MetalSucks recently polled more than a hundred of metal’s most revered musicians, critics, journalists, artists, publicists, and industry insiders to find out which 25 bands represent the very BEST in the history of metal.
Whether you missed our countdown or you’d just like to review the results again, we’ve made life a little easier for you by gathering the entire list in one place. We hope you have as much fun reading it as we did putting it together! Enjoy!
The REAL #1 — Black Sabbath (85 Votes, 1,751)
The Fake #1 — Manowar
#2 — Iron Maiden (86 Votes, 1,635 Points)
#3 — Slayer (85 Votes, 1,571 Points)
#4 — Metallica (84 Votes, 1,486 Points)
#5 — Pantera (65 Votes, 1,052 Points)
#6 — Judas Priest (61 Votes, 997 Points)
#7 — Megadeth (64 Votes, 913 Points)
#8 — Death (57 Votes, 778 Points)
#9 — Motorhead (42 Votes, 622 Points)
#10 – Carcass (42 Votes, 516 Points)
#11 – Cannibal Corpse (40 Votes, 510 Points)
#12 – Anthrax (42 Votes, 497 Points)
#13 – Sepultura (41 Votes, 444 Points)
#14 – Dio (33 Votes, 433 Points)
#15 – Mercyful Fate (31 Votes, 419 Points)
#16 – Morbid Angel (33 Votes, 406 Points)
#17 – Meshuggah (32 Votes, 377 Points)
#18 – Opeth (30 Votes, 364 Points)
#19 – Testament (33 Votes, 347 Points)
#20 – At The Gates (28 Votes, 331 Points)
#21 – AC/DC (17 Votes, 313 Points)
#22 – Celtic Frost (24 Votes, 310 Points)
#23 – Ozzy Osbourne (21 Votes, 290 Points)
#24 – Napalm Death (22 Votes, 278 Points)
#25 – Lamb of God (29 Votes, 277 Points)
Readers’ Poll Results featuring Death, Gojira, and Tool
AC/DC, ANTHRAX, AT THE GATES, BATHORY, BEHEMOTH, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, BLACK SABBATH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, CARCASS, CELTIC FROST, DEATH, DIO, EMPEROR, GOJIRA, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON, MEGADETH, MERCYFUL FATE, MESHUGGAH, METALLICA, MORBID ANGEL, MOTORHEAD, NAPALM DEATH, OPETH, OZZY OSBOURNE, PANTERA, SEPULTURA, SLAYER, TESTAMENT, THE 25 BEST METAL BANDS OF ALL TIME!, TOOL
