Post your favorite metal song.

[BeachBaby]

Mine is Metallica's "Sad But True":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY0FWwEVVE4

[Aristus]

1. More Metallica:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGt8inmLKXw

[BeachBaby]

6. Woohoo!

I love their "Black" album. Great choice! :thumbsup:

[Aristus]

15. The Black Album is one of the high-water marks of the Metal genre.

n/t

[BeachBaby]

19. I would put money on it that DS1 will give you shit for that comment.

:popcorn: :rofl:

[CreekDog]

25. The Metal genre being analagous to a toilet

:hide:

[mix]

39. there is truth in what you're saying

but more more truth in the music

[TZ]

2. at the risk of being DTBB......

None...I really don't like metal...:hide:

[BeachBaby]

13. I haven't given up on you just yet.

I told you what my black friends call my metal music....

"Michelle's Angry White Girl Music" :rofl:

Give it a chance, TZ. When you are good and angry at the world, crank that shit up to volume 11 and cruise down a highway in your car. Works like magic.

[SacredCow]

68. BeachBaby: A Modern Renaissance Woman....

You're into everything from Bach to "Angry White Girl Music...." :rofl:

The DJ at your summer meetup (if that's still a go) better have a BIG collection of tunes!

[CreekDog]

27. Me neither

but like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song, every rose has it's thorn...























:evilgrin:

[BeachBaby]

29. Oh, brother.

:eyes: :spank:

[CreekDog]

36. Not to worry, we'll only play Anne Murray when you're around

:hide:

[BeachBaby]

59. What about Barry Manilow?

:rofl:

[CreekDog]

71. Oh man are you in trouble!

I mean Oh Mandy! :hide:

[TZ]

65. Thats YOUR type of music remember.

My canadian preference is for Rush remember?

[deucemagnet]

3. How about industrial metal?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mtZ7zBgLAw

[DS1]

5. I had a Ministry song in mind, too

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. I could vote for some Ministry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvNBdSerHVU

thieves, thieves and liars, murderers

hypocrites and bastards in laughter



hey thanks for nothing!

morals in the dust

two-faced bastards and syncophants

no trust



thieves! liar!

inside, outside, which side, you don't know

my side, your side, their side, we don't know

which side are they? which side are they?

which side of their mouth do you suppose that it came?

which side are they? which side are they?

which side of the grass is greener?

inside, outside, which side, you don't know

my side, your side, their side, we don't know



you're like a great big fucking gun,

just waiting to get squeezed!



breathe, forfeit erection!

toxical injection

geriatric fuck-fest

we still believe in lies



thieves! liar!

inside, outside, which side, you don't know

my side, your side, their side, we don't know

who started it? who started it?

which side are they? which side are they?

which side of their mouth do you suppose that it came?

which side are they? which side are they?

which side of the grass is greener?

inside, outside, which side, you don't know

my side, your side, their side, no one knows



you're like a great big hit of acid,

waiting to be taken!

[BeachBaby]

14. Sounds good to me. Thanks!

[DS1]

4. Can't

too many options

Pantera
Megadeth (old)
Metallica (old, of course)
Tool
NIN (yes, I know it's industrial)

[BeachBaby]

16. I used to listen to Pantera....

but after what happened to Dimebag, I just can't listen to it anymore. It really got to me. :(

I guess you don't like Metallica's Black album, eh?

And NIN always works for me. :)

[DS1]

45. My brother actually bought me a black wrist-band like the yellow one for Lance Armstrong

but it said RIP Dimebag Darrel (Getcha Pull) on it. I didn't think much of their later stuff, to be honest, but Cowboys from Hell, and Vulgar Display of Power are amazingly awesome. I liked Metallica's Black Album at the time, and immediately learned Enter Sandman on my electric guitar when it came out. It was easier to play than Rust in Peace. I even had a white Gibson Explorer like Hetfields for awhile, but then I traded it in for an Ibanez RG570.

