CJLO's Top Metal Bands of 2019

Photo Credit: Diner Drugs EP Art

2019 is over and with it, another decade is gone. We, at CJLO, can be sentimental at times, so let's take a look back at the year and tell you what loud/metal bands got played the most at the station. 

Now, before we get started, let me lay out what this list is so you don't get confused. 

This list represents each artist and the number of plays they received by DJs on their shows. There is no collection of automated plays; these are strictly things picked out and played by DJs across the station, with the majority of them being from the Metal shows. 

These numbers are strictly from chartable records, a.k.a new records. So there's no grand total number of times that Metallica got played anywhere here. 

First, let’s talk about band names, because why not? As you know, Metal is sometimes a predictable lot, and band names this year ran a nice array of dark themes. Witch” and “Death” are commonly used words in Metal bands names this year, with the mainstay “Black” at number three — for those who are curious. 

But enough of these “words", let's get to numbers. Here's some facts about what got played:
- Of all of the records sent in to CJLO this year, Diner Drugs managed to get the most airplay, which though I don't have numbers from anywhere else, is certainly a better statistic than at any corporate owned station in the city.
- Of the artists that got played, 36% were Canadian Content, so see CRTC, we're complying with our 35% mandate quite well, and that's just new records.
- Of the artists that got played, 13% were from Quebec, with the obvious majority being from around the Montreal area.

Without further delay, here's the top 200. 

200. Goatees 
199. Lochness (QC)
198. Creeping Death
197. Delain
196. Haunt 
195. Full of Hell
194. Skid Row
193. Homicide (QC)
192. Northern Haze (CDN)
191. Marc Durkee (CDN)
190. Venom
189. Detainee (QC)
188. Whitechapel 
187. Quiet Riot 
186. CNTRL (CDN)
185. Iron Maiden 
184. Jesus Chrusler Supercar 
183. Amon Amarth 
182. Jess by the Lake 
181. Periphery
180. Thank You Scientist 
179. Pelican
178. Twilight Force 
177. .gif from god
176. Endvade (QC)
175. Seas (stylized as seas) (CDN)
174. Atria (CDN)
173. Spectres (stylized as SPECTRES) (CDN)
172. In Flames
171. Tragedy
170. Babymetal (stylized as BABYMETAL)
169. Breath After Coma
168. Shadow Weaver (CDN)
167. Airbourne
166. Völur (CDN)
165. Cattle Decapitation
164. Unearth
163. Baroness
162. Santa Cruz
161. La Chinga (CDN)
160. Jinjer
159. A Pale Horse Named Death
158. Deathchant (stylized as DEATHCHANT)
157. Candlemass
156. Bat
155. Alaska (QC)
154. Cathartic Demise (CDN)
153. Rammstein
152. Sabaton
151. Monolord

150. Va Rocks (stylized as VA ROCKS)
149. Toothgrinder
148. Blut aus Nord
147. A Primitive Evolution (CDN)
146. Getaway Van (CDN)
145. Black Mold
144. Gloryhammer
143. Juliet Ruin (CDN)
142. Killswitch Engage
141. Lee Aaron (CDN)
140. The Hu
139. Insomnium
138. The Listener (QC)
137. Profane Order (C)
136. Touché Amoré
135. BackStabbers (QC)
134. Shotgun Sawyer
133. Of Hatred Spawn (CDN)
132. Gazm (stylized as GAZM) (QC)
131. Dead Feathers
130. Texas Hippie Coalition
129. Guttrot (QC)
128. Zeal & Ardor
127. White Cowbell Oklahoma (CDN)
126. Red Cain (CDN)
125. The Flaying (QC)
124. Valley of the Sun
123. The Well
122. Häxan (CDN)
121. Häxor (CDN)
120. Hive (stylized as H I V E) (CDN)
119. Infrared (CDN)
118. TripleMurder (CDN)
117. Surface of the Sun (CDN)
116. Woodhawk (CDN)
115. Vultures (CDN)
114. TrollWar (QC)
113. Nachteule (QC)
112. OHMelectronic (CDN)
111. Haze Mage
110. Roadsaw
109. Sleepcircle (CDN)
108. Carnifex
107. Soilwork
106. Batushka
105. Norma Jean
104. Mark Morton
103. CJLO PRESENTS: Foreign Trade (QC)
102. Bewitcher
101. Anomalism (CDN)

