Lists about the music and the men behind the masks.

Slipknot

Metal

If you need more evidence that Slipknot is nuts, besides watching&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO1ebT0XnlE" target="_blank">nine masked Iowans</a> in jumpsuits pumping out death metal riffs&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/12/15/rigged-slipknot-percussionist-shawn-clown-crahan/" target="_blank">drumming on trash cans</a>, read these true stories about the maggot-loving, corpse-huffing, substance-and-alcohol vacuums in&nbsp;Slipknot. The band has been a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know" target="_blank">mainstay on the metal scene</a> since the late &#39;90s when they appeared out of the American heartland like a real-life extreme metal horror freak show version of Devo, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-slipknot-songs/voteable" target="_blank">screaming about how much they hate everything</a>&nbsp;until they were coughing up blood. True Slipknot stories more than live up to that description.&nbsp;

Somewhat improbably, Slipknot hit the zeitgeist; the band obliterated nu-metal peers by making real metal cool again. Their music is pure catharsis in the form of metal.

Slipknot has continued its&nbsp;scurge on mainstream music ever since its debut.&nbsp;If you think the band members are&nbsp;getting soft more than two decades into their career, think again: these WTF stories show&nbsp;their proclivity for setting things on fire, drinking stuff you&rsquo;re not supposed to drink, and fighting with knives. If you think the masks, screaming, and anti-social nihilism is an act, you&#39;d be wrong.&nbsp;

Some gonzo stories about Slipknot will&nbsp;trigger those of weak constitution, so if you have issues with people eating a rotten bird corpse&nbsp;or drinking puke, you may want to read some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/crazy-marlon-brando-facts/thaneeconomou" target="_blank">less wild celebrity stories</a>. If you&rsquo;re still here,&nbsp;you&rsquo;re ready to dive into the infernal swamp of Slipknot. &nbsp;

The Most Metal Stories About The Members Of Slipknot

General

The Most WTF Stories About Members of Slipknot

Jacob Shelton

Lists that rank the greatest bands and artists in every metal genre.

Hard Rock & Heavy Metal

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Known as a wildly popular subgenre of heavy metal, power metal mixes elements of traditional metal with speed metal and even elements of symphonic metal. Other metal subgenres may focus on doom and gloom, but power metal bands write relatively catchy, anthemic songs where the lyrical content focuses on the theatrical, and even fantasy-based. But above all, power metal bands are very melodic and some of the most memorable bands in metal.

So, what are the best power metal bands? You&#39;d be foolish to leave the likes of Rainbow, Symphony X, Helloween, Queensr&yuml;che and Rhapsody of Fire off this list. Power metal bands have followings across the globe, which has led to different types of power metal in the U.S. and Europe. But no matter how you cut it, power metal bands, at least the best power metal bands, have the ability to unite the different fans who will sing along to their catchy songs and headbang to their crunchy solos.

That said, it&#39;s up to you to determine what are the best power metal bands. If you notice that a power metal band isn&#39;t on this poll and should be, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best power metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest power metal musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular power metal bands that you might&#39;ve heard of. {#nodes}

Savatage

The Best Power Metal Bands

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Power Metal Bands | List of Best Power Metal Groups

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Things all metalheads should know about their favorite bands, artists, and albums.

The Devil's Music

After Black Sabbath, Judas Priest are arguably the most important band in the history of heavy metal. In the late ‘70s, when Sabbath and other bands were hemming and hawing about being called a heavy metal band, Judas Priest embraced the term and encouraged other bands to take pride in being part of a musical subculture shunned by the mainstream. Along the way&nbsp;Priest introduced the now-traditional twin-guitar attack, pioneered the studs and leather look of ‘80s metal and brought the world the first great multi-octave metal vocalist, Rob Halford, who inspired everyone from Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson to Disturbed’s David Draiman. While they were never the absolute wildest band in the genre – which may explain why they’re still around and making great music after almost 50 years – they were responsible for more than a few outrageous moments and other crazy and sometimes horrifying incidents. Below, are ten of the most insane stories that would never have taken place were it not for the existence of the Metal Gods, Judas Priest.<div> &nbsp;</div>

