The Almighty - Topic

The Almighty are a Scottish hard rock/heavy metal band from Glasgow formed in 1988. After disbanding for the first time in 1996, they were reunited from 1999 to 2002, again from 2006 to 2009 and reformed for the third time in 2023. Three of the founding members, Ricky Warwick who also fronts Thin Lizzy & Black Star Riders, Stumpy Monroe and Floyd London were friends who met at school. Although the band members musical roots were in punk, the Almighty adopted a more heavy metal/hard rock oriented musical direction in their early years. Later albums saw the band's musical style move towards the band members' original punk roots. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.

The Almighty had 10 UK top 40 singles, 4 UK top forty albums and a UK top 5 album. The band toured extensively with Iron Maiden, Motörhead, The Ramones, Pantera and Megadeth