# Liste US-amerikanischer Metalbands

Die Liste US-amerikanischer Metalbands zählt namhafte US-amerikanische Musikgruppen aus dem Genre Metal auf. Hard-Rock-Bands werden nur in die Liste aufgenommen, insofern sie auch Metal spielen. Zur Aufnahme in die Liste muss Wikipediarelevanz vorhanden sein.
Die Namen der Bundesstaaten sind wie folgt abgekürzt: Alabama (AL), Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), Arkansas (AR), Kalifornien (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY).
| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) |
| 7 Horns 7 Eyes | 2006 | | Seattle (WA) | Technical Death Metal, Christlicher Metal |
| 24-7 Spyz | 1986 | | New York City (NY) | Crossover, Funk Metal |
| 36 Crazyfists | 1994 | | Anchorage (AK) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore |
| 40 Below Summer | 1998, 2011 | 2005 | | Nu Metal, Rockmusik |
| 40 Grit | 1996 | 2004 | Concord (CA) | Groove Metal |
| 100 Demons | 1998 | | Waterbury (CT) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore |
| 108 | 1991, 2005 | 1996 | | Metalcore, Screamo |

## A

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| A Day to Remember | 2003 | | Ocala (FL) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Pop-Punk | |
| ABACABB | 2004 | 2010 | Sterling (VA) | Deathcore | |
| Abattoir | 1982 | 1988 | Los Angeles (CA) | Power Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Abigail Williams | 2005 | | New York City (NY) | Black Metal, Death Metal |
| Abnormal Thought Patterns | 2008 | | Pleasanton (CA) | Instrumentalmusik, Progressive Metal, Djent | |
| Abomination | 1987, 1999 | 1993 | Chicago (IL) | Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Abscess | 1994 | 2010 | Benicia (CA) | Death Metal | |
| The Absence | 2002 | | Tampa (FL) | Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Absu | 1989, 2007 | 2003, 2018 | Plano (Texas) | Metal | |
| Abysmal Dawn | 2003 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Technical Death Metal | |
| The Acacia Strain | 2001 | | Chicopee (MA) | Deathcore, Metalcore | |
| The Accüsed | 1981, 2003 | 1992 | Oak Harbor (WA) | Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal | |
| Acid Bath | 1991 | 1997 | Houma (LA) | Sludge, Death Metal | |
| Acid King | 1993 | | San Francisco (CA) | Stoner Doom | |
| Acrassicauda | 2000 | | Bagdad (Irak) | Thrash Metal | ursprünglich aus dem Irak, inzwischen in den USA tätig |
| Acridity | 1987 | ca. 1991 | Victoria (TX) | Thrash Metal | |
| Acrophet | 1986 | 1990 | Brookfield (WI) | Thrash Metal | |
| Across Five Aprils | 2001, 2012 | 2008 | Chattanooga (TN) | Metalcore, Emo | |
| Across the Sun | 2004 | | Portland (OR) | Progressive Metal, Metalcore | |
| Act of Defiance | 2014 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Acumen Nation | 1988 | | Chicago (IL) | Crossover, Industrial Metal | als Acumen gegründet |
| Adema | 1998 | | Bakersfield (CA) | Nu Metal, Rock | |
| Adolescents | 1980, 1986, 2001 | 1981, 1991 | Fullerton (CA) | Melodic Hardcore, Punkrock | |
| Adrenaline Mob | 2011 | | New York City (NY) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Æther Realm | 2010 | | Greenville (NC) | Melodic Death Metal, Folk Metal | |
| Affiance | 2007 | | Cleveland (OH) | Metalcore | |
| After the Burial | 2004 | | Minneapolis (MN) | Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Aftermath | 1985, 2015 | 1996 | Chicago (IL) | Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Agalloch | 1996 | 2016 | Portland (OR) | Dark Metal, Doom Metal, Blackgaze, Post-Rock | |
| Agent Steel | 1984, 1999 | 1988, 2011 | Los Angeles (CA) | Speed Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Agents of Man | 2000 | | Irvington (NJ) | Metalcore | |
| Agents of Oblivion | 1999 | 2000 | | Alternative Metal, Crossover | |
| Aghora | 1995 | | Miami (FL) | Progressive Metal | |
| Agiel | 1997 | | Rochester (NY) | Death Metal | |
| The Agony Scene | 2002 | 2008 | Tulsa (OK) | Metalcore | |
| Agoraphobic Nosebleed | 1994 | | | Grindcore | |
| Akatharta | 1999 | | | Death Doom, Funeral Doom | als Urzien gegründet |
| Alabama Thunderpussy | 1996 | 2008 | Richmond (VA) | Heavy Metal, Stoner Rock | |
| Aldebaran | 2003 | 2012 | Portland (OR) | Sludge, Funeral Doom | |
| Alice in Chains | 1987, 2005 | 1999 | Seattle (WA) | Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Sludge Metal, Grunge | als Diamond Lie gegründet |
| All Good Things | 2013 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal | |
| All Out War | 1991, 1997, 2003, 2006 | 1990er, 2001, 2004 | Newburgh (NY) | Metalcore | |
| All Pigs Must Die | 2010 | | Boston (MA) | Crustcore, Sludge, Deathgrind | |
| All Shall Perish | 2002 | | Oakland (CA) | Deathcore | |
| All That Remains | 1998 | | Springfield (MA) | Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal | |
| All Too Human | 1995 | | Corpus Christi (TX) | Progressive Metal | |
| Allegaeon | 2008 | | Fort Collins (CO) | Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Allele | 2002 | | Jacksonville (FL) | Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Alter Bridge | 2004 | | | Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Amboog-A-Lard | 1987 | 1996 | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Thrash Metal | |
| Amen | 1994 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Punkrock, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Metal | |
| American Head Charge | 1996, 2011 | 2009 | Minneapolis (MN) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| American Sin | 2012 | | Cincinnati (OH) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | als Come the Dawn gegründet |
| Amoricide | 2002 | | Fort Worth (TX) | Thrash Metal | |
| Amort | 2007 | | Seattle (WA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Amulance | 1984, 2007 | 1990 | Aurora (IL) | Power Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Anacrusis | 1986, 2009 | 1993 | St. Louis (MO) | Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Anal Cunt | 1988 | 2011 | Newton (MA) | Grindcore | |
| Ancient | 1992 | | Bergen (Norwegen) | Black Metal | ursprünglich aus Norwegen, zwischenzeitlich in den USA, inzwischen in Italien tätig |
| And Hell Followed With | 2006 | | Detroit (MI) | Deathcore | |
| … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | 1994 | | | Post-Hardcore, Progressive Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Angelcorpse | 1995, 2006 | 1999, 2009 | Tampa (FL) | Black Metal, Death Metal | |
| The Angelic Process | 1999 | 2007 | Macon (GA) | Drone Doom, Ambient | |
| Animal | 1988 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| Animals as Leaders | 2007 | | Washington, D.C. | Progressive Metal, Djent | |
| Animosity | 2000 | 2009 | San Francisco (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Annunaki | 2005 | | Bayonne (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal | |
| Anthrax | 1981 | | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Crossover, Alternative Metal | |
| Anti-Mortem | 2008 | 2014 | Chickasha (OK) | Southern Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Anvil Bitch | 1983, 2008 | 1988 | Philadelphia (PA) | Thrash Metal | als Innocent Exile gegründet |
| Apocryphia | 1987 | ca. 1990 | Las Vegas (NV) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Apostle of Solitude | 2004 | | Indianapolis (IN) | Doom Metal | |
| Arcane | 1986 | ca. 1994 | Arlington (TX) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Arch / Matheos | 2010 | | Hartford (CT) | Progressive Metal | |
| Arduini/Balich | 2013 | | | Heavy Metal, Epic Doom, Progressive Metal | |
| Ares Kingdom | 1996 | | Kansas City (MO) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Arkaik | 2004 | | | Technical Death Metal | |
| Armored Saint | 1980 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Arsis | 2000 | | Virginia Beach | Death Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Arsonists Get All the Girls | 2005 | 2015 | Santa Cruz (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Artension | 1992/93 | 2005 | Cortland (NY) | Progressive Metal, Neoklassischer Metal | als Atlantis Rising gegründet |
| Artizan | 2008 | | Jacksonville (FL) | Heavy Metal | |
| As Blood Runs Black | 2003 | 2014 | Los Angeles (CA) | Deathcore | |
| As Hope Dies | 2000, 2004 | 2003, 2005 | La Habra (CA) | Metalcore | |
| As I Lay Dying | 2000/01 | | San Diego (CA) | Metalcore | |
| The Ascendicate | 2008 | | High Point (NC) | Metalcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| Asesino | 2002 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Deathgrind | |
| Ashdautas | 2002 | 2011 | Long Beach (CA) | Black Metal, Post-Black-Metal | |
| Ashes of Ares | 2012 | | | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Assück | 1987 | 1998 | Saint Petersburg (FL) | Grindcore | |
| Asunder | 1998 | 2006 | Oakland (CA) | Funeral Doom, Death Doom | |
| At All Cost | 2002 | 2009 | Austin (TX) | Metalcore | |
| At War | 1983, 2006 | 1994 | Virginia Beach (VA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Atheist | 1984, 2006 | 1993 | Sarasota (FL) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Atreyu | 1998, 2014 | 2011 | | Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Atriarch | 2009 | | Portland (OR) | Death-Rock, Black Doom | |
| Atrophy | 1986 | 1991/92 | Tucson (AZ) | Thrash Metal | |
| Attack Attack! | 2005, 2020 | 2013 | Westerville (OH) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Trancecore | |
| Attacker | 1983 | | | Speed Metal | |
| Attila | 2005 | | Atlanta (GA) | Metalcore, Deathcore, Nu Metal | |
| Attitude Adjustment | 1983, 1987, 2007 | 1986, 1991 | San Francisco (CA) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal | |
| Auaesuve | 2005 | | New York City (NY) | Funeral Doom, Drone Doom | |
| August Burns Red | 2003 | | Lancaster (PA) | Metalcore, Extreme Metal | |
| Aurora Borealis | 1995 | | Waldorf (MD) | Death Metal | |
| Austrian Death Machine | 2008 | | San Diego (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Autograph | 1983, 2002–05, 2013 | 1989 | Pasadena (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Autopsy | 1987, 2009 | 1995 | San Francisco (CA) | Death Metal | |
| The Autumn Offering | 1999 | 2010 | Daytona Beach (FL) | Metalcore | |
| Avenged Sevenfold | 1999 | | Huntington Beach (CA) | Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Avenger of Blood | 2001 | | Las Vegas (NV) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Aversion | 1986 | ca. 1995 | | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Crossover, Hardcore Punk | |
| Axehammer | 1981 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |

