List of alternative metal artists

This is a list of alternative metal bands and artists with articles on Wikipedia. It includes bands that have at some stage in their career played within the style of alternative metal; as such there will inevitably be a certain amount of overlap with the List of nu metal bands, the List of alternative rock bands, and others.

Table

Band Name	Origin	Active	Notable Album(s)	Notes
30 Seconds to Mars	USA	Yes	30 Seconds to Mars (2002), A Beautiful Lie (2005), This Is War (2009)	Also classed as progressive rock, progressive metal, alternative rock and post grunge.
10 Years	USA	Yes	Into the Half Moon (2001), Killing All That Holds You (2004), The Autumn Effect (2005), Division (2008), Feeding the Wolves (2010)
Allele	USA	Yes	Point Of Origin (2005)	Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge and nu metal.
Alice in Chains	USA	Yes	Facelift (1990), Dirt (1992), Jar of Flies (1994), Alice in Chains (1995), Black Gives Way to Blue (2009)	Also classed as grunge, heavy metal.
Alter Bridge	USA	Yes	One Day Remains (2004), Blackbird (2007), AB III (2010)	Also classed as heavy metal, post-grunge, and hard rock.
Audioslave	USA	No	Audioslave (2002), Out of Exile (2005), Revelations (2006)	Also classed as Hard rock and alternative rock.
Biohazard	USA	Yes	Biohazard (1990), Urban Discipline (1992), State of the World Address (1994), Mata Leao (1996), New World Disorder (1999), Uncivilization (2001), Kill Or Be Killed (2003), Means To An End (2005)	Also classed as crossover thrash, heavy metal, hardcore punk and rapcore.
Black Veil Brides	USA	Yes	We Stich These Wounds (2010)	Also classed as post-hardcore, metalcore, goth rock, and glam rock.
Breaking Benjamin	USA	Hiatus	Saturate (2002), We Are Not Alone (2004), Phobia (2006), Dear Agony (2009)	Also classed as post-grunge and hard rock.
Burn Season	USA	No	Burn Season (2005)	Also classed as hard rock and post-grunge.
Carajo	Argentina	Yes	Carajo (2002), Atrapasueños (2004), Inmundo (2006)	Also classed as nu metal, punk rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal.
Chevelle	USA	Yes	Point #1 (1999), Wonder What's Next (2002), This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In) (2004), Vena Sera (2007), Sci-Fi Crimes (2009)	Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge and alternative rock.
CKY	USA	Yes	Volume 1 (1999), Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild (2002), An Answer Can Be Found (2005), Carver City (2009)	Also classed as post-grunge and alternative rock.
Cold	USA	Yes	Cold (1998), 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000), Year of the Spider (2003), A Different Kind of Pain (2005)	Also classed as post-grunge, hard rock and alternative rock.
Creed (band)	USA	Yes	My Own Prison (1997), Human Clay (1999), Weathered (2001), Full Circle (2009)	Also classed as rock, hard rock, post-grunge, and heavy metal.
D'espairsRay	Japan	Yes	Terrors (2001), BORN (2004), Coll: set (2005), Mirror (2007), Redeemer (2009), Monsters (2010)	Also classed as gothic, industrial metal, and visual-kei.
Decyfer Down	USA	Yes	End Of Grey (2006), Crash (2009)	Also classed as alternative rock and post-grunge.
Deftones	USA	Yes	Adrenaline (1995), Around the Fur (1997), White Pony (2000), Deftones (2003), Saturday Night Wrist (2006) Diamond Eyes (2010)	Also classed as nu metal and experimental rock.
Demon Hunter	USA	Yes	Demon Hunter (2002), Summer Of Darkness (2004), The Triptych (2005), Storm The Gates Of Hell (2007)	Also classed as metalcore.
Disciple	USA	Yes	What Was I Thinking (1995), My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy (1997), This Might Sting A Little (1999), By God (2000), Back Again (2003), Disciple (2005), Scars Remain (2006), Southern Hospitality (2008), Horseshoes and Handgrenades (2010)	Alsoclassed as hard rock, heavy metal, and southern metal.
Disturbed	USA	Yes	The Sickness (2000), Believe (2002), Ten Thousand Fists (2005), Indestructible (2008), Asylum (2010)	Also classed as heavy metal, hard rock and nu metal
East West	USA	No	East West (1998), The Light In Guinevere's Garden (2001), Vintage (2003) , Hope In Anguish (2003)	Also classed as nu metal and rapcore.
Eighteen Visions	USA	No	Yesterday Is Time Killed (1999), Until the Ink Runs Out (2000), Vanity (2002), Obsession (2004), Eighteen Visions (2006)	Also classed as metalcore, post-hardcore and hard rock.
Evanescence	USA	Yes	Fallen (2003), Anywhere but Home (2004), The Open Door (2006)	Also classed as gothic metal, nu metal, rock, electronica, and hard rock.
Fair to Midland	USA	Yes	The Carbon Copy Silver Lining (2001), inter.funda.stifle (2004), Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Time Is True (2007)	Also classed as alternative rock, art metal and progressive metal.
