Best Industrial Metal Bands

52 bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Rammstein 1994, Germany Industrial Metal, Neue Deutsche Härte	Mutter (2001) #339 Sehnsucht (1997) #1338 Reise, Reise (2004) #1893
2	Fear Factory 1990, United States Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Groove Metal	Demanufacture (1995) #1192 Resurrection (1998) [Single] Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies) (2001) [Single]
3	Marilyn Manson 1989, United States Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal	Antichrist Superstar (1996) #439 Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000) #606 Mechanical Animals (1998) #1324
4	Nine Inch Nails 1988, United States Industrial Rock, Alternative Rock, Industrial Metal	The Downward Spiral (1994) #217 Broken (1992) [EP] #1682 With Teeth (2005) #2822
5	Strapping Young Lad 1994, Canada Industrial Metal, Progressive Metal	City (1997) #1449 Alien (2005) #2237 Strapping Young Lad (2003) #3581
6	Samael 1987, Switzerland Black Metal, Industrial Metal, Electronic	Passage (1996) #1514 Ceremony of Opposites (1994) #1619 Solar Soul (2007) #2094
7	Anaal Nathrakh 1999, United Kingdom Industrial Black Metal, Grindcore	The Whole of the Law (2016) #363 Vanitas (2012) #384 Hell Is Empty, And All the Devils Are Here (2007) #549
8	Ministry 1981, United States Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal, Synthpop	ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ [Psalm 69] (1992) #4613 The Last Sucker (2007) Rio Grande Blood (2006) #6258
9	Devin Townsend Canada Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Ambient	Terria (2001) #468 Ocean Machine - Biomech (1998) #1053 Ziltoid the Omniscient (2007) #1084
10	Theatre of Tragedy 1993, Norway Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal, Electropop, Industrial Rock	Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) #449 Aégis (1998) #720 Theatre of Tragedy (1995) #2076
11	The Kovenant 1999, Norway Industrial Metal, Cyber Metal	Animatronic (1999) #2687 S.E.T.I. (2003) #7898 In Times Before the Light (2002) #8973
12	Static-X 1994, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Cannibal (2007) Start a War (2005) Shadow Zone (2003) #5590
13	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]
14	The Devin Townsend Band 2003, Canada Progressive Metal	Synchestra (2006) #3481 Accelerated Evolution (2003) #5206
15	Mushroomhead 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal	XIII (2003) #1995 Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010) XX (2001) #7211
16	Godflesh 1988, United Kingdom Industrial Metal, Sludge Metal	Us and Them (1999) Purge (2023) Hymns (2001)
17	Mick Gordon Australia Industrial Metal, Death Metal, Deathcore	Doom (Original Game Soundtrack) (2016) #3654
18	Neurotech 2007, Slovenia Symphonic Industrial Metal, Cyber Metal	Antagonist (2011) The Decipher Volumes (2013) Infra Versus Ultra (2014) #6346
19	Khonsu 2012, Norway Black Metal, Industrial Metal, Progressive Metal	Anomalia (2012) #3872 The Xun Protectorate (2016) #4346 Traveller (2014) [EP]
20	Mechina 2004, United States Symphonic Metal, Industrial Metal	Progenitor (2016) #1024 Andromeda (2011) [Single] As Embers Turn to Dust (2017)
21	In This Moment 2005, United States Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal	Ritual (2017) #4025 Blood at the Orpheum (2014) [Live] The Dream (2008) #7576
22	Sybreed 2003, Switzerland Industrial Metal, Groove Metal	Challenger (2011) [EP] Antares (2007) #5763 Slave Design (2004)
23	Crematory 1991, Germany Gothic Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	Awake (1997) Act Seven (1999) Believe (2000)
24	Spineshank 1996, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Cyber Metal	The Height of Callousness (2000) Self Destructive Pattern (2003) Strictly Diesel (1998)
25	Atrocity 1985, Germany Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Hallucinations (1990) Werk 80 II (2008) Todessehnsucht (1992) #7623
