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 49,505
Reviews : 10,786
Albums : 177,768
Lyrics : 219,523