| Year of formation | Genre | Country | Metal Band | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Thrash/Heavy/Hard Rock | US | Metallica | 93%
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| 1968 | Proto-Heavy/Doom | UK | Black Sabbath | 88%
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| 1975 | Heavy/NWOBHM | UK | Iron Maiden | 80%
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| 1981 | Thrash | US | Slayer | 79%
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| 1983 | Thrash/Heavy | US | Megadeth | 78%
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| 1973 | Proto-Heavy/Hard Rock | Australia | AC/DC | 77%
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| 1994 | Industrial/Neue Deutsche Härte | Germany | Rammstein | 74%
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| 1995 | Nu/Alternative | US | Slipknot | 74%
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| 1984 | Death | US | Death | 72%
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| 1981 | Glam/Groove | US | Pantera | 72%
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| 1981 | Thrash | US | Anthrax | 71%
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| 1993 | Nu/Alternative | US | Korn | 71%
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| 1969 | Heavy | UK | Judas Priest | 67%
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| 1994 | Nu/Alternative/Rap Metal | US | Limp Bizkit | 65%
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| 1984 | Thrash/Groove/Nu | Brazil | Sepultura | 56%
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| 1988 | Brutal Death | US | Cannibal Corpse | 55%
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| 1996 | Nu/Alternative | US | Linkin Park | 55%
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| 1994 | Nu/Alternative | US | System Of A Down | 53%
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| 1975 | Heavy/Rock'n'roll | UK | Motorhead | 52%
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| 1996 | Death/Groove/Progressive | France | Gojira | 49%
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| 1964 | Heavy/Hard Rock | Germany | Scorpions | 48%
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| 1981 | Heavy/Glam/Stadium Rock | US | Mötley Crüe | 46%
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| 1968 | Proto-Heavy/Hard Rock | UK | Deep Purple | 45%
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| 1982 | Thrash | Germany | Kreator | 45%
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| 1979 | NWOBHM/Speed/Black | UK | Venom | 45%
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| 1978 | Power/Speed | Germany | Helloween | 43%
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| 1982 | Black/Speed/Thrash | Germany | Sodom | 42%
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| 1979 | Thrash | US | Exodus | 41%
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| 1981 | Grindcore/Death | UK | Napalm Death | 41%
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| 1990 | Progressive Death/Progressive Rock | Sweden | Opeth | 41%
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| 1982 | Heavy/Hard Rock | US | Dio | 40%
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| 1985 | Progressive | US | Dream Theater | 40%
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| 1999 | Power | Sweden | Sabaton | 40%
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| 1990 | Progressive | US | Tool | 40%
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| 1991 | Black/Ambient | Norway | Burzum | 39%
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| 1977 | Heavy/Hard Rock | UK | Ozzy Osbourne | 39%
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| 1991 | Alternative/Rapcore | US | Rage Against The Machine | 39%
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| 1983 | Thrash | US | Testament | 39%
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| 1993 | Melodic Death | Finland | Children Of Bodom | 37%
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| 1989 | Gothic/Doom | US | Type O Negative | 36%
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| 1988 | Melodic Death/Viking | Sweden | Amon Amarth | 35%
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| 1991 | Black/Death | Poland | Behemoth | 35%
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| 1987 | Technical Groove/Djent | Sweden | Meshuggah | 35%
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| 1983 | Black/Viking | Sweden | Bathory | 34%
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| 1999 | Heavy/Alternative | US | Avenged Sevenfold | 33%
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| 1982 | Epic Doom | Sweden | Candlemass | 33%
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| 1986 | Black/Death | Norway | Darkthrone | 33%
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| 1994 | Groove Metal/Metalcore | US | Lamb Of God | 32%
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| 1977 | NWOBHM/Stadium Rock | UK | Def Leppard | 31%
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| 1983 | Death | US | Morbid Angel | 31%
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| 1986 | Grindcore/Melodic Death | UK | Carcass | 30%
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| 1968 | Heavy | Germany | Accept | 29%
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| 1984 | Thrash/Speed/Black | Switzerland | Celtic Frost | 29%
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| 1991 | Black/Symphonic Black | Norway | Emperor | 29%
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| 2000 | Progressive/Sludge | US | Mastodon | 29%
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| 1990 | Melodic Death/Metalcore | Sweden | In Flames | 28%
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| 1984 | Death | US | Obituary | 28%
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| 2004 | Folk/Power/Pirate | UK | Alestorm | 26%
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| 1999 | Power | UK | DragonForce | 26%
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| 1971 | Doom | US | Pentagram | 26%
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| 1978 | Heavy/NWOBHM | UK | Saxon | 26%
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| 1975 | Proto-Heavy/Hard Rock | UK | Rainbow | 25%
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| 1991 | Symphonic Black/Gothic | UK | Cradle Of Filth | 24%
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| 1991 | Groove/Thrash/Nu | US | Machine Head | 24%
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| 1980 | Thrash | US | Overkill | 24%
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| 1984 | Speed/Power | Germany | Blind Guardian | 23%
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| 1985 | Heavy | Denmark | King Diamond | 23%
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| 1981 | Heavy | Denmark | Mercyful Fate | 23%
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| 1984 | Technical Thrash | Canada | Annihilator | 22%
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| 1990 | Melodic Death | Sweden | At The Gates | 22%
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| 1986 | Death | Sweden | Entombed | 22%
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| 1980 | Heavy/Power | US | Manowar | 22%
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| 1981 | Thrash/Crossover | US | Suicidal Tendencies | 22%
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| 1987 | Death | US | Deicide | 21%
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| 1993 | Symphonic Black | Norway | Dimmu Borgir | 21%
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| 1983 | Death/Thrash | US | Possessed | 21%
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| 1972 | Heavy/Hard Rock | US | Twisted Sister | 21%
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| 1988 | Doom/Stoner | UK | Electric Wizard | 20%
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| 1989 | Industrial/Death | US | Fear Factory | 17%
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| 2009 | Symphonic Deathcore | US | Lorna Shore | 17%
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| 1981 | Progressive/Power | US | Queensrÿche | 17%
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| 1983 | Death/Thrash | Poland | Vader | 17%
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| 2001 | Thrash/Crossover | US | Municipal Waste | 16%
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| 1981 | Progressive Thrash | Canada | Voivod | 16%
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| 1986 | Death | UK | Bolt Thrower | 15%
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| 1976 | Heavy/NWOBHM | UK | Diamond Head | 15%
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| 1989 | Melodic Death/Melodic Black | Sweden | Dissection | 15%
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| 1982 | Heavy/Hard Rock | US | W.A.S.P. | 15%
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| 1982 | Speed/Black | Switzerland | Hellhammer | 14%
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| 1988 | Technical Death | US | Suffocation | 14%
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| 1982 | Thrash/Crossover | US | D.R.I. | 13%
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| 1987 | Doom/Death/Progressive | Sweden | Katatonia | 12%
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| 1990 | Black/Black'n'Roll | Norway | Satyricon | 12%
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| 1984 | Progressive Death | US | Atheist | 11%
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| 1980 | Heavy/Power/Thrash | US | Metal Church | 10%
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| 1996 | Progressive Death/Grindcore | US | Cattle Decapitation | 9%
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| 2002 | Progressive Cosmic Thrash | US | Vektor | 9%
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| 1995 | Folk/Doom/Black | US | Agalloch | 8%
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| 1983 | Heavy/Doom/Hard Rock | US | Danzig | 7%
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| 1972 | Heavy | US | Cirith Ungol | 3%
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