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Notable Bands by Genre

Acid RockBack to Top

Band	Origin	Years active
The 13th Floor Elevators*	Austin, Texas, U.S.	1965–1969, 1977, 1984, 2015
The Amboy Dukes	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	1964–1975
Big Brother and the Holding Company*	San Francisco, California	1965–1968, 1969–1972, 1987–present
Black Sabbath*	Birmingham, England	—
Blue Cheer*	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1966–1975, 1978–1979, 1984–1994, 1999…
Blue Öyster Cult	Stony Brook, New York, U.S.	1967–1986, 1987–present
Buffalo Springfield	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1966–1968, 2010–2012
The Byrds*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1964–1973, 1989–1991, 2000
The Chocolate Watchband	Los Altos, California, U.S.	1965–1970, 1999–present
Cream*	London, England	1966–1968, 1993, 2005
Deep Purple	London, England	1968–1976, 1984–present
The Doors*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	—
Grand Funk Railroad	Flint, Michigan, U.S.	1969–1976, 1981–1983, 1996–1998, 2000–present
Grateful Dead*	Palo Alto, California, U.S.	1965–1995
High Tide	Northampton, Northamptonshire, England	1969–1970, 1989–1990
Iron Butterfly*	San Diego, California, U.S.	1966–1971, 1974–1985, 1987–2012, 2015…
Jimi Hendrix*	London, England	1966–1970
Love*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1965–1975, 1992–present
MC5	Lincoln Park, Michigan, U.S.	1963–1972, 1974–1975, 1992, 2003–2011…
Quicksilver Messenger Service*	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1965–1979, , 1984–1996 (Gary Duncan's…
Sir Lord Baltimore	New York City, U.S.	1968–1976, 2006–2015
Steppenwolf	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1967–1972, 1974–1976, 1980–2018
Vanilla Fudge	Long Island, New York, U.S.	1967–1970, 1982–1984, 1987–1988, 1991…
The Yardbirds*	London, England	1963–1968, 1992–present

Alternative MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Alice in Chains	Seattle, Washington, United States	1987–2002 (hiatus: 1999–2002), 2005–present
Breaking Benjamin	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.	1999–2010, 2014–present
Chevelle	Grayslake, Illinois, U.S.	1995–present
Deftones*	Sacramento, California, U.S.	1988–present
Faith No More	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1979–1998, 2009–2021, 2026–present
Helmet*	New York City, U.S.	1989–1998, 2004–present
Jane's Addiction	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1985–1991, 1997, 2001–2004, 2008–2025
Living Colour	New York City, U.S.	1984–1995, 2000–present
Mastodon*	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	2000–present
A Perfect Circle	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1999–2004, 2010–present
Primus	El Sobrante, California, U.S.	1984–2000, 2003–present
Queens of the Stone Age*	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1996–present
Rage Against the Machine*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–2024
Soundgarden	Seattle, Washington, United States	1984–1997, 2010–2017, 2019, 2025, 2026
Stone Temple Pilots	San Diego, California, U.S.	1989–2003, 2008–present
Tool*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1990–present

Black MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Bathory	Vällingby, Sweden	1983–2004
Behemoth	Gdańsk, Poland	1991–present
Burzum	Bergen, Norway	1991–1999, 2009–2018, 2025–present
Carpathian Forest	Sandnes, Norway	1992–2014, 2017–present
Celtic Frost	Zürich, Switzerland	1984–1987, 1988–1993, 2001–2008
Cradle of Filth	Suffolk, England	1991–present
Darkthrone	Kolbotn, Akershus, Norway	1986–present
Deathspell Omega	France	1998–present
Dimmu Borgir	Jessheim, Norway	1993–present
Dissection	Strömstad, Sweden	1989–1997, 2004–2006
Emperor	Notodden, Norway	1991–2001, 2005–2007, 2013–2014, 2016–present
Enslaved	Haugesund, Norway	1991–present
Gorgoroth	Hyllestad, Sognefjord, Norway	1992–present
Immortal	Bergen, Norway	1991–2003, 2006–present
Marduk	Norrköping, Sweden	1990–present
Mayhem	Oslo, Norway	1984–1993, 1995–present
Mercyful Fate	Copenhagen, Denmark	1981–1985, 1992–1999, 2008, 2011, 2019–present
Mgła	Kraków, Poland	2000–present
Satyricon	Oslo, Norway	1991–present
Shining	Halmstad, Sweden	1996–present
Taake	Bergen, Norway	1993–present
Tsjuder	Oslo, Norway	1993–2006, 2010–present
Ulver	Norway	1993–present
Venom	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	1978–1992, 1995–2002, 2004–2026
Watain	Uppsala, Sweden	1998–present
Wolves in the Throne Room	Olympia, Washington, U.S.	2002–present

Death MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Asphyx	Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands	1987–1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2000, 2007–present
At the Gates*	Gothenburg, Sweden	1990–1996, 2007–2008, 2010–present
Autopsy	Contra Costa County, California, U.S.	1987–1995, 2008–present
Bolt Thrower	Coventry, England	1986–2016
Cannibal Corpse	Buffalo, New York, U.S.	1988–present
Carcass*	Liverpool, England	1985–1996, 2007–present
Cryptopsy	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1992–present
Death	Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.	1983–1995, 1997–2001
Deicide	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	1987–present
Dismember	Stockholm, Sweden	1988–2011, 2019–present
Entombed	Stockholm, Sweden	1987–2014, 2016–present
Grave	Visby, Sweden	1988–1996, 2001–present
Immolation	Yonkers, New York, U.S.	1986–present
Malevolent Creation	Buffalo, New York, U.S.	1987–present
Morbid Angel	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	1983–present
Nile	Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.	1993–present
Obituary	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	1984–1998, 2003–present
Pestilence	Enschede, Netherlands	1986–1994, 2008–2014, 2016–present
Suffocation	Centereach, New York, U.S.	1989–1998, 2003–present
Vader	Olsztyn, Poland	1983–present

Desert RockBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Brant Bjork	Palm Springs, California, U.S.	1987–present
The Desert Sessions	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1997–2004, 2018–present
Fatso Jetson	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1994–present
Fu Manchu*	Orange County, California, U.S.	1985–present
Kyuss*	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1987–1995
Masters of Reality	Syracuse, New York, U.S.	1981–present
Mondo Generator	Van Nuys, California, U.S.	1997–present
Nebula	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1997–2010, 2017–present
Queens of the Stone Age*	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1996–present
Slo Burn	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1996–1998, 2017
Unida	United States	1998–2004, 2008, 2012–2014, 2022–present
Yawning Man	La Quinta, California, U.S.	1986–present

Doom MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Ahab	Germany	2004–present
Black Sabbath*	Birmingham, England	—
Candlemass	Stockholm, Sweden	1984–1993, 1997–2002, 2004–present
Cathedral	Coventry, England	1989–2013
Cirith Ungol	Ventura, California, U.S.	1971–1992, 2015–present
Conan	Liverpool, England	2006–present
Electric Wizard	Dorset, England	1988–present
Evoken	Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.	1992–present
The Gates of Slumber	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	1997–2013, 2019–present
Khemmis	Denver, Colorado, U.S.	2012–present
My Dying Bride	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England	1990–present
The Obsessed	Potomac, Maryland, U.S.	1979–1986, 1989–1995, 2011–2013, 2016…
Pagan Altar	Brockley, London, England	1978–1985, 2004–present
Pallbearer*	Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.	2008–present
Paradise Lost	Halifax, West Yorkshire, England	1988–present
Pentagram*	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.	1971–1977, 1978–1979, 1983–2005, 2008…
Reverend Bizarre	Lohja, Finland	1995–2007
Saint Vitus	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1978–1991, 1992–1996, 2003, 2008–present
Sleep*	San Jose, California, U.S.	1990–1998, 2009–present
Solitude Aeturnus	Arlington, Texas, U.S.	1987–2011, 2023–present
Spiritus Mortis	Alavus, Finland	1987–present
Swallow the Sun	Jyväskylä, Finland	2000–present
Trouble	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	1978–present
While Heaven Wept	Virginia	1989–2017, 2018, 2019, 2025–present
Witchfinder General	Stourbridge, England	1979–1984, 2006–2008
Yob*	Eugene, Oregon, U.S.	1996–2006, 2008–present

