In a bit of a random development, last week found Forbes compiling a list of heavy metal bands they feel have “made the most significant impact in the metal genre”, with the history of the genre as a whole being factored into the rankings. While it’s a surprisingly well-rounded list for a publication most widely known for business, markets and investing, there are certainly some divisive ranking selections for a few key artists.
Should you have some time to burn, you can find their reasoning for each of their choices over at forbes.com. Should you just want to do it quick and dirty, their choices ran as follows:
- 38. Carcass
- 37. At The Gates
- 36. Exodus
- 35. Behemoth
- 34. Napalm Death
- 33. Kyuss
- 32. Dream Theater
- 31. Nightwish
- 30. King Diamond
- 29. Danzig
- 28. Converge
- 27. Cannibal Corpse
- 26. Anthrax
- 25. Meshuggah
- 24. Machine Head
- 23. Lamb Of God
- 22. Mastodon
- 21. Sepultura
- 20. Type O Negative
- 19. Motörhead
- 18. Death
- 17. Dio
- 16. Megadeth
- 15. Gojira
- 14. Korn
- 13. Rammstein
- 12. Deftones
- 11. System Of A Down
- 10. Avenged Sevenfold
- 09. Tool
- 08. Slayer
- 07. Slipknot
- 06. Ozzy Osbourne
- 05. Judas Priest
- 04. Pantera
- 03. Iron Maiden
- 02. Black Sabbath
- 01. Metallica
