Whats the best metal song of all time?

oweno · 28-03-2010 3:12am #1

Time and again we have heard arguements about what the best album is, but the best song?

GLaDOS · 28-03-2010 3:26am

Impossible to decide personally, let alone reach a consensus as a forum. However what I will nominate, I personally think is brilliance in terms of both lyrics and music, as well as fitting in brilliantly with the concept of the album, is Home by Dream Theater, off of Metropolis part 2.

Bodhisopha · 28-03-2010 3:29am

Run to the hills... run for your liiiiiiiiiiiife.

Motley Crue · 28-03-2010 11:42am

I couldn't say but personally it's November Rain by Guns N Roses for me

If people feel that isn't metal, then they can **** off and buy something from the new age section:p

Vomit · 28-03-2010 12:12pm

Iron man

Minstrel27 · 28-03-2010 12:15pm

Master of Puppets

DazMarz · 28-03-2010 1:08pm

There's no way to ever determine this; but I'll give it a stab anyway!!!

Some front runners could include:

'Paranoid' - Black Sabbath
'Master Of Puppets' - Metallica
'Ace Of Spades' - Motorhead
'The Number Of The Beast' - Iron Maiden
'Angel Of Death' - Slayer
'Back In Black' - AC/DC
'Iron Man' - Black Sabbath
'Painkiller' - Judas Priest
'One' - Metallica
'Hangar 18' - Megadeth
'Runnin With The Devil' - Van Halen
'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due' - Megadeth
'Welcome To The Jungle' - Guns N Roses
'Electric Eye' - Judas Priest
'Raining Blood' - Slayer
'Highway To Hell' - AC/DC
'The Trooper' - Iron Maiden
'Smoke On The Water' - Deep Purple
'Another Piece Of Meat' - Scorpions
'Armed And Ready' - M.S.G.
'You Could Be Mine' - Guns N Roses
'Balls To The Wall' - Accept
'Too Fast For Love' - Motley Crue
'Peace Sells' - Megadeth
'Holy Diver' - Dio
'Stairway To Heaven' - Led Zeppelin
'Enter Sandman' - Metallica
'Breaking The Law' - Judas Priest
'Still Of The Night' - Whitesnake
'Rock N Roll All Nite' - KISS
'Bark At The Moon' - Ozzy

and so on and so forth ad infinitum...........

ride-the-spiral · 28-03-2010 1:49pm

There is no objective "best" and any attempt to get that ends up with a load clichéd suggestions.

But IMO, the best metal song ever is White Walls by Between The Buried and Me.

Lucifer31 · 28-03-2010 2:44pm

It's like trying to decide what the best colour is!!
However: I'm 34 and my bandmates were discussing Judas Priest's Painkiller tune a couple of years ago. I went home and had a listen - I was blown away. That song is unreal. It has absolutely eveything a metal song needs. The soloing is fantastic, a great metal scream near the start, etc. Even got that tingly feeling in my spine on that first listen. Somehow I had missed the tune down the years, but saw Priest live in the O2 recently.

Other nominees:

Atonement: Opeth
Toxic Waltz: Exodus
2 minute to midnight: Maiden.

chin_grin · 28-03-2010 2:50pm

St Anger.....hehehehehe.

Hmm maybe Whitesnake - Still of the Night.

rgt320q · 28-03-2010 3:31pm

I'll have to go for Black Sabbath's Paranoid. It just has that timeless metal riff that everyone under the sun knows. Probably not the best metal song ever, but if you're looking for something to represent to the genre as a whole, I think it's as good as anything.

That, or Painkiller. Or Run to the Hills. Or Master of Puppets. Or Holy Diver :P

Wooden Jesus · 28-03-2010 5:47pm

DazMarz wrote: »

There's no way to ever determine this; but I'll give it a stab anyway!!!

Some front runners could include:

'Paranoid' - Black Sabbath
'Master Of Puppets' - Metallica
'Ace Of Spades' - Motorhead
'The Number Of The Beast' - Iron Maiden
'Angel Of Death' - Slayer
'Back In Black' - AC/DC
'Iron Man' - Black Sabbath
'Painkiller' - Judas Priest
'One' - Metallica
'Hangar 18' - Megadeth
'Runnin With The Devil' - Van Halen
'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due' - Megadeth
'Welcome To The Jungle' - Guns N Roses
'Electric Eye' - Judas Priest
'Raining Blood' - Slayer
'Highway To Hell' - AC/DC
'The Trooper' - Iron Maiden
'Smoke On The Water' - Deep Purple
'Another Piece Of Meat' - Scorpions
'Armed And Ready' - M.S.G.
'You Could Be Mine' - Guns N Roses
'Balls To The Wall' - Accept
'Too Fast For Love' - Motley Crue
'Peace Sells' - Megadeth
'Holy Diver' - Dio
'Stairway To Heaven' - Led Zeppelin
'Enter Sandman' - Metallica
'Breaking The Law' - Judas Priest
'Still Of The Night' - Whitesnake
'Rock N Roll All Nite' - KISS
'Bark At The Moon' - Ozzy

and so on and so forth ad infinitum...........

All of them and Walk-Pantera. Thats a fairly epic metal mix album

I.Am.A.Panda · 28-03-2010 5:55pm

As others have said, there is no definitive 'Best Metal Song' ever. However, if I had to vote I'd say One or Master of Puppets. Why?