## B

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Bad Acid Trip | 1990 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Grindcore | |
| Bad Omens | 2015 | | Richmond (VA) | Metalcore | |
| Bad Wolves | 2017 | | | Metalcore, Heavy Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Bad Yodelers | 1983 | 1992 | Salt Lake City (UT) | Crossover, Alternative Metal | als Season of the Spring gegründet |
| Baroness | 2003 | | Savannah (GA) | Progressive Metal, Sludge | |
| Barren Altar | 2013 | | Santa Rosa (CA) | Black Doom | |
| Barren Cross | 1983 | 1994 | Los Angeles (CA) | Christlicher Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Battle of Mice | 2005 | 2009 | | Post-Metal | |
| Battlecross | 2003 | | Warren (MI) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Beartooth | 2012 | | Columbus (OH) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore | |
| Beatallica | 2001 | | | Heavy Metal, Fun Metal | |
| Beautiful Creatures | 1999, 2016 | 2010 | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Becoming the Archetype | 1999 | | Atlanta (GA) | Death Metal, Metalcore | als Nonexistent Failure gegründet, zwischenzeitlich The Remnant |
| Bedemon | 1973, 1986, 2001 | 1979, 1986, 2002 | Alexandria (VA) | Proto-Doom | |
| Beelzefuzz | 2009 | | | Doom Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Behold… the Arctopus | 2001 | | New York City (NY) | Progressive Metal, Extreme Metal, Mathcore | |
| Believer | 1986, 2007 | 1995 | Colebrook (PA) | Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Bell Witch | 2010 | | Seattle (WA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Beneath Oblivion | 2003 | | Cincinnati (OH) | Funeral Doom, Sludge | |
| Benümb | 1994 | 2006 | Oakland (CA) | Grindcore | |
| Beowülf | 1981, 2000 | 1995 | Venice Beach (CA) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal | |
| Bereft | 2011 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Bermuda | 2009 | | Oxnard (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Betrayal | 1989, 2000 | 1993 | Van Nuys (CA) | Thrash Metal, Christlicher Metal, Gothic Metal, Industrial Metal |
| Between the Buried and Me | 2000 | | | Progressive Metal, Mathcore, Metalcore | |
| Beyond Fear | 2005 | | Akron (OH) | Heavy Metal | |
| Beyond the Embrace | 2000 | | New Bedford (MA) | Melodic Death Metal | |
| Bigelf | 1991 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Bigwig | 1995 | | | Hardcore Punk, Punkrock, Thrash Metal | |
| Biohazard | 1987, 2008 | 2005 | New York City (NY) | Hardcore Punk, Crossover, Metal, Metalcore | |
| Bionic Jive | 1998, 2000 | 1999 | Phoenix (AZ) | Rapcare, Rapmetal | |
| Birth A.D. | 2008 | | Austin (TX) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Bitch | 1981, 2003 | 1990 | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal | |
| Bitter End | 1985, 2011 | 1992 | Seattle (WA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Black Anvil | 2007 | | New York City (NY) | Extreme Metal | |
| Black Breath | 2005 | | Seattle (WA) | Crust Punk, Metal | |
| Black Cobra | 2001 | | San Francisco (CA) | Sludge | |
| The Black Dahlia Murder | 2000 | | Detroit (MI) | Melodic Death Metal | |
| Black Funeral | 1993 | | | Black Metal, Post-Industrial | |
| Black Label Society | 1998 | | | Heavy Metal, Southern Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Black Lung | 2013 | | Baltimore (MD) | Doom Metal, Bluesrock, Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock | |
| Black September | 2006 | | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal | |
| Black Stone Cherry | 2001 | | Edmonton (KY) | Hardrock, Southern Rock, Heavy Metal, Country-Rock | |
| Black Tide | 2004 | 2016 | Miami (FL) | Heavy Metal, Metalcore | |
| Black Tusk | 2005 | | Savannah (GA) | Sludge | |
| Black Veil Brides | 2006 | | | Hard Rock, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Black ’n Blue | 1979, 1997, 2003, 2008 | 1989 | Portland (OR) | Glam Metal | |
| Blacklace | 1981 | ca. 1987 | New York City (NY) | Heavy Metal | |
| The Bled | 2001 | | Tucson (AZ) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Mathcore | |
| Bleed the Sky | 2003 | | | Metalcore | |
| Bleeding Through | 1998, 2018 | 2014 | | Metalcore | |
| Blessed Curse | 2001 | | Colfax (CA) | Thrash Metal | als Atrosity gegründet, zwischenzeitlich Devastator |
| Blessed Death | 1984 | 1992 | Old Bridge (NJ) | Thrash Metal | |
| Blessthefall | 2004 | | Scottsdale (AZ) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Blind Illusion | 1979, 2008 | 1989 | San Francisco (CA) | Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Blood Feast | 1985, 1999, 2007 | 1991, 1999 | Bayonne (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | als Blood Lust gegründet |
| Blood Has Been Shed | 1997 | | Granby (CT) | Metalcore, Mathcore | |
| Blood Incantation | 2011 | | Denver (CO) | Death Metal | |
| Blood of the Black Owl | 2005 | | Seattle (WA) | Funeral Doom, Dark Ambient, Nordic Ritual Folk | |
| Bloodclot | 2006 | | New York City (NY) | New York Hardcore, Groove Metal, Straight Edge | als Bloodclot! gegründet |
| Bloodgood | 1985, 2006 | 1994 | Seattle (WA) | White Metal | |
| Bloodhound Gang | 1992 | 2015 | Trappe (PA) | Alternative Rock, Rap-Rock, Hip-Hop, Funk Metal, Rapcore, Electronic Rock |
| Bloodlust | 1983, 2004 | 1988 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Bloodsimple | 2002 | 2008 | Long Island (NY) | Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Bloodsoaked | 2006 | | Raleigh (NC) | Brutal Death Metal | |
| Blue Öyster Cult | 1967 | | Stony Brook (NY) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Blue Tears | 1983, 2005 | 1993, 2009 | Jackson (TN) | Glam Metal | |
| Body Count | 1990, 2009 | 2006 | Los Angeles (CA) | Rap Metal, Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Body Void | 2014 | | San Francisco (CA) | Sludge | |
| Boiler Room | 1996 | 2001 | New York City (NY) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Bon Jovi | 1983 | | (NJ) | Rock, Hard Rock, Metal | |
| Bondes by Blood | 2005 | | Pomona (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Bongripper | 2005 | | Chicago (IL) | Stoner Metal, Drone Doom | |
| Bongzilla | 1995, 2015 | 2007 | Madison (WI) | Sludge, Stoner Doom | |
| Born of Osiris | 2003 | | Palatine (IL) | Deathcore, Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Djent | als DiminisheD gegründet |
| Botch | 1993 | 2002 | Tacoma (WA) | Mathcore, Metalcore | |
| Bound for Glory | 1989 | | (MN) | Rechtsrock, Metal | |
| BPMD | 2019 | | | Thrash Metal | |
| Brain Drill | 2005 | | | Technical Death Metal, Grindcore | |
| Brainoil | 1998 | | Oakland (CA) | Sludge | |
| Breaker | 1982 | | Cleveland (OH) | Power Metal | |
| Breaking Benjamin | 1998 | | Wilkes-Barre (PA) | Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock |
| A Breath Before Surfacing | 2006 | 2009 | | Deathcore | |
| Brick Bath | 1996 | 2006 | San Diego (CA) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, Groove Metal, Metalcore | als Epitaph gegründet |
| Bride | 1983 | | | Hard Rock, Christlicher Metal | |
| Brides of Destruction | 2002 | | | Hardrock, Heavy Metal | |
| Britny Fox | 1985 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Hard Rock, Hair Metal | |
| Brocas Helm | 1982 | | San Francisco (CA) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Brodequin | 1998, 2016 | 2008 | Knoxville (TN) | Death Metal | |
| Broken Hope | 1988, 2012 | 2001 | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal | |
| The Browning | 2005 | | Kansas City (MO) | Deathcore, Trancecore, Metalcore, Industrial Metal | |
| Brutality | 1986 | | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal | |
| A Bullet for Pretty Boy | 2006 | | Dallas (TX) | A Bullet for Pretty Boy | |
| BulletBoys | 1988 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Burning Brides | 1999 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Burning Inside | 1995 | ca. 2007 | Springfield (MO) | Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Burning Rain | 1998 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Hardrock, Heavy Metal | |
| Burning the Masses | 2006 | | San Diego (CA) | Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Burning Witch | 1995 | 1998 | Seattle (WA) | Stoner Doom, Sludge | |
| Burnt by the Sun | 1999 | 2009 | (NJ) | Metalcore, Grindcore, Mathcore | |
| Burnt Offering | 1987, 1997 | 1990 | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Bury Your Dead | 2001 | | Worcester (MA) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Butcher Babies | 2009 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Buzzov•en | 1990, 2010 | 1999 | Charlotte (NC) | Sludge | |
| Byzantine | 2000, 2012 | 2008 | Charleston (WV) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |

## C

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Cacophony | 1986 | 1989 | San Francisco (CA) | Progressive Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Cage | 1992 | | San Diego (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Calico System | 1998 | 2007 | St. Louis (MO) | Metalcore, Emocore, Punk | |
| Candiria | 1992 | | New York City (NY) | Experimental Metal, Crossover, Jazzcore, Hip-Hop | |
| Cannabis Corpse | 2006 | | Richmond (VA) | Death Metal | |
| Cannibal Corpse | 1988 | | Buffalo (NY) | Death Metal | |
| Capharnaum | 1993 | | Sanford (FL) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Car Bomb | 2000 | | New York City (NY) | Extreme Metal | |
| Carnifex | 2005 | | San Diego (CA) | Deathcore, Death Metal, Black Metal | |
| Carnivore | 1982 | 1989 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore | |
| Castle | 2009 | | San Francisco (CA) | Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Rock | |
| Catacombs | 2003 | | (NJ) | Funeral Doom | |
| Cathartes Aura | 2019 | | Corvallis (OR) | Atmospheric Doom, Funeral Doom | |
| Catherine | 2003 | | Sacramento (CA) | Metalcore | |
| Cattle Decapitation | 1996 | | San Diego (CA) | Deathgrind | |
| Cave In | 1995 | | Methuen (MA) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock | |
| Cavity | 1992, 2015 | 2003 | Miami (FL) | Sludge Metal | |
| Celestiial | 2004 | | (MN) | Funeral Doom, Nordic Ritual Folk | |
| Cellador | 2003 | | Omaha (NE) | Power Metal | |
| Celldweller | 1999 | | New York City (NY) | Synth Rock, Industrial Rock, Nu Metal, Dubstep, Techno, Trance, Drum and Bass, Breakbeat | |
| Cephalic Carnage | 1992 | | Denver (CO) | Deathgrind | |
| Ceremonic Buryment | 2022 | | | Funeral Doom | US-amerikanisch-kroatisches Gemeinschaftsprojekt |
| Ceremonium | 1992 | 2004 | New York City (NY) | Death Doom | |
| Chalice of Suffering | 2015 | | (MN) | Death Doom, Funeral Doom | |
| Charred Walls of the Damned | 2009 | | | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Chastain | 1984 | | Cincinnati (OH) | Heavy Metal | |
| Chelsea Grin | 2007 | | Salt Lake City (UT) | Deathcore | als Ahaziah gegründet |
| Chencha Berrinches | 1997 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Ska, Punk, Heavy Metal | |
| Chevelle | 1995 | | Grayslake (IL) | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Chimaira | 1998 | 2014 | Cleveland (OH) | Groove Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal | |
| Chiodos | 2002 | 2016 | Flint (MI) | Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore, Emocore, Metalcore | |
| Chrch | 2013 | | Sacramento (CA) | Death Doom, Post-Metal | als Church gegründet |
| Christian Death | 1979 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Death-Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Cianide | 1988 | | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal, Death Doom | |
| Cinderella | 1982 | 2017 | Philadelphia (PA) | Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Bluesrock |
| Circle II Circle | 2001 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| Circus of Power | 1986, 2014 | 1995 | New York City (NY) | Hard Rock, Sleaze Rock, Heavy Metal |
| Cirith Ungol | 1976 | | Ventura (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Civil Defiance | 1989 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| CKY | 1998 | | West Chester (PA) | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Stoner Rock, Post-Grunge | |
| Cloakroom | 2012 | | Michigan City (IN) | Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, Shoegazing | |
| Cloudkicker | 2008 | | Columbus (OH) | Progressive Metal, Post-Metal, Post-Rock | |
| Clown Alley | 1985 | 1987 | San Francisco (CA) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Coal Chamber | 1994, 2011 | 2003, 2016 | Los Angeles (CA) | Nu Metal | |
| Coalesce | 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005 | 1995, 1999, 2002 | Kansas City (MO) | Mathcore, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Code Orange | 2008 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Hardcore, Metalcore | als Code Orange Kids gegründet |
| Coldsteel | 1986, 2012 | 1993 | Long Island (NY) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| The Color Morale | 2007 | | Rockfords (IL) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Columns | 2003 | | Charlotte (NC) | Grindcore | |
| Combat | 1984, 2000 | 1990 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal | von 1986 bis 1990 als Napalm |
| Complete Failure | 2006 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Grindcore | |
| Condemned | 2004 | | Imperial Beach (CA) | Brutal Death Metal | |
| Confessor | 1986, 2002 | 1994 | Raleigh (NC) | Doom Metal, Progressive Metal |
| Confide | 2004, 2012 | 2010, 2013 | Los Angeles (CA) | Deathcore, Metalcore, Post-Hardcore |
| Conquer Divide | 2013 | | (MI) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Alternative Rock | |
| The Contortionist | 2006 | | Indianapolis (IN) | Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Deathcore | als Achilles Rising gegründet |
| Control Denied | 1995 | 2001 | Tampa (FL) | Progressive Metal | |
| Converge | 1990 | | Boston (MA) | Hardcore Punk, Mathcore, Grindcore | |
| Cornbugs | 1995 | 2007 | San Dimas (CA) | Experimental Metal, Progressive Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Corrections House | 2012 | | | Alternative Metal, Doom Metal, Industrial Metal | Supergroup |
| Corrosion of Conformity | 1982 | | Raleigh (NC) | Sludge, Hardcore Punk, Rock | |
| The Coup de Grace | 1988 | 1996 | Minneapolis (MN) | Thrash Metal | |
| Coven | 1984, 2012 | ca. 1993 | Seattle (WA) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Crazy Town | 1999, 2007 | 2003 | Los Angeles (CA) | Nu Metal, Crossover | |
| Creation Is Crucifixion | 1997 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Metalcore, Mathcore, Grindcore | |
| Creation’s End | 2003 | | New York City (NY) | Progressive Metal | |
| Crematorium | 1991, 2000 | 1998 | Los Angeles (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Crimson Glory | 1982, 1998, 2005 | 1991 | Sarasota (FL) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Crisis | 1994 | 2006 | New York City (NY) | Metal | |
| Cro-Mags | 1981/82, 1998 | 1994 | New York City (NY) | Hardcore, Crossover-Thrash | |
| Crowbar | 1989 | | New Orleans (LA) | Doom Metal, Sludge | |
| Crown the Empire | 2010 | | Dallas (TX) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Melodic Hardcore, Symphonic Rock, Alternative Metal, Electronicore | |
| Crucified Mortals | 2001 | | Cleveland (OH) | Thrash Metal | |
| Crumbsuckers | 1982 | 1989 | Long Island (NY) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal | |
| Crypt Sermon | 2013 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Epic Doom | |
| Cryptic Slaughter | 1984 | | Santa Monica (CA) | Crossover-Thrash, Hardcore Punk | |
| Culprit | 1982, 2010 | 1984 | Seattle (WA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Cult of Herodias | 2012 | | Holbrook (NY) | Atmospheric Doom, Funeral Doom, Gothic Metal | |
| Currents | 2011 | | Fairfield (CT) | Metalcore, Djent |
| Cyclone Temple | 1989 | 1994 | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal | |
| Cynic | 1987, 2007 | 1994 | Miami (FL) | Thrash Metal, Technical Death Metal, Fusion, Progressive Metal, Artrock | |

