List of heavy metal bass guitarists

This is a list of notable heavy metal bass guitarists.

A

 * Alver (Emperor, Dødheimsgard)
 * Stefan Adika (Guns N' Roses)
 * Pete Agnew (Nazareth)
 * Jarkko Ahola (Teräsbetoni, Northern Kings, Dreamtale)
 * Mike Alexander (Evile)
 * Jared Anderson (Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal)
 * Mårten Andersson (Steelheart, Lizzy Borden, George Lynch)
 * Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters, Death Breath)
 * Simon Andersson (Pain of Salvation, Darkwater)
 * Felipe Andreoli (Angra, Karma, Almah)
 * Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
 * Tom Araya (Slayer)
 * Felipe Arcuri (Arkangel, Arcuri Overthrow)
 * Jennifer Arroyo (Kittie, Suicide City)
 * Reginald Arvizu (Korn)
 * Talena Atfield (Kittie, Amphibious Assault)

B

 * Peter Baltes (Accept)
 * Roger J. Beaujard
 * Beefcake the Mighty (GWAR)
 * Jo Bench (Bolt Thrower)
 * Frank Bello (Anthrax)
 * Glen Benton (Deicide)
 * Jonas Björler (At the Gates, The Haunted)
 * Mark Boals (Royal Hunt)
 * Rachel Bolan (Skid Row)
 * Trevor Bolder (Uriah Heep)
 * Will Boyd (Evanescence)
 * Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me)
 * Rex Brown (Pantera, Rebel Meets Rebel)
 * Steve Broy (The Mentors)
 * Pat Bruders (Goatwhore)
 * Olivia Newton Bundy (Marilyn Manson)
 * Geoff Bergman (Curl Up and Die, Poison the Well)
 * Victor Borge (TNT)
 * Francis Buchholz (Scorpions)
 * Nicholas Bullen (Napalm Death, Alienist)
 * Adam Buszko (Hate)
 * Jo Burt (Black Sabbath)
 * Cliff Burton (Metallica)
 * Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
 * Michael Butler (Exodus)
 * Terry Butler (Six Feet Under, Death)

C

 * Richard Cabeza (Unanimated, Dismember)
 * John Campbell (Lamb of God)
 * Tony Campos (Static-X)
 * Richie Castellano (Blue Öyster Cult)
 * Justin Chancellor (Peach, Tool)
 * Tony Choy (Atheist, Cynic, Pestilence)
 * Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
 * Andy Christell (Electric Boys, Hanoi Rocks)
 * Greg Christian (Testament)
 * Petros Christo (Firewind)
 * Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
 * Kelly Conlon (Death, Vital Remains)
 * John Cooper (Skillet)
 * Roxanne Constantin (Quo Vadis)
 * Robbie Crane (Ratt)
 * Juan Croucier (Ratt)
 * Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone)

D

 * Piggy D. (Rob Zombie)
 * Bob Daisley (Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Ozzy Osbourne, Living Loud, Gary Moore)
 * Paul D'Amour (Tool)
 * Sharlee D'Angelo (Arch Enemy)
 * Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage)
 * Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)
 * Rob Darken (Graveland, Lord Wind)
 * Steve Dawson (Saxon)
 * Johan De Farfalla (Opeth)
 * Joerg Deisinger (Bonfire)
 * Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
 * Derek DeSantis (Twisted Method, Dope)
 * John DeServio (Black Label Society)
 * Cello Dias (Against All Will)
 * Steve Di Giorgio (Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Testament, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach, Charred Walls of the Damned, Obituary)
 * Brad Divens (Souls at Zero)
 * Trish Doan (Kittie)
 * Adam Doll (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
 * Mariusz Duda (Riverside)
 * Adam Dutkiewicz (Killswitch Engage)

E

 * Robin Eaglestone (Cradle of Filth, Abgott)
 * Leif Edling (Candlemass, Abstrakt Algebra)
 * Olve Eikemo (Immortal)
 * David Ellefson (Megadeth)
 * Tomas Elofsson (Sanctification, Hypocrisy)
 * Shane Embury (Napalm Death)
 * Chris Estes (King Diamond)
 * Kostas Exarhakis (Firewind)

F

 * Kevin Falk (Between the Buried and Me, Every Time I Die, The Material)
 * Fenriz (Valhall, Darkthrone)
 * Tracy Ferrie (Stryper, Michael Sweet)
 * Tony Franklin (Roy Harper, Whitesnake)