Glam MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Bon Jovi	Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S.	1983–present
Cinderella	Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, U.S.	1983–2014
Def Leppard	Sheffield, England	1976–present
Dokken	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1976–1989, 1993–present
Guns N' Roses	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1985–present
Mötley Crüe	Hollywood, California, U.S.	1981–2002, 2004–2015, 2018–present
Poison	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.	1983–2012, 2017–2023
Quiet Riot	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1973–1980, 1982–1989, 1991–2003, 2004–2007, 2010–present
Ratt	Hollywood, California, U.S.	1974–1992, 1996–2022
Skid Row	Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.	1986–1996, 1999–present
Twisted Sister	Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, U.S.	1972–1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003–2016, 2023, 2025–present
Van Halen	Pasadena, California, U.S.	1972–1999, 2003–2020
Warrant	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1984–present
W.A.S.P.	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1982–present
Whitesnake	London, England	1978–1990, 1994, 1997, 2003–2022
Winger	New York City, NY, U.S.	1987–1994, 2001–2003, 2006–present

Melodic Death MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Amon Amarth	Tumba, Sweden	1992–present
Arch Enemy	Halmstad, Sweden	1995−present
At the Gates*	Gothenburg, Sweden	—
Be'lakor	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	2004–present
The Black Dahlia Murder	Waterford, Michigan, U.S.	2001–present
Carcass*	Liverpool, England	1985–1996, 2007–present
Children of Bodom	Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland	1993–2019, 2025–present
Dark Tranquillity	Billdal, Gothenburg, Sweden	1989–present
Hypocrisy	Ludvika, Sweden	1991–present
In Flames	Gothenburg, Sweden	1990–present
Insomnium	Joensuu, Finland	1997–present
Kalmah	Pudasjärvi, Finland	1991–present
Omnium Gatherum	Karhula, Finland	1996–present
Scar Symmetry	Avesta, Sweden	2004−present
Soilwork	Helsingborg, Sweden	1995–present
Wintersun	Helsinki, Finland	2003–present

Nu MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Coal Chamber	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1992–2003, 2011–2016, 2022–present
Deftones*	Sacramento, California, U.S.	1988–present
Disturbed	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	1994–2011, 2015–present
Drowning Pool	Dallas, Texas, U.S.	1996–present
Godsmack	Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.	1995–present
Ill Niño	Union City, New Jersey, U.S.	1998–present
Incubus	Calabasas, California, U.S.	1991–present
Kittie	London, Ontario, Canada	1996–2017, 2022–present
Korn	Bakersfield, California, U.S.	1993–present
Limp Bizkit	Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.	1994–2006, 2009–present
Linkin Park	Agoura Hills, California, U.S.	1996–2017, 2023–present
Machine Head	Oakland, California, U.S.	1991–present
Mudvayne	Peoria, Illinois, U.S.	1996–2010, 2021–present
Papa Roach	Vacaville, California, U.S.	1993–present
P.O.D.	San Diego, California, U.S.	1992–present
Rage Against the Machine*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1991–2000, 2007–2011, 2019–2024
Sevendust	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	1994–present
Slipknot	Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.	1995–present
Soulfly	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	1997–present
Staind	Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.	1995–2012, 2014, 2017, 2019–present
Static-X	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1994–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–present
System of a Down	Glendale, California, U.S.	1994–2006, 2010–present

Occult RockBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Black Sabbath*	Birmingham, England	—
Black Widow	Leicester, England	1966–1973, 2007–2014
Blood Ceremony	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2006–present
Coven	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	1967–1975, 2007–present
The Devil's Blood	Eindhoven, Netherlands	2006–2013
Ghost	Linköping, Östergötland, Sweden	2006–2026
Green Lung	South London, England	2017–present
Jess and the Ancient Ones	Finland	2010–present
Jex Thoth	Madison, Wisconsin, United States	2007-present
Pentagram*	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.	1971–1977, 1978–1979, 1983–2005, 2008…
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats	Cambridge, England	2009–present
Witchcraft	Örebro, Sweden	2000–present

Post MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Alcest	Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France	2000–present
Amenra	Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium	1999–present
Baroness*	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.	2003–present
Cult of Luna	Umeå, Sweden	1998–present
Deafheaven	San Francisco, California, U.S.	2010–present
Elder*	Massachusetts, U.S.	2006–present
Explosions in the Sky	Austin, Texas, U.S.Midland, Texas, U.S.	1999–present
Fugazi	Washington, D.C., U.S.	1986–2003
God Is an Astronaut	County Wicklow, Ireland	2002–present
Godflesh	Birmingham, England	1988–2002, 2009–present
Godspeed You! Black Emperor	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	1994–2003, 2010–present
Helmet*	New York City, U.S.	1989–1998, 2004–present
Intronaut	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	2004–present
Isis	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	1997–2010, 2018
Jesu	Abergele, Wales	2003–present
Mastodon*	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	2000–present
Mogwai	Glasgow, Scotland	1995–present
Neurosis*	Oakland, California, U.S.	1985–present (hiatus: 2019–2024)
Old Man Gloom	Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.	1999–present
Pelican	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	2001–present
Quicksand	New York City, New York, U.S.	1990–1995, 1997–1999, 2012–present
Rosetta	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	2003–present
Russian Circles	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	2004–present
Sigur Rós	Reykjavík, Iceland	1994–present
Slint	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.	1986–1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014
Sumac	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Vashon, Washington, USA	2014–present
This Will Destroy You	San Marcos, Texas, United States	2004–present
Tortoise	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	1990–present

Power MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Blind Guardian	Krefeld, Germany	1984–present
DragonForce	London, England	1999–present
Edguy	Fulda, Germany	1992–2020, 2026–2027
Gamma Ray	Hamburg, West Germany	1989–present
HammerFall	Gothenburg, Sweden	1993–present
Helloween	Hamburg, West Germany	1984–present
Iced Earth	Tampa, Florida, U.S.	1984–2021 (on hiatus)
Kamelot	Tampa, Florida, United States	1987–present
Manowar	Auburn, New York, U.S.	1980–present
Nightwish	Kitee, Finland	1996–present
Rhapsody of Fire	Trieste, Italy	1993–present
Sabaton	Falun, Sweden	1999–present
Sonata Arctica	Kemi, Finland	1995–present
Stratovarius	Helsinki, Finland	1984–present

Progressive Rock & MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Between the Buried and Me	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.	2000–present
Camel	Guildford, Surrey, England	1971–1984, 1991–present
Caravan	Canterbury, Kent, England	1968–1978, 1980–1985, 1990–1992, 1995–present
Coheed and Cambria	Nyack, New York, U.S.	1995–present
Dream Theater	Boston, Massachusetts	1985–present
Elder*	Massachusetts, U.S.	2006–present
Emerson, Lake & Palmer	London, England	1970–1979, 1990–1999, 2010
Fates Warning	Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.	1982–present
Genesis	Godalming, Surrey, England	1967–2000, 2002, 2006–2007, 2020–2022
Gentle Giant	Portsmouth, England	1970–1980
Gong*	Paris, France	1967–1968, 1969–1978, 1990, 1992–2001, 2003–2006, 2007–present
Haken	London, England	2007–present
Jethro Tull	Blackpool, Lancashire, England	1967–2011, 2017–present
Kansas	Topeka, Kansas, U.S.	1973–1984, 1985–present
King Crimson	London, England	1968–1974, 1981–1984, 1994–2008, 2013…
Marillion	Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England	1979–present
The Mars Volta	El Paso, Texas, U.S.	2001–2013, 2019–present
Mastodon*	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	2000–present
Opeth	Stockholm, Sweden	1990–present
Pallbearer*	Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.	2008–present
Pink Floyd*	London, England	1965–1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014, 2022
Porcupine Tree	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England	1987–2010, 2021–present
Queensrÿche	Bellevue, Washington, U.S.	1980–present
Renaissance	London, United Kingdom	1969–1987, 1998–2002, 2009–present
Riverside	Warsaw, Poland	2001–present
Rush	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	—
Soft Machine	Canterbury, England	1966–1978, 1980–1981, 1984, 2015–present
Styx	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	1972–1984, 1990–1992, 1995–present
Supertramp	London, England	1970–1988, 1993, 1996–2002, 2010–2012
Symphony X	Middletown, New Jersey, U.S.	1994–present
Tool*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1990–present
Van der Graaf Generator	Manchester, England	1967–1972, 1975–1978, 2005–present
Yes	London, England	1968–1981, 1983–2004, 2009–present
Yob*	Eugene, Oregon, U.S.	1996–2006, 2008–present

Psychedelic RockBack to Top

Psychedelic rock. Read the Psychedelic Rock page →

Band	Origin	Years active
The 13th Floor Elevators*	Austin, Texas, U.S.	1965–1969, 1977, 1984, 2015
All Them Witches	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.	2012–present
The Beatles	Liverpool, England	1960–1970
Big Brother and the Holding Company*	San Francisco, California	1965–1968, 1969–1972, 1987–present
The Black Angels	Austin, Texas, United States	2004–present
Blue Cheer*	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1966–1975, 1978–1979, 1984–1994, 1999…
The Brian Jonestown Massacre	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1990–present
The Byrds*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1964–1973, 1989–1991, 2000
Comets on Fire	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.	1999–2008
Country Joe and the Fish	Berkeley, California, United States	1965–1970, 1977, 2004–2006 (as Country Joe Band), sporadically thereafter
Cream*	London, England	1966–1968, 1993, 2005
Dead Meadow*	Washington, D.C., United States	1998–present
The Doors*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	—
Earthless*	San Diego, California, U.S.	2001–present
The Electric Prunes	San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States	1965–1970, 1999–present
Grateful Dead*	Palo Alto, California, U.S.	1965–1995
Hawkwind*	Ladbroke Grove, London, England	1969–present
The Heads	—	—
Iron Butterfly*	San Diego, California, U.S.	1966–1971, 1974–1985, 1987–2012, 2015…
Jefferson Airplane	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1965–1973, 1989, 1996
Jimi Hendrix*	London, England	1966–1970
Love*	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1965–1975, 1992–present
Moby Grape	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1966–1969, 1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1979, 1983–1984, 1987–1991, 1996–2001, 2006–present
The Move	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England	1965–1972, 1981, 2004–2014, 2016
Pink Floyd*	London, England	1965–1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014, 2022
The Pretty Things	London, England	1963–1976, 1978–2018, 2020
Quicksilver Messenger Service*	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1965–1979, 2006–2009, 1984–1996 (Gary Duncan's Quicksilver), 2009–present (David Freiberg's Quicksilver Messenger Service)
Radio Moscow	Story City, Iowa, United States	2003–present
The Seeds	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1965–1969, 1969–1972 (as Sky Saxon and the Seeds), 1989, 2003–2009, 2017–present (as Daryl Hooper and the Seeds)
Spirit	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1967–1973, 1974–1979, 1982–1997
Strawberry Alarm Clock	Glendale, California, United States	1967–1972, 1974–present
Tomorrow	London, England	1967–1968
Ultimate Spinach	Boston, Massachusetts, United States	1967–1969
The Yardbirds*	London, England	1963–1968, 1992–present

Sludge MetalBack to Top

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Band	Origin	Years active
Acid Bath	Houma, Louisiana, U.S.	1991–1997, 2024–present
Baroness*	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.	2003–present
Black Tusk	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.	2004–present
Bongzilla	Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.	1995–2009, 2015–present
Cavity	Miami, Florida, U.S.	1992–2003, 2015–present
Crowbar	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	1990–present
Down	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	1991–present
Dystopia	Orange County, California, U.S.	1991–2008
Exhorder	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	1986–1994, 2008–2011, 2017–present
Eyehategod	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	1988–present
Grief	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	1991–2001, 2005–2006, 2008–2009
High on Fire	Oakland, California, U.S.	1998–present
Iron Monkey	Nottingham, England	1994–1999, 2017–present
Kylesa	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.	2001–2016, 2024–present
Mastodon*	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	2000–present
Melvins	Montesano, Washington, U.S.	1983–present
Neurosis*	Oakland, California, U.S.	1985–present (hiatus: 2019–2024)
Rwake	North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States	1996–present
Soilent Green	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	1988–present
Torche	Miami, Florida, U.S.	2004–2022, 2025-present
Weedeater	Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.	1998–present