## D

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Dååth | 2003 | | Atlanta (GA) | Death Metal | als Dirtnap gegründet |
| Damageplan | 2003 | 2004 | | Groove Metal | |
| Damien Thorne | 1983 | | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal | |
| Damnation A.D. | 1992, 2005 | 1998 | Washington, D.C. | Metalcore, Hardcore Punk | |
| The Damned Things | 2009 | | New York City (NY) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Dance Club Massacre | 2004 | | Chicago (IL) | Deathcore | |
| Danger Danger | 1987 | | New York City (NY) | AOR, Hardrock, Glam Metal | |
| Dangerous Toys | 1987 | 1999 | Austin (TX) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Danzig | 1987 | | Lodi (NJ) | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Bluesrock, Doom Metal, Industrial Metal | |
| Dark Angel | 1981, 2002, 2013 | 1992 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal |
| Dark Castle | 2005 | | St. Augustine (FL) | Death Doom | |
| Dark Empire | 2004 | | New Jersey (NJ) | Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Darkest Hour | 1995 | | Washington, D.C. | Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Darklin Reach | 1989 | 2001 | Chicago (IL) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Darwin’s Waiting Room | 1995 | 2004 | Miami (FL) | Nu Metal, Rapcore | |
| Davey Suicide | 2011 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal | |
| Dawnbringer | 1995 | | Chicago (IL) | Heavy Metal | |
| Daylight Dies | 1996 | | Asheville (NC) | Melodic Death Metal, Death Doom | |
| Dayseeker | 2012 | | Orange County (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore | |
| Dayshell | 2012 | | Chino Hills (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock, Metalcore | |
| Dead in the Dirt | 2008 | | Atlanta (GA) | Grindcore | |
| The Dead Rabbitts | 2011 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Dead to Fall | 1999 | 2009 | Chicago (IL) | Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Deaden | 1990 | | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal | |
| The Deadlights | 1998 | 2001 | Huntington Beach (CA) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Deadly Blessing | 1985, 2006 | ca. 1990 | Tunersville (NJ) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Deadstar Assembly | 2001 | | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Deafheaven | 2010 | | San Francisco (CA) | Blackgaze, Post-Black-Metal |
| Death | 1983 | 2001 | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | als Mantas gegründet |
| Death Angel | 1982, 2001 | 1991 | (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Death Before Dishonor | 2000 | | Boston (MA) | Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Death Grips | 2010 | | | Hip-Hop, Punkrock, Elektro, Noise, Industrial, Metal, Jazz, Pop | |
| Death Mask | 1984, 2009 | 1987 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Death Row | 1979, 2000, 2009 | 1983, 2001, 2010 | (TN) | Proto-Doom, Traditional Doom | |
| Death Strike | 1985 | 1987 | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal | |
| Debris Inc. | 2001 | 2008 | Chicago (IL) | Punk, Doom Metal | |
| Deceased... | 1984 | | Arlington County (VA) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| December | 1994 | | Reno (NV) | Metalcore, Grindcore | |
| Decrepit Birth | 2001 | | Santa Cruz (CA) | Technical Death Metal, Progressive Death Metal | |
| Ded | 2016 | | Tempe (AZ) | Nu Metal | |
| Deeds of Flesh | 1993 | | Los Osos (CA) | Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal | |
| Defiance | 1985, 2005 | 1994, 2012 | Oakland (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Defiler | 2010, 2019 | 2015 | Castro Valley (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Deftones | 1988 | | Sacramento (CA) | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Deicide | 1987 | | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal, Extreme Metal | als Amon gegründet |
| Dekapitator | 1996 | | San José (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Deliverance | 1985, 1986, 2000, 2006 | 1985, 1996, 2002 | Los Angeles (CA) | Christlicher Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Demiricous | 2001 | | Indianapolis (IN) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Demise of Eros | 2003 | 2007 | Pittsburgh (PA) | Metalcore | |
| Demolition Hammer | 1986, 2016 | 1994 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Demon Hunter | 2002 | | Seattle (WA) | Metalcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| Depswa | 1999 | | Modesto (CA) | Nu Metal | |
| Destructor | 1984, 1999 | | Cleveland (OH) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Détente | 1984, 2008 | 1989, 2010 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Dethklok | 2006 | | | Melodic Death Metal | |
| Devastation | 1986, 2008 | 1991 | Corpus Christi (TX) | Thrash Metal | |
| Device | 2012 | 2014 | Austin (TX) | Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock | |
| The Devil Wears Prada | 2005 | | Dayton (OH) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| DevilDriver | 2002 | | Santa Barbara (CA) | Groove Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Devourment | 1995 | | (TX) | Slam Death Metal | |
| Diamond Plate | 2004 | | Worth (IL) | Thrash Metal | |
| Diecast | 1997 | | Boston (MA) | Metalcore | |
| A Different Breed of Killer | 2006 | | Knoxville (TN) | Deathcore | |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan | 1997 | 2017 | (NJ) | Mathcore, Progressive Metal, Experimental Metal, Metalcore | |
| Dio | 1982 | 2010 | Cortland (NY) | Heavy Metal | |
| Dio Disciples | 2011 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| Dirty Rotten Imbeciles | 1982 | | Houston (TX) | Hardcore, Thrash Metal, Crossover | |
| Disciple | 1992 | | Knoxville (TN) | Christlicher Metal | |
| Disgorge | 1992 | | San Diego (CA) | Death Metal | |
| Disincarnate | 1992 | 1993 | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Disrupt | 1987 | 1994 | Lynn (MA) | Crust, Punk, Grindcore | |
| Disturbed | 1994 | | Chicago (IL) | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | als Brawl gegründet |
| Divine Empire | 1997 | | Boca Raton (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Divine Heresy | 2006 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Metalcore, Groove Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Divine Regale | 1991, 2014 | ca. 1997 | Dover (NH) | Progressive Metal | |
| Doctor Butcher | 1994 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| Dofka | 1987 | | Washington, D.C. | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Dog Eat Dog | 1991 | | (NJ) | Crossover | |
| Dog Fashion Disco | 1996, 2013 | 2007 | Rockville (MD) | Progressive Metal | |
| Dokken | 1978 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Dope | 1997 | | New York City (NY) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Down | 1991 | | New Orleans (LA) | Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Southern Metal |
| Downer | 1990er | 2001 | Orange County (CA) | Alternative Rock, Nu Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Downthesun | 1999, 2010 | 2003 | Kansas City (MO), De Moines (IA) | Nu Metal | |
| A Dozen Furies | 2003 | 2006 | Dallas (TX) | Metalcore | |
| Dr. Acula | 2005 | 2012 | Long Island (NY) | Deathcore | |
| Dr. Mastermind | 1982 | | | Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Dragonlord | 2001 | | | Extreme Metal | |
| Dread | 2007 | 2011 | Albuquerque (NM) | Thrash Metal | |
| Dream Death | 1985, 2011 | 1989 | Pittsburgh (PA) | Death Doom, Thrash Metal | |
| Dream Theater | 1985 | | New York City (NY) | Progressive Metal | als Majesty gegründet |
| Dream Widow | 2022 | | Seattle (WA) | Thrash Metal | fiktive Band aus dem Film Studio 666 |
| Drop Dead, Gorgeous | 2005 | 2011 | Denver (CO) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Drop Hammer | 1989 | 1993 | Muskegon (MI) | Thrash Metal | |
| Drown | 2012 | | Portland (OR) | Funeral Doom | |
| Drowning Pool | 1997 | | Dallas (TX) | Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Nu Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Dry Cell | 1998, 2008 | 2005 | (CA) | Nu Metal, Hard-Rock | |
| Dry Kill Logic | 1993 | | Westchester County (NY) | Nu Metal, Metalcore | |
| Dublin Death Patrol | 2006 | | Dublin (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| D.V.C. | 1988 | 1992 | Tallahassee (FL) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Dying Fetus | 1991 | | Annapolis | Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, Grindcore | |
| DYS | 1983, 2010 | 1984 | Boston (MA) | Hardcore Punk, Metal | |
| Dysrhythmia | 1998 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Instrumentalmusik, Progressive Rock, Technical Death Metal | |
| Dystopia | 1991 | 2005 | Orange County (CA) | Sludge, Crustcore | |

## E

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Early Man | 2003 | | Columbus (OH) | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Earshot | 1999 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge | |
| Earth | 1989 | | | Drone Doom | |
| Earth Crisis | 1989, 2007 | 2001 | Syracuse (NY) | Metalcore, Hatecore, Straight Edge, Hardcore Punk | |
| Echoes of Eternity | 2005 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Eighteen Visions | 1996, 2017 | 2007 | Orange County (CA) | Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Element Eighty | 2000 | 2010 | Tyler (TX) | Nu Metal | |
| Eliminator | 2006 | | Edison (NJ) | Thrash Metal | |
| Emarosa | 2006 | | Lexington (KY) | Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | als Corsets Are Cages gegründet |
| Embrace the End | 2001 | | Sacramento (CA) | Metalcore, Mathcore, Deathcore | |
| Emmure | 2003 | | New Fairfield (CT) | Metalcore, Deathcore, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| The End Machine | 2018 | | | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Endo | 1995, 2012 | 2007 | Miami (FL) | Rap Metal, Nu Metal, Crossover, Alternative Metal | |
| Endymion | 1997 | 1999 | Austin (TX) | Funeral Doom | |
| Enfold Darkness | 2005 | | Nashville (TN) | Black Metal, Technical Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Enforsaken | 1998 | 2006 | Chicago (IL) | Melodic Death Metal | |
| Enterprise Earth | 2014 | | Spokane (WA) | Deathcore, Technical Death Metal | |
| Ephemeros | 2010 | | Portland (OR) | Funeral Doom | |
| Epidemic | 1987 | 1994 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Erra | 2009 | | Birmingham (AL) | Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Djent | |
| Escape the Fate | 2004 | | Las Vegas (NV) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Hard Rock, Screamo, Emo | |
| Eugenic Death | 2010 | | Greensboro (NC) | Thrash Metal | |
| Euphoric Defilement | 2009 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Brutal Death Metal | |
| Evanescence | 1995 | | Little Rock (AR) | Alternative Rock, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Event | 1996 | | | Progressive Metal | |
| Ever Forthright | 2008 | | New York City (NY) | Progressive Metal, Jazz Fusion |
| Evergreen Terrace | 1999 | | Jacksonville (FL) | Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Post-Hardcore | |
| Every Time I Die | 1998 | 2022 | Buffalo (NY) | Metalcore | |
| Eviction | 1986 | 1993 | Leetsdale (PA) | Thrash Metal | |
| EvilDead | 1987, 2009 | 1992 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Evoken | 1992 | | Lyndhurst (NJ) | Funeral Doom | |
| Excantation | 2017 | | San Antonio (TX) | Funeral Doom | |
| Excel | 1983, 1994 | 1992, 1995 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Crossover, Punk | |
| Excruciator | 2008 | | Portland (OR) | Thrash Metal | |
| E-X-E | 1984 | 1991 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | als Executioner gegründet |
| Executioner | 1984 | 1989 | Boston (MA) | Thrash Metal | als Last Generation gegründet |
| Exhorder | 1985, 2008 | 1993 | New Orleans (LA) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Exhumed | 1991 | | | Death Metal | |
| Exmortus | 2003 | | Whittier (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Exodus | 1981, 1996, 2001 | 1992, 1998 | San Francisco Bay Area (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Exorcist | 1985 | ca. 1986 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Black Metal | |
| Experiment Fear | 1989 | | Appleton (WI) | Death Metal | |
| Extreme | 1985, 2009 | 1995 | Boston (MA) | Hard Rock, Funk Metal, Glam Metal | |
| Exulansis | 2016 | | Talent (OR) | Post-Black-Metal, Doom Metal | |
| EyeHateGod | 1988, 2000, 2001 | 1998, 2001 | New Orleans (LA) | Sludge | |
| Eyes Like Diamonds | 2005 | | Las Vegas (NV) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Eyes of Fire | 1998 | | Orange (CA) | Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal | als Shiva gegründet |
| Eyes Set to Kill | 2003 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Screamo, Alternative | |

## F

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| F5 | 2003 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Metal | |
| The Faceless | 2004 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Factory 81 | 1997 | 2003 | Detroit (MI) | Nu Metal | |
| Faith No More | 1982, 2009 | 1998 | San Francisco (CA) | Crossover, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Faith or Fear | 1982, 2002 | 1991 | Richland (NJ) | Thrash Metal | |
| Falling in Reverse | 2008 | | Henderson (NV) | Hardcore-Punk, Punkrock, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Rap-Rock, Hard Rock, Pop-Punk, Alternative Rock |
| Fallout | 1989 | 1982 | New York City (NY) | Heavy Metal | |
| Fallujah | 2007 | | San Francisco (CA) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Family Force 5 | 2004 | | Atlanta (GA) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Crunkcore, Crossover, Post-Hardcore |
| Faster Pussycat | 1985, 2001 | 1993 | Los Angeles (CA) | Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Bluesrock | |
| Fates Warning | 1983 | | (CT) | Progressive Metal | |
| Fear Before | 2002 | | Aurora (CO) | Metalcore, Mathcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Fear Factory | 1989, 2003 | 2002 | Los Angeles (CA) | Industrial Metal, Neo-Thrash/Groove Metal, Death Metal | als Ulceration gegründet |
| Fear of God | 1989 | 1996 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal | als Sediction gegründet |
| Fecund Betrayal | 2012 | | Salem (IL) | Funeral Doom | |
| Fever 333 | 2017 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Rock, Hardcore Punk, Rap-Metal | |
| Fight | 1993 | 1996 | Phoenix (AZ) | Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Fireball Ministry | 1999 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Stoner Metal | |
| Fireflight | 1999 | | Eustis (FL) | Christlicher Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| FireHouse | 1989 | | Charlotte (NC) | |
| Fifth Angel | 1983, 2017 | 1990 | Bellevue (WA) | Power Metal | |
| First Blood | 2002 | | (CA) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Fit for a King | 2007 | | Texas (TX) | Metalcore, Christlicher Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Fit for an Autopsy | 2008 | | Jersey City (NJ) | Deathcore, Death Metal | |
| Five Finger Death Punch | 2005 | | Las Vegas (NV) | Alternative Metal, Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock |
| Five Pointe O | 1999 | 2003 | Joliet (IL) | Rap Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Flaw | 1996, 2006 | 2004 | Louisville (KY) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | als F. Law gegründet |
| Fleshgrind | 1992 | 2005 | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal, Grindcore | |
| The Flight of Sleipnir | 2007 | | Arvada (CO) | Epic Doom | |
| Flotsam and Jetsam | 1981 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | als Paradox gegründet |
| The Flying Luttenbachers | 1991 | 2007 | | Hardcore Punk, Black Metal, Creative Jazz | |
| For All Those Sleeping | 2007 | 2014 | St. Cloud (MN) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| For the Fallen Dreams | 2003 | | Lansing (MI) | Metalcore, Mathcore, Hardcore | |
| For Today | 2005 | 2016 | Sioux City (IA) | Metalcore | |
| Forbidden | 1985, 2007 | 1997 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Force | 1976 | 1986 | Capitol Heights (MD) | Traditional Doom, Proto-Doom | |
| Forced Entry | 1982, 2002 | 1995, 2002 | Seattle (WA) | Thrash Metal | als Critical Condition gegründet |
| Forté | 1987 | | Oklahoma City (OK) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Fozzy | 1999 | | (GA) | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Frightmare | 2002 | | Portland (OR) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Grindcore, Punk | |
| From a Second Story Window | 2002 | 2008 | (OH) / (PA) | Metalcore | |
| From Ashes to New | 2013 | | Lancaster (PA) | Nu Metal | |
| From Autumn to Ashes | 2000, 2014 | 2008 | Long Island (NY) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| From First to Last | 2002, 2013 | 2010 | Los Angeles (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal, Emocore, Screamo | |
| Fueled by Fire | 2002 | | Norwalk (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Full Blown Chaos | 1997 | | New York City (NY) | Metalcore | |
| Full of Hell | 2009 | | Ocean City (MD) / (PA) | Grindcore, Sludge, Noise | |
| Funerary | 2013 | 2017 | Phoenix (AZ) | Funeral Doom, Sludge | |
| Fury of Five | 1994, 2000, 2010 | 1998, 2000 | Asbury Park (NJ) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, Metalcore | |
| Futures End | 2007 | | Martinez (CA) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |

