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76 bands
Rank Image Band / Formed / Genres Albums
1
Helloween
1983, Germany
Power Metal, Heavy Metal
2
Blind Guardian
1986, Germany
Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal
3
Megadeth
1983, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
4
Venom
1979, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM
Black Metal (1982)  #3045
Welcome to Hell (1981)  #3265
Warhead (1984)  [Single]
5
Slayer
1981, United States
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Reign in Blood (1986)  #5
Hell Awaits (1985)  #60
6
Riot
1975, United States
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal
ThunderSteel (1988)  #1323
The Privilege of Power (1990)  #3818
7
Cacophony
1986, United States
Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal
Speed Metal Symphony (1987)  #668
Go Off! (1988)  #3707
8
Enforcer
2004, Sweden
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Diamonds (2010)  #2606
Death by Fire (2013)  #4834
Into the Night (2008)  #6250
9
Midnight
2003, United States
Black Metal, Speed Metal
10
Agent Steel
1984, United States
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Unstoppable Force (1987)  #3497
Skeptics Apocalypse (1985)  #5451
11
Scanner
1986, Germany
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal
Terminal Earth (1989)  #1994
Hypertrace (1988)  #2492
Scantropolis (2002)  #4905
12
Razor
1983, Canada
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Violent Restitution (1988)  #3092
Evil Invaders (1985)  #3359
Shotgun Justice (1990)  #3500
13
Paradox
1986, Germany
Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Heresy (1989)  #1593
Tales of the Weird (2012)  #3431
Product of Imagination (1987)  #3853
14
Holy Moses
1980, Germany
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Invisible Queen (2023)  #2955
Agony of Death (2008)  #3814
15
Witchery
1997, Sweden
Thrash Metal, Death Metal
Restless & Dead (1998)  #3968
Nightside (2022)  #6309
Witchkrieg (2010)  #6792
16
Striker
2007, Canada
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Ultrapower (2024)
Eyes in the Night (2010)  #3739
Armed to the Teeth (2012)  #4656
17
Metalucifer
1995, Japan
Traditional Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Heavy Metal Bulldozer (2009)  #2895
Heavy Metal Chainsaw (2001)  #5058
Heavy Metal Drill (1996)  #5718
18
Living Death
1981, Germany
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Back to the Weapons (1986)  [EP]  #5695
Living Death (1994)  [Compilation]
19
Legend
2006, Korea
Power Metal, Speed Metal
Legend (2007)  [Demo]
The Lost World (2009)  #6430
Force of Glory (2009)  [Compilation]
20
Stormwarrior
1998, Germany
Power Metal, Speed Metal
Heading Northe (2008)  #6909
StormWarrior (2002)  #7426
Thunder & Steele (2014)  #7618
21
Flotsam and Jetsam
1984, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Flotsam and Jetsam (2016)  #2560
No Place for Disgrace (1988)  #2877
22
Bulldozer
1980, Italy
Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
IX (1987)  #4909
The Day of Wrath (1985)  #6369
Alive...in Poland (1990)  [Live]
23
Iron Savior
1996, Germany
Power Metal, Speed Metal
The Landing (2011)  #4927
Skycrest (2020)  #5083
Megatropolis 2.0 (2015)  #5353
24
Helstar
1981, United States
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal
Nosferatu (1989)  #856
Vampiro (2016)
A Distant Thunder (1988)  #2806
25
Firewind
1998, Greece
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal
Days of Defiance (2010)  #602
The Premonition (2008)  #1124
Immortals (2017)  #1963
26
Outrage
1982, Japan
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Outrage (2009)
It's Packed! (1997)  [Compilation]
27
Darkthrone
1987, Norway
Black Metal, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
28
Toxik
United States
Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
World Circus (1987)  #1840
Dis Morta (2022)  #2954
Wasteland (1986)  [Demo]
29
Hexenhaus
1987, Sweden
Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Awakening (1991)
A Tribute to Insanity (1988)  #4919
The Edge of Eternity (1990)  #5054
30
Pantera
1981, United States
Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
31
Hellripper
2014, United Kingdom
Black Metal, Speed Metal
32
Sex Machineguns
1990, Japan
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal
Ignition (2002)
Sex Machineguns (1998)  #5120
S.M. Show I (2000)  [Video]
33
Kreyson
1989, Czech Republic
Power Metal, Heavy Metal
34
Anthrax
1981, United States
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Groove Metal
Among the Living (1987)  #236
Persistence of Time (1990)  #821
Spreading the Disease (1985)  #990
35
Toxic Holocaust
1999, United States
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal
36
ADX
France
Speed Metal
37
Liege Lord
1982, United States
Power Metal, Speed Metal
Master Control (1988)  #4592
Freedom's Rise (1985)  #8029
38
Whiplash
1984, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Power and Pain (1985)  #1844
Ticket to Mayhem (1987)  #2180
Insult to Injury (1990)  #3330
39
Power From Hell
2002, Brazil
Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
The True Metal (2004)  #3987
Sadismo (2007)
40
Kat
1979, Poland
Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
Bastard (1992)
Metal and Hell (1985)  #5980
666 (1986)
41
Diabolic Night
2013, Germany
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal
Beyond the Realm (2019)  #3659
Evil Night (2014)  [Demo]
42
Pokolgép
1980, Hungary
Power Metal, Speed Metal
43
Rage
1986, Germany
Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal
Lingua Mortis (1996)  #651
Trapped! (1992)  #657
Strings to a Web (2010)  #696
44
Antidote
1986, Finland
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Total (1994)  #2360
Mind Alive (1996)
The Truth (1992)  #7738
45
Olympos Mons
Finland
Power Metal
Medievil (2007)  #5448
46
Vulture
2015, Germany
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
47
Intruder
1987, United States
Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Escape from Pain (1990)  [EP]  #6520
48
Stone
1985, Finland
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
49
Bewitcher
2013, United States
Black Metal, Speed Metal
50
Motörhead
1975, United Kingdom
Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Ace of Spades (1980)  #96
Overkill (1979)  #564
Inferno (2004)  #2222
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,151
Reviews : 10,381
Albums : 169,568
Lyrics : 218,027