Breaking The Law: Weird And Wild Stories About Judas Priest

The 10 Craziest Stories About Judas Priest

Jon Wiederhorn

When the band&nbsp;Slayer&nbsp;announced their retirement in January 2018 after 37 years playing punk/death&nbsp;metal together, they signed off with a cheeky <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeS-9czAQ6_/?taken-by=slayerbandofficial" target="_blank">farewell post on Instagram</a>: &quot;Slayer, one of the greatest thrash/metal/punk bands of this or any age, is coming to an end.&quot;&nbsp;

Originally formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King&nbsp;and the late Jeff Hanneman&nbsp;along with drummer Dave Lombardo&nbsp;in Huntington Park, California, the band initially performed a lot of cover songs by Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Vocalist and bassist Tom Araya joined soon thereafter, and the four played at local clubs and parties. By 1983, they had a record contract with Metal Blade Records and in the more than 35 years since the band has&nbsp;gone on to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-slayer-albums-all-time-list/reference" target="_blank">release 12 albums</a>, with over 20 million albums sold. They&nbsp;are arguably one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history - and they clearly know it.&nbsp;But as of&nbsp;2018, the group&nbsp;announced that they will be doing a farewell tour and that they do not plan on recording any additional albums.&nbsp;

The life of Slayer is macabre, salacious,&nbsp;irreverent, and full&nbsp;of spicy stories from a group that wasn&#39;t afraid to make statements.&nbsp;Continue reading to learn more Slayer band facts and why <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060718224746/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/metal/greatest_metal_bands/071406/index7.jhtml" target="_blank">MTV says</a> that &quot;Slayer&#39;s music was directly responsible for the rise in death metal.&quot;

These Crazy Slayer Stories Prove They Are One Of The Most Interesting Bands Ever

Here Are 12 Of The Craziest Stories About Slayer

Jessika M. Thomas 

Different from other genres of heavy metal, alternative metal provides exactly what it's title describes: an alternative to traditional or <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/classic-metal-bands-and-artists/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">classic metal bands</a>. Fusing elements of classic rock with heavy metal, alt metal rose to prominence in the 1990s when bands with heavy riffs, a reliance on melody and a willingness to experiment with traditional metal song structures became popular. For a while, alternative metal bands were among the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most popular bands</a> in the world. The best alternative metal bands remain among the biggest bands bands in the world, and easily some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best metal bands</a>. Among alternative metal bands, these are the bestSo, what is the best alternative metal band. Any alt metal bands list has to include metal bands like System of a Down, White Zombie, Faith No More, Tool and Korn. These alternative metal bands are among the top in the genre and are considered pioneers for helping popularize alt metal, in particular Korn with their Family Values Tour. While some may bleed over into nu-metal, that shouldn't effect their standing as one of the top alt metal bands. This should include all good alternative metal bands.That said, it's up to you to decide what alternative metal bands should be considered the best. If you notice any alt metal band isn't on this list, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best alternative metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest alternative metal musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular alternative metal bands that you might've heard of. {#nodes}

Evanescence

The Best Alternative Metal Bands

Alternative Metal Bands | List of Best Alternative Metal Artists/Groups

Reference

Thrash Metal

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Thrash metal artists list, with photos, ranked best to worst by votes. List of good thrash metal bands includes a filter so you can sort by the groups&rsquo;s label and what albums they&#39;ve put out. This list of the top thrash metal <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-rock-bands-right-now/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">bands in the world</a> includes all musicians who have released recordings that have gotten distribution, and is an up-to-date list. Thrash metal groups and artists are shown below along with any additional genres in which their music belongs. If available, you can also see information about where all thrash metal bands on this list got started. These are truly the greatest thrash metal bands of all time, since the most famous thrash metal artists ever are listed, and the order is decided by actual fans of the best thrash metal music.

