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The Best Heavy Metal Bands Of 2022
All of your favorite heavy metal rock bands are "back from the dead," as Lzzy Hale passionately sings on Halestorm's upcoming studio album's title track. From Danish hard rock band Volbeat to the OG German metalhead group Scorpions, 2022's top heavy metal bands are bound to shake the Earth with their electrifying new releases across every metal subgenre (nu metal, metalcore, avant-garde metal, doom metal, gothic metal, power metal, celtic metal, melodic death metal, you name it).
Which trending heavy metal groups are you most excited to see live, and whose records are you currently listening to? Vote below for the best heavy metal bands of 2022, and be sure to also check out this year's top new heavy metal songs here.
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- Gojira are a French heavy metal band from Ondres. Founded as Godzilla in 1996, the band's lineup—brothers Joe (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Mario Duplantier (drums), Christian Andreu (lead ...more
- Rammstein are a German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, ...more
- Slipknot are an American heavy metal band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 by percussionist Shawn Crahan, drummer Joey Jordison and bassist Paul Gray. After several lineup changes in its early ...more
- Ghost, also formerly known as Ghost B.C. in the United States, are a Swedish rock band that was formed in Linköping in 2006. In 2010, they released a three-track demo followed by a 7-inch vinyl ...more
- 5Korn (stylized as KoЯn) are an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. ...more
- Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael ...more
- Arch Enemy are a Swedish melodic death metal band, originally a supergroup from Halmstad, formed in 1995. Its members were in bands such as Carcass, Armageddon, Carnage, Mercyful Fate, Spiritual ...more
- Sabaton are a Swedish heavy metal band from Falun. Most of their 10 albums are written about war. Their 9th album The Great War (2019) reached number 1 on Swedish and German music charts. Sabaton has ...more
- Halestorm are an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and ...more
- Scorpions are a German rock band formed in 1965 in Hanover by Rudolf Schenker. Since the band's inception, its musical style has ranged from hard rock to heavy metal. The lineup from 1978–1992 was ...more
- Rage Against the Machine are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, ...more
- Shinedown are an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label ...more
- Cult Of Luna are a Swedish heavy metal band from Umeå founded in 1998. They are known for post-metal music similar to the contemporary bands Neurosis and Isis. The band was signed to Earache Records ...more
- Annihilator are a Canadian thrash metal band founded in Ottawa in 1984. It is the highest-selling Canadian thrash metal group in history, having sold more than three million albums worldwide, ...more
- 15Voivod are a Canadian heavy metal band from Jonquière, Quebec (now Saguenay, Quebec). The band's current line-up consists of Denis "Snake" Bélanger (vocals), Daniel "Chewy" Mongrain (guitar), Dominic ...more
- Fit for an Autopsy are an American deathcore band from Jersey City, New Jersey, formed in 2008. The band consists of guitarists Will Putney, Pat Sheridan and Tim Howley, drummer Josean Orta, lead ...more
- Allegaeon are an American extreme metal band from Fort Collins, Colorado, formed in 2008. They have released one EP and six studio albums.
- Underoath are an American rock band from Tampa, Florida, founded by lead vocalist Dallas Taylor and guitarist Luke Morton on November 30, 1997, in Ocala, Florida. Its additional members are from ...more
- 19Saxon are an English heavy metal band formed in 1977 in Barnsley. As leaders of the new wave of British heavy metal, they had eight UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including four UK Top 10 albums and ...more
- Three Days Grace are a Canadian rock band formed in Norwood, Ontario in 1997. The band's original iteration was called "Groundswell" and played in various local Norwood back-yard parties and area ...more
- Bloodywood are an Indian metal band from New Delhi, formed in 2016. They began as a parody band that uploaded metal covers of pop songs on YouTube, but later went on to write their own original ...more
- The Devil Wears Prada are an American metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2005. Previously a Christian metalcore band, it consists of members Mike Hranica (vocals, additional guitar), Jeremy ...more
- Nailed to Obscurity are a German melodic death metal band formed in 2005. They are currently signed with Nuclear Blast and have released four studio albums: Black Frost (2019), King Delusion (2017), ...more
- Zeal & Ardor are a Swiss avant-garde metal band started and led by Manuel Gagneux, a Swiss-American musician who had previously created a chamber pop project called Birdmask. Formed in 2013, the band ...more
- Vio-lence are an American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout its existence, they released demo tapes, one EP and three studio albums. Vio-lence are best-known ...more
