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Encyclopedia > List of alternative metal artists

This is a list of bands within the alternative metal genre of rock music. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... This article is about the genre. ...


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Band Name Origin Active Notable Album(s) Notes
A Perfect Circle USA No Mer de Noms (2000), Thirteenth Step (2003), eMOTIVe (2004) Also considered to be alternative rock or art rock
Alice in Chains USA Yes We Die Young (1990), Facelift (1990), Sap (1992), Dirt (1992), Jar Of Flies (1994), Alice in Chains (1995) Also classed as heavy metal
Alien Ant Farm USA Yes Singles: $100 EP (1996), Love Songs EP (1998), Greatest Hits (1999), ANThology (2001), truANT (2003), 3rd Draft (2005), Up in the Attic (2006) -
Breaking Benjamin USA Yes Saturate (2002), We Are Not Alone (2004), Phobia (2006) Also classed as post-grunge
Chevelle USA Yes Point #1 (1999), Wonder What's Next (2002), This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004), Vena Sera (2007) Also categorized as Hard Rock
Coal Chamber USA NO Coal Chamber (1997), Chamber Music (1999), Dark Days (2002) -
Deftones USA Yes Adrenaline (1995), Around the Fur (1997), White Pony (2000), Deftones (2003), Saturday Night Wrist (2006) -
Element Eighty USA Yes Mercuric (self-released) (2001), Element Eighty (2003), The Bear (2005) -
Evanescence USA Yes Fallen (2003), Anywhere but Home (2004), The Open Door (2006) Also classed as alternative rock
Evans Blue Canada Yes The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume (2006), The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends (2007) -
Faith No More USA No We Care a Lot (1985), Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Angel Dust (1992), King for a Day...Fool for a Lifetime (1995), Album of the Year (1997) Recognised as one of the earliest alternative metal bands
Father CRO Yes Inspirita (2005) Also categorized as Industrial metal -
Fightstar UK Yes One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours (2007) Also categorized as post-hardcore or progressive rock
Flyleaf USA Yes Flyleaf (2005) Also classed as alternative rock
Head Control System NOR/POR Yes Severe Damage on Reason and Equilibrium (2003), Murder Nature (2006) -
Helmet USA Yes Strap It On (1990), Meantime (1992), Betty (1994), Aftertaste (1997), Size Matters (2004), Monochrome (2006)
In Flames SWE Yes Reroute to Remain (2002), Soundtrack to Your Escape (2004), Come Clarity (2006), A Sense of Purpose (2008) former Melodic death metal band, latest albums going into a mix of the two genres
Jane's Addiction USA No Jane's Addiction (1987), Nothing's Shocking (1988), Ritual de lo Habitual (1990), Strays (2003)
Karnivool AUS Yes Themata (2005) Also considered to be alternative rock or progressive rock
Katatonia SWE Yes Viva Emptiness (2003), The Great Cold Distance (2006)
Lostprophets UK Yes Thefakesoundofprogress (2000), Start Something (2004), Liberation Transmission (2006) Also categorized as alternative rock or hard rock
Linkin Park USA Yes Hybrid Theory (2000), Meteora (2003), Minutes To Midnight (2007) Also classed as nu metal and rap rock but lately been playing more alternative rock
Major Label Finland -
Marilyn Manson USA Yes Portrait of an American Family (1994), Antichrist Superstar (1996), Mechanical Animals (1998), Holy Wood (2000), Golden Age of Grotesque (2003), Eat Me Drink Me (2007) Also categorized as industrial metal
Melvins USA Yes also with many other genres
Mind Over Four -
Mudvayne USA Yes L.D. 50 (2000), The Beginning of All Things to End (2001), The End of All Things to Come (2002), Lost And Found (2005), Shades of Gray (2007) Also considered to be "math metal" and categorized as groove metal and hard rock as well.
Nine Inch Nails USA Yes Pretty Hate Machine (1989), Broken (1992), The Downward Spiral (1994), The Fragile (1999), With Teeth (2005), Year Zero (2007), Ghosts I-IV (2008), The Slip (2008) Also considered to be industrial rock
Nothingface USA No Pacifier (1997), An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity (1998), Violence (2000), Skeletons (2003)
Primus USA Yes Suck on This (1989), Frizzle Fry (1990), Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991), Pork Soda (1993), Tales from the Punchbowl (1995), The Brown Album (1997), Antipop (1999), Animals Should Not Try to Act Like Humans (2003) Also considered to be punk metal with experimental music
Puddle of Mudd USA Yes Stuck (1994), Abrasive (1997), Come Clean (2001), Life on Display (2003), Famous (2007) -
Quicksand USA No Slip (1993), Manic Compression (1995) Also categorized as post-hardcore
Rage Against the Machine USA Yes Rage Against the Machine (1992), Evil Empire (1996), The Battle of Los Angeles (1999), Renegades (2000) Also categorized as rapcore, funk metal or alternative rock
Sevendust USA Yes Sevendust (1997), Home (1999), Animosity (2001), Seasons (2003), Next (2005), Alpha (2007), Chapter VII: Hope And Sorrow (2008)
Soulfly BRA Yes Soulfly (1998), Primitive (2001), 3 (2003), Prophecy (2004), Dark Ages (2005) Also classified as nu metal or groove metal
Soundgarden USA No Ultramega OK (1988), Louder Than Love (1989), Badmotorfinger (1991), Superunknown (1994), Down on the Upside (1996) Also classified as grunge
Staind USA Yes Tormented (1996), Dysfunction (1999), Break the Cycle (2001), 14 Shades of Gray (2003), Chapter V (2005)
Stone Sour USA Yes Stone Sour (2002), Come Whatever May (2006) Also classed as hard rock, alternative rock or post-grunge
System of a Down USA Hiatus System of a Down (1998), Toxicity (2001), Steal This Album (2002), Mezmerize (2005), Hypnotize (2005) Also classified as nu metal, progressive metal or hard rock
Three Days Grace CAN Yes Three Days Grace (2003), One-X (2006), Third Studio Album (2008) Also classed as hard rock or post-grunge
Tool USA Yes Opiate (1992), Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Salival (2000), Lateralus (2001), 10,000 Days (2006) Also classed as progressive rock
White Zombie USA No Gods on Voodoo Moon (1985), Pig Heaven (1986), Psycho-Head Blowout (1987), Soul-Crusher (1987), Make Them Die Slowly (1989), God of Thunder (1989), La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 (1992), Astro-Creep: 2000 (1995), Supersexy Swingin' Sounds (1996) -
