Top 10 Bands and Artists that are Most Surprisingly Metal According to Encyclopaedia Metallum

1Motley Crue

Motley Crue


2Rush

Rush


3Def Leppard

Def Leppard


4Faith No More

Faith No More


5Soundgarden

Soundgarden


6Skid Row

Skid Row


7Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister


8Killswitch Engage

Killswitch Engage


9Alice In Chains

Alice In Chains


10Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot


11Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson


12Motorhead

Motorhead


13As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying


14Deep Purple

Deep Purple


15White Zombie

White Zombie


16Hank Williams III


17Dokken

Dokken


18Infectious Grooves


19Whitechapel

Whitechapel


20Carnifex

Carnifex


21Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy


22Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour


23Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn


24Scorpions

Scorpions


25Buckethead

Buckethead


26Krokus


27Volbeat

Volbeat


28Jake Pitts

Jake Pitts


29Axl Rose

Axl Rose


30KISS

KISS