The Almighty

The Almighty are a hard rock and heavy metal band from Glasgow, formed in 1988. Three of the founders, Ricky Warwick, Stump Monroe and Floyd London, were friends who met at school. Their roots lay in punk, but the early records leaned towards heavy metal and hard rock, and the band returned closer to those punk beginnings on their later albums.

Their story has had several chapters. They split in 1996, came back from 1999 to 2002 and again from 2006 to 2009, then reformed for a third time in 2023. Blood, Fire & Love arrived in 1989, followed by Soul Destruction in 1991, Powertrippin' in 1993 and Crank in 1994. Those four are the albums listeners most often return to, with Soul Destruction leading the way.