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The 50 most-read death metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in death metal. The biggest move was Blue Medusa, up 16 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | SepulturaBelo Horizonte · Brazil | 50,991 | +1 |
02 | Napalm DeathMeriden · United Kingdom | 34,664 | -1 |
03 | Cannibal CorpseBuffalo · United States | 32,381 | +1 |
04 | Children of BodomEspoo · Finland | 32,037 | +4 |
05 | Arch EnemyHalmstad · Sweden | 31,576 | +1 |
06 | DeathAltamonte Springs · United States | 31,168 | -1 |
07 | Fear FactoryLos Angeles · United States | 30,953 | +4 |
08 | GojiraOndres · France | 25,793 | -5 |
09 | KanonenfieberBamberg · Germany | 17,461 | +4 |
10 | CarcassLiverpool · United Kingdom | 16,041 | 0 |
11 | Morbid AngelTampa · United States | 15,014 | -4 |
12 | Amon AmarthTumba · Sweden | 13,233 | -3 |
13 | BehemothGdańsk · Poland | 13,067 | -1 |
14 | Bolt ThrowerCoventry · United Kingdom | 12,720 | +1 |
15 | The Black Dahlia MurderWaterford Township · United States | 12,147 | +1 |
16 | Dying FetusUpper Marlboro · United States | 11,757 | +10 |
17 | DethklokLos Angeles · United States | 11,526 | +1 |
18 | ObituaryTampa · United States | 10,689 | +4 |
19 | At the GatesGothenburg · Sweden | 10,429 | 0 |
20 | Blood IncantationDenver · United States | 10,371 | -6 |
21 | Chris BarnesBuffalo · United States | 10,342 | +2 |
22 | DeicideTampa · United States | 10,191 | -1 |
23 | PossessedSan Francisco · United States | 9,632 | +2 |
24 | Six Feet UnderTampa · United States | 9,391 | 0 |
25 | Joe DuplantierParis · France | 9,373 | -8 |
26 | Blue Medusa— | 9,004 | +16 |
27 | Angela GossowKöln · Germany | 8,910 | +16 |
28 | BloodbathStockholm · Sweden | 8,696 | +10 |
29 | Cavalera ConspiracyPhoenix · United States | 8,506 | -9 |
30 | Cattle DecapitationSan Diego · United States | 8,417 | -2 |
31 | SuffocationNew York · United States | 8,238 | +4 |
32 | EntombedStockholm · Sweden | 8,101 | -3 |
33 | Dirk VerbeurenAntwerp · Belgium | 7,930 | -2 |
34 | NekrogoblikonPalo Alto · United States | 7,750 | -4 |
35 | Strapping Young LadVancouver · Canada | 7,742 | -3 |
36 | Orbit CultureEksjö · Sweden | 7,536 | -2 |
37 | NecrophagistKarlsruhe · Germany | 7,397 | -1 |
38 | BrujeríaLos Angeles · United States | 7,137 | -11 |
39 | DecapitatedKrosno · Poland | 7,108 | 0 |
40 | NileGreenville · United States | 6,471 | +1 |
41 | Job for a CowboyGlendale · United States | 5,790 | -1 |
42 | SoilworkHelsingborg · Sweden | 5,526 | +2 |
43 | Glen BentonNiagara Falls · United States | 5,411 | +4 |
44 | Pat O’BrienKentucky · United States | 5,370 | +5 |
45 | FenrizKolbotn · Norway | 5,036 | +1 |
46 | ImmolationYonkers · United States | 4,948 | +2 |
47 | SarcófagoBelo Horizonte · Brazil | 4,926 | +10 |
48 | AutopsyOakland · United States | 4,651 | +6 |
49 | PestilenceEnschede · Netherlands | 4,478 | +10 |
50 | HypocrisyLudvika · Sweden | 4,476 | +13 |
116 | Eddie HermidaCabimas · Venezuela | 2,114 | +533 |
125 | Hannes GrossmannBayreuth · Germany | 1,888 | +87 |
141 | GorodBordeaux · France | 1,665 | +56 |
145 | LethargyRochester · United States | 1,637 | +50 |
89 | Old FuneralBergen · Norway | 2,763 | +50 |
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.