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what is it in your opinion?

I have to say "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. That song has the best guitar intro.



"All aboard! Hah hah hah..

Crazy, but that's how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate

Mental wounds not healing
Life's a bitter shame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I've listened to preachers
I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules

One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role

Mental wounds still screaming
Driving me insane
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train

I know that things are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words
Yeh-h
Heirs of a cold war

That's what we've become
Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb

Crazy, I just cannot bear
I'm living with something that just isn't fair

Mental wounds not healing
Who and what's to blame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train"

Iron Maiden - Run for the Hills
Metallica - One

don't make me chose between them

Iron Maiden - Run for the Hills
Metallica - One

don't make me chose between them
Choose "One" between those 2, but I still take "Crazy Train."

Metallica - Fade to Black http://assets.jolt.co.uk/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

This is like picking only one organ in your body.

I just can't decide, so I'll be ridiculous and pick the bile duct, aka "Fuckin' an Animal" by GWAR.

Way too many to pick just one, and I wouldn't pretend to have heard enough of them to pass a definitive judgement. That said, in order to prevent me becoming a lame fence sitter, I'll suggest

I Could've Been A Dreamer- Dio
Hangar 18- Megadeth
747 (Strangers In The Night)- Saxon

and purely because I love it, even though it probably wouldn't deserve to win

Name, Rank & Serial Number- Fist

Ah, damn this is hard....Ace of Spades - Motorhead maybe?

I have heard that Metallica has played Ace of spades too. anyone who knoows if this is true?

I think Black Sabbath with "Paranoid" it is a great riff and Ozzy is the f****ing prince of darkness.

I've got a few Metallica covers by Motorhead so I assume they have covered Motorhead before.

I'm partial to "Symphony of Destruction".

Helloween - Victim of Fate

I agree with everyone else here--way too many great songs to pick just one.

I'm going to choose (and yeah, these are newer and less heard-of, deal with it):
Greed - Amorphis. Gets redundant, but I love it. Rocks my socks right off.
Sleeping Beauty - A Perfect Circle. Some people classify APC as emo, not sure why. But this song is great, maybe I love it so much because it fits something in my life. /shrug
Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums - A Perfect Circle. Kickass. ;)
Rusty Moon - Amorphis. Not very heavy for metal, but it rocks.
The Clincher - Chevelle. Fuck yeah.
Stricken - Disturbed. :D
Anything by A Perfect Circle.
Anything by Disturbed.

None of those are really my 'favorite', that's way too open a question. They all have elements about them that are amazing. Depends on my mood, too. :D

Sleeping Beauty - A Perfect Circle. Some people classify APC as emo, not sure why. But this song is great, maybe I love it so much because it fits something in my life. /shrug
Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums - A Perfect Circle. Kickass. ;)
Stricken - Disturbed. :D
Anything by A Perfect Circle.
Anything by Disturbed.

not Metal

Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums - A Perfect Circle.

It deserves to win something just for the really long name.

It deserves to win something just for the really long name.
Type O Negative - The Glorious Liberation Of The People's Technocratic Republic Of Vinnland By The Combined Forces Of The United Territories Of Europa (Instrumental)

Bal-Sagoth - And Lo, When The Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud The Citadel Of The Obsidian Crown

Bal-Sagoth - In The Raven-Haunted Forests Of Darkenhold, Where Shadows Reign And The Hues Of Sunlight Never Dance

need I go on? ;)

Type O Negative - The Glorious Liberation Of The People's Technocratic Republic Of Vinnland By The Combined Forces Of The United Territories Of Europa (Instrumental)

Bal-Sagoth - And Lo, When The Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud The Citadel Of The Obsidian Crown

Bal-Sagoth - In The Raven-Haunted Forests Of Darkenhold, Where Shadows Reign And The Hues Of Sunlight Never Dance

need I go on? ;)

One of my favourite tunes has a very long name as well...but it's not Metal.

"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" by Pink Floyd.

need I go on? ;)

No no, that's quite alright **goes and hides in the Corner of Ignorance**

not Metal
All my sources say they are. Although, APC can be classified as alternative, I guess.

