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Year Formed City (State, County, Province…) Country 1 Nightwish 14 1996 Kitee Finland 2 Amaranthe 11 2008 Gothenburg Sweden 3 Firewind 11 1998 Thessaloniki Greece 4 Iron Maiden 11 1975 London England 5 Primal Fear 11 1997 Esslingen Baden-Württemberg Germany 6 Lullacry 10 1998 Helsinki Finland 7 Megadeth 10 1983 Los Angeles California United States 8 Charon 9 1992 Raahe Finland 9 Trivium 9 2000 Orlando Florida United States 10 Avenged Sevenfold 8 1999 Huntington Beach California United States 11 Deathstars 8 2000 Stockholm Sweden 12 Dream Evil 8 1999 Gothenburg Sweden 13 Sentenced 8 1989 Muhos/Oulu Finland 14 Skid Row 8 1986 Toms River New Jersey United States 15 The Cult 8 1983 Bradford West Yorkshire England 16 The Slot 8 2002 Moscow Russia 17 Bullet For My Valentine 7 1998 Bridgend Wales 18 Epica 7 2002 Reuver Limburg Netherlands 19 In Flames 7 1990 Gothenburg Sweden 20 Riot 7 1975 New York City New York United States 21 Staind 7 1995 Springfield Massachusetts United States 22 Bayside 6 2000 Queens New York United States 23 Entwine 6 1995 Lahti Finland 24 Eye Empire 6 2009 Florida/Georgia/Ohio United States 25 HIM 6 1991 Helsinki Finland 26 Park Lane 6 27 Racer X 6 1985 Los Angeles California United States 28 Rammstein 6 1994 Berlin Germany 29 Ratt 6 1976 San Diego California United States 30 Scattershock 6 1989 Berkeley California United States 31 Sevendust 6 1994 Atlanta Georgia United States 32 Bad Religion 5 1979 Los Angeles California United States 33 Black Veil Brides 5 2006 Cincinnati Ohio United States 34 Bloodbound 5 2004 Bollnäs Sweden 35 Close Your Eyes 5 2005 Abilene Texas United States 36 Coheed & Cambria 5 1995 Nyack New York United States 37 Dead Letter Circus 5 2004 Brisbane Queensland Australia 38 Dokken 5 1976 Los Angeles California United States 39 Danger, Ltd. 5 2007 Redwood City California United States 40 Edguy 5 1992 Fulda Germany 41 Fozzy 5 1999 Atlanta Georgia United States 42 Hammerfall 5 1993 Gothenburg Sweden 43 Heart-Set Self Destruct 5 44 Kissin' Dynamite 5 45 Korpiklaani 5 2003 Lahti Finland 46 Lillian Axe 5 1983 New Orleans Louisiana United States 47 My Chemical Romance 5 2001 Jersey City New Jersey United States 48 Orange Goblin 5 1995 London England 49 Pink Cream 69 5 1987 Germany 50 Poisonblack 5 2000 Oulu Finland 51 Shraphead 5 52 Spinal Tap 5 1984 United States 53 Starbreaker 5 2004 New York City New York United States 54 Sum 41 5 1996 Ajax Ontario Canada 55 Systematic 5 1996 Oakland California United States 56 The Dreaming 5 2002 Los Angeles California United States 57 Unsun 5 58 Within Temptation 5 1996 Waddinxveen Netherlands 59 AC/DC 4 1973 Australia 60 AFI 4 1991 Ukiah California United States 61 Aiden 4 2003 Seattle Washington United States 62 Alice In Chains 4 1987 Seattle Washington United States 63 Baroness 4 2003 Savannah Georgia United States 64 Blessed By A Broken Heart 4 2003 Montreal Quebec Canada 65 Circus Maximus 4 2000 Oslo Norway 66 Cold 4 1996 Jacksonville Florida United States 67 Corrosion Of Conformity 4 1982 Raleigh North Carolina United States 68 Crucified Barbara 4 1998 Stockholm Sweden 69 Dangerous New Machine 4 70 Draconian 4 1994 Säffle Sweden 71 Fuel 4 1993 Jackson Tennessee United States 72 Iron Mask 4 2002 Brussels Belgium 73 Jaded Heart 4 74 Jorn 4 2000 Rjukan Norway 75 Kamelot 4 1991 Tampa