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Battlelore
Battlelore
Finnish heavy metal band
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The Fading
The Fading
band
2
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
3
Criminal
Criminal
Chilean-British thrash metal band
4
Doro
Doro
German singer and frontwoman of Warlock
5
Torture Squad
Torture Squad
band
6
Napalm Death
Napalm Death
British grindcore band
7
Skálmöld
Skálmöld
Icelandic band
8
Girlschool
Girlschool
British rock band that formed in the new wave of British heavy metal scene in 1978
9
Kryptos
Kryptos
band
10
Opeth
Opeth
Swedish progressive metal band
11
Twisted Sister
Twisted Sister
American rock band
12
The Rotted
The Rotted
British death metal band
13
Avantasia
Avantasia
German power metal band
14
Powerwolf
Powerwolf
German power metal band
15
God Seed
God Seed
Norwegian black metal band
16
Arsis
Arsis
band
17
Bloodbath
Bloodbath
Swedish band
18
Hatesphere
Hatesphere
band
19
Kobra and the Lotus
Kobra and the Lotus
Canadian Hevy Metal Band
20
Rage
Rage
German heavy metal band
21
Skindred
Skindred
Welsh rock band
22
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Finnish metal band from Espoo
23
Whiplash
Whiplash
American thrash metal band
24
Visions of Atlantis
Visions of Atlantis
Austrian band
25
Michael Kiske
Michael Kiske
German singer
26
Saviour Machine
Saviour Machine
band
27
Warlock
Warlock
German heavy metal band, assembled in 1982
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HammerFall
HammerFall
Swedish heavy metal band
29
Saxon
Saxon
British heavy metal band
30
Heaven & Hell
Heaven & Hell
British-American band
31
Kai Hansen
Kai Hansen
German musician
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At the Gates
At the Gates
Swedish band
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Dark Age
Dark Age
German Rock/Metal band
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Megaherz
Megaherz
German NDH band
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Holy Grail
Holy Grail
band
36
Emperor
Emperor
Norwegian black metal band
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Running Wild
Running Wild
German heavy metal band
38
Sirenia
Sirenia
Norwegian Gothic metal band
39
Tygers of Pan Tang
Tygers of Pan Tang
British heavy metal band
40
Unisonic
Unisonic
German band
41
Behemoth
Behemoth
Polish extreme metal band
42
Kamelot
Kamelot
American power metal band
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Job for a Cowboy
Job for a Cowboy
American death metal band
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Eluveitie
Eluveitie
Swiss folk metal band
45
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Swedish musician
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Atheist
Atheist
progressive metal band
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Heir Apparent
Heir Apparent
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Carcass
Carcass
British extreme metal band
49
In Solitude
In Solitude
Swedish heavy metal band
50
Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral
Swedish black metal band
51
Eisbrecher
Eisbrecher
german NDH band
52
Sonic Syndicate
Sonic Syndicate
metal band from Falkenberg, Sweden
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Black Majesty
Black Majesty
band
54
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Norwegian black metal band
55
Carnal Forge
Carnal Forge
band
56
Eskimo Callboy
Eskimo Callboy
German band
57
Alestorm
Alestorm
multi-national metal band
58
Sabaton
Sabaton
Swedish heavy metal band
59
Michele Luppi
Michele Luppi
Italian singer
60
Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
61
Gojira
Gojira
French metal band
62
Heaven Shall Burn
Heaven Shall Burn
German Band
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Sadist
Sadist
Italian death metal band
64
Battle Beast
Battle Beast
Finnish band
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Angra
Angra
Brazilian power metal band
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Heavenly
Heavenly
French metal band
67
Van Canto
Van Canto
German a cappella metal band
68
Samael
Samael
Swiss heavy metal band
69
Long Distance Calling
Long Distance Calling
German post-rock band.
70
Mayhem
Mayhem
Norwegian black metal band
71
Deathstars
Deathstars
Swedish metal band
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Fitz and the Tantrums
Fitz and the Tantrums
American band
73
Tuatha de Danann
Tuatha de Danann
band that plays Celtic metal
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Cripper
Cripper
German thrash metal band
75
Fleshcrawl
Fleshcrawl
band
76
Tsjuder
Tsjuder
Norwegian black metal band
77
Sweet Savage
Sweet Savage
Northern Ireland musical group; heavy metal band from Belfast
78
Elis
Elis
gothic metal band from Liechtenstein
79
Raunchy
Raunchy
metal band from Denmark
80
Oomph!
Oomph!
German rock band
Nightmare
power metal band, native of Grenoble, France

Nightmare

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power metal band, native of Grenoble, France
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Nightmare is a French power metal band, native of Grenoble, France. The band was influenced by the new wave of British heavy metal phenomenon developing in the UK in the 1980s and started their career playing classic heavy metal, that later changed to power metal with death metal and thrash metal influences.