| Band | Origin | Active | Notes |
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| 10 Years [6] [7] [8] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge [6] and progressive metal. [6] [9] |
| 12 Stones [10] [11] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge, [10] alternative rock [12] and Christian rock. [11] |
| 36 Crazyfists [13] | United States | No | Also classed as metalcore, [14] post-hardcore [13] and nu metal. [15] [16] |
| 311 [17] | United States | Yes | Also classed as reggae rock, [18] alternative rock, [19] rap metal, [20] funk rock, [21] rap rock, [22] and funk metal. |
| 3Teeth [23] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal, [23] [24] [25] [26] industrial, [23] [27] [28] industrial rock, [29] [30] [31] electronic rock, [28] electro-industrial, [32] and nu metal. [33] |
| 40 Below Summer [34] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal [35] and hard rock. [36] |
| Adema [37] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, [37] alternative rock, [38] and post-grunge. [39] |
| Alcest [40] | France | Yes | Also classed as post-metal, [41] shoegaze, [42] [43] [44] [45] blackgaze, [46] post-black metal, [47] and black metal (early). [40] |
| All Ends [48] | Sweden | No | Also classed as alternative rock and hard rock. |
| Alice in Chains [49] [50] | United States | Yes | Also classed as grunge, heavy metal, doom metal, sludge metal, and alternative rock. [51] [52] [53] [54] |
| Alien Ant Farm [55] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [56] [57] nu metal, [58] [59] [60] punk rock, [61] and pop punk. [62] |
| Alter Bridge [63] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, [64] [63] [65] [66] [67] heavy metal, [63] [66] [67] post-grunge, [65] progressive metal, [68] and alternative rock. [69] |
| American Head Charge [70] | United States | No | Also classed as nu metal [71] and industrial metal. [72] |
| American Standards [73] | United States | Yes | Also classed as mathcore, metalcore, post hardcore and hardcore punk. |
| Anew Revolution [74] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal. |
| Apartment 26 [75] [76] | United Kingdom | No | Also classed as nu metal. [77] and industrial metal. |
| A Perfect Circle [78] [79] [80] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [78] [79] [81] progressive rock, [82] [83] and art rock. [78] [79] [84] [85] |
| Apocalyptica [86] | Finland | Yes | Also classed as neoclassical metal and symphonic metal. [86] |
| Architects [87] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as mathcore (early), metalcore, post-hardcore and progressive metalcore. |
| Art of Anarchy [88] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge, hard rock, and alternative rock. |
| Asking Alexandria [89] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as electronicore, hard rock, heavy metal, metalcore and post-hardcore. |
| Atomship [90] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, post-grunge, and progressive rock. |
| At the Drive-In [91] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as post-hardcore. |
| Audioslave [92] | United States | No | Also classed as hard rock, [92] funk rock, and alternative rock. |
| Avatar [93] | Sweden | Yes | Also classed as melodic death metal, groove metal, progressive metal, and industrial metal. |
| Avenged Sevenfold [94] | United States | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal, hard rock, progressive metal, and metalcore (early). |
| Babymetal [95] [96] | Japan | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal, death metal, speed metal and j-pop. |
| Bad Brains [97] | United States | Yes | 1986 album I Against I recognized as one of the first alternative metal albums. Also classed as hardcore punk and reggae rock. |
| Bad Omens [98] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore. |
| Baroness [99] [100] | United States | Yes | Also classed as sludge metal, progressive metal and post-rock. |
| Beartooth [101] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, hardcore, post-hardcore, and hard rock. |
| Black Veil Brides [102] | United States | Yes | Also classed as melodic metalcore, glam metal, heavy metal, and hard rock. |
| Bleed [103] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal and shoegaze. |
| Breaking Benjamin [104] [105] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock [106] and post-grunge. [104] |
| Bring Me the Horizon [107] [108] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [109] [110] metalcore, [111] [112] deathcore, [113] and post-hardcore. [114] |
