| Name | Genre | Herkunftsort |
| 4 KINGS | Heavy/Thrash Metal | Cologne |
| A SABLE OPIATE | Melodic Black Metal | Dortmund |
| AARDVARKS | Metal | Bonn |
| ABSINTH | Thrash Metal | Bornheim |
| ABYTHIC | Death Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| ACCEPT | Heavy Metal | Solingen |
| ACCUSER | Thrash Metal | Siegen |
| ACT OF WORSHIP | Black/Death Metal | Cologne |
| AD UNUM OMNES | Black/ Extreme Metal | Essen |
| AERANEA | Doom/Gothic Metal | Essen |
| AGENDA | Heavy/Speed/Thrash Metal | Wuppertal |
| ALCHERA | Death Metal | Hennef |
| ALUNITE | Metal/Rock | Castrop-Rauxel |
| ANGEL DUST | Speed/Thrash Metal (early), Melodic Power Metal (later) | Dortmund |
| ANGER | Thrash Metal | Dortmund |
| ANIMALISTIC | Hard Rock | Köln |
| ASPRO ASKARI | Progressive Black/Death Metal | Cologne |
| ASSASSIN | Thrash Metal | Düsseldorf |
| ATTIC | Heavy Metal | Gelsenkirchen/Lünen |
| AVERBLACK | Heavy Metal | Troisdorf |
| AXEL RUDI PELL | Heavy/Power Metal | Bochum |
| AXOLOTL | Melodic Death Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| AXXIS | Melodic Heavy/Power Metal | Dortmund |
| AYAHUASCA | Experimental Death Metal | Köln |
| BACKFIRED.HATE | Death/Thrash/Groove Metal | Heiligenhaus |
| BASTARD NATION | Heavy/Power Metal | Cologne |
| BAUMBART | Folk Metal | Oberhausen |
| BEAR PARLIAMENT | Alternative Metal | Köln |
| BEGGING FOR INCEST | Brutal Death Metal/Deathcore | Cologne |
| BEHOLD | Progressive Death Metal | Cologne |
| BELTEZ | Black / Death Metal | Köln |
| BEYONDITION | Death Metal | Duisburg |
| BLACK MESSIAH | Symphonic Black/Folk/Viking Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| BLEEDING HEAVEN | Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore (early), Deathcore (later) | Recklinghausen/Herten/Duisburg/Dortmund |
| BLODTåKE | Black Metal / Death Metal / Doom Metal | Oberhausen |
| CALIBAN | Metalcore | Essen |
| CALL OF CHARON | Deathcore/Metalcore | Bottrop |
| CARADRAS | Black Metal | Essen/Arnsberg |
| CARATUCAY | Melodic/Progressive Death Metal | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| CELESTIAL MEISTERS | Doom/Post-Metal | Wuppertal |
| CHAPEL OF DISEASE | Death Metal | Cologne |
| CHEERFUL GRIEVERS | Postmetal, Postrock | Köln |
| COLDSPOT | Thrash Metal | Bonn |
| CONVICTIVE | Black Metal | Duisburg/Neuss/Düsseldorf |
| CORPORAL SHRED | Thrash Metal | Essen |
| CRIME SCENE | Hard Rock | Köln |
| CROSSPLANE | Rock n Roll | Ruhrpott |
| CROWNFALL | Metalcore/Melodic Groove Metal | Cologne |
| CRYPTIC CROWN | Death/Thrash Metal | Velbert |
| CUSTARD | Power Metal | Herne |
| DAMAGE SOURCE | Thrash Metal (early), Death/Thrash Metal (later) | Cologne |
| DARK MILLENNIUM | Progressive/Death/Doom Metal | Bad Fredeburg |
| DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT | Black Metal | Dormagen |
| DARKNESS | Thrash Metal | Essen |
| DAWN OF DESTINY | Power Metal | Bochum |
| DEAD SUN HALO | Thrash Metal | Siegen |
| DECAPTACON | Melodic Death Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| DECISION TO HATE | Melodic Death/Black Metal | Siegen |
| DENOMINATION | Death Metal | Hagen |
| DEPRAVED ENTITY | Straight Heavy Metal | Hagen |
| DESTROY THEM | | Essen |
| DEUS INVERSUS | Death Metal | Essen |
| DEVASTRUCTION | Thrash Metal | Dortmund |
| DIABOLIC NIGHT | Black/Speed Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| DIAROE | Grindcore/Death Metal | Essen |
| DIASPORA | Modern Death Metal | Köln |
| DIE KRUPPS | Industrial/EBM (early), Industrial Metal (later) | Düsseldorf |
