0
Cynic
Cynic
American band
1
Pestilence
Pestilence
Dutch death metal band
2
Enthroned
Enthroned
band
3
1349
1349
Norwegian black metal band
4
Nightfall
Nightfall
band
5
Machine Head
Machine Head
American metal band
6
Rage
Rage
German heavy metal band
7
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir
Norwegian symphonic black metal band
8
Doro
Doro
German singer and frontwoman of Warlock
9
Running Wild
Running Wild
German heavy metal band
10
Impiety
Impiety
War Metal band from Singapore
11
Septicflesh
Septicflesh
Metal band from Greece
12
Benighted
Benighted
French metal band
13
Metalium
Metalium
power metal band from Hamburg, Germany
14
U.D.O.
U.D.O.
German heavy metal band
15
October Tide
October Tide
Swedish band
16
Vio-lence
Vio-lence
American thrash metal band formed in 1985
17
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Norwegian black metal band
18
Grave Digger
Grave Digger
German heavy metal band
19
Battle Beast
Battle Beast
Finnish band
20
The Fading
The Fading
band
21
Battlelore
Battlelore
Finnish heavy metal band
22
Sodom
Sodom
German thrash metal band
23
Destruction
Destruction
German thrash metal band
24
God Seed
God Seed
Norwegian black metal band
25
Wizard
Wizard
German power metal band
26
Trivium
Trivium
American heavy metal band
27
Watain
Watain
Swedish black metal band
28
Weedeater
Weedeater
A stoner/sludge metal band formed by Dave "Dixie" Collins formerly of Buzzov*en.
29
Suidakra
Suidakra
band
30
Engel
Engel
Swedish music band
31
Sirenia
Sirenia
Norwegian Gothic metal band
32
Opeth
Opeth
Swedish progressive metal band
33
Van Canto
Van Canto
German a cappella metal band
34
Judas Priest
Judas Priest
British heavy metal band
35
Saxon
Saxon
British heavy metal band
36
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
37
Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
38
Sonic Syndicate
Sonic Syndicate
metal band from Falkenberg, Sweden
39
Powerwolf
Powerwolf
German power metal band
40
HammerFall
HammerFall
Swedish heavy metal band
41
Girlschool
Girlschool
British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978
42
Forbidden
Forbidden
American thrash metal band
43
Kreator
Kreator
German thrash metal band
44
Behemoth
Behemoth
Polish extreme metal band
45
Kamelot
Kamelot
American power metal band
46
Fates Warning
Fates Warning
American progressive metal band
47
Job for a Cowboy
Job for a Cowboy
American death metal band
48
Hatesphere
Hatesphere
band
49
Soilwork
Soilwork
Swedish melodic death metal band
50
Carcass
Carcass
British extreme metal band
51
Stone Sour
Stone Sour
American heavy metal band
52
Aborym
Aborym
Italien metal-band
53
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
Italian power metal band
54
Death Angel
Death Angel
American thrash metal band
55
Sweet Savage
Sweet Savage
Northern Ireland musical group; heavy metal band from Belfast
56
Leatherwolf
Leatherwolf
American heavy metal band
57
Crimson Glory
Crimson Glory
American band
58
Suicidal Angels
Suicidal Angels
band that plays thrash metal
59
Kai Hansen
Kai Hansen
German musician
60
Sabaton
Sabaton
Swedish heavy metal band
61
Heaven Shall Burn
Heaven Shall Burn
German Band
62
Naer Mataron
Naer Mataron
Greek band
63
Deströyer 666
Deströyer 666
Australian extreme metal band
64
Sadist
Sadist
Italian death metal band
65
Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich
American band
66
All That Remains
All That Remains
American heavy metal band
67
Orphaned Land
Orphaned Land
Israeli metal band
68
Steve Smyth
Steve Smyth
American musician
69
Massacre
Massacre
American death metal band
70
Rotting Christ
Rotting Christ
Greek metal band
71
Anders Björler
Anders Björler
Swedish musician
72
The Crown
The Crown
death / thrash metal band from Sweden
73
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Finnish metal band from Espoo
74
Olve Eikemo
Olve Eikemo
Norwegian musician
75
Suffocation
Suffocation
American death metal band
76
Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral
Swedish black metal band
77
Tygers of Pan Tang
Tygers of Pan Tang
British heavy metal band
78
Whiplash
Whiplash
American thrash metal band
79
Dagoba
Dagoba
band

Atheist is a death metal band from Florida, founded in 1984 by the vocalist and guitarist Kelly Shaefer, guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Roger Patterson and drummer Steve Flynn. The band is known for its highly technical playing style and its 1991 album, Unquestionable Presence, is regarded as an important landmark of the technical death metal genre. After disbanding in 1994, the band reformed in 2006 and has since released one studio album and a live DVD.