Greatest Metal Bands

Criteria: - Bands were ranked for their impact, influence,
popularity, originality, individual skill, creativity, lyrical and
musical quality, within the world of metal.

1. Black Sabbath
2. Iron Maiden
3. Judas Priest
4. Metallica
5. Deep Purple
6. Motörhead
7. Slayer
8. Van Halen
9. Megadeth
10. Venom
11. Death
12. Pantera
13. Ozzy Osbourne
14. Rainbow
15. Dream Theater
16. Manowar
17. Queensryche
18. Helloween
19. Dio
20. Mötley Crüe
21. Mercyful Fate
22. Anthrax
23. Yngwie J. Malmsteen
24. Bathory
25. Soundgarden
26. Scorpions
27. Celtic Frost
28. Iced Earth
29. Alice in Chains
30. Carcass
31. Fates Warning
32. Napalm Death
33. Savatage
34. Symphony X
35. Opeth
36. Diamond Head
37. Exodus
38. Blind Guardian
39. Korn
40. Sepultura
41. Accept
42. Testament
43. Mayhem
44. Tool
45. Saxon
46. Metal Church
47. Machine Head
48. Morbid Angel
49. Faith No More
50. Skid Row
51. King Diamond
52. Emperor
53. Overkill
54. King's X
55. Suicidal Tendencies
56. Possessed
57. System of a Down
58. Kreator
59. Racer X
60. Dokken
61. Twisted Sister
62. Slipknot
63. Cacophony
64. Children of Bodom
65. Voivod
66. W.A.S.P.
67. Hammerfall
68. Pentagram
69. Danzig
70. Stratovarius
71. Candlemass
72. Darkthrone
73. Killswitch Engage
74. Cannible Corpse
75. Edge of Sanity
76. In Flames
77. Annihilator
78. At the Gates
79. Kamelot
80. Neurosis
81. White Zombie
82. Immortal
83. Type O Negative
84. Burzum
85. Gamma Ray
86. Cradle of Filth
87. Living Colour
88. Fear Factory
89. Arch Enemy
90. Dimmu Borgir
91. Mastodon
92. Nevermore
93. Stormtroopers of Death
94. Bruce Dickinson
95. Meshuggah
96. Sleep
97. Amon Amarth
98. Nightwish
99. Shadows Fall
100. Isis