Favorite bands A-Z

A = Ayreon
B = Beyond Twilight
C = Camel
D = Dream Theater
E = Evergrey
F = Fates Warning
G = Green Carnation
H = Hammers Of Misfortune
I = Iron Maiden
J = Joe Satriani
K = King's X
L = Liquid Tension Experiment
M = Megadeth
N = Nightwish
O = Opeth
P = Pain Of Salvation
Q = Queensrÿche
R = Rhapsody
S = Seigmen (S is without a doubt the letter with most great bands!)
T = Transatlantic
U = Under The Sun
V = Vintersorg
W = Wolverine
X = Xen
Y = Yes
Z = Zero Hour
 
A: Abba
B: Bolt Thrower
C: Cannibal Corpse
D: Death
E: Emperor
F: Finntroll
G: God Dethroned
H: Hypocrisy
I: Immortal
J: Judas Priest
K: Kreator
L: Lord Belial
M: Marduk
N: Naglfar
O: Opeth
P: Pantera
Q: N/A
R: Rotting Christ
S: Slayer
T: Thyrfing
U: Unholy
V: Vintersorg
W: Witchery
X: X (Wilmer)
Y: Yattering
Z: Zyklon-B
 
a - amon amarth
b - borknagar
c - carpathian forest
d - dissection
e - enslaved
f - the forsaken
g - gorgoroth
h - haggard
i - immortal
j - jeremy
k - king crimson
l - luciferion
m - metallica
n - nargaroth
o - opeth
p - pink floyd
q - queen
r - museo Rosenbach.. its cheating, but i dont really like any r-bands
s - sigh
t - trelldom
u - ulver
v - ved buens ende
w - windir
x - xaeøvouou
y - yes
z - zyklon b
 
A - Agalloch
B - Blind Guardian
C - Celtic Frost
D - DarkThrone
E - Emperor
F - Funeris Nocturnum
G - Gamma Ray
H - Havayoth
I - Iced Earth
J - Judas Priest
K - Katatonia
L - Lilitu
M - Mayhem
N - Nokturnal Mortum
O - Opeth
P - Pan-Thy-Monium
Q - ...
R - Running Wild
S - Sculptured
T - Taake
U - Ulver
V - Vintersorg
W - Witchery
X - ...
Y - Yngwie Malmsteen
Z - Zyklon

Of course hard to decide on some letters...
 
Check out the Japanese band X (more known as X-Japan), their early work is great.

A: Angra
B: Blind Guardian
C: Conception
D: Dark Tranquillity
E: Ebony Tears
F: Fates Warning
G: Gamma Ray
H: Helloween
I: Iron Maiden
J: Judas Priest
K: King Diamond
L: Limbonic Art
M: Morgana Lefay
N: Nevermore
O: Opeth
P: Psychotic Waltz
Q: Queen
R: Rage
S: Savatage
T: Theory in Practice
U: Uriah Heep
V: Vintersorg
W: Without Grief
X: X
Y: nothing!
Z: Zero Hour

I'm in a power/classic heavy metal mood, hence no Kreator, Morbid Angel or Carcass this time. Perhaps tomorrow. :)

EDIT: Mood, for crying out loud, not mode.
 
Just 1 is impossible! I'm putting alternates in parentheses!

A - Arch Enemy (Ancient Rites, Amon Amarth)
B - Blind Guardian (Borknagar)
C - Children Of Bodom (Cruachan)
D - Dark Tranquillity (Dissection, Death, Dawn Of Dreams)
E - Ensiferum (Elvenking, Enslaved, Einherjer)
F - Freedom Call (Falkenbach, Finntroll)
G - Grave Digger (Gardenian, Gamma Ray)
H - Helloween (The Haunted, Hollenthon)
I - Iron Maiden (Immortal, In Flames, Iced Earth)
J - Judas Priest
K - Katatonia (Kalmah)
L - Love History (Labyrinth)
M - Moonsorrow (Marduk, Metallica (old))
N - Nile (Noctes, Night In Gales, Nokturnal Mortum)
O - Opeth (Otyg, Overkill)
P - Primordial
Q - Queensryche
R - Running Wild (Rhapsody, Riot)
S - Sentenced (Soilwork, Scorpions, Suidakra, Susperia)
T - Thyrfing (Thy Primordial)
U - Ulver
V - Vintersorg (Virgin Steele, Vader)
W - W.A.S.P. (Waylander)
X - ?
Y - ?
Z - Zimmers Hole
 
really hard here.....
A: abigor
B: burzum
C: carpathian forest
D: darkthrone
E: emperor
F: finntroll
G: gorerotted
H: hate eternal
I: Immortal
J: jan johanson jazzband
K: kvist
L: limbonic art
M: mayhem
N: nile
O: Opeth
P: pentagram
Q:...
R: rövsvett (swedish for ass-perspiration!
S: satyricon (so many great bands)
T: Taake
U: Ulver
V: vader
X:...
Y: ...
Z: zyklon-b
 
