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The 50 most-read avant-garde metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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50 artists are ranked in avant-garde metal. The biggest move was Celebrity Sex Scandal, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | FantômasSan Francisco · United States | 6,627 | 0 |
02 | Zeal & ArdorBasel · Switzerland | 6,614 | +2 |
03 | Peste NoireAvignon · France | 5,383 | 0 |
04 | SighTokyo · Japan | 5,147 | -2 |
05 | GorgutsSherbrooke · Canada | 3,709 | 0 |
06 | Celebrity Sex ScandalSan Antonio · United States | 2,701 | +3 |
07 | Imperial TriumphantNew York · United States | 2,625 | +1 |
08 | ArcturusOslo · Norway | 2,267 | +3 |
09 | Pinkly SmoothUnited States | 2,252 | +3 |
10 | SikThWatford · United Kingdom | 2,122 | 0 |
11 | Sleepytime Gorilla MuseumUnited States | 1,995 | -4 |
12 | Stolen BabiesCalifornia · United States | 1,677 | +3 |
13 | PortalBrisbane · Australia | 1,559 | +1 |
14 | Diablo Swing OrchestraStockholm · Sweden | 1,528 | -1 |
15 | Dog Fashion DiscoUnited States | 1,417 | +1 |
16 | maudlin of the WellBoston · United States | 1,393 | +1 |
17 | ReflectionsMinneapolis · United States | 1,275 | -11 |
18 | Thy CatafalqueMakó · Hungary | 1,099 | 0 |
19 | In the Woods…Kristiansand · Norway | 825 | +1 |
20 | Behold… the ArctopusBrooklyn · United States | 621 | +2 |
21 | Ved Buens EndeOslo · Norway | 589 | +2 |
22 | Hypno5eMontpellier · France | 579 | -3 |
23 | Polkadot CadaverRockville · United States | 509 | +1 |
24 | Deli CreepsUnited States | 491 | +1 |
25 | EmpalotFrance | 488 | -4 |
26 | UnexpectMontréal · Canada | 433 | 0 |
27 | PeccatumNorway | 420 | +2 |
28 | 筋肉少女帯Tokyo · Japan | 402 | +2 |
29 | Diabolical MasqueradeStockholm · Sweden | 378 | -2 |
30 | Ephel DuathPadova · Italy | 373 | -2 |
31 | SolefaldKristiansand · Norway | 368 | +1 |
32 | FlummoxMurfreesboro · United States | 358 | +3 |
33 | PeachUnited Kingdom | 353 | +1 |
34 | The Meads of AsphodelHertfordshire · United Kingdom | 323 | -3 |
35 | KekalJakarta · Indonesia | 281 | -2 |
36 | Alamaailman VasaratHelsinki · Finland | 247 | 0 |
37 | Pin‐Up Went DownRouen · France | 186 | +1 |
38 | Ram-ZetNorway | 179 | -1 |
39 | GargoyleOsaka · Japan | 154 | +1 |
40 | AtroxTrondheim · Norway | 137 | -1 |
41 | Carnival in CoalFrance | 122 | +1 |
42 | AarniFinland | 119 | -1 |
43 | IdeamenChicago · United States | 82 | 0 |
44 | Nocte ObductaMainz · Germany | 77 | 0 |
45 | DiskordOslo · Norway | 75 | 0 |
46 | UmbrtkaPlzeň · Czechia | 72 | +2 |
47 | Forgotten SilenceCzechia | 55 | -1 |
48 | HeadkaseBrisbane · Australia | 44 | +1 |
48 | Schizoid LloydHaarlem · Netherlands | 44 | +2 |
50 | LasterUtrecht · Netherlands | 39 | -3 |
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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.