| DISREALITY | Thrash / Death | Köln |
| DIVERSITY OF DARKNESS | Symphonic Metal | Wuppertal |
| DORO | Heavy Metal | Düsseldorf |
| DOXA | HC/Punk/Neocrust | Köln |
| DROPBEAR | Groove Metal | Oberhausen |
| EAT MY BODY | Death Metal | Essen |
| EïS | Black Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| ELMSFIRE | Melodic Heavy Metal | Düsseldorf |
| ELURA | Black Metal | Duisburg |
| ELURRA | Black Metal | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| EMERALD EDGE | Progressive/Power Metal | Erkrath |
| EPILIRIUM | Folk/Heavy/Thrash Metal | Monheim |
| ERADICATOR | Thrash Metal | Lennestadt |
| ESCART | Ungeschminkt rumpellig-authentischer Heavy Melodic Thrash Groove Metal | Iserlohn |
| ESKIMO CALLBOY | Metalcore | Castrop-Rauxel |
| ETERNAL DIRGE | Death Metal | Marl |
| EVOKED | Death Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| EXARION | Heavy/Thrash Metal | Cologne |
| FABULOUS DESASTER | Thrash Metal | Bonn |
| FAIRYTALE | Heavy/Power Metal | Recklinghausen |
| FALKENBACH | Viking/Black/Folk Metal | Düsseldorf |
| FIRST TIME IN HELL | Traditionel Heavy Metal | Dortmund |
| FLAME RISING | Groove Metal | Köln |
| FOMORIA | Symphonic Metal | Mülheim a.d.Ruhr |
| FOOL THE MASSES | Industrialcore | Duisburg |
| FRIGORIS | Pagan/Black Metal (early), Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal (later) | Essen |
| FROSTED UNDERGROWTH | Black Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| FUTUREPHOBIA | Thrash Metal/Crossover | Unna |
| FYRNASK | Black Metal | Bonn |
| GHOST EMPIRE | Metal | Lohmar |
| GINGER RED | Hard Rock | Bonn |
| GLORYFUL | Heavy Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| GOAT OF MENDES | Heavy/Folk/Pagan Metal | Hagen |
| GODMORGON | Death/Sludge Metal | Dortmund |
| GOREPUTATION | Brutal Death Metal | Duisburg |
| GOYTACÁ | Thrash Metal | Düsseldorf |
| GRABUNHOLD | Black Metal | Dortmund |
| GRAVE DIGGER | Speed Metal (early), Heavy/Power Metal (later) | Gladbeck |
| GREYDON FIELDS | Heavy/Thrash Metal | Essen |
| GRIM VAN DOOM | Sludge Metal | Wuppertal |
| GUN BARREL | Heavy/Power Metal | Cologne |
| HäXENZIJRKELL | Black Metal | Essen |
| HALGADOM | Viking/Black Metal, Neofolk | Eitorf |
| HALLIG | Black Metal | Bochum |
| HAND OF GIANTESS | Metal / Sludge | Cologne |
| HARKON | Heavy Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| HELGRINDUR | Pagan Metal | Solingen |
| HEREDITARY | Death Metal | Bonn |
| HEXER | Stoner/Doom Metal | Dortmund |
| HOPELEZZ | Modern Thrash Metal | Wuppertal |
| HORNADO | Heavy Metal | Bonn |
| HYEMS | Melodic Black Metal | Erndtebrück |
| IGNITION | Power Metal | Duisburg |
| ILLUSIONS FADE | Metalcore | Köln |
| IMPARITY | Gothic Doom | Bochum |
| IMPERFECTION | Groove Metal | Düsseldorf |
| IN DREAMS OF REALITY | Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore | Siegen |
| INFINITE HORIZON | Progressive Power Metal | Neunkirchen/Siegen |
| INSIGNIUM | Black/Death Metal | Hagen |
| INSTANT FIRST TRY | Metalcore | Bochum |
| IRON KOBRA | Heavy Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| JAMHEADS | Hard Rock | Velbert |
| JUDAS RISING | Heavy Metal - Judas Priest Tribute | Bonn |
| KADAVERFICKER | Sludge/Death Metal/Grindcore | Dortmund |
| KHTHONIIK CERVIIKS | Death/Black Metal | Dortmund |
| KILL REFLEX | Death/Thrash/Groove Metal | Bochum |
| KILLERZ | Heavy Metal - Iron Maiden Tribute | Bonn |
| KILLING SUZY | Gothic Metal | Cologne |
| KINGDOM OF SALVATION | Thrash/Death Metal | Leverkusen |
