Genre

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal on LoudQuietLoud: more than 500 artists, including Metallica, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden. It runs alongside glam metal, traditional doom metal and groove metal.

Cover of 72 Seasons by Metallica

Metallica

metallica · heavy metal · metal

Aerosmith

hard rock · classic rock · rock

AC/DC

hard rock · classic rock · rock

Black Sabbath

heavy metal · hard rock · classic rock

Alice in Chains

grunge · alternative rock · rock

Soundgarden

grunge · alternative rock · rock

Kiss

hard rock · 80s · 70's

Iron Maiden

heavy metal · metal · nwobhm

Cover of SPLAT! by Deep Purple

Deep Purple

hard rock · classic rock · rock

Avenged Sevenfold

metalcore · hard rock · metal

Scorpions

hard rock · classic rock · heavy metal

Cover of Bullet for My Valentine by Bullet for My Valentine

Bullet for My Valentine

metalcore · metal · hardcore

Slayer

thrash metal · metal · speed metal

Rob Zombie

industrial metal · metal · industrial

Megadeth

thrash metal · heavy metal · speed metal

Cover of Bad Magic by Motörhead

Motörhead

heavy metal · hard rock · speed metal

Alice Cooper

hard rock · classic rock · glam rock

Alice Cooper

hard rock · classic rock · glam rock

Judas Priest

heavy metal · metal · hard rock

Wolfmother

hard rock · rock · stoner rock

Godsmack

hard rock · nu metal · metal

Blue Öyster Cult

hard rock · classic rock · progressive rock

Whitesnake

hard rock · classic rock · 80s

Ghost

heavy metal · psychedelic rock · doom metal

Cover of Skeletá by Ghost

Ghost

heavy metal · psychedelic rock · doom metal

Thin Lizzy

hard rock · classic rock · rock

In Flames

melodic death metal · death metal · metal

Rainbow

hard rock · classic rock · heavy metal

Sepultura

thrash metal · death metal · metal

Twisted Sister

hard rock · heavy metal · hair metal

Album art: Mastodon, Marrow Deep

Mastodon

progressive metal · sludge · sludge metal

Cover of Hexed by Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom

melodic death metal · death metal · power metal

Anthrax

thrash metal · heavy metal · speed metal

Poison

hard rock · hair metal · 80s

Alter Bridge

alternative rock · hard rock · rock

Danzig

heavy metal · hard rock · metal

Bow Wow

hip-hop · rap · rnb

All That Remains

metalcore · melodic death metal · metal

Black Label Society

heavy metal · southern metal · hard rock

Gary Moore

blues rock · blues · hard rock

Sevendust

alternative metal · nu metal · metal

Volbeat

heavy metal · metal · rockabilly

The Cult

hard rock · rock · gothic rock

Helloween

power metal · heavy metal · speed metal

Cover of Blood Dynasty by Arch Enemy

Arch Enemy

melodic death metal · death metal · female fronted metal

White Zombie

industrial metal · metal · heavy metal

Eden

ethereal · electronic · progressive rock

Eden

ethereal · electronic · progressive rock

Manowar

heavy metal · power metal · metal

Uriah Heep

hard rock · classic rock · progressive rock

Mountain

hard rock · classic rock · blues rock

Joe Satriani

guitar virtuoso · instrumental rock · instrumental

Accept

heavy metal · hard rock · german

HammerFall

power metal · heavy metal · metal

Palace

indie · alt-country · folk

Palace

indie · alt-country · folk

Ted Nugent

hard rock · classic rock · rock

Cover of Airbourne by Airbourne

Airbourne

hard rock · rock · australian

W.A.S.P.

heavy metal · hard rock · hair metal

Exodus

thrash metal · speed metal · metal

Saxon

heavy metal · nwobhm · hard rock

Iron Butterfly

psychedelic rock · classic rock · progressive rock

Chimaira

metalcore · groove metal · thrash metal

Andrew W.K.

hard rock · rock · party metal

Steve Vai

guitar virtuoso · instrumental rock · instrumental

Monster Magnet

stoner rock · hard rock · rock

Venom

black metal · thrash metal · heavy metal

Bruce Dickinson

heavy metal · hard rock · metal

Therion

symphonic metal · gothic metal · death metal

Wizzard

glam rock · heavy metal · 70s

Tank

heavy metal · nwobhm · rnb

Jerry Cantrell

grunge · hard rock · rock

Annihilator

thrash metal · speed metal · heavy metal

Black Stone Cherry

hard rock · southern rock · rock

David Lee Roth

hard rock · rock · 80s

Unearth

metalcore · melodic death metal · metal

Corrosion of Conformity

stoner rock · stoner metal · heavy metal

Sammy Hagar

hard rock · rock · classic rock

The Sword

stoner metal · doom metal · stoner rock

Overkill

thrash metal · speed metal · heavy metal

Gamma Ray

power metal · heavy metal · speed metal

Symphony X

progressive metal · power metal · symphonic metal

Candlemass

doom metal · traditional doom metal · heavy metal

Celtic Frost

black metal · thrash metal · doom metal

Corey Taylor

rock · alternative rock · metal

King Diamond

heavy metal · progressive metal · horror metal

Dead Calm

indie · acoustic · slowcore

Great White

hard rock · hair metal · classic rock

Mercyful Fate

heavy metal · black metal · metal

Savatage

heavy metal · progressive metal · power metal

Lita Ford

hard rock · female vocalists · hair metal

Salute

electronic · heavy metal · house

TNT

hard rock · heavy metal · melodic metal

Pentagram

doom metal · heavy metal · traditional doom metal

Pentagram

doom metal · heavy metal · traditional doom metal

High on Fire

stoner metal · doom metal · sludge

Press

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On its first album since the death of guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds, the metal band reckons with grief while gesturing toward the wild, energetic sound of its past.

Labels

Labels in this genre

Roadrunner Records

Home to Metallica, Motörhead & Twisted Sister

BMG

Home to Scorpions, Judas Priest & Helloween

Caroline Records

Home to Anthrax, White Zombie & Corrosion of Conformity

Republic Records

Home to Black Sabbath, Ghost & Volbeat

Related genres

Glam Metal Traditional Doom Metal Groove Metal Nwobhm Speed Metal Symphonic Metal Hard Rock Power Metal