| The Exalted Piledriver |
Canada |
Thrash Metal |
41 |
| Exorcist |
United States |
Speed Metal |
38 |
| Dogs with Jobs |
Canada |
Thrash Metal |
23 |
| Original Sin |
United States |
Speed/Power Metal |
21 |
| Running Wild |
Germany |
Heavy/Power/Speed Metal |
20 |
| Exciter |
Canada |
Speed Metal |
19 |
| Venom |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed/Black Metal |
18 |
| Cranium |
Sweden |
Speed/Thrash Metal |
16 |
| Convict |
Canada |
Heavy Metal |
15 |
| Iron Angel |
Germany |
Power/Speed/Thrash Metal |
13 |
| Damien Thorne |
United States |
Heavy/Speed Metal |
13 |
| Artillery |
Denmark |
Thrash Metal |
11 |
| Virgin Steele |
United States |
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock (early); Heavy/Power Metal (later) |
9 |
| Kat |
Poland |
Heavy/Speed/Black Metal (early); Thrash Metal (later) |
8 |
| Blessed Death |
United States |
Speed/Thrash Metal |
7 |
| Satan's Host |
United States |
Heavy Metal (early); Black/Death Metal (mid); Blackened Heavy/Power Metal (later) |
6 |
| Gwar |
United States |
Various |
6 |
| Manowar |
United States |
Heavy/Power Metal |
5 |
| Spinal Tap |
United States |
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal |
5 |
| Deliverance |
United Kingdom |
Heavy/Speed Metal |
4 |
| Infernäl Mäjesty |
Canada |
Thrash Metal |
4 |
| The Raunchous Brothers |
United States |
Hardcore Punk (early); Thrash Metal/Punk (later) |
4 |
| Vampyr |
Germany |
Heavy/Speed Metal |
4 |
| Warfare |
United Kingdom |
Speed Metal/NWOBHM/Heavy Metal |
4 |
| Infernö |
Norway |
Thrash Metal |
3 |
| Mentors |
United States |
Heavy/Thrash Metal/Punk |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |