Greatest Metal Bands

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Vote for Metallica 1) Metallica

Influenced so many other bands on this list

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just the best

Kill’ em alL, Ride the lightning, MASTER OF PUPPETTS,... and justice for all, Black album and also death magnetic. Say no more...


Vote for Black Sabbath 2) Black Sabbath

The band who MADE metal, all other bands on this list came after Sabbath, and were ALL influenced by them in some form or fashion.

Black Sabbath is simply the best Metal band ever no question (Metallica is still amazing and deserves to be number 2 or 3)

Made Metal


Vote for AC/DC 3) AC/DC

Best guitarist, best vocal!

Album after amazing album!


Vote for Guns N’ Roses 4) Guns N’ Roses

one of the greatest bands of all time

they rock

guns n roses the music history great


Vote for Iron Maiden 5) Iron Maiden

The band that made me start liking metal in the first place!

calm metal that sounds great, no other band has been able to do that

Metal without the rage.


Vote for Linkin Park 6) Linkin Park


Vote for Slipknot 7) Slipknot

HELL YES!


Vote for Judas Priest 8) Judas Priest

One of the four fathers of metal


Vote for Pantera 9) Pantera

Hands down the best rock talent, period

Dimebag Darrell is the greatest metal guitarist of all time.

simply.. can I say.. MONSTER!


Vote for Slayer 10) Slayer

The original Death Metal band!


Vote for Avenged Sevenfold 11) Avenged Sevenfold

they’re RAD!


Vote for Megadeth 12) Megadeth


Vote for Alice in Chains 13) Alice in Chains

"one of the most underrated bands of all time"

The only Grunge band that I would add in the discussion of metal. R. I. P. Layne Staley. Missed every day.


Vote for Dio 14) Dio

Metal Royalty


Vote for Led Zeppelin 15) Led Zeppelin

To have a list of greatest metal bands of all time and not have led zeppelin in the top 5 takes away any validity of that list.


Vote for Aerosmith 16) Aerosmith


Vote for Bullet For My Valentine 17) Bullet For My Valentine


Vote for Disturbed 18) Disturbed

AWESOME!


Vote for Kamelot 19) Kamelot


Vote for Cannibal Corpse 20) Cannibal Corpse


Vote for Dream Theater 21) Dream Theater


Vote for Nightwish 22) Nightwish


Vote for Riot 23) Riot


Vote for Testament 24) Testament


Vote for B.F.M.V. 25) B.F.M.V.


Vote for Mudvayne 26) Mudvayne

One of the best new metal bands around


Vote for Rhapsody of Fire 27) Rhapsody of Fire


Vote for Cradle of Filth 28) Cradle of Filth


Vote for Van Halen 29) Van Halen


Vote for As I Lay Dying 30) As I Lay Dying

Amazing Christian Metal Core.



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