İlk metal (1966−1971)
- Cream - Jimi Hendrix - 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 - Europe - Dokken - Lita Ford - Ratt - Guns N' Roses - Winger - Warrant - Doro - The Darkness
Stoner metal (1982−günümüze)
- Witchfinder General - Trouble - Candlemass - Cathedral - Kyuss - 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 - Rage Against the Machine
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
- Cream - Jimi Hendrix - 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 - Europe - Dokken - Lita Ford - Ratt - Guns N' Roses - Winger - Warrant - Doro - The Darkness
Stoner metal (1982−günümüze)
- Witchfinder General - Trouble - Candlemass - Cathedral - Kyuss - 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 - Rage Against the Machine
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