Genre in a city
The 21 most-read heavy metal artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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21 artists are tagged heavy metal in New York. The biggest move was Eddie Ojeda, up 4 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Anthraxthrash metal, heavy metal | 40,143 | 0 |
02 | White Zombieindustrial metal, heavy metal | 26,009 | 0 |
03 | Leslie Westblues rock, hard rock | 14,571 | 0 |
04 | Ken Hickeyheavy metal | 6,426 | 0 |
05 | Jay Jay Frenchheavy metal | 4,865 | 0 |
06 | Eddie Ojedahard rock, heavy metal | 4,331 | +4 |
07 | Riot Vheavy metal, power metal | 3,931 | -1 |
08 | The Winery Dogshard rock, blues rock | 3,358 | 0 |
09 | Billy Milanoheavy metal | 3,145 | 0 |
10 | Rob Caggianoheavy metal | 3,119 | -3 |
11 | Falloutheavy metal | 2,041 | 0 |
12 | Adrenaline Mobalternative metal, hard rock | 1,916 | 0 |
13 | Joe Stumpheavy metal | 1,295 | 0 |
14 | Michael Barbieroheavy metal | 580 | 0 |
15 | Van Williamsheavy metal | 568 | +2 |
16 | Jack Starr’s Burning Starrheavy metal | 244 | -1 |
17 | Starbreakerhard rock, heavy metal | 190 | 0 |
18 | The Icemenhardcore punk, heavy metal | 187 | -2 |
19 | BlackLaceheavy metal | 89 | 0 |
20 | Mike Orlandogroove metal, alternative metal | 60 | 0 |
21 | Baptized By Fireheavy metal, punk rock | 30 | 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.