History Main / Metal

* MetallicTropes, the index about metals.

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''Individuals or bands who perform HeavyMetal''
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* Music/ThreeInchesOfBlood[[note]]Also see Music/{{Revocation}}[[/note]] - A Canadian ThrashMetal and PowerMetal band. They are known for their unique vocal alteration between falsetto cleans and metalcore-esque screaming, as well as their [[LargeHam over-the-top nature]], [[RatedMForManly manliness]], and lyrics involving epic battles and HeavyMithril.
* Music/ThirtySixCrazyfists - A {{Metalcore}} band initially from Anchorage, Alaska. Their older work sounded as much NuMetal as it did AlternativeMetal. Their style also has some noticeable PostHardcore influences.
* Music/{{Abiotic}}
* Music/{{Abnormality}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Neuraxis}} and Music/{{Sexcrement}}[[/note]] - One of the most famous female-fronted death metal acts. Also known as "[[SongAssociation that band that made that really hard song in Rock Band]]".
* Music/AbominablePutridity - The Face of Russian Slam/Brutal DeathMetal.
* Music/{{Aborted}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Carcass}}, Music/{{Soilwork}}, Music/SystemDivide, Music/GodDethroned, Music/TriggerTheBloodshed, Music/SpawnOfPossession, and Music/HideousDivinity[[/note]] - A [[DeathMetal Brutal Death Metal]] / [[{{Grindcore}} Deathgrind]] band from Belgium. Known for their use of samples and violent lyrics, as well as for being what may just be the nerdiest band in death metal.
* Music/TheAbsence[[note]]Also see Music/{{Havok}}, Music/ScarSymmetry, and Music/{{Soulfly}}[[/note]]
* {{Music/Absurd}} - German BlackMetal band with significant PunkRock influences. Known mainly for their... [[ThoseWackyNazis views]].
* Music/AbysmalDawn[[note]]Also see Music/EnfoldDarkness, Music/{{Exmortus}}, Music/{{Havok}}, and Music/MorbidAngel[[/note]] - One of the notable bands in the classic DeathMetal revival scene.
* Music/{{Accept}} - A relatively well-known traditional metal band from Germany. They are considered to be one of the precursors to PowerMetal. Best known for their hit "Balls to the Wall".
* Music/AcidBath[[note]]Also see Music/{{Crowbar}} and Music/{{Devourment}}[[/note]] - One of the first SludgeMetal bands, in addition to being well-known for their GenreBusting tendencies.
* Music/ADayToRemember - Mixes {{Metalcore}} with PopPunk.
* Music/{{Adema}}
* Music/{{Aeon}}[[note]]Also see Music/BloodRedThrone[[/note]]
* Music/AfterForever [[note]] Also see Music/{{Epica}} and Music/{{Revamp}} [[/note]]
* Music/{{Agalloch}} - An eclectic group from the northwestern US mixing PostRock, BlackMetal, and neofolk. The most popular and acclaimed band in the "Cascadian black metal" scene.
* Music/AgentSteel [[note]] Also see Music/EvilDead [[/note]] - A Los Angeles based thrash/power metal group, notable for their hot-blooded solos and science fiction themed lyrics of UFO's and Illuminati-based conspiracies (with some social commentary).
* Music/{{Aghora}}- a ProgressiveMetal / JazzFusion group that incorporates Indian music and themes.
* Music/TheAgonist [[note]]Also see Music/{{Kamelot}}[[/note]] - Canadian MelodicDeathMetal fronted by a female vocalist with a surprisingly good vocal range. Their lyrical themes mostly deal with social issues.
* Music/{{Alcatrazz}}
* Music/{{Alcest}} - TropeCodifier for {{shoegaze}}[=/=]BlackMetal fusions
* Music/{{Alestorm}} - Scottish PowerMetal band who loves singing about pirates.
* Music/TheAlgorithm - French [[IAmTheBand one man]] project that combines ProgressiveMetal with various ElectronicDanceMusic genres.
* Music/AliceInChains[[note]] See also Music/JerryCantrell [[/note]] - One of the most popular bands from the 1990s, who continue to go strong today. One of the few bands that fall under both {{Grunge}} and HeavyMetal simultaneously. Known for their dark vocal harmonies and the [[DeadArtistsAreBetter death of their drug-addicted singer,]] who got replaced with a black dude who [[ReplacementScrappy isn't well-liked]] but gains more and more rep as time passes.
* Music/AliceCooper - Hugely popular in the 70s, and known for his facepaint (an influence on BlackMetal corpse paint) and theatrical live shows.
** 1971 - ''Music/LoveItToDeath''
* Music/{{Allegaeon}}
* Music/AllShallPerish[[note]]Also see Music/{{Emmure}} and Music/SuicideSilence[[/note]] - Key band in the formation of {{deathcore}}, and also one of the most well-respected bands in the genre.
* Music/AllThatRemains[[note]]Also see Music/TheAcaciaStrain, Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder, and Music/ShadowsFall[[/note]] - Started as MelodicDeathMetal, then became one of the faces of Melodic {{Metalcore}}. Shifted to a more [[AlternativeMetal alternative]]/PostGrunge-based sound starting with their fourth album to very mixed reception.
* Music/{{Alterbeast}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Fallujah}}[[/note]]
* Music/AlterBridge - Creed minus Scott Stapp = [[AlternativeMetal Alternative]] [[ProgressiveMetal Progressive]] [[PostGrunge Grungy]] SpeedMetal.
* Music/{{Amaranthe}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Dragonland}}[[/note]] - Swedish/Danish PowerMetal / MelodicDeathMetal band known for their [[VocalTagTeam triple-vocal]] approach, having a male singer, a female singer, and a growler who go back in forth in every song.
* Music/{{Amniote}}
* Music/AmonAmarth - MelodicDeathMetal band from Sweden. They are fond of Vikings and giant beards.
* Music/{{Amorphis}}
* Music/AnaalNathrakh - The most extreme BlackMetal band in the world. Got even more extreme as of late thanks to incorporating elements of IndustrialMetal, DeathMetal and {{Grindcore}} in their sound.
* Music/AnalCunt - An over-the-top {{Grindcore}} band seemingly existing only to be metal's equivalent of StylisticSuck. Their now-dead singer thinks [[Music/CannibalCorpse Chris]] [[Music/{{Six Feet Under}} Barnes]] [[MemeticMutation is a pussy.]]
* Music/{{Anathema}}[[note]]Also see Music/MyDyingBride and Music/CradleOfFilth[[/note]]
* Music/{{Angelcorpse}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Origin}}, Music/{{Gorguts}}, Music/{{Skinless}}, Music/HateEternal, Music/{{Immolation}}, and Music/{{Nile}}[[/note]]
* Music/AngelusApatrida
* Music/AngelWitch: A part of the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal.
* Music/AnimalsAsLeaders[[note]]Also see Music/{{Animosity}} and Music/{{Entheos}}[[/note]] - {{Djent}} instrumental trio from Washington D.C. known for the technical skill of guitarist [[TokenMinority Tosin Abasi]]. One of the most [[EnsembleDarkhorse respected]] bands in the genre.
* Music/{{Animosity}}[[note]]Also see Music/AnimalsAsLeaders, Music/DecrepitBirth, Music/{{Entheos}}, Music/TheFaceless, and Music/SuicideSilence[[/note]]
* Music/{{Annihilator}} - Canadian ThrashMetal band. Well, you might as well call it [[IAmTheBand The Jeff Waters Project]], but still.
* Music/{{Anthrax}}[[note]]Also see Music/ShadowsFall, Music/StormtroopersOfDeath, and Music/{{Volbeat}}[[/note]] - One of the big 4 ThrashMetal bands, albeit the least popular commercially. They are named after a disease.
** ''Music/AmongTheLiving'' (1987)
* Music/{{Apocalyptica}} - Metal from Finland [[RecycledInSpace WITH CELLOS!]]
* Music/ArchEnemy [[note]]Also see Music/TheAgonist, Music/{{Arsis}}, Music/{{Carcass}}, Music/JeffLoomis, and Music/{{Nevermore}}[[/note]] - One of MelodicDeathMetal's most popular and acclaimed bands.
* Music/{{Arkaik}}[[note]]Also see Music/DecrepitBirth, Music/DeedsOfFlesh, and Music/{{Trivium}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Arsis}}[[note]]Also see Music/ArchEnemy and Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder[[/note]]
* Music/{{Artch}}
* Music/AshBorer
* Music/AsILayDying - TropeCodifier for melodic {{Metalcore}}, and one of the heaviest of their kind. They're [[ChristianMetal Christian]].
* Music/AskingAlexandria - One of the most popular {{metalcore}} bands in the United States, [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff even though they're British]].
* Music/{{Atheist}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Cynic}}[[/note]] - An early, highly-acclaimed TechnicalDeathMetal band who reunited after a decade-long split and now continue to tour and record.
* Music/AtTheGates[[note]]Also see Music/CradleOfFilth, Music/TheHaunted and Music/ParadiseLost[[/note]] - One of the original three {{Trope Codifier}}s of MelodicDeathMetal and the UrExample of their subgenre's more brutal side.
* Music/{{Autopsy}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Death}}[[/note]]
* Music/AvengedSevenfold - Very successful HardRock and AlternativeMetal band who made it big in the mid-2000s. Loved by their fans, hated by others. Known for their distinctly gritty singing and many a GenreShift.
** ''Music/CityOfEvil'' (2005)
** ''Music/TheStage'' (2016)
* Music/AxelRudiPell - HardRock and PowerMetal band led by the guitarist of the same name. Notable for having Johnny Gioeli of Music/Crush40 (also known as "the VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog guy") as their vocalist and frontman.
* Music/TheAxisOfPerdition[[note]]Also see Music/BalSagoth and Music/MyDyingBride[[/note]]
* Music/BabyMetal - A metal [[GirlGroup idol group]] from Japan. While they may be polarizing for some, they have become one of the biggest [[MemeticMutation Internet phenomena]] for many metalheads as of late.
* Music/BalSagoth[[note]]Also see Music/MyDyingBride, Music/TheAxisOfPerdition and Music/{{DragonForce}}[[/note]]
* Music/BandMaid - An all-girl Japanese band who preform traditional metal and hard rock while wearing MaidCafe outfits.
* Music/{{Barbatos}} - Loud, lewd, and primitive "street metal" from Japan
* Music/BaronRojo: Spanish HeavyMetal band from TheEighties and TropeMaker[=/=]TropeCodifier for this genre in this country.
* Music/{{Bathory}} - TropeMakers for viking metal and (arguably) TropeMakers[=/=]TropeCodifier for BlackMetal, if it's not Music/{{Mayhem}}
* Music/{{Battlelore}}
* Music/{{Beartooth}} - {{Metalcore}} band formed by ex-Attack Attack! vocalist Caleb Shomo, known for its dense sound and dark lyrical themes.
* Music/{{Behemoth}} - Possibly Poland's biggest DeathMetal band. Started as BlackMetal.
* Music/BellWitch - Funeral doom duo from Seattle. Known for being extremely depressing even by the standards of funeral doom.
* Music/{{Belphegor}} - Blackened death metal band from Austria known for their dark lyrics and explosive live performances.
* Music/BeneathTheMassacre[[note]]Also see Music/{{Gorguts}} and Music/ShadowOfIntent[[/note]]
* Music/{{Benighted}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Necrophagist}}[[/note]] - French [[DeathMetal Brutal Death Metal]] band known for their GenreBusting tendencies and the exceptional vocal range of Julien Truchan.
* Music/TheBerzerker - Industrial deathgrind from down under.
* Music/BetweenTheBuriedAndMe - [[GenreBusting Highly eclectic]] ProgressiveMetal band. Was under the radar for a while, but made it big with their 2007 release ''Colors''.
* Music/BeyondCreation
* Music/BlackCrownInitiate[[note]]Also see Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Gorod}}, Music/JungleRot, and Music/ThyArtIsMurder[[/note]] - An upstart progressive death metal act with serious GenreBusting tendencies. Also known for [[BadassBeard a preponderance of massive beards]].
* Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder [[note]]Also see Music/{{Arsis}} and Music/DespisedIcon[[/note]] - Highly popular MelodicDeathMetal band who take the genre to absolute extremes. The public probably recognizes them as "those fat, hairy {{basement dweller}}s who love to play metal and goof around".
* Music/BlackLabelSociety - The most acclaimed old-school heavy metal band of the last years.
* Music/BlackSabbath[[note]]Also see Music/RonnieJamesDio, Music/OzzyOsbourne and Music/DeepPurple[[/note]] - Widely considered to be the first metal band.
** ''Music/{{Black Sabbath|Album}}'' (1970)
** ''Music/{{Paranoid}}'' (1970)
** ''Music/MasterOfReality'' (1971)
** ''Music/TheDevilYouKnow'' (2009)[[note]]Under the name ''Heaven And Hell''[[/note]]
* Music/BlackTide
* Music/BlackVeilBrides - The face of the HairMetal revival along with Music/SteelPanther. Infamous for their rabid fanbase that loves them for [[MisaimedFandom reasons]] [[MrFanservice other]] [[{{Emo}} than their music]].
* Music/BlindGuardian[[note]]Also see Music/DemonsAndWizards[[/note]] - Popular and well-respected PowerMetal outfit known for their multi-layered vocal harmonies and Creator/JRRTolkien -inspired lyrics.
* Music/{{Bloodbath}}
* Music/BloodRedThrone [[note]]Also see Music/{{Aeon}}, Music/GreenCarnation, Music/{{Emperor}} and Music/SpawnOfPossession[[/note]] - The face of Norwegian DeathMetal, along with Zyklon.
* Music/BloodStainChild - The most well-respected Japanese MelodicDeathMetal outfit. Known for their signature sound that mixes melodeath with ElectronicMusic.
* Music/BlueOysterCult- one of the first American Heavy Metal bands, and a widely-influential (and oft-covered) band. Also the first band to be referred to as the "thinking man's Heavy metal band".
** ''Music/SecretTreaties'' (1974)
** ''Music/AgentsOfFortune'' (1976)
** ''Music/{{Spectres}}'' (1977)
* Music/BlueStahli - [[ElectronicMusic Electronic]] [[IndustrialMetal Metal]] [[IAmTheBand one man band]] whose songs are popular picks for fanmade video game music mixes.
* Music/BlutAusNord - French BlackMetal band that flip-flops between a more atmospheric sound and a DarkerAndEdgier one influenced by IndustrialMetal and ProgressiveMetal
* Music/TheBody - SludgeMetal doom bringers from Rhode Island who mix a lot of experimental elements into their sound
* Music/BodyCount[[note]]Also see Music/IceT[[/note]] - One of the few all African-American metal bands. Brought about by Ice T's love of metal and realization that he knew a lot of good metal musicians.
** ''Music/BodyCountAlbum (1992)''
* Music/BoltThrower - HeavyMithril [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] DeathMetal. Easy as that.
* Music/{{Boris}} - Japanese three piece that started out playing DoomMetal but now play [[GenreRoulette whatever they feel like.]]
* Music/Breed77 - Underground AlternativeMetal band from Gibraltar. They fuse their music with Spanish flamenco and sometimes use {{Yarling}}.
* Music/BringMeTheHorizon - A popular British {{Metalcore}} band whose fanbase loves them for [[PeripheryDemographic the]] [[MrFanservice wrong]] [[FanDumb reasons]]. Eventually ditched metalcore in favor of a lighter electronic-tinged NuMetal sound with {{Emo}} and PopPunk leanings, which saw them their best success.
* Music/BrokenHope[[note]]Also see Music/{{Chimaira}}, Music/{{Disgorge}}, and Music/DyingFetus[[/note]]
* Music/BulletForMyValentine - A Welsh {{Metalcore}}[=/=]HardRock band known for their [[{{Emo}} emotional]] lyrics and heavy melodeath influences.
* Music/{{Burzum}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Mayhem}}[[/note]] - Infamous one-man BlackMetal outfit which served as the TropeMakers for the genre's more ambient side. [[IAmTheBand Sole member]] Varg Vikernes was jailed from 1994-2009 for the arson of three churches and the murder of Music/{{Mayhem}} guitarist Euronymous. He's also infamous for being an outspoken white supremacist.
* Music/{{Candiria}} - AvantGardeMetal outfit whose members famoulsy averted total AuthorExistenceFailure via vehicular accident.
* Music/{{Candlemass}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Carcass}} and Music/{{Therion}}[[/note]] - TropeCodifier for DoomMetal known for their bombastic sound and ex-singer [[LargeHam Messiah Marcolin's]] even more bombastic singing.
* Music/CaneHill - NuMetal[=/=]{{Metalcore}} band from [[TheBigEasy New Orleans]] whose lyrical themes have [[CrossesTheLineTwice nothing off limits]]. They are considered to be a "modern" nu metal band, having been formed in the 2010s.
* Music/CannibalCorpse[[note]]Also see Music/HateEternal, Music/MorbidAngel, Music/{{Nevermore}}, and Music/{{Origin}}[[/note]] - The most popular DeathMetal band on the planet. Known for their [[ContemptibleCover violent cover art]] and [[{{Gorn}} explicitly violent lyrics and song titles.]]
* Music/JerryCantrell[[note]] Also see Music/AliceInChains[[/note]] - The Lead guitarist to Music/AliceInChains who also has a prolific solo career
* Music/{{Carcass}}[[note]]Also see Music/NapalmDeath, Music/TriggerTheBloodshed, and Music/{{Candlemass}}[[/note]] - Highly influential goregrind group that gradually changed their sound to melodic death and influenced even more bands.
* Music/{{Carnifex}}
* Music/{{Cathedral}}[[note]]Also see Music/NapalmDeath[[/note]]
* Music/CattleDecapitation[[note]]Also see Music/{{Cryptopsy}}, Music/{{Neuraxis}}, and Music/{{Pathology}}[[/note]] - Highly eclectic death metal group that has changed their sound with every album and seamlessly fused a little bit of everything that they enjoy into their music without having anything sound out of place.
* Music/{{Celldweller}} - The most well-respected NuMetal band since Deftones. Easily recognizable with its metal/ElectronicMusic crossover sound. Frontman and [[IAmTheBand sole member]] Klayton writes all the music by himself.
* Music/CelticFrost - Claimed to be the missing link between '80s ThrashMetal and BlackMetal. Known for their dark, aggressive playing style and their GenreBusting tendencies.
* Music/CephalicCarnage[[note]]Also see Music/{{Havok}}, Music/JobForACowboy, and Music/{{Origin}}[[/note]] - Experimental deathgrind/death metal act (aka "Rocky Mountain Hydrogrind") known for their equally-strong fondness for both GenreRoulette and [[TheStoner weed]].
* Music/{{Charlemagne}}[[note]]Also see Music/RhapsodyOfFire and HeavyMithril[[/note]]
* Music/TheChasm - Mexican-American ProgressiveDeathMetal band with a fairly old-school sound overall, but a fairly large number of {{instrumental}}s. Their most recent album (as of 2019) is entirely instrumental.
* Music/ChildrenOfBodom - [[MelodicDeathMetal Melodic death]]/PowerMetal band from Finland known for their [[GenreBusting unique sound]] and WordSaladLyrics. Gravitated towards a modern ThrashMetal sound in recent years, [[BrokenBase much to the disdain of their fanbase]].
* Music/{{Chimaira}} [[note]]Also see Music/BrokenHope, Music/FearFactory, Music/DyingFetus, Music/MiseryIndex, and Music/SixFeetUnder [[/note]] - {{Metalcore}} band characterized by their extremely fast double-bass drumming and distinctly angry vocals.
* Music/{{Chthonic}} - Taiwanese band rivaling Sigh on being the face of Asian Black Metal. Well-respected for their music. Also loved by fans for [[MsFanservice other reasons]]...
* Music/GilbyClarke:
** ''Music/PawnshopGuitars'' (1994)
* Music/{{Clawfinger}} - Swedish RapMetal band known for their insightful lyricism and hard-hitting sound. Broke up in 2013 after 7 albums.
* Music/{{Clutch}} - Very bluesy alternative metal and stoner rock band. You can easily recognize them from their old-school rock influences and WordSaladLyrics.
* Music/CoalChamber - One of the earlier nu-metal groups. The name "nu-metal" itself was first used in an early review of the band. Split in 2003, reformed in 2011.
* Music/{{Cobalt}} - Two man black metal act from the US who infuse elements of post-metal and sludge metal into their sound. Notable for their first vocalist Phil [=McSorley=] being an active serviceman in the US Army during his tenure with the band.
* Music/{{Cognitive}}[[note]]Also see Music/WakingTheCadaver[[/note]]
* Music/ConquerDivide - [[GirlGroup All female]] {{Metalcore}} band based in [[MultinationalTeam the US and UK]], known for their [[GenreBusting eclectic]] take on the genre.
* Music/{{Converge}} - ''Very'' heavy metalcore group, also {{Trope Codifier}}s and/or TropeMakers for the Mathcore subgenre.
* Music/{{Cormorant}}
* Music/{{Coroner}}
* Music/CradleOfFilth[[note]]Also see Music/AtTheGates, Music/{{Anathema}}, Music/MyDyingBride, Music/{{Therion}}, Music/TheKovenant and Music/ParadiseLost[[/note]] - The most successful British metal band since Iron Maiden. Also, despite their name and lyrical themes, and vocal style, they are not a BlackMetal band, claiming otherwise will earn you the wrath of "trve" black metal fans, or at least another FacePalm.
* Music/{{Crowbar}}[[note]]Also see Music/AcidBath and Music/{{Pantera}}[[/note]] - TropeCodifier of Sludge Metal alongside Music/{{Eyehategod}}
* Music/{{Cryptopsy}}[[note]]Also see Music/CattleDecapitation and Music/{{Neuraxis}}[[/note]] - The definitive Canadian tech-death band.
* Music/CultOfLuna - Swedish Post Metal band with SludgeMetal and DoomMetal tendencies.
* Music/{{Cynic}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Death}}, Music/{{Atheist}}, Music/GordianKnot and Music/TheFaceless[[/note]] - Acclaimed TechnicalDeathMetal band that shifted more towards ProgressiveRock after its second album.
* Music/{{Cytotoxin}}
* Music/DangerDanger
* Music/{{Danzig}}[[note]]Also see Music/TypeONegative[[/note]]
* Music/TheDarkness - A GenreThrowback to HairMetal, most popular in the mid-2000s.
* Music/{{Darkthrone}}
* Music/DarkAngel[[note]]Also see Music/{{Death}}, Music/{{Testament}}, Music/{{Forbidden}}, Music/DevinTownsend and Music/{{Megadeth}}[[/note]]
* Music/DarkTranquillity[[note]]Also see Music/InFlames and Music/AtTheGates[[/note]] - One of the pioneers of MelodicDeathMetal. They have since gravitated towards a more progressive, [[ClassicalMusic baroque pop]][=-=]influenced sound.
* Music/{{Debauchery}} - Cult German DeathMetal band known for their strong '80s hard rock influences as well as for being what may be the most tongue-in-cheek band in death metal.
* Music/{{Deadlock}}[[note]]Also See Music/DefeatedSanity[[/note]] - Female-fronted German band who [[GenreBusting frequently mix and mash up genres]].
* Music/DeadByApril - [[MelodicDeathMetal Melodic]] {{Metalcore}} band from Sweden, known for their '90s BoyBand-esque musical stylings and polished sound.
* Music/{{Deafheaven}} - Divisive fusion of PostRock, {{Shoegazing}}, and BlackMetal
** 2013 - ''Music/{{Sunbather}}''
* Music/{{Death}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Cynic}}, Music/DarkAngel, Music/{{Autopsy}}, and Music/{{Forbidden}}[[/note]]. The [[TropeMakers creators]] of DeathMetal.
