List of heavy metal bands

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This is a list of bands that pertain to the heavy metal genre of music.

[edit] Original movement: 1967-1974

• Black Sabbath
• Black Widow
• Blue Cheer
• Blue Öyster Cult
• Budgie
• Buffalo
• The Cactus
• Deep Purple
• Dust
• Flower Travellin' Band
• Hawkwind
• Iron Butterfly
• Judas Priest
• Led Zeppelin ^{[citation needed]}
• Pentagram
• Queen ^{[citation needed]}
• Rainbow
• Scorpions
• Sir Lord Baltimore
• Steppenwolf ^{[citation needed]}
• Vanilla Fudge
• UFO
• Uriah Heep

[edit] Subgenre and cross-genre lists

See also, List of heavy metal genres

Since the 1970s, many subgenres and movements have emerged, playing their own interpretation of "heavy metal", these can vary greatly. Below in alphabetical order, are links to the many heavy metal subgenre lists on Wikipedia, with three notable examples of bands from each genre under them.

• List of alternative metal artists

Examples; Tool, System of a Down and White Zombie

• List of black metal bands

Examples; Bathory, Burzum and Mayhem

• List of Christian metal bands

Examples; Stryper, Saviour Machine and Whitecross

• List of death metal bands

Examples; Deicide, Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel

• List of doom metal bands

Examples; Candlemass, Saint Vitus and Cathedral

• List of glam metal bands

Examples; Mötley Crüe, Dokken and W.A.S.P.

• List of gothic metal bands

Examples; Trail of Tears, Lacuna Coil and Sirenia

• List of grindcore bands

Examples; Napalm Death, Carcass (band) and Terrorizer

• List of folk metal and viking metal bands

Examples; Ensiferum, Finntroll and Moonsorrow

• List of metalcore bands

Examples; Integrity, Killswitch Engage and All That Remains

• List of nu metal musical groups

Examples; Korn, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit

• List of NWOBHM artists

Examples; Iron Maiden, Saxon and Witchfinder General

• List of power metal bands

Examples; Helloween, Blind Guardian and Hammerfall

• List of progressive metal artists

Examples; Queensrÿche, Dream Theater and Opeth

• List of symphonic metal, symphonic black metal and symphonic power metal bands

Examples; Nightwish, Emperor and Within Temptation

• List of thrash metal bands

Examples; Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth