Top 10 Scariest Music Artists

Since it's the month of Halloween, I've decided to make my own list of the scariest musicians that ever lived.

The Top Ten

Marilyn Manson

Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician, songwriter, actor, painter, multimedia artist, author, and former music journalist. He is the lead singer and only constant member of the band Marilyn Manson, which he formed in 1989.... read more

He looks like a monster, but he's awesome, and he's my monster.

Love the dude! He should be at least in the top 3!
Mayhem

Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo. They're regarded as one of the pioneers of the Norwegian black metal scene. The band is notorious for the violent and tragic events associated with its early history, including the 1991 suicide of vocalist Per Dead Ohlin and the 1993 murder... read more

Why are they scary? For starters, their lead singer tried so hard to be a corpse that he buried his clothes until the day of the show and wore black and white makeup to look like one.
At concerts, he would throw real pig heads at the crowd to weed out posers. One day, he committed suicide, and their guitarist, Euronymous, took a picture of him for a later album, ate parts of his brain, and made necklaces from his skull. He was later murdered by former bassist Varg Vikernes. The band also burned churches.
Deicide

Deicide is an American death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1987 by guitarist brothers Eric and Brian Hoffman and drummer Steve Asheim. Vocalist and bassist Glen Benton joined shortly after, and the band officially adopted the name Deicide in 1989. Known for their blasphemous and anti-Christian... read more

I don't think I've heard one song from them that doesn't bash Christianity. Also, I've heard the lead singer is an actual Satanist.
GG Allin

Kevin Michael "GG" Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin. 1956 to 1993) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who performed and recorded with numerous groups throughout his career. He became infamous for his extreme live performances, which included acts such as self-mutilation, performing... read more

Anyone who thinks Marilyn Manson is a bad influence on society has not heard of this guy.
GG Allin spent most of his time getting drunk, performing nude on stage, fighting with people, urinating on the audience, and eating his own feces. Even Marilyn Manson isn't this messed up. He's actually a nice guy whose songs have positive messages disguised as bad ones. GG Allin spent most of his life drinking and sleeping with teenagers.

Hated in the Nation is a horror movie/punk documentary. There are scenes where he fights members of his audience, turning entire sets into violent, drug- and liquor-fueled bloodbaths.
Plus, he had always promised to commit suicide on stage (and to take some other people out with him), making GG, in my humble opinion, the scariest entertainer in modern music history.
Behemoth

Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They have been instrumental in establishing and popularizing the Polish extreme metal underground scene.
Varg Vikernes

Louis Cachet (born Kristian Vikernes), more popularly known as Varg Vikernes, is a Norwegian musician, writer, and convicted murderer and arsonist. He is known as the sole member of the one-man band Burzum, named after a word in the Black Speech from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.... read more

He killed Euronymous with 23 stabs. He also burned churches.
Stalaggh

Stalaggh is a controversial experimental music project that originated from the Dutch and Belgian black metal and industrial scenes. The name combines "Stalag," referencing German World War II prison camps, with "gh," which the creators claimed stands for "global holocaust." Known for using disturbing... read more
Euronymous

Øystein Aarseth (1968-1993), who went by the pseudonym Euronymous, was a Norwegian guitarist and co-founder of the black metal band Mayhem. Euronymous was stabbed to death by bandmate Varg Vikernes in August 1993.
He was a controversial figure in black metal. Euronymous claimed to be a theistic... read more

How could you people forget about this CREATURE?! He was a theistic Satanist! He wanted to spread hatred, sorrow, and pain.

Yes, he caused his best friend to kill himself and took pictures of the corpse for album art.
Meshuggah

Meshuggah is a Swedish progressive metal band from Umeå, formed in 1987. They are often considered pioneers of the djent subgenre due to their use of downtuned, polymetric guitar riffs and complex rhythms. They are also known for their song "Bleed," which is notable for its intricate instrumentation,... read more
Gorgoroth

Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. It was formed in 1992 by guitarist Infernus and is named after a plateau of darkness in Mordor, a fictional land in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Gorgoroth is known for its raw sound and controversial live performances.

Gorgoroth is led by a scary guy named Infernus. According to Wikipedia: "On February 1, 2004, during a concert being recorded for a DVD in Kraków, Poland, the band displayed sheep heads on stakes, a bloodbath of 80 liters of sheep's blood, Satanic symbols, and four naked crucified models on stage. A police investigation took place. Charges were later dropped because the band did not know they were breaking the law."
They were just dead sheep, but for someone to purposefully perform on a stage covered in real blood and severed animal heads makes Infernus scarier than Ozzy or Marilyn.
While Reverend Manson used to put on an amazing show before he was in his 40s, Manson still isn't as scary as Gorgoroth, nor does he try to be.