* Music/DeathAngel[[note]]Also see Music/MachineHead[[/note]]
* Music/DeathspellOmega - French [[AvantGardeMetal Avant-Garde]] BlackMetal act that defines the [[DarkerAndEdgier extreme]] end of the genre alongside Music/AnaalNathrakh
** 2019 - ''Music/TheFurnacesOfPalingenesia'' - a lyrical GenreShift away from the band's usual dark theological poetry, instead being a condemnation of fascism and various other self-destructive tendencies on humanity's part
* Music/{{Decapitated}}[[note]]Also see Music/MachineHead and Music/{{Septicflesh}}[[/note]] - One of TechnicalDeathMetal's most lauded bands.
* Music/DecrepitBirth[[note]]Also see Music/{{Animosity}}, Music/{{Arkaik}}, Music/DeedsOfFlesh, and Music/{{Suffocation}}[[/note]]
* Music/DeedsOfFlesh [[note]]Also see Music/{{Suffocation}}, Music/{{Disgorge}}, Music/{{Exhumed}}, Music/{{Arkaik}}, Music/SpawnOfPossession, and Music/BloodRedThrone[[/note]] - Up there with Suffocation as ''the'' brutal death band, as well as being the epicenter of Unique Leader Records, which frontman Erik Lindmark runs.
* Music/DefeatedSanity [[note]]Also see Music/{{Disgorge}}, Music/ChristianMuenzner, Music/{{Necrophagist}}, Music/{{Deadlock}} and Music/SpawnOfPossession[[/note]] - Essentially Devourment if they were led by a jazz drummer and a modern classical composer-turned-bassist. ''The'' EnsembleDarkhorse of tech-death.
* Music/DefLeppard - Their first two albums were NWOBHM in the vein of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, but from ''Pyromania'' onwards, they switched to a poppier HardRock sound.
* Music/{{Deftones}} - The EnsembleDarkhorse of NuMetal. Identifiable by vocalist Chino Moreno's PerishingAltRockVoice and [[CarefulWithThatAxe angry pterodactyl screams]]. Gradually got more [[AvantGardeMetal experimental]] as time went on.
* Music/{{Deicide}} [[note]]Also see Music/CannibalCorpse and Music/{{Obituary}}[[/note]] - [[RockMeAsmodeus Satanic]] DeathMetal band that formed in the 80s as well as one of the {{Trope Codifier}}s for the genre.
* Music/{{Delain}} - Dutch SymphonicMetal band.
* Music/DemolitionHammer - One of the heaviest thrash acts of all time and a beloved CultClassic.
* Music/DemonHunter - Christian {{Metalcore}} that doesn't really sound Christian.
* Music/DemonsAndWizards[[note]]Also see Music/BlindGuardian and Music/IcedEarth[[/note]]
* Music/{{Desecravity}} - Technical Death Metal from Japan
* Music/DespisedIcon[[note]]Also see Music/TheBlackDahliaMurder, Music/JobForACowboy, and Music/{{Neuraxis}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Device}} - Music/{{Disturbed}} [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] IndustrialMetal. Not much else to say.
* Music/TheDevilWearsPrada
* Music/{{Devourment}}[[note]]Also see Music/AcidBath[[/note]] - One of the first major slam bands and the most recognizable band in the genre by far. Also infamous for revolving-door lineups that consist of the same few people again and again.
* Music/DiabloSwingOrchestra - Swedish [[AvantGardeMetal Avant-Garde Big Band Swing Metal]] Band
* Music/DiamondHead - English HeavyMetal band cited by Metallica as a major influence on their sound. An early major part of the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal, but never truly achieved their full potential.
* Music/{{Die Krupps}} - German IndustrialMetal band with a distictive synth and guitar driven style. Known to have influenced Music/{{Rammstein}}.
* Music/{{Dimmu Borgir}}
* Music/RonnieJamesDio[[note]]Also see Music/{{Rainbow}} and Music/BlackSabbath[[/note]] - The undisputed king of the classic metal sound. Died in 2010 and left behind one of the genre's biggest legacies.
* Music/DirEnGrey - A highly respected Japanese metal band with a devoted worldwide cult following. Also one of the most [[AvantGardeMetal diverse and unusual-sounding]] metal bands in the active scene. [[GenreBusting They must be heard to be believed]].
** Music/{{Kyo}}: Vocals
** Music/{{Kaoru}}: Guitar
** Music/{{Die}} (pronounced [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "Dye"]] as opposed to "dee-eh"): Guitar
** Music/{{Toshiya}}: Bass Guitar
** Music/{{Shinya}}: Drums
* Music/DirtyRottenImbeciles
* Music/{{Disciple}} - One of the most blatant examples of [[ChristianRock Christian Metal]]. Easy to point out due to Kevin Young's distinct wail and highly religious lyrics.
* Music/DiscordanceAxis - A technical grindcore band from New Jersey. Mostly unappreciated during their lifetime, they have since gathered a strong cult following. They really like ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
* Music/{{Disentomb}}
* Music/{{Disgorge}} [[note]]Also see Music/BrokenHope, Music/DefeatedSanity, Music/AbominablePutridity, Music/{{Suffocation}}, Music/DeedsOfFlesh and Music/{{Pathology}}[[/note]] - An American Brutal Death Metal band known for their [[{{Gorn}} gory]], anti-Christian lyrics and highly influential nature. The majority of their past vocalists are now involved in various other bands.
* Music/{{Dissection}}[[note]] Also see Music/{{Watain}}[[/note]] - Infamous black metal band from Sweden known for their MelodicDeathMetal influences and occultist beliefs of frontman Jon Nodtveidt. Disbanded in 2007 followed by Nodtveid's suicide inside a circle of lit candles.
* Music/{{Disturbed}}[[note]]Also see Music/ArtOfDying[[/note]] - One of the most popular metal bands in history. They started off as pretty straightfoward NuMetal, but gradually evolved into a one-of-a-kind style of metal leaning towards HardRock. You might (actually, probably) know them as the band that did "Down with the Sickness".
* Music/{{Dismember}}
* Music/DogFashionDisco - AvantGardeMetal band from Maryland that is equal parts metal, jazz, psychedelia, and circus music.
* Music/{{Dokken}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Europe}} and Music/{{Dio}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Dorso}}
* Music/{{Down}}
* Music/DragonForce[[note]]Also see Music/BalSagoth[[/note]] - PowerMetal band famous for, [[ArcWords among]] [[VideoGame/GuitarHero many]] [[EpicRocking other]] [[RatedMForManly things]], super-fast guitars and their liberal use of [[HeavyMithril fantastic themes]].
* Music/{{Dragonland}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Amaranthe}}[[/note]]
* Music/DreamTheater - The most popular ProgressiveMetal band. Famous for their [[EpicRocking long songs]] and their precise, technical musicianship.
** ''Music/ImagesAndWords'' (1992)
** ''Music/MetropolisPt2ScenesFromAMemory'' (1999)
* Music/DrowningPool - NuMetal (later AlternativeMetal) band from Texas known for their controversial hit single "Bodies", the death of their original vocalist in 2002, and for appearing in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' films and Wrestling/{{WWF}} events. In that order.
* Music/{{Drudkh}}
* Music/DwellingOfDuels
* Music/DyingFetus[[note]]Also see Music/BrokenHope, Music/{{Chimaira}} and Music/MiseryIndex[[/note]] - TechnicalDeathMetal band from Maryland known for their exceptionally low vocals and rap-like rhythms. [[VulgarHumor Yes, their name was meant to be offensive.]]
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* Music/EdgeOfSanity - Acclaimed Swedish MelodicDeathMetal band who were one of the first bands in the genre to incorporate ProgressiveMetal influences, culminating in ''Crimson'', a single forty-minute song
* Music/{{Edguy}}
** Music/{{Avantasia}}
* Music/ElectricWizard - Basically Music/BlackSabbath taken UpToEleven.
* Music/{{Eluveitie}} - The poster child for {{Folk Metal}}
* Music/{{Emmure}} [[note]]Also see Music/AllShallPerish[[/note]] - Polarizing {{Deathcore}} band, who became more popular after integrating NuMetal into their music. Known for vocalist [[FaceOfTheBand Frankie Palmeri]], who is the [[IAmTheBand only original member]].
* Music/{{Emperor}}[[note]]Also see Music/GreenCarnation, Music/{{Zyklon}}, Music/BloodRedThrone and Music/{{Mortiis}}[[/note]] - One of the most highly influential Norwegian "second generation" black metal bands.
** Music/{{Ihsahn}}
* Music/ {{EmptyTenementSpirit}} Experimental raw black metal one-man band from the Channel Islands.
* Music/EnfoldDarkness [[note]]Also see Music/AbysmalDawn, Music/{{Entheos}}, and Music/{{Inferi}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Enforcer}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Tribulation}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Ensiferum}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Wintersun}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Enslaved}} - Long-running, highly acclaimed Norwegian BlackMetal band known for their [[ProgressiveMetal progressive]] songwriting and big, epic compositions.
* Music/EnterpriseEarth
* Music/{{Entheos}} [[note]]Also see Music/AnimalsAsLeaders, Music/{{Animosity}}, Music/EnfoldDarkness, Music/TheFaceless, and Music/{{Inferi}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Entombed}}
* Music/EnterShikari - British PostHardcore[=/=]AvantGardeMetal band, which take GenreBusting to [[UpToEleven truly ungodly levels]] for their genre. Easily the most respected band in their genre as of late.
* Music/{{Epica}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{AfterForever}}, Music/GodDethroned, Music/{{Mayan}}, and Music/{{Kamelot}}[[/note]] - A Dutch SymphonicMetal band that combines various elements of other metal subgenres.
* Music/{{Epidemia}}
* Music/EricCalderone - a Website/YouTube guitarist that plays music in Metal form.
* Music/ESPosthumus - The EnsembleDarkhorse of SymphonicMetal. Highly notable for their film score-inspired sound and heavy orchestrations.
* Music/{{Evile}} - The leaders of the old-school ThrashMetal revival. Put together Music/{{Slayer}} and '80s Music/{{Metallica}} and you'd basically get their sound.
* Music/{{Exhumed}}[[note]]Also see Music/DeedsOfFlesh and Music/{{Ghoul}}[[/note]] - One of the most famous and long-lived Carcass worship groups. Known for their near-constant touring and raucous live shows.
* Music/{{Exmortus}}[[note]]Also see Music/AbysmalDawn, Music/{{Judicator}}, and Music/{{Warbringer}}[[/note]]
* Music/ExodusBand [[note]]Also see Music/{{Slayer}}, Music/{{Metallica}}, and Music/{{Testament}}[[/note]] - One of the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] for ThrashMetal as well as one of the most loved bands in the genre. Best-known for their groundbreaking debut album ''Bonded by Blood''.
* Music/{{Exotype}} - GenreBusting band from Florida that combines various kinds of metal with various kinds of ElectronicMusic to take GenreBusting to insane levels. They just call their music "electronic rock".
* Music/{{Eyehategod}} - One of the creators of the sludge genre as well as the undisputed kings of it.
* [[Music/MasakiYamada EZO]]: The first Japanese metal band to perform outside of Japan and be signed by a Western label. Was somewhat HairMetal but with DarkerAndEdgier lyrical content.
* Music/TheFaceless[[note]]Also see Music/{{Animosity}}, Music/BlackCrownInitiate, Music/{{Cynic}}, Music/{{Entheos}}, Music/JobForACowboy, Music/{{Oceano}}, Music/{{Origin}}, Music/ShadowOfIntent, Music/SixFeetUnder, and Music/{{Unearth}}[[/note]]
* Music/FairToMidland
* Music/FaithNoMore[[note]]Also see Music/MrBungle[[/note]] - HeavyMetal [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]]...well [[GenreBusting pretty much everything else]]. Enough said. Pioneered RapMetal with "Epic", [[BlackSheepHit despite not being overall representative of the genre]].