They opened up the metal genre to many people. Metal was underground, and Master of Puppets suddenly hit #1 in the charts. Hats of to Metallica for making Metal a more acceptable genre for the public, then I shred the hat for everything after AJFA to St.Anger. Then buy a new hat for Death Magentic.

28-03-2010 6:06pm

i know its not a metallica thread but ..
Fade To Black
does it for me every time tbh

Morf · 28-03-2010 7:23pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOwVg2B79E

finhex · 28-03-2010 8:29pm

Rainbow: Stargazer from 1976 LP Rising

rainbow kirby · 28-03-2010 8:31pm

It changes all the time, but this would have to be one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4ids4rOegI

Joe_Dull · 28-03-2010 10:33pm

rainbow kirby wrote: »

It changes all the time, but this would have to be one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4ids4rOegI

It's definitely well up there for me, along with Learning to Live off that album. Otherwise ... I'll go with Colony by In Flames.

Dr_Phil · 28-03-2010 10:37pm

oweno wrote: »

Time and again we have heard arguements about what the best album is, but the best song?

Running Wild - Conquistadores

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhJ2hBNerc

Kess73 · 28-03-2010 11:21pm

Dr_Phil wrote: »

Running Wild - Conquistadores

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RhJ2hBNerc

You can't bring up Running Wild without showing this little ditty.:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEk-NeRizMA

DazMarz · 28-03-2010 11:53pm

Forgot to mention "Cold Sweat" by Thin Lizzy. One of the best songs out there, and it is definitely one of the most 'metal' songs Thin Lizzy ever released. John Sykes is a legend on the guitar. Fact.

overexcitedaj · 28-03-2010 11:56pm

For me it has too be Hanger 18. That single song got me into metal

oweno · 29-03-2010 12:09am

I probably should of asked, whats your favorite metal song, instead of whats the best but what the hell. Could'nt honestly pick one myself although most of my fav songs have been mentioned on this thread already.

GrizzlyMan · 29-03-2010 9:35am

way too hard to decide but I would have to say 'Journey to the end' by Windir!!! im too hungover to even think!!! but, Valfar always gets my vote!!

ah i hate work!!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

P.S

its great to see some running wild fans in this forum!!!! Genghis khan!!!!

PeterIanStaker · 29-03-2010 11:07am

Balls to the Wall - Accept

1united · 29-03-2010 2:41pm

DazMarz wrote: »

There's no way to ever determine this; but I'll give it a stab anyway!!!

Some front runners could include:

'Paranoid' - Black Sabbath
'Master Of Puppets' - Metallica
'Ace Of Spades' - Motorhead
'The Number Of The Beast' - Iron Maiden
'Angel Of Death' - Slayer
'Back In Black' - AC/DC
'Iron Man' - Black Sabbath
'Painkiller' - Judas Priest
'One' - Metallica
'Hangar 18' - Megadeth
'Runnin With The Devil' - Van Halen
'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due' - Megadeth
'Welcome To The Jungle' - Guns N Roses
'Electric Eye' - Judas Priest
'Raining Blood' - Slayer
'Highway To Hell' - AC/DC
'The Trooper' - Iron Maiden
'Smoke On The Water' - Deep Purple
'Another Piece Of Meat' - Scorpions
'Armed And Ready' - M.S.G.
'You Could Be Mine' - Guns N Roses
'Balls To The Wall' - Accept
'Too Fast For Love' - Motley Crue
'Peace Sells' - Megadeth
'Holy Diver' - Dio
'Stairway To Heaven' - Led Zeppelin
'Enter Sandman' - Metallica
'Breaking The Law' - Judas Priest
'Still Of The Night' - Whitesnake
'Rock N Roll All Nite' - KISS
'Bark At The Moon' - Ozzy

and so on and so forth ad infinitum...........

Yes to all of the above, impossible to pick one. Also
Battery - Metallica
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Stranger in a strange land - Maiden

ManFromAtlantis · 29-03-2010 2:43pm

i dont suppose anyone agrees with me but......child in time./ deep purple.

colblimp · 29-03-2010 3:04pm

Now you've changed it to 'favourite metal song', I can comment.

'Hollow Years' by Dream Theater is just awesome, I can't think of anything better than that.

Max Power1 · 29-03-2010 4:49pm

Id nominate Orion by Metallica and In My Darkest Hour by Megadeth, in addition to Hangar 18

PeterIanStaker · 29-03-2010 8:33pm

ManFromAtlantis wrote: »

i dont suppose anyone agrees with me but......child in time./ deep purple.

fckin great tune! I remember the first time I heard it I was 12 or so. Jaw dropping.

Dr_Phil · 29-03-2010 10:25pm

Kess73 wrote: »

You can't bring up Running Wild without showing this little ditty.:D

Certainly.. And many, many others. Port Royal, Blazon Stone, Pile Of Skulls... Feck, where all those people are gone??? Is anyone out there who can still really feel this music?

Here is another pearl (my first metal album I've ever heard, it was the spark):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GszvM2qi2-I

Even after so many years it still gives me a skin crawl no girl can give me...

Whats the best metal song of all time?

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