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The 21 most-read heavy metal artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 artists are tagged heavy metal in Japan. The biggest move was DOOM, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | LOVEBITESpower metal, heavy metal | 5,123 | 0 |
02 | NEMOPHILAhard rock, heavy metal | 5,002 | 0 |
03 | KOBAMETALheavy metal | 1,566 | 0 |
04 | 聖飢魔Ⅱheavy metal | 1,403 | 0 |
05 | Destroseheavy metal | 1,165 | 0 |
06 | SHOW‐YAhard rock, heavy metal | 963 | 0 |
07 | ANIMETALheavy metal | 477 | 0 |
08 | SEX MACHINEGUNShard rock, heavy metal | 455 | 0 |
09 | 44MAGNUMhard rock, heavy metal | 345 | 0 |
10 | DOOMheavy metal, thrash metal | 211 | +2 |
11 | Animetal USAheavy metal | 208 | 0 |
12 | 足立祐二hard rock, heavy metal | 205 | +1 |
13 | ルーク篁heavy metal | 204 | -3 |
14 | Ra:INheavy metal, instrumental | 182 | 0 |
15 | THE DEAD P☆P STARSheavy metal, visual kei | 102 | +1 |
16 | aphasiaheavy metal | 101 | -1 |
17 | Slyheavy metal | 75 | 0 |
18 | 哀旋士heavy metal | 52 | 0 |
19 | Double Dealerheavy metal | 48 | +2 |
20 | CIRCUIT.V.PANTHERheavy metal | 42 | 0 |
21 | 沢井 比河流heavy metal | 36 | -2 |
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.