However, when I was sent to Hawaii as my tour of duty, I pretty much stopped playing.

Funny story though, I got out of Combat Training (beyond bootcamp) just after Vulgar Display of Power came out, and was at the Charlotte NC airport waiting for my flight to Pendleton in CA when I saw that Vulgar was out. I bought a walkman, headphones, batteries, and it, and couldn't believe the awesomeness coming through my headphones :headbang: I can still remember the first few riffs of Mouth for War coming through the headphones and sitting back in a chair and thinking "Thank God I don't have to listen to that R&B shit anymore!"

Of course, previous to that, when I got out of bootcamp, I learned that this shit band called Nirvana had single-handedly killed off metal. Well, not all of it, but the bad parts. It was a trip to go from nothing but big hair metal on MTV to grunge in the span of 3 months.

edit: I've come to terms with Nirvana, but at the time I was thinking "WTF is this shit!" :)

Wow, apparently that Ibanez is now rare. I should sell it!

[BeachBaby]

60. Wow!

I didn't know you can handle an axe. Are you still playing now? My son started taking lessons, almost a year ago. I hear "Smoke on the Water" and a bit of "Freebird" every single day. :P

As for Nirvana....I admit, I've always liked them. Still do. If divulging this information places me on someone's DTM list, so be it. And oh - one more thing - I cried when Kurt died. :hide:

[Zavulon]

7. Iron Maiden's "Hallowed be thy Name" (NT)

[BeachBaby]

20. Great song.

:thumbsup:

[Zavulon]

21. One of those few songs that I

actually LIKE having stuck in my head.

Which is good, because after this thread it's stuck in my head now. :)

Always nice to chat with a person of taste. :hi:

[BeachBaby]

23. Do you like "Run to the Hills"?

That's another one of my faves. A rockin' song and a history lesson all wrapped into one. :7 :hi:

[Zavulon]

94. Love it, yes.

I'm a Maiden fanatic anyway, but they really outdid themselves with that album. :hi:

[VenusRising]

8. Divine Heresy - Failed Creation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcsM9eiZHaM

:headbang::headbang::headbang:

Edited to also add:

Pelican - Dead Between the Walls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P8LI1UJQNI

[MrSlayer]

9. Chemical Warfare - Slayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3xsL4ZaXWQ

Live in 85.

[City of Mills]

35. Hahahah

That takes me back...one year for halloween, me and a bunch of my buddies made custom Slayer shirts with the radiation symbol on the front, and "Chemical Warfare" on the backs...it was our favorite song at the time.

[eyepaddle]

80. Hey, I've been meaning to ask you a question:

How does Slayer split up their guitar work? Back in the day I used to read Guitar Magazine and it seemed Kerry was really down on his own playing, and that Jeff Hanneman took most of the leads, but as a more casual listener these days I hear WAYYYY more about Kerry than Jeff--has Kerry steeped up? Or do they split it evenly and Kerry King is just a bit more "photogenic?"

[MrSlayer]

93. They've always shared the load.

When you listen to them all Kerry's solos are on the right speaker and Jeff's are on the left except on "Divine Intervention" where it's reversed. They trade back and forth pretty much evenly throughout the catalog.

As far as media, Kerry does most of the interviews and generally is the face of the band. Slayer is essentially Jeff's band but he doesn't like the spotlight. He prefers to just play.

As far as skill, Jeff has always been the better technical player but Kerry is damn close. He even went back for lessons before the recording of "Seasons".

[eyepaddle]

101. Cool, thanks for that!

I think you are pretty well aware that I feel about Priest the same way you feel about Slayer--I have always preferred two lead guitar bands; no matter how good one guy is, the solos tend to sound alike when they don't have a foil to play against.