** Music/MikePatton - Arguably [[TropeCodifier the biggest example]] of ManOfAThousandVoices in the entire metal world, who sings for the above band.
* Music/FallOfEfrafa
* Music/{{Fallujah}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Alterbeast}}[[/note]]
* Music/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas - Japanese band that fuses metal with {{Electronicore}}, HardcoreTechno, and [[GenreBusting too many other genres to list]]. They describe their style as "chaos".
* Music/FearFactory[[note]]Also see Music/{{Malignancy}} and Music/SystemDivide[[/note]] - IndustrialMetal[=/=]GrooveMetal[=/=]DeathMetal band known for popularizing the one-man SopranoAndGravel technique. Recognizable for their abrasive, mechanical sound and science fiction-themed lyrics. Easily one of the most popular bands of the genre.
* Music/FellVoices
* Music/{{Finntroll}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Moonsorrow}}[[/note]]
* Fireaxe
** ''Music/FoodForTheGods'' (2003)
* Music/FitForAnAutopsy[[note]]Also see Music/TheAcaciaStrain, Music/{{Sexcrement}}, and Music/ThroughTheEyesOfTheDead[[/note]]
* Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch - Highly aggressive GrooveMetal band known for their unique sound, which manages to remain dense and mean while still radio-friendly. NarmCharm is everywhere in their discography. About half the metal community consider them a disgrace to music, while the other half like them.
* Music/FleshgodApocalypse [[note]]Also see Music/HourOfPenance[[/note]] - A brutal TechnicalDeathMetal band from Italy with neo-classical and symphonic elements.
* Music/{{Forbidden}}[[note]]Also see Music/DarkAngel, Music/{{Death}}, Music/{{Testament}}, Music/{{Slayer}}, Music/MachineHead, Music/{{Violence}}, and Music/{{Nevermore}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Fozzy}} - Modern metal band fronted by wrestler Wrestling/ChrisJericho. Started as a joke band, but became a true face in the metal world with the album ''All That Remains''.
* Music/FromAshesToNew - One of the faces of the 2010s NuMetal revival movement.
* Music/{{Galneryus}} - The face of Japanese neoclassical metal along with Music/XJapan and Music/{{Versailles}}. Notable for their work on the opening and ending theme of ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}'' and for the departure of then-vocalist Yama-B, whose replacement is widely disliked for his [[AutoTune questionable singing ability]].
* Music/GamaBomb
* Music/GammaRay[[note]]Also see Music/{{Helloween}}[[/note]]
* Music/GaMetal - One-man internet project who does ProgressiveMetal covers of VideoGame themes on Website/{{Youtube}}.
* Music/TheGathering
* Music/TheGazette - Currently one of the most successful and iconic bands in [[VisualKei Japanese heavy metal]], [[EnsembleDarkhorse despite being signed to a non-metal label]].
* Music/GenghisTron
* Music/{{Ghost}} - Behemoth's lyrics with Black Sabbath's sound equals these guys.
* Music/{{Ghoul}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Exhumed}}[[/note]] - Four masked mutants from the haunted land of Creepsylvania who terrorize listeners with their unique brand of "splatterthrash".
* Music/{{Gigan}}[[note]]Also see Music/HateEternal[[/note]]
* Music/{{Girlschool}} - All-female band in the NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal. Often considered to be the DistaffCounterpart to Music/{{Motorhead}}.
* Music/GodDethroned [[note]]Also see Music/{{Epica}}, Music/{{Aborted}} and Music/{{Mayan}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Godflesh}}[[note]]See also Music/{{Jesu}} and Music/NapalmDeath[[/note]] - Important IndustrialMetal act and possible UrExample of post-metal
* Music/{{Godsmack}} - The SpiritualSuccessor to Music/AliceInChains. Some call them rip-offs, and others love their heavy take on the AlternativeMetal / PostGrunge sound. Their name may or may not come from the song of the same name.
* Music/{{Gojira}} - French TechnicalDeathMetal[=/=]GrooveMetal band known for their musical precision and [[GreenAesop environmentalist lyrics]].
* Music/{{Gorgoroth}} [[note]]Also See Music/{{Immortal}} and Music/{{Obituary}}[[/note]] - One of the most infamous BlackMetal bands hailing from Norway due to the history of a major past member.
* Music/{{Gorguts}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Cryptopsy}}, Music/{{Angelcorpse}}, Music/{{Origin}}, Music/{{Skinless}} Music/{{Krallice}}, and Music/BeneathTheMassacre[[/note]] - TropeCodifier for the noisy, dissonant style of TechnicalDeathMetal that has become popular in recent years.
* Music/{{Gorod}} [[note]]Also see Music/BlackCrownInitiate[[/note]]
* Music/{{Grave}}
* Music/GraveDigger
* Music/GreenCarnation[[note]]Also see Music/{{Emperor}} and Music/BloodRedThrone[[/note]]
* Music/GreenJelly[[note]]Sort of a middle ground between metal and punk[[/note]]
* Music/GuanoApes - Female fronted NuMetal band from Germany that combined the genre with [[GenreBusting rap, pop rock, pop punk, grunge, hard rock and comedy]]. Later shifted to a more alternative rock sound.
* Music/{{GWAR}}- Long-running "Scumdogs of the Universe" who take theatricality to a whole other level.
* Music/{{Hacktivist}} - British RapMetal band that takes influence from {{Djent}}, [[HipHop Grime]], and NuMetal to create an ''extremely'' [[GenreBusting unusual]] sound. Considered by some to be the successor to Rage Against the Machine.
* Music/{{Hammerfall}}
* Music/HammersOfMisfortune - ProgressiveMetal band formed by the ex-guitarist of Music/SloughFeg.
* Music/{{Hardline}}
* Music/{{Hatebreed}} - One of the top dogs of modern metalcore and the TropeCodifier for its heavier end along with Converge.
* Music/HateEternal[[note]]Also see Music/{{Angelcorpse}}, Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/{{Gigan}}, Music/{{Gorguts}}, Music/MorbidAngel, Music/{{Necrophagist}}, Music/{{Nile}}, Music/{{Obscura}}, Music/{{Oceano}}, Music/{{Origin}}, Music/{{Skinless}}, and Music/{{Suffocation}}[[/note]] - The main band of the (in)famous metal producer Erik Rutan, as well as the breakthrough band for the drum virtuoso Derek Roddy.
* Music/TheHaunted - [[MelodicDeathMetal Melodic]] GrooveMetal formed from the ashes of At The Gates.
* Music/{{Havok}}[[note]]Also see Music/TheAbsence, Music/AbysmalDawn, Music/CephalicCarnage, Music/JobForACowboy, Music/MorbidAngel, and Music/{{Soulfly}}[[/note]] - One of the biggest names in modern thrash.
* Music/{{Heavy Load}} - Swedens oldest heavy metal band, known for their cartoonishly manly album covers.
* Music/HeavensGate
* Music/HeavenShallBurn [[note]]Also see Music/TriggerTheBloodshed[[/note]] - A MelodicDeathMetal / {{Metalcore}} band from Germany notable for their socio-political lyrics, aggressive music, distinct vocals, and for being vegans.
* Music/{{Helloween}}[[note]]Also see Music/GammaRay and Music/{{Masterplan}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Helmet}} - Extremely influential AlternativeMetal band, also considered by some to be the UrExample of NuMetal (which they deny).
* Music/{{Helstar}} - One of the faces of US power metal.
* Music/{{Hermetica}} - Thrash metal band from Argentina
* Music/{{Hevisaurus}} - A band from Finland, famous for dressing up as dinosaurs on stage and playing kid-friendly HeavyMetal songs.
* Music/HideousDivinity[[note]]Also see Music/{{Aborted}} and Music/HourOfPenance[[/note]]
* Music/HolyGrail
* Music/HourOfPenance [[note]]Also see Music/FleshgodApocalypse, Music/HideousDivinity, and Music/{{Kataklysm}}[[/note]] - One of the pioneers of the current Italian Death Metal Scene
* Music/HouseOfWolves
* Music/TheHu
* Music/{{Hypocrisy}} [[note]]Also See Music/{{Immortal}}[[/note]] - The musical project of DeathMetal producer Peter Tagtgren. Notable for their dense, [[LoudnessWar very loud]], brutal death-influenced MelodicDeathMetal sound
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[[folder:I-M]]
* Music/IBuiltTheSky - [[ProgressiveMetal Progressive]] [[IAmTheBand one man]] solo project of Australian guitarist Rohan "Ro Han" Stevenson. Known for his "[[LighterAndSofter happy]]" take on the genre.
* Music/IcedEarth[[note]]Also see Music/DemonsAndWizards[[/note]] - Highly regarded American PowerMetal[=/=]ThrashMetal band known for their [[RevolvingDoorBand frequent lineup changes]] and love for the ConceptAlbum.
* Music/IllNino - Latin-infused metal from New Jersey. [[NewSoundAlbum No two albums by them sound the same]]. Considered in their heyday to be one of NuMetal's best bands. They have since shifted to a more DeathMetal-influenced sound.
* Music/{{Illdisposed}} - Denmark's largest and longest-running DeathMetal band.
* Music/{{Immolation}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Angelcorpse}}[[/note]] - Noteworthy OS NY death metal band for their slow, yet heavy atmospheric sound.
* Music/{{Immortal}} - [[note]]Also see Music/{{Hypocrisy}} and Music/{{Gorgoroth}}[[/note]] One of the poster children for the image of BlackMetal. Subject to {{Narm}} and MemeticMutation.
* Music/InanimateExistence
* Music/InExtremo
* Music/{{Inferi}}[[note]]Also see Music/EnfoldDarkness, Music/{{Entheos}}, and Music/ValeOfPnath[[/note]]
* Music/InFlames[[note]]Also see Music/AtTheGates and Music/DarkTranquillity[[/note]] - One of three {{Trope Codifier}}s for MelodicDeathMetal early on, but gradually gravitated towards a more AlternativeMetal style with elements of {{Metalcore}} and NuMetal.
* Music/{{Ingested}}
* Music/{{Insomnium}}[[note]] Also see Music/{{Omnium Gatherum}}[[/note]] - Very eminent Finnish MelodicDeathMetal band known for their disposition to create rich, beautiful musical landscapes. They gravitate towards emotion and viscera moreso than ferocity and heaviness.
* Music/InternalSuffering [[note]]also see Music/HateEternal[[/note]] - The most extreme, most hard-hitting, most everything tech-death band to ever come out from South America.
* Music/InThisMoment - Probably the biggest female-fronted metal band of the '10s (in America, at least). Their sound manages to be harsh and abrasive while still being radio friendly. One of the biggest examples of FaceOfTheBand and divisiveness in metal.
* Music/RicardoIorio - Bass player and singer of V8, Hermética, Almafuerte and solo projects
* Music/IronMaiden - Along with Motorhead and Judas Priest, one of the most popular and influential bands of the NWOBHM (NewWaveOfBritishHeavyMetal). Known for their operatic singing, galloping bass, and triple-guitar sound. [[FollowTheLeader Has spawned numerous imitators]].
** 1980 - ''[[Music/IronMaidenAlbum Iron Maiden]]''
** 1981 - ''Music/{{Killers}}''
** 1982 - ''Music/TheNumberOfTheBeast''
** Music/BruceDickinson - Iron Maiden's most famous singer.
* Music/IronSavior
* Music/{{Isis}} - TropeCodifier for post-metal.
* Music/{{Issues}} - {{Metalcore}} / NuMetal band from Atlanta that combines metal with the vocals of [[{{Pop}} Top 40 music]].
* Music/JagPanzer
* Music/JanesAddiction - Important AlternativeMetal and FunkMetal band, and TropeCodifier for the former.
* Music/{{Jesu}}[[note]]See also Music/NapalmDeath and Music/{{Godflesh}}[[/note]] - Justin Broadrick's current project after Music/{{Godflesh}}. Put together Music/SunnO and Music/MyBloodyValentine and you pretty much get their sound.
