The Greatest Metal Band of All Time, According to Forbes

Who would you consider to be the best metal band?

They compiled a list of 38 metal bands, ranking them and determining the “greatest” of all time. They said, “While it will always be difficult to answer who are among the greatest heavy metal bands of all time, the question should always look to what bands have had the most significant and widespread impact on the genre.”

Top 10, according to Forbes:

10. Avenged Sevenfold
09. Tool
08. Slayer
07. Slipknot
06. Ozzy Osbourne
05. Judas Priest
04. Pantera
03. Iron Maiden
02. Black Sabbath
01. Metallica

Forbes continues by saying, “If there’s one band that’s had both an astronomically massive impact on metal and heavy music, and is also the single biggest band in the heavy metal genre, it’s Metallica.” Read the entire article HERE.