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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)  #2881
Welcome to Hell (1981)  #3274
Warhead (1984)  [Single]
5
Slayer
1981, United States
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Reign in Blood (1986)  #5
Hell Awaits (1985)  #58
6
Riot
1975, United States
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal
ThunderSteel (1988)  #1329
The Privilege of Power (1990)  #3831
7
Cacophony
1986, United States
Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Speed Metal
Speed Metal Symphony (1987)  #671
Go Off! (1988)  #3723
8
Enforcer
2004, Sweden
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Diamonds (2010)  #2618
Death by Fire (2013)  #4859
Into the Night (2008)  #6278
9
Midnight
2003, United States
Black Metal, Speed Metal
Hellish Expectations (2024)  #2963
Rebirth by Blasphemy (2020)  #3203
10
Agent Steel
1984, United States
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Unstoppable Force (1987)  #3506
Skeptics Apocalypse (1985)  #5478
11
Scanner
1986, Germany
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal
Terminal Earth (1989)  #2006
Hypertrace (1988)  #2505
Scantropolis (2002)  #4931
12
Razor
1983, Canada
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Violent Restitution (1988)  #3100
Evil Invaders (1985)  #3369
Shotgun Justice (1990)  #3509
13
Paradox
1986, Germany
Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Heresy (1989)  #1598
Tales of the Weird (2012)  #3440
Product of Imagination (1987)  #3865
14
Holy Moses
1980, Germany
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Invisible Queen (2023)  #2961
Agony of Death (2008)  #3827
15
Witchery
1997, Sweden
Thrash Metal, Death Metal
Restless & Dead (1998)  #3979
Nightside (2022)  #6337
Witchkrieg (2010)  #6817
16
Striker
2007, Canada
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Ultrapower (2024)
Eyes in the Night (2010)  #3758
Armed to the Teeth (2012)  #4678
17
Metalucifer
1995, Japan
Traditional Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Heavy Metal Bulldozer (2009)  #2902
Heavy Metal Chainsaw (2001)  #5084
Heavy Metal Drill (1996)  #5743
18
Living Death
1981, Germany
Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Back to the Weapons (1986)  [EP]  #5720
Living Death (1994)  [Compilation]
19
Legend
2006, Korea
Power Metal, Speed Metal
Legend (2007)  [Demo]
The Lost World (2009)  #6455
Force of Glory (2009)  [Compilation]
20
Stormwarrior
1998, Germany
Power Metal, Speed Metal
Heading Northe (2008)  #6933
StormWarrior (2002)  #7453
Thunder & Steele (2014)  #7646
21
Flotsam and Jetsam
1984, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Flotsam and Jetsam (2016)  #2571
No Place for Disgrace (1988)  #2884
22
Bulldozer
1980, Italy
Black Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
IX (1987)  #4935
The Day of Wrath (1985)  #6396
Alive...in Poland (1990)  [Live]
23
Iron Savior
1996, Germany
Power Metal, Speed Metal
The Landing (2011)  #4952
Skycrest (2020)  #5109
Megatropolis 2.0 (2015)  #5380
24
Helstar
1981, United States
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal
Nosferatu (1989)  #858
Vampiro (2016)
A Distant Thunder (1988)  #2813
25
Firewind
1998, Greece
Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal
Days of Defiance (2010)  #606
The Premonition (2008)  #1130
Immortals (2017)  #1974
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)  #1854
Dis Morta (2022)  #2960
Wasteland (1986)  [Demo]
29
Hexenhaus
1987, Sweden
Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Awakening (1991)
A Tribute to Insanity (1988)  #4944
The Edge of Eternity (1990)  #5080
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)  #5146
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)  #752
Spreading the Disease (1985)  #992
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)  #4616
Freedom's Rise (1985)  #8059
38
Whiplash
1984, United States
Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal
Power and Pain (1985)  #1858
Ticket to Mayhem (1987)  #2189
Insult to Injury (1990)  #3339
39
Power From Hell
2002, Brazil
Black Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
The True Metal (2004)  #3998
Sadismo (2007)
40
Kat
1979, Poland
Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal
Bastard (1992)
Metal and Hell (1985)  #6001
666 (1986)
41
Diabolic Night
2013, Germany
Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Black Metal
Beyond the Realm (2019)  #3674
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)  #654
Trapped! (1992)  #660
Strings to a Web (2010)  #699
44
Antidote
1986, Finland
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
Total (1994)  #2373
Mind Alive (1996)
The Truth (1992)  #7767
45
Olympos Mons
Finland
Power Metal
Medievil (2007)  #5475
46
Vulture
2015, Germany
Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
47
Intruder
1987, United States
Technical Thrash Metal, Speed Metal
Escape from Pain (1990)  [EP]  #6545
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)  #566
Inferno (2004)  #2230
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Info / Statistics
Artists : 47,234
Reviews : 10,428
Albums : 170,129
Lyrics : 218,137