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Heavy Metal Bands A-Z

Name these hard rock and heavy metal bands starting with each letter, A-Z.
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Letter
Hint
Answer
A
Australian hard rock legends led by guitarist Angus Young.
AC/DC
B
Ozzy Osborne & Co., the first heavy metal band.
Black Sabbath
C
Infamous death metal band known for gore-themed songs.
Cannibal Corpse
D
English hard rockers who gave us “Smoke on the Water.”
Deep Purple
E
Bay Area thrash legends who unleashed "Bonded by Blood."
Exodus
F
US funk-metal innovators fronted by Mike Patton, known for "Epic."
Faith No More
G
Spooky Swedish band whose singer likes to dress up as the Anti-Pope.
Ghost
H
Weather themed US band featuring siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale.
Halestorm
I
Huge English NWOBHM band featuring Bruce Dickinson.
Iron Maiden
J
Metal pioneers fronted by leather-and-studs icon Rob Halford.
Judas Priest
K
Jonathan Davis’ band that launched the nu metal genre.
Korn
L
70s hard rock titans behind “Stairway to Heaven” and “Whole Lotta Love.”
Led Zeppelin
M
Lemmy’s band, writers of “Ace of Spades” and “Overkill.”
Motorhead
Letter
Hint
Answer
N
Grindcore pioneers who recorded the shortest-ever song, “You Suffer.”
Napalm Death
O
Florida death metal legends whose name is a synonym for a death notice.
Obituary
P
The "Cowboys from Hell’ featuring guitar hero Dimebag Darrell.
Pantera
Q
US prog metal pioneers behind "Operation: Mindcrime."
Queensrÿche
R
German industrial metal band behind "Du Hast."
Rammstein
S
Thrash legends behind “Angel of Death” and “Reign in Blood.”
Slayer
T
US alt/prog metal band behind "Sober" and "Schism."
Tool
U
"Spacey" 70's English hard rock band behind the song "Doctor Doctor."
UFO
V
English NWOBHM band known for their shocking image, behind “Welcome to Hell.”
Venom
W
David Coverdale's hard rock band, behind "Here I Go Again."
Whitesnake
X
American glam metal band who evidently know the alphabet.
XYZ
Y
Oregon doom metal trio with a name that means “lout” in UK slang.
YOB
Z
U.S. thrash band named after a fairy tale involving seven dwarfs.
Znöwhite
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