| Bullet for My Valentine [115] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, heavy metal, metalcore and thrash metal. [116] |
| The Butterfly Effect [117] [118] | Australia | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock and progressive rock. |
| Butthole Surfers [119] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, experimental rock and hardcore punk. |
| Chevelle [120] [121] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, [122] [123] post-grunge, [124] [125] alternative rock, [126] nu metal, [127] and indie rock. [120] |
| CKY [128] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge, alternative rock, stoner rock, and hard rock. |
| Clawfinger [129] | Sweden | Yes | Also classed as rap metal, industrial metal and nu metal. [130] [131] [132] |
| Clutch [133] [134] [135] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, stoner rock, blues rock, post-hardcore (early), funk metal [135] and hardcore punk (early). [136] |
| Coal Chamber [137] [138] [139] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, [137] [140] [141] [142] [143] industrial metal [137] and gothic metal. [137] |
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| Code Orange [144] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, [144] [145] [146] hardcore punk, [147] [148] industrial hardcore, [149] and industrial metal . [150] |
| Cold [151] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge, hard rock and alternative rock. |
| Coldrain [152] | Japan | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, post-hardcore, metalcore, hard rock and punk rock. |
| Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway [153] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock. |
| Decyfer Down [154] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock and post-grunge. |
| Defrage [154] | Estonia | No | Also classed as alternative rock and post-grunge. |
| Deftones [155] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, experimental rock, [156] post-metal, [157] [158] post-hardcore, [159] and art rock. [160] [161] |
| Demon Hunter [162] [163] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, nu metal, groove metal, and Christian metal. |
| Depswa [164] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as nu metal. [165] |
| Devilskin [166] | New Zealand | Yes | Also classed as hard rock and heavy metal. |
| Disturbed [167] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal (early), hard rock, [168] and heavy metal. |
| Dir En Grey [169] | Japan | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal, nu metal, death metal, experimental metal, progressive metal, and extreme metal. |
| Dog Fashion Disco [170] | United States | Yes | Also classed as experimental metal. |
| Dope [171] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal and nu metal |
| downset. [172] | United States | Yes | Also classed as rap metal, funk metal, hardcore punk and rapcore. [173] |
| Drowning Pool [174] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, heavy metal, hard rock and post-grunge. |
| Earshot [175] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock and post-grunge. |
| Earthtone9 [176] | United Kingdom | Yes | |
| Echobrain [177] [178] | United States | No | |
| Enter Shikari [179] [180] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, [181] electronicore and post-hardcore. |
| Evanescence [182] | United States | Yes | Also classed as gothic metal, nu metal, [183] hard rock [184] and symphonic metal [185] |
| Failure [186] [187] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [188] art rock, [189] space rock [186] and post-grunge [190] [191] [192] |
| Fair to Midland [193] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as progressive rock. |
| Faith No More [50] [194] [195] | United States | Yes | Recognized as one of the earliest alternative metal bands. Also classed as funk metal, experimental metal and alternative rock. [196] |
| Fantômas [197] | United States | Yes | Also classed as experimental metal. |
| Fear Factory [198] | United States | Yes | Recognized as one of the first heavy metal bands to fuse metal with industrial and electronic stylings. Also classed as industrial metal and death metal. [199] |
| Fightstar [200] [201] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore, [202] [203] [204] alternative rock, [205] emo, [206] and heavy metal. [207] |
| Finger Eleven [208] | Canada | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock and funk metal. |
| Filter [209] [210] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial rock, industrial metal and post-grunge. |
