Which European Country Has The Most Metals Bands Per Person? – Brilliant Maps

As
simple
as
the
“must
be
a
metal
band”
rule
may
seem,
it
involves
a
huge
debate.
None
of
us
here
think
we’re
a
supreme
authority
on
all
things
heavy
metal.

However,
as
an
encyclopaedia
of
heavy
metal,
this
site
must
draw
a
line
somewhere.
If
we
accepted
just
about
anything,
it
wouldn’t
make
sense;
we
would
no
longer
be
a
“metal”
archive.

Because
of
this
reality,
the
moderating
staff
decide,
based
on
these
guidelines
set
by
the
owners,
on
whether
or
not
your
submission
is
validly
metal.
This
is
perhaps
the
most
important
point
(other
than
the
point
about
truthful
information),
because
knowing
our
rules
on
what
is
acceptable
could
save
some
people
a
lot
of
time
that
they
would
spend
submitting
a
band
that
would
simply
get
rejected.
For
a
band
to
be
considered
metal
by
the
site,
it
must
adhere
to
the
following:

First
and
foremost,
for
a
band
to
be
metal,
it
must
have metal
riffs.
This
point
should
be
fairly
straight-forward
and
obvious.
Nevertheless,
when
it
comes
to
some
genres
or
styles,
it’s
not
always
implied
that
the
music
is
rooted
in
metal
or
is
substantively
comprised
of
metal
riffs.

For
example,
grindcore
can
either
be
rooted
in
punk
(ex.
Anal
Cunt)
or
in
death
metal
(ex.
Nasum,
Pig
Destroyer,
Agathocles);
metalcore
rooted
in
hardcore/-core
(ex.
Atreyu)
or
in
metal
(ex.
Bleeding
Through);
and
so
on.
Such
music
can
be
borderline,
but
still
be
acceptable.
Some
bands
have
mostly
chugging,
fuzz,
or
noodling,
with
minor
metal
influences;
this
does
not
make
these
bands
metal.
The
metal
elements
must outweigh the
non-metal
ones.

Second,
for
the
lesser-known
bands,
we
need compelling
evidence that
the
band
is
metal.
We
won’t
just
take
your
word
for
it,
sorry.
The
best
evidence
is,
of
course,
in
the
form
of
audio
samples.
Most
bands
have
a
Bandcamp
page
or
some
other
online
streaming
platform
(ex.
Spotify,
Deezer,
Tidal)
with
such
samples
nowadays.

But
for
older,
obscure
bands
(the
kind
of
thrash
band
that
released
one
demo
in
1986
and
disbanded,
for
example),
if
no
sound
samples
are
available,
a
scan
from
a
metalzine
review
describing
the
band’s
sound
as
unambiguously
metal
can
be
acceptable,
but
those
cases
are
exceptional
and
the
moderation
can
exercise
full
discretion.

Third,
for
a
band
to
be
acceptable,
it
must
have
at
least
one fully,
unambiguously
metal
album.
This
means
that
Def
Leppard
can
be
accepted
because
of
their
NWOBHM
debut,
even
if
they
turned
to
pop
rock
later.

This
also
means
that
Ektomorf
and
Soulfly,
which
started
as
nu-metal,
were
(reluctantly)
deemed
acceptable
after
finally
releasing
some
metal
albums.

This
does
not
mean
that
we’ll
accept
Sum
41
because
of
their
one
heavy
song “The
Bitter
End”.
Bands
with
a
long
discography
of
non-metal
music
and
one
short
metal
demo/split/single
will
not
be
accepted.
Additionally,
bands
with
a
few
metal
songs
scattered
across
an
otherwise
generally
non-metal
discography
are
not
acceptable
either.

We
have
previously
accepted
some
non-metal
bands
as
selected
exceptions.
Those
were
mostly
side-projects
of
notable
metal
band
members
(ex.
Mortiis,
Wongraven,
Die
Verbannten
Kinder
Evas)
and
some
non-metal
bands
(ex.
Rush,
Arditi,
Stille
Volk)
included
arbitrarily
as
they
have
been
seen
by
the
staff
to
be
historically
relevant
to
the
metal
scene.
We
are
no
longer
including
any
more
non-metal
exceptions.
Do
not
ask.

Please
keep
in
mind
that
bands
which
have
released
an
unambiguously
metal
album
will
obviously
be
included
in
the
encyclopaedia,
even
if
they
no
longer
play
metal
or
are
better
known
for
their
non-metal
material
(ex:
Ulver,
Anathema,
Def
Leppard,
Ghost).
So
long
as
a
band
has
a
valid
metal
album
it
is
acceptable.

