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The 50 most-read avant-garde metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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50 artists are ranked in avant-garde metal. The biggest move was Hypno5e, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Peste NoireAvignon · France | 6,362 | +1 |
02 | FantômasSan Francisco · United States | 5,510 | +1 |
03 | SighTokyo · Japan | 5,347 | -2 |
04 | PortalBrisbane · Australia | 4,760 | +2 |
05 | Zeal & ArdorBasel · Switzerland | 4,636 | -1 |
06 | GorgutsSherbrooke · Canada | 3,951 | -1 |
07 | Celebrity Sex ScandalSan Antonio · United States | 3,135 | 0 |
08 | Imperial TriumphantNew York · United States | 2,712 | 0 |
09 | SikThWatford · United Kingdom | 2,690 | 0 |
10 | ArcturusOslo · Norway | 2,310 | 0 |
11 | Thy CatafalqueMakó · Hungary | 1,921 | +1 |
12 | Sleepytime Gorilla MuseumUnited States | 1,559 | -1 |
13 | Diablo Swing OrchestraStockholm · Sweden | 1,540 | 0 |
14 | Dog Fashion DiscoUnited States | 1,441 | +1 |
15 | Pinkly SmoothUnited States | 1,395 | +2 |
16 | maudlin of the WellBoston · United States | 1,330 | -2 |
17 | Stolen BabiesCalifornia · United States | 1,068 | -1 |
18 | ReflectionsMinneapolis · United States | 922 | 0 |
19 | Hypno5eMontpellier · France | 866 | +5 |
20 | In the Woods…Kristiansand · Norway | 772 | -1 |
21 | Polkadot CadaverRockville · United States | 686 | 0 |
22 | UnexpectMontréal · Canada | 675 | +3 |
23 | Behold… the ArctopusBrooklyn · United States | 620 | -1 |
24 | Ved Buens EndeOslo · Norway | 594 | -4 |
25 | Deli CreepsUnited States | 540 | +1 |
26 | PeccatumNorway | 468 | +3 |
27 | EmpalotFrance | 466 | -4 |
28 | Diabolical MasqueradeStockholm · Sweden | 445 | 0 |
29 | Ephel DuathPadova · Italy | 388 | +2 |
30 | 筋肉少女帯Tokyo · Japan | 354 | +3 |
31 | PeachUnited Kingdom | 343 | +1 |
32 | The Meads of AsphodelHertfordshire · United Kingdom | 329 | -2 |
33 | SolefaldKristiansand · Norway | 327 | -6 |
34 | KekalJakarta · Indonesia | 298 | +1 |
35 | FlummoxMurfreesboro · United States | 279 | -2 |
36 | Alamaailman VasaratHelsinki · Finland | 193 | 0 |
37 | Pin‐Up Went DownRouen · France | 177 | 0 |
38 | Ram-ZetNorway | 168 | 0 |
39 | AtroxTrondheim · Norway | 157 | +2 |
40 | GargoyleOsaka · Japan | 125 | -1 |
41 | AarniFinland | 111 | +1 |
42 | Carnival in CoalFrance | 105 | -2 |
43 | LasterUtrecht · Netherlands | 66 | +2 |
44 | Nocte ObductaMainz · Germany | 60 | +4 |
45 | Forgotten SilenceCzechia | 57 | -1 |
46 | DiskordOslo · Norway | 54 | 0 |
47 | IdeamenChicago · United States | 53 | -4 |
48 | HeadkaseBrisbane · Australia | 52 | -1 |
49 | Schizoid LloydHaarlem · Netherlands | 45 | +1 |
50 | UmbrtkaPlzeň · Czechia | 39 | -1 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.