Iron Maiden's Aces High. Best one -ever-.

Manowar - Battle Hymns

What about Judas Priest? Or KISS? Unholy is a grate song and so is Breaking the law.

Iron Maiden's Aces High. Best one -ever-.

I do like Iron Maiden but i think the have made better songs than Aces High. The Tropper for instance.

Manowar - Battle Hymns
no s in the song title, only in the album name ;)

Either:
Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills
or
Motorhead - Ace of Spades

I expected more flaming over my choices. /gasp

no s in the song title, only in the album name ;)

GEEK!!!!

:p

Iron maiden - powerslave. another would be 22 accacia avenue it is one of my fav's also.

Iron Maiden - The Clansman

Easily their best song.

GEEK!!!!

:p
thanks for the compliment :D

Well DAMNIT, put up some links to like, you know ... the frakking MUSIC! Sheesh!

Ace of Spades is the 1st one I believe.

http://www.motorhead.ru/4sounds.htm

Iron Maiden - The Clansman

Easily their best song.
Damn fine choice, what i am noticing here is alot of maiden... :D i only have 4 hours of maiden. :( i want more...

The best metal song of all time is relative to the mood i happen to be in at any given time. Right now i would say Paranoid.

An anecdote: When i saw Asia (sucky band but they warmed up for Dio, so we were in front row) a friend would yell at them to play Paranoid between, before, after and during every song until the lead singer told him "No we are NOT gonna play Paranoid". Fun to fuck with boring bands kekekekekeke....

In short: Paranoid = t3h Legend = best metal song ever.

Favorite metal song by mood:

Angry: Raining Blood by Slayer
Moody/angsty/something: Cemetery Gates by Pantera
Drunk: Skin O´ my Teeth by Megadeth
Happy/spaced: Holy Smoke by Iron Maiden (go figure)
Regular: Paranoid

http://www.pandora.com/

Edited for link.

Metallica - 'fade to black'

Well DAMNIT, put up some links to like, you know ... the frakking MUSIC! Sheesh!
that would be slightly illegal, no?

Full Metal Jackoff - DOA feat. Jello Biafra

I know, I know DOA is punk but this song is so heavy it fits the metal genre perfectly.

thanks for the compliment :D

Any time :)

I'd have to say that there are a couple...
Nordland - Bathory
Dunkelheit - Burzum
Christraping Black Metal - Marduk
Blackwater Park - Opeth
Dead Skin Mask - Slayer

Among others.....

Octavarium by Dream Theater.

Blind Guardian - Another Holy War

Well DAMNIT, put up some links to like, you know ... the frakking MUSIC! Sheesh!
Yeah, here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IP3S/sr=8-3/qid=1140989213/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-7361354-9785412?%5Fencoding=UTF8)

First of all, there is no way to pick the best metal song of all time because some have amazing guitar solos, some have amazing drum solos, some have amazing vocals, some have ...etc
Second, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead (saw them in concert last November, Lemmy still rocks, even at 50+), Dio, Judas Priest, Manowar, etc again, don't have ONE good song, they have a lot of good songs, but if I were to just name a few good ones (everyone does);
Metallica - One or The Memory Remains
Iron Maiden - Running Free or Fear of the Dark
Demons & Wizards - Seize the Day
Motorhead - Killed by Death
Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
Manowar - The Power
Iced Earth - Valley Forge
Children of Bodom - Children of Decadence (or their BS cover of Oops I did it again :D)

Why not change the question to favorite sub-genre in metal, power metal's go my vote. :p

that would be slightly illegal, no?
And this has stopped people? :rolleyes:

And this has stopped people? :rolleyes:
No, this has:
http://maebmij.org/~jim/communism.jpg

Blind Guardian - Another Holy War

Yeah, here (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IP3S/sr=8-3/qid=1140989213/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-7361354-9785412?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
Hey YO! I don't wanna buy it unless I can hear it first. You dig?

anything from as i lay dying suits me

Not me;) Although if I download a few songs and I like what I hear, I usually go out and buy the full album.