Faith No More	USA	Yes	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)	Recognized as one of the earliest alternative metal bands. Also classed as funk metal and experimental rock.
Flyleaf	USA	Yes	Flyleaf (2005), Memento Mori (2009)	Also classed as post grunge, nu metal, alternative rock, hard rock, and heavy metal.
Godsmack	USA	Yes	Godsmack (1998), Awake (2000), Faceless (2003), The Other Side (2004), IV (2006), The Oracle (2010)	Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge and heavy metal.
Halestorm	USA	Yes	Halestorm (2009)	Also classed as hard rock.
Head Control System	NOR/POR	Yes	Severe Damage on Reason and Equilibrium (2003), Murder Nature (2006)	Also classed as hard rock.
Helmet	USA	Yes	Strap It On (1990), Meantime (1992), Betty (1994), Aftertaste (1997), Size Matters (2004), Monochrome (2006)	Also classed as post-hardcore and noise rock.
HIM	Finland	Yes	Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666 (1997), Razorblade Romance (1999), Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights (2001), Love Metal (2003), Dark Light (2005), Venus Doom (2007), Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice (2010)	Also classed as Gothic rock, Gothic metal, hard rock, and alternative rock.
Ill Niño	USA	Yes	Revolution Revolución (2001), Confession (2003), One Nation Underground (2005), Enigma (2008)	Also classed as Latin metal and metalcore.
Jane's Addiction	USA	No	Nothing's Shocking (1988), Ritual de lo Habitual (1990), Strays (2003)	Also classed as Alternative rock.
Katatonia	Sweden	Yes	Dance of December Souls (1993), Brave Murder Day (1996), Discouraged Ones (1998), Tonight's Decision (1999), Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001), Viva Emptiness (2003), The Great Cold Distance (2006), Night is the New Day (2009)	Also classed as death/doom and gothic metal.
Killing Joke	UK	Yes	Killing Joke (2003), Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (2006)	Also classed as post-punk and industrial rock.
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), Untitled (2007), Korn III – Remember Who You Are (2010)	Also classed as nu metal, considered to be the first Nu-Metal group.
Kutless	USA	Yes	Kutless (2002), Sea of Faces (2004), Strong Tower (2005), Hearts of thev Innocent (2006), To Know That You're Alive (2008), It Is Well (2009)	Also classed as hard rock, alternative rock, post-grunge, and christian rock.
Lacuna Coil	ITA	Yes	Comalies (2002), Karmacode (2006), Shallow Life (2009)	Also classed as goth metal, and progressive metal.
Linkin Park	USA	Yes	Hybrid Theory (2000), Meteora (2003), Minutes to Midnight (2007), A Thousand Suns (2010)	Also classed as rapcore, nu metal, and alternative rock.
Living Colour	USA	Yes	Vivid (1988), Time's Up (1990), Stain (1993), Collideøscope (2003), The Chair in the Doorway (2009)	Also classed as funk metal and heavy metal.
Mudvayne	USA	Yes	Kill, I Oughtta (1997), L.D. 50 (2000), The Beginning of All Things to End (2001), The End of All Things to Come (2002), Lost and Found (2005), By the People, for the People (2007), The New Game (2008), Mudvayne (2009)	Also classed as heavy metal, nu metal and progressive metal.
Mushroomhead	USA	Yes	Mushroomhead (1995), Superbuick (1996), M3 (1999), XX (2001), XIII (2003), Savior Sorrow (2006), Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (2010)	Also classed as industrial metal.
Nickelback	Canada	Yes	Curb (1996), The State (1998/2000), Silverside Up (2001), The Long Road (2003), All the Right Reasons (2005), Dark Horse (2008)	Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge, and alternative rock.
P.O.D.	USA	Yes	Snuff the Punk (1994), Brown (1996), The Fundamental Elements of Southtown (1999) Satellite (2001), Payable on Death (2003), Testify (2006), When Angels & Serpents Dance (2008)	Also classed as nu metal, hard rock and rap metal.
Papa Roach	USA	Yes	Infest (2000), lovehatetragedy (2002), Getting Away With Murder (2004), The Paramour Sessions (2006), Metamorphosis (2009)	Also classed as funk rock, alternative rock, nu metal and hard rock.
Pillar (band)	USA	Yes	Fireproof (2003), Where Do We Go From Here (2004), The Rekoning (2006), For the Love of the Game (2008), Confessions (2009)	Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge, nu metal, rapcore, and Christian rock.
Primus	USA	Yes	Suck On This (1989), Frizzle Fry (1990), Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991), Tales from the Punchbowl (1995), Brown Album (1997), Antipop (1999)	Also classed as alternative rock, funk rock, funk metal.
Ra	USA	Yes	From One (2002), Duality (2005), Raw (2006), Black Sun (2008), Black Sheep (2009)
Rage Against the Machine	USA	Yes	Rage Against the Machine (1994), Evil Empire (1996), The Battle of Los Angeles (1999), Renegades (2000)	Also classed as rap metal and funk metal.
