A genre of rock music, heavy metal music grew mainly in the United States and the United Kingdom in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The heavy metal music is characterised by vigorous beats, loudness, and massive sound. Its performance usually encompasses aggression and machismo. Here is a list of some of the greatest heavy metal musicians of all time.
Dave GrohlAmerican
Tommy LeeGreek, American
James HetfieldAmerican
Vince NeilAmerican
Mick MarsAmerican
Chad KroegerCanadian
Serj TankianLebanese, American
EuronymousNorwegian
Zakk WyldeAmerican
Jake CannavaleAmerican
Shawnee SmithAmerican
Andy BiersackAmerican
Rob Halford British
Neil Buchanan British
Jani Lane American
Yngwie Malmsteen Swedish
Vinnie Paul American
Lzzy Hale American
Suzuka Nakamoto Japanese
Brian Posehn American
Chuck Schuldiner American
Michale Graves American
Rob Patterson American
Dave Lombardo Cuban, American
Marky Ramone American
Tommy Shaw American
Jeff Hanneman American
Shawn Crahan American
Tom Araya Chilean, American
Mike McCready American
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Kerry King American
Ron McGovney American
Stone Gossard American
Scott Ian American
Matt Cameron American
Eric Singer American
Sully Erna American
Karla DeVito American
Vinnie Vincent American
Rob Bourdon American
William DuVall American
Jason Everman American
Jake E. Lee American
Benjamin Burnley American
Chris Adler American
Randy Blythe American
Tommy Thayer American
Tripp Eisen American
Mick Thomson American
Jerry Only American
Matt Heafy American
Glenn Tipton British
DJ Ashba American
Kip Winger American
Joey Tempest Swedish
Gene Hoglan American
Bruce Kulick American
Rex Brown American
Cristina Scabbia Italian
Sean Kinney American
Christian Lorenz German
Don Dokken American
Jeff Scott Soto American
Marco Hietala Finnish
Dylan Carlson American
Ronnie Montrose American
Christoph Schneider German
Tony Campos American
Alexi Laiho Finnish
Adam Dutkiewicz American
Eldon Hoke American
Alex Skolnick American
Burton C. Bell American
Robb Flynn American
Emilie Autumn American
Paul Bostaph American
Sonny Sandoval American
Michael Poulsen Danish
Chris Poland American
Roddy Bottum American
Andreas Kisser Brazilian
Chris DeGarmo American
Charlotte Wessels -
Glen Benton American
Ginger Fish American
Otep Shamaya American
Dan Spitz American
Frank Bello American
Rocky George American
Mike Elizondo American
Jeffrey Hatrix American
Steve Souza American
Jason Popson American
Shagrath Norwegian
Dan Lilker American
Eric Peterson American
Jeordie White American
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