A Perfect Circle (often referred to as APC) is an alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Art rock is a term used to describe a subgenre of rock music with experimental or avant-garde influences that emphasizes novel sonic texture. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Alien Ant Farm are an alternative rock group that formed in the southern California city of Riverside in 1996. ... Breaking Benjamin is an alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ... Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge music. ... For information about the car of this name, see Chevrolet Chevelle. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Coal Chamber was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento, California formed in 1988, consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Stephen Carpenter (lead guitar), Chi Cheng (bass guitar) Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables) and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). ... Element Eighty is a four-piece music group from Tyler, Texas. ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For the dye, see Evans blue Evans Blue is a rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 2005. ... FNM redirects here. ... Father is a Alternative Rock band from Rijeka, Croatia. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... Fightstar are a four-piece rock band from London, England. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Flyleaf is an American rock band that formed in the Belton[1] and Temple, Texas[2] region in 2000. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Helmet is an American Post-Hardcore band formed in New York City by Page Hamilton (vocals/guitar) with Henry Bogdan (bass), Peter Mengede (guitar) and John Stanier (drums) in 1989. ... In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. ... Melodic death metal, (also referred to as Gothenburg metal, melodeath, and post-death) is a subgenre of death metal. ... Janes Addiction is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Karnivool is a five-piece music group from Perth, Western Australia. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... For the Welsh indie-rock band, see Catatonia (band). ... Lostprophets (IPA: ) are a Welsh band formed in 1997. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Linkin Park is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Rap rock is a hybrid of rap and rock music. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Marilyn Manson is an American metal band based in Los Angeles, California. ... Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws elements from industrial music and heavy metal music. ... The Melvins are an American experimental sludge metal/grunge band that usually perform as a trio. ... Mind Over Four (occasionally written as Mind Over 4) was an American heavy metal music group based out of Los Angeles, California. ... Mudvayne is an American rock band from Peoria, Illinois formed in 1996. ... Mathcore (also known as technical metalcore and technical hardcore) is a style of metalcore recognized for a high level of technical musicianship. ... Groove metal, often associated with neo-thrash/post-thrash and power groove, is a term sometimes used to describe a derivative of thrash metal which took its current form during the early 1990s. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... NIN redirects here. ... Industrial Rock is a musical genre which is a fusion between Industrial Music and specific Rock n Roll subgenres such as Punk, Oi!, Hardcore and later on Hard Rock. ... Nothingface is a four-piece alternative metal music group from Washington, D.C. The band are noted for their sometimes graphic lyrics and occasionally using vaguely political themes in their newer works, as well as polyrhythmic songs. ... Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry Ler LaLonde, and drummer Tim Herb Alexander. ... Punk metal (also known as Crossover thrash) is an umbrella term used to describe music that fuses elements of hardcore punk and heavy metal. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Puddle of Mudd is an American post-grunge band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Post-hardcore; this specific genre was created by others as a sourse to relaese the emotion that builds inside, making the music intimate and touching to listeners. ... Rage Against the Machine, is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991. ... Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, gangsta rap, hard rock, heavy metal, alternative rock, hardcore punk and sometimes funk. ... Funk metal is a type of music that incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs and the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Sevendust is an American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Soulfly is a heavy metal band formed in 1997. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Groove metal, often associated with neo-thrash/post-thrash and power groove, is a term sometimes used to describe a derivative of thrash metal which took its current form during the early 1990s. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Staind is an American alternative metal group[1][2] from Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. ... Stone Sour is a three time Grammy-nominated American rock band based in Des Moines, IA, United States. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge music. ... System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) are an American heavy metal band, formed in 1995 in Glendale, California. ... Nu metal (also called aggro metal, or nü metal using the traditional heavy metal umlaut) is a musical genre that has origins in the mid 1990s. ... Progressive metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Three Days Grace (also known as 3DG or TDG) is a Alternative metal band that formed in 1997. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge music. ... Tool is an American, Grammy Award winning progressive metal band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... White Zombie was an American band named after the 1932 film White Zombie, which starred Bela Lugosi. ...


 

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