Rammstein	Germany	Yes	Herzeleid (1995), Sehnsucht (1997), Mutter (2001), Reise, Reise (2004), Rosenrot (2005), Leibe ist für alle da (2009)	Also classed as Industrial metal, Progressive metal and Nu metal.
Red	USA	Yes	End of Silence (2006), Innocence & Instinct (2009)	Also classed as nu metal, Christian rock, and alternative rock.
Seether	South Africa	Yes	Fragile (2000), Disclaimer (2002), Disclaimer II(2004), Karma and Effect (2005), One Cold Night (2006), Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces (2007)	Also classed as post-grunge and hard rock.
Sevendust	USA	Yes	Sevendust, Home, Animosity (2001), Seasons (2003), Next (2005), Alpha (2007), Chapter VII : Hope & Sorrow (2008), Cold Day Memory (2010)	Also classed as heavy metal and nu metal.
Shinedown	USA	Yes	Leave a Whisper (2003), Us and Them (2005), The Sound of Madness (2008)	Also classed as hard rock, post-grunge, and southern rock.
Since October	USA	Yes	This Is My Heart (2008), Life, Scars, Apologies (2010)	Also classed as post-grunge.
Skillet	USA	Yes	Skillet (1996), Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1998), Invincible (2000), Alien Youth (2001), Collide (2003), Comatose (2006), Awake (2009)	Also classed as Christian rock, hard rock, and post-grunge.
Slipknot	USA	Hiatus	Slipknot (1999), Iowa (2001), Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004), All Hope Is Gone (2008)	Also classed as heavy metal and nu metal.
Smile Empty Soul	California	Yes	Smile Empty Soul (2003), Anxiety (2005), Vultures (2006), Consciousness (2009)	Also classed as post-grunge, alternative rock and hard rock.
Soundgarden	USA	Yes	Ultramega OK (1988), Louder Than Love (1989), Badmotorfinger (1991), Superunknown (1994), Down on the Upside (1996)	Also classed as grunge.
Staind	USA	Yes	Tormented (1996), Dysfunction (1999), Break the Cycle (2001), 14 Shades of Grey (2003), Chapter V (2005), The Illusion of Progress (2008)	Also classed as post grunge.
Stone Sour	USA	Yes	Stone Sour (2002), Come What(ever) May (2006), Audio Secrecy (2010)	Also classed as hard rock, post grunge and heavy metal.
System of a Down	USA	Yes	System of a Down (1998), Toxicity (2001), Steal This Album! (2002), Mezmerize (2005), Hypnotize (2005)	Also classed as experimental rock and progressive rock.
Therapy?	UK	Yes	Babyteeth (1991), Pleasure Death (1992), Nurse (1992), Troublegum (1994), Infernal Love (1995), Semi-Detached (1998), Suicide Pact - You First (1999), So Much For the Ten Year Plan - A Retrospective 1990-2000 (2000), Shameless (2001), High Anxiety (2003), Never Apologise Never Explain (2004), One Cure Fits All (2006), Music Through A Cheap Transistor: The BBC Sessions (2007), Crooked Timber (2009)	Also classed as alternative rock.
Thousand Foot Krutch	Canada	Yes	Set It Off (2001), Phenomenon (2003), The Art of Breaking (2005), The Flame In All of Us (2007), Welcome to the Masquerade (2009)	Also classed as nu metal, rap metal, post-grunge, and Christian rock.
Three Days Grace	Canada	Yes	Three Days Grace (2003), One-X (2006), Life Starts Now (2009)	Also classed as post-grunge and hard rock
Tomahawk	USA	Yes	Tomahawk (2001), Mit Gas (2003), Anonymous (2007)	Also classed as alternative rock and experimental rock.
Tool	USA	Yes	Opiate (1992), Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Salival (2000), Lateralus (2001), 10,000 Days (2006)	Also classed as progressive metal.
Trivium	USA	Yes	Shogun (2008)	Also classed as heavy metal, thrash metal and metalcore.
UnSun	Poland	Yes	The End of Life (2008)	Also classed as gothic metal and industrial metal.
Waltari	Finland	Yes	Monk Punk (1991), Torcha! (1992), So Fine! (1994), Big Bang (1995), Yeah! Yeah! Die! Die! A Death Metal Symphony In Deep C (1996), Space Avenue (1997), Radium Round (1999), Channel Nordica (2000), Rare Species (2004), Blood Sample (2005), Release Date (2007), Below Zero (2009)	Also classed as progressive metal and avant-garde metal, along with various others over their career (death metal, rap rock, symphonic metal, pop rock, etc).
We Are The Fallen	USA	Yes	Tear The World Down (2010)	Also classed as rock, goth metal and symphonic metal
White Zombie	USA	No	Soul-Crusher (1987), Make Them Die Slowly (1989), La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1 (1993), Astro-Creep: 2000 (1995), Supersexy Swingin' Sounds (1996)	Also classed as groove metal and industrial metal.