1. Black Sabbath
2. Iron Maiden
3. Judas Priest
4. Metallica
5. Megadeth
6. Van Halen
7. Slayer
8. Ozzy Osbourne
9. Guns N' Roses
10. Queensryche
11. Dio
12. Motorhead
13. KISS
14. Rainbow
15. Venom
16. Pantera
17. Def Leppard
18. Mercyful Fate
19. Dream Theater
20. Death
21. Anthrax
22. Tool
23. Motley Crue
24. Helloween
25. Fates Warning
26. Iced Earth
27. Scorpions
28. Symphony X
29. Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
30. Manowar
31. Opeth
32. King Diamond
33. Savatage
34. Soundgarden
35. Mayhem
36. Rage Against the Machine
37. Napalm Death
38. System of a Down
39. Alice in Chains
40. Exodus
41. Diamond Head
42. Skid Row
43. Blind Guardian
44. Sepultura
45. Testament
46. Accept
47. Faith No More
48. Mudvayne
49. Children of Bodom
50. W.A.S.P.
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51. Stratovarius
52. Dokken
53. Twisted Sister
54. Thin Lizzy
55. Saxon
56. Machine Head
57. Slipknot
58. King's X
59. Suicidal Tendencies
60. Immortal
61. Cradle of Filth
62. Racer X
63. Danzig
64. Emperor
65. Dimmu Borgir
66. Gamma Ray
67. Hammerfall
68. Tesla
69. Cacophony
70. Black Label Society
71. Edge of Sanity
72. Rob Zombie
73. Overkill
74. Annihilator
75. Kreator
76. Nevermore
77. Killswitch Engage
78. Arch Enemy
79. Kamelot
80. Shadows Fall
81. Lamb of God
82. Celtic Frost
83. Living Colour
84. Bruce Dickinson
85. Amon Amarth
86. Edguy
87. Morbid Angel
88. Krokus
89. Mr. Big
90. Halford
91. Adagio
92. Rhapsody
93. Burzum
94. Nightwish
95. Fear Factory
96. Cannible Corpse
97. Mastodon
98. Dragonforce
99. Metal Church
100. Nitro
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These are bands from the late 60s and early 70s, which were ranked for their greatness, and more importantly, how much they influenced and contributed to metal.
1. Black Sabbath
2. Deep Purple
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Alice Cooper
6. The Who
7. Aerosmith
8. Blue Cheer
9. Pink Floyd
10. The Doors
11. Grand Funk Railroad
12. The Kinks
13. Cream
14. Thin Lizzy
15. Steppenwolf
16. Ten Years After
17. UFO
18. Jethro Tull
19. MC5
20. Uriah Heep
21. King Crimson
22. The Yardbirds
23. Yes
24. Iron Butterfly
25. Velvet Underground
26. The Stooges
27. The Jeff Beck Group
28. Big Brother/Holding Company
29. Vanilla Fudge
30. The Move
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