26	Korn 1993, United States Nu Metal, Alternative Metal	Korn (1994) #749 Take a Look in the Mirror (2003) #1599 Life Is Peachy (1996) #2034
27	The Mad Capsule Markets 1985, Japan Digital Hardcore, Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Rap Metal	Cistm Konfliqt... (2004) 4 Plugs (1996) Osc-Dis (1999)
28	Dagoba 1997, France Groove Metal, Industrial Metal	Dagoba (2003) Poseidon (2010) What Hell Is About (2006)
29	Northlane 2009, Australia Ambient Metalcore, Djent	Alien (2019) #4926 Singularity (2013) Node (2015)
30	Mnemic 1998, Denmark Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Industrial Metal, Progressive Metal	Mechanical Spin Phenomena (2003) The Audio Injected Soul (2004) Mnemesis (2012)
31	Pitchshifter 1989, United Kingdom Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock, Nu Metal	www.pitchshifter.com (1998) #3875 Shutdown (2002) [Single] PSI (2002) #6894
32	Lindemann 2015, International Industrial Metal, Neue Deutsche Härte	F & M (2019) Skills in Pills (2015) #8076 Praise Abort (2015) [Single]
33	Mortiis 1992, Norway Dungeon Synth, Neoclassical Darkwave, Industrial Rock	The Song of a Long Forgotten Ghost (1993) [Demo] The Stargate (1999) Ånden som gjorde opprør (1995) #8574
34	W.A.S.P. 1982, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal	The Crimson Idol (1992) #237 W.A.S.P. (1984) #1200 The Headless Children (1989) #1360
35	Ares 2002, Korea Industrial Metal	D-地奪尊人間 (디지탈인간) (2005) #7473 Machine Ares (2003) [EP]
36	Code Orange 2008, United States Metalcore, Hardcore Punk	I Am King (2014) Underneath (2020) #7935 The Above (2023)
37	KMFDM 1984, Germany Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal	Angst (1993) Nihil (1995) LET GO (2024)
38	Hate 1991, Poland Death Metal	Anaclasis: A Haunting Gospel of Malice & Hatred (2005) #3570 Awakening of the Liar (2003) Solarflesh: A Gospel of Radiant Divinity (2013) #6972
39	Dødheimsgard 1994, Norway Black Metal, Avant-garde Metal, Industrial Metal	Black Medium Current (2023) #4482 A Umbra Omega (2015) #4800 666 International (1999) #5290
40	Motionless in White 2005, United States Metalcore, Industrial Metal	Another Life / Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection (2020) [EP] Disguise (2019) #3778 Creatures (2010)
41	Device 2012, United States Industrial Metal	Vilify (2013) [Single] Device (2013) #7472 You Think You Know (2013) [Single]
42	Dope 1997, United States Nu Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal	Life (2001) Group Therapy (2003) American Apathy (2005)
43	Jesu 2004, United Kingdom Drone Metal, Doom Metal, Shoegaze, Post-Rock	Conqueror (2007) #3177 Silver (2006) [EP] #3221 Christmas (2010) [EP]
44	White Zombie 1985, United States Groove Metal, Industrial Metal, Noise Rock, Alternative Metal	Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head (1995) #6978 La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1 (1992) #7225 Make Them Die Slowly (1989)
45	Borgne 1998, Switzerland Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal	Temps Morts (2021) Return to the Past (2015) [Compilation] Entraves de l'âme (2010)
46	The Gazette 2002, Japan Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Nu Metal, Metalcore, Visual Kei	Ugly (2015) [Single] Undying (2016) [Single] Filth in the Beauty (2006) [Single]
47	Raunchy 1994, Denmark Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore	A Discord Electric (2010) Death Pop Romance (2006) Wasteland Discotheque (2008) #7959
48	Danzig 1987, United States Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Danzig (1988) #4953 Danzig: 4p (1994) Danzig III: How the Gods Kill (1992) #7655
49	Deliverance 1985, United States Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal	Deliverance (1989) Weapons of Our Warfare (1990) What a Joke (1991)
50	Zeal and Ardor 2014, United States Avant-garde Metal, Black Metal	Stranger Fruit (2018) #2544 Devil Is Fine (2016) #4212 Live in London (2019) [Live]

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