| KREATOR | Thrash Metal | Essen |
| KRIEGSZITTERN | Death Metal | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| KRUD | Groove Metal | Schwelm |
| KRYPTERIA | Gothic/Power Metal | Cologne |
| LAYMENT | Gothic Metal | Herne |
| LEACHED | Gothic Doom Metal | Köln |
| LEVIATHAN | Progressive Melodic Death Metal | Bonn |
| LIFELESS | Death Metal | Dortmund |
| LIVERLESS | Heavy Metal | Düsseldorf |
| LUX SERPENT | Epic Doom Metal | Dortmund |
| LYRIEL | Folk Metal/Rock | Gummersbach |
| MäHTHRäSHER | Thrash/Death-Metal / Hardcore / Punkrock | Bonn |
| MAGOTH | Black Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| MAINSTREET | Heavy Metal | Wanne |
| MANIFESTIC | Progressive Speed/Thrash Metal | Bochum/Ratingen/Essen |
| MARTYRION | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Köln |
| MESSERSCHMITT | Speed Metal | Remscheid |
| MIKE AL BECKER | Rock | Schwerte |
| MISANTHROPE MONARCH | Death/Thrash Metal | Oberhausen |
| MOMENT OF DETONATION | Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal | Düsseldorf/Oberhausen/Essen |
| MONARCHIST | Heavy Metal | Düsseldorf |
| MORBID MOSH ATTACK | HC/Punk | Köln/Ruhrpott |
| MORTAL HATRED | Death Metal/Deathcore | Kreuztal |
| MORTAL PERIL | Thrash Metal | Cologne |
| MORTALS PATH | Death Metal | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| MOSHCIRCUS | Thrash/Death Metal | Dortmund |
| MPAK | Post Black Metal | Köln |
| NECK CEMETERY | Heavy Metal | Cologne |
| NEVERLAND IN ASHES | Melodic Death Metal | Cologne |
| NIGHTBEARER | Death Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| NITROVOLT | Heavy/Speed Metal/Hard Rock | Cologne |
| NO COMPROMISE | Thrash Metal | Düsseldorf |
| NUCLEAR MAGICK | Black/Death/Doom Metal | Essen/Bochum |
| NYKTOPHOBIA | Melodic Death Metal | Datteln |
| OBSCURITY | Pagan/Viking Metal | Velbert |
| OBSOLETE INCARNATION | Brutal Death Metal | Gummersbach |
| ONKEL TOM | Thrash Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| ONKEL TOM ANGELRIPPER | Thrash Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| ONYXSIN | Alternativ Metal | Duisburg |
| OPTIMIST | Death Metal/Hardcore | Ruhr |
| ORDEN OGAN | Folk Metal (early), Power Metal (later) | Arnsberg |
| ORPHALIS | Technical Brutal Death Metal | Dortmund |
| PANTALEON | Metal | Köln |
| PAST MD | Heavy Rock | Oberhausen |
| PENROSE | Modern Metal | Remscheid |
| PERZONAL WAR | Power/Thrash Metal | Troisdorf |
| PESTLEGION | Black Metal | Marl |
| PHOBIATIC | Technical Death Metal | Essen/Bottrop |
| PINK SLIP COLOGNE | 80's Hair Metal | Köln |
| PLACENTA POWERFIST | Brutal Death Metal | Hamm |
| POWERSLAVE | Power Metal | Wipperfürth |
| PRIPJAT | No-Mercy-Showing-Thrash-Metal | Köln/Kiew |
| PRISONER | Heavy Metal | Bergneustadt |
| PROSPECT VILLA | | Bonn |
| PURPLEDAWN | Stoner | Köln |
| RA | Heavy Metal / Hard Rock | Köln |
| RAGE | Heavy/Speed/Power Metal | Herne |
| RAINBOW DASH | Punk | Köln |
| REACTORBLAST | Thrash Metal | Langenfeld |
| REASON FOR JACK | Badass Rock'n'Roll | Nümbrecht |
| RECKLESS MANSLAUGHTER | Death Metal | Herne |
| RED APOLLO | Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal | Dortmund |
| REFUGE | Heavy/Thrash Metal | Herne |
| REMAINED | Melodic Hardcore Punk | Köln/Duisburg |
| RICCOCHET | Hard Rock | Bonn |
| ROTTING DEMISE | Death Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| SABIENDAS | Old School Death Metal | Recklinghausen |
| SACRIFICE THEORY | Heavy/Thrash Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| SADDISCORE | Heavy Metal | Cologne |
