Most prolific musicians

Role All roles Drums Guitars Bass Vocals Keyboards Genre All genres Black Metal Avant-Garde Metal Power Metal Progressive Metal Hard Rock Heavy Metal Death Metal Gothic Metal Thrash Metal Doom Metal Viking / Pagan Metal Industrial Metal Metalcore Post-Metal Era All eras 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

The 100 most prolific metal musicians, ranked by total release-credits across all bands.

• 1
  Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad a.k.a. Frost 26 releases · 4 bands
• 2
  Gylve Fenris Nagell a.k.a. Fenriz 24 releases · 3 bands
• 3
  Ted Skjellum a.k.a. Nocturno Culto 24 releases · 3 bands
• 4
  Ivar Storm Peersen a.k.a. Ivar Bjørnson 21 releases · 2 bands
• 5
  Arve Isdal a.k.a. Ice Dale 20 releases · 4 bands
• 6
  Stian Tomt Thoresen a.k.a. Shagrath 19 releases · 4 bands
• 7
  Carl-Michael Eide a.k.a. Aggressor 18 releases · 4 bands
• 8
  Jan Axel Blomberg a.k.a. Hellhammer 18 releases · 4 bands
• 9
  Kjetil Tvedte Grutle a.k.a. Grutle Kjellson 18 releases
• 10
  Olve Eikemo a.k.a. Abbath 15 releases · 2 bands
• 11
  Sven Atle Kopperud a.k.a. Silenoz 15 releases · 2 bands
• 12
  Tor Risdal Stavenes a.k.a. Seidemann 15 releases · 2 bands
• 13
  Olav Bergene a.k.a. Ravn 14 releases · 2 bands
• 14
  Kristian Eivind Espedal a.k.a. Gaahl 13 releases · 4 bands
• 15
  Idar Burheim a.k.a. Archaon 13 releases · 2 bands
• 16
  Ørjan Nordvik a.k.a. V'gandr 13 releases · 2 bands
• 17
  Herbrand Larsen 12 releases · 4 bands
• 18
  Terje Vik Schei a.k.a. Tchort 12 releases · 3 bands
• 19
  Jarle Kvåle a.k.a. Hváll 12 releases · 2 bands
• 20
  Jørn Holen a.k.a. Steingrim 12 releases · 2 bands
• 21
  Sture Dingsøyr 12 releases · 2 bands
• 22
  Daniel Olaisen a.k.a. Død 12 releases
• 23
  Frode Rødsjø a.k.a. Hrymr 12 releases
• 24
  Øystein Garnes Brun 12 releases
• 25
  Tom Korsvold a.k.a. H'grimnir 12 releases
• 26
  Kristoffer Rygg a.k.a. Garm 11 releases · 6 bands
• 27
  Ole Jørgen Moe a.k.a. Apollyon 11 releases · 4 bands
• 28
  Stian Bakketeig a.k.a. Strom 11 releases · 4 bands
• 29
  Petter Berntsen a.k.a. Plenum 11 releases · 2 bands
• 30
  Roger Tiegs a.k.a. Infernus 11 releases · 2 bands
• 31
  Thomas Odd Tofthagen 11 releases · 2 bands
• 32
  Vegard Sverre Tveitan a.k.a. Ihsahn 11 releases · 2 bands
• 33
  Tom Cato Visnes a.k.a. King 10 releases · 6 bands
• 34
  Simen Hestnæs a.k.a. ICS Vortex 10 releases · 3 bands
• 35
  Anders Kobro 10 releases · 2 bands
• 36
  Steinar Sverd Johnsen a.k.a. Sverd 10 releases · 2 bands
• 37
  Harald Nævdal a.k.a. Demonaz 10 releases
• 38
  Ørjan Stedjeberg a.k.a. Hoest 10 releases
• 39
  Per-Joar Spydevold a.k.a. Dolk 10 releases
• 40
  Sigurd Wongraven a.k.a. Satyr 10 releases
• 41
  Krister Dreyer a.k.a. Morfeus 9 releases · 2 bands
• 42