## G

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Galactic Cowboys | 1989, 2017 | 2000 | Houston (TX) | Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Gammacide | 1986, 2004 | 1992 | Arlington (TX) | Thrash Metal | |
| Gang Green | 1982 | | Boston (MA) | Hardcore, Punkrock, Skatepunk | |
| Ganon | 2001 | 2010er | Ferndale / Ann Arbor (MI) | Post-Metal | |
| Gatecreeper | 2013 | | Tucson / Phoenix (AZ) | Death Metal | |
| The Gates of Slumber | 2013 | | Indianapolis (IN) | Doom Metal | |
| Generation Kill | 2008 | | Congers (NY) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Genitorturers | 1991 | | Orlando (FL) | Industrial Metal, Industrial Rock | |
| Genöcide | 1979 | ca. 1987 | New Brunswick (NJ) | Crossover, Punk, Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Get Scared | 2008 | | Layton (UT) | Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock, Metalcore | |
| Ghost Bath | 2012 | | Minot (ND) | Blackgaze, Depressive Black Metal, Post-Black-Metal | |
| The Ghost Inside | 2004 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Ghost Machine | 2005 | 2007 | Los Angeles (CA) | Industrial Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Giant Squid | 2002 | 2015 | Sacramento (CA) | Sludge, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Gideon | 2008 | | Tuscaloosa (AL) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Giraffe Tongue Orchestra | 2011 | | | Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal | Supergroup |
| Glass Casket | 2001 | | Winston-Salem (NC) | Deathcore | als Gadrel gegründet |
| Glass Cloud | 2011 | 2015 | Hampton (VA) | Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Goatlord | 1985 | 1997 | Las Vegas (NV) | Sludge, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Death Doom | |
| Goatsnake | 1996, 2004 | 2002 | Los Angeles (CA) | Stoner Doom | |
| Goatwhore | 1996/97 | | New Orleans (LA) | Black Metal, Death Metal | |
| God Forbid | 1998 | 2013 | East Brunswick (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Metalcore | |
| Godhead | 1990er | | Washington, D.C. | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Godsmack | 1995 | | Boston (MA) | Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Godspeed | ca. 1991/92 | 1996 | Asbury Park (NJ) | Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Gorgasm | 1994, 2010 | 2008 | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal, Grindcore, Goregrind | |
| Gothic Slam | 1984 | 1991 | Union City (NJ) | Thrash Metal | als Slayer gegründet |
| Graf Orlock | 2003 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Grindcore | |
| Grand Belial’s Key | 1992, 2009 | 2006 | Oakton (VA) | Black Metal | |
| Grave Ritual | 2009 | | Montgomery (AL) | Death Metal | |
| Gravehill | 2001, 2006 | ca. 2001 | Anaheim (CA) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal | |
| Grayceon | 2005 | | | Progressive Metal | |
| The Great Commission | 2007 | | Redlands (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Hardcore Punk, Deathcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| Great White | 1981, 2006 | 2001 | Huntington Beach (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Greeley Estates | 2002 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Green Jellÿ | 1981 | | | Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk-Rock, Comedy Rock | als Green Jellö gegründet |
| Grief | 1991, 2001, 2006 | 2005, 2008 | Boston (MA) | Sludge | |
| Griffin | 1982, ca. 2011 | ca. 1986 | San Francisco (CA) | Power Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Guardian | 1982 | 1999 | | Hardrock, Power Metal, Rock | als Fusion gegründet, zwischenzeitlich Gardian |
| Gwar | 1985 | | Richmond (VA) | Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Hardcore Punk, Shock Rock | |
| Gwen Stacy | 2004 | | Indianapolis (IN) | |

## H

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Hades | 1978, 1995 | 1989 | (NJ) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Haji’s Kitchen | 1993 | | Lewisville (TX) | Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Groove Metal | |
| Halcyon Way | 2001 | | Atlanta (GA) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |
| Halestorm | 1997 | | Red Lion (PA) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Hallowed Butchery | 2004 | | Kennebec County (ME) | Funeral Doom, Industrial Metal, Neofolk, Grindcore | |
| Halloween | 1981 | | Detroit (MN) | Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | als Bitch gegründet |
| Hallows Eve | 1983, 2004 | | Atlanta (GA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Halo of Gunfire | 2006 | | Santa Maria (CA) | Deathcore, Death Metal | |
| Hammers of Misfortune | 1990er | | San Francisco (CA) | Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal | als Unholy Cadaver gegründet |
| Hammerwhore | 2001, 2013 | 2007 | Alice (TX) | Thrash Metal | |
| Hands | 2007, 2017 | 2011, 2017 | Fargo (ND) | Christlicher Metal, Metalcore, Post-Metal | |
| Hanzel und Gretyl | 1993 | | New York City (NY) | Alternative Metal, Industrial Rock, Breakbeat, Drum & Bass | |
| Happy Days | 2007 | | Sarasota (FL) | Depressive Black Metal, Shoegazing | |
| Hardline | 1991, 1999, 2011 | 1992, 2009 | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | |
| Haste | 1993 | 2007 | Birmingham (AL) | Metalcore | |
| Haste the Day | 2001, 2014 | 2011 | Carmel | Metalcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| Hatchet | 2006 | | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Hate Eternal | 1997 | | Saint Petersburg (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Hatebeak | 2003, 2015 | 2009 | Baltimore (MD) | Death Metal, Grindcore | |
| Hatebreed | 1994 | | Bridgeport (CT) | Metalcore, Hardcore-Punk | |
| Hateplow | 1994 | | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Death Metal | Supergroup |
| Hatriot | 2011 | | Oakland (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Hatrix | 1989 | | Cleveland (OH) | Thrash Metal | |
| Have Mercy | 1983 | 1988 | Baltimore (MD) | Power Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Havoc Mass | 1990 | ca. 1993 | Tampa (FL) | Thrash Metal | |
| Havok | 2004 | | Denver (CO) | Thrash Metal | |
| Hawaii | 1981 | 1986 | Honolulu (HI) | Speed Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal | als Vixen gegründet |
| Hawthorne Heights | 2001 | | Dayton (OH) | Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Heart | 1967 | | Seattle (WA) | Hard Rock, Pop, Glam Metal | |
| Heathen | 1984, 2001 | 1992 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Heimskringla | 2015 | | | Funeral Doom | |
| Heir Apparent | 1984, 1998 | 1990 | Seattle (WA) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Hellcannon | 2009 | | Buffalo (NY) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Hellion | 1982 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Power Metal | |
| Hellish Form | 2019 | | | Drone Doom, Funeral Doom | |
| Hellvetron | 2003 | | El Paso (TX) | Black Doom |
| Hellwitch | 1994, 2004 | 1998 | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Hellyeah | 2006 | | | Groove Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Helmet | 1980er, 2004 | 1997 | New York City (NY) | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Crossover | |
| Helstar | 1981/82 | | Houston (TX) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | als Black Rose gegründet, zwischenzeitlich Vigilante |
| Heretic | 1985, 2011 | 1988 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Hewhocorrupts | 2000 | 2012 | Chicago (IL) | Grindcore | |
| Hexen | 2003 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Hexx | 1978 | 1991 | San Francisco (CA) | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| The Hidden Hand | 2002 | 2007 | (MD) | Stoner Doom | |
| Hierophant | 1994 | 2003 | (NJ) | Funeral Doom | |
| High on Fire | 1999 | | Oakland (CA) | Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal | |
| High Spirits | 2009 | | Chicago (IL) | Heavy Metal | |
| Himsa | 1998 | 2008 | Seattle (WA) | Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Hirax | 1984, 2000 | 1989 | Cypress (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | eine der wenigen Metal-Gruppen mit afroamerikanischem Sänger |
| Hittman | 1984 | 1994 | New York City (NY) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Hollywood Undead | 2005 | | (CA) | Rap-Rock, Alternative Rock, Crossover, Nu Metal | |
| Holy Grail | 2008 | | Pasadena (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Holy Terror | 1985 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Speed Metal | |
| HolyHell | 2005 | | | Power Metal | |
| Honour Crest | 2009 | 2014 | Norfolk (VA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Trancecore, Djent | |
| Hoobastank | 1994 | | Agoura Hills (CA) | Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, Nu Metal | |
| Horrendous | 2009 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Death Metal | |
| Horse the Band | 1999 | | Lake Forest (CA) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| House of Lords | 1988, 2002 | 1999 | | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| House of Low Culture | 2000 | | | Drone Doom, Lounge, Ambient, Noise | |
| The Howling Void | 2007 | | San Antonio (CA) | Funeral Doom | |
| The Human Abstract | 2004 | 2011 | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Hundredth | 2008 | | Myrtle Beach (SC) | Melodic Hardcore, Metalcore, Shoegaze, Indie-Rock | |
| Huntress | 2009 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Hurt | 2000 | | | Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal | |

## I

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| I Am Heresy | 2011 | 2015 | (DE) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| I Declare War | 2005 | | Seattle (WA) | Deathcore | |
| I Prevail | 2013 | | Rochester Hills (MI) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| I See Stars | 2005 | | Warren (MI) | Trancecore, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| I Set My Friends on Fire | 2007 | | Miami (FL) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Trancecore, Electronica, Crunkcore | |
| I, the Breather | 2009 | 2016 | Baltimore (MD) | Metalcore | |
| Ice Nine Kills | 2002 | | Boston (MA) | Metalcore, Melodic Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Symphonic Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Iced Earth | 1984 | | (IN) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Icon for Hire | 2007 | | Decatur (IL) | Alternative Rock, Pop-Punk, Electronic-Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Idre | 2012 | | Oklahoma City (OK) | Post-Metal, Funeral Doom | |
| If Hope Dies | 1998 | | Auburn (NY) | Metalcore | |
| Ill Niño | 1998 | | (NJ) | Latin Metal, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | als El Niño gegründet |
| Imagika | 1993, 2019 | 2010 | Kalifornien (CA) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Immolation | 1986 | | Yonkers (NY) | New York Death Metal | |
| Impaled | 1997 | | Oakland (CA) | Deathgrind | |
| Impellitteri | 1987 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Impending Doom | 2005 | | Riverside (CA) | Deathcore, Death Metal, Goregrind | |
| Impetigo | 1987 | | Bloomington (IL) | Goregrind, Grindcore, Death Metal | |
| Imprecation | 1991, 2009 | 1998 | Houston (TX) | Death Metal, Black Metal | |
| In Dying Arms | 2006, 2020 | 2017 | Baltimore (MD) | Deathcore, Metalcore | |
| In Oblivion | 2009 | | Austin (TX) | Funeral Doom | |
| In This Moment | 2005 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Inanimate Existence | 2010 | | Santa Cruz (CA) | Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal |
| I.N.C. | 1985, 2010 | 1990 | Bridgeport (CT) | Thrash Metal | |
| Incantation | 1989 | | Johnstown (PA) | Death Metal | |
| Incite | 2004 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Incubus | 1991 | | Calabasas | Funk Metal, Nu Metal, Crossover | |
| Indestroy | 1983 | ca. 1989 | Rockville (MD) | Thrash Metal | |
| Indian | 2003, 2018 | 2015 | Chicago (IL) | Sludge | |
| Infectious Grooves | 1991 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Funk Metal | |
| Inferi | 2006 | | Nashville (TN) | Melodic Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Inhale Exhale | 2005 | 2013 | Canton (OH) | Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Inherit Disease | 2001 | | Ventura (CA) | Brutal Death Metal | |
| Inquisition | 1988 | | Cali (Kolumbien) | Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal | in Kolumbien gegründet, später nach Seattle gezogen |
| Insanity | 1985, 2005 | 2001 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Insatanity | 1992 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Death Metal, Black Metal, Brutal Death Metal | |
| Insolence | 1995 | | San José (CA) | Nu Metal, Reggae | |
| Integrity | 1989 | | Cleveland (OH) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Internal Bleeding | 1991, 2011 | 2004 | Long Island (NY) | Death Metal | |
| Internal Void | 1987 | 2013 | Frederick (MD) | Doom Metal | |
| Intrinsic | 1984, 2006 | 1996 | Morro Bay (CA) | Speed Metal, Power Metal | |
| Intronaut | 2003 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Metal, Post-Metal | |
| Intruder | 1987, 2002 | 1992 | Nashville (TN) | Thrash Metal | |
| Invection | 2007 | | Oakland (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Invent, Animate | 2011 | | Port Neches (TX) | Metalcore, Progressive Metal | |
| Irepress | 1998 | | Sharon (MA) | Post-Rock, Post-Metal, Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal, Space Rock, Instrumentalmusik | |
| The Iron Maidens | 2001 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Iron Man | 1988 | | Gaithersburg (MD) | Doom Metal | als Force gegründet |
| Iron Reagan | 2012 | | Richmond (VA) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal | |
| Isis | 1997 | 2010 | Boston (MA) | Post-Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Issues | 2012 | | Atlanta (GA) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Nu Metal, Contemporary R&B | |
| It Dies Today | 2001 | | Buffalo (NY) | Metalcore | |
| Iwrestledabearonce | 2007 | 2016 | Shreveport (LA) | Mathcore, Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |

## J

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Jag Panzer | 1981, 2013 | 2011 | Colorado Springs (CO) | Power Metal | |
| Jane’s Addiction | 1985, 1997, 2001-2004, 2008 | 1991 | West Hollywood (CA) | Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Funk Metal | |
| Jersey Dogs | 1989 | ca. 1993 | Hoboken (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Jex Thoth | | | San Francisco (CA) | Stoner Doom, Psychedelic Rock | |
| Job for a Cowboy | 2003 | | Glendale (AZ) | Death Metal | |
| John Diva & The Rockets of Love | 2009 | | | Glam Metal | inzwischen in Deutschland tätig |
| Jon Oliva’s Pain | 2003 | | | Progressive Metal | |
| Jucifer | 1993 | | | Sludge, Noise-Rock | |
| Judas Iscariot | 1992 | 2003 | | Extreme Metal | |
| Juggernaut | 1985 | 1993 | San Antonio (TX) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Julien-K | 2003 | | (CA) | Synth-Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Indietronica, Electronica | |
| Jungle Rot | 1994 | | Kenosha (WI) | Death Metal | |