* Music/JobForACowboy[[note]]Also see Music/CephalicCarnage, Music/DespisedIcon, Music/TheFaceless, and Music/{{Havok}}[[/note]] - {{Deathcore}} turned DeathMetal band from Arizona. Popular among [[PeripheryDemographic non-death metal fans]]. Despite the name, they are not a country band.
* Music/{{JORN}}- Former Masterplan and Ayreon vocalist's solo band.
* Music/JudasPriest - The TropeCodifier for NWOBHM along with Motorhead and Iron Maiden.
** ''Music/BritishSteel'' (1980)
* Music/{{Judicator}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Exmortus}}[[/note]]
* Music/JungleRot[[note]]Also see Music/BlackCrownInitiate[[/note]] - Old-school DeathMetal band whose entire catalog has recently been VindicatedByHistory. Known for their hardcore-influenced writing and war themes.
* Music/{{Jupiter}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Versailles}} and Music/{{Hizaki}}[[/note]] - Japanese {{Symphonic|Metal}} PowerMetal band formed by the instrumentalists of Versailles after that band went on hiatus in 2012.
* Music/{{Kamelot}} - [[note]]Also see Music/{{Epica}} and Music/TheAgonist[[/note]] PowerMetal band from Florida. Known for their soaring melodies and heavier sound than some of their contemporaries. Their original singer was nothing short of a DreadfulMusician, but their next two singers are widely considered to have some of the best cleans in metal.
* Music/{{Kataklysm}}[[note]]Also see Music/HourOfPenance and Music/{{Neuraxis}}[[/note]] - Canadian DeathMetal band known for their hyperspeed drumming sections. They have had [[VocalTagTeam two singers]], one who sounds like a deranged man in a mental institution, and one who alternates between demonic growls and banshee shrieks.
* Music/{{Katalepsy}} - The youngest son of Russian DeathMetal.
* Music/{{Katatonia}} - Swedish [[GothicMetal Gothic]]/DoomMetal band that pushes the bleakness and darkness of their genre to their limits.
* KayoDot - American avant-garde metal band and spiritual successor to Music/MaudlinOfTheWell. Engage in GenreRoulette to the point where only half their albums even qualify as metal.
* Music/{{Khanate}}[[note]]Also see Music/SunnO[[/note]] - EnsembleDarkhorse of drone metal. Recognisable for their [[EpicRocking long songs]], their [[BrownNote feedback-heavy, noisy guitars]], strange drum patterns and [[CarefulWithThatAxe their singer's bloodcurling screams.]]
* Music/KidCrusher
* Music/KillswitchEngage - The quintessential mainstream metalcore band.
* Music/KingDiamond
** ''Music/{{Abigail}}'' (1987)
* Music/KingsX – Although they incorporated elements of funk, hard rock, gospel, and alternative rock, King's X were firmly located in progressive metal territory since their debut album up to 1994's Dogman. [[CriticalDissonance Have been favorites of fans, critics and fellow musicians alike despite basically nonexistent mainstream success]].
* Music/{{KMFDM}} - {{Industrial}} metal/rock band from Germany known for their GenreBusting tendencies and frequently indulging into BlackComedy.
* Music/{{Knorkator}}
* Music/{{Kontrust}}
* Music/{{Korn}} - [[TropeMaker Invented]] NuMetal with their interpretation of AlternativeMetal, though they [[DefiedTrope deny it]]. Known for their {{angst}}y lyrics, frontman [[FaceOfTheBand Jonathan Davis]]' unique vocal style, and the fact that they [[InsistentTerminology don't like being called any genre]], including metal.
** ''Music/KornAlbum'' (1994)
* Music/{{Korpiklaani}}
* Music/TheKovenant[[note]]Also see Music/{{Therion}}, Music/CradleOfFilth, Music/{{Mayhem}} and Music/{{Emperor}}[[/note]]
** ''Music/InTimesBeforeTheLight'' (1997)
* Music/{{Krallice}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Gorguts}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Kreator}} - The face of Teutonic ThrashMetal and an ''arguable'' UrExample of both DeathMetal and MelodicDeathMetal, never mind their semi-cyclic {{Genre Shift}}s to GothicMetal.
* Music/{{Krisiun}} - Brazilian Brutal Death Metal band that plays at a blisteringly fast speed.
* Music/{{Kronos}}
* Music/{{Kuroyume}} - Japanese heavy metal band.
* Music/{{Kvelertak}} - Norwegian metal band combining BlackMetal, HardcorePunk and HardRock influences into what fans call "[[GenreBusting Black & Roll]]".
* Music/{{Kyuss}}[[note]]Also see Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge[[/note]] - A key influence in stoner metal.
* Music/LacunaCoil - One of the faces of GothicMetal. They're highly influential, but their rep has been scarred by their UnpleasableFanbase.
* Music/LambOfGod - Pretty much [[TropeCodifier the leaders]] of modern metal. Known for their sound's raw production and heavy grooves.
* Music/LascaillesShroud
* Music/LegionOfTheDamned - Arguably the most acclaimed [[DeathMetal Death]]/[[ThrashMetal Thrash]] band of the modern day.
* Music/LichKing - One of the biggest bands of the old-school ThrashMetal revival, and definitely one of its most humorous bands. They tend to be extremely polarizing among thrashers but really picked up steam with their third album.
* Music/LimpBizkit - One of poster boys for NuMetal. Highly divisive to say the least.
** ''Music/ThreeDollarBillYall'' (1997)
** ''Music/SignificantOther'' (1999)
** ''Music/ChocolateStarfishAndTheHotDogFlavoredWater'' (2000)
** ''Music/ResultsMayVary'' (2003)
** ''Music/TheUnquestionableTruth, Part 1'' (2005)
** ''Music/GoldCobra'' (2011)
* Music/LitaFord
* Music/{{Liturgy}}
* Music/LivingColour - FunkMetal and AlternativeMetal band. All their members are African-American.
* Music/JeffLoomis[[note]]Also see Music/ArchEnemy and Music/{{Nevermore}}[[/note]]- ''The'' face of modern shred guitar.
* Music/LornaShore[[note]]Also see Music/SignsOfTheSwarm[[/note]]
* Music/{{Loudness}}: Second Japanese metal band to be signed and tour outside of Japan, most famously so with Music/MotleyCrue. Most famous for being a LongRunner (over 30 years without a breakup or prolonged hiatus) and doing so via ''repeated'' GenreShift. Also known for its legendary bass players - which have included Taiji Sawada and Naoto Shibata.
** Music/AkiraTakasaki
** Music/MasakiYamada
** Music/MinoruNiihara
** Music/MunetakaHiguchi
** Music/TaijiSawada [[note]]Also see Music/XJapan[[/note]]
* Music/{{Lordi}} - A Finnish metal band known for their gritty vocals and classic sound. Their smash hit "Hard Rock Hallelujah" brought them to instant recognition.
* Music/LoveAndDeath[[note]]Also see Music/{{Korn}}[[/note]] - [[ChristianMetal Christian]] NuMetal band formed and fronted by Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch.
* Music/{{Lyriel}}
* Music/MachinaeSupremacy
* Music/MachineHead [[note]]Also see Music/DeathAngel, Music/{{Decapitated}}, Music/{{Forbidden}}, and Music{{Violence}}[[/note]]
* Music/MagoDeOz
* Music/MakeThemSuffer - {{Deathcore}} band from down under. Features elements of ProgressiveMetal, SymphonicMetal, and regular {{Metalcore}}. Some even regard them as the line between deathcore and metalcore.
* Music/{{Malignancy}}[[note]]Also see Music/FearFactory and Music/SystemDivide[[/note]] - The dauntless underdogs of NYDM, though they have attracted more attention as of late thanks to Mike Heller's involvement with Fear Factory. Known for their devoted cult following and completely one-of-a-kind sound.
* Music/YngwieMalmsteen - TropeCodifier of neoclassical metal.
* Music/ManillaRoad - Long-running American PowerMetal band renowned for their 70's-influenced "epic metal" style.
* Music/{{Manowar}} - American PowerMetal and SpeedMetal band which talks mainly about HeavyMithril. '''[[RatedMForManly They are so manly it's not even funny]]'''.
* Music/{{Marduk}}
* Music/MarilynManson - Popular IndustrialMetal and AlternativeMetal artist from the 90s / early 2000s, known for nihilistic/existentialist lyrics, shock tactics and [[TheNewRockAndRoll offending concerned parent's groups]] and [[{{Misblamed}} being blamed for school shootings and such]].
* Music/{{Massacration}}
* Music/{{Masterplan}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Helloween}} and Music/IronSavior[[/note]]
* Music/{{Mastodon}} - Popular Georgian band which started out as a [[GrooveMetal Groove]][=/=]SludgeMetal band before [[GenreShift moving on]] to a more [[ProgressiveMetal progressive]] sound staring with their third album.
* Music/MaudlinOfTheWell - American avant-garde metal band who claim to be inspired by astral projection. [[GenreBusting They laugh at the idea of "genre"]].
* Music/MaximumTheHormone - A Japanese band that experiments with a [[GenreBusting slew of other genres]] whenever [[ThrowItIn they feel like it]], often have lyrics about [[AllMenArePerverts sex]] and [[CrossesTheLineTwice black comedy]].
* Music/{{Mayan}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Epica}} and Music/{{AfterForever}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Mayhem}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Burzum}}, Music/{{Emperor}} and Music/SunnO[[/note]] - One of the most infamous BlackMetal bands, due to the suicide of one band member and murder of another at the height of the genre's second wave. Arguable TropeCodifier for all of BlackMetal and the most famous band in the whole genre.
* Music/{{Megadeth}} - The second most popular band in the big 4 of ThrashMetal, as well as the one with the largest catalog (15 albums) and arguably [[RevolvingDoorBand most line-up changes]]. Known for their shred-style guitar and for [[IAmTheBand Dave Mustaine]], who also is known for getting booted out of Metallica and for his ignorant behavior.
* Music/{{Melvins}} - TropeMaker and TropeCodifier for sludge metal. Also a key player in {{Grunge}}, as well.
* Music/TheMentors - One of the most offensive bands to grace the face of the Earth. They originally started as a punk band, but made the switch to a more thrash influenced sound later in their career.
* Music/{{Meshuggah}} - Swedish [[GenreBusting experimental]] metal quintet, haven't found any mainstream success but nigh-famous in many circles for their [[UpToEleven excessively]] [[UncommonTime technical]], [[ThreeChordsAndTheTruth chug-heavy]], seemingly [[GenreBusting unclassifiable]] sound, and for the virtuosity of the band's founding members.
* Music/MetalChurch - American PowerMetal band with socially-conscious lyrics.
* Music/{{Metallica}}[[note]]Also see Music/ExodusBand and Music/{{Voivod}}[[/note]] - The most popular metal band in the entire world, by far. [[UnpleasableFanbase You can't please]] [[BrokenBase their so-called "fans"]].
** ''Music/RideTheLightning'' (1983)
** ''Music/MasterOfPuppets'' (1986)
** ''Music/MetallicaAlbum'' (1991)
** ''Music/LoadAndReLoad'' (1996 and 1997)
** ''Music/GarageInc'' (1998)
* Music/{{Mgla}} - A nihilistic but melodic Polish black metal band.
* Music/{{Ministry}} - The {{Trope Maker|s}} for IndustrialMetal.
* Music/{{Mirrorthrone}}
* Music/MiseryIndex[[note]]Also see Music/DyingFetus and Music/PigDestroyer[[/note]]
* Music/{{Mnemic}}
* Music/MonsterMagnet
* Music/{{Moonsorrow}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Finntroll}}[[/note]]
* Music/MorbidAngel [[note]]Also see Music/AbysmalDawn, Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/HateEternal, and Music/{{Havok}}[[/note]] - A pioneering DeathMetal band in the late eighties and early nineties. Caused a massive BrokenBase with their IndustrialMetal-tinged ''Illud Divinum Insanus'' album.
