Bands Pushing the Pedal of Metal
Top Metal Bands
Turn up your speakers, throw up the horns, and get ready to rock & rock hard. The top metal bands are almost always at full volume and full throttle, appealing to the most primal musical tastes of their fans. The volume and aggressive, powerful lyrics can empower a listener. And whether you’re hearing their songs through your favorite set of headphones or live in a sold out, massive arena, the most metal of bands lets you know that the energy you’re feeling is something bigger than yourself, something bigger that most forms of music can express. They want to rock, and they want to rock you.
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While there are common threads linking all top metal bands – shredding guitars, powerful bass, pounding drum solos, and a singer who can wail and/or growl – there are other characteristics that give the top 10 a particular quality to be called the best. Kiss and Black Sabbath have unique stage presence, Metallica took their metal chops and musical cred to an even larger audience, and bands like Motorhead and Pantera just bring heavy metal energy non-stop at each and every show. Stuck between a rock & a hard place is nothing compared to the unstoppable force of the heaviest metal.
Top 10 Metal Bands
| Number | Band | Lead Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Sabbath | Ozzy Osbourne |
| 2 | Judas Priest | Rob Halford |
| 3 | Metallica | James Hetfield |
| 4 | Iron Maiden | Bruce Dickinson |
| 5 | Pantera | Phil Anselmo |
| 6 | Slayer | Tom Araya |
| 7 | AC/DC | Bon Scott |
| 8 | Motorhead | Ian Fraser Kilmister |
| 9 | Kiss | Gene Simmons |
| 10 | Motley Crue | Vince Neil |
Top Heavy Metal Bands
While some people think of the Reign of the Top Heavy Metal Bands as a thing of the past, a few of the best are still touring and presenting newer acts they have inspired over the years. Alice Cooper & Marilyn Manson are teaming up to connect generations of metal fans; while you know them by their individual names, their bands are always worthy of top metal honors.
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Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Rescheduled from 8/9/20, 8/15/21)Truist Park · Atlanta, GA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/7/20 and 6/26/21)Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/9/20 and 6/27/21)Camping World Stadium · Orlando, FL
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/22/20 and 8/9/21)Nationals Park · Washington, DC
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/23/20 and 7/15/21)Citi Field · Flushing, NY
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/15/20, 7/13/21)Citizens Bank Park · Philadelphia, PA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/11/2020)Bank of America Stadium · Charlotte, NC
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 6/29/20 and 6/19/21)Nissan Stadium · Nashville, TN
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 6/18/20 and 8/7/21)TIAA Bank Field · Jacksonville, FL
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 6/25/2020)Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/28/20 and 8/29/21)Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/20/20 and 7/10/21)Comerica Park · Detroit, MI
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/11/20 and 7/20/21)Hersheypark Stadium · Hershey, PA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/3/20 and 7/3/21)FirstEnergy Stadium · Cleveland, OH
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/2/20 and 6/21/21)Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/18/20 and 8/28/21)American Family Field · Milwaukee, WI
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 6/23/20 and 8/24/21)Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/30/2020, 8/26/2021)Coors Field · Denver, CO
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/25/20 and 7/17/21)Fenway Park · Boston, MA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/26/20, 7/18/21)Fenway Park · Boston, MA
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Motley Crue with Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Def LeppardRogers Centre · Toronto, Canada
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/13/2020, 8/12/2021)Highmark Stadium · Orchard Park, NY
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 8/16/20 and 7/22/21)PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 6/27/20 and 7/8/21)U.S. Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN
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Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The BlackheartsLucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/15/20 and 8/17/21)Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX
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Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (Rescheduled from 6/21/2020 and 8/20/2021)Alamodome · San Antonio, TX
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/14/20 and 8/22/21)Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/25/2020, 9/3/2021)State Farm Stadium · Glendale, AZ
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 9/5/2020, 9/4/2021)SoFi Stadium · Inglewood, CA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/23/20 and 9/12/21)Petco Park · San Diego, CA
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 9/2/2020, 9/7/2021)T-Mobile Park · Seattle, WA
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Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The BlackheartsBC Place Stadium · Vancouver, Canada
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Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The BlackheartsCommonwealth Stadium - Edmonton · Edmonton, Canada
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Motley Crue and Def Leppard with Poison (Rescheduled from 7/19/2020, 9/10/2021)Oracle Park · San Francisco, CA
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Motley Crue with Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The BlackheartsAllegiant Stadium · Las Vegas, NV
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Metal Bands List
There are a few great resources out there collecting the names and works in a comprehensive Metal Bands List. To inspire your quest through history’s top heavy metal bands, here are two of the more famous songs from the top 10 metal bands of all time.