| Five Finger Death Punch [211] [212] | United States | Yes | Also classed as groove metal, [213] [214] [215] [216] nu metal, [217] [218] heavy metal, [219] and hard rock. [220] |
| Flyleaf [221] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, Christian rock and post-grunge. |
| From Ashes to New [222] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, rap metal and rap rock. |
| Fuel [223] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock and post-grunge. |
| Fudge Tunnel [224] | United Kingdom | No | Also classed as noise rock and sludge metal. |
| Full Devil Jacket [225] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge. [225] |
| Full Scale [226] | Australia | No | Also classed as post-grunge [226] |
| Funeral for a Friend [227] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as emo, post-hardcore, screamo and melodic hardcore. |
| Future Palace [228] | Germany | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore and alternative rock. |
| Glassjaw [229] [230] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore, hardcore punk, progressive rock and experimental rock |
| Godsmack [231] [232] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, [233] heavy metal, [231] post-grunge, [231] and nu metal. [234] [235] [236] |
| Green Jellÿ [237] | United States | Yes | Also classed as comedy rock. |
| Grinspoon [238] | Australia | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge, alternative rock and nu metal |
| Guano Apes [239] | Germany | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, nu metal, [240] rap rock, post-grunge, pop rock, pop punk, punk rock and hard rock |
| Hayko Cepkin [241] | Turkey | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal [241] and industrial rock. |
| Halestorm [242] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock and alternative rock. |
| Handsome [243] | United States | No | Also classed as post-hardcore. [243] |
| Helmet [50] [194] [244] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore, [245] noise rock, [194] alternative rock, [244] [246] groove metal, [244] post-metal [247] and experimental metal. [248] |
| Hollywood Undead [249] | United States | Yes | Also classed as rap rock, alternative rock, nu metal, rap metal, hard rock and hip hop. |
| I Prevail [250] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, post-hardcore, pop punk, hard rock, rap metal, and nu metal. |
| Ill Niño [251] | United States | Yes | Also classed as Latin metal, [252] [253] nu metal [252] [254] [255] and metalcore. [256] [257] |
| Infectious Grooves [258] | United States | Yes | Also classed as funk metal [259] [260] |
| In Flames [261] | Sweden | Yes | Also classed as melodic death metal. |
| In This Moment [262] [263] [264] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, [265] [266] [267] melodic metalcore, [268] [269] [270] [271] hard rock, [272] [273] [274] industrial metal, [266] gothic metal, [275] and nu metal. [276] |
| Incubus [50] [277] | United States | Yes [278] | Also classed as funk metal (early), [50] [277] nu metal (early), [279] [280] [281] [282] [283] rap metal (early), [284] alternative rock (later) [277] and art rock (later). [285] |
| Jane's Addiction [50] [194] [195] [237] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as alternative rock [286] and progressive rock. [194] |
| Jerry Cantrell [287] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [287] heavy metal, [287] and grunge. [287] |
| Jesters of Destiny [195] | United States | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal, hard rock and psychedelic rock. |
| The Jesus Lizard [194] | United States | Yes | Also classed as noise-rock [194] and post-hardcore. |
| Karnivool [288] | Australia | Yes | Also classed as progressive metal, progressive rock, alternative rock and nu metal (early) |
| Kittie [289] | Canada | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, extreme metal, heavy metal, screamo, punk, thrash metal, hard rock, alt-punk and death metal. |
| Korn [290] [50] [194] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, industrial metal, [291] rap metal, [292] funk metal, [293] groove metal [294] and dark metal. [295] [296] |
| L7 [297] | United States | Yes | Also classed as grunge, [297] punk rock and riot grrrl. [297] |
| Lacuna Coil [298] | Italy | Yes | Also classed as gothic metal [299] and dark metal. [300] |
| Life of Agony [301] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, grunge, and post-grunge. |
| Lifer [302] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal. |
| Leprous [303] | Norway | Yes | Also classed as progressive metal [303] |
| Limp Bizkit [304] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, [50] rap metal [50] and rap rock. [305] [306] |
| Linkin Park [307] [308] [309] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, [310] [311] [312] rap rock, [307] [313] electronic rock [309] and rap metal. [310] |
| Living Colour [50] [194] | United States | Yes | Also classed as funk metal, heavy metal and hard rock. |
| Loathe [314] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, melodic hardcore, nu metal, progressive metal, post-metal and shoegaze. |
| Lostprophets [315] | United Kingdom | No | Also classed as alternative rock, post-hardcore and nu metal. |
| Love and Death [316] | United States | Yes | Also classed as Christian metal and nu metal. |
| The Lounge Kittens [317] | United Kingdom | No | Also classed as lounge music, rock music, parody music, and comedy rock. |
| Machine Head [318] | United States | Yes | Also classed as groove metal, thrash metal, and nu metal. |
| Mallavora [319] [320] | United Kingdom | Yes | |
| Major Moment [321] | United States | Yes | |
| Marilyn Manson [194] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal, [322] industrial rock, shock rock and alternative rock. [323] |
| Mastodon [324] [325] | United States | Yes | Also classed as sludge metal, progressive metal and stoner metal. |
| Melvins [50] [326] | United States | Yes | Also classed as various other genres, including grunge, sludge metal and doom metal. |
| Mind Funk [327] | United States | No | Also classed as funk metal, grunge and stoner rock. |
| Mind Over Four [328] | United States | No | Also classed as progressive metal. |
| Motionless in White [329] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal, metalcore, gothic metal, and nu metal. |
| Mother Love Bone [50] | United States | No | Also classed as grunge, glam metal, glam punk, [330] hard rock, funk metal [331] and heavy metal. |
| Mr. Bungle [332] | United States | Yes | Also classed as various other genres, including avant-garde and funk metal. |
| Mt. Helium [333] [334] | United States | No | Also classed as progressive metal, post-grunge and nu metal. Formerly known as The Apex Theory. |
| Mudvayne [335] | United States | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal, [336] [337] [338] nu metal, [339] [340] [341] [342] progressive metal, [343] [344] [345] math metal [346] and groove metal. [347] |
| Mushroomhead [348] [349] [350] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, industrial metal, experimental metal and electro-industrial. |
| Nebula [351] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as stoner rock, heavy metal and psychedelic rock. |
| New Years Day [352] | United States | Yes | Also classed as gothic metal/rock, alternative rock, and pop-punk (early). |
| Nine Inch Nails [50] [194] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial rock, industrial metal, dark ambient, and alternative rock. [353] |
| Nonpoint [354] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, hard rock, rap metal and groove metal. |
| Nothingface [355] | United States | No | Also classed as nu metal. |
| Nothing More [356] [357] [358] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, hard rock, and progressive rock/metal. |
| Norma Jean [359] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, sludge metal and post-metal. |
| Northlane [360] | Australia | Yes | Also classed as djent, industrial metal, metalcore, nu metal and progressive metalcore. |
| Odd Crew [361] | Bulgaria | Yes | Also classed as groove metal. |
| Only Living Witness [362] | United States | No | Also classed as hardcore punk and grunge. |
| Orange 9mm [363] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore, [364] nu metal [365] and rap metal. [366] |
| Orangutang [367] | United States | No | Also classed as pop rock, [367] and alternative rock. |
| Orgy [368] [369] [370] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial rock, [371] [372] industrial metal, [373] nu metal, [374] electronic rock [375] [376] and electropunk. [377] |
| Otep [378] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal [378] and death metal. |
| P.O.D. [379] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, rap metal, Christian metal, reggae rock. |
| Papa Roach [380] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, [381] alternative rock, [380] hard rock, [380] rap metal, and glam metal. [382] [383] |
| Passenger [384] | Sweden | No | Also classed as nu metal. [384] |
| Paw [327] | United States | No | Also classed as grunge and alternative rock. |
| Phoxjaw [385] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore and alternative rock. |
| Pist.On [386] | United States | Yes | Also classed as gothic metal. |
| Pitchshifter [387] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as industrial rock, nu metal and industrial metal. [388] [389] [390] |
| Porcupine Tree [391] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as progressive rock, progressive metal, alternative rock, psychedelic rock, and experimental rock. |
| Powerman 5000 [392] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal, rap metal, nu metal, thrash metal, funk metal, electronic rock, alternative rock, and punk rock. |
| President [393] | United Kingdom | Yes | |
| Primus [194] | United States | Yes | Also classed as funk metal, [394] alternative rock, [395] experimental rock, [396] funk rock, [397] progressive rock, [398] progressive metal, [399] jam and nu metal (Antipop period). [400] [401] |
| Project 86 [402] | United States | Yes | Also classed as Christian rock, Christian metal, alternative rock, nu metal, post-hardcore, and rapcore. |
| Psycho Synner [403] | United States | No | Also classed as industrial metal, hard rock, nu metal and gothic rock. |
| Prong [404] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal, [404] thrash metal, groove metal and hardcore punk. |
| Puddle of Mudd [405] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge, hard rock, alternative rock and nu metal. |
| Pyogenesis [406] [407] | Germany | Yes | Also classed as death metal (early), doom metal, gothic metal, alternative rock, and pop-punk (1990s–2000s). |
| Quicksand [408] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore. |
| Rage Against the Machine [194] [237] | United States | No | Also classed as rap metal, nu metal, and funk metal [194] |
| Red [409] [410] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, hard rock, christian rock, and post-grunge. |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers [411] | United States | Yes | Also classed as funk rock, alternative rock, funk metal and rap rock. |
| Reuben [412] | United Kingdom | No | Also classed as alternative rock, hard rock, and post-hardcore. |
| Rob Zombie [413] | United States | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal, industrial metal, groove metal, industrial rock and nu metal. |
| Rollins Band [237] | United States | No | Also classed as hard rock, post-hardcore, [414] funk metal [415] and jazz fusion. [286] [416] |
| Roses Are Red [417] | United States | No | Also classed as emo [418] [419] and alternative rock. |
| Scar the Martyr [420] | United States | No | Also classed as post-grunge. [420] |
| Scum of the Earth [421] | United States | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal. [421] |
| Seether [422] | South Africa | Yes | Also classed as post-grunge. |
| September Mourning [423] | United States | Yes | |
| Sepultura [194] | Brazil | Yes | Also classed as groove metal, [424] death metal, [425] and thrash metal. [426] |
| Serj Tankian [427] | United States | Yes | Also classed as progressive rock, experimental rock, art rock and classical. |
| Sevendust [428] [429] [430] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal [429] and heavy metal. [430] |
| Shihad [166] | New Zealand | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, hard rock, and industrial rock. |
| Shinedown [431] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge and alternative rock. |
| Siamese [432] | Denmark | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock. |
| Sick Puppies [433] | Australia | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [434] hard rock, [435] and post-grunge. [436] |
| Simon Says [437] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal. [438] |
| Skillet [439] | United States | Yes | Also classed as Christian rock, Christian metal, post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock, nu metal, symphonic metal and industrial metal (early). |
| Skindred [440] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as ragga [441] and nu metal [442] [443] |
| Slaves on Dope [444] | Canada | Yes | Also classed as nu metal. |
| Sleep Token [445] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as indie pop/rock, post-metal, and progressive metal. |
| Slipknot [446] [447] [448] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal. [449] [450] [451] [452] |
| The Smashing Pumpkins [453] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [453] gothic rock, [454] psychedelic rock, [454] dream pop, [454] grunge, [455] [456] progressive metal, progressive rock and shoegazing. [457] |