* Music/MorsPrincipiumEst
* Music/{{Mortiis}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Emperor}}[[/note]] - Initially an {{Ambient}} solo project of the former bassist of Music/{{Emperor}}, which later developed into a full band that plays IndustrialMetal.
* Music/MotionlessInWhite - [[GothicMetal Gothic]] {{Metalcore}} band fronted by Chris "Motionless" Cerulli, who does his best impersonation of other metal singers.
* Music/MotleyCrue - Key GlamMetal band, and one of the heavier of the bunch.
* Music/{{Motorhead}} - The supposed creators of the SpeedMetal genre. Fronted by Lemmy, who is known for his [[RatedMForManly manly presence]], [[KavorkaMan promiscuity]], [[GutturalGrowler gravelly singing voice]], and refusal to accept his own band's genre, calling them "rock and roll". [[BerserkButton Never tell him otherwise.]]
** ''Music/AceOfSpades'' (1980)
** ''Music/Nineteen16'' (1991)
* Music/MrBungle[[note]]Also see Music/FaithNoMore[[/note]] - Music/MikePatton combines metal with [[GenreRoulette every other genre imaginable]]. Released three albums before permanently disbanding in 2000.
* Music/{{Mudvayne}} - A ProgressiveMetal band from Illinois known for using [[MonsterClown weird face paint]], EsotericMotifs, and complex technical playing based in [[ArcNumber Arc Numbers]] producing UncommonTime signatures.
** ''Music/{{LD 50}}'' (2000)
** ''Music/TheEndOfAllThingsToCome'' (2002)
** ''Music/LostAndFound'' (2005)
** ''Music/TheNewGame'' (2008)
** ''[[Music/Mudvayne2009 Mudvayne]]'' (2009)
* Music/ChristianMuenzner[[note]]Also see Music/DefeatedSanity, Music/{{Necrophagist}}, Music/{{Obscura}}, and Music/SpawnOfPossession[[/note]]
* Music/MunicipalWaste - Along with Music/{{Evile}}, the leaders of the old-school ThrashMetal revival. Hit massive acclaim with their 2007 effort ''The Art of Partying''.
* Music/{{Mushroomhead}} - IndustrialMetal band who, much like Music/{{Slipknot}}, has many members and wears masks. Whether Slipknot fans want to hear it or not, [[OlderThanTheyThink Mushroomhead did it before them]].
* Music/MyDyingBride[[note]]Also see Music/BalSagoth, Music/CradleOfFilth, Music/TheAxisOfPerdition and Music/{{Anathema}}[[/note]]
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* Music/{{Naglfar}}
* Music/NanowarOfSteel
* Music/NapalmDeath[[note]]Also see Music/{{Carcass}}, Music/{{Godflesh}}, Music/{{Jesu}}, and Music/{{Cathedral}}[[/note]] - The first ever {{Grindcore}} band. Rose to fame thanks to their song "You Suffer", which has the Guinness World Record for [[MinisculeRocking "Shortest song ever recorded"]].
* Music/{{Necrophagist}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Benighted}}, Music/ChristianMuenzner, Music/HateEternal, Music/{{Obscura}} and Music/SpawnOfPossession[[/note]] - German TechnicalDeathMetal band who [[DevelopmentHell are now taking forever to write music]].
* Music/NeguraBunget - Arguable TropeCodifier for BlackMetal[=/=]PostRock fusions
* Music/NeObliviscaris - One of the most acclaimed metal acts to come from [[LandDownUnder Australia]]. Known for the violin virtuosity of Tim Charles, the technical skill of all six members, and their GenreBusting tendencies.
* Music/{{Neonfly}} - Self-styled as 'melodic power metal'
* Music/{{Neuraxis}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Abnormality}}, Music/CattleDecapitation, Music/{{Cryptopsy}}, Music/DespisedIcon, and Music/{{Kataklysm}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Neurosis}} - TropeMaker for post-metal
* Music/{{Nevermore}}[[note]]Also see Music/ArchEnemy, Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/{{Forbidden}}, Music/JeffLoomis, and Music/{{Megadeth}}[[/note]] - ProgressiveMetal band known for being the UrExample of groove metal, their cynical singing and subject matter, and the signature guitar playing of Jeff Loomis. Split (at least temporarily) in 2011.
* Music/JasonNewsted [[note]]Also see Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/{{Voivod}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Nightwish}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Tarot}}[[/note]] - The TropeCodifier for SymphonicMetal. Easily the face of said music genre.
** Music/TarjaTurunen
* Music/{{Nile}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Angelcorpse}}[[/note]] - Put together brutal TechnicalDeathMetal and Egyptian culture, and Nile is what you get. Also famous for having one of the fastest and most technically adept drummers in metal - George Kollias.
* Music/NineInchNails- one of the key IndustrialMetal and AlternativeMetal acts of the 90s and 2000s, and a TropeCodifier for the former.
** ''Music/TheDownwardSpiral'' (1994)
** ''Music/YearZero'' (2007)
* Music/{{Nonpoint}} - Powerful, hard-hitting AlternativeMetal is what they play.
* Music/NovembersDoom - One of the longest running and respected [[DeathMetal Death]]/[[DoomMetal Doom]] bands.
* Music/NuclearAssault - One of the more successful East Coast ThrashMetal bands.
* Music/{{Oathean}} - South Korean metal band that blends traditional Korean music with extreme metal.
* Music/{{Obituary}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Gorgoroth}}[[/note]] - A notable TropeCodifier for DeathMetal. Characterized by their laid-back grooves and absolutely psychotic vocals.
* Music/{{Obscura}}[[note]]Also see Music/DefeatedSanity, Music/ChristianMuenzner, Music/HateEternal, Music/{{Necrophagist}}, Music/{{Pestilence}}, and Music/SpawnOfPossession[[/note]]
* Music/{{Oceano}}[[note]]Also see Music/TheAcaciaStrain, Music/TheFaceless, Music/HateEternal, and Music/ShadowOfIntent[[/note]]
* Music/OfMiceAndMen - One of the most popular metal bands to emerge in the 2010s. They started out as {{Metalcore}}, but over time shifted to NuMetal with much success, though not without [[BrokenBase polarizing their]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks original audience]].
* Music/{{Omnium Gatherum}}[[note]] Also see Music/{{Insomnium}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Oomph}} - TropeMaker for [[IndustrialMetal Neue Deutsche Harte]].
* Music/{{Opeth}} - Endlessly acclaimed Swedish ProgressiveMetal band known for their [[EpicRocking excessively long songs]] and [[GenreRoulette seamless shift between music genres in any song.]]
* Music/{{Origin}}[[note]] Also see Music/{{Angelcorpse}}, Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/CephalicCarnage, Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Gorguts}}, Music/HateEternal, Music/{{Pathology}}, and Music/{{Skinless}}[[/note]] - One of the heaviest and most brutal bands in the technical death genre, in addition to having musicians who are renowned for their [[UpToEleven truly jaw-dropping ability even by genre standards]].
* Music/OzzyOsbourne[[note]]Also see Music/BlackSabbath[[/note]] - Lead singer of Black Sabbath and the supposed "Godfather of Heavy Metal". Was kicked out in 1979 over his drug abuse, and began a highly prolific solo career as a result.
* Music/{{Otep}} - Female fronted NuMetal band named after frontwoman Otep Shamaya, [[IAmTheBand who is the only consistent member]]
* Music/{{Overkill}}[[note]]Also see Music/ShadowsFall[[/note]] - One of the first ThrashMetal bands (although they took a while to get an album out) and considered by many to be one of the most consistently great bands in the genre.
* Music/PainOfSalvation - [[GenreShift Frequently changing]] prog-metal act recognizable for their focus on precision and emotion rather than all-out technicality. Some of their albums are considered classics in the genre.
* Music/APaleHorseNamedDeath [[note]]See also Music/TypeONegative[[/note]]
* Music/{{Panopticon}}
* Music/{{Pantera}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Crowbar}}[[/note]] - Either the {{Trope Maker|s}} or TropeCodifier of GrooveMetal.
* Music/ParadiseLost[[note]]Also see Music/AtTheGates and Music/CradleOfFilth[[/note]]
* Music/{{Pathology}}[[note]]Also see Music/CattleDecapitation, Music/{{Disgorge}}, and Music/{{Origin}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Pentagram}}
* Music/{{Pentakill}} - Power Metal made [[{{Defictionalization}} real]] based on ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''.
* Music/{{Periphery}} - The [[TropeCodifier zeitgeist band]] of the djent subgenre.
* Music/{{Pestilence}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Obscura}} and Music/{{Psycroptic}}[[/note]]
* Music/PigDestroyer[[note]]Also see Music/MiseryIndex[[/note]] - American {{Grindcore}} band who push the limits of their genre, both [[GenreBusting musically]] and [[PurpleProse lyrically]].
* [[Music/{{POD}} P.O.D.]] - One of the most successful ChristianMetal bands.
* Music/{{Portal}} - Australian TechnicalDeathMetal band known and well-loved for its legitimately horrifying sound even for the genre's standards. Not to be confused with the videogame.
* Music/{{Possessed}} - An extremely twisted ThrashMetal band that helped give rise to DeathMetal with their debut album ''Seven Churches''.
* Music/{{Powerman 5000}}
* Music/PowerWolf
* Music/PrettyMaids
* Music/PrimalFear
* Music/ProtestTheHero - Canadian ProgressiveMetal band that started off as a punk band, but later on began playing their brand of intricate, brisk prog-metal that they would be later known for.
* Music/{{Psychostick}} - A very silly, yet highly heralded metalcore band.
* Music/{{Psycroptic}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Pestilence}} and Music/SpawnOfPossession[[/note]]
* Music/{{Puya}} - A Puerto Rican ProgressiveMetal and {{Jazz}} Fusion band.
* Music/{{Pyrrhon}} - A tech death band from Boston whose sound can be described as "Music/{{Gorguts}} but ''even'' DarkerAndEdgier".
* Music/{{Queensryche}} - A classic rock-influenced ProgressiveMetal band, known for their ''massive'' BrokenBase.
** ''Music/OperationMindcrime'' (1988)
* Music/QuietRiot
* Music/{{Rage}}
* Music/RageAgainstTheMachine - The world's most famous and respected RapMetal band. Known for their highly political lyrics, the angry vocal delivery of Zack de la Rocha, and the technical skill of Tom Morello.
* Music/{{Rainbow}}[[note]]Also see Music/DeepPurple and Music/RonnieJamesDio[[/note]]
* Music/{{Rammstein}} - German IndustrialMetal band known for their unique sound, [[NightmareFuel scary music and lyrics]], [[LargeHam larger-than-life singer Till Lindemann]], and their [[NotSafeForWork obscene music videos.]] [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff More popular abroad than in their home country]], they also are the TropeCodifier for Neue Deutsche Harte and is one of the most popular industrial metal bands alongside Music/NineInchNails, Music/FearFactory, and Music/MarilynManson.
* Music/{{Ratt}}
* Music/{{Red}} - Tennessee-based [[AlternativeMetal Alternative]] ChristianMetal band known for their mix of styles and emotional music.
* Music/TheRedChord[[note]]Also see Music/TrapThem and Music/{{Unearth}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Revamp}} - [[note]]Also see Music/AfterForever[[/note]] Floor Jansen's new band after Music/AfterForever disbanded due to Sander Gommans having a health breakdown and a lack of passion to continue.
* Music/{{Revenge}} - Canadian black metal outfit known for their brutal sound and war-themed lyrics.
* Music/ReverendBizarre
* Music/{{Revocation}}[[note]]Also see Music/ThreeInchesOfBlood[[/note]] - One of the most talked about new bands in the metal scene. Their unusual mix of TechnicalDeathMetal and ThrashMetal, as well as [[GenreMashup subtle influences from other music]], gained them rising status.