The Newcomers

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Anaal Nathrakh

Anaal Nathrakh is a British extreme metal band formed in 1999 in Birmingham, England. Their music combines elements of black metal, grindcore, and industrial. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records and have released several critically acclaimed albums.

The Contenders

Korn

Korn is an American nu-metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band's current lineup includes founding members Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Brian "Head" Welch, and Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, along with Ray Luzier, who replaced original drummer David Silveria in 2007. Korn... read more

Just listen to tracks like "Daddy" on their debut album, or anything off Life Is Peachy and Issues, and you'll see why they deserve to be higher.
Charles Manson

Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox. November 12, 1934 - November 19, 2017) was an American cult leader, criminal, and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California in the late 1960s. Some members of the group committed a series of nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969... read more

Principally because he had Dennis Wilson under his thumb. The song was called "Cease to Resist" after Dennis retitled it. Manson's original was "Cease to Exist." That shows his true colors, now, doesn't it?

So I think you mean MARILYN Manson. Charles Manson was a serial killer, not a musical artist. Marilyn Manson actually took his last name for the band.

He counts because he wrote a song and once worked for The Beach Boys.
Cannibal Corpse

Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1988. They're known for their graphic album covers, violent lyrics, and controversial song titles, such as "I Cum Blood." They gained mainstream exposure with their appearance performing "Hammer Smashed Face" in the 1994... read more
Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie (born Robert Bartleh Cummings) is an American heavy metal musician, film director, screenwriter, and producer. His music career began in 1985 with the formation of the band White Zombie. Following the band's breakup, he launched a successful solo career and has released six solo albums and... read more
Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born November 21, 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Over her four-decade career, she has developed a unique and eclectic musical style that incorporates elements from electronic, pop, jazz, experimental, trip hop, alternative,... read more
FKA Twigs
Chris Brown

Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he participated in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. He gained international notoriety in 2009 for his physical assault of singer... read more
Matt Heafy

Matthew "Matt" Kiichi Heafy is a Japanese-American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Orlando-based heavy metal band Trivium. He joined the band in 1999 at the age of 13. Heafy is also known for his involvement in various side projects and for streaming music content... read more

Don't even get me started on how BRUTAL his voice is. Once he starts screaming, it is so powerful that everything around him is pulverized. He can reach some low death metal growls, and some of his lyrics make the growls even scarier!
Nicki Minaj

Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj (born December 8, 1982), is a Trinidadian-American rapper and pop artist. She is widely recognized for hits like "Anaconda," "Super Bass," "Starships," and her feature on "Bang Bang."... read more

Fun fact: My friends and I had an argument over which is scarier, Nicki Minaj's butt or Marilyn Manson's "Sweet Dreams" video!
Slipknot

Slipknot is an American metal band that formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1996. They're recognized as a key force in the New Wave of American Alternative Metal from the late 1990s through the 2000s. The band is also known for their black and red jumpsuits and horror-inspired masks.... read more

They may not be so scary now, but check out their first two albums and listen to their songs like Prosthetics, Tattered and Torn, Skin Ticket, and Iowa. Iowa is the creepiest song I've ever heard!
Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Early in her career, she performed at Lollapalooza on August 4, 2007, as part of "Lady Gaga & The Starlight Revue," where she was noticed by Interscope Records executive Vincent... read more
Mushroomhead

Mushroomhead is an American nu metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in the Cleveland Warehouse District, the band is known for their avant-garde sound, which combines heavy metal, art rock, and electro-industrial influences. They are also recognized for their elaborate masks, costumes, and... read more
Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and industrial metal band formed in 1994 in Berlin. The band consists of Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (guitar), Paul Landers (guitar), Oliver Riedel (bass), Christoph Schneider (drums), and Christian Lorenz (keyboard).... read more
Ke$ha

Kesha Rose Sebert (formerly Ke$ha), born March 1, 1987, in Los Angeles, California, is an American singer and songwriter. She became famous for her energetic pop hits like Tik Tok, Die Young, and her collaboration with Pitbull on Timber.... read more
Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 to 2 February 1979) in London, England, was an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the influential punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Despite his iconic status in the punk movement, he was notorious for his tumultuous lifestyle and his... read more