| Smash into Pieces [458] | Sweden | Yes | Also classed as pop-rock and alternative rock. |
| Snot [459] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, hardcore punk, and funk metal. |
| SOiL [460] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, hard rock, heavy metal, groove metal and post-grunge. |
| Soundgarden [50] [194] | United States | No | Also classed as grunge, heavy metal, alternative rock, [50] and garage punk. [194] |
| Spiritbox [461] | Canada | Yes | Also classed as djent, metalcore, nu metal, progressive metal and post-metal. |
| Sum 41 [462] [463] | United States | No | Also classed as punk rock, pop punk, alternative rock, and skate punk. |
| Stabbing Westward [133] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial rock [464] and alternative rock. [465] |
| Staind [466] [467] [468] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal [469] [470] [471] [472] and post-grunge |
| Static-X [473] | United States | Yes | Also classed as industrial metal and nu metal. |
| Stereomud [474] | United States | No | Also classed as hard rock and nu metal. |
| Stone Sour [475] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as post-grunge, hard rock and heavy metal. |
| Stone Temple Pilots [50] [476] [477] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, hard rock, grunge and neo-psychedelia |
| Stuck Mojo [478] | United States | Yes | Also classed as rap metal and nu metal. [479] |
| SugarComa [480] [481] | United Kingdom | No | Also classed as nu metal. [482] |
| System of a Down [483] [484] [485] [486] [487] [488] | United States | Yes | Also classed as heavy metal, [489] [490] nu metal, [491] [492] [493] [494] [495] [496] progressive rock, [497] [498] progressive metal, [499] [500] hard rock, [483] [490] alternative rock, [501] experimental rock, [490] [502] [503] and art rock. [504] [505] [506] |
| Tad [50] | United States | No | Also classed as grunge, groove metal [507] and alternative rock. [508] |
| Tallah [509] [510] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, [511] [509] [512] [513] metalcore, [514] [515] hardcore punk, [516] industrial metal, [511] rap metal, [517] and nu metalcore. [518] |
| Taproot [519] | United States | Yes | Also classed as nu metal, alternative rock and post-grunge. |
| Therapy? [520] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, punk rock, and noise rock. |
| Thornhill [521] | Australia | Yes | Also classed as metalcore [522] and nu metal. [523] |
| Tomahawk [524] [525] [526] [527] [528] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, [529] experimental rock, progressive rock and Native American music. [530] [531] |
| The Veer Union [532] | Canada | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, post-grunge, melodic metal, and hard rock |
| Three Days Grace [533] [534] | Canada | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock, post-grunge, and hard rock |
| Tool [91] [194] [237] [535] [536] | United States | Yes | Also classed as progressive metal, [536] progressive rock, [537] heavy metal, [536] [538] [539] [540] and art rock. [536] |
| Trapt [541] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge [541] and nu metal. [541] [542] |
| Tremonti [543] | United States | Yes | Also classed as thrash metal and speed metal. [544] |
| Twelve Foot Ninja [545] | Australia | No | Also classed as experimental rock, funk metal and djent |
| Ugly Kid Joe [546] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal and funk metal. |
| Vampires Everywhere! [547] | United States | Yes | Also classed as post-hardcore, metalcore, gothic metal, shock rock, [548] industrial metal [548] and horror punk. |
| Vimic [549] | United States | On hiatus | Also classed as groove metal. |
| Waltari [550] | Finland | Yes | Also classed as progressive metal, crossover thrash, hard rock, avant-garde metal, death metal, punk rock, symphonic metal, pop rock, and techno. [379] |
| Warrior Soul [551] | United States | Yes | Also classed as hard rock. [551] |
| We Came as Romans [552] | United States | Yes | Also classed as metalcore, post-hardcore, melodic hardcore, symphonic metal, and electronicore. |
| White Zombie [553] [194] | United States | No | Also classed as groove metal, industrial metal, and noise rock. [554] |
| While She Sleeps [555] | United Kingdom | Yes | Also classed as metalcore. |
| Within Temptation [556] | Netherlands | Yes | Also classed as doom metal (early), gothic metal and symphonic metal. |
| Zug Izland [557] | United States | Yes | Also classed as alternative rock |