Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Opeth
1990-
|
Extreme progressive Progressive rock Progressive |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 4424 |
| 2 |
|
Amon Amarth
1988-
|
Melodic death | Sweden | 1988 | - | 3240 |
| 3 |
|
Dark Tranquillity
1989-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1989 | - | 2047 |
| 4 |
|
In Flames
1990-
|
Gothenburg Alternative |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 2022 |
| 5 |
|
Arch Enemy
1996-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1996 | - | 1887 |
| 6 |
|
Katatonia
1991-
|
Blackened doom Death doom Alternative rock Gothic doom |
Sweden | 1991 | - | 1877 |
| 7 |
|
Therion
1987-
|
Death Symphonic |
Sweden | 1987 | - | 1241 |
| 8 |
|
Meshuggah
1987-
|
Technical thrash Math Progressive |
Sweden | 1987 | - | 1057 |
| 9 |
|
Bathory
1983-2004
|
Viking black First wave of black |
Sweden | 1983 | 2004 | 1039 |
| 10 |
|
Draconian
1994-
|
Gothic doom | Sweden | 1994 | - | 992 |
| 11 |
|
Hypocrisy
1990-
|
Death Melodic death Gothenburg |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 932 |
| 12 |
|
Bloodbath
1998-
|
Death | Sweden | 1998 | - | 929 |
| 13 |
|
HammerFall
1993-
|
Power | Sweden | 1993 | - | 928 |
| 14 |
|
At The Gates
1990-
|
Melodic death Gothenburg |
Sweden | 1990 | - | 917 |
| 15 |
|
Sabaton
1999-
|
Power | Sweden | 1999 | - | 880 |
| 16 |
|
Dissection
1989-2006
|
Melodic death Melodic black |
Sweden | 1989 | 2006 | 840 |
| 17 |
|
Soilwork
1995-
|
Gothenburg | Sweden | 1995 | - | 738 |
| 18 |
|
Candlemass
1984-
|
Epic doom | Sweden | 1984 | - | 655 |
| 19 |
|
Ghost
2008-
|
Heavy Psychedelic rock |
Sweden | 2008 | - | 651 |
| 20 |
|
Pain Of Salvation
1984-
|
Progressive Progressive rock |
Sweden | 1984 | - | 649 |
| 21 |
|
Marduk
1990-
|
Black | Sweden | 1990 | - | 612 |
| 22 |
|
Scar Symmetry
2004-
|
Melodic death Progressive power |
Sweden | 2004 | - | 599 |
| 23 |
|
In Mourning
2000-
|
Gothic Melodic death Progressive |
Sweden | 2000 | - | 570 |
| 24 |
|
Tiamat
1988-
|
Death Atmospheric gothic |
Sweden | 1988 | - | 557 |
| 25 |
|
Evergrey
1996-
|
Progressive Power |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 548 |
| 26 |
|
Edge Of Sanity
1989-2003
|
Progressive death | Sweden | 1989 | 2003 | 537 |
| 27 |
|
Dark Funeral
1993-
|
Black | Sweden | 1993 | - | 512 |
| 28 |
|
Diablo Swing Orchestra
2003-
|
Avantgarde Symphonic |
Sweden | 2003 | - | 482 |
| 29 |
|
Shining
1996-
|
Depressive black Progressive black |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 446 |
| 30 |
|
Entombed
1987-
|
Death Death 'N' Roll |
Sweden | 1987 | - | 421 |
| 31 |
|
Watain
1998-
|
Black | Sweden | 1998 | - | 414 |
| 32 |
|
Cult Of Luna
1998-
|
Post-metal Sludge |
Sweden | 1998 | - | 342 |
| 33 |
|
Yngwie Malmsteen
1978-
|
Neoclassical power | Sweden | 1978 | - | 320 |
| 34 |
|
The Haunted
1996-
|
Alternative thrash Thrash Melodic death |
Sweden | 1996 | - | 290 |
| 35 |
|
Amaranthe
2008-
|
Heavy Alternative |
Sweden | 2008 | - | 283 |
| 36 |
|
Dismember
1988-2011
|
Death | Sweden | 1988 | 2011 | 281 |
| 37 |
|
Unleashed
1989-
|
Death | Sweden | 1989 | - | 277 |
| 38 |
|
Pain
1996-
|
Gothic industrial | Sweden | 1996 | - | 271 |
| 39 |
|
Falconer
1999-
|
Folk Power |
Sweden | 1999 | - | 268 |
| 40 |
|
Vintersorg
1994-
|
Black Progressive Folk |
Sweden | 1994 | - | 264 |
| 41 |
|
Dream Evil
1999-
|
Heavy Power |
Sweden | 1999 | - | 263 |
| 42 |
|
Soen
2004-
|
Progressive Alternative |
Sweden | 2004 | - | 254 |
| 43 |
|
Lake Of Tears
1992-
|
Gothic Doom |
Sweden | 1992 | - | 247 |
| 44 |
|
Lost Horizon
1990-
|
Power | Sweden | 1990 | - | 241 |
| 45 |
|
Dragonland
1999-
|
Symphonic power | Sweden | 1999 | - | 240 |
| 46 |
|
Seventh Wonder
2000-
|
Progressive | Sweden | 2000 | - | 239 |
| 47 |
|
October Tide
1995-
|
Death doom | Sweden | 1995 | - | 221 |
| 48 |
|
Slumber
2002-2010
|
Melodic doom | Sweden | 2002 | 2010 | 220 |
| 49 |
|
Grave
1986-
|
Death | Sweden | 1986 | - | 216 |
| 50 |
|
Atoma
2011-
|
Post-metal Post-rock |
Sweden | 2011 | - | 213 |