| Venom |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed/Black Metal |
110 |
| Kat & Roman Kostrzewski |
Poland |
Thrash Metal |
60 |
| Sodom |
Germany |
Black/Speed Metal (early); Thrash Metal (later) |
46 |
| Turbo |
Poland |
Heavy/Thrash Metal |
42 |
| Mercyful Fate |
Denmark |
Heavy Metal |
35 |
| Death SS |
Italy |
Heavy/Doom Metal (early); Industrial Metal (mid); Heavy Metal (later) |
27 |
| Bulldozer |
Italy |
Black/Speed/Thrash Metal |
26 |
| Flames |
Greece |
Speed Metal (early); Thrash/Death Metal (later) |
23 |
| Bombarder |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Speed/Thrash Metal |
23 |
| Metallica |
United States |
Thrash Metal (early); Hard Rock (mid); Heavy/Thrash Metal (later) |
19 |
| Root |
Czechia |
Epic Heavy/Black Metal |
17 |
| Diabolic Night |
Germany |
Black/Speed Metal |
16 |
| Evil Blood |
Croatia |
Speed Metal with Black Metal elements |
16 |
| Iron Angel |
Germany |
Power/Speed/Thrash Metal |
16 |
| Tormentor |
Hungary |
Black Metal (early); Experimental Rock (later) |
16 |
| Dragon |
Poland |
Thrash/Death Metal, Industrial Hard Rock |
15 |
| Törr |
Czechia |
Black/Thrash Metal |
14 |
| Deathwish |
United Kingdom |
Thrash Metal |
14 |
| Venom Inc. |
United Kingdom |
Heavy Metal |
13 |
| Bewitched |
Sweden |
Black/Thrash/Heavy Metal |
13 |
| Sexmag |
Poland |
Death/Thrash Metal |
13 |
| Sabbat |
Japan |
Black/Thrash Metal |
11 |
| TSA |
Poland |
Heavy Metal |
10 |
| Master's Hammer |
Czechia |
Black Metal, Experimental |
10 |
| Running Wild |
Germany |
Heavy/Power/Speed Metal |
9 |
| Flames of Hell |
Iceland |
Black/Thrash Metal |
9 |
| Hellbutcher |
Sweden |
Black Metal |
9 |
| Necronomicon |
Germany |
Thrash Metal |
9 |
| NME |
United States |
Black/Thrash Metal (early); Thrash Metal/Crossover (later) |
9 |
| Bathory |
Sweden |
Black/Viking Metal, Thrash Metal |
8 |
| Destruction |
Germany |
Thrash Metal |
8 |
| Exorcist |
Poland |
Death/Thrash Metal |
8 |
| Det Gamle |
Poland |
Black/Thrash Metal |
8 |
| Hellias |
Poland |
Thrash Metal |
8 |
| Piledriver |
Canada |
Speed/Thrash Metal |
8 |
| Vigilance |
Slovenia |
Heavy/Speed Metal (early); Black/Heavy Metal (later) |
8 |
| Ranger |
Finland |
Speed Metal |
7 |
| Alastor |
Poland |
Thrash Metal, Groove Metal |
7 |
| Alkatraz |
Poland |
Groove/Thrash Metal |
7 |
| Kreon |
Poland |
Heavy/Thrash Metal (early); Groove Metal (later) |
7 |
| Testament |
United States |
Thrash Metal |
6 |
| Hellhammer |
Switzerland |
Speed/Thrash/Black Metal |
6 |
| Destroyers |
Poland |
Thrash Metal |
6 |
| Satan's Host |
United States |
Heavy Metal (early); Black/Death Metal (mid); Blackened Heavy/Power Metal (later) |
6 |
| Tank |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM, Heavy Metal |
6 |
| Exorcist |
United States |
Speed Metal |
6 |
| Deliverance |
United Kingdom |
Heavy/Speed Metal |
6 |
| Vulcano |
Brazil |
Heavy Metal (early); Black/Death/Thrash Metal (later) |
6 |
| Celtic Frost |
Switzerland |
Thrash/Death/Black Metal (early); Gothic/Doom Metal (later) |
5 |
| Filii Nigrantium Infernalium |
Portugal |
Black Metal (early); Black/Heavy/Thrash Metal (later) |
5 |
| Midnight |
United States |
Black/Speed Metal |
5 |
| Abigail |
Japan |
Black/Thrash Metal |
5 |
| Hobbs Angel of Death |
Australia |
Thrash Metal |
5 |
| Terminal |
Sweden |
Heavy Metal |
5 |
| Morbid |
Sweden |
Death/Thrash/Black Metal (early); Thrash Metal (later) |
5 |
| Popiór |
Poland |
Heavy/Thrash Metal |
5 |
| Stos |
Poland |
Heavy Metal |
5 |
| Tudor |
Czechia |
Black Metal (early); Thrash Metal with Industrial influences (later) |
5 |
| Witchfynde |
United Kingdom |
NWOBHM/Heavy Metal |
4 |
| Tormentor |
Germany |
Thrash Metal |
4 |
| Vomit of Doom |
Argentina |
Black/Thrash Metal |
4 |
| Мастер |
Russia |
Thrash Metal |
4 |
| Okrütnik |
Poland |
Heavy/Speed/Black Metal |
3 |
| Infernäl Mäjesty |
Canada |
Thrash Metal |
3 |
| Debustrol |
Czechia |
Thrash Metal |
3 |
| Nekkrolüst |
Poland |
Black/Speed Metal |
3 |
| Terrorama |
Sweden |
Death/Thrash/Black Metal |
3 |
| Vomitor |
Australia |
Death/Thrash/Black Metal |
3 |
| (show top 20 only) |