With Priest you can get the impression that they split it up 50/50, but that just isn't the case--I'd say it is more of a 70/30 split with Glenn getting the lion's share. KK is on the left, and Glenn is on the right--except for Unleashed in the East and the live version of "Locked In" included in the re-masters. Glenn has always been the "technical guy" and KK was the wild man with the tremolo bar and feedback. Until sometime around "Turbo" KK got into sweep picking and Glenn seems to have followed him into that territory.

I'll say this for the guys in Priest: of all the guitarists from the 70s who are still actively recording NOBODY else has grown and evolved as much as they have without losing touch with their own their own beginings and heritage.

Now with that business out of the way. I think I need to check out Slayer a bit more deeply.

[MrSlayer]

108. I'm well acquainted with the exploits of Messrs. Tipton and Downing.

I'm a long time Priest fan. I agree that Glen has ever been the better of the two and has taken the lion's share of the lead work but Kenny's playing has become more refined over the years and has always been important. They continue to put out quality material and their live performance is still quite strong. "Screaming" and "Defenders" are my favorite Priest albums.

[Shell Beau]

10. I am not a metal fan. I wouldn't even know one to say.

Are all of Metallica's songs considered metal? I do like a couple of their songs.

[MrScorpio]

11. Iron Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MII3ns2KTBc

[Sky Masterson]

17. This one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB8-fTj7tV0
Anthrax - Caught In A Mosh Live At Ozfest 2005

[GOPisEvil]

18. The entire "The Number of the Beast" album by Iron Maiden

[flvegan]

26. That's a very good choice.

[flying rabbit]

28. +2

I liked their first two as well. After Piece of Mind they kid of lost it though.

[GOPisEvil]

31. I do like most of Powerslave, if I have to be honest.

But yeah - I lost interest in them not long after.

[Jamastiene]

81. +1

[Nickster]

22. Ace of Spades-Motorhead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp0TYNgWyKE&feature=related

[Redneck Socialist]

95. Great version of that song!

Who are those guys?

[Ahpook]

24. It has got to be...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDumh3dWKw4


Some of this guitar playing is outrageous.

[Jamastiene]

82. +1

[rucky]

30. War Pigs

edges out Judas Priest's cover of Diamonds & Rust

though all the Maiden posts are tempting me to say Number of the Beast

[FarLeftRage]

32. This one:

AC/DC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bomv-6CJSfM

[BeachBaby]

33. Rut roh.....

I wouldn't consider AC/DC to be a metal band, although I know that there are others who see them in that genre. I remember a thread awhile back, discussing this very thing.

In any event, I always liked this song. :)

[City of Mills]

43. King Diamond - The Family Ghost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C44k5FEd35Y

Alright, I have no idea what the hell is going on here...

[ZombieNixon]

34. Just one?

That is ridiculous. Nay, impossible.

[VenusRising]

48. I was going to post Arch Enemy, but I thought for sure you would.

:hi:

[ZombieNixon]

50. I'm learning a few Arch Enemy songs at the moment.

My favorite songs (and bands) change from week to week so I can never settle on just one. :P

[VenusRising]

51. Cool!

I can't wait to see the videos. :bounce:

I have made a Pelican channel on my Pandora radio, and it's super kick ass. For some reason. I really dig on instrumental metal.

Did you see the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest line-up? It's effin' awesome. I'd love to get tickets for Zodiak, but it's sponsored by Rockstar which is owned by the Michael Weiner Savage Family. I don't want him to get any of my money, :grr:

http://www.mayhemfest.com/bands.html

[ZombieNixon]

53. I'm planning on recording this weekend.

Having to learn six Amott brothers solos in two songs is...quite the task.

That fest lineup looks pretty good. Of course, I'd go for Slayer alone. :P

[VenusRising]

54. The Amott brothers are unbelievable.

Good luck with those videos.

[mix]

37. paranoid - black sabbath n/t

[AwakeAtLast]

38. "Master of Puppets" - Metallica

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov9bMJETZTo

and an awesome cover of that song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngxrMT6404E

:headbang:

[BulletproofLandshark]

40. Soilwork "A Predator's Portrait"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3l8xnZZQLE

[FlyByNight]

41. I can't choose just one

Too much good stuff and I like quite a few bands from different genres.