  Rune Eriksen a.k.a. Blasphemer 9 releases · 2 bands
• 43
  Frode Glesnes a.k.a. Warhead 9 releases
• 44
  Gerhard Storesund 9 releases
• 45
  Hein Frode Hansen 9 releases
• 46
  Ingar Amlien 9 releases
• 47
  Lars Are Nedland a.k.a. Lazare 9 releases
• 48
  Lorentz Aspen 9 releases
• 49
  Raymond István Rohonyi 9 releases
• 50
  Trånn Ciekals a.k.a. Darktrond 9 releases
• 51
  Vidar Jensen a.k.a. Daemon 9 releases
• 52
  Sverre Dæhli 8 releases · 3 bands
• 53
  Kjetil Hektoen a.k.a. Hordeolum 8 releases · 2 bands
• 54
  Yusaf Parvez a.k.a. Vicotnik 8 releases · 2 bands
• 55
  Thomas Eriksen 8 releases
• 56
  Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen a.k.a. Samoth 7 releases · 4 bands
• 57
  Iver Sandøy 7 releases · 3 bands
• 58
  Asgeir Mickelson 7 releases · 2 bands
• 59
  Bjørn Hårstad 7 releases · 2 bands
• 60
  Edwin Pinilla Gustoff a.k.a. Eddie Guz 7 releases · 2 bands
• 61
  Kai Johnny Solheim Mosaker a.k.a. Trym Torson 7 releases · 2 bands
• 62
  Olav Iversen 7 releases · 2 bands
• 63
  Per Arild Håvarstein a.k.a. Dirge Rep 7 releases · 2 bands
• 64
  Svein Terje Solvang a.k.a. Ildaar 7 releases · 2 bands
• 65
  Ask Ty Ulvhedin Bergli Arctander a.k.a. II13 7 releases
• 66
  Cato Bækkevold 7 releases
• 67
  Ivan Gujić a.k.a. Meathook 7 releases
• 68
  Jon-Fredrik Bakker 7 releases
• 69
  Kenneth Svartalv Skibrek Halvorsen a.k.a. S. A. Destroyer 7 releases
• 70
  Kjetil Greve 7 releases
• 71
  Kjetil Nordhus 7 releases
• 72
  Liv Kristine Espenæs 7 releases
• 73
  Stein Roger Sordal 7 releases
• 74
  Torkjell Rød a.k.a. Toschie 7 releases
• 75
  Stian Kårstad a.k.a. Sir 6 releases · 3 bands
• 76
  Anders Mosness a.k.a. Hjorth 6 releases · 2 bands
• 77
  Bård Guldvik Eithun a.k.a. Faust 6 releases · 2 bands
• 78
  Andreas Hedlund a.k.a. Vintersorg 6 releases
• 79
  Bjarne Guntveit 6 releases
• 80
  Einar Olav Sjursø 6 releases
• 81
  Erlend Caspersen 6 releases
• 82
  Even Håvold 6 releases
• 83
  Frank Claussen 6 releases
• 84
  Freddy Bolsø 6 releases
• 85
  Grzegorz Urbański 6 releases
• 86
  Henning Ramseth a.k.a. Zet 6 releases
• 87
  Jens Fredrik Ryland 6 releases
• 88
  Jørn Stubberud a.k.a. Necrobutcher 6 releases
• 89
  Kent Frydenlund a.k.a. Küth 6 releases
• 90
  Lloyd Hektoen a.k.a. Mannevond 6 releases
• 91
  Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg Müller a.k.a. Sfinx 6 releases
• 92
  Noralf Venås a.k.a. Reichborn 6 releases
• 93
  Reidar Horghagen a.k.a. Horgh 6 releases
• 94
  Sten Roger Knutsen 6 releases
• 95
  Terje Singh Sidhu 6 releases
• 96
  Thomas Ødegaard a.k.a. Tex Terror 6 releases
• 97
  Jamie Stinson a.k.a. Astennu 5 releases · 3 bands
• 98
  Ole Hermann Walaunet a.k.a. Lust Kilman 5 releases · 3 bands
• 99
  Arild Hodne 5 releases · 2 bands
• 100
  Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow 5 releases · 2 bands