You can click on the thrash <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">metal band names</a> to see more information about that particular notable thrash metal group. If they&#39;re near the top of the best thrash metal artist list, though, then they should have at least some information available. All the top thrash metal bands named on the list also have discographies on their pages if you click on the thrash metal band names themselves.

The list you&#39;re viewing is made up of many different artists, like Metallica and Judas Priest. Rock the vote by upvoting your favorite artists. If they get enough votes they rise to the top. Are you one of those people that doesn&#39;t like Megadeth or Dave Grohl? Then vote those things down to have your voice heard.

All important, significant and iconic names in thrash metal music history deserve your votes, so make sure to choose wisely. You can only vote once on this list.

The list includes all new thrash metal bands, and if there are any missing on the list, you can always add them yourself. Just make sure they aren&#39;t already on the list and check your spelling, because this is already an accurate compilation of the best examples of thrash metal, as well as a good place to start if you&#39;re asking yourself, or friends, exactly how to get into thrash metal music. Especially since the bands at the top of the list will at the very least be the best choices if you&#39;re looking for a list of good thrash metal bands with which to start out. No point in listening to them if they aren&#39;t actually good or even half-way decent thrash metal bands.

This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best thrash metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest thrash metal musician ever?&quot;

If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular or famous thrash metal musicians that you might&#39;ve heard of, but not really listened to closely enough to cast an informed vote.

Re-rank the page to fit your opnions then make it votable so you can share it with your friends and get only their input on this whole thing. {#nodes}

D.R.I.

The Best Thrash Metal Bands

Thrash Metal Bands | List of Best Thrash Artists & Groups

Lists that rank the best metal songs about everything from the Dark Lord to a broken heart.

Metal Songs About Everything

Relationships

Almost everyone, at one time or another, has been betrayed. If you’re still hurting after pulling that knife out of your back, take heart: There are some outstanding metal songs about betrayal to help you process. Some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hardest-metal-songs-about-soft-things/oliver-pretl-drummond?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best metal songs</a> in general feature themes of betrayal.Many iconic metal bands have written metal songs about being betrayed. Whether it’s a first-person account of someone who’s been deceived by a friend or a scorned lover furious about being jilted, songs like “In My Darkest Hour” by Megadeth, “Your Betrayal” by Bullet for My Valentine or “Snuff” by Slipknot, these songs will likely hit home if you’ve been betrayed.And yes, some of these <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-80s-metal-songs/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">heavy metal songs</a> about betrayal are poignant and touching, but others are angry, relentless stories of people&nbsp;who want revenge against those who wronged them. They are songs of pain and loss, without a doubt, but they are also empowering – if for no other reason than by listening to them, you know that you are not the only person to ever be let down and stabbed in the back by someone you trusted.These betrayed metal songs are about lies, secrets and deception. Be sure to vote for your favorites, and add any songs that might be missing from the list.

Liar

The Best Metal Songs About Betrayal

Song

Metal Songs About Betrayal | Best Hard Rocks Songs About Being Betrayed

Not to be confused with thrash metal and black metal, though both of which are instrumental in shaping its sound, death metal is one of the most popular subgenres of heavy metal. Known for its distorted guitars, aggressive drumming, and growling and screaming vocals, death metal emerged in the 1980s in Florida and is still one of the best metal genres today. Lyrically, death metal addresses exactly what you'd expect the genre to focus on. Satanism, the occult, religion, politics, mysticism and science fiction have all found their into death metal bands' lyrics. The best death metal bands have cult followings and among <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">heavy metal bands</a>, their fanbases are among the most rabid.So, what are the best death metal bands? Well, bands like Death, Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel are at or near the top of the death metal bands list and deservedly so. They are among the most popular death metal bands and among death metal bands, are generally the most talked about bands within death metal. While many of the death metal bands on here achieved most of their success during the early 1990s, they were never considered mainstream metal bands. The lack of commercial appeal has allowed death metal bands to retain a strong base.That said, it's up to you to determine what are the best death metal bands. If you notice someone on this list who is missing, feel free to add any death metal band that should be on this poll.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best death metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest death metal musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular death metal bands that you might've heard of.&nbsp;

