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The 16 most-read heavy metal artists based in Germany, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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16 artists are tagged heavy metal in Germany. The biggest move was Hans Ziller, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Hans‐Jürgen Rosenthalheavy metal | 972 | 0 |
02 | Stefan Schwarzmannheavy metal | 571 | 0 |
03 | Scannerpower metal, heavy metal | 401 | +1 |
04 | Steelerheavy metal | 398 | +1 |
05 | Hans Zillerheavy metal | 393 | +6 |
06 | Uwe Lulisheavy metal | 391 | -3 |
07 | Felix Bohnkeheavy metal | 357 | -1 |
08 | Piet Sielckheavy metal | 356 | -1 |
09 | Rebellionheavy metal, power metal | 303 | -1 |
10 | Majestypower metal, heavy metal | 280 | -1 |
11 | Farmer Boysgroove metal, gothic metal | 214 | -1 |
12 | Sacred Steelheavy metal, power metal | 191 | +3 |
13 | Manni Schmidtheavy metal | 185 | 0 |
14 | Andy Classenheavy metal, thrash metal | 184 | 0 |
15 | Markus Grosskopf’s Bassinvadersheavy metal | 169 | -3 |
16 | Unrestheavy metal | 38 | 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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.