We
do
NOT
accept
the
following (this
is
our
decision, please
don’t
argue
this):

• Nu-metal
  (ex:
  Korn,
  Slipknot,
  Limp
  Bizkit,
  Jinjer,
  In
  This
  Moment)
• Metalcore
  and
  Deathcore,
  unless
  it’s
  clearly
  more
  metal
  than
  core
  (ex:
  As
  I
  Lay
  Dying,
  Unearth,
  All
  Shall
  Perish
  are
  OK;
  Atreyu,
  Architects,
  Bullet
  for
  My
  Valentine,
  Parkway
  Drive,
  Chelsea
  Grin,
  Slaughter
  to
  Prevail,
  Suicide
  Silence
  are
  NOT)
• Glam
  rock
  (ex:
  Poison,
  Ratt,
  Whitesnake,
  Steel
  Panther)
• Hard
  rock
  (ex:
  Led
  Zeppelin,
  Uriah
  Heep,
  Blue
  Öyster
  Cult,
  Alice
  Cooper,
  Kiss)
• Progressive
  rock
  (ex:
  King
  Crimson,
  Porcupine
  Tree,
  Spock’s
  Beard,
  Tool,
  Scale
  the
  Summit)
• Psychedelic/occult
  rock
  (ex:
  Graveyard,
  The
  Devil’s
  Blood,
  Kadavar,
  Year
  of
  the
  Goat,
  Coven)
• Medieval/folk
  rock
  (ex:
  In
  Extremo,
  
  Subway
  to
  Sally,
  Saltatio
  Mortis)
• Stoner
  rock
  (ex:
  Fu
  Manchu,
  Clutch,
  Monster
  Magnet,
  Villagers
  of
  Ioannina
  City)
• Hardcore
  (ex:
  Hatebreed,
  Earth
  Crisis,
  Agnostic
  Front)
• Grindcore
  (and
  all
  its
  variants;
  noise,
  powerviolence,
  gore,
  etc.)
  with
  little
  to
  zero
  metal
  riffs
  or
  influence
  (ex:
  Anal
  Cunt,
  Libido
  Airbag,
  Last
  Days
  of
  Humanity,
  Sete
  Star
  Sept,
  Spazz,
  Man
  Is
  the
  Bastard)
• Crust
  punk
  (ex:
  Anti
  Cimex,
  Disfear,
  Doom,
  Wolfbrigade)
• Screamo
  (ex:
  From
  Autumn
  to
  Ashes,
  Pg.
  99,
  Envy)
• Punk
  (ex:
  Misfits,
  Black
  Flag,
  GBH,
  Dead
  Kennedys,
  Minor
  Threat)
• Noise
  rock
  (ex:
  Lightning
  Bolt,
  Swans,
  Wrong)
• Gothic
  rock
  (ex:
  The
  Sisters
  of
  Mercy,
  Christian
  Death,
  HIM,
  The
  69
  Eyes)
• Industrial
  rock
  (ex:
  Nine
  Inch
  Nails,
  Rammstein,
  KMFDM,
  Turmion
  Kätilöt)
• Alternative/modern
  hard
  rock
  (ex:
  Avenged
  Sevenfold,
  Evanescence,
  Audioslave,
  Godsmack,
  Five
  Finger
  Death
  Punch)
• Symphonic
  hard
  rock
  (ex:
  Edge
  of
  Paradise,
  Illumishade,
  Blackbriar)
• J-Rock/Visual
  Kei
  rock
  (ex:
  Nogod,
  Dir
  En
  Grey,
  Kiryu)
• Pop
  with
  metal
  elements
  (ex:
  Amaranthe,
  Babymetal,
  Necronomidol)
• Djent
  (ex:
  Animals
  as
  Leaders,
  Periphery,
  Tesseract,
  Monuments)
• Ambient,
  Drone,
  Noise
  (ex:
  Lustmord,
  Æthenor,
  Merzbow)
• Folk,
  Medieval
  folk,
  Neofolk
  (ex:
  Heilung,
  Faun,
  Death
  in
  June)
• Post-rock
  (ex:
  God
  Is
  an
  Astronaut,
  Coastlands,
  Long
  Distance
  Calling)
• Post-punk
  (ex:
  Killing
  Joke,
  The
  Birthday
  Party,
  Grave
  Pleasures,
  Rope
  Sect)
• Post-hardcore
  (ex:
  Rosetta,
  LLNN,
  The
  Fall
  of
  Troy)
• Cover/tribute/gimmick
  bands
  (ex:
  The
  Iron
  Maidens,
  Catch
  the
  Rainbow)
  of
  contemporary
  artists
  (metal
  versions
  of
  traditional
  folk
  songs
  can
  be
  OK),
  unless
  they
  start
  as
  such
  and
  eventually
  write
  their
  own
  music.
  Touhou/doujin
  cover
  bands
  (ex:
  Thousand
  Leaves),
  in
  other
  words,
  the
  bands
  who
  cover
  many
  different
  songs
  from
  different
  artists
  and
  then
  mesh
  them
  into
  one
  seemingly
  original
  song
  are
  also
  unacceptable.
• Bands
  that
  only
  have
  re-issues:
  if
  a
  band
  changes
  name
  and
  re-issues
  their
  older
  releases
  under
  the
  new
  name,
  that’s
  not
  enough
  to
  be
  listed.
  It
  needs
  original
  material,
  though
  a
  complete
  re-recording
  of
  past
  songs
  could
  be
  acceptable.

Don’t
worry,
we’re
not
as
harsh
as
you
might
think
after
reading
this.
We
are
very
reasonable;
we
just
don’t
want
any
garbage
on
the
site,
and
we
just
want
to
make
sure
no
one
spends
a
lot
of
time
to
send
us
stuff,
and
then
whine
that
they
wasted
their
time
because
their
stuff
wasn’t
accepted.