Necrophagist

The Best Death Metal Bands

Death Metal Bands | List of Best Death Metal Artists/Groups

Whether you like relentless rockers or rock ballads, the best metal songs of 2020&nbsp;will make you want to turn the music up to 11. Each year a new collection of metal songs emerges and time will tell which tune becomes the cut that defines 2020. Face-melting guitars, heavy drums, and powerful lyrics combine in the best new metal songs of 2020.

Featuring everyone from Rage to Hollywood Undead, the best 2020 metal songs were created by the top names in the game. Even living legends like Ozzy Osbourne will&nbsp;contribute&nbsp;to the great metal jams of 2020 (though his upcoming album&#39;s lead single, the Elton John-assisted &quot;Ordinary Man,&quot; falls more in the rock category). If you need more good metal songs that came out recently, be sure to check out our list of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-heavy-metal-songs-2019/music-lover/" target="_blank">best metal songs of 2019</a>.

Which 2020 metal song is your favorite? Check out this list and vote the best tracks up to the top spot. Please feel free to add any great metal songs we may have missed.

The Best New Heavy Metal Songs of 2020

The 30+ Best New Heavy Metal Songs of 2020, Ranked By Fans

Coley Reed

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The 1980s offered music listeners a new type of sound in terms of glam bands. Before, people glam bands meant over-the-top performances by rock bands. In the decade of excess, glam metal became the next big thing. Fusing hard rock and heavy metal, the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">glam metal bands</a> have songs that are still popular today, years after the initial release of those tracks. Glam metal bands put on decadent live shows and their wardrobes were as excessive as their guitar solos.&nbsp;So who are the best glam metal bands? If you're starting a list of glam metal bands, you'd need to include the likes of Motley Crue, Skid Row and Ratt. These bands are known to many as some of the top glam metal bands whose music is still looked back fondly by music fans of their time. Many of these bands saw their popularity peak in the mid-1980s, except the Crue, who can rightfully claim to be one of the best glam metal bands.That said, determining who should be considered among the top glam metal bands isn't easy, but this poll of readers should determine that.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best glam metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest glam metal musician ever?&quot;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular glam metal bands that you might've heard of. If you notice a glam band missing, feel free to add them because this should include all glam metal bands. This list of glam metal bands should feature new glam metal bands like The Darkness and Steel Panther as well. {#nodes}

Skid Row

The Best Glam Metal Bands

Glam Metal Bands | List of Best Glam Metal Groups

This list of metal <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-about-the-devil-/aargh?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">songs about</a> cheating is ranked by metal-heads and music lovers everyone, from best to worst. This list ranks the top metal songs about cheating and being cheated on and includes music videos as well. What are the best metal songs about cheating? Cast your votes below!This list features most popular metal songs about cheating, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/signs-you-are-being-cheated-on/don-davis?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">being cheated on</a>, and infidelity in general. Some of the songs that are featured on this list include &quot;You Make Me Sick&quot; by DevilDriver, &quot;Throw Me Away&quot; by Korn, &quot;Die, Die My Darling&quot; by The Misfits, &quot;Dead Memories&quot; by Slipknot and &quot;What Were You Expecting&quot; by Halestorm.Which of these songs about cheating by awesome <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">metal bands</a> are the best? Upvote the top tracks below and be sure to rerank the list as you see fit, with the best metal songs about cheating at the top. Don't see your favorite metal song about being cheated on listed here? Add it so others can vote!

A Little Piece of Heaven

The Best Metal Songs About Cheating

Metal Songs About Cheating | Metal Music About Infidelity

A closer listen to the decade that brought us everything from Run-DMC to Mötley Crüe to Rick Astley.

