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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 1:50:31 GMT -5
How do you go about making a list of the 66 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time? Is it based on influence? Innovation? Heaviness? Popularity? Or are these songs just plain good? It's a combination of all of those. I'm 1,000 Eyes and THESE are the 66 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time. And starting us off right at #66, one of my favorite songs of all time, and the first Maiden song released with Bruce Dickinson on vocals. 66 | Iron Maiden โข Run To The Hills
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 1:54:30 GMT -5
Judas Priest's fourth album, Stained Class, ended up getting the band in court for subliminal message claims. This song helped to create the speed metal genre and gave speed metal band Exciter their name. 65 | Judas Priest โข Exciter
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 1:58:52 GMT -5
With the great Michael Schenker on guitar, UFO helped to turn hard rock in a new, more metal direction. This song has one of the greatest solos in history. 64 | UFO โข Rock Bottom
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:05:54 GMT -5
Anyone who doesn't think that Ronnie James Dio was a frigging god have but to listen to this gem from Holy Diver and they'd likely change their mind. 63 | Dio โข Straight Through The Heart
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:12:42 GMT -5
Ah Helloween. Only the greatest power metal band of all time. Just look at this song. It's enough to rival even Iron Maiden's epics. Thirteen minutes of power, awesomeness, and metal gods. 62 | Helloween โข Keeper of the Seven Keys
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:27:21 GMT -5
Among The Living is an excellent album. It just needs to be said. This song is likely one of the first ones you think of when you think of Anthrax. 61 | Anthrax โข Indians
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:33:33 GMT -5
Is this THE black metal song? Possibly. But then again, it's a bit too symphonic for the genre. Too well produced. Not good enough. ...who am I kidding, this is a great song. 60 | Emperor โข I Am the Black Wizards
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:40:58 GMT -5
W.A.S.P. was a glam metal band that decided to take glam and make it heavier, more like real metal, and in doing so they became one of the few bands in the genre to actual become popular among metalheads. This song was left off their debut album but became their first single. 59 | W.A.S.P. โข Animal (F*** Like A Beast)
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:45:29 GMT -5
The Scorpions are the greatest band to ever come out of Germany, and this song pretty much proves why. Rudolf Schenker's guitar, Klaus Meine on vocals... hell, it even has shattering glass! 58 | Scorpions โข Blackout
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:50:58 GMT -5
White Zombie is a pretty weird band, but damn are they good. This song actually features audio bits from the movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 57 | White Zombie โข Thunder Kiss '65
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 2:58:47 GMT -5
After Pantera, Lamb of God is likely the most popular groove metal band. This song proved that the band meant business, and featured one of the most badass music videos ever. 56 | Lamb of God โข Redneck
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:09:53 GMT -5
Slipknot is one of the most famous masked metal bands, and this song from All Hope Is Gone sums up everything this band is about and has become one of their most popular songs. 55 | Slipknot โข Psychosocial
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:12:15 GMT -5
You hear it on classic rock radio, local stations, and everything else in between. But don't be fooled - it's also one of the greatest metal songs of all time. 54 | Black Sabbath โข Paranoid
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:15:28 GMT -5
At The Gates' fourth album Slaughter of the Soul and this song in particular helped popularize the Gothenburg metal scene and pioneer melodic death metal. 53 | At The Gates โข Blinded By Fear
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:26:04 GMT -5
According to many, Mayhem is the greatest black metal band. And according to many more, this song is the greatest black metal song of all time. 52 | Mayhem โข Freezing Moon
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:33:26 GMT -5
With their second album, Metallica got bigger and better. The title track of the album, tackling the justice system, was one of the last songs Dave Mustaine helped write before his exit. 51 | Metallica โข Ride The Lightning
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:43:00 GMT -5
Exodus's debut may have been set back, but it's still an amazing thrash album, and the title track is a standout in metal history. 50 | Exodus โข Bonded By Blood
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 22:54:33 GMT -5
From the drum solo intro to the very end, this is one of the greatest epics in all of metal, and Ronnie James Dio is at his very best in this song. 49 | Rainbow โข Stargazer
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 23:10:30 GMT -5
Progressive death metal never was better than Opeth, and this song is their unrivaled masterpiece. Just listen to the entire thing. Frickin' perfect. 48 | Opeth โข Blackwater Park
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Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Apr 25, 2017 23:17:08 GMT -5
It's anti-war, anti-sh*t - these Brazilian thrashers crafted a hugely popular song with this track from Chaos A.D. Proof that Sepultura is a great band. 47 | Sepultura โข Refuse / Resist
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