| Sepultura |
Brazil |
Death/Thrash Metal (early); Nu-Metal, Groove/Thrash Metal (later) |
61 |
| Possessed |
United States |
Death/Thrash Metal |
37 |
| Kreator |
Germany |
Thrash Metal |
27 |
| Sodom |
Germany |
Black/Speed Metal (early); Thrash Metal (later) |
26 |
| Vulcano |
Brazil |
Heavy Metal (early); Black/Death/Thrash Metal (later) |
25 |
| Sarcófago |
Brazil |
Black/Thrash/Death Metal |
24 |
| Morbid Saint |
United States |
Thrash Metal |
19 |
| Slayer |
United States |
Thrash Metal |
17 |
| Mutilator |
Brazil |
Death/Thrash Metal (early); Thrash Metal (later) |
17 |
| Vader |
Poland |
Death/Thrash Metal |
14 |
| Cavalera Conspiracy |
United States |
Groove/Thrash/Death Metal |
14 |
| Celtic Frost |
Switzerland |
Thrash/Death/Black Metal (early); Gothic/Doom Metal (later) |
13 |
| Sadus |
United States |
Death/Thrash Metal (early); Technical Thrash Metal (later) |
13 |
| Num Skull |
United States |
Death/Thrash Metal (early); Death Metal (later) |
13 |
| Mortuary |
Mexico |
Death/Thrash Metal |
10 |
| Demolition Hammer |
United States |
Thrash Metal (early); Groove Metal (later) |
9 |
| Deicide |
United States |
Death Metal |
7 |
| Death |
United States |
Death Metal (early); Progressive Death Metal (later) |
6 |
| Legion of the Damned |
Netherlands |
Death/Thrash Metal |
6 |
| Merciless |
Sweden |
Death/Thrash Metal |
6 |
| Sadistic Intent |
United States |
Death Metal |
4 |
| Kerry King |
United States |
Thrash Metal |
4 |
| Hellwitch |
United States |
Technical Death/Thrash Metal |
3 |
| Schizophrenia |
Belgium |
Death/Thrash Metal |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |