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Judas Priest

19,868,246 plays (581,536 listeners)

Judas Priest are pioneers of the Heavy Metal genre, and arguably created the "Metal" look. Priest were forerunners of the 'New Wave of British Heavy Metal' movement, laying the groundwork for the speed and thrash metal of the '80s and '90s.

Blaze

945,326 plays (79,817 listeners)

For the band fronted by Blaze Bayley from 1999 to 2007, see B L A Z E. For Bayley's band from 2007 onward, see Blaze Bayley.

Black Sabbath

28,283,069 plays (1,048,253 listeners)

Black Sabbath is an English heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham, England, originally comprising Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums).

Megadeth

35,199,351 plays (633,567 listeners)

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, front man, guitarist, and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Formed in 1983 Los Angeles, California with bass player David Ellefson following Mustaine's departure from Metallica, the band has since released twelve studio albums, six live albums, two EPs, thirty singles, thirty-two music videos, and three compilations.

Saxon

3,306,127 plays (206,050 listeners)

Saxon is a British heavy metal band, formed in Barnsley, England in 1976. As pioneers of, and at the forefront of the then New Wave of British Heavy Metal the band enjoyed a period of prominence in the UK (including popular chart success) and Europe in the early 1980s, and laterally the USA and Japan.

Dio

6,789,434 plays (380,090 listeners)

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, ex- Ronnie and the Prophets, Elf and Rainbow founding member, born in Cortland, New York, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In addition to Ronnie, Vivian Campbell played guitar; with Jimmy Bain on bass and Vinny Appice on drums.

Helloween

13,885,502 plays (339,666 listeners)

Helloween is a heavy/power/speed metal band from Germany founded in 1983 by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. Helloween are known as major innovators of power metal.

Iced Earth

12,971,069 plays (327,523 listeners)

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines power metal and speed metal/thrash metal genres in its music. The band was formed by Jon Schaffer, the lead songwriter and rhythm guitarist, in Tampa, Florida in 1984. The original name of the band was Purgatory but was then changed to Iced Earth.