Maiden, Sabbath, Priest and Motorhead are good places to start. My current aural drugs of choice include High On Fire, Opeth, Devin Townsend/SYL, Mastodon and Down to name a few.

All that being said, what really gets me going is "The Trooper" by Maiden. Love. That. Song.

:headbang:

[realisticphish]

42. Dialogue with the Stars -- In Flames

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE8j7MNtkAc

[LadyoftheRabbits]

44. In Flames - Trigger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNC1B0Tsw40

Or, In Flames - Come Clarity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAfRW_RMK4M

:headbang:

[ZombieNixon]

56. Gee, I wonder who gave you those.

:P

[LadyoftheRabbits]

58. I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure that out

:P

:*

[mvd]

46. My choice would be yours

James Hetfield has THE best metal voice IMO. Second would be Ozzy's "Mama, I'm Coming Home."

[Lucian]

47. I can't come up with just one awesome metal song.

I like way too many.

[nomorenomore08]

49. Depends on what type of metal...

For more traditional "heavy metal" kind of stuff, I'd have to go with Judas Priest - "Victim of Changes": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXqb_3fR6Ok

Or maybe Iron Maiden - "Where Eagles Dare": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8p9JpDuQ-o

And on the other end of the spectrum (death/black metal), Incantation - "Demonic Incarnate": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogu8AbvKsKU :evilgrin:

[eyepaddle]

78. Those are some damned fine choices, there!

:headbang:

[bird gerhl]

52. Melvins - If I had an exorcism

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8a44EQdOJ8

[nomorenomore08]

55. The whole 'Bullhead' album is badass!

:thumbsup:

[ZombieNixon]

57. All right, I narrowed it down to three.

Scar Symmetry - Slaves to the Subliminal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZo-YY2kbbM

Dark Tranquillity - The Wonders At Your Feet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBlBuMz40pk

Opeth - By the Pain I See In Others
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88WJlsqccNg

[Symarip]

61. Suicidal Tendencies

You Can't Bring Me Down

[DS1]

62. Tell 'em what's up Rocky!

He's one of the underrated guitar players in the business

[Symarip]

63. He's with Fishbone now

I saw Fishbone at a festival in Vegas in 04 and he stage dived into the crowd while playing Party At Ground Zero. Off the hook.

[DS1]

64. I saw them in Hawaii during a big outdoors clusterfuck of a concert at some dude's ranch

I did not like Fishbone. Primus were much better, the Violent Femmes was a sound I was trying to escape, Tool was great.

[Symarip]

69. Fishbone's hit and miss

Just depends on who Angelo feels like hiring to play with him that night. But if you don't care for Fishbone, it wouldn't matter anyhow.

[Rhythm]

75. Great f'ing song...

:yourock:

[Symarip]

77. You know what's sad?

Since ST is associated with gang violence, growing up in So Cal I never got to see them when they were on top. Granted, Sui's (gang members) are the types I probably wouldn't want to go to a concert with, anyhow.

[Rhythm]

107. I saw them 3 times on the tour supporting "Lights, Camera, Revolution"

A gal-pal of mine was a HUGE Queensryche fan, and ST was opening. At the show in Charlotte, we went to the meet-and-greet with them, and got all sorts of goodies(ep cassettes, autographed pictures, etc...), all of which i sent in a care package to a buddy who was locked-down in NYState.

Hellacious shows... great pits.

