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The 16 most-read heavy metal artists based in Germany, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged heavy metal in Germany. The biggest move was Piet Sielck, up 5 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthalheavy metal | 945 | 0 |
02 | Stefan Schwarzmannheavy metal | 747 | 0 |
03 | Felix Bohnkeheavy metal | 479 | +2 |
04 | Piet Sielckheavy metal | 466 | +5 |
05 | Uwe Lulisheavy metal | 457 | -1 |
06 | Scannerpower metal, heavy metal | 377 | +2 |
06 | Steelerheavy metal | 377 | 0 |
08 | Majestypower metal, heavy metal | 355 | +3 |
09 | Sacred Steelheavy metal, power metal | 332 | -2 |
10 | Rebellionheavy metal, power metal | 324 | -7 |
11 | Hans Zillerheavy metal | 267 | -1 |
12 | Farmer Boysgroove metal, gothic metal | 250 | 0 |
13 | Manni Schmidtheavy metal | 184 | +2 |
14 | Andy Classenheavy metal, thrash metal | 183 | -1 |
15 | Markus Grosskopf’s Bassinvadersheavy metal | 172 | -1 |
16 | Unrestheavy metal | 45 | 0 |
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.