G

 * Tim Gaines (Stryper)
 * Galder (Dimmu Borgir)
 * Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation, Dial)
 * Roger Glover (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
 * Franz Gottschalk (Illdisposed)
 * Billy Gould (Faith No More)
 * Tarkan Gözübüyük (Mezarkabul)
 * Joel Graham (Rise to Addiction, Evile)
 * Paul Gray (Slipknot)
 * Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)
 * Scott Griffin (L.A. Guns)
 * Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
 * Patrice Guers (Rhapsody of Fire)
 * Ivan Guilhon (Tribuzy)

H

 * Filip Hałucha (Vesania, UnSun, Rootwater)
 * Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith)
 * Anders Hammer (Nightrage, Dragonland)
 * Felix Hanemann (Harry Slash & The Slashtones, Zebra)
 * Timi Hansen (Mercyful Fate)
 * Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
 * Marko Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot, Sinergy, Northern Kings)
 * Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
 * Sami Hinkka (Rapture, Ensiferum)
 * Vinnie Hornsby (Sevendust)
 * Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)

I

 * Ihsahn (Emperor)
 * Mike Inez (Alice in Chains, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society, Heart)
 * Infernus (Gorgoroth)
 * Fredrik Isaksson (Therion, Grave)
 * David Isberg (Opeth, Therion)
 * Peter Iwers (In Flames)

J

 * Adrian Jackson (My Dying Bride)
 * Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche)
 * Taneli Jarva (Sentenced, The Black League)
 * Todd Jensen (Hardline)
 * Stian Johannsen (Mayhem)
 * Paulo Jr. (Sepultura)

K

 * Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius, Killing Machine, Evergrey, Symfonia)
 * Bob Kakaha (Damageplan, Hellyeah)
 * Mike Kaufmann (Defiance)
 * Jack Kilcoyne (Mushroomhead)
 * Kim Nielsen-Parsons (Phantom Blue, Asia)
 * King ov Hell (Gorgoroth)
 * Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved, Darkthrone)
 * Jan-Chris de Koeijer (Gorefest)
 * Jukka Koskinen (Norther, Cain's Offering, Wintersun)
 * Chris Kringel (Cynic)
 * Kenny Kweens (Beautiful Creatures, L.A. Guns)
 * Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)

L

 * Jean-Michel Labadie (Gojira)
 * Tim Lambesis (As I Lay Dying)
 * Conrad "Cronos" Lant (Venom)
 * Johan Larsson (In Flames, HammerFall)
 * Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce)
 * Geddy Lee (Rush)
 * Michael Lepond (Symphony X, Rattlebone)
 * John Levén (Europe)
 * Dan Lilker (Nuclear Assault, Holy Moses)
 * James LoMenzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth)
 * Alessandro Lotta (Rhapsody of Fire)
 * Dick Lövgren (Meshuggah)
 * Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)

M

 * James MacDonough (Iced Earth, Megadeth, Nevermore)
 * Paweł Mąciwoda (Scorpions)
 * Tim McCord (Evanescence)
 * Ron McGovney (Metallica, Leather Charm)
 * Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded)
 * Sean Malone (Gordian Knot, Cynic)
 * Brian Marshall (Creed, Alter Bridge)
 * Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
 * Jeff Matz (High on Fire)
 * Melody Licious (Broadzilla, Gore Gore Girls)
 * Memnock (Susperia)
 * Marco Mendoza (Blue Murder, Thin Lizzy)
 * Mark Mendoza (Twisted Sister)
 * Robbie Merrill (Godsmack)
 * MickDeth (Eighteen Visions, Clear)
 * Asgeir Mickelson (Ihsahn, Borknagar)
 * Billy Milano (Stormtroopers of Death)
 * Ole Moe (Aura Noir, Immortal)
 * Mooseman
 * Robin Moulder (Jack Off Jill)
 * Martin Motnik (Accept)
 * John Moyer (Disturbed)
 * William Murderface (Dethklok)
 * Neil Murray (Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, Michael Schenker Group)
 * John Myung (Dream Theater)

N

 * Masayoshi Yamashita (Loudness)
 * Necrobutcher (Mayhem)
 * Jason Newsted (Metallica, Echobrain, Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Ozzy Osbourne)
 * Rob Nicholson (Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne)
 * Johan Niemann (Evil Masquerade, Therion)

