After a morning of insults, anger and arguments about whether or not Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are a band or a collective (they’re a collective, Gibson! – El Beez), here are the Metal Hammer staff’s top 10 bands of all-time. No solo artists or collectives were allowed and all genres were available for inclusion.

Don’t agree with us? Feel free to put your own top 10 in the comments section.

Alexander Milas (Editor)

Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Sepultura
Alice In Chains
Dio
Type O Negative
Opeth
Pantera

Alex Burrows (Managing editor)

Fugazi
Bad Religion
Husker Du
The Fall
The Clash
Crass
Conflict
Subhumans
Minor Threat
Public Enemy

Caren Gibson (Deputy editor)
Kyuss
Down
Soundgarden
Metallica
Machine Head
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Alice In Chains
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Vanessa Hards (Production editor)

Nine Inch Nails
Machine Head
White Zombie
Metallica
Marilyn Manson
Skid Row
Pantera
Rammstein
Sepultura
System Of A Down

James Gill (Editor at large)

Nine Inch Nails
Whitesnake
Iron Maiden
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Alexisonfire
Muse
The Cure
Pink Floyd
Skid Row
Motley Crue

Jonathan Selzer (Reviews Editor)

Swans
Neurosis
Skullflower
Black Sabbath
Jane’s Addiction
Emperor
Metallica
Japan
Killing Joke
Bathory

James Isaacs (Art Editor)

Led Zeppelin
Clutch
Iron Maiden
NIN
Kyuss
Metallica
Slayer
Soundgarden
AC/DC
Black Crowes

Kimberley Tarry (Designer)

Guns n Roses
Metallica
Megadeth
Type O Negative
Marilyn Manson
Pantera
HIM
Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden
NIN

Terry Bezer (Web Monkey)

Metallica
Pantera
The Smiths
AC/DC
Rancid
Alice In Chains
Tool
The Clash
The Misfits
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