Oh Yeah, It's '80s Night

1980s

What are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-heavy-metal-songs-2020/music-lover?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best metal songs</a> from the decade that brought the genre from the fringe it enjoyed in the 1970s to the mainstream in the &#39;80s? To answer that question, let&#39;s rank the best &#39;80s metal songs that truly defined the decade and inspired all of the metal acts that followed in the &#39;90s and beyond.

The 1980s is one of the best decades to feature metal music thanks to the growing popularity of the genre. These were the years that Ozzy Osbourne killed it with solo hits like &quot;Crazy Train&quot; and Iron Maiden hit the airwaves with &quot;Wrathchild.&quot; Slayer&#39;s &quot;Angel of Death&quot; kicked off the band&#39;s opening track of their&nbsp;1986 album&nbsp;Reign in Blood with an analysis of Dr. Joseph Mengele and his actions during WWII. That level of depth was especially common in &#39;80s&nbsp;metal, which is one of the reasons the genre solidified itself during the decade. Some other incredible tracks from the age of hair bands include Dio&#39;s &quot;Holy Diver,&quot; Exodus&#39; &quot;Strike of the Beast,&quot; and Motorhead&#39;s &quot;Ace of Spades.&quot;

Vote up your favorite &#39;80s metal songs&nbsp;on this ranked list, and add any tracks that aren&#39;t here already.

The Best '80s Metal Songs

The Best '80s Metal Songs That Still Shred Today

Known for&nbsp;fast tempos, shrieking vocals, distorted guitars and lo-fi recordings, black metal has emerged as one of the top heavy metal genres. Similarly to <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/avant-garde-metal-bands-and-musicians/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">avant garde metal</a> bands, black metal bands also feature unconventional song structures and lyrical emphasis on atmosphere. What does make black metal bands different than every other heavy metal band is that the band often will appear in corpse paint that looks like blood. A lot of the best black metal bands emerged in the first wave of black metal bands are still among the most beloved and most popular black metal bands. The genre originated in the 1980s and became associated with satanism and anti-religion lyrics.So, what are the best black metal bands? Well for starters, any black metal bands list has to include the likes of&nbsp;Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, Marduk and Deafheaven. Mixing black metal bands old and new, this list of black metal bands includes every great black metal band to have ever played. These are widely considered some of the top black metal bands.&nbsp;That said, it's up to you to decide what are the best black metal bands. If you notice a black metal band that isn't on this list, feel free to add them.&nbsp;This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best black metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest black metal musician ever?&quot;&nbsp;If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular black metal bands that you might've heard of

Carpathian Forest

The Greatest Black Metal Bands

Black Metal Bands | List of Best Black Metal Artists/Groups

Rock

This is a list of Metallica songs, ranked from best to worst by the Ranker community. With over 120 million records sold worldwide, Metallica is one of the most successful and influential <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-heavy-metal-bands-that-i-know?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">metal bands</a> of the past 30 years. Their song catalog ranges from speed metal to prog to MTV hits, showing off their talent and diversity as a rock band.This list compiles Metallica's' most seminal and popular tracks, including &quot;Master of Puppets,&quot; &quot;Enter Sandman&quot; and more. If the order of this poll bothers you, and lord knows Metallica fans are never short on passionate opinions, then be your own &quot;master, MASTER&quot; and add forgotten gems or&nbsp;rearrange the list by clicking&nbsp;&quot;Rerank List&quot; and putting the songs in whatever order you like.