* Music/RhapsodyOfFire
* Music/RicardoIorio
* Music/RiversOfNihil
* Music/RoloTomassi
* Music/RunningWild - Long-running German traditional heavy metal band known for incorporating Pirate themes in their music.
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[[folder:S-Z]]
* Music/{{Sabaton}} - Swedish PowerMetal quintet notable for their history and war inspired lyrics.
* Music/{{Satan}}
* Music/{{Savatage}}[[note]]Also see Music/TransSiberianOrchestra[[/note]]
** ''Music/StreetsARockOpera'' (1991)
** ''Music/HandfulOfRain'' (1994)
** ''Music/DeadWinterDead'' (1995)
** ''Music/TheWakeOfMagellan'' (1998)
** ''Music/PoetsAndMadmen'' (2001)
* Music/{{Saxon}}
* Music/ScarsOnBroadway
* Music/ScarSymmetry[[note]]Also see Music/TheAbsence[[/note]]
* Music/{{Scorpions}} - One of the first bands to play metal, who continue to perform today.
* Music/SchlafesBruder - German band, the SpiritualSuccessor to Music/ENomine
* Music/{{Sentenced}} - A Finnish band of the '90s and early '00s that started out as DeathMetal and became one of the first [[MelodicDeathMetal melodeath]]-acts before shifting to GothicMetal for the second half of their career. Somewhat known for lyrics that are almost exclusively about suicide, depression and melancholy.
* Music/{{Septicflesh}} - Greek DeathMetal band who, after reuniting, evolved into a [[SymphonicMetal Symphonic]] DeathMetal sound.
* Music/{{Sepultura}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Soulfly}}[[/note]] - The face of Latin American metal. began as a straight-up [[DeathMetal Death]]/[[ThrashMetal Thrash]] metal band, but became known for their crushing approach to [[AvantGardeMetal experimental metal]] for most of their career, and for the departure of their frontman and main creative force, Max Cavalera, who was replaced by a black NuMetal singer [[ReplacementScrappy whom the fanbase strongly despises]].
** ''Music/{{Roots}}'' (1996)
* Music/{{Sevendust}} - Atlanta-based metal band who got their start in the late 1990s. Best known for their crushing riffs, radio-friendly hooks, and the unique R&B-influenced vocal delivery of [[TokenMinority Lajon Witherspoon]]. The band members are TrueCompanions.
* Music/SevenKingdoms
* Music/SevereTorture
* Music/SeveredSavior
* Music/{{Sexcrement}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Abnormality}} and Music/FitForAnAutopsy[[/note]] - New England's premier sleaze merchants.
* Music/ShadowOfIntent[[note]]Also see Music/BeneathTheMassacre, Music/TheFaceless, and Music/{{Oceano}}[[/note]]
* Music/ShadowsFall[[note]]Also see Music/AllThatRemains, Music/{{Anthrax}} and Music/{{Overkill}}[[/note]] - One of the {{Trope Codifier}}s for [[{{Metalcore}} Melodic Metalcore]] who leans much further towards the "metal" side.
* Music/{{Shining}} - Swedish [[ProgressiveMetal Progressive]] BlackMetal band which is noted for frontman Niklas Kvarforth's severe degree of misanthropy. Not to be confused with the identically named Norwegian ProgressiveMetal band, as they often are.
* Music/{{Sigh}} - Possibly the first BlackMetal band to form in Japan, but gradually shifted towards a more [[AvantGardeMetal experimental]] sound.
* Music/SignsOfTheSwarm[[note]]Also see Music/LornaShore[[/note]]
* Music/{{SikTh}} - A [[EnsembleDarkhorse highly respected]] NuMetal band known for their chaotic musicianship and [[SopranoAndGravel dual]] [[VocalTagTeam vocal]] setup, but better known as an early pioneer of the [[GrooveMetal djent]] subgenre.
* Music/{{Silencer}} - Swedish BlackMetal band infamous for frontman Nattramn's [[CarefulWithThatAxe psychotic vocals]] and alleged deranged behavior.
* Music/{{Sirenia}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Tristania}}[[/note]]
* Music/SixFeetUnder[[note]]Also see Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/DyingFetus, Music/{{Chimaira}}, and Music/TheFaceless[[/note]] - The next DeathMetal band fronted by Chris Barnes after he left Cannibal Corpse. They tend to be groovier and less serious than most other bands in death metal, making them a hugely polarizing kind of band, though they have gotten much more technical with their last two albums.
* Music/{{Skagos}}
* Music/{{Skeletonwitch}}
* Music/{{Skelteria}}
* Music/{{Skepticism}} - {{Trope Codifier}}s for Funeral Doom Metal.
* Music/SkidRow - One of the last, and one of the heaviest, HairMetal bands to achieve major mainstream success.
* Music/{{Skillet}} - One of the most successful ChristianMetal bands, though that success only came after they downplayed the religious aspect.
* Music/{{Skindred}} - The only band to ever successfully fuse metal with reggae.
* Music/{{Skinless}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Origin}} and Music/{{Angelcorpse}}[[/note]] - StealthParody of brutal death metal.
* Music/{{Skyclad}} - {{Trope Maker}}s for FolkMetal
* Music/{{Slapshock}} - The face of Filipino metal. [[GenreRoulette Frequently shifts styles]].
* Music/{{Slayer}} - [[note]]Also see Music/ExodusBand and Music/{{Forbidden}}[[/note]] A massively popular American ThrashMetal band formed in the 1980s and well-known for being DarkerAndEdgier than their contemporaries. Their BlackSheepHit [[ThoseWackyNazis "Angel Of Death"]] made them particularly infamous in the public eye.
** 1986 - ''Music/ReignInBlood''
* Music/{{Slipknot}}[[note]]Also see Music/StoneSour[[/note]] - One of the best-known metal bands in the world, as well as the genre's arguable public face. Known for their use of masks, Corey Taylor's distinct vocals, and for [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters having 9 members]] ([[AuthorExistenceFailure though one died]]).
** 2014 - ''Music/PointFiveTheGrayChapter''
* Music/{{Sleep}} - TropeCodifier for stoner metal and masters of the EpicRiff.
* Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum - A mind-breakingly weird AvantGardeMetal band.
* Music/SloughFeg
* Music/{{Sodom}}
* Music/{{Soilwork}} - Swedish MelodicDeathMetal band who emerged just after [[Music/AtTheGates Gothenburg's]] [[Music/InFlames big]] [[Music/DarkTranquillity three]]. Their AlternativeMetal elements and extensive use of SopranoAndGravel give them a unique sound.
* Music/SonicSyndicate - One of the more recent pioneers of MelodicDeathMetal and the UrExample of melodic metalcore. [[GenreShift Their sound frequently changes]] [[RevolvingDoorBand and so does their lineup]].
* Music/SonataArctica
* Music/{{Soulfly}}[[note]]Also see Music/TheAbsence, Music/{{Havok}}, and Music/{{Sepultura}}[[/note]] - Max Cavalera's current musical project. Recognizable for mixing DeathMetal and ThrashMetal with tribal and {{Reggae}} percussion.
* Music/{{Soundgarden}} - One of the few bands to combine {{grunge}} with metal, and a huge influence on AlternativeMetal.
* Music/SoundHorizon - Japanese one-man [[AvantGardeMetal avant-garde]] musical outfit known for their expansive catalogue that largely consists of {{Concept Album}}s
* Music/SpawnOfPossession[[note]]Also see Music/DeedsOfFlesh, Music/DefeatedSanity, Music/ChristianMuenzner, Music/{{Obscura}}, and Music/{{Psycroptic}}[[/note]]
* Music/SteelPanther - The other face of the HairMetal revival
* Music/{{Steelpreacher}} - A German band characterized by singing about their love of booze.
* Music/StinkingLizaveta
* Music/StoneSour[[note]]Also see Music/{{Slipknot}}[[/note]] - AlternativeMetal[=/=]HardRock band best known for being frontman [[Music/{{Slipknot}} Corey Taylor]]'s ''other'' band ([[OlderThanTheyThink despite being around first]]). They haven't had nearly as much commercial success as Slipknot, but have been ''far'' more successful on the radio.
* Music/StormtroopersOfDeath
* Music/{{Stratovarius}} - A Finnish PowerMetal band known for their soaring musicianship and dense, cinematic sound.
* Music/{{Stryper}}
* Music/{{Suffocation}}[[note]]Also see Music/DecrepitBirth, Music/{{Disgorge}}, Music/DyingFetus, Music/HateEternal, Music/MiseryIndex, and Music/SixFeetUnder[[/note]] - One of the most important bands in death metal, as they created the brutal death subgenre and revolutionized tech by proving that you could be both technical and incredibly heavy.
* Music/SuicidalTendencies [[note]]Also see Music/{{Metallica}} and Music/{{Megadeth}}[[/note]] - Originally (and currently) a HardcorePunk band, achieved several years of mainstream success when they blended ThrashMetal and {{Funk}}.
* Music/SuicideSilence[[note]]Also see Music/AllShallPerish and Music/{{Animosity}}[[/note]] - The TropeCodifier of modern deathcore. Known for the tragic death of original vocalist Mitch Lucker via vehicular accient. Very bizarrely switched to a 1990s-influenced NuMetal sound on their SelfTitledAlbum.
* Music/SuidAkrA
* Music/{{Summoning}}
* Music/SumoCyco
* Music/SunnO[[note]]Also see Music/{{Mayhem}} and Music/{{Khanate}}[[/note]] - TropeCodifier of drone doom. DO NOT listen to them while on drugs. [[BrownNote It might end very badly]].
* Music/{{Sylosis}}
* Music/{{Symfonia}}
* Music/SymphonyX
* Music/SystemDivide [[note]]Also see Music/{{Aborted}}, Music/FearFactory, Music/{{Malignancy}}[[/note]]
* Music/SystemOfADown - One of the most commercially successful and acclaimed metal bands on the planet. Their music is political, funny, and unlike anything else.
* Music/{{Tarot}}[[note]]:Also see Music/{{Nightwish}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Tankard}}
* Music/{{Terasbetoni}}
* Music/{{Testament}} [[note]]Also see Music/ExodusBand and Music/{{Forbidden}}[[/note]] - The most successful American ThrashMetal band after the infamous Big Four. Perhaps best known for the virtuous solos of Alex Skolnick and very distinctive vocals of Chuck Billy.
* Music/{{Theatre of Tragedy}}
* Music/{{Theocracy}}
* Music/{{Therion}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Candlemass}}, Music/TheKovenant and Music/CradleOfFilth[[/note]] - A TropeCodifier of SymphonicMetal and the arguable TropeMaker of AvantGardeMetal, with [[RevolvingDoorBand frequent line-up changes]].
* Music/{{Thor}}
* Music/ThroughTheEyesOfTheDead[[note]]Also see Music/FitForAnAutopsy[[/note]]
* Music/ThyArtIsMurder[[note]]Also see Music/BlackCrownInitiate and Music/JungleRot[[/note]]
* Music/{{Tiamat}}
* Music/{{TNT}} - Norwegian HairMetal band.
* Music/TokyoYankees[[note]]Also see Music/XJapan[[/note]] - The band that launched legendary [[ManOfAThousandVoices power vocalist]] Soichiro "Ume" Umemura into recognition.
* Music/{{Tool}} - The second most popular ProgressiveMetal band. They are from Los Angeles. They are.... [[MindScrew Weird]], [[SurrealMusicVideo to]] [[TheWalrusWasPaul say]] [[WordSaladLyrics the]] [[NightmareFuel least.]] Their long-awaited next album has been in DevelopmentHell for almost 8 years.
* Music/PhilTougas - That dude from Quebec who somehow always seems to be able to find the time for a new project or band to join.
* Music/DevinTownsend - Canadian musician and producer, known for his [[ManOfAThousandVoices vocal versatility]], strong affinity for [[RuleOfFunny humor]] and [[UpToEleven extreme]] [[GenreBusting musical]] [[MadArtist insanity]].
