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Slayer
American thrash metal band
1
Jeff Hanneman
American guitarist
2
Exodus
American thrash metal band
3
Warbringer
American band
4
Paul Bostaph
American drummer
5
Kerry King
American musician
6
Volbeat
Danish metal band
7
Rob Dukes
American heavy metal singer
8
Michael Poulsen
Danish singer and guitarist
9
Steve Souza
American singer
10
Pat O'Brien
American musician
11
Dave Lombardo
Cuban-American drummer
12
Death Angel
American thrash metal band
13
Paul Baloff
American musician
14
Vio-lence
American thrash metal band formed in 1985
15
Testament
American metal band
16
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
17
Mercyful Fate
Danish heavy metal band
18
Avenged Sevenfold
American metal band
19
Possessed
American death metal band
20
Bonded by Blood
American band
21
Heathen
American thrash metal band
22
Deicide
American death metal band
23
Solution .45
Swedish band
24
Megadeth
American heavy metal band
25
Hirax
American thrash metal band
26
Forbidden
American thrash metal band
27
Michael Schenker
German musician
28
Kreator
German thrash metal band
29
Chuck Billy
American vocalist
30
Overkill
American thrash metal band
31
Evile
English thrash metal band
32
Kirk Hammett
American guitarist
33
Nothingface
American metal band
34
Venom
English thrash metal band
35
Sodom
German thrash metal band
36
Suicidal Tendencies
American crossover thrash band
37
Jungle Rot
American band
38
Arsis
band
39
Nervosa
Brazilian thrash metal band
40
Killswitch Engage
American metalcore band
41
Repulsion
American band
42
Obituary
American death metal band
43
Andreas Kisser
Brazilian musician
44
Accept
German heavy metal band
45
Carcass
British extreme metal band
46
King Diamond
Danish heavy metal musician
47
Skinlab
band that plays groove metal
48
Flotsam and Jetsam
thrash metal group from Phoenix, Arizona
49
Sacrifice
Canadian thrash metal band
50
Chris Barnes
American singer
51
Vader
Polish death metal band