Iced Earth - Valley Forge


Really? **shrug** To each his own, I guess

Octavarium by Dream Theater.
if you're going to pick a DT song, they have much better... try something from Images & Words or Scenes From a Memory ;)

No, this has:
http://maebmij.org/~jim/communism.jpg
Yeah, riiiight! :rolleyes:

Scum by Napalm Death, just for the lyrics: "WOOOOOAAAAARGH!"

There are some factors that make it impossible. E.g. when you haven't heard a song in a while, it sounds better than if you've listened to it every day for a week.

The amount of variation in the genre is another factor that makes it too hard to choose one.

Hey YO! I don't wanna buy it unless I can hear it first. You dig?
www.soulseek.com

I just found this site earlier today: http://www.hardradio.com (streaming "radio" through your media player of choice).

Oh, how could I have forgotten.

Heavy Metal Jesus.

"So why don't you get down on your knee
And I will bless you with my Flying V?"

I can't believe I haven't seen this song on here yet. My choice is Metallica's "Master of Puppets"

I can't believe I haven't seen this song on here yet. My choice is Metallica's "Master of Puppets"
Yeah, surprising that nobody mentioned that. Though my favourite song from that album is Disposable Heroes.

Anything from Pre-Black Album Metallica is good. Except Fight Fire with Fire, because I hate that song. Personally my favorite album is Justice, and the best song has either got to be Diers Eve, ...And Justice For All. Justie was definitely the last of their truly great albums, even if Black Album is their most famous. Several other contenders are Iron Man, Psycho Man, Paranoid, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Children of the Grave. Lots of really good classic Metal out there, not all this New-Metal shit.

Just about anything that's relatively modern by ANY Metal band, except Dream Theater(only one that comes to mind without a sucky album recently), has been unadulterated CRAP. *points at Saint Anger as evidence* How could they have fallen so far? Just one halfway decent song on anm entire album...

Anything from Pre-Black Album Metallica is good.
Wrong. Anything at all by Metallica is unadulterated crap. It's depressing that a bunch of litigatious whores who are pretty much Motorhead without any of the good points should make so much money from peddling shit to imbeciles.

Wrong. Anything at all by Metallica is unadulterated crap. It's depressing that a bunch of litigatious whores who are pretty much Motorhead without any of the good points should make so much money from peddling shit to imbeciles.

lalalala.... Metallica rules!!!

www.soulseek.com
ick

Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.:D :D :D :D

Wrong. Anything at all by Metallica is unadulterated crap. It's depressing that a bunch of litigatious whores who are pretty much Motorhead without any of the good points should make so much money from peddling shit to imbeciles.

The fact that you obviously have no idea what you're talking about makes my response to that post so much more simple. Lars is an ass. And they didn't get whorish like they are now until about the 90s.

As a metal fan since the age of blah and now aged 36 I make the following observations -

Metallica have become weak, farcical parodies of their former selves and should really just go away. Slayer, however, are the obnoxious bastards they always were. Likewise Napalm Death, motorhead etc. They earn less money though, and theres a lesson in that.

Linkin Park embarrass me, deeply. Bon Jovi and any other member of the "poodle rock" fraternity are not now, nor ever will be, metal.

Listening to, and being influenced by, proper punk music is a good thing, trying to rap generally isnt.
A rough top five

1 - "God Hates Us All" - Slayer.
2 - "Farce and Fiction" - Napalm Death.
3 - "Phantom of the Opera" Iron maiden
4 - "Living after midnight" Judas Priest.
5 - "Fast as a Shark" Accept.

YOU PEOPLE, make me ANGERY!!!
you cant choose from one song, but if I had to go with somthing it would be black metal, and probly from Cradle of Filth one of theyer songs most likely, I agree with the dude above me in what he say exsept for the songs, Metalica has becom weak, and Fear Factory is good, and if you dont agree with me then just read my signiture.