## K

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Kamelot | 1991 | | | Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal | |
| Kamikabe | 2003 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Katagory V | 1999 | | Salt Lake City (UT) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |
| Kayo Dot | 2003 | | New York City (NY) | Avantgarde, Progressive Rock, Metal | |
| Keel | 1984, 1998, 2008 | 1989 | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| The Kennedy Veil | 2009 | | Sacramento (CA) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Ketch | 2013 | | Arvada (CO) | Death Doom, Sludge | |
| Khanate | 2000 | 2006 | New York City (NY) | Drone Doom, Sludge | |
| Khemmis | 2012 | | Denver (CO) | Epic Doom | |
| Kill the Client | 2002 | | Dallas (TX) | Grindcore | |
| Killer Be Killed | 2011 | | | Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal | Supergroup, als Killer or Be Killed gegründet |
| Killer Fox | 1986 | 1987 | Manchester (NH) | Thrash Metal | |
| The Killing Tree | 1999 | 2006 | Chicago (IL) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Killswitch Engage | 1999 | | Westfield (MS) | Metalcore | |
| Kinetic Dissent | 1987 | ca. 1991 | Atlanta (GA) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |
| King 810 | 2008 | | Flint (MI) | Metal | |
| King Conquer | 2001 | 2019 | Naples (FL) | Deathcore | |
| Kingdom Come | 1987, 2018 | 2016 | | Hard Rock | |
| Kingdom of Sorrow | 2005 | | | Metalcore, Sludge | |
| Kissing Candice | 2012 | | Long Island (NY) | Metalcore | |
| Kix | 1980, 2003 | 1995 | Hagerstown (MD) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| KK’s Priest | 2019 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| Knocked Loose | 2013 | | Oldham (KY) | Hardcore Punk, Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Korn | 1993 | | Bakersfield (CA) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Kowloon Walled City | 2007 | | San Francisco (CA) | Sludge | |
| Krallice | 2008 | | New York City (NY) | Extreme Metal | |
| Krashkarma | 2005 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Metal | |
| Kublai Khan | 1984, 2003, 2017 | 1989, 2003 | Minneapolis (MN) | Thrash Metal | |
| Kublai Khan TX | 2009 | | Abilene (TX) | Beatdown Hardcore, Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Kylesa | 2001 | | | Sludge | |
| Kyuss | 1988 | 1995 | Palm Desert (CA) | Stoner Rock, Stoner Doom | |

## L

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| L.A. Guns | 1983 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Lääz Rockit | 1982 | | | Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Lamb of God | 1990 | | Richmond (VA) | Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal | |
| L.A.P.D. | 1989 | 1993 | Bakersfield (CA) | Funk Metal | |
| Last Chance to Reason | 2005 | | Portland (ME) | Progressive Metal, Djent | |
| Last Crack | 1987, 1994, 2002 | 1992, 1994 | Madison (WI) | Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Last in Line | 2012 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| The Last Ten Seconds of Life | 2010 | | Meadville (PA) | Deathcore | |
| Lazarus A.D. | 2005 | 2015 | Kenosha (WI) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Leatherwolf | 1981 | | Huntington Beach (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Leathürbitch | 2015 | | Portland (OR) | Speed Metal, Sleaze Rock, Heavy Metal | als Leathürwitch gegründet |
| Lecherous Nocturne | 1997 | | Greenville (SC) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Leeway | 1983 | 1995 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore | |
| Lethal | 1982, 2006 | 1996 | (KT) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |
| Lethal Aggression | 1985 | | Asbury Park (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Crossover, Hardcore Punk | |
| Lethal Dose | 1986 | ca. 1989 | Seattle (WA) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Lethargy | 1992 | 1999 | Rochester (NY) | Mathcore, Technical Death Metal | |
| Leviathan | 1989, 2009 | 1998 | Littleton (CO) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Leviathan | | | (CA) | Black Metal | |
| Lich King | 2004 | | Amherst (MA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Liege Lord | 1982, 2000, 2013 | 1990, 2000 | Stamford (CT) | Speed Metal, Power Metal | als Deceiver gegründet |
| Life of Agony | 1989, 2003, 2014 | 1999, 2012 | New York City (NY) | Alternative Metal | |
| A Life Once Lost | 1999 | | (PA) | Metalcore, Groove Metal | |
| Lifer | 1999 | 2002 | Wilkes-Barre (PA) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Light the Torch | 2012 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Metalcore, Groove Metal | |
| Light This City | 2002 | 2008 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Like Moths to Flames | 2010 | | Columbus (OH) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Limp Bizkit | 1994 | | Jacksonville (FL) | Nu Metal, Rap Metal, Crossover | |
| Linkin Park | 1996 | | Agoura Hills (CA) | Alternative Rock, Electro Rock. Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Rap Rock | als Xero gegründet, zwischenzeitlich Hybrid Theory |
| Lionheart | 2004, 2017 | 2016 | Oakland (CA) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, Two-Step | |
| The Liquescent Horror | 2004 | | Peoria (AZ) | Funeral Doom | |
| Liquid Tension Experiment | 1997 | | | Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal | |
| Liturgy | 2005 | | New York City (NY) | Blackgaze, Post-Black-Metal | |
| Lividity | 1993 | | Champaign (IL) | Death Metal, Porngrind | |
| Living Colour | 1984, 2002 | 1994 | New York City (NY) | Alternative Metal, Funk Metal | eine der wenigen afroamerikanischen Metal-Bands |
| Living Sacrifice | 1989, 2008 | 2003 | Little Rock (AR) | Christlicher Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Metalcore | |
| Lizzy Borden | 1983 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Locrian | 2005 | | Chicago (IL) | Drone Doom, Metal, Ambient | |
| Lody Kong | 2011 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Sludge, Grunge, Hardcore Punk | |
| London | 1978, 2006 | 1991 | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Lord Dying | 2010 | | Portland (OR) | Sludge | |
| Lord Mantis | 2005, 2015, 2019 | 2014, 2017 | Chicago (IL) | Sludge | |
| Lord of War | 2008 | | San Diego (CA) | Deathcore, Death Metal | |
| Lorna Shore | 2010 | | (NJ) | Deathcore | |
| Losa | 2003 | | Dallas (TX) | Metalcore | |
| Loss | 2003 | | Nashville (TN) | Funeral Doom | |
| Lost Hours | 2013 | | Atlanta (GA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Love and Death | 2012 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Lucian the Wolfbearer | 2010 | | Cleveland (OH) | Funeral Doom, Nordic Ritual Folk | |
| Ludichrist | 1984, 2007 | 1989, 2007 | Long Island (NY) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Ludicra | 1998 | 2011 | San Francisco (CA) | Metal, Crust Punk | |
| Lurker of Chalice | unbe., 2004 | 2003 | | Black Doom | |
| Lycus | 2008, 2011 | 2009 | Oakland (CA) | Funeral Doom | |

## M

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Macabre | 1985 | | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal | |
| Mace | 1983, 2012 | 1989 | Everett (WA) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Machine Head | 1991 | | Oakland (CA) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal, Heavy Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Made Out of Babies | 2005 | 2012 | New York City (NY) | Post-Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Magellan | 1991 | | | Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal | |
| Magrudergrind | 2002 | | Washington, D.C. | Powerviolence, Grindcore | |
| Malevolent Creation | 1987 | | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Malformed Earthborn | 1992 | ca. 1995 | | Industrial Metal, Noise | |
| Malice | 1980, 2006 | 1989 | | Heavy Metal | |
| Mamiffer | 2008 | | Seattle (WA) | Drone Doom, Post-Rock | |
| Mammoth WVH | 2015 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Metal, Post-Grunge, Alternative Rock | |
| Manilla Road | 1977, 2001 | 1990, 2018 | Wichita (KS) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Manntis | 2000 | | Riverside County (CA) | Metalcore | |
| Manowar | 1980 | | Auburn (NY) | True Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal | Begründer des Stils True Metal |
| Mantic Ritual | 2004 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Thrash Metal | als Meltdown gegründet |
| Marilyn Manson | 1989 | | | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Martriden | 2001 | | Havre (MT) | Black Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Massacre | 19984, 2007, 2016 | 1996, 2014 | | Death Metal | eine der ersten Death-Metal-Gruppen |
| Master | 1983 | | Chicago (IL) | Death Metal | |
| Mastodon | 2000 | | Atlanta (GA) | Progressive Metal, Sludge | |
| Maylene and the Sons of Disaster | 2004 | | Birmingham (AL) | Metalcore, Southern Rock, Post-Hardcore, Hard Rock, Nu Metal | |
| Mega Colossus | 2005 | | Raleigh (NC) | Heavy Metal | |
| Megadeth | 1983, 2004 | 2002 | | Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Meliah Rage | 1987 | | Boston (MA) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Melvins | 1983 | | Montesano (WA) | Experimental Rock, Sludge Metal, Alternative Metal, Grunge, Stoner Rock | |
| Memphis May Fire | 2006 | | Denton (TX) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Southern Rock | |
| Merauder | 1990 | | New York City (NY) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Merciless Death | 2003 | | Santa Clarita (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Metal Church | 1981, 1999, 2012 | 1993, 2009 | Seattle (WA) | Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Metallica | 1981 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Methadrone | 1998 | 2009 | (NJ) | Drone Doom, Ambient, Postrock | |
| Methods of Mayhem | 1999, 2009 | 2000 | | Rap Metal, Nu Metal, Alternative Rock | |
| Midnight | 2003 | | Cleveland (OH) | Black Metal, Speed Metal, Punk | |
| The Midnight Ghost Train | 2008 | 2018 | Topeka (KS) | Stoner Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Sludge | |
| Mind Funk | 2007 | | | Funk Metal, Grunge, Stoner Rock | |
| Mindrot | 1989 | 1998 | Westminster (CA) | Death Doom | |
| Mindset | 1994 | 2000 | Virginia Beach (VA) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Mindwars | 2013 | | Turin (Italien); Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Minenwerfer | 2007, 2016 | 2014 | Sacramento (CA) | Extreme Metal, War Metal | |
| Ministry | 1981, 2011 | 2008 | Chicago (IL) | Industrial Metal, Thrash Metal, Crossover, EBM, Synth Pop | |
| Minsk | 2002 | | Chicago (IL) | Stoner Doom | |
| Misery Index | 2001 | | | Death Metal | |
| Misery Signals | 2002 | | Milwaukee (WI) | Metalcore | |
| Misfits | 1977, 1995 | 1983 | Lodi (NJ) | Horrorpunk, Hardcore-Punk, Punkrock, Heavy Metal | |
| Miss May I | 2007 | | Troy (OH) | Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| M.O.D. | 1986 | 2015 | | Crossover, Thrash Metal | |
| Modern Day Escape | 2006, 2020 | 2013 | Orlando | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore |
| Molotov Solution | 2004 | | Las Vegas (NV) | Deathcore | |
| Monstrosity | 1990 | | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Moodring | 2020 | | Orlando (FL) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Grunge | |
| Morbid Angel | 1984 | | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal | als Heretic gegründet |
| Morbid Saint | 1986, 2010 | 1993 | Sheboygan (WI) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Morbikon | 2020 | | | Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Hardcore Punk | US-amerikanisch-finnisches Projekt |
| Mordom | 2017 | | San Diego (CA) | Death Doom | |
| Mordred | 1984, 2002 | 1994 | San Francisco (CA) | Funk Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Morfin | 2010 | | Pico Rivera (CA) | Death Metal | |
| Morgion | 1990 | 2013 | Orange County (CA) | Death Doom, Gothic Metal | |
| Morne | 2005 | | Boston (MA) | Sludge, Crustcore, Death Metal, Post-Rock | |
| Morpheus Descends | 1990 | | Middletown (NY) | Death Metal | |
| Morta Skuld | 1990, 2012 | ca. 2004 | Milwaukee (WI) | Death Metal | |
| Mortal Decay | 1991 | | Audubon (NJ) | Brutal Death Metal | |
| Mortician | 1989 | | | Deathgrind | |
| Mortifier | 2007 | | Canton (OH) | Thrash Metal | |
| Most Precious Blood | 2001 | | New York City (NY) | New York Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Mother’s Finest | 1970, 1989 | 1983 | Atlanta (GA) | Funk, Funk Metal, Rock, Soul, R&B | |
| Motionless in White | 2006 | | Scranton (PA) | Metalcore | |
| Mötley Crüe | 1980, 2019 | 2015 | Los Angeles (CA) | Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | |
| Motograter | 1995, 2006, 2008 | 2005, 2006 | Santa Barbara (CA) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore | |
| Mouth of the Architect | 2003 | | Akron (OH) | Post-Metal | |
| Mt. Helium | 1999 | 2008 | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock | als The Apex Theory |
| Mucky Pup | 1985, 2009 | 1990er | Bergenfield (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk, Crossover | |
| Mudvayne | 1996, 2021 | 2010 | Peoria (IL) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Municipal Waste | 2000 | | Richmond (VA) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Murderdolls | 1999 | 2013 | Los Angeles (CA) | Glam Metal, Horrorpunk | Supergroup |
| Mushroomhead | 1993 | | Cleveland (OH) | Crossover, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Mutoid Man | 2012 | | New York City (NY) | Metal, Punk, Rock | |
| MX Machine | 1985, 2007 | 1989 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| My Bitter End | 2002 | | Middletown (NY) | Deathcore | |
| My Ruin | 1999 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal, Industrial Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Myka Relocate | 2007 | | Houston (TX) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Mystic Force | 1983 | | Baltimore (MD) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |
| Mystik | 1988 | ca. 1994 | Cleveland (OH) | Power Metal, Speed Metal | |

## N

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) |
| Nachtmystium | 2000, 2014 | 2013 | | Extreme Metal, Psychedelic Rock |
| Nails | 2007 | | Oxnard (CA) | Powerviolence, Grindcore, Crustcore |
| Narcotic Wasteland | 2011 | | Taylors (SC) | Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal |
| Nasty Savage | 1983, 2004 | 1991 | Brandon | Thrash Metal |
| Native Construct | 2011 | | Boston (MA) | Progressive Metal |
| Nausea | 1985 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Grindcore, Crustcore |
| Nebula | 1997 | | | Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal |
| Necrophagia | 1984, 1997 | 1987, 2018 | (OH) | Death Metal |
| Necrytis | 2016 | | | Heavy Metal, Power Metal |
| Nekrogoblikon | 2006 | | (CA) | Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal |
| Nelson | 1990 | | | Glam Metal |
| Neurosis | 1985 | | Oakland (CA) | Post-Metal, Thrash Metal, Crustcore |
| Nevermore | 1991 | 2017 | Seattle (WA) | Progressive Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal |
| New Years Day | 2005 | | Anaheim (CA) | Pop-Punk, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal |
| Newsted | 2012 | 2014 | | Heavy Metal |
| Night Demon | 2011 | | Ventura (CA) | Heavy Metal |
| Nile | 1993 | | Greenville (SC) | Technical Death Metal |
| Nine Inch Nails | 1988 | | Cleveland (OH) | Alternative Rock, Ambient, Electronica, Industrial Rock, Industrial Metal |
| Nitro | 1987, 2016 | 1993 | Los Angeles (CA) | Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal |
| Nocturne | 1995 | | | Alternative Metal, Synth Rock |
| Nocturnus | 1987, 1999 | 1993, 2002 | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal, Technical Death Metal |
| Nodes of Ranvier | 2000 | 2007 | Sioux Falls (SD) | Metalcore |
| Non-Fiction | 1988, 2009 | 1996 | (NJ) | Heavy Metal, Groove Metal, Alternative Metal, Power Metal |
| Nonpoint | 1997 | | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Nu Metal, Crossover |
| Noothgrush | 1994, 2011 | 2001 | San José (CA) | Sludge |
| Norma Jean | 1997 | | Douglasville (GA) | Metalcore, Mathcore |
| Nothing More | 2003 | | San Antonio (TX) | Alternative Metal, Progressive Rock |
| Nothingface | 1995 | 2009 | Washington, D.C. | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal |
| Novembers Doom | 1989 | | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal, Death Doom |
| Nuclear Assault | 1984 | 2022 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal |
| Nuclear Death | 1986 | 2000 | Phoenix (AZ) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Grindcore |
| Num Skull | 1985 | 1996 | Winthrop Harbor (IL) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal |
| NunSlaughter | 1987 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Death Metal |

