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- ‘Welcome to Hell,’ Venom. Blasphemy has been an effective attention grabber for centuries, but until 1981, heavy metal had never seen a band go as all-in on Satan as the three lads from Newcastle calling themselves Venom did.
- ‘Planets Collide,’ Crowbar. In the early Nineties, Crowbar established themselves as the gruffest act on the bustling New Orleans metal scene. But “Planets Collide,” the leadoff track from the band’s fifth album, 1998’s Odd Fellows Rest, showed that there was way more to guitarist-vocalist-bandleader Kirk Windstein than his bellowing, grimacing MTV visage suggested.
- ‘Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe),’ Power Trip. Everything about Power Trip screamed throwback — from their tasteful marriage of hardcore and thrash, building on the golden era of so-called “crossover,” right down to their 1987-style album-cover font.
- ‘43% Burnt,’ The Dillinger Escape Plan. Prog and hardcore punk once seemed like polar musical opposites, but by the late Nineties, a handful of innovative acts had found a way to combine the complexity of the former style with the fury of the latter.
50 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs from Rolling Stone as voted 13 March 2023. Play all.
- Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne
- Holy Wars… The Punishment Due – Megadeth
- Iron Man – Black Sabbath
- Master of Puppets – Metallica
- Back in Black – AC/DC
- Breaking The Law – Judas Priest
- The Trooper – Iron Maiden
- Ace of Spades – Motörhead
- Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
- Shout at The Devil – Mötley Crüe
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Ozzy Osbourne may have first risen to fame as the lead singer for seminal metal masters, Black Sabbath, but his solo work is just as revered. He set off on his ownfollowing the release of the band’s 1978 album, Never Say Die. Critics who doubted he could make it as a solo artist were quickly proven wrong when his first solo album, Blizzard Of Ozz, ...
Megadeth was formed in 1983 and quickly became the forerunner of a new breed of thrash metal bands. Their music stood in stark contrast to more commercial metal and featured heavy use of technical guitar solos and a sped-up tempo. Despite going through multiple personnel changes through the years, the band has continued to make music since 1983, ev...
Formed in the late 60s, Black Sabbath is considered by many metal fans to be the end-all, be-all of the genre. Throughout the 70s, the band pioneered the new heavy metal sound, which was characterized by fantasy and occult lyrics and heavy guitar-fueled riffs. Although the band broke up in 1978, they have played together from time to time and joine...
Thrash metal pioneers, Metallica, burst onto the scene in 1983 with their debut album, Kill ‘Em All. Since then, despite a slight downturn in popularity in the 90s, they have continued to produce head-banging songs that often manage to cross over into pop charts. Their music has garnered them 8 Grammy awards, including several for Best Metal Perfor...
AC/DC’s potent mix of stage shenanigans and hard rock propelled the band to stardom in the late 70s. Despite the tragic death of their first frontman, the band powered through and went on to release “Back In Black,” and the album of the same name became the second highest-selling album of all time. Next: The best metal bands of all time
Judas Priest ushered in the era of new British metal, taking inspiration from their American counterparts—bands like Black Sabbath, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. The band combined elements of theatrical stage performance and the avant-garde with undeniably hard-hitting dual lead guitar solos.
Iron Maiden is best remembered for two things—incredible metal music and their cartoon mascot, Eddie. The skeletal figure has gracedthe band’s album covers and merchandise for the majority of its long-running career. Formed in East London in 1975, the band released its first album with EMI in 1980. Since then, Iron Maiden has continued to tour and ...
Lead singer Lemmy’s antics, both on and off stage, are the stuff of legend. But it is Motörhead’s music that has stood the test of time. Despite their rough and ready sound, the band has managed to place on the UK music charts multiple times, with “Ace Of Spades” making it all the way to number 15 in 1980.
Despite being together as a band for just short of a decade, Led Zeppelin left an indelible imprint on the worlds of rock and roll and heavy metal. The Viking epic, “Immigrant Song,” was meant as a humorous take on the band’s seemingly endless tour travels. The song became so popular that the band used it to open all of their shows from 1970 to 197...
The 80s were the heyday for a new breed of music—hair metal. Mötley Crüeled the charge with not only their music but also their genre-spanning fashion style, ushering in the era of big hair and eyeliner. “Shout At The Devil” was the song that brought the band to the masses. The band sold over 200,000 copies of the song within its first two weeks an...
A list of the best metal songs from various sub-genres, featuring classics by Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, AC/DC, and more. Learn about the history and influence of heavy metal music and watch official videos of the songs.
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- Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me. Maybe it's because it's such a fabulous reimagining; maybe it's because its video is absolutely outrageous, but whatever the reason, the results can't be messed with.
- Babymetal - METALI!! After finally becoming a three-piece again, Babymetal continued their world domination, boosted by this irresistibly bouncy, South Asian-inspired hit featuring Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello on guitar.
- Sleep Token - The Summoning. The song that apparently confirmed Sleep Token as metal's sexiest band, The Summoning also took them stratospheric thanks to it exploding on TikTok.
- Lord Of The Lost - Blood And Glitter. Lord Of The Lost may have come last at Eurovision, but Blood And Glitter was one of our readers’ favourite metal songs of the entire year.
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