The fact that you obviously have no idea what you're talking about makes my response to that post so much more simple. Lars is an ass. And they didn't get whorish like they are now until about the 90s.
I have much more idea what I'm talking about than anybody who can make excuses for a band that involves Lars Ulrich. Look up the word "****" in the dictionary, and you're liable to see a photograph of that fine gentleman.
They were suing people for incredibly stupid reasons long before the napster fuss blew up in their spoiled, pouty little faces.

YOU PEOPLE, make me ANGERY!!!
you cant choose from one song, but if I had to go with somthing it would be black metal, and probly from Cradle of Filth one of theyer songs most likely, I agree with the dude above me in what he say exsept for the songs, Metalica has becom weak, and Fear Factory is good, and if you dont agree with me then just read my signiture.
"Black Metal" is an album by Venom.
You should listen to it sometime: it isn't half bad.

I want to mention bands like Dragonforce and Cult Of Luna but I'd have to to go with an Iron Maiden song. Live version of "Fear Of The Dark" (at Donnington).

Oh, how could I have forgotten.

Heavy Metal Jesus.

"So why don't you get down on your knee
And I will bless you with my Flying V?"
Dream Evil :cool:

The new metallica abum "Gutitar tune up" with bonus track "sound check" featuring well known roadie "1,2,3 Dave". Christ they make me puke.

"Black Metal" is an album by Venom.
You should listen to it sometime: it isn't half bad.

O yes. And the 20 minute side of "At war with Satan" was/is damn good. There are parts on that you could almost believe they could play.

The new metallica abum "Gutitar tune up" with bonus track "sound check" featuring well known roadie "1,2,3 Dave". Christ they make me puke.
They make me laugh.
Any interview in which "Large Oilrig" starts dropping the names he read in that week's NME in a desperate attempt to look like a kewlies d00d is guaranteed to be comedy gold, isn't it?

Sign of the Southern Cross--- Black Sabbath with RJ Dio

Balls Out-Bloodhound Gang
Balls out my life is a slut
ha ha ha, best ever.

They make me laugh.
Any interview in which "Large Oilrig" starts dropping the names he read in that week's NME in a desperate attempt to look like a kewlies d00d is guaranteed to be comedy gold, isn't it?

Somebody, somewhere, didnt say "Shut yer gob Lars, ye little short-arsed shite, ye havent a fucken clue" and 15-20 years on, this is the result. I was going to watch that St Anger movie/documentary for comedic "bad news" value but reckoned why risk putting another cent in the wankers pocket.

Metallica - Sanatarium
Pantera - Hostile
Pantera - This Love


Not sure if they are the "greatest" but they are a few of my personal favorites.

Supernaut, by Black Sabbath. Listen to it and you won't need an explanation. Mebbe after that Stargazer by Rainbow.

I'm surprised no one has listed Ironman by Black Sabbath

Slayer - Angel of Death
Slayer - Dittohead
Slayer - Disciple
Slayer - Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers
Pantera - Slaughtered
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Pantera - The Art of Shredding
Ministry - No "W"
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Yngwie Malmsteen - Arpegios From Hell

Let's see.
"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath.
Not Iron Man, though, because it is simply a riff-driven tune. War Pigs essentially invented Metal as a genre, and it stands as a monument to all.

Heavy Metal Love- Helix
Slick Black Cadillac – Quiet Riot
Flight of the Icarus- Iron Maiden
You got another thing coming- Judas Priest
Master of Puppets-Metallica

I remember listening to Napalm, Stormtroopers of Death, and Wendy O Williams too, but I don’t remember any one song.

Ozzy Osbourne- Crazy Train
Metallica- Fade To Black
Pantera- Cowboys From Hell

All metal songs are equally superlative once you turn them off.

Scum by Napalm Death, just for the lyrics: "WOOOOOAAAAARGH!"

Somewhere in one of my record boxes I still have my 7" of the Electro Hippies "Mega Armageddon Death" with Napalm Death doing "You Suffer" on the the other side.

Total playing time (both sides included): 2 seconds.

Probably....

When Sorrow Sang by Blind Guardian

:sniper: My Favorite Metal Songs

Dogs of War by Motorhead
God of Thunder by Kiss
Swords & Tequila by Riot
Screaming in the Night by Krