The only member of Slayer to have officially left the band.
Dave Lombardo
100
This band's hit single "Born To Be Wild" contains one of the earliest usages of the term "heavy metal".
Steppenwolf
100
They hailed from Texas and arguably kept metal relevant for the first half of the decade.
Pantera
100
Iron Maiden's tenth album, and the first to feature vocalist Blaze Bayley.
The X Factor
200
This multi-instrumentalist fronted the legendary Emperor, and after their split began his own proggy solo career.
Who is "Ihsahn"?
200
This album experimented with the tuned down guitars and "beats" popular in the Nineties, and was heavily criticized for it.
Diabolus in Musica
200
This Black Sabbath song was originally about a gathering of witches, but they changed it to an anti-war tune instead.
War Pigs
200
In the Swedish city of Stockholm, bands like Entombed, Unleashed, and Dismember created a distinct scene of this metal subgenre using what would be described as a "buzzsaw" guitar tone.
Death metal
200
Sepultura's fifth album, greatly influenced by the rising groove metal.
Chaos A.D.
300
They started off as a pagan-themed black metal band but have increasingly adopted death metal tendencies since the turn of the century.
Behemoth
300
He produced Reign In Blood after signing the band to his label Def Jam, which has mainly supported hip hop artists, and would produce or be involved in every Slayer album until Repentless.
Rick Rubin
300
Ronnie James Dio's first well known band was founded by this former Deep Purple guitarist.
Ritchie Blackmore
300
They may have been one of the first popular grunge bands, but their sound was heavier than many of their contemporaries and can definitely be considered on the cusp of metal.
Alice in Chains
300
This debut from black metal legends Darkthrone is actually more in the death metal vein.
Soulside Journey
400
The band Darkthrone has been made up of Fenriz and this vocalist for most of its history.
Ted Skjellum, or Nocturno Culto
400
This controversial song referencing 9/11 was performed on Jimmy Kimmel's show, albeit censored.
Jihad
400
An anthemic hard rock track from the German band Accept, but often mistaken for an AC/DC tune.
Balls to the Wall
400
After doing vocals for Steve Vai, he founded this cult classic band, which also included drummer Gene Hoglan.
Devin Townsend
400
This Judas Priest record features the fan favorite "Beyond the Realms of Death" as well as the Spooky Tooth cover that got them into legal trouble in 1990.
Stained Class
500
This label released the self-titled album of Burzum.
Deathlike Silence Productions
500
Tom Araya held this job before becoming a musician full time, and used his earnings to finance Slayer's first album.
Respiratory therapist
500
This legendary band's name comes from the Bob Dylan song "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and...
Judas Priest
500
This band, at the time influenced by death metal and grindcore, had a popular song off their first album with a riff very similar to that of Korn's "Blind", which would be written a year later.
Fear Factory
500
This second release from an Australian six-piece received rave reviews and has been hailed by many critics as "album of the year" and gave them the opportunity to tour Europe after a decade of obscurity.