## O

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Obituary | 1994, 2004 | 1998 | Brandon (FL) | Death Metal | als Executioner gegründet, zwischenzeitlich Xecutioner |
| The Obsessed | 1979, 2012 | 1995 | Washington, D.C. | Doom Metal | |
| Oceano | 2006 | | Chicago (IL) | Deathcore | |
| Oceans of Slumber | 2011 | | Houston (TX) | Progressive Metal | |
| Odd Project | 2000 | | Orange County (CA) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Odious Mortem | 2001 | | San Francisco (CA) | Technical Death Metal, Death Metal | |
| Of Mice & Men | 2009 | | Costa Mesa (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Oh, Sleeper | 2006 | | Fort Worth (TX) | Metalcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| O.L.D. | 1996 | 2002 | Bergenfield (NJ) | Grindcore, Death Metal, Industrial Metal | als Regurgitation gegründet |
| Old Man Gloom | 1999 | | Santa Fe (NM) | Post-Metal | |
| Oliver Magnum | 1983 | 1997 | Enid (OK) | Speed Metal, Power Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Om | 2004 | | | Stoner Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Stoner Doom, Ambient | |
| The Omega Experiment | 2007 | | Muskegon (MI) | Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal | |
| Omen | 1983, 1996 | 1988 | Los Angeles (CA) | Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| On Broken Wings | 2001 | | Boston (MA) | Metalcore | |
| One Bad Pig | 1985 | | Austin (TX) | Crossover, Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Only Living Witness | 1989 | 1995 | Boston (MA) | Hardcore Punk, Metal, Crossover | |
| Operation: Mindcrime | 2012 | | Seattle (WA) | Progressive Metal | als Queensrÿche gegründet |
| Opium Doom Cult | 2009 | | Cincinnati (OH) | Funeral Doom, Stoner Doom | |
| Oppressor | 1991 | 1999 | Chicago (IL) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Opprobrium | 1986 | | Metairie (LA) | Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Christlicher Metal | als Incubus gegründet |
| Orange 9mm | 1992 | 2000 | New York City (NY) | Post-Hardcore, Alternative Rock, Crossover | |
| Orchid | 2007 | | San Francisco (CA) | Doom Metal | |
| Order from Chaos | 1987, 2010 | 1995 | Kansas City (MO) | Death Metal | |
| Order of Ennead | 2007 | | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Ordo Obsidium | 2009 | | Bay Area (CA) | Black Doom, Funeral Doom | |
| Orgy | 1997 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Synth Rock, Nu Metal | |
| Origin | 1997 | | Topeka (KS) | Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Otep | 2000 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Crossover | |
| Our Last Night | 2003 | | Hollis (NH) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Outlaw Order | 2002 | | New Orleans (LA) | Sludge, Crustcore | |
| Outworld | 1997 | 2009 | Houston (TX) | Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Overkill | 1980 | | (NY) | Thrash Metal | |
| Ovid’s Withering | 2010 | | Tampa (FL) | Deathcore | |
| Ov Sulfur | 2021 | | Las Vegas (NV) | Deathcore | |

## P

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Paingod | | | Lake Worth (FL) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Pallbearer | 2008 | | Little Rock (AR) | Doom Metal | |
| Panopticon | 2007 | | | Post-Metal, Post-Black-Metal, Postrock, Folk, Bluegrass | |
| Pantera | 1981 | 2003 | Arlington (TX) | Groove Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | als Panteras Metal Magic gegründet |
| Papa Roach | 1993 | | Vacaville (CA) | Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Pathology | 2006 | | San Diego (CA) | Deathgrind | |
| Paths of Possession | 1999 | | Tampa (CA) | Melodic Death Metal | |
| Paw | 1990, 2008 | 2000, 2008 | Lawrence (KS) | Alternative Rock, Grunge, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Pelican | 1999 | | Chicago (IL) | Post-Rock, Post-Metal | |
| Pentagram | 1971, 1978, 1984, 1994, 1997, 2008 | 1976, 1979, 1988, 1996, 2005 | Alexandria (VA) | Doom Metal | |
| Periphery | 2004 | | Bethesda (MD) | Progressive Metal, Metalcore, Djent | |
| Persephone’s Dream | 1993 | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal | |
| Persistence in Mourning | 2006 | | Oklahoma City (OH) | Funeral Doom, Drone Doom | |
| Pg. 99 | 1998 | 2003 | Sterling (VA) | Screamo, Emo, Grindcore | |
| Phantom | 1985 | ca. 1993 | New York City (NY) | Speed Metal, Power Metal | |
| Phantom Blue | 1987, 2009 | 2001, 2009 | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | Frauen-Band |
| Phobia | 1990 | | Orange County (CA) | Grindcore | |
| Picture Me Broken | 2005 | | Redwood City (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Screamo, Hard Rock | |
| Pig Destroyer | 1997 | | Richmond (VA) | Grindcore | |
| Pigmy Love Circus | 1990, 1999 | 1995 | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk-Rock | |
| Pillar | 1998 | | (KS) | Alternative Metal, Rock, Christlicher Metal | |
| Pillory | 2003 | 2008 | Boston (MA) | Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Pinkly Smooth | 2001 | 2002 | Orange County (CA) | Metal | |
| Pissing Razors | 1994 | 2004 | El Paso (TX) | Groove Metal | |
| Pist.On | 1993 | | New York City (NY) | Alternative Metal | |
| Place of Skulls | 2000 | | Knoxville (TN) | Doom Metal, White Metal | |
| Planet X | 1999 | | | Progressive Metal, Jazz Fusion | |
| Plasmatics | 1978 | 1984 | | Punk, Metal | |
| A Plea for Purging | 2005 | 2012 | Nashville (TN) | Metalcore | |
| The Plot in You | 2010 | | Findlay (OH) | Metalcore, Alternative Rock | |
| P.O.D. | 1992 | | San Diego (CA) | Nu Metal, Christlicher Metal, Crossover, Rap Metal, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal | |
| Poet | 2016 | | Eugene (OR) | Funeral Doom, Gothic Metal | |
| Poison | 1983 | | Harrisburg (PA) | Glam Metal | |
| Poison the Well | 1997 | | Miami (FL) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Polkadot Cadaver | 2007 | | Rockville (MD) | Rock, Progressive Metal | |
| Poobah | 1972 | | Youngstown (OH) | Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Psyche, Protometal | |
| Pop Evil | 2001 | | Grand Rapids (MI) | Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal | |
| Possessed | 1983, 1990, 2007 | 1987, 1993 | San Francisco (CA) | Death Metal | |
| Post Mortem | 1982 | | Belmont (MA) | Death Doom, Thrash Metal, Hardcore | |
| Power of Omens | 1994 | 2005 | San Antonio (TX) | Progressive Metal | |
| Power Trip | 2008 | | Dallas (TX) | Crossover, Thrash Metal, Hardcore | |
| Powerglove | 2005 | | | Power Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Powerlord | 1984 | | Oklahoma City (OK) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Powermad | 1984, 2007 | 1990 | Minneapolis (MN) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Powerman 5000 | 1991 | | Boston (MA) | Alternative Metal, Electronic Rock, Nu Metal, Crossover | |
| Premonitions of War | 2000 | 2005 | Toledo (OH) | Metalcore, Grindcore, Hardcore Punk | |
| Pressure 4-5 | 1998 | | Santa Barbara (CA) | Alternative Metal, Rap Metal | |
| Pretty Boy Floyd | 1987 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Glam Metal | |
| Primer 55 | 1997, 2007 | 2003 | Memphis (TN) | Nu Metal, Rap Metal | |
| Primitive Man | 2012 | | Denver (CO) | Death Doom | |
| Primus | 1984, 2002 | 2000 | (CA) | Funk Metal, Crossover, Alternative Metal | |
| Pro-Pain | 1992 | | New York City (NY) | Hardcore, Metalcore, Groove Metal | |
| Product of Hate | 2007 | | Kenosha (WI) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Professional Murder Music | 1999 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Nu Metal, Industrial Metal | |
| Project 86 | 1996 | | Orange County (CA) | Christlicher Metal, Nu Metal, Post-Hardcore, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Rap Metal | |
| Prong | 1986 | | New York City (NY) | Groove Metal, Alternative Metal, Hardcore Punk | als R-Ruin gegründet |
| Prophets of Rage | 2016 | 2019 | Los Angeles (CA) | Rap-Rock, Rap-Metal | |
| Prosevere | 2006 | | Memphis (TN) | Alternative Metal, Thrash Metal, Rock ’n’ Roll | |
| Prototype | 1994 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Prowler | 2000 | | New York City (NC) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Prymary | 2000 | | Orange County (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Psychostick | 2000 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Comedy Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Psychotic Waltz | 1988, 2011 | 1997 | El Cajon (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Psyclon Nine | 2000 | | San Francisco (CA) | Aggrotech, Alternative Metal | |
| Purgatory | 1984 | 1989 | Cleveland (OH) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Pyrexia | 1990 | | | Death Metal | |
| Pythonissam | 2021 | | (ND) / (WI) | Funeral Doom | |

## Q

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Queens of the Stone Age | 1996 | | Palm Desert (CA) | Stoner Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Queensrÿche | 1981 | | | Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal | als The Mob gegründet |
| Quick Change | 1983, 2000 | 1991 | Markham (IL) | Thrash Metal | |
| Quiet Riot | 1975, 1982, 1993, 2004, 2010 | 1979, 1989, 2003, 2008 | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | |

## R

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Rabbit Junk | 2004 | | Seattle (WA) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Electronica, Hardcore Techno, Punk, Hip-Hop | |
| Racer X | 1985, 1999 | 1989, 2009 | | Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Radakka | 1988 | ca. 1998 | Chicago (IL) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Rage Against the Machine | 1991, 2007, 2019 | 2000, 2011 | Los Angeles (CA) | Rap Metal, Rap Rock, Funk Metal, Alternative Metal, Crossover | |
| Ramallah | 2001, 2013 | 2007 | Boston (MA) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Ramming Speed | 2007 | | Boston (MA) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk, Death Metal, Grindcore, Crustcore | |
| Ratt | 1979 | | San Diego (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Realm | 1985 | 1992 | Milwaukee (WI) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Rebel Meets Rebel | 1999 | 2004 | | Heavy Metal, Outlaw Country | |
| Reclusiam | 2004 | | Virginia Beach (VA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Red | 2002 | | Nashville (TN) | Christlicher Rock, Nu Metal, Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge | |
| The Red Chord | 1999 | | Revere (MA) | Deathcore | |
| The Red Death | 2002 | 2008 | Bath (NY) | Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore | |
| Red Fang | 2005 | | Portland (OR) | Stoner Rock, Sludge | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 1983 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Funk Rock, Alternative Rock, Crossover, Funk Metal | |
| Red Sparowes | 2003 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Post-Metal, Post-Rock | |
| Red Tide | 1993 | 2002 | Avon (CT) | Progressive Death Metal, Fusion | |
| Redrum | 1985, 1991, 2005 | 1989, 1992 | Sacramento (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Reflux | 2002 | 2006 | Washington, D. C. | Metalcore, Progressive Metal | |
| Remembering Never | 1990er | | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore | |
| Remove the Veil | 2005 | 2008 | Birmingham (AL) | Metalcore | |
| Repulsion | 1984, 1990, 2003 | 1988, 1993 | | Grindcore, Death Metal, Goregrind | älteste Grindcore-Band der USA |
| Resurrection | 1990 | | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Rev Theory | | | North Andover (MA) | Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | als Revelation Theory gegründet |
| Reveille | 1998 | 2003 | Harvard | Nu Metal, Crossover, Rap Metal | |
| Revelation | 1986 | | Baltimore (MD) | Doom Metal | |
| Revenant | 1985 | 1995 | Bergenfield (NJ) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Reverend | 1989, 2000 | 1992 | Seattle (WA) | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Revocation | 2000 | | Boston (MA) | Technical Death Metal, Thrash Metal | als Cryptic Warning gegründet |
| The Revolution Smile | 2000 | | Sacramento (CA) | Indie, Alternative Metal | |
| Righteous Pigs | 1987 | 1991 | | Hardcore Punk, Grindcore | |
| Rigor Mortis | 1983, 2005 | 1991, 2013 | Dallas-Fort-Worth-Metroplex (TX) | Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Rigor Sardonicous | 1988 | | Long Island (NY) | Funeral Doom | |
| Rings of Saturn | 2009 | | Dublin (CA) | Deathcore, Technical Death Metal | |
| Ringworm | 1990, 1995, 1998 | 1993, 1995 | Cleveland (OH) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, Thrash Metal | |
| Riot | 1976, 1987 | 1984 | New York City (NY) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Hard Rock | als Riot V gegründet |
| Rise Against | 1999 | | Chicago (IL) | Melodic Hardcore, Punk-Rock, Hardcore Punk | als Transistor Revolt |
| Rivers of Nihil | 2009 | | Reading (PA) | Technical Death Metal | |
| The Rods | 1980, 2006 | 1986 | Cortland (NY) | Heavy Metal | |
| Rorschach Test | 1992 | 2001 | | Industrial Metal | |
| Rose Funeral | 2005 | | Cincinnati (OH) | Deathcore, Death Metal | |
| Rosetta | 2003 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Post-Metal | |
| Rotting Sky | 2006 | | Portland (OR) | Funeral Doom | |
| Rough Cutt | 1980er | 1990er | Los Angeles (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Roxx Gang | 1985 | 1991 | Tampa (FL) | Glam Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Ruby the Hatchet | 2011 | | (NJ) | Doom Metal, Psychedelic Rock | |
| Ruffians | 1983, 2004 | 1989 | Berkeley (CA) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Rumpelstiltskin Grinder | 2002 | | Philadelphia (PA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Runaway Kids | 2005 | | San Fernando (CA) | Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Russian Circles | 2004 | | Chicago (IL) | Post-Rock, Post-Metal, Instrumentalmusik | |
| Ruthless | 1982, 2008 | 1990 | Los Angeles (CA) | Power Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Rwake | 1996 | | Little Rock (AR) | Sludge | |