Florida United States 76 Kill Devil Hill 4 2011 Kill Devil Hills North Carolina United States 77 Kyng 4 78 Lacuna Coil 4 1994 Milan Italy 79 Queen 4 1971 London England 80 Rhapsody Of Fire 4 1993 Trieste Italy 81 Seven Witches 4 1998 New Jersey United States 82 Shadowside 4 2001 Brazil 83 Sister Sin 4 2002 Gothenburg Sweden 84 Stratovarius 4 1984 Helsinki Finland 85 Taletellers 4 86 Testament 4 1983 Berkeley California United States 87 Van Halen 4 1972 Pasadena California United States 88 Alkaline Trio 3 1996 McHenry Illinois United States 89 American Hi-Fi 3 1998 Boston Massachusetts United States 90 Animals As Leaders 3 2007 Washington DC United States 91 Apocalyptica 3 1993 Helsinki Finland 92 Audioslave 3 2001 Los Angeles California United States 93 Dogpound 3 94 Down From Up 3 95 Dragonforce 3 1999 London England 96 Dream Theater 3 1985 New York City New York United States 97 Evanescence 3 1995 Little Rock Arkansas United States 98 Every Time I Die 3 1998 Buffalo New York United States 99 Gojira 3 1996 Bayonne France 100 Halestorm 3 1998 Red Lion Pennsylvania United States 101 Halford 3 1999 Phoenix Arizona United States 102 Judas Priest 3 1969 Birmingham England 103 Korn 3 1992 Bakersfield California United States 104 Living Colour 3 1984 New York City New York United States 105 Loser 3 2004 Los Angeles California United States 106 Masterplan 3 2001 Hamburg Germany 107 Mnemic 3 1998 Aalborg Denmark 108 Mudvayne 3 1996 Peoria Illinois United States 109 Pinwheel 3 110 Powerman 5000 3 1991 Boston Massachusetts United States 111 Prong 3 1986 New York City New York United States 112 Ra 3 1996 Los Angeles California United States 113 Rainbow 3 1975 England 114 Renaissance Of Fools 3 115 Riotgod 3 116 Saralee 3 117 Seether 3 1999 Pretoria South Africa 118 Shadows Fall 3 1995 Springfield Massachusetts United States 119 Starseed 3 2000 Johannesburg South Africa 120 Stereomud 3 2001 New York/Georgia United States 121 Striker 3 122 Symphony X 3 1994 Middletown New Jersey United States 123 Taproot 3 1997 Ann Arbor Michigan United States 124 Thunderstone 3 2000 Helsinki Finland 125 Velvet Revolver 3 2002 Rancho Santa Margarita California United States 126 Vision Divine 3 1998 Italy 127 Winger 3 1987 New York City New York United States 128 Adema 2 2000 Bakersfield California United States 129 Adrenaline Mob 2 2011 New York City New York United States 130 Alabama Thunderpussy 2 1996 Richmond Virginia United States 131 All That Remains 2 1998 Springfield Massachusetts United States 132 Amorphis 2 1990 Helsinki Finland 133 Atreyu 2 1998 Yorba Linda California United States 134 Autumn 2 1995 Groningen Netherlands 135 Black Spiders 2 2008 Sheffield England 136 Brother Cane 2 1990 Birmingham Alabama United States 137 Candlelight Red 2 138 Chevelle 2 1995 Grayslake Illinois United States 139 Crystal Eyes 2 1992 Borås Sweden 140 Damageplan 2 2003 Dallas Texas United States 141 Delain 2 2002 Zwolle Netherlands 142 Disturbed 2 1994 Chicago Illinois United States 143 Drowning Pool 2 1996 Dallas Texas United States 144 F5 2 2003 Phoenix Arizona United States 145 Five Finger Death Punch 2 2005 Los Angeles California United States 146 Flyleaf 2 2000 Belton/Temple Texas United States 147 Foo Fighters 2 1994 Seattle Washington United States 148 George Lynch 2 1993 Phoenix Arizona United States 149 Hoobastank 2 1994 Agoura Hills California