Enter Sandman

The Best Metallica Songs of All Time

Best Metallica Songs List | Top Metallica Tracks Ranked

Voteable

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Nu metal artists list, with photos, ranked best to worst by votes. List of good nu metal bands includes a filter so you can sort by the groups&rsquo;s label and what albums they&#39;ve put out. This list of the top nu metal <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-rock-bands-right-now/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">bands in the world</a> includes all musicians who have released recordings that have gotten distribution, and is an up-to-date list. Nu metal groups and artists are shown below along with any additional genres in which their music belongs. If available, you can also see information about where all nu metal bands on this list got started. These are truly the greatest nu metal bands of all time, since the most famous nu metal artists ever are listed, and the order is decided by actual fans of the best nu metal music.

You can click on the nu metal band names to see more information about that particular notable nu metal group. If they&#39;re near the top of the best nu metal artist list, though, then they should have at least some information available. All the top nu metal bands named on the list also have discographies on their pages if you click on the nu metal band names themselves.

List artists include Rage Against the Machine, Linkin Park and many more. Click the thumbs up button to see your favorite artists rise to the top. What&#39;s the best item on this list? Korn? Kelly Osbourne?

All important, significant and iconic names in nu metal music history deserve your votes, so make sure to choose wisely. You can only vote once on this list.

The list includes all new nu metal bands, and if there are any missing on the list, you can always add them yourself. Just make sure they aren&#39;t already on the list and check your spelling, because this is already an accurate compilation of the best examples of nu metal, as well as a good place to start if you&#39;re asking yourself, or friends, exactly how to get into nu metal music. Especially since the bands at the top of the list will at the very least be the best choices if you&#39;re looking for a list of good nu metal bands with which to start out. No point in listening to them if they aren&#39;t actually good or even half-way decent nu metal bands.

This list answers the questions &quot;who are the best nu metal bands of all time?&quot; and &quot;who is the greatest nu metal musician ever?&quot;

If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band&#39;s music instead of just voting for the most popular nu metal bands that you might&#39;ve heard of, but not really listened to closely enough to cast an informed vote.

Change the order of the list by having your friends vote.

Ill Niño

The Best Nu Metal Bands

Nu Metal Bands | List of Best Nu Metal Artists/Groups

Critics aside, the many members of the KISS army consider KISS one the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest rock bands</a> of all time.List of the best KISS albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. This KISS discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top KISS albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included KISS singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest KISS album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite KISS album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular. If you want to know, &quot;What is the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-ten-kiss-albums?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Best KISS album</a> of all time?&quot; or &quot;What are the top KISS albums?&quot; then this list will answer your questions. List features albums like Destroyer, Revenge and more!This list of popular KISS CDs has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. Use this fact-based list to build one just like it, then re-rank it to fit your opinion.

Kiss

The Best KISS Albums of All Time

Musical Album

List of All Top KISS Albums, Ranked

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Ranking the best guitarists, instruments, and songs to play for everyone, from those who just picked up a guitar to seasoned musicians.

Anyone Can Play Guitar

List of the greatest metal guitarists of all time, with photos. Clearly, the list contains a broad selection of guitarists who can still be classified as "metal," though some of the featured guitarists predate the period in which "heavy metal" was enjoying mainstream, popular success. It also includes guitarists such as Brian May and Jimi Hendrix who are not typically referred to as "metal guitarists" as their primary genre – but their guitar sounds were actually highly influential in early heavy metal music.Who are the best metal guitarists of all time? Which musicians shredded the hardest on their guitars? The list also notably contains memorable duos or guitar groups, as line-ups featuring multiple guitarists who compliment one another is such a fixture of the metal genre. Guitarists who are featured as part of a group (such as Megadeth's Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman or KISS's Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley) should not be listed individually except in rare circumstances where that guitarist had notable success and a specific style while playing solo as well as with a metal group. If you can think of anyone who would be in your personal top 100, then definitely add them to this list.&nbsp;