## S

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Sacrament | 1989 | 2994 | Folcroft (PA) | Thrash Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Sacred Reich | 1985, 2006 | 2000 | Phoenix (AZ) | Thrash Metal | |
| Sacrilege B.C. | 1983 | 1991 | Berkeley (CA) | Thrash Metal, Crossover, Hardcore | |
| Sadistic Intent | 1987 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Sadness | 2014 | | Oak Park (IL) | Blackgaze, Depressive Black Metal | |
| Sadus | 1984 | | Antioch (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Saigon Kick | 1988, 2012 | 2000 | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Saint Vitus | 1979, 2003 | 1995 | Los Angeles (CA) | Doom Metal | |
| Saliva | 1996 | | Memphis (TN) | Nu Metal, Rap Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock | |
| Salt the Wound | 2001, 2010 | 2010 | Cleveland (OH) | Deathcore, Melodic Death Metal | |
| Samhain | 1983, 1999 | 1987 | | Death-Rock, Horrorpunk, Heavy Metal | |
| Sanctity | 2000 | 2008 | Asheville (NC) | Thrash Metal | |
| Sanctuary | 1985, 2010 | 1992 | Seattle (WA) | Power Metal | |
| Sarcolytic | 2003 | | Austin (TX) | Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal | |
| Saul | 2017 | | Sutherland (IA) | Alternative Metal | |
| Savage Grace | 1981, 2009, 2020 | 1988 | Los Angeles (CA) | Speed Metal, Power Metal | als Marquis De Sade gegründet |
| Savatage | 1981, 2014 | 2007 | Tampa (FL) | Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Saviour Machine | 1989 | | Los Angeles (CA) | White Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Scale the Summit | 2004 | | Houston (TX) | Progressive Metal | |
| Scar the Martyr | 2013 | 2016 | | Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Scars of Life | 1999, 2011 | 2006, 2014 | (FL) | Nu Metal | |
| Scars on Broadway | 2006, 2010 | 2009 | | Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock | |
| Scatterbrain | 1989, 2007 | ca. 1994, 2007 | Long Island (NY) | Crossover, Funk Metal, Fun Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Sea of Treachery | 2004 | | Hebron (KY) | Deathcore, Metalcore | als At Daggers Dawn gegründet |
| Seax | 2009 | | Framingham (MA) | Speed Metal | |
| See You Next Tuesday | 2005 | | Bay City (MI) | Deathcore, Mathcore | |
| Sentinel Beast | 1984, 2007 | 1987 | Sacramento (CA) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal | |
| Serpentine Dominion | 2016 | | | Death Metal | |
| Seven Kingdoms | 2007 | | Deland (FL) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Seven Witches | 1998 | | (NJ) | Power Metal | |
| Sevendust | 1994 | | Atlanta (GA) | Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Nu Metal | als Rumblefish gegründet |
| Severed Savior | 1999 | | San Francisco (CA) | Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | |
| Shadow Gallery | 1991 | | | Progressive Metal | |
| Shadow of Intent | 2014 | | (CT / RI) | Deathcore, Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal | |
| Shadow Project | 1987 | 1998 | Los Angeles (CA) | Death-Rock, Heavy Metal, Gothic Metal | |
| Shadows Fall | 1995 | | Boston (MA) | Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Metalcore, Post-Thrash | |
| Shai Hulud | 1995 | | Pompano Beach (FL) | Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Hardcore | |
| Shatter Messiah | 2005 | | Akron (OH) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Shattered Realm | 2000, 2011 | 2009 | Asbury Park (NJ) | Metalcore, Hardcore Punk | |
| Sheer Terror | 1984, 2004 | 1998 | New York City (NY) | Hardcore, Crossover-Thrash | |
| Shinedown | 2001 | | Jacksonville (FL) | Post-Grunge, Hard Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| The Showdown | 2002 | | Elizabethton (TN) | Metalcore, Heavy Metal | als 2540 gegründet |
| Shrinebuilder | 2008 | | | Stoner Doom | |
| Shuvel | 1997 | 2011 | Wichita (KS) | Rap Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Signs of the Swarm | | | Pittsburgh (PA) | Deathcore | |
| Silent Civilian | 2004 | | (CA) | Thrash Metal, Metalcore | |
| Silent Planet | 2010 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore | |
| Simple Aggression | 1989 | ca. 1996 | Independence | Thrash Metal, Power Metal | |
| Since October | 2005 | | Wauchula (FL) | Christlicher Metal, Alternative Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Sindrome | 1986 | | Highland Park (IL) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Siren | 1981 | 1991 | Tampa (FL) | Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Six Feet Under | 1993 | | Tampa (FL) | Death Metal, Death 'n' Roll | |
| Skarp | 2000 | | Seattle (WA) | Grindcore, Crustcore | |
| Skeletal Remains | 2011 | | Whittier (CA) | Death Metal | als Anthropophagy gegründet |
| Skeletonwitch | 2003 | | Athens (OH) | Thrash Metal, Black Metal | |
| Skid Row | 1987, 1999 | 1996 | (NJ) | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Sleaze Rock | |
| Skillet | 1996 | | Memphis (TN) | Christlicher Rock, Alternative Rock, Nu Metal | |
| Skin Chamber | 1991 | 1993 | Boston (MA) | Post-Metal, Industrial Metal | |
| Skin Yard | 1985 | 1992 | Seattle (WA) | Grunge, Alternative Metal | |
| Skinlab | 1995 | | San Francisco (CA) | Nu Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Skinless | 1992, 2013 | 2011 | Glen Falls (NY) | Death Metal | |
| Skrape | 1997 | 2004 | Orlando (FL) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Skrew | 1991, 2009 | 1998 | Austin (TX) | Industrial Metal | |
| Sky Eats Airplane | 2005 | 2011 | Fort Worth (TX) | Trancecore, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| A Skylit Drive | 2005 | 2017 | Lodi (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Slant | 2001 | | Annandale (VA) | Alternative Metal | |
| Slayer | 1981 | 2019 | Huntington Park (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Sleep | 1990, 2009 | 1997 | San José (CA) | Stoner Doom | |
| Sleeping with Sirens | 2009 | | Orlando (FL) | Post-Hardcore, Rock, Pop, Metalcore | |
| Sleepwave | 2013 | | St. Petersburg (FL) | Alternative Rock, Post-Rock, Ambient, Post-Hardcore | |
| Sleepytime Gorilla Museum | 1999 | | Oakland (CA) | Rock, Progressive Metal | |
| Slipknot | 1995 | | Des Moines (IO) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 1988, 2006 | 2000 | Chicago (IL) | Rock, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Artrock, Alternative Metal | |
| Smile Empty Soul | 1998/99 | | (CA) | Alternative Rock, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Snot | 1994, 2008 | 1998 | Santa Barbara | Hardcore Punk, Nu Metal | |
| So This Is Suffering | 2007 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Society 1 | 1998 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Nu Metal | |
| SOiL | 1997 | | Chicago (IL) | Alternative Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Soilent Green | 1988 | | | Grindcore, Sludge | |
| Solitude Aeturnus | 1987 | | Dallas (TX) | Epic Doom Progressive Metal | als Solitude gegründet |
| Solstice | 1990, 1995, 2008 | 1993, 1995 | | Death Metal | |
| Son of Aurelius | 2009 | | Santa Cruz (CA) | Technical Death Metal | |
| Son of Sam | 2000, 2007 | 2001 | Los Angeles (CA) | Horrorpunk, Death-Rock | |
| Sons of Apollo | 2016 | | | Progressive Metal | Supergroup |
| Sons of Azrael | 2004 | 2012 | Buffalo (NY) | Melodic Death Metal | |
| Sons of Liberty | 2009 | | | Heavy Metal | |
| Souls at Zero | 1993 | 1996 | Baltimore (MD) | Thrash Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Soundgarden | 1984, 2010 | 1997, 2018 | Seattle (WA) | Grunge, Heavy Metal, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock | |
| Sourvein | 1992 | | Wilmington | Sludge | als Brent gegründet |
| Spastic Ink | 1993 | 2004 | | Progressive Metal | |
| Spastik Children | 1985 | 1990 | | Metal | Supergroup |
| Speed Kill Hate | 2002 | | New York City (NY) | Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | |
| Spellcaster | 2009 | | Portland (OR) | Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Spinal Tap | 1964 (fiktiv), 1979, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009 | 1982 (fiktiv), 1984 | | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | halb-fiktive Heavy-Metal-Band, die durch den Film This Is Spinal Tap aus dem Jahr 1984 bekannt wurde |
| Spineshank | 1996 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Nu Metal, Alternative Metal | |
| Spirit Caravan | 1996, 2013 | 2002 | | Stoner Doom | |
| Spite | 1996 | 2001 | Charlotte | Nu Metal | |
| The Spudmonsters | 1987, 2011 | 1998 | Cleveland (OH) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk, Crossover | |
| Stabbing Westward | 1985, 2016 | 2002 | | Alternative Rock, Industrial Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Staind | 1995 | | Springfield (MA) | Post-Grunge, Nu Metal, Alternative Metal, Rock | |
| Starset | 2013 | | Columbus (OH) | Alternative Rock, Synth Rock, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Static-X | 1994, 2018 | 2013 | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal, Nu Metal | |
| Steel Aggressor | 2010 | | Indianapolis (IN) | Power Metal, Thrash Metal. Speed Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Steel Hook Prostheses | 1999 | | Arlington (TX) | Death Industrial | |
| Steel Panther | 2000 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Glam Metal, Sleaze Rock | als Metal Shop gegründet |
| Steel Prophet | 1983 | | Middletown (CT) | Power Metal | |
| Steeler | 1981 | 1984 | Nashville (TN) | Heavy Metal | |
| Steelheart | 1984, 2005 | 1992 | Norwald (CT) | Hard Rock, Hair Metal | |
| Stick to Your Guns | 2003 | | Orange County (CA) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| Still Remains | 2001 | | Grand Rapids (MI) | Metalcore | |
| Stolen Babies | 2002 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Avantgarde Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Stone Sour | 1992, 2000 | 1997 | Des Moires (IA) | Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge | |
| A Storm of Light | 2008 | | New York City (NY) | Post-Metal | |
| Stormtroopers of Death | 1985, 1997 | 1986, 2002 | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Crossover-Thrash | |
| Straight Line Stitch | 2000 | | Knoxville (TN) | Metalcore, Hardcore Punk | |
| Stryper | 1981, 1999, 2003 | 1993, 2001 | Orange County (CA) | Christlicher Metal, Glam Metal | als Roxx Regime gegründet |
| Stuck Mojo | 1989, 2005 | 2000 | Atlanta (GA) | Rap-Metal, Crossover | |
| Stygian Crown | 2018 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Epic Doom | |
| Submersed | 2003 | 2008 | Stephenville (TX) | Alternative Metal, Hard Rock | |
| SubRosa | 2005 | 2019 | Salt Lake City (UT) | Sludge, Doom Metal, Stoner Rock | |
| Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky | 2006 | | Tampa (FL) | Deathgrind | |
| Suffering Hour | ca. 2009 | | Minneapolis (MS) | Progressive Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal | als Compassion Dies gegründet |
| Suffocation | 1990, 2003 | 1998 | New York City (NY) | Brutal Death Metal, Technical Death Metal | gelten als Begründer des Brutal Death Metal |
| Suffokate | 2003 | | Oakland (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Suicidal Tendencies | 1982, 1997 | 1995 | Venice Beach (CA) | Hardcore Punk, Crossover, Thrash Metal, Skate-Punk | |
| Suicide Silence | 2002 | | Riverside (CA) | Deathcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Suicideboys | 2014 | | New Orleans (LA) | Hip-Hop, Trap, Cloud Rap, Trap Metal | |
| Sunn O))) | 1998 | | Seattle (WA) | Drone Doom | |
| Superjoint | 1993, 2014 | 2004 | New Orleans (LA) | Metal, Hardcore Punk | als Superjoint Ritual gegründet |
| Sutratma | 2010 | | Santa Barbara (CA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Swarm of the Lotus | 1998, 2009 | 2006, 2010 | Baltimore (MD) | Post-Metal, Sludge, Mathcore | |
| Swashbuckle | 2005 | | | Thrash Metal | |
| Switched | 1999 | | North Royalton (OH) | Nu Metal, Hard Rock | |
| Switchpin | 2001 | | Denver (CO) | Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |
| The Sword | 2003 | 2022 | Austin (TX) | Heavy Metal, Stoner Rock, Doom Metal | |
| Sworn Enemy | 1997 | | New York City (NY) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore, Crossover | als Mindset gegründet |
| Sworn In | 2011 | | Grayslake (IL) | Metalcore, Deathcore, Progressive Metal, Djent, Nu Metal | |
| Symphony X | 1994 | | Middletown Township (NJ) | Progressive Metal | |
| Syris | 1993 | 2000 | South Elgin (IL) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | |
| Syrus | 1983, 1988, 2014 | 1987, 1990 | San Antonio (TX) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal | als Sacred Play gegründet |
| System of a Down | 1994 | | (CA) | Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Nu Metal, Hard Rock | |