United States 150 Ian Gillan & Tony Iommi 2 England 151 Icarus Witch 2 2004 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States 152 Iced Earth 2 1985 Tampa Florida United States 153 Ill Nino 2 1998 New Jersey United States 154 In This Moment 2 2005 Los Angeles California United States 155 It Dies Today 2 2001 Buffalo New York United States 156 Katatonia 2 1991 Stockholm Sweden 157 King's X 2 1980 Springfield Missouri United States 158 Kittie 2 1996 London Ontario Canada 159 Kyshera 2 2005 Cardiff Wales 160 Loudness 2 1980 Osaka Japan 161 Lynch-Pilson 2 162 Majestic 2 1997 Malmo Sweden 163 Mastodon 2 2000 Atlanta Georgia United States 164 Metal Church 2 1980 San Francisco California United States 165 Midnattsol 2 2002 Germany/Norway 166 Muse 2 1994 Teignmouth England 167 Nazareth 2 1968 Dunfermline Scotland 168 Nocturnal Rites 2 1990 Umeå Sweden 169 Opeth 2 1990 Stockholm Sweden 170 Otep 2 2000 Los Angeles California United States 171 Papa Roach 2 1993 Vacaville California United States 172 Paradise Lost 2 1988 Halifax West Yorkshire England 173 Picture Me Broken 2 2005 Redwood City California United States 174 Pyramada 2 175 Rawhead Rexx 2 1997 Rottenburg am Neckar Germany 176 Rev Theory 2 2002 North Andover Massachusetts United States 177 Revis 2 1999 Carbondale Illinois United States 178 Revolution Renaissance 2 2008 Helsinki United States 179 Rise Against 2 1999 Chicago Illinois United States 180 Russell Allen & Jorn Lande 2 2005 181 Scar Symmetry 2 2004 Avesta Sweden 182 Scorpions 2 1965 Hannover Germany 183 Senses Fail 2 2002 Ridgewood New Jersey United States 184 Sirenia 2 2001 Stavanger Norway 185 Slipknot 2 1995 Des Moines Iowa United States 186 Snew 2 187 Sonicult 2 188 Soundgarden 2 1984 Seattle Washington United States 189 Spider Rockets 2 1998 New Jersey United States 190 Stitched Up Heart 2 191 Stream Of Passion 2 2005 Netherlands, Mexico, Sweden 192 Symfonia 2 2010 Finland 193 Tarja 2 1996 Kitee Finland 194 The Birthday Massacre 2 1999 Toronto Ontario Canada 195 The Last Vegas 2 2003 Chicago Illinois United States 196 The Sleeping 2 New York City New York United States 197 Three Days Grace 2 1992 Norwood Ontario Canada 198 Torche 2 2004 Miami Florida United States 199 Tyr 2 1998 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 200 Uli Jon Roth 2 1968 Dusseldorf Germany 201 Unisonic 2 2009 Germany 202 Vanishing Point 2 1995 Melbourne Victoria Australia 203 Vintersorg 2 1994 Skellefteå Sweden 204 W.A.S.P. 2 1982 Los Angeles California United States 205 White Wizzard 2 2007 Los Angeles California United States 206 3 Inches Of Blood 1 1999 Vancouver British Columbia Canada 207 40 Grit 1 208 69 Chambers 1 209 Acrassicauda 1 2001 Baghdad Iraq 210 Adelitas Way 1 2008 Las Vegas Nevada United States 211 After Forever 1 1995 Netherlands 212 Alice Cooper 1 1963 Detroit Michigan United States 213 Alien Ant Farm 1 1995 Riverside California United States 214 Amberian Dawn 1 2006 Finland 215 Anew Revolution 1 2005 Austin Texas United States 216 Ankor 1 217 Anthrax 1 1981 New York City New York United States 218 Anvil 1 1978 Toronto Ontario Canada 219 Arkona 1 2002 Moscow Russia 220 Astral Doors 1 2002 Borlänge Sweden 221 Avantasia 1 1999 Germany 222 Balance & Composure 1 223 Before The Dawn 1 1999 Finland 224 Beyond Fear 1 2005 Akron Ohio United States 225 Black Sabbath 1 1969 Birmingham England 226 