O

 * Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
 * Orion (Behemoth)
 * Wanda Ortiz (The Iron Maidens)

P

 * Hal Patino (King Diamond)
 * Roger Patterson (Atheist)
 * Joe Payne (Divine Heresy)
 * Lee Payne (Cloven Hoof)
 * György Pazdera (Pokolgép)
 * Doug Pinnick (King's X)
 * Csaba Pintér (Pokolgép)
 * Lauri Porra (Sinergy, Stratovarius)
 * Joe Preston (Thrones)
 * Hugo Prinsen Geerligs (The Gathering)
 * Joe Principe (Rise Against, 88 Fingers Louie)

R

 * Will Rahmer (Mortician)
 * Bruno Ravel (Danger Danger)
 * Jonas Reingold (Opus Atlantica, Time Requiem)
 * Reyash (Vader)
 * Oliver Riedel (Rammstein)
 * Pascual Romero (In This Moment, Daysend)
 * Share Ross (Vixen, Contraband)
 * Shaun Ross (Suicidal Tendencies, Hirax, Excel)
 * Lars Rosenberg (Entombed, Carbonized, Serpent, Therion)
 * Steve Rowe (Mortification)

S

 * Jeanne Sagan (All That Remains)
 * Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
 * Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Dio)
 * Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
 * Marcel Schirmer (Destruction)
 * Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
 * Evan Seinfeld (Biohazard)
 * Henkka Seppälä (Children of Bodom)
 * Niilo Sevänen (Insomnium)
 * Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth, UFO, Mr. Big, Sons of Apollo)
 * Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
 * Rani Sharone (Stolen Babies)
 * Lars Eric Si (Winds)
 * Gene Simmons (Kiss)
 * Melanie Sisneros (Crescent Shield)
 * Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe)
 * Tim Sköld (KMFDM, Marilyn Manson)
 * Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)
 * Jimmie Lee Sloas (The Imperials)
 * Brendon Small (Dethklok)
 * Tyler Smith (Greeley Estates, The Word Alive)
 * Kyle Sokol (Rude Squad)
 * Ville Sorvali (Moonsorrow)
 * Paul Speckmann (Master)
 * Dave Spitz (Black Sabbath, Nuclear Assault)
 * Mike Starr (Alice in Chains, Sun Red Sun)
 * Peter Steele (Type O Negative, Carnivore)
 * Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
 * Todd Strange (Crowbar, Down)
 * Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, City of Fire)
 * Dana Strum (Slaughter)
 * Stein Sund (Einherjer)
 * Dan Swanö (Bloodbath, Edge of Sanity, Nightingale)
 * Michael Sweet (Stryper)

T

 * Taiji (X Japan, Loudness)
 * Dallas Taylor (Maylene and the Sons of Disaster)
 * Tchort (Emperor, Green Carnation, Einherjer)
 * Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Obscura, Pestilence)
 * Jan Erik Tiwaz (Borknagar, Satyricon, Emperor)
 * Andrew Tompkins (Paramaecium)
 * Derrick Tribbett (Twisted Method, Dope)
 * Brynjard Tristan (Old Man's Child)
 * Robert Trujillo (Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne)

U

 * Sami Uusitalo (Finntroll, Shape of Despair)

V

 * Martin van Drunen (Pestilence, Asphyx, Bolt Thrower, With Hail of Bullets)
 * Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen)
 * Sami Vänskä (Nightwish, Nattvindens Gråt)
 * Joey Vera (Fates Warning, Armored Saint, Anthrax, Engine)
 * David Vincent (Soulfly, Morbid Angel)
 * ICS Vortex (Dimmu Borgir)
 * Vrangsinn (Carpathian Forest)

W

 * Peavy Wagner (Rage)
 * Frank Watkins (Obituary, Gorgoroth)
 * Pete Way (UFO)
 * Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
 * John Wetton (Uriah Heep)
 * Jeordie White (Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson)
 * Peter Wichers (Soilwork, Warrel Dane)
 * Hank Williams III
 * Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Starkweather)
 * Doug Wimbish (Tarja)
 * Kip Winger (Winger, Alice Cooper)
 * Sigurd Wongraven (Satyricon, Thorns)

Y

 * Sean Yseult (White Zombie)