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The 50 most-read progressive metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in progressive metal. The biggest move was After Forever, up 32 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | ToolLos Angeles · United States | 80,370 | +1 |
02 | Sleep TokenLondon · United Kingdom | 45,983 | +2 |
03 | MastodonAtlanta · United States | 40,496 | -2 |
04 | Dream TheaterBoston · United States | 37,623 | +1 |
05 | PolyphiaPlano · United States | 31,464 | +5 |
06 | MeshuggahUmeå · Sweden | 31,441 | +6 |
07 | Synyster GatesHuntington Beach · United States | 29,260 | +7 |
08 | OpethStockholm · Sweden | 27,784 | +1 |
09 | QueensrÿcheBellevue · United States | 25,223 | +2 |
10 | GojiraOndres · France | 25,009 | -4 |
11 | Mike PortnoyLong Beach · United States | 24,563 | -4 |
12 | Devin TownsendNew Westminster · Canada | 23,354 | +1 |
13 | Coheed and CambriaNyack · United States | 23,193 | -5 |
14 | SpiritboxVictoria · Canada | 20,496 | -11 |
15 | Adam JonesPark Ridge · United States | 16,484 | 0 |
16 | Gavin HarrisonLondon · United Kingdom | 13,720 | +1 |
17 | Justin ChancellorLondon · United Kingdom | 13,527 | +1 |
18 | PeripheryWashington, D.C. · United States | 12,399 | +4 |
19 | John PetrucciKings Park · United States | 10,825 | +5 |
20 | VoivodJonquière · Canada | 10,347 | +6 |
21 | SavatageTarpon Springs · United States | 10,171 | +4 |
22 | JinjerHorlivka · Ukraine | 10,170 | -2 |
23 | The OceanBerlin · Germany | 9,838 | -4 |
24 | NevermoreSeattle · United States | 9,729 | -3 |
25 | Mikael ÅkerfeldtStockholm · Sweden | 9,464 | +5 |
26 | KatatoniaStockholm · Sweden | 9,394 | +9 |
27 | Mike ManginiNewton · United States | 9,063 | +1 |
28 | Brendon SmallSpringfield · United States | 9,031 | +3 |
29 | Between the Buried and MeRaleigh · United States | 8,935 | -2 |
30 | KamelotTampa · United States | 8,625 | -14 |
31 | Animals as LeadersWashington, D.C. · United States | 8,130 | +3 |
32 | BaronessSavannah · United States | 7,810 | -9 |
33 | HakenLondon · United Kingdom | 7,286 | +5 |
34 | AmorphisHelsinki · Finland | 7,233 | -2 |
35 | EnslavedHaugesund · Norway | 7,200 | +16 |
36 | The GatheringOss · Netherlands | 6,867 | -3 |
37 | ERRABirmingham · United States | 6,788 | 0 |
38 | Strapping Young LadVancouver · Canada | 6,731 | +8 |
39 | Jordan RudessGreat Neck · United States | 6,657 | +8 |
40 | After ForeverLimburg · Netherlands | 6,595 | +32 |
41 | AngraSão Paulo · Brazil | 6,488 | -2 |
42 | Symphony XMiddletown Township, New Jersey · United States | 6,245 | -2 |
43 | James LaBriePenetanguishene · Canada | 6,236 | 0 |
44 | Protest the HeroWhitby · Canada | 6,102 | -8 |
45 | TesseracTMilton Keynes · United Kingdom | 5,933 | +5 |
46 | Fates WarningHartford · United States | 5,854 | +2 |
47 | Jeff LoomisAppleton · United States | 5,823 | -5 |
48 | LeprousNotodden · Norway | 5,601 | -3 |
49 | SoenStockholm · Sweden | 5,424 | +7 |
50 | Born of OsirisPalatine · United States | 5,302 | -9 |
122 | ReVampLimburg · Netherlands | 1,585 | +100 |
179 | AmasefferTel Aviv · Israel | 818 | +100 |
150 | MúrIceland | 1,020 | +86 |
173 | Hypno5eMontpellier · France | 866 | +52 |
172 | Ghost BrigadeJyväskylä · Finland | 889 | +49 |
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.