What's currently the "biggest" metal band? (feddit.org)

submitted 2 months ago by shapesandstuff@feddit.org to c/metal@lemmy.world

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Basically Title.

Been to Wacken recently and a friend and I were discussing what could be seen as the biggest name in metal currently.
Since we're "old", we could only come up with yesteryears titans.

Are there any more recent names that currently dominate the industry? Get played on day to day radio like our childhood bands did?

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[-] Chozo@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

Gojira is riding pretty high right now after their amazing show at the Olympics, but that's probably only a temporary bump to their popularity. I'd say Ghost is probably the biggest name in mainstream metal right now.

[-] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Ghost is metal?

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

They're definitely a bit heavier on the rock side, but they lean toward metal with a lot of songs. More so with their earlier albums, but I feel like most people still refer to them as a metal band.