| SAMSARA CIRCLE | Thrash Metal/Metalcore | Düsseldorf |
| SANKT VELTEN | Heavy Metal | Essen |
| SANNER | Metalcore | Erndtebrück |
| SCANNER | Heavy/Power Metal | Gelsenkirchen |
| SCULPTOR VOID | Thrash Metal | Arnsberg |
| SEKORIA | Epic Black Metal | Wenden |
| SELFDEVOURED | Death Metal | Wuppertal |
| SEMIWASTED | Alternative Rock | Witten |
| SEX GEPARD | Heavy Metal | Bonn |
| SEXTROW | Hard Rock | Köln |
| SHAPESHIFTER | Metalcore | Bergisch-Gladbach |
| SHOCKGNOSIS | Modern Metal | Duisburg / Essen |
| SHREDHAMMER | Thrash/Groove Metal | Cologne |
| SIC ZONE | eXtreme Groove Metal | Köln |
| SILENT BEHAVIOR | Hardrock | Ruppichteroth |
| SIRENS OF CRISIS | Crust/Sludge Metal | Leverkusen |
| SKUM | Death Metal | Cologne |
| SLIPPERY AFFAIR | Hard Rock | Gelsenkirchen |
| SLOMIND | Southern/Stoner Metal/Rock | Düsseldorf |
| SOBER TRUTH | Prog Groove Metal | Siegburg |
| SODOM | Black/Speed Metal (early), Thrash Metal (later) | Gelsenkirchen |
| SOLAR FRAGMENT | Melodic Power/Heavy Metal | Dortmund |
| SOLARDRIFTER | Metalcore | Dortmund |
| SOLDATOR | Heavy Punk 'n' Roll | Köln |
| SOMEWHERE IN NOWHERE | Heavy Metal | Werne |
| SOUL CAGES | Progressive Metal | Hemer |
| SPIKER | Heavy Metal/Hard Rock | Essen |
| STEORRAH | Progressive Death Metal | Bonn/Siegen |
| STEREO MOUNTAIN | Post Metal | Köln |
| STORM SEEKER | Folk Metal | Neuss |
| STORMAGE | Heavy Metal | Attendorn |
| SUIDAKRA | Melodic Death/Black/Folk Metal | Düsseldorf |
| SULPHUR AEON | Death Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| SUM OF FEARS | | Düsseldorf |
| SURTALOG | Progressive Pagan Black Metal | Köln |
| SYMMETRIC ORGAN | Death Metal | Dortmund |
| TANKOBOT | Thrash Metal | Köln |
| TAVARON | Black Metal | Duisburg |
| TEMPRAGE | Thrash Metal | Bergisch Gladbach |
| TEUTONIC SLAUGHTER | Thrash Metal | Gladbeck |
| THE CLAYMORE | Power Metal | Castrop-Rauxel |
| THE HELLDOZERS | Southern/Groove Metal/Rock | Cologne |
| THE NIGHT ETERNAL | Heavy Metal | Essen |
| THE VERY END | Groove Metal | Essen |
| THE WATCHER | Progressive Death Metal | Siegen |
| THRASHGANGSTER | Thrash Metal | Bonn |
| THRASHGANGSTERS | Oldschool Thrash Metal | Bonn |
| THY SPELLCRAFT | Melodic Heavy Metal | Castrop-Rauxel |
| TIWAZ BOREALIS | Pagan Metal | Recklinghausen |
| TRACED BY ENEMIES | Metalcore | Oberhausen |
| TRANSGRESSION | Oldschool-Deathmetal | Leverkusen |
| TREIBSTOFF | Testosteron Metal | Dortmund |
| TRIAL OF DEATH | Death Metal | Siegen |
| TSATTHOGGUA | Black/Thrash Metal | Marl |
| TYRON | Heavy/Thrash Metal | Cologne |
| U.D.O. | Heavy Metal | Wuppertal |
| ULTHA | Black Metal | Cologne |
| UNIVERSE | Melodic Heavy Metal | Wuppertal |
| VALBORG | Progressive Doom/Death Metal | Bonn |
| VALKYR | Melodic Death Metal | Cologne |
| VULTURE | Speed/Thrash Metal | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| WARRANT | Power/Speed Metal | Düsseldorf |
| WARWOLF | Power/NWoBHM | Köln |
| WE ARE PERSPECTIVES | Deathcore | Bottrop |
| WE ARE WOLF | Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore | Bonn/Cologne |
| WE NEED A MEDIC HERE | Metalcore | Hagen |
| WELL SEASONED CHRIST | Thrash | Bergisch Gladbach |
| WENT BLANK | Death Metal | Oberhausen |
| WHEEL | Doom Metal | Dortmund |
| WHERE THE BAPTIZED DROWN | Slam Death | Köln |
| WICKED DISCIPLE | No Frontiers Metal | Bottrop |
| WOLFEN | Powermetal | Köln |
| WORDS OF FAREWELL | Melodic Death Metal | Marl |
| ZWIELICHT | Black Metal | Wanne-Eickel |
