The
Greatest Metal Songs of All Time
This week Vh1 is airing their 40 Greatest Metal Songs of All Time
special. Some of the picks are leaving us scratching our heads instead
of banging our heads, so in an effort to understand how these lists are
brought about we asked our crew and our metal hearted brethren over at
antiMusic to come up with their lists of the Greatest Metal Songs of All
Time. Instead of one master list, this week we will be posting a few of
the individual lists each day that will show not only different tastes
of metal heads but Korn-free lists that are made by people with a real
love for metal not just industry insiders. The result is the conclusion
that metal means different things to different people and that's what makes
it the Greatest form of music of all time!
Today we have lists from Anuj and DeadSun. Check back tomorrow for three
new lists from the crew.
Anuj
Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe
(thrash before there was thrash)
Black Sabbath - N.I.B. (this song
is what always comes to my mind when I think Black Sabbath)
Botch - To Our Friends in the Great
White North (a precursor to a lot of math/metal/core, such as DEP)
Converge - The Saddest Day (their
most anthemic song)
Emperor - I Am The Black Wizards
(I agree with Mark)
Faith No More - Surprise! You're Dead
(first thought was Epic, but I like this track much more)
Immortal - Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons
(my new fav black metal band)
In Flames - Moonshield (peak of
the Gothenburg sound)
Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name
(no need to explain, I hope)
Megadeth - Rattlehead (a song ABOUT
metal)
Melvins - Revolve (the track that
could have been a single)
Metallica - Disposable Heroes (my
fav Metallica song)
Napalm Death - Breed To Breathe
(my fav ND track)
Opeth - Black Rose Immortal (truly
epic)
Obituary - Chopped in Half (fine
Florida DM, very representative of that sound)
SYL - All Hail The New Flesh (brutal
as f*ck, Devin needs a spot on here)
DeadSun
Anthrax - Caught in a Mosh
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be They Name,
or Die With Your Boots On.
Judas Priest - Green Manalishi (yeah,
I know it's a cover, but it's still the nuts)
Carcass - Corporal Jigsore Quandry (obscure
fact--- this song features the greatest riff with a distortion pedal ever
written)
Motorhead - (Ace of Spades my eye!)
How about something like Killed by Death, No Class, or Snaggletooth?
Dio - Rainbow In The Dark & Don't
Talk To Strangers ( The Grand Poobah nailed it. )
Quiet Riot - Metal Health (Classic.
Just... classic. )
Ozzy Osbourne - Little Dolls
Pantera - By Demons be Driven
Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy
KISS - God of Thunder
Metallica - Creeping Death
Mercyful Fate - Curse of the Pharaoh
Misfits - Green Hell
Obituary - Cause of Death (the song,
not the entire disc)
Death - Pull the Plug
Venom - In League With Satan
Immortal - Antartica
Opeth - Demon of the Fall
Darkthrone - In the Shadow of the Horns
Megadeth - Mechanix ( A big "hell
yes" to Jofo for her pick. Exquisite choice, madame.)
Helloween - I Want Out
Mastodon - Heart's Alive
Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe
(the first thrash riff ever written, seriously)
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Mark
Hensch (Thrashpit Editor)
Keavin
Wiggins (antiMusic Editor)
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