List of alternative metal artists
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This is a list of bands within the alternative metal genre of rock music.
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Note: Bands in orange are inactive. Bands in green are still active as of 2007, with light green representing likely future continuation. Bands in yellow are currently on hiatus.
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Band Name | Origin | Active | Notable Album(s) | Notes |
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A Perfect Circle | USA | Hiatus | Mer de Noms(2000), Thirteenth Step(2003), eMOTIVe(2004) | considered to be alternative rock or light alternative metal |
Alice in Chains | USA | Yes | We Die Young (1990), Facelift (1990), Sap (1992), Dirt (1992), Jar Of Flies (1994), Alice In Chains (1995) | |
Biohazard | ||||
Butthole Surfers | USA | No | ||
Celldweller | USA | Yes | Celldweller(2003) | - |
Cult of Luna | SWE | Yes | The Beyond (2003), Salvation (2004), Somewhere Along the Highway (2006) | |
Danzig | USA | Yes | Danzig{1988), Danzig 777: I Luciferi(2002) | |
Deftones | USA | Yes | Adrenaline(1995), Around the Fur(1997), White Pony(2000), Deftones(2003), Saturday Night Wrist(2006) | |
The Dillinger Escape Plan | USA | Yes | Calculating Infinity (1999), Miss Machine (2004) | |
Faith No More | USA | No | We Care Alot(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) | |
Fear Factory | USA | Yes | Demanufacture(1995), Remanufacture(1997), Obsolete(1998), Digimortal(2001), Archetype(2004), Fear Factory(2005) | - |
Guano Apes | GER | No | Proud Like a God (1997), Don't Give Me Names (2000), Walking on a Thin Line (2003) | - |
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) | - |
Isis | USA | Yes | Celestial (2001), Oceanic (2002), Panopticon (2004), In the Absence of Truth (2006) | |
Jane's Addiction | USA | No | Jane's Addiction(1987), Nothing's Shocking
(1988), Ritual de lo Habitual(1990), Strays(2003)|| |
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Katatonia | SWE | Yes | Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001), Viva Emptiness (2003), The Great Cold Distance (2006) | |
Korn | USA | Yes | Korn(1994), Life is Peachy(1996), Follow the Leader(1998), Issues(1999), Untouchables
(2002), Take a Look in the Mirror(2003), See You On The Other Side(2005)|| |
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Living Colour | - | |||
Marilyn Manson | USA | Yes | Portrait of an American Family (1994), Antichrist Superstar(1996), Mechanical Animals(1998), Holy Wood(2000), Golden Age of Grotesque(2003) | |
Melvins | USA | Yes | - | |
Meshuggah | SWE | Yes | Catch 33 (2005) | |
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) | - |
Nine Inch Nails | USA | Yes | Pretty Hate Machine(1989), Broken(1992), The Downward Spiral(1994), The Fragile(1999), With Teeth(2005) | - |
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) | - |
Quicksand | USA | No | Slip (1993), Manic Compression (1995) | - |
Rage Against the Machine | USA | Reunited | Rage Against the Machine(1992), Evil Empire(1996), The Battle of Los Angeles(1999) Renegades(2000) | |
Rammstein | GER | Yes | Herzeleid (1995), Sehnsucht (1997), Mutter (2001), Reise, Reise (2004), Rosenrot (2005) | |
Rollins Band | USA | - | ||
Shudder To Think | - | |||
Slipknot | USA | Hiatus | Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat.(1996), Slipknot(1999), Iowa(2001), Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)(2004) | |
Soundgarden | USA | No | - Ultramega OK(1988), Louder Than Love(1989), Badmotorfinger(1991), Superunknown(1994), Down on the Upside(1996) | |
Stone Sour | USA | Yes | Stone Sour (2002), Come Whatever May (2006) | - |
Static-X | USA | Yes | Wisconsin Death Trip (1999), Machine (2001), Shadow Zone (2003), Beneath, Between, Beyond (2004), Start A War (2005), Caniibal (2007) | - |
System of a Down | USA | Hiatus | System of a Down (1998), Toxicity (2001), Steal This Album (2002), Mezmerize (2005), Hypnotize (2005) | |
Therapy? | Northern Ireland | Yes | Babyteeth (1991), Pleasure Death (1992), Nurse (1992), Troublegum (1994), Infernal Love (1995), Semi-Detached (1998), Suicide Pact - You First (1999), Shameless (2001), High Anxiety (2003), Never Apologise Never Explain (2004), One Cure Fits All (2006) | - |
The Cult | UK | |||
Tool | USA | Yes | Opiate(1992), Undertow(1993), Ænima(1996), Salival(2000), Lateralus(2001), 10,000 Days(2006) | - |