Top 10 Most Influential Metal Bands

1Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath


2Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden


3Metallica

Metallica


4Judas Priest

Judas Priest


5Death

Death


6Venom

Venom


7Slayer

Slayer


8Pantera

Pantera


9Deep Purple

Deep Purple


10Motorhead

Motorhead


11Megadeth

Megadeth


12Bathory

Bathory


13Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin


14Slipknot

Slipknot


15Celtic Frost

Celtic Frost


16Rainbow

Rainbow


17Meshuggah

Meshuggah


18KoRn

KoRn


19Napalm Death

Napalm Death


20Lamb of God

Lamb of God


21Diamond Head

Diamond Head


22Kreator

Kreator


23Possessed

Possessed


24Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne


25Dream Theater

Dream Theater


26System of a Down

System of a Down


27Helloween

Helloween


28Tool

Tool


29Anthrax

Anthrax


30Annihilator

Annihilator


31Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate


32Machine Head

Machine Head


33Faith No More

Faith No More


34Mayhem

Mayhem


35Fear Factory

Fear Factory