Space RockBack to Top

Space rock. Read the Space Rock page →

Band	Origin	Years active
Amon Düül II	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	1968–1981, 1995, 2010–present
Dead Meadow*	Washington, D.C., United States	1998–present
Earthless*	San Diego, California, U.S.	2001–present
Gong*	Paris, France	1967–1968, 1969–1978, 1990, 1992–2001…
Hawkwind*	Ladbroke Grove, London, England	1969–present
Nektar	Hamburg, West Germany	1969–1978, 1979–1982, 2000–2016, 2019…
Ozric Tentacles	Somerset, England	1983–present
Pink Floyd*	London, England	1965–1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014, 2022
Slift	Toulouse, France	2016–present
Spacemen 3	Rugby, Warwickshire, England	1982–1991
Spiritualized	Rugby, England	1990–present
White Hills	New York City, New York, United States	Mid-2000s – present
Wooden Shjips	San Francisco, United States	2006–present
Yuri Gagarin	Gothenburg, Sweden	2012–present

Stoner RockBack to Top

Stoner rock. Read the Stoner Rock page →

Band	Origin	Years active
Acid King	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1993–present
The Atomic Bitchwax	Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.	1992–present
Clutch	Germantown, Maryland, U.S.	1991–present
Colour Haze	Munich, Germany	1994–present
Corrosion of Conformity	Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.	1982–1987, 1989–2006, 2010–present
Dozer	Borlänge, Sweden	1995–present
Earthless*	San Diego, California, U.S.	2001–present
Fu Manchu*	Orange County, California, U.S.	1985–present
Graveyard	Gothenburg, Sweden	2006–2016, 2017–present
Greenleaf	Borlänge, Sweden	1999–present
Kadavar	Berlin, Germany	2010–present
Karma to Burn	Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.	1993–2002, 2009–2021
Kyuss*	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1987–1995
Monster Magnet	Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.	1989–present
Om	San Francisco, California, U.S.	2003–present
Orange Goblin	London, England	1995–2025
Queens of the Stone Age*	Palm Desert, California, U.S.	1996–present
Red Fang	Portland, Oregon, United States	2005–present
Samsara Blues Experiment	Berlin, Germany	2007–2020
Sasquatch	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	2001–present
Sheavy	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	1993–present
Sleep*	San Jose, California, U.S.	1990–1998, 2009–present
Spiritual Beggars	Halmstad, Sweden	1994–present
Stoned Jesus	Kyiv, Ukraine	2009–present
The Sword	Austin, Texas, U.S.	2003–2022, 2024–present
Truckfighters	Örebro, Sweden	2001–2018, 2019–present

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Band	Origin	Years active
Annihilator	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	1984–present
Anthrax	Queens, New York City, U.S.	1981–present
Coroner	Zürich, Switzerland	1983–1996, 2010–present
Dark Angel	Downey, California, U.S.	1981–1992, 2002–2005, 2013–present
Death Angel	San Francisco, California, U.S.	1982–1991, 2001–present
Destruction	Weil am Rhein, Germany	1982–present
Exodus	Richmond, California, U.S.	1979–1993, 1997–1998, 2001–present
Forbidden	San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.	1987–2001, 2007–2012, 2023–present
Kreator	Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	1982–present
Megadeth	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1983–2002, 2004–present
Metallica	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	1981–present
Municipal Waste	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.	2000–present
Nuclear Assault	New York City, U.S.	1984–1995, 1997–1998, 2001–2008, 2011–2022
Overkill	Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, U.S.	1980–present
Possessed	San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.	1982–1987, 1990–1993, 2007–present
Sacred Reich	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	1985–2000, 2006–present
Sepultura	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	1984–present
Slayer	Huntington Park, California, U.S.	1981–2019, 2024–present
Sodom	Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany	1982–present
Testament	Berkeley, California, U.S.	1983–present
Toxic Holocaust	Portland, Oregon, U.S.	1999–present
Vio-lence	San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.	1985–1994, 2001–2003, 2019–present
Voivod	Jonquière (Saguenay), Quebec, Canada	1982–present
Warbringer	Newbury Park, California, U.S.	2004–present

* Placed under more than one genre; these scenes often blend together.

Note on scope

These are curated selections, not exhaustive catalogues. For longer lists see Wikipedia’s List of doom metal bands, List of sludge metal bands and List of Palm Desert Scene bands.

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Band summaries, formation data and lead images: individual Wikipedia articles, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Each band name links to its own article.