Blessthefall 1 2003 Phoenix Arizona United States 227 Bloodsimple 1 2002 New York City New York United States 228 Blowsight 1 229 Brainstorm 1 1989 Heidenheim Germany 230 Bullets And Octane 1 1998 St. Louis Missouri United States 231 Cage 1 1992 San Diego California United States 232 Coal Chamber 1 1993 Los Angeles California United States 233 Communic 1 2003 Kristiansand Norway 234 Course Of Empire 1 1988 Dallas Texas United States 235 Darkseed 1 1992 Munich Germany 236 Darling Violetta 1 1997 Hollywood California United States 237 David Hearst 1 1981 Berkeley California United States 238 David Hearst and Steve Rosenthal 1 1982 Berkeley California United States 239 Dead By Surprise 1 240 Dead Poetic 1 1997 Dayton Ohio United States 241 Death Angel 1 1982 Concord California United States 242 Death Valley High 1 243 Def Leppard 1 1977 Sheffield South Yorkshire England 244 Deftones 1 1988 Sacramento California United States 245 Demon Hunter 1 2000 Seattle Washington United States 246 Dio 1 1982 Cortland New York United States 247 Djizoes 1 248 Downspirit 1 249 Drill 187 1 250 Driven Under 1 251 Dub Trio 1 2003 New York City New York United States 252 Dust For Life 1 253 Billy Sheehan, Dug Pinnick, George Lynch & Simon Phillips 1 254 Bruce Kulick, Bob Kulick, Ray Luzier, Chris Wise & Jeff Scott Soto 1 255 Drop Dead, Gorgeous 1 2004 Denver Colorado United States 256 Egypt Central 1 2002 Memphis Tennessee United States 257 Eluveitie 1 2002 Zurich Switzerland 258 Elysion 1 2006 Athens Greece 259 Emigrate 1 2005 New York City New York United States 260 Energy 1 261 Engel 1 2005 Gothenburg Sweden 262 Extreme 1 1985 Malden Massachusetts United States 263 Eyefear 1 1994 Melbourne Australia 264 Fair To Midland 1 1998 Sulphur Springs Texas United States 265 Falconer 1 1999 Mjölby Sweden 266 Falloch 1 267 Farewell To Freeway 1 2000 Guelph Ontario Canada 268 Five Bolt Main 1 2004 Louisville Kentucky United States 269 Flash Bastard 1 270 Flotsam And Jetsam 1 1982 Phoenix Arizona United States 271 From First To Last 1 2003 Tampa Florida United States 272 Fu Manchu 1 1987 Orange County California United States 273 Funeral For A Friend 1 2001 Bridgend Wales 274 Girlschool 1 1978 London England 275 Gods Of Fire 1 276 Godsmack 1 1995 Lawrence Massachusetts United States 277 Good Riddance 1 1986 Santa Cruz California United States 278 Gothminister 1 1999 Oslo Norway 279 Grave Digger 1 1980 Gladbeck Germany 280 Guardians of Time 1 281 Heideroosjes 1 1989 Horst Netherlands 282 Hell 1 1982 Nottingham England 283 Helloween 1 1984 Hamburg Germany 284 Herod 1 2000 Buffalo New York United States 285 Hevisaurus 1 2008 Helsinki Finland 286 HorrorPops 1 1996 Copenhagen Denmark 287 Hysterica 1 2005 Stockholm Sweden 288 I Am The Avalanche 1 2004 New York City New York United States 289 Idols Never Die 1 290 Iron Savior 1 1996 Hamburg Germany 291 Jamie's Elsewhere 1 2005 Sacramento California United States 292 Janus 1 1998 Chicago Illinois United States 293 Jerry Cantrell 1 1984 Tacoma Washington United States 294 Joe Satriani 1 1970 Westbury New York United States 295 Karnivool 1 1997 Perth Australia 296 Kells 1 2001 Lyon France 297 Kill Hannah 1 1993 Chicago Illinois United States 298 Kill II This 1 1995 Manchester England 299 Killswitch Engage 1 1999 Westfield Massachusetts United States 300 King Diamond 1 1985 Copenhagen Denmark 301 Kingdom Come 1 1987 