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Kat
Kat, Polish for "executioner", is a heavy and speed metal band formed in 1979 in Katowice, Poland, whose early albums helped inspire the first wave of Polish black metal.
Kataklysm
Kataklysm, a Canadian death metal band from Montreal formed in 1991, known as Northern Hyperblast pioneers, led by Maurizio Iacono and J-F Dagenais, with fifteen albums from Sorcery (1995) to Goliath (2023) on Nuclear Blast.
Katatonia
Katatonia is a Swedish metal band formed in Stockholm in 1991 by Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström, evolving from death/doom (Dance of December Souls, Brave Murder Day) to gothic-progressive metal across 13 albums, most recently Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State (2025) on Napalm Records.
Keel (band)
Keel is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1984 by vocalist Ron Keel, known for the MTV hit "The Right to Rock."
Kid Kapichi
Kid Kapichi are a British punk rock band from Hastings, England, formed in 2021 around Jack Wilson and Eddie Lewis, known for songs like 'New England' with Bob Vylan.
Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage: American metalcore band formed 1999 in Westfield, Massachusetts, from Overcast and Aftershock members; name from an X-Files episode. Known for Alive or Just Breathing (2002), gold albums, three Grammy nominations, and ninth album This Consequence (2025).
King 810
King 810 is an American heavy band from Flint, Michigan, formed in 2007 and fronted by David Gunn, known for blending nu-metal with hip-hop and jazz.
King Diamond (band)
King Diamond (band): Danish heavy metal band formed 1985 in Copenhagen by vocalist Kim Bendix Petersen after Mercyful Fate split; known for horror concept albums Fatal Portrait, Abigail, Them; Metal Blade; Gus G. replaced Andy LaRocque in 2026.
King Woman
King Woman is an American doom metal band from San Francisco, formed in 2009 by Kristina Esfandiari; albums Created in the Image of Suffering (2017) and Celestial Blues (2021) on Relapse Records.
King's X
King's X: American hard rock power trio (Doug Pinnick, Ty Tabor, Jerry Gaskill), formed in Houston, Texas, blending Beatlesque harmonies with metal, funk, gospel, and progressive rock; debut Out of the Silent Planet (1988), grunge influence, Three Sides of One (2022).
Kingdom of Giants
Kingdom of Giants (KOG) is an American melodic metalcore sextet formed 2011 in Sacramento, California; albums Every Wave of Sound, Ground Culture, All the Hell You've Got to Spare, Passenger, and the upcoming 2026 Usurper, with vocalist Dana Willax.
Kirk Windstein
Kirk Windstein is an American guitarist and vocalist from New Orleans, Louisiana, best known as the founding frontman of Crowbar and a guitarist in Down.
Kiss (group)
Kiss is an American hard rock band formed in New York City in 1973, known for face paint, theatrical stage shows, and over 100 million records sold.
Kissin' Dynamite
Kissin' Dynamite is a German glam metal and hard rock band from Baden-Württemberg, formed in 2007, which opened for Mötley Crüe and topped the German album charts in 2024.
Kittie
Kittie is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 1996 in London, Ontario, by sisters Morgan and Mercedes Lander, who broke through with their 1999 debut album Spit.
Kix (band)
Kix (also styled KIX) was an American hard rock band from Hagerstown, Maryland, formed in 1978, formerly The Shooze and The Generators. Known for "Don't Close Your Eyes" (1988) and the albums Midnite Dynamite and Blow My Fuse; retired after a final show September 17, 2023.
Knocked Loose
Knocked Loose: American metalcore/hardcore band from Oldham County, Kentucky, formed 2013, on Pure Noise Records. Albums Laugh Tracks (2016), A Different Shade of Blue (2019), You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (2024); viral song Counting Worms; 2025 Grammy nomination.
Konvent
Konvent is a Danish death-doom metal band from Copenhagen formed in 2015, fronted by vocalist Rikke Emilie List and signed to Napalm Records since 2018, with albums Puritan Masochism and Call Down The Sun.
Korn
Korn (KoЯn), American nu metal band formed 1993 in Bakersfield, California, by Jonathan Davis, Munky, Head, Fieldy, and David Silveria; debut Korn (1994) and Follow the Leader (1998) defined nu metal with seven-string guitars tuned to A D G C F A D.
Kreator
Kreator: German thrash metal band formed 1982 in Essen by Mille Petrozza, Rob Fioretti, and Ventor Reil; formerly Tyrant and Tormentor; sixteen albums from Endless Pain (1985) to Krushers of the World (2026); one of the big four of German thrash with Sodom, Destruction, Tankard.
Krokus (band)
Krokus is a Swiss hard rock band from Solothurn, formed mid-1970s by Chris von Rohr and Tommy Kiefer. With singer Marc Storace from 1979 and albums Metal Rendez-vous and Headhunter, it sold over 15 million records and first filled Zurich's Hallenstadion.
Kvelertak
Kvelertak is a Norwegian heavy rock band formed in Stavanger in 2007 whose "black 'n' roll" fusion of black metal, punk, and rock and roll made them one of Norway's biggest metal exports.
Kyuss
Kyuss, also known as Sons of Kyuss, was an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, active from 1987 to 1995 and a founding band of stoner rock.
Labyrinth (band)
Labyrinth (Labÿrinth), Italian power/progressive metal band from Massa, Tuscany, formed 1991; ten albums including Return to Heaven Denied (1998) and In the Vanishing Echoes of Goodbye (2025); distinct from US band Unified Past.
Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil (formerly Sleep of Right, then Ethereal) is a Milan-based Italian gothic metal band formed in 1994, led by dual vocalists Cristina Scabbia and Andrea Ferro; breakthrough album Comalies (2002) and tenth album Sleepless Empire (2025) on Century Media.
Ladrones (band)
Ladrones is a Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico band formed in 2021, known for "Flow Pesado", a fusion of nu metal, hip hop, and corridos tumbados. Albums: Flow Pesado (2024), Mexican Pesado (2025), Arriba La L (2026, Rise Records). Distinct from the grupera band Ladron.
Lake Malice
Lake Malice are a Brighton, England alternative metal duo formed around 2022 by vocalist Alice Guala and guitarist Blake Cornwall, fusing metal with hyperpop and electronic music.
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God, formerly Burn the Priest, is an American groove metal band formed in 1994 in Richmond, Virginia, led by vocalist Randy Blythe with guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler; known for New American Gospel, Ashes of the Wake, Sacrament, and 2026's Into Oblivion.
Lavina (Лавина) (band)
Lavina (Лавина) is a six-piece progressive/alternative metal band from Niš, Serbia, formed mid-2020, debut album Odyssey (2022). Won Pesma za Evroviziju '26 with "Kraj mene" and finished 17th at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna. Distinct from the Bulgarian heavy metal band Лавина (1989).
Lawnmower Deth
Lawnmower Deth are an English comedy-thrash and crossover metal band formed in 1987 in North Nottinghamshire, best known for their 1990 debut album and a cover of "Kids in America".