Whats the best metal song of all time?

oweno

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

GLaDOS

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

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

Motley Crue

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

Iron man

Minstrel27

Master of Puppets

DazMarz

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

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

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

St Anger.....hehehehehe.

Hmm maybe Whitesnake - Still of the Night.

rgt320q

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

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

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.

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

Morf

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

finhex

Rainbow: Stargazer from 1976 LP Rising

rainbow kirby

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

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

Joe_Dull

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

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

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

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

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

oweno

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

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

Balls to the Wall - Accept

1united

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

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

colblimp

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

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

PeterIanStaker

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

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...

Dublin Spur

not sure if it qualify's as heavy metal but it has to be

A WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE

baltimore sun

Pelican, ok not stricktly metal, but post-metal

it's awesome

Vomit

Dr_Phil wrote: »

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...

Yeah Manowar makes my skin crawl too lol

Seth Brundle

Battery, Rosie, etc as mentioned but also this (which really is two songs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP1IyCfKhhQ

Mike Litoris

kbannon wrote: »

Battery, Rosie, etc as mentioned but also this (which really is two songs)

Angel of Death will always get my vote. But yeah, Postmortem and Raining Blood always used to bring the house down at the trash bash in McGonigles.

oneillMan999

JIZZLOBBER... faith no more.

Catari Jaguar

Instantly thought of Waltersobchak's threads (that we all worked so hard on!) There's bound to be a best metal (& rock) song ever in this mix!

100 (Rock) songs you think need to be heard

100 songs you think need to be heard part 2

And this:100 best metal albums

Malice, can you sticky these maybe? After all they do "need to be heard"

xavierg

now i like to put my 2 cents in. now i know it may not be everyones liking but what about punk it up by Infectious Grooves and of course Institutionized by Suicidal Tendencies of course. But again thats just me:D:D:D

Star Bingo

its easy to get swept away by how great that Infectious Grooves debut was. its an unknockable record if overheard bein listnened to if you know what i mean.. unique collaboration n likely the best 'funk metal' ever laid down. were brimming with ideas but only ONE albums worth

bigeasyeah

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

kieran26

slayer, dead skin mask great song

Cormac2791

Motley Crue wrote: »

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

That's rock, not metal

'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

neither are half of them.. Ac/dc, led zep, Guns and roses and the likes aren't metal!!

Riddle101

I'll make some nominations
One- Metallica
Evil that men do- Iron Maiden
Symphony of destruction- Megadeth
Paranoid- Black Sabbath
Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath
Master of Puppets- Metallica
Run for the Hills- Iron Maiden
Too Fast For Love- Motley Crue
Alice Cooper- Poison

EL_Loco

DazMarz wrote: »

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.

gambler's anthem that one good choice.

DazMarz

Not exactly "metal" (more like Sino-synth pop, tbh), but could easily be a metal track (particularly from an 80's Metal Japanese band like EZO)... Legendary from Trey Parker. Even the title sounds like a cheesy metal song, tbh!!!:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VILgSsesD0

Ramza

Am I evil? Yes I am....

Useful.Idiot

Eh lads? no argument needed.

Star Bingo

this tries not to be. i think it backfired

JacobCampbell

Recently heard "Domain" - Lost in the City. This is really best metal song ever. Very impressive, positive and epicus. Band also known as "Kingdom", earlier albums are very good, "Lost In The City" from first LP

nacho libre

don't know if i'd called it the best metal song of all time, but it's certainly one of my favourites -