The selection of the best Metal band from each state was made by Kerrang!
The renowned magazine Kerrang! published an image featuring a map of the United States, but with the logo of the best metal band from each state, according to Kerrang!.
Kerrang! is an English magazine founded in 1981 that has always dedicated its space to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. In the 2000s it became the best-selling music magazine in England.
Check out the image and the complete list of US states here:
- Alabama: Maylene and The Sons Of Disaster
- Alaska: 36 Crazyfists
- Arizona: Flotsam & Jetsam
- Arkansas: Pallbearer
- California: Metallica
- Colorado: Cephalic Carnage
- Connecticut: Fatal Warning
- Delaware: Scorched
- Florida: Death
- Georgia: Mastodon
- Hawaii: Hawaii
- Idaho: Wolverine
- Illinois: Ministry
- Indiana: The Gates of Slumber
- Iowa: Slipknot
- Kansas: Origin
- Kentucky: Panopticon
- Louisiana: Eyehategod
- Maine: Ogre
- Maryland: Clutch
- Massachusetts: Converge
- Michigan: Repulsion
- Minnesota: Powermad
- Mississippi: Octagon
- Missouri: Angelcorpse
- Montana: Martriden
- Nebraska: Cellador
- Nevada: Guttural Secret
- New Hampshire: Vattnet Viskar
- New Jersey: Overkill
- New Mexico: Predatory Light
- New York: Anthrax
- North Carolina: Corrosion of Conformity
- North Dakota: Egypt
- Ohio: Skeletonwitch
- Oklahoma: Forté
- Oregon: Red Fang
- Pennsylvania: Code Orange
- Rhode Island: Vital Remains
- South Carolina: Nile
- South Dakota: Woman Is the Earth
- Tennessee: Today Is the Day
- Texas: Panther
- Utah: Visigoth
- Vermont: Barishi
- Virginia: Lamb of God
- Washington: Melvins
- West Virginia: Zao
- Wisconsin: Misery Signals
- Wyoming: Ea