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…)