* Music/ToxicHolocaust
* Music/TransSiberianOrchestra - Neoclassical/Symphonic/Progressive rock/metal band known for their [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters absolutely numerous band members]], [[EpicRocking awesomely long songs]], and their epic Christmas-themed {{Rock Opera}}s.
** ''Music/BeethovensLastNight'' (2000)
* Music/{{Tribulation}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Enforcer}}[[/note]]
* Music/TriggerTheBloodshed [[note]] Also see Music/HeavenShallBurn, Music/{{Carcass}}, and Music/{{Aborted}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Tristania}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Sirenia}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{Trivium}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Arkaik}}[[/note]]- One of the poster children of recent metal. Considered the new Metallica by some, but strongly despised by others.
* Music/{{Turisas}}
* Music/TwentyDeadFlowerChildren
* Music/TwistedSister
* Music/TypeONegative[[note]]Also see Music/{{Danzig}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{UFO}} - early HardRock / Heavy Metal band and a key influence on the NWOBHM. Their guitarist Michael Schenker was also in Music/{{Scorpions}} for a few albums.
* Music/{{Ulcerate}} - New Zealand's most famous metal export.
* Music/{{Underoath}} - Started off as a Christian Deathcore[=/=][[BlackMetal Unblack Metal]] group before switching to their post-hardcore sound.
* Music/{{Unearth}} [[note]]Also see Music/TheFaceless, Music/LambOfGod, Music/TheRedChord, and Music/TrapThem[[/note]] - Considered by some to be the SpiritualSuccessor to Music/InFlames.
* Music/UnfathomableRuination
* Music/{{Unleashed}}
* Music/UnleashTheArchers - A Canadian heavy metal band from Victoria that also plays a fusion of traditional heavy metal with power metal and melodic death metal.
* Music/UnlockingTheTruth - [[TokenMinority African-American]] metal band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity consisting of [[ImprobableAge three teenagers]]. Their music is a mix of various retro genres including [[HeavyMetal Traditional Heavy Metal]], SpeedMetal, ThrashMetal, and NuMetal.
* Music/{{Ulver}} - Started out as BlackMetal, (in)famous for never recording two albums in the same style. Haven't qualified as metal in over fifteen years.
* Music/UriahHeep - A very early British Metal / ProgressiveRock band, and arguably an UrExample of ProgressiveMetal.
* Music/{{V8}}, an Argentine band
* Music/{{Vader}} - (One of) The pioneers of Polish DeathMetal.
* Music/ValeOfPnath[[note]]Also see Music/{{Inferi}}[[/note]]
* Music/VanCanto
* Music/{{Vektor}} - a [[ProgressiveMetal progressive]] ThrashMetal band notable for being a SpiritualSuccessor to Music/{{Voivod}} and one of the mostly highly lauded acts of the thrash revival
* Music/{{Venom}} - One of the first black metal bands, if not, [[UrExample the very first]]. Also frequently considered an UrExample or co-TropeMaker for ThrashMetal.
* Music/{{Versailles}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Jupiter}}[[/note]] - Japanese {{Symphonic|Metal}} PowerMetal band well-known for their [[UpToEleven over-the-top]] [[RockMeAmadeus musical style]] and [[VisualKei image]].
** Music/{{Hizaki}} - Lead guitarist of Versailles (and too many other bands to list, including his own solo project). Known for fast, melodic guitar solos. As famous for his [[WholesomeCrossdresser fashion]] [[UsefulNotes/LolitaFashion sense]] as he is for his music.
* Music/{{Violence}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Forbidden}} and Music/MachineHead[[/note]]
* Music/{{Voivod}} - Canadian act that started out as standard ThrashMetal before gradually moving into a more [[ProgressiveMetal progressive]] direction, of which they have spent their whole career since as.
* Music/{{Visigoth}}
* Music/VisionDivine
* Music/{{Volbeat}} - The leaders of modern metal, with Music/LambOfGod.
* Music/{{Vulvodynia}} - South Africa's biggest metal export.
* Music/WakingTheCadaver[[note]]Also see Music/{{Cognitive}}[[/note]] - Slam deathcore band infamous for their violent music and lyrics.
* Music/{{Warbringer}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Exmortus}}[[/note]]
* Music/{{WASP}}
* Music/{{Watain}}
* Music/{{Watchtower}} - One of the earliest ProgressiveMetal bands. Also has elements of PowerMetal and ThrashMetal.
* Music/{{Weakling}} - One of the first bands to fuse BlackMetal with PostRock and {{Shoegaze}} elements. Only released one album, but have been massively influential, particularly on U.S. black metal.
* Music/AlissaWhiteGluz - singer of death metal band Music/ArchEnemy.
* Music/{{Whitechapel}} - {{Deathcore}} with a lot more emphasis on the "death" part.
* Music/WhiteWizzard
* Music/{{Wintersun}} [[note]]Also See Music/{{Ensiferum}}[[/note]] - Finnish MelodicDeathMetal project whose [[IAmTheBand sole founding member and creative force]] [[DevelopmentHell takes ages to record music]].
* Music/WithinTemptation - One of the faces of European SymphonicMetal, and certainly one of the most successful.
* Music/{{Wolfmother}} - A [[GenreThrowback throwback]] to early '70s metal and stoner rock. Of all the bands influenced by Black Sabbath, they're one of the most obvious.
* Music/WolvesInTheThroneRoom
* Music/WoodsOfYpres - a melodic BlackMetal-turned-DoomMetal band from Canada which suffered sudden AuthorExistenceFailure just before the release of their final album.
* Music/TheWordAlive
* Music/{{Wormed}}
* Music/WutheringHeights
* Music/XJapan - Arguably the band that [[TropeMakers defined]] VisualKei and, along with Loudness, practically created the non-underground Japanese metal scene. Tied with Loudness for the second most famous Japanese metal band and ''was'' the first most famous Asian heavy metal band until Dir en Grey.
** [[Music/YoshikiHayashi Yoshiki]][[note]]Also see Music/VioletUK[[/note]] - One of the most well-known drum and piano virtuosos in metal, made famous for his compositional skill, attention-grabbing persona and, prior to a string of neck and back injuries from 1995 onwards, his extreme speed and proficiency in both the drums and the piano and, consequently, for being the UrExample of extreme metal. Post-injuries work showcases his increased focus on extreme technicality.
** [[Music/ToshimitsuDeyama Toshi]] - Known for his unique vocal tone and range, for making Rob Halford look heterosexual and possibly kickstarting the entire "{{yaoi}} {{fanservice}}" thing in Visual Kei whatever his actual orientation was, and for spending 10 years in an unhappy marriage and a [[ScamReligion religion]] that he denounced and left and sued.
** [[Music/HidetoMatsumoto hide]] - One of the most acclaimed metal guitarists ever, known for pioneering AlternativeMetal, bridging the gap between the Eastern and Western metal scenes with his side project Zilch, and inspiring the creation of the various Visual Kei spin-offs, but unfortunately known for a shocking, unusual and tragic [[AuthorExistenceFailure death]] via either suicide or [[EroticAsphyxiation autoerotic asphyxiation]].
** Music/{{Sugizo}} - Guitarist of Music/LunaSea who replaced hide post the 2007 reunion, officially as of 2009.
** [[Music/TomoakiIshizuka Pata]] - Guitarist who developed a cult following outside of Japan for his works with James Christian, and who was arguably the better guitar player technically in the early years.
** [[Music/TaijiSawada Taiji]][[note]]Also see Music/{{Loudness}}[[/note]] - Virtuoso bassist and guitarist, unfortunately also one who had major problems with alcohol and drugs and severe health issues as a result. Died in 2011, likely as a result of homicide in custody, though the official story is that he hung himself with a bedsheet. [[TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch With no wounds from doing so, and no autopsy conducted.]]
** [[Music/HiroshiMorie Heath]] - Replaced Taiji as bassist from 1993 to 1997, and again as of TheNewTens. A capable musician, but mentioning his name in a discussion about VisualKei bassists (or HeavyMetal bassists in general) will not [[ReplacementScrappy end]] [[FlameWar well]].
* Music/YouseiTeikoku - Japanese GothicMetal band, fronted by seiyuu (voice actress) Creator/YuiItsuki. Known for their contributions to several anime series and their bizarre approach to their genre. The fanbase loves them for [[{{Moe}} the]] [[MsFanservice wrong]] [[CostumePorn reasons]], however.
* Music/RobZombie - IndustrialMetal and GrooveMetal musician. Fronted the band White Zombie in the 80s and 90s. You may know him for [[Film/Houseof1000Rejects the]] [[Film/{{Halloween 2007}} movies]] [[Film/{{Grindhouse}} he's]] [[Film/TheLordsOfSalem directed]].
* Music/{{Zombiekrig}}
* Music/{{Zao}}
* Music/ZealAndArdor - BlackMetal mixed with GospelMusic, {{Blues}}, {{Soul}}, and several other musical styles. No, we're not kidding.
* Music/{{Zyklon}} [[note]]Also see Music/{{Emperor}} and Music/MorbidAngel[[/note]] - Though to a lesser extent than Blood Red Throne, they were noted as a poster band for Norwegian DeathMetal.
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* Music/{{Angelcorpse}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Origin}}, Music/{{Gorguts}}, Music/{{Skinless}}, Music/{{Immolation}}, and Music/{{Nile}}[[/note]]

* Music/HateEternal[[note]]Also see Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/{{Gigan}}, Music/MorbidAngel, Music/{{Necrophagist}}, Music/{{Nile}}, Music/{{Obscura}}, Music/{{Oceano}}, and Music/{{Suffocation}}[[/note]] - The main band of the (in)famous metal producer Erik Rutan, as well as the breakthrough band for the drum virtuoso Derek Roddy.

* Music/{{Origin}}[[note]] Also see Music/{{Angelcorpse}}, Music/CannibalCorpse, Music/CephalicCarnage, Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Gorguts}}, Music/{{Pathology}}, and Music/{{Skinless}}[[/note]] - One of the heaviest and most brutal bands in the technical death genre, in addition to having musicians who are renowned for their [[UpToEleven truly jaw-dropping ability even by genre standards]].

* Music/CannibalCorpse[[note]]Also see Music/HateEternal, Music/{{Nevermore}}, and Music/{{Origin}}[[/note]] - The most popular DeathMetal band on the planet. Known for their [[ContemptibleCover violent cover art]] and [[{{Gorn}} explicitly violent lyrics and song titles.]]

* Music/MorbidAngel [[note]]Also see Music/AbysmalDawn, Music/HateEternal, and Music/{{Havok}}[[/note]] - A pioneering DeathMetal band in the late eighties and early nineties. Caused a massive BrokenBase with their IndustrialMetal-tinged ''Illud Divinum Insanus'' album.

* [[Music/ExodusBand Exodus]] [[note]]Also see Music/{{Slayer}}, Music/{{Metallica}}, and Music/{{Testament}}[[/note]] - One of the [[TropeCodifier Trope Codifiers]] for ThrashMetal as well as one of the most loved bands in the genre. Best-known for their groundbreaking debut album ''Bonded by Blood''.

* Music/{{Metallica}}[[note]]Also see Music/{{Exodus}} and Music/{{Voivod}}[[/note]] - The most popular metal band in the entire world, by far. [[UnpleasableFanbase You can't please]] [[BrokenBase their so-called "fans"]].

* Music/{{Slayer}} - [[note]]Also see [[Music/ExodusBand Exodus]] and Music/{{Forbidden}}[[/note]] A massively popular American ThrashMetal band formed in the 1980s and well-known for being DarkerAndEdgier than their contemporaries. Their BlackSheepHit [[ThoseWackyNazis "Angel Of Death"]] made them particularly infamous in the public eye.

* Music/{{Testament}} [[note]]Also see [[Music/ExodusBand Exodus]] and Music/{{Forbidden}}[[/note]] - The most successful American ThrashMetal band after the infamous Big Four. Perhaps best known for the virtuous solos of Alex Skolnick and very distinctive vocals of Chuck Billy.