Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Wintersun
2004-
|
Extreme power | Finland | 2004 | - | 1827 |
| 2 |
|
Within Temptation
1996-
|
Symphonic Gothic |
The Netherlands | 1996 | - | 1042 |
| 3 |
|
Windir
1994-2004
|
Viking black | Norway | 1994 | 2004 | 566 |
| 4 |
|
W.A.S.P.
1982-
|
Heavy | USA | 1982 | - | 502 |
| 5 |
|
Watain
1998-
|
Black | Sweden | 1998 | - | 426 |
| 6 |
|
Wolves In The Throne Room
2004-
|
Atmospheric black | USA | 2004 | - | 407 |
| 7 |
|
Woods Of Ypres
2002-2011
|
Melodic black Doom Gothic doom |
Canada | 2002 | 2011 | 338 |
| 8 |
|
Warbringer
2004-
|
Thrash | USA | 2004 | - | 334 |
| 9 |
|
Whitesnake
1978-
|
Hard rock | United Kingdom | 1978 | - | 286 |
| 10 |
|
Wolfheart
2013-
|
Melodic death | Finland | 2013 | - | 265 |
| 11 |
|
Whitechapel
2006-
|
Deathcore | USA | 2006 | - | 217 |
| 12 |
|
Witherscape
2013-
|
Atmospheric death Extreme progressive |
Sweden | 2013 | - | 186 |
| 13 |
|
White Zombie
1985-1998
|
Noise rock Alternative thrash Industrial |
USA | 1985 | 1998 | 183 |
| 14 |
|
Whispered
2001-
|
Extreme power | Finland | 2001 | - | 171 |
| 15 |
|
Woods Of Desolation
2005-
|
Atmospheric black | Australia | 2005 | - | 152 |
| 16 |
|
Wolfchant
2003-
|
Pagan folk Pagan black |
Germany | 2003 | - | 147 |
| 17 |
|
Wuthering Heights
1989-
|
Progressive power Folk |
Denmark | 1989 | - | 142 |
| 18 |
|
Witchcraft
2000-
|
Stoner | Sweden | 2000 | - | 127 |
| 19 |
|
Wine From Tears
2002-
|
Death doom | Russia | 2002 | - | 126 |
| 20 |
|
Wilderun
2012-
|
Folk Progressive Symphonic |
USA | 2012 | - | 125 |
| 21 |
|
While Heaven Wept
1989-
|
Doom Progressive power |
USA | 1989 | - | 117 |
| 22 |
|
Witchery
1997-
|
Blackened thrash | Sweden | 1997 | - | 115 |
| 23 |
|
Warning
1993-
|
Epic doom | United Kingdom | 1993 | - | 113 |
| 24 |
|
Wardruna
2003-
|
Ambient Neofolk |
Norway | 2003 | - | 106 |
| 25 |
|
Winterfylleth
2007-
|
Atmospheric black Pagan black |
United Kingdom | 2007 | - | 98 |
| 26 |
|
Wormwood
2014-
|
Melodic black Atmospheric black |
Sweden | 2014 | - | 96 |
| 27 |
|
Warrel Dane
2007-2017
|
Gothic Gothic rock |
USA | 2007 | 2017 | 92 |
| 28 |
|
Warmen
2000-
|
Progressive power | Finland | 2000 | - | 91 |
| 29 |
|
Warlock
1983-1988
|
Heavy | Germany | 1983 | 1988 | 87 |
| 30 |
|
Whiplash
1984-
|
Thrash | USA | 1984 | - | 87 |
| 31 |
|
Wodensthrone
2005-2016
|
Atmospheric black | United Kingdom | 2005 | 2016 | 82 |
| 32 |
|
WarCry
2001-
|
Power | Spain | 2001 | - | 74 |
| 33 |
|
Winds Of Plague
2002-
|
Deathcore Symphonic |
USA | 2002 | - | 73 |
| 34 |
|
Watchtower
1982-
|
Progressive thrash | USA | 1982 | - | 67 |
| 35 |
|
Words Of Farewell
2007-
|
Melodic death | Germany | 2007 | - | 67 |
| 36 |
|
Wisdom
2001-
|
Power | Hungary | 2001 | - | 66 |
| 37 |
|
Wolverine
1995-
|
Melodic death Progressive |
Sweden | 1995 | - | 66 |
| 38 |
|
Wizard
1989-
|
Power Heavy |
Germany | 1989 | - | 65 |
| 39 |
|
Witchfinder General
1979-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy Doom |
United Kingdom | 1979 | - | 64 |
| 40 |
|
Wolf
1995-
|
Heavy | Sweden | 1995 | - | 63 |
| 41 |
|
White Wizzard
2007-
|
Heavy | USA | 2007 | - | 61 |
| 42 |
|
Wolfmother
2004-
|
Hard rock | Australia | 2004 | - | 56 |
| 43 |
|
Wyrd
1997-
|
Black Folk |
Finland | 1997 | - | 56 |
| 44 |
|
Winds
1998-
|
Avantgarde Progressive Symphonic |
Norway | 1998 | - | 53 |
| 45 |
|
Warlord
1980-
|
Heavy | USA | 1980 | - | 47 |
| 46 |
|
Within The Ruins
2002-
|
Melodic death Progressive metalcore |
USA | 2002 | - | 46 |
| 47 |
|
Warrant
1984-
|
Hard rock | USA | 1984 | - | 45 |
| 48 |
|
Waylander
1993-
|
Celtic folk | United Kingdom | 1993 | - | 45 |
| 49 |
|
Wormed
1998-
|
Brutal death Grindcore |
Spain | 1998 | - | 45 |
| 50 |
|
Waltari
1986-
|
Progressive thrash Avantgarde Alternative Symphonic death Industrial |
Finland | 1986 | - | 42 |