100. Dizzy Mystics (QC)
99. Disciples of Power (CDN)
98. Fever 333
97. Culled (CDN)
96. Northumbria (CDN)
95. Mayhem
94. Warsenal (QC)
93. Thrash la Reine (QC)
92. 3Teeth
91. Lüger (QC)
90. Dream Theater
89. Misshapen (CDN)
88. Damned Things 
87. Zaum (CDN)
86. ALGORYTHYM (QC)
85. Scimitar (CDN)
84. Tales of the Tomb (CDN)
83. Gross Misconduct (CDN)
82. Grave Infestation (CDN)
81. Sunn O)))
80. Ritual Warefare (CDN)
79. Fractures & Outlines (QC)
78. Consequences (stylized as CONSEQUENCES.) (QC)
77. No Faith In Fortune (CDN)
76. Thanatos (CDN)
75. Oomph!
74. Danko Jones (CDN)
73. Concrete Funeral (CDN)
72. Sigil (CDN)
71. Gone Cosmic (CDN)
70. Knocked Loose 
69. Sleeping in Traffic (CDN)
68. Sanctvs (QC)
67. Fayne (QC)
66. Vile Creature (CDN)
65. Hellnite (CDN)
64. The Altruist (QC)
63. Elektric Mistress (CDN)
62. Unburnt (QC)
61. Oppression (QC)
60. Sophist (CDN)
59. Modern Eyes (QC)
58. Kings Rot (CDN)
57. Mistwalker (QC)
56. Blue Cheese (QC)
55. Counterparts (CDN)
54. The Great Sabatini (QC)
53. Tunic (sylized as tunic) (CDN)
52. West of Hell (CDN)
51. Torche

50. Despised Icon (QC)
49. Dead Tired (stylized as DEAD TIRED) (CDN)
48. Alienatör (CDN)
47. Oath Div. 666 (QC)
46. Wykan (QC)
45. Eclipser (CDN)
44. Sludgehammer (CDN)
43. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
42. Accursed Spawn (CDN)
41. Bled Out (CDN)
40. Incandescence (QC)
39. Monarque (QC)
38. Shezmu (QC)
37. Ye-Goat-Herd Gods (CDN)
36. Wormwitch (CDN)
35. Aphrodite (CDN)
34. Dizastra (QC)
33. Bring Me the Horizon
32. Heart Attack KIds (CDN)
31. Délétère (QC)
30. Black Galaxy (CDN)
29. Chainbreaker (CDN)
28. Maeskyyrn (QC)
27. Crimson Witch (CDN)
26. Warpit  (QC)
25. Obey The Braver (QC)
24. Cell (CDN)
23. He Is Legend
22. Keys of Orthanc (QC)
21. Iron Kingdom (CDN)
20. Devin Townsend (CDN)
19. Tomb Mold  (CDN)
18. VHS (CDN)
17. Messora (QC)
16. Kosm (stylized as KOSM) (CDN)
15. Big Brave (QC)
14. Black Mastiff (CDN)
13. Sandveiss (stylized as SANDVEISS) (QC)
12. Kobra and the Lotus (CDN)
11. Necronomicon(QC)
10. The Agonist (QC)
9. Seer (CDN)
8. Ossuaire (QC)
7. Chron Goblin (CDN)
6. Nightwitches (QC)
5. Hard Changer (CDN)
4. Waingro (CDN)
3. Gypsy Chief Goliath (CDN)
2. Trapped Under Ice  (CDN)
1. Diner Drugs (CDN)

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