## T

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Take Over and Destroy | 2008 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Rock, Metal | |
| Tantric | 1999 | | Louisville (KY) | Post-Grunge, Nu Metal | |
| Taproot | 1997 | | Ann Arbor (MI) | Nu Metal, Post-Grunge | |
| Tardy Brothers | 2008 | | Gibsonton (FL) | Death Metal | |
| Tempel | 2003 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Post-Metal | |
| Temple of Brutality | 2004 | | Nashville (TN) | Thrash Metal | |
| Tenet | 1996 | 2012 | | Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal | |
| Tension | 1978, 2011 | 1988 | Baltimore (MD) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Power Metal | als Deuce |
| Terrorizer | 1987 | 2023 | Los Angeles (CA) | Grindcore | |
| Testament | 1983 | | Berkeley (CA) | Thrash Metal | als Legacy gegründet |
| Tetrarch | 2007 | | Atlanta (GA) | Metalcore, Nu Metal, Groove Metal | |
| Texas in July | 2007 | | Ephrata (PA) | Metalcore | |
| Theocracy | 2002 | | Athens (GA) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Theories | 2011 | | Seattle (WA) | Deathgrind | |
| This Is Hell | 2004 | | Long Island (NY) | Hardcore Punk, Thrash Metal, Crossover |
| This or the Apocalypse | 2006 | | Lancaster (PA) | Metalcore | |
| This Will Destroy You | 2005 | | San Marcos | Post-Rock, Ambient, Shoegaze, Doom Metal | |
| Thorns of the Carrion | 1992 | 2003 | Cincinnati (OH) | Death Doom, Funeral Doom, Gothic Metal | |
| Thorr’s Hammer | 1994, 2009 | 1995 | Ballard (WA) | Death Doom | |
| Thrash Queen | 1984 | | New Britain (CT) | Thrash Metal | |
| Thrasher | 1983 | ca. 1985 | New York City (NY) | Heavy Metal | |
| Three Sixes | 1998 | | Orange County (CA) | Alternative Metal | |
| Through the Eyes of the Dead | 2003 | | Florence (SC) | Death Metal, Deathcore | |
| Throwdown | 1997 | | | Metalcore, Groove Metal, Hardcore Punk | |
| Timelord | 2005 | | Springfield (VA) | Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Times of Grace | 2008 | | | Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Titan Force | 1983 | | Colorado Springs (CO) | Progressive Metal, Power Metal | als Titan gegründet |
| Today Is the Day | 1992 | | Nashville (TN) | Hardcore Punk, Noise-Rock, Grindcore, Metal | |
| Tombs | 2007 | | New York City (NY) | Post-Metal, Sludge | |
| The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza | 2004 | 2012 | Murfreesboro (TN) | Grindcore, Djent, Mathcore | |
| Tool | 1990 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Art Rock | |
| Torche | 2004 | | Miami (FL) | Sludge, Alternative Rock, Stoner Rock | |
| Torque | 1994 | 1997 | Concord (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Torture | 1986, 2004 | 1990er | El Paso (TX) | Thrash Metal | |
| Tourniquet | 1990 | 2022 | | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Toxic Holocaust | 1999 | | Portland (OR) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Toxik | 1985, 2007 | 1992 | Peekskill (NY) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Trap Them | 2001 | | Seattle (WA) | Death Metal, Crustcore, Grindcore, Hardcore Punk | |
| Trauma | 1980, 2012 | 1986 | San Francisco (CA) | Heavy Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Tremonti | 2011 | | Orlando (FL) | Hard Rock, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Trhä | 2020 | | | Black Metal | |
| Trivium | 1999 | | Orlando (FL) | Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Thrash Metal | |
| Trouble | 1978 | | Chicago (IL) | Doom Metal | |
| Trust Company | 1999, 2007 | 2005 | (AL) | Alternative Metal, Hard Rock | |
| TSOL | 1979 | | Huntington Beach (CA) | Hardcore, Anarcho-Punk, Horrorpunk, Death-Rock, Hair Metal | |
| T.T. Quick | 1979 | | Osbornville (NJ) | Heavy Metal | |
| Tuff | 1985 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Glam Metal, Sleaze Rock | |
| T&N | 2011 | | | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Hair Metal | von ehemaligen Mitgliedern von Dokken gegründet |
| Tura Satana | 1993 | 1998 | Los Angeles (CA) | Alternative Metal, Rap Metal, Nu Metal | als Manhole gegründet |
| Twilight | 2005 | 2014 | | Extreme Metal, Post-Metal | Supergroup |
| Twisted Sister | 1973, 1997 | 1988, 2016 | New York City (NY) | Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | |
| Tyketto | 1987, 2004, 2007, 2008 | 1996, 2004, 2007 | New York City (NY) | Glam Metal, Hard Rock, Country-Rock | |
| Type O Negative | 1989 | 2010 | New York City (NY) | Alternative Metal, Doom Metal, Dark Rock | |
| Tyrant’s Reign | 1985, 2003 | 1990 | (IL) | Thrash Metal | |

## U

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Uada | 2014 | | Portland (OR) | Black Metal | |
| Ugly Kid Joe | 1989, 2010 | 1997 | (CA) | Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, mit Punk- und Funk-Einflüssen | |
| Ultimatum | 1992 | | (NM) | Thrash Metal, Christlicher Metal | |
| Un | 2012 | | Seattle (WA) | Funeral Doom | |
| Unbroken | 1991 | 1995 | San Diego (CA) | Metalcore, Hardcore | |
| Uncle Slam | 1984 | 1995 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal, Crossover | als The Brood gegründet |
| Underminded | 1999 | | San Diego (CA) | Punk, Metalcore | |
| Underoath | 1998, 2015 | 2013 | Tampa (FL) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Christlicher Metal, Mathcore, Deathcore, Screamo |
| Unearth | 1998 | | Winthrop (MA) | Metalcore | |
| Unearthly Trance | 2000, 2015 | 2012 | New York City (NY) | Sludge | |
| Unida | 1998, 2012 | 2003 | | Stoner Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock | |
| The Union Underground | 1996 | 2002 | San Antonio (TX) | Nu Metal, Industrial Rock | |
| Unloco | 2000 | 2003 | (TX) | Nu Metal | |
| Unmerciful | 2001, 2005 | 2002 | Topeka (KS) | Brutal Death Metal | |
| The Unsane | 1986 | | Levitown (NY) | Thrash Metal | |
| Unto Others | 2017 | | Portland (OR) | Heavy Metal, Gothic Rock | als Idle Hands gegründet |
| Upon a Burning Body | 2005 | | San Antonio (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Usnea | 2011 | | Portland (OR) | Funeral Doom | |
| Usurper | 1993 | 2007 | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal | |

## V

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Vacant Eyes | 2011 | | Easthampton (MA) | Funeral Doom, Gothic Metal, Melodic Death Doom | |
| Vaginal Jesus | 2011 | | North Branford (CT) | Hardcore, Metal, Thrash Metal, Grindcore | |
| Vain | 1986, 1993 | 1991 | San Francisco (CA) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Sleaze Rock | |
| Valkyrie | 2002 | | Harrisonburg (VA) | Epic Doom | |
| Vampires Everywhere! | 2009, 2015, 2021 | 2013, 2016 | Los Angeles (CA) | Post-Hardcore, Trancecore, später: Metalcore, Shock Rock | |
| Vangough | 2007 | | Oklahoma City (OK) | Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock | |
| Vanna | 2004 | 2007 | Boston (MA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Melodic Hardcore | |
| Veil of Maya | 2004 | | Chicago (IL) | Deathcore, Metalcore | |
| Vektor | 2002 | | Tempe (AZ) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Vengeance Rising | 1986 | | | Thrash Metal | |
| Venomous Concept | 2004 | | Chicago (IL) | Hardcore Punk, Grindcore | |
| Venomous Echoes | 2020 | | Kettering (OH) | |
| Verbal Abuse | 1981, 2005 | 1996 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal, Hardcore Punk, Crossover | |
| Vicious Rumors | 1979 | | Santa Rosa | Power Metal, Heavy Metal | |
| Viking | 1985, 2011 | 1990 | Los Angeles (CA) | Thrash Metal | als Tracer gegründet |
| Vile | 1996 | | Concord (CA) | Death Metal | |
| Villains | 2003 | | New York City (NY) | Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Black Metal | |
| Vindicator | 2005 | | South Amherst (OH) | Thrash Metal | |
| Vinnie Vincent Invasion | 1985 | 1988 | | Rock, Glam Metal | |
| Vintersea | 2014 | | Portland (OR) | Progressive Metal | als Asterion gegründet |
| Vio-lence | 1985, 2001, 2019 | 1994, 2003 | San Francisco (CA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Violent Playground | 1987 | ca. 1988 | Fort Lauderdale (FL) | Thrash Metal | |
| Virgin Steele | 1981 | | (NY) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Visigoth | 2010 | | Salt Lake City (UT) | Heavy Metal, Epic Metal | |
| Vision of Disorder | 1992 | | | Hardcore-Punk, Thrash Metal | |
| Vital Remains | 1989 | | | Death Metal | |
| Vixen | 1980, 1997, 2001 | 1991, 1998 | Saint Paul (MN) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal, früher: Pop-Rock | |
| Volto! | 2003 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Fusion, Instrumentalmusik | |
| Volumes | 2009 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Metalcore, Djent | |
| The Vomit Arsonist | 2001 | | (RI) | Death Industrial | |
| VON | 1988, 2010 | 1992 | San Francisco (CA) | Black Metal | |
| Vouna | 2010 | | Olympia (WA) | Blackgaze, Atmospheric Doom | |

## W

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Waco Jesus | 1994 | | (IL) | Porngrind, Death Metal | |
| Wage War | 2010 | | Ocala (FL) | Metalcore, Hardcore Punk, als Empires gegründet |
| Waking the Cadaver | 2006, 2018 | 2013 | Shore Points (NJ) | Deathcore, Brutal Death Metal | |
| Walls of Jericho | 1998 | | Detroit (MI) | Hardcore Punk, Metalcore | |
| War of Ages | 2002 | | Erie (PA) | Metalcore, Christlicher Metal | |
| Warbringer | 2004 | | Ventura (CA) | Thrash Metal | als Onslaught gegründet |
| Wargasm | 1982, 2004 | 1995 | Boston (MA) | Thrash Metal | |
| Warlord | 1981, 2011 | 1986 | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Power Metal | |
| Warrant | 1984 | | | Glam Metal | |
| W.A.S.P. | 1982 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | |
| Watch Me Burn | 2000, 2017 | 2008 | Los Angeles (CA) | Grindcore, Sludge, Thrash Metal | |
| Watch Them Die | 2003 | | Oakland (CA) | Metalcore, Thrash Metal | |
| Watchmaker | 1997 | ca. 2006 | Boston (MA) | Grindcore | |
| Watchtower | 1982, 2000 | 1994 | | Progressive Metal | |
| We Are the Fallen | 2009 | 2012 | | Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal | |
| We Came as Romans | 2005 | | Troy (MI) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore, Trancecore | als This Emergency gegründet |
| Weakling | ca. 1998 | 1999 | San Francisco (CA) | Extreme Metal | |
| Wednesday 13 | 2004 | | | Horrorpunk, Glam Metal | |
| Weedeater | 1997 | | Wilmington (NC) | Stoner Doom, Sludge | |
| Wehrmacht | 1985, 2009 | 1990 | Portland (OR) | Thrash Metal, Speed Metal | |
| Whether, I | 2013 | 2016 | Houston (TX) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| While Heaven Wept | 1989 | | Dale City (VA) | Epic Doom, Progressive Metal | als Dream Wytch gegründet |
| Whiplash | 1984, 1996, 2008 | 1990, 1998 | Passaic (NJ) | Thrash Metal | |
| White Lion | 1983 | 1991 | New York City (NY) | Hard Rock, Glam Metal | |
| White Tiger | 1985 | 1988 | | Heavy Metal | |
| White Wizzard | 2007 | | Los Angeles (CA) | New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal | |
| White Zombie | 1985 | 1998 | (NY) | Groove Metal, Alternative Metal, Noise-Rock | |
| Whitechapel | 2006 | | Knoxville (TN) | Deathcore, Death Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Whitecross | 1986, 2005 | 1998 | Chicago (IL) | Christlicher Metal, Heavy Metal, Hair Metal | |
| Widowmaker | 1987 | 2000 | | Heavy Metal | |
| Wild Dogs | 1981 | | Portland (OR) | Power Metal | |
| Wildside | 1988 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Heavy Metal | |
| Will Haven | 1995 | | Sacramento (CA) | Metal | |
| Windfærer | 2006 | | (NJ) | Blackened Folk Metal | |
| Windhand | 2009 | | Richmond (VA) | Stoner Doom | |
| Winds of Plague | 2002 | | Upland (CA) | Deathcore | |
| Winger | 1987, 2002, 2006 | 1993 | (NJ) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal | |
| Winter | 1988 | | New York City (NJ) | Death Doom, Funeral Doom | |
| The Wise Man’s Fear | 2013 | | Indianapolis (IA) | Metalcore, Post-Hardcore | |
| Witch Mountain | 1997 | | Portland (OR) | Doom Metal | |
| With Blood Comes Cleansing | 2005 | 2010 | Albany (GA) | Deathcore, Metalcore | |
| With Dead Hands Rising | 2001 | 2009 | Minneapolis (MN) | Metalcore, Death Metal | |
| With Passion | 2002 | 2007 | Sacramento (CA) | Progressive Death Metal | |
| Witherfall | 2013 | | Los Angeles (CA) | Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Neoklassischer Metal | |
| Within the Ruins | 2003 | | Westfield (MA) | Metalcore, Progressive Metal | |
| Woe, Is Me | 2009 | 2013 | Atlanta (GA) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Rock | |
| Wolves at the Gate | 2009 | | Cedarville (OH) | Metal, Post-Hardcore | |
| Wolves in the Throne Room | 2002 | | Olympia (WA) | Blackgaze, Ambient | |
| Woman Is the Earth | 2007 | | Black Hills (SD) | Cascadian Black Metal | |
| The Word Alive | 2008 | | Phoenix (AZ) | Post-Hardcore, Metalcore | |
| Wovenwar | 2013 | | San Diego (CA) | Melodic Metalcore, Alternative Metal | |
| Wraith of the Ropes | 2001 | | Hamilton (OH) | Funeral Doom | |
| Wrath | 1982 | | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal | |
| Wrathchild America | 1978 | 1993 | Baltimore (MD) | Thrash Metal | als Atlantis gegründet |
| Wretched | 2005 | | Charlotte (NC) | Deathcore, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Melodic Death Metal | als And Since Forgotten gegründet |
| WWIII | 1986 | | | Heavy Metal | |

## X

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Xasthur | 1995, 2015 | 2010 | Alhambra (CA) | Depressive Black Metal, Dark Ambient, Neofolk | |
| Xehanort | 2011, 2020 | 2019 | | Deathcore, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Djent | |

## Y

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) |
| Y&T | 1974, 1995 | 1991 | San Francisco (CA) | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam Metal |
| Yaotl Mictlan | 1998 | | Salt Lake City (UT) | Pagan Metal, Extreme Metal |
| Yob | 1996, 2008 | 2006 | Eugene (OR) | Stoner Doom |

## Z

| Name | Gründung | Auflösung | Herkunft | Genre(s) | Anmerkungen |
| Zakk Sabbath | 2014 | | | Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy-Metal | Supergroup, Coverband von Black Sabbath |
| Zao | 1994 | | (PA) | Metalcore | |
| Zebrahead | 1996 | | La Habra (CA) | Pop-Punk, Punk-Rock, Rap-Rock, Alternative Metal | |
| Zeke | 1993 | | Seattle (WA) | Punk 'n' Roll, Heavy Metal | |
| Zero Hour | 1993 | | Pleasanton (CA) | Progressive Metal | |
| Znöwhite | 1981, 1990 | 1990 | Chicago (IL) | Speed Metal, Thrash Metal | Vorgänger von Cyclone Temple |
| Zoetrope | 1976 | 1993 | Chicago (IL) | Thrash Metal | |