Best Heavy Metal Bands

Head banging and hard rocking, these are the bands that created, pioneered and changed heavy metal. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

Vote for Black Sabbath 1) Black Sabbath


Vote for Led Zeppelin 2) Led Zeppelin


Vote for Deep Purple 3) Deep Purple


Vote for Metallica 4) Metallica


Vote for Judas Priest 5) Judas Priest


Vote for Iron Maiden 6) Iron Maiden


Vote for Def Leppard 7) Def Leppard


Vote for Alice Cooper 8) Alice Cooper


Vote for KISS 9) KISS


Vote for Blue Öyster Cult 10) Blue Öyster Cult


Vote for AC/DC 11) AC/DC


Vote for Slipknot 12) Slipknot


Vote for Van Halen 13) Van Halen


Vote for Aerosmith 14) Aerosmith


Vote for Guns N' Roses 15) Guns N' Roses


Vote for Pantera 16) Pantera


Vote for Megadeth 17) Megadeth


Vote for KoRn 18) KoRn


Vote for Jerusalem 19) Jerusalem

Now an official remastered reissue on Rockadrome Records, produced by Ian Gillan of Deep Purple. "Sledgehammer-heavy masterpiece of underground British rock" "A holy relic among proto-metal fans, Jerusalem’s self titled debut album produced by none other than Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan. A masterpiece of early bludgeon-rock, this doom-laden bruiser predates NWOBHM by half a decade, but sounds just as heavy" - Classic Rock Magazine


Vote for Cradle of Filth 20) Cradle of Filth


Vote for Cannibal Corpse 21) Cannibal Corpse


Vote for Whitesnake 22) Whitesnake


Vote for Anvil 23) Anvil



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