Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
"Metal Soyağacı"

İlk metal (1966−1971)
- Cream
- Blue Cheer
- Deep Purple
- Led Zeppelin
- MC5
- Mountain

- The Stooges
- Black Sabbath
Orijinal hard rock (1974−1979)
- Thin Lizzy
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Aerosmith

- Ted Nugent
- AC/DC
Shock rock (1968−1983)
- Arthur Brown
- Alice Cooper
- New York Dolls
- Kiss
- Ozzy Osbourne
- W.A.S.P.
Punk rock (1976−1979)
- The Ramones
- The Damned
- Sex Pistols

- The Clash
- The Dead Boys
Power metal (1976−günümüze)
- Scorpions 
- Judas Priest
- Rainbow

- Accept
- Manowar
- Dio
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen

- Helloween
- Blind Guardian
- HammerFall
- Primal Fear
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (1979−1983)
- Motörhead
- Saxon
- Iron Maiden

- Angel Witch
- Girlschool
- Tygers of Pan Tang
- Diamond Head
Progressive metal (1970−günümüze)
- Uriah Heep
- Rush
- Queensrÿche
- Savatage

- Fates Warning
- Voivod
- Dream Theater
- Meshuggah
- Symphony X
- Evergrey
Glam metal (1973−1990)
- Slade
- Sweet
- Hanoi Rocks

- Mötley Crüe
- Twisted Sister
- Poison
- Cinderella
- Skid Row
Pop metal (1978−günümüze)
- Quiet Riot
- Van Halen
- Whitesnake
- Def Leppard

- Avrupa
- Dokken
- Lita Ford
- Ratt
- Guns N' Roses
- Winger

- Warrant
- Doro
- The Darkness
Stoner metal (1982−günümüze)
- Kyuss
- Trouble
- Candlemass
- Cathedral
- Witchfinder General
- Today is the Day
Orijinal hardcore (1980−1986)
- Agnostic Front
- D.O.A.
- The Exploited
- Bad Brains

- Misfits
- Charged GBH
- Discharge
- Dead Kennedys
- Minor Threat
- Black Flag
Thrash metal (1983−günümüze)
- Metallica
- Slayer
- Anthrax
- Megadeth
- Exodus

- Overkill
- Kreator
- Destruction
- Sodom
- Testament
- Nuclear Assault
- Death Angel
- Pantera
- Sepultura
- Children of Bodom
Black metal (1981−1986)
- Venom
- Bathory
- Mercyful Fate
- Celtic Frost
Norveç black metal (1990−günümüze)
- Mayhem
- Darkthrone
- Immortal
- Gorgoroth
- Emperor
- Satyricon

- Enslaved
- Dimmu Borgir
- Cradle Of Filth
Grindcore (1987−günümüze)
- Napalm Death
- Carcass
- Repulsion
- Exhumed
- Extreme Noise Terror
- Cephalic Carnage
- Brutal Truth
Death metal (1985−günümüze)
- Possessed
- Death
- Morbid Angel
- Obituary
- Deicide

- Cannibal Corpse
- Immolation
- Autopsy
- Nile
- Dying Fetus
Swedish death metal (1990−günümüze)
- Grave
- Entombed
- At the Gates
- Unleashed
- Dismember
- Arch Enemy
- Soilwork
- In Flames
- Dark Tranquillity
- The Haunted
Metalcore (1985−günümüze)
- Corrosion of Conformity
- Suicidal Tendencies
- Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
- Machine Head
- Stormtroopers of Death
- Hatebreed
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
Grunge (1988−1993)
- Green River
- The Melvins
- Soundgarden
- Mudhoney
- Nirvana

- Alice in Chains
- Mother Love Bone
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Pearl Jam
Gothic metal (Doom metal) (1990−günümüze)
- Paradise Lost
- Tiamat
- Therion
- Type O Negative
- My Dying Bride

- Anathema
- Theatre Of Tragedy
- Katatonia
- Opeth
Industrial metal (1988−günümüze)
- Ministry
- White Zombie
- Godflesh
- Nine Inch Nails

- Fear Factory
- Marilyn Manson
- Static-X
Hard alternative (1985−günümüze)
- Faith No More
- Jane's Addiction
- Prong
- Living Colour
- The Smashing Pumpkins
Nu metal (1994−günümüze)
- Biohazard
- KoЯn
- Slipknot
- Limp Bizkit
- Godsmack

- Coal Chamber
- System of a Down
- Disturbed
- Kittie
New Wave of American Heavy Metal (2000−günümüze)
- Shadows Fall
- Lamb of God
- Darkest Hour
- Chimaira

- Killswitch Engage
- Unearth
- God Forbid