| 100% | METALLICA | 9 | A metal band with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich |
| 48% | METALLICA | 9 | Heavy metal band with drummer Lars Ulrich |
| 45% | METALLICA | 9 | Heavy metal band founded by Hetfield and Ulrich |
| 40% | ANTHRAX | 7 | Metal band with a killer name? |
| 38% | RIOT | 4 | Quiet ___ (heavy metal band with a rhyming name) |
| 38% | RIOT | 4 | Quiet ___(heavy metal band with a rhyming name) |
| 38% | RATT | 4 | Glam metal band with a rodent-inspired name |
| 38% | AXE | 3 | Kick ___ (heavy metal band with a punny name) |
| 38% | CRUE | 4 | Motley ___, a heavy metal band with members like Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee |
| 38% | KORN | 4 | Grammy-winning metal band with a tasty-sounding name |
| 36% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 36% | BLUR | 4 | A rock band with hits like "Song 2" and "Coffee & TV" |
| 35% | IRON | 4 | ___ Maiden, a hugely popular metal band with hits like "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 34% | BRA | 3 | Lingerie item with cups and a band |
| 34% | PADLOCKED | 9 | Secured with a key and metal fastening device |
| 33% | SLAYER | 6 | Heavy-metal band with a killer sound? |
| 33% | SADE | 4 | British Nigerian singer and songwriter with a self-titled band |
| 32% | BOOBOO | 6 | It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-Aid |
| 32% | BRA | 3 | Item with band and cup sizes sold in a lingerie department |
| 32% | MOTORHEAD | 9 | Metal band led by Lemmy Kilmister, with hit songs like "Ace of Spades" and "Born to Raise Hell" |
| 32% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 31% | METALLICA | 9 | One of the greatest metal bands of all time with hits like "Enter Sandman" and "Nothing Else Matters" |
| 31% | BARBECUE | 8 | Outdoor cooking technique that uses a metal rack and special sauce, with a name originating from American Spanish |
| 31% | KISS | 4 | Metal band with the hit single “Beth” |
| 31% | CIRCLET | 7 | A metal band worn around the head |
| 31% | THEWHO | 6 | With Yes and the Band, band in an “SCTV” parody of a classic Abbott and Costello bit |
| 31% | RATT | 4 | Heavy metal band with 1980s hits |
| 30% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___," animated film with a "cold" title about a mammoth and his band of friends |
| 30% | RATT | 4 | Heavy-metal band with the hit albums "Out of the Cellar" and "Infestation" |
| 30% | KORN | 4 | Metal band with the 1999 triple platinum album "Issues" |