Top Ten Lightest Heavy Metal Bands

Of all the bands in the world considered metal, which of them would you consider to be the least heavy or intense?

The Top Ten

1 Ghost Ghost Ghost is a Swedish heavy metal band that was formed in Linköping in 2008. Ghost consists of 5 masked instrumentalists, known as The Nameless Ghouls, and a demonic anti-pope known as Papa Emeritus. They have released 4 studio albums, 1 live album and 2 EPs. Each album brings in a new version of Papa more.

I love Ghost. Hands Down. soft or not. - trowland4

They suck. They are super annoying... how does anybody like this!

Oh yes, plus generic and poppy. They are barely metal to me. - Metal_Treasure

I agree with Metal_Treasure, they’re just a modern metal band who dresses like King Diamond to fool people into believing it’s good. Kinda like Slipknot.


Everyone is talking me about they.
i have to listen some of his songs. - 80sGreatestOffice

Of course they have their heavy music and metallic feel, but I put DT an number two for two reasons: (1) They also make a lot of light music (i.e. hollow years, wither, another day, etc.) and (2) the singer's voice (James LaBrie) is very light, almost to a point at which he could be a pop singer. - Songsta41

For me they have always been a prog rock band with some heavier metall-ish songs. Their 2016 album, The Astonishing, is not a metal album to my ear. This album sounds like a Christmas album by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, for the most part. - Metal_Treasure

3 Ayreon Ayreon

I honestly don't even know why he is considered metal. I've listened to his first to albums, and they definitely are more prog rock than metal. Actual Fantasy is reminiscent of Pink Floyd. - Songsta41

I agree - more prog rock than metal. - Metal_Treasure

4 Andromeda Andromeda Andromeda is a progressive metal band from Sweden formed in 1999. They are currently signed to Massacre Records, Replica Records and Avalon/Marquee.

Relatively unknown prog metal band, but they are certainly one of the less intense ones. - Songsta41

5 Within Temptation Within Temptation Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded in April 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt.
7 Guilt Machine

Yes, pop and dance music with some heavy things from time to time. They aren't even metal to me. - Metal_Treasure

9 Eight Bells

Their stuff was very heavy for the early 70s (Burn, Hard Lovin' Man, Mistreated, Black Night, Stormbringer). But currently we have death metal and compared to it, the mentioned Deep Purple songs aren't heavy. - Metal_Treasure

The Contenders


They are barely metal. Vocals are pop vocals. - Metal_Treasure

A great Symphonic Metal band, yet very melodious and focusing more on creating atmosphere than heaviness. Sometimes they interpolate musical elements typically associated with Middle Ages. A bit like Within Temptation in their "Mother Earth" and "The Silent Force" era (though I have to say that BTB's two albums are both at a 4 star level for me, WT are one of my Top 5 music artists). - Martin_Canine


I disagree a little bit here - they aren't very soft and there are many other bands that are softer than Symphony X. - Metal_Treasure


They are NOT metal though - Metal_Treasure

A Christian/Hard Rock band and occasionally Christian/Alternative Metal band. Their newer music isn’t that heavy to be honest.


Yes, they are light. - Metal_Treasure


This isn't metal guys - Metal_Treasure

Motley Crue is a rock band from Los Angeles, California in 1981. They mostly play Glam Metal, an extreme style of rock music, but not very heavy.


Varg would be disappointed that he is in this list...


Not light compared to the other bands on this list. They are the heaviest power metal band. Some of their albums are almost thrash metal. They are light compared to death metal. - Metal_Treasure


Yes, they are more like progressive rock than metal - Metal_Treasure

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