We’ve done so many Top 10’s already, but this time we’ve decided to top it all with a Top 26. 26? There was something with 26, right? You got it! The Latin alphabet, that is used in most countries on this planet, has 26 letters.
So what are we going to do with these 26 letters? Well, every band has a bandname, and every bandname consists of letters. Can you follow me so far? We’re going to list the best band for each letter of the Latin alphabet (including their best song and album).
Ain’t that cool, now? It sure is. Make the jump for 26 letters and 26 ear-shattering Metal bands!
A – AC/DC
Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1973
#1 Top Album: Back In Black (1980)
#1 Top Song: Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution (Back In Black)
B – Black Sabbath
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1969
#1 Top Album: Black Sabbath (1970)
#1 Top Song: Children Of The Grave (Master Of Reality)
C – Cannibal Corpse
Genre: Death Metal
Founded in: 1988
#1 Top Album: Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992)
#1 Top Song: Hammer Smashed Face (Tomb Of The Mutilated)
D – Dio
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1982
#1 Top Album: Holy Diver (1983)
#1 Top Song: Rainbow In The Dark (Holy Diver)
E – Exodus
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1980
#1 Top Album: Bonded By Blood (1985)
#1 Top Song: Downfall (Exhibit B: The Human Condition)
F – Fear Factory
Genre: Industrial Metal
Founded in: 1989
#1 Top Album: Demanufacture (1995)
#1 Top Song: H-K (Hunter-Killer) (Demanufacture)
G – Gojira
Genre: Progressive Metal
Founded in: 1996
#1 Top Album: Terra Incognita (2001)
#1 Top Song: Love (Terra Incognita)
H – Hypocrisy
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Founded in: 1990
#1 Top Album: Abducted (1996)
#1 Top Song: Roswell 47 (Abducted)
I – Iron Maiden
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1975
#1 Top Album: The Number Of The Beast (1982)
#1 Top Song: The Wicker Man (Brave New World)
J – Judas Priest
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1970
#1 Top Album: Painkiller (1990)
#1 Top Song: Painkiller (Painkiller)
K – Kreator
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1982
#1 Top Album: Pleasure To Kill (1986)
#1 Top Song: Voices Of The Dead (Enemy Of God)
L – Lääz Rockit
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1982
#1 Top Album: Annihilation Principle (1989)
#1 Top Song: Fire In The Hole (Annihilation Principle)
M – Metallica
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1981
#1 Top Album: Ride The Lightning (1984)
#1 Top Song: Fade To Black (Ride The Lightning)
N – Napalm Death
Genre: Grindcore / Death Metal
Founded in: 1981
#1 Top Album: Scum (1987)
#1 Top Song: Silence Is Deafening (The Code Is Red… Long Live The Code)
O – Overkill
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1980
#1 Top Album: From The Underground And Below (1997)
#1 Top Song: Genocya (From The Underground And Below)
P – Pantera
Genre: Groove Metal
Founded in: 1981
#1 Top Album: Vulgar Display Of Power (1992)
#1 Top Song: Cemetery Gates (Cowboys From Hell)
Q – Queensrÿche
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1981
#1 Top Album: Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
#1 Top Song: Empire (Empire)
R – Rage
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1984
#1 Top Album: Unity (2002)
#1 Top Song: All I Want (Unity)
S – Slayer
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1981
#1 Top Album: Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
#1 Top Song: Seasons In The Abyss (Seasons In The Abyss)
T – Type O Negative
Genre: Gothic Metal
Founded in: 1989
#1 Top Album: Bloody Kisses (1993)
#1 Top Song: Christian Woman (Bloody Kisses)
U – Unleashed
Genre: Death Metal
Founded in: 1989
#1 Top Album: Warrior (1997)
#1 Top Song: Midvinterblot (Midvinterblot)
V – Vader
Genre: Death Metal
Founded in: 1983
#1 Top Album: Black To The Blind (1997)
#1 Top Song: Out Of The Deep (The Beast)
W – Warning S.F.
Genre: Thrash Metal
Founded in: 1982
#1 Top Album: Aftermath (2002)
#1 Top Song: Thunderhead (Aftermath)
X – X Japan
Genre: Heavy Metal
Founded in: 1982
#1 Top Album: Vanishing Vision (1988)
#1 Top Song: I’ll Kill You (Vanishing Vision)
Y – Yggdrasil
Genre: Folk Metal
Founded in: 2001
#1 Top Album: Vedergällning (2009)
#1 Top Song: Irrbloss (Irrbloss)
Z – Zimmers Hole
Genre: Extreme Metal
Founded in: 1991
#1 Top Album: When You Were Shouting At The Devil… We Were In League With Satan (2008)
#1 Top Song: What’s My Name… Evil! (When You Were Shouting At The Devil…)