United States/Germany 302 Kiss 1 1973 New York City New York United States 303 KMFDM 1 1984 Hamburg Germany 304 Kopek 1 2002 Dublin Ireland 305 L.A. Guns 1 1983 Los Angeles California United States 306 Labyrinth 1 1991 Massa Italy 307 Leash Law 1 2003 Tampa Florida United States 308 Leatherwolf 1 1981 Huntington Beach California United States 309 Lecarla 1 310 Leprous 1 2001 Notodden Norway 311 Life Of Agony 1 1989 New York City New York United States 312 Linkin Park 1 1996 Agoura Hills California United States 313 Lit 1 1989 Orange County California United States 314 Loudmouth 1 1998 Oak Lawn Illinois United States 315 Lynch Mob 1 1989 California United States 316 Madlife 1 317 Man Overboard 1 2008 New Jersey United States 318 Marilyn Manson 1 1989 Canton Ohio United States 319 Memphis May Fire 1 2006 Dallas Texas United States 320 Merendine Atomiche 1 321 Monster Magnet 1 1989 New Jersey United States 322 Motley Crue 1 1981 Los Angeles California United States 323 Motograter 1 1995 San Antonia Texas United States 324 Motorhead 1 1975 London England 325 Mower 1 1990 San Diego California United States 326 Mukagee 1 327 Murderdolls 1 2002 Hollywood California United States 328 Mystic Prophecy 1 2000 Bad Grönenbach Germany 329 Name Taken 1 1999 Orange California United States 330 Nemesea 1 2002 Groningen Netherlands 331 Nerf Herder 1 1994 Santa Barbara California United States 332 Nevermore 1 1992 Seattle Washington United States 333 Nim Vind 1 2005 Vancouver Canada 334 Nirvana 1 1987 Aberdeen Washington United States 335 No Use For A Name 1 1987 San Jose California United States 336 No Warning 1 1998 Toronto Canada 337 Noise Therapy 1 338 Nothington 1 339 NYC 1 340 Oh The Horror 1 341 On The Last Day 1 2003 Seattle Washington United States 342 Oomph! 1 1989 Wolfsburg Germany 343 Open Chapter 1 344 Open Hand 1 1999 California United States 345 Opiate For The Masses 1 1999 Phoenix Arizona United States 346 Orange 1 2004 Los Angeles California United States 347 Overkill 1 1980 Old Bridge Township New Jersey United States 348 Ozzy Osbourne 1 1968 Aston Birmingham England 349 Pacifier 1 1988 Wellington New Zealand 350 Pagan's Mind 1 2000 Skien Norway 351 Paramore 1 2004 Franklin Tennessee United States 352 Pat Travers 1 1976 Toronto Ontario Canada 353 Pelican 1 2001 Chicago Illinois United States 354 Penumbra 1 1996 Paris France 355 Pete 1 356 Pierce The Veil 1 2006 San Diego California United States 357 Pigface 1 1990 Chicago Illinois United States 358 Pitbull Daycare 1 359 Pledge Drive 1 1997 Palo Alto California United States 360 Premonition 13 1 361 Priestess 1 2003 Canada 362 Project 86 1 1996 Orange County California United States 363 Protest The Hero 1 1999 Whitby Ontario Canada 364 Pythia 1 2007 London England 365 Queensryche 1 1981 Bellevue Washington United States 366 Rage 1 1984 Herne Germany 367 Rage Against The Machine 1 1991 Los Angeles California United States 368 Reflexion 1 2000 Oulu Finland 369 ReVamp 1 1997 Goirle Netherlands 370 Revolution Smile 1 2000 Sacramento California United States 371 Rhapsody 1 1993 Trieste Italy 372 Ride The Sky 1 2006 Stockholm Sweden 373 Rise To Addiction 1 2004 Yorkshire England 374 Rob Zombie 1 1985 Havervill Massachusetts United States 375 Robot Lords Of Tokyo 1 2006 376 Rubikon 1 377 Running Wild 1 1976 Hamburg Germany 378 Satan's Little Helpers 1 379 Savage Circus 1 