Featured bands
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Amon Amarth
1988-
|
Melodic death | Sweden | 1988 | - | 3391 |
| 2 |
|
Ensiferum
1995-
|
Extreme folk | Finland | 1995 | - | 2025 |
| 3 |
|
Behemoth
1991-
|
Black Blackened death |
Poland | 1991 | - | 2003 |
| 4 |
|
Cannibal Corpse
1988-
|
Death | USA | 1988 | - | 1325 |
| 5 |
|
King Diamond
1985-
|
Heavy | Denmark, USA | 1985 | - | 780 |
| 6 |
|
Primordial
1987-
|
Black Celtic folk |
Ireland | 1987 | - | 723 |
| 7 |
|
DragonForce
1999-
|
Power | United Kingdom | 1999 | - | 687 |
| 8 |
|
Bolt Thrower
1986-2016
|
Death Grindcore |
United Kingdom | 1986 | 2016 | 673 |
| 9 |
|
Mercyful Fate
1981-
|
Heavy First wave of black |
Denmark, USA | 1981 | - | 671 |
| 10 |
|
Killswitch Engage
1999-
|
Melodic metalcore | USA | 1999 | - | 583 |
| 11 |
|
Týr
1998-
|
Folk | Faroe Islands | 1998 | - | 576 |
| 12 |
|
Anaal Nathrakh
1998-
|
Black Grindcore |
United Kingdom | 1998 | - | 479 |
| 13 |
|
Cult Of Luna
1998-
|
Post-metal Sludge |
Sweden | 1998 | - | 408 |
| 14 |
|
The Black Dahlia Murder
2001-
|
Melodic death Metalcore |
USA | 2001 | - | 394 |
| 15 |
|
The Ocean
2000-
|
Post-metal Sludge Hardcore |
Germany | 2000 | - | 384 |
| 16 |
|
Cattle Decapitation
1996-
|
Deathgrind Goregrind |
USA | 1996 | - | 330 |
| 17 |
|
Allegaeon
2005-
|
Technical death Melodic death |
USA | 2005 | - | 310 |
| 18 |
|
Six Feet Under
1993-
|
Death | USA | 1993 | - | 309 |
| 19 |
|
Fates Warning
1982-
|
US power Progressive |
USA | 1982 | - | 307 |
| 20 |
|
Falconer
1999-2020
|
Folk Power |
Sweden | 1999 | 2020 | 291 |
| 21 |
|
Revocation
2006-
|
Technical death Thrash |
USA | 2006 | - | 286 |
| 22 |
|
Artillery
1982-
|
Thrash | Denmark | 1982 | - | 279 |
| 23 |
|
Tribulation
2001-
|
Thrash Death Black Gothic |
Sweden | 2001 | - | 232 |
| 24 |
|
Whitechapel
2006-
|
Deathcore | USA | 2006 | - | 225 |
| 25 |
|
Job For A Cowboy
2002-
|
Deathcore Death |
USA | 2002 | - | 213 |
| 26 |
|
Batushka
2015-
|
Black | Poland | 2015 | - | 203 |
| 27 |
|
Vomitory
1989-
|
Death | Sweden | 1989 | - | 198 |
| 28 |
|
Goatwhore
1997-
|
Blackened thrash Blackened death |
USA | 1997 | - | 191 |
| 29 |
|
Hate
1990-
|
Death | Poland | 1990 | - | 176 |
| 30 |
|
God Dethroned
1990-
|
Death Thrash |
The Netherlands | 1990 | - | 174 |
| 31 |
|
Rivers Of Nihil
2009-
|
Technical death | USA | 2009 | - | 160 |
| 32 |
|
Sacred Reich
1985-
|
Thrash | USA | 1985 | - | 150 |
| 33 |
|
The Crown
1998-
|
Death Thrash |
Sweden | 1998 | - | 148 |
| 34 |
|
Gwar
1985-
|
Alternative Thrash Hardcore Punk |
USA | 1985 | - | 138 |
| 35 |
|
Vio-lence
1985-
|
Bay Area thrash | USA | 1985 | - | 134 |
| 36 |
|
Intronaut
2004-
|
Post-metal Atmospheric sludge |
USA | 2004 | - | 130 |
| 37 |
|
Angel Witch
1977-
|
New wave of British heavy Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1977 | - | 126 |
| 38 |
|
OSI
2003-
|
Progressive | USA | 2003 | - | 126 |
| 39 |
|
Monstrosity
1990-
|
Death | USA | 1990 | - | 124 |
| 40 |
|
Aeon
1999-
|
Death | Sweden | 1999 | - | 122 |
| 41 |
|
Hail Of Bullets
2006-2017
|
Death | The Netherlands | 2006 | 2017 | 115 |
| 42 |
|
Vesania
1997-
|
Symphonic black | Poland | 1997 | - | 109 |
| 43 |
|
Armored Saint
1982-
|
Heavy | USA | 1982 | - | 107 |
| 44 |
|
Lazarus A.D.
2005-
|
Thrash | USA | 2005 | - | 106 |
| 45 |
|
Exumer
1985-
|
Thrash | Germany | 1985 | - | 104 |
| 46 |
|
Skyforger
1991-
|
Pagan black Blackened folk |
Latvia | 1991 | - | 102 |
| 47 |
|
Aeternam
2007-
|
Melodic death | Canada | 2007 | - | 92 |
| 48 |
|
Satan
1979-
|
New wave of British heavy Thrash Heavy |
United Kingdom | 1979 | - | 92 |
| 49 |
|
Whiplash
1984-
|
Thrash | USA | 1984 | - | 91 |
| 50 |
|
Ancient
1992-
|
Melodic black | Norway | 1992 | - | 89 |