[City of Mills]

66. Wargasm - Revenge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJZsmYJvYck

Old School Boston Metal!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

67. I'm not much of a metal fan.....

...that being said, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica is an awesome, awesome song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX-KjkdDozQ

[malta blue]

70. I don't have one

:hide:

Will you still be my friend? :hi:

[Mudoria]

72. Judas Priest-- The Green Manalishi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaFlMEM3uIM

[eyepaddle]

74. Big shout out for the mighty Priest!

:headbang:

[ghostsofgiants]

73. Not huge on metal, but I am a big fan of post-metal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkf-U7CmHn4

[nomorenomore08]

88. Thanks! You just inspired me to put 'Oceanic' on again.

:thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

91. Isis are incredible, are they not?

[eyepaddle]

76. Judas Priest Stained Class

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRFotX-RY4

It changes often, but I'd have to say this is the one tune that really has stuck with me over the course of the years.

Another runner up: Chemical Euphoria (Armored Saint)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayjUdnbRRJo

[SKKY]

79. "Last" by NIN, and/or "So What" by Ministry...

...those are two jaw-clenching, ass-kicking, motherfuckers of a song!

[nomorenomore08]

89. "Respect!" "BWAHAHAHA!" "Respect!" "BWAHAHAHA!"

nt

[Jamastiene]

83. For me, it is a four way tie between

Slayer - South of Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwLtTa2trRs

Metallica - Whiplash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw10znov36A

Megadeth - Good Mourning/Black Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVa_iAzOiwg

S.O.D. - March of the S.O.D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAIg9rlZzkw

I can't pick just one. :shrug:

:headbang:

[Jamastiene]

84. Btw, THANK YOU PROFUSELY for this thread.

It's so therapeutic for me right now. I've needed some great kickass music to get me out of this funk. I'm getting my :evilgrin: :headbang: on now.

[BeachBaby]

90. You're very welcome, darlin'!

I'm getting a kick out of reconnecting with some songs I haven't heard in a long, long time. Enjoy, babe - and rock on! :headbang:

[Jamastiene]

85. STREAKER!!!

I'm enjoying this thread IMMENSELY!

:woohoo:

Mercyful Fate - Come To The Sabbath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqcOVzx4CqY

[eyepaddle]

86. Wow, thanks for that heads up!

I don't know how I missed Mercyful Fate---I knew who they were, but I just never got around to checking them out. That looks to be my loss.

[MissMillie]

87. here you go

n/t

[TZ]

92. Wow. Thats the best song on this thread!

:hide:

[BeachBaby]

98. ....

:spank:

Troublemaker.

[Redneck Socialist]

96. Since Maiden's already been taken, I'll have to go with Accept

Fast as a Shark!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwKQi7HB_Gw&feature=PlayList&p=BE051088F317AFC9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2

Very strange video...

[JANdad]

97. One if many favs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv6psE7l7rk

Megadeth...Symphony of Destruction

[Steven_S]

99. I have many....

This is just one from TooL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RelR85j09XY

[cherish44]

100. One - Metallica

A sentimental more "mainstream" metal fave is "Crazy Train" by Ozzy

[City of Mills]

102. Slayer - Expendable Youth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW8nh9c1C3A

Another great classic.

[ForrestGump]

103. "Magneto and Titanium Man"

"Goldfinger"

"One Tin Soldier"

[Jetboy]

104. Here is a band that I saw just a week ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHA0GuvgbEM

It was a great show and a fine new band called Warbringer opened. Heavy Metal is underrated IMO.

[Jetboy]

106. Should add that the band i saw was Exodus!

Can anyone think of a thrash metal band BEFORE Exodus? I can't. What a treat to see this classic band in a small club. I even got my copy of 'Bonded by Blood' autographed.

[semillama]

105. Iron Maiden - "Wasted Years"

The song that made me pick up a guitar, instead of just listening to other people play it. Also the first Maiden song I ever heard, which really changed my musical life apart from the learning guitar part - changed my favorite band from Van Halen to Iron Maiden, and introduced me to heavy metal in a big way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwB9zg7Tbx8

[jmowreader]

109. Maiden's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

It's like the first Heavy Metal symphony!

[Iggo]

110. This song. It changed my life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LjbMVXj0F8