1349
Arckanum
Bathory
Carpathian Forest
Darkthrone
Enslaved
Forbidden
Grand Belial's Key
Helheim
Isengard
Judas Iscariot
Kreator
L - Are there no GOOD bands starting with this letter?
MAYHEM
Nasheim
Old Funeral
Primordial
Q
Runemagick
Sodom
Taake
Ulver
Venom
Xyster
Yattering
Zyklon B
 
#-
Arcturus
Bathory
Cradle of Filth
Dimmu Borgir
Einherjer
Fintroll
Gorgoroth
Hammerfall
Immortal
Judas priest
K-
Lacuna coil
Megadeth
Nightwish (a tie between Nokturnal mortum)
Otyg
Pain
Q-
Rotting Christ
Summoning
Thyrfing
Ulver
Vintersorg
Windir
X-
Y-
Zyklon
 
a - arcturus
b - borknagar
c - charles ives
d - deep purple
e -
f - frank zappa
g -
h -
i - immortal
j -
k - king crimson
l -
m - mörk gryning
n -
o - otyg
p -
q -
r - rainbow
s -
t - testament
u - ulver
v - vintersorg
w - windir(winds)

there's alot more but I can't remember all of them right now
 
The best bands seem to be clustered around the same letters, so I tried to pick out the LEAST ONES in alphabetically order, and it was much easier than finding the good ones...

OK, here we go!

A- Chr. Aguilera, Atomic Kitten
B- Dieter Bohlen
C- Mariah Carey, Sarah Connor, Coolio
D- DJ Bobo, DJ Ötzi..., Celine Dion, Die Ärzte
E- Eminem
F- Fugees, Fantastische 4
G- Groove Coverage
H- Hansi Hinterseer
I- Enrique Iglesias
J- J.LO, Jeanette Biedermann
K- R.Kelly
L- Limp Bizkit
M- Motley Crue, Kylie Minoque
N- Nelly
O- Oasis
P- Police, Puff Daddy, Placebo, Pet Shop Boys
Q-
R- Eros Ramazotti, Andre Rieu
S- Britney Spears, Sting, Sugarbabes, Scooter
T- Justin Timberlake
U- UB 40
V- Suzanne Vega
W- Within Temptation, WHAM!
X-
Y-
Z-
 
A - Arch Enemy (At the gates very close..)
B - the Black League
C - Charon
D - Dark Tranquillity
E - Evergrey
F - Finntroll
G - ?
H - His Hero is Gone
I - Iced Earth
J - Johan Johansson
K - Katatonia
L - Lord Widmark
M - Meshuggah
N - Neurosis
O - Opeth
P - Poisonblack
Q - ?
R - Rush
S - Bruce Springsteen (Sentenced when it comes to metal)
T - Tool
U - U2
V - Vintersorg
W - Lars Winnerbäck
X - ?
Y - Neil Young
Z - Zyklon B
 
great thread DWD, though I think it will be horribly difficult for me...let's see what comes out of this...

a - Apocalyptica
b - Blind Guardian
c - Children of Bodom
d - Dark Tranquillity / Dream Theater
e - Eternal Tears of Sorrow
f - Finntroll
g - Gardenian
h - Heroes del Silencio
i - In Flames
j - Jordan Rudess
k - Kamelot
l - Liquid Tension Experiment
m - Mana
n - Nightingale
o - Opeth
p - Porcupine Tree
q - Queen
r - Rage
s - Sentenced
t - Transatlantic
u - U2
v - Vintersorg
w - Within Temptation
x - X-Japan
y - Yes
z - Zero Hour
 
Amon Amarth
Bathory
Cryptic Carnage
Dismember
Einherjer
Falkenbach
Grave Digger
Helheim/Hollenthon
In Extremo
Juvenes
Kreator
Lefay
Mithotyn
Nevermore
Opeth
Primordial
Quo vadis
Raventhrone
Sabbat
Thyrfing
Ulver
Vintersorg
Waylander
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That`s damn mean to decide, but let`s see:

A - Ancient Wisdom
B - Bewitched (the swedish one)
C - Cryptic Wintermoon
D - Disbelief
E - Ensiferum
F - Finntroll
G - Gorgoroth
H - Havayoth
I - Isengard
J - ?
K - Korpiklaani
L - ?
M - Moonsorrow
N - Naglfar
O - Otyg
P - Purgatory
Q - Quorthon (does that count?)
R - Rising force
S - Sonata Arctica
T - Thyrfing
U - Ulver
V - Vintersorg
W - Windir
X - Xenomorph
Y - Yngwie Malmsteen
Z - Zakk Wylde
 
Agalloch
Bathory
Candlemass/Carcass
Darkthrone
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Falkenbach
Green Carnation
Hollenthon
In the Woods...
Jag Panzer
Katatonia/Kalmah
Lacuna Coil
Moonblood
Nokturnal Mortum
Opeth
Primordial
Quo Vadis
Rakoth
Svartahrid/Satyricon
Thyrfing
Ulver
Vintersorg
Winds
Xasthur
Yggdrasil
Znöwhite