The Best Metal Guitarists and Guitar Teams

Best Metal Guitarists of All Time

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No more is the guitar a boys only club, and it’s about damn time we celebrate and recognize. From Leah Woodard and Aliases to the always incredible Nita Strauss, this list is all about talent. The frenzy of female fronted bands is a sight to behold and a leap forward from the 80′s and 90′s when metal bands were 95% testosterone. Despite all that, women who play instruments besides their voice are under-utilized and under-recognized. Who else should be on this list? Vote up your favorite female hard rock and metal guitarists, and vote down any you don't think deserve a spot of honor here. Also, feel free to add anyone who's missing. You can also rerank this list any way you want.No list of brilliant female guitar shredders would be complete without the incomparable talents of legendary guitarists like Sarah Longfield, Liz Buckingham, Mia Coldheart and Lita Ford. This list also includes some incredible hard rock and metal guitarists you might not know -- but should. And to be fair, a lot of the women listed here should be on any list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest guitarists of all time</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-metal-guitarists-and-guitar-teams" target="_blank">best metal guitarists and guitar teams</a> -- not just because they're female. Gender does not matter when it comes to natural musical abilities. Need more proof? Check out this list of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-drummers/rockboy" target="_blank">best female drummers</a> of all time, or just vote on all the famous female guitar players on this list.

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The best rock bassists of all time are a varied bunch, and all the best bassists in rock are on this list. From the hard rockers, to the blues bassists, to the genre crossing masters of four (or sometimes five) strings, this is a list of all the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-bassists-from-united-states-of-america/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">top bass players</a> in rock.

What makes someone the best bass player in rock music? Should the rock bassist with the best stage presence, or the famous bass player with the fastest fingers, or the bass player who&#39;s <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/20-greatest-singers?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best singer</a> be considered the &quot;best rock bassist? Should the bass player with the craziest hair should be given special consideration (although, to be fair, at one point or another in their careers, most of the people on this list were bass players with crazy habits, hair or otherwise)? Well, that would probably go under the category of bass player with the best stage presence, but still...

Who are the best bassists in rock? Who are the best bass guitarists? Who is the top rock bassist ever? The top 10? The top 100? These are some of the questions this list of the best rock bassists hopes to answer. If you don&#39;t see your favorite bass guitar player on the list, make sure to add them to this list of the top rock bassists so others can appreciate their musical gifts to rock! We can all assume that the top ten people listed here are truly the most legendary.&nbsp;

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Creating some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-heavy-metal-songs-2020/music-lover" target="_blank">best metal songs of 2020</a>, the greatest heavy metal bands ever include some of the most iconic names in music. Famous bands, like Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, paved the way for many of today&#39;s biggest acts. They&#39;re bigger than just heavy metal -- they&#39;re among the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time" target="_blank">best rock bands/artists of all time.</a> Which one is the best? That&#39;s up to you to decide with your votes. Vote up the good heavy <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-metal-band-fans/charley-ruddell" target="_blank">metal bands you&#39;re a huge fan of</a>, and vote down any that you just don&#39;t like. Also, feel free to add any cool heavy metal bands that might be missing from the list, and rerank the choices in the order you believe is the best! If you&#39;re looking for something harder than hard rock, these heavy metal bands have got the music for you.&nbsp;

Not surprisingly, some incredibly well-known classic&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/metal-band-zodiac-signs/jacob-shelton/" target="_blank">heavy metal bands</a> top this list, including American bands Metallica and&nbsp;Pantera as well as &#39;70s English band Iron Maiden and &#39;80s metal band Megadeth. Some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-heavy-metal-bands-2019/ranker-music" target="_blank">newer bands are also included</a>. Tool and Korn, for example, formed in the 1990s. Sadly, some of these bands don&#39;t include all of the original members or singers (Alice in Chains, for example), but that doesn&#39;t mean they&#39;re forgotten, not popular, or not worth including. From old school and the 2000s to the new and current,&nbsp;we&#39;re ranking the all-time best heavy metal groups.&nbsp;

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Drummers

A metal band is really only as good as their drummer. Unless they're Metallica. But, that's neither here nor there. So, here are the best metal drummers of all time! These are some of the best drummers in rock... the greatest bangers of things with sticks EVER in music.