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The 20 most-read metal artists based in United Kingdom, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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20 artists are tagged metal in United Kingdom. The biggest move was Tokyo Blade, up 3 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Tokyo Bladeheavy metal, metal | 2,952 | +3 |
02 | Nick Holmesmetal | 2,180 | +1 |
03 | The Rock Orchestrametal, rock | 2,000 | -2 |
04 | G//Z/Rindustrial, heavy metal | 1,681 | -2 |
05 | Gregor Mackintoshmetal | 1,553 | 0 |
06 | AxeWoundgroove metal, metalcore | 1,392 | +1 |
07 | Acid Reigncrossover thrash, metal | 1,318 | -1 |
08 | Ihloprogressive metal, djent | 876 | 0 |
09 | Lawnmower Dethcrossover thrash, thrash metal | 622 | 0 |
10 | Johnny Truantmetal, metalcore | 528 | 0 |
11 | Die So Fluidalternative rock, hard rock | 439 | +1 |
12 | A·Ⅱ·Zhard rock, heavy metal | 373 | -1 |
13 | The Nefilimgothic metal, industrial metal | 337 | 0 |
14 | Karl Groommetal | 301 | 0 |
15 | Seventh Angelchristian metal, metal | 296 | 0 |
16 | Exit Tenalternative metal, melodic metalcore | 196 | 0 |
17 | Sacred Mother Tongueheavy metal, metal | 154 | +2 |
18 | Steve Zodiacblues rock, blues | 149 | +1 |
19 | Dave Sharmaninstrumental rock, metal | 93 | -2 |
20 | Do Me Bad Thingsblues, metal | 89 | -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.