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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.