Top 25 Post-2000 Traditional Heavy Metal
Welcome to the results of Shreddit’s Post 2000 Traditional Heavy Metal vote!
We are back with another round of results. I must admit I'm surprised (again) at the number of votes for this one (over 100). I genuinely thought it'd be a niche vote, but then I forgot we're all nerds here. If the top 25 isn't that surprising, I urge you to check out the individual charts for even more variety and wonderment. You can find them here:
Another big shoutout goes to our resident data man, Mr fleshgolem, for compiling all this lovely data for you to argue over discuss politely.
For those out of the loop: These votes originated on this sub's official Discord server, where we had top 25 subgenre votes because we are nerds with too much free time it was fun as a community to compare notes and see what makes each other tick. Due to the popularity of those votes, we decided to open them up to the Shreddit community at large, resulting in 9 fantastic votes so far:
Without further ado, here are the results:
TOP 25 TRADITIONAL HEAVY METAL ALBUMS
| Number | Artist | Album | Votes | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eternal Champion | The Armor of Ire | 51 | 2016 | United States |
| 2 | Satan | Life Sentence | 38 | 2013 | United Kingdom |
| 3 | Satan's Hallow | Satan's Hallow | 35 | 2017 | United States |
| 4 | Traveler | Traveler | 33 | 2019 | Canada |
| 5 | The Lord Weird Slough Feg | Traveller | 33 | 2003 | United States |
| 6 | Brocas Helm | Defender of the Crown | 32 | 2004 | United States |
| 7 | Demon Bitch | Hellfriends | 28 | 2016 | United States |
| 8 | Sumerlands | Sumerlands | 27 | 2016 | United States |
| 9 | Eternal Champion | Ravening Iron | 23 | 2020 | United States |
| 10 | Vultures Vengeance | The Knightlore | 21 | 2019 | Italy |
| 11 | Visigoth | The Revenant King | 20 | 2015 | United States |
| 12 | Iron Maiden | Brave New World | 19 | 2000 | United Kingdom |
| 13 | Smoulder | Times of Obscene Evil and Wild Daring | 19 | 2019 | Canada |
| 14 | Visigoth | Conqueror's Oath | 18 | 2018 | United States |
| 15 | Cirith Ungol | Forever Black | 18 | 2020 | United States |
| 16 | Hell | Human Remains | 17 | 2011 | United Kingdom |
| 17 | In Solitude | The World, the Flesh, the Devil | 16 | 2011 | Sweden |
| 18 | The Wizar'd | Subterranean Exile | 16 | 2020 | Australia |
| 19 | Black Viper | Hellions of Fire | 16 | 2018 | Norway |
| 20 | Pagan Altar | Mythical & Magical | 16 | 2006 | United Kingdom |
| 21 | Tanith | In Another Time | 14 | 2019 | United States |
| 22 | Motörhead | Inferno | 13 | 2004 | United Kingdom |
| 23 | Twisted Tower Dire | Crest of the Martyrs | 13 | 2003 | United States |
| 24 | The Lord Weird Slough Feg | Down Among the Deadmen | 12 | 2000 | United States |
| 25 | Pagan Altar | Lords of Hypocrisy | 12 | 2004 | United Kingdom |
TOP 25 TRADITIONAL HEAVY METAL BANDS
| Number | Artist | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eternal Champion | 74 |
| 2 | The Lord Weird Slough Feg | 52 |
| 3 | Satan | 50 |
| 4 | Visigoth | 44 |
| 5 | Traveler | 37 |
| 6 | Satan's Hallow | 35 |
| 7 | Pagan Altar | 32 |
| 8 | Brocas Helm | 32 |
| 9 | In Solitude | 31 |
| 10 | Demon Bitch | 29 |
| 11 | Sumerlands | 27 |
| 12 | Iron Maiden | 25 |
| 13 | Twisted Tower Dire | 23 |
| 14 | Manilla Road | 22 |
| 15 | Atlantean Kodex | 21 |
| 16 | Vultures Vengeance | 21 |
| 17 | Smoulder | 20 |
| 18 | Magic Circle | 20 |
| 19 | Enforcer | 19 |
| 20 | Hell | 19 |
| 21 | Ghost | 18 |
| 22 | The Wizar'd | 18 |
| 23 | Cirith Ungol | 18 |
| 24 | Chevalier | 18 |
| 25 | Wytch Hazel | 18 |
COUNTRY DISTRIBUTION
| Number | Country | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 712 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 254 |
| 3 | Sweden | 160 |
| 4 | Canada | 121 |
| 5 | Germany | 104 |
| 6 | Finland | 78 |
| 7 | Greece | 45 |
| 8 | Italy | 44 |
| 9 | Norway | 43 |
| 10 | Australia | 36 |
| 11 | International | 20 |
| 12 | France | 19 |
| 13 | Chile | 18 |
| 14 | Portugal | 13 |
| 15 | Denmark | 11 |
| 16 | Japan | 9 |
| 17 | Spain | 8 |
| 18 | Belgium | 7 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 7 |
| 20 | Russia | 5 |
| 21 | Brazil | 3 |
| 22 | India | 2 |
| 23 | Austria | 2 |
| 24 | New Zealand | 2 |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2 |
Thank you to everyone who took part; this has been one of the most lively votes we've ever done. It's mad to think that what started two years ago as a silly distraction from the pandemic has become one of the community's best events.
I'll dig deep and see what we can unveil for the next one...