2004 Germany 380 Savatage 1 1978 Tarpon Springs Florida United States 381 Saving Abel 1 2004 Corinth Mississippi United States 382 Scarecrow 1 383 Scary Kids Scaring Kids 1 2002 Gilbert Arizona United States 384 Seasons After 1 2006 Wichita Kansas United States 385 Serj Tankian 1 1992 Los Angeles California United States 386 Shadowspeak 1 387 Shattered Angel 1 388 Silica 1 389 Silverstein 1 2000 Burlington Ontario Canada 390 Six 1 391 Slave To The System 1 392 Slayer 1 1981 Huntington Park California United States 393 Soilwork 1 1995 Helsingborg Sweden 394 Sonic Syndicate 1 2000 Falkenberg Sweden 395 Speak No Evil 1 396 Spoken 1 1996 Fayetville Arkansas United States 397 Stabbing Westward 1 1985 Chicago Illinois United States 398 Steve Vai 1 1980 Carle Place New York United States 399 Still Remains 1 2002 Grand Rapids Michigan United States 400 Stolen Babies 1 2002 California United States 401 Stone Sour 1 1992 Des Moines Iowa United States 402 Stone Temple Pilots 1 1986 San Diego California United States 403 Straight Line Stitch 1 2000 Knoxville Tennessee United States 404 Strung Out 1 1992 Simi Valley California United States 405 Stutterfly 1 1998 Kelowna British Columbia Canada 406 Suicidal Tendencies 1 1981 Venice California United States 407 System Divide 1 2008 Israel/Belgium/United States 408 Taking Dawn 1 2007 Las Vegas Nevada United States 409 Tarja Turunen 1 1996 Kitee Finland 410 Tesla 1 1981 Sacramento California United States 411 Texan Hippie Coalition 1 2008 Denison Texas United States 412 The 69 Eyes 1 1989 Helsinki Finland 413 The Black Maria 1 2003 Toronto Ontario Canada 414 The Bunny The Bear 1 2008 Buffalo New York United States 415 The Damned Things 1 2009 New York United States 416 The Donnas 1 1993 Palo Alto California United States 417 The End 1 1999 Mississauga Ontario Canada 418 The Jimi Headphone Experience 1 1996 Palo Alto California United States 419 The Offspring 1 1984 Huntington Beach California United States 420 The Panic Channel 1 2004 Los Angeles California United States 421 The Showdown 1 2004 Elizabethton Tennessee United States 422 The Soviettes 1 2001 Minneapolis Minnesota United States 423 The Squares 1 1977 Berkeley California United States 424 The Used 1 2001 Orem Utah United States 425 Thin Lizzy 1 1969 Dublin Ireland 426 Third Strike 1 427 Threat Signal 1 2003 Hamilton Ontario Canada 428 Thrice 1 1998 Irvine California United States 429 Thursday 1 1997 New Brunswick New Jersey United States 430 Times Of Grace 1 2007 Southampton Massachusetts United States 431 To Speak of Wolves 1 2007 Greensboro North Carolina United States 432 Tonight Alive 1 2008 Sydney New South Wales Australia 433 Totalisti 1 434 Tracer 1 435 Twilightning 1 1998 Imatra Finland 436 Twisted Method 1 1998 Cape Coral Florida United States 437 Twisted Sister 1 1972 Long Island New York United States 438 Type O Negative 1 1989 Brooklyn New York United States 439 UFO 1 1969 London England 440 Ugly Kid Joe 1 1989 Isla Vista California United States 441 Venejer 1 442 We Are The Fallen 1 2009 United States 443 We Are The Ocean 1 2007 Loughton Essex England 444 We Came As Romans 1 2005 Troy Michigan United States 445 We're All Gonna Die 1 1998 Boston Massachusetts United States 446 Wicked Wisdom 1 2002 Los Angeles California United States 447 Witchbreed 1 448 Wood of Ypres 1 2002 Windsor Ontario Canada 449 WWIII 1