Genre in a city
The 17 most-read heavy metal artists based in London, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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17 artists are tagged heavy metal in London. The biggest move was Angel Witch, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Motörheadheavy metal, hard rock | 52,888 | 0 |
02 | Richie Faulknerhard rock, heavy metal | 7,646 | 0 |
03 | Girlschoolheavy metal, hard rock | 7,368 | 0 |
04 | Michael Schenker Grouphard rock, heavy metal | 6,226 | 0 |
05 | Praying Mantisheavy metal, rock | 2,855 | 0 |
06 | Angel Witchnwobhm, heavy metal | 2,852 | +2 |
07 | Phil Soussanhard rock, heavy metal | 2,792 | 0 |
08 | Tankheavy metal, nwobhm | 2,576 | -2 |
09 | Rise to Remainheavy metal, metalcore | 937 | 0 |
10 | Moreheavy metal | 886 | 0 |
11 | Tytanheavy metal, metal | 397 | 0 |
12 | Savage Messiahheavy metal, thrash metal | 223 | +1 |
13 | Rogue Maleheavy metal, nwobhm | 211 | +1 |
14 | I AM Iheavy metal, power metal | 209 | -2 |
15 | Primal Rock Rebellionhard rock, alternative metal | 153 | 0 |
16 | Mark Dodsonheavy metal | 98 | 0 |
17 | Maurice Coyneheavy metal | 48 | 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.