Genre in a city
The 21 most-read heavy metal artists based in New York, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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21 artists are tagged heavy metal in New York. The biggest move was Billy Milano, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Anthraxthrash metal, heavy metal | 47,240 | 0 |
02 | White Zombieindustrial metal, heavy metal | 30,215 | 0 |
03 | Leslie Westblues rock, hard rock | 11,839 | 0 |
04 | Ken Hickeyheavy metal | 6,374 | 0 |
05 | Jay Jay Frenchheavy metal | 4,085 | 0 |
06 | Riot Vheavy metal, power metal | 3,848 | +1 |
07 | Billy Milanoheavy metal | 3,371 | +2 |
08 | Eddie Ojedahard rock, heavy metal | 3,148 | 0 |
09 | The Winery Dogshard rock, blues rock | 2,846 | +1 |
10 | Rob Caggianoheavy metal | 2,711 | -4 |
11 | Falloutheavy metal | 2,512 | 0 |
12 | Joe Stumpheavy metal | 1,612 | +2 |
13 | Adrenaline Mobalternative metal, hard rock | 1,547 | -1 |
14 | Van Williamsheavy metal | 1,404 | -1 |
15 | Michael Barbieroheavy metal | 431 | 0 |
16 | The Icemenhardcore punk, heavy metal | 264 | +1 |
17 | Jack Starr’s Burning Starrheavy metal | 240 | +1 |
18 | Starbreakerhard rock, heavy metal | 204 | -2 |
19 | BlackLaceheavy metal | 89 | 0 |
20 | Mike Orlandogroove metal, alternative metal | 46 | 0 |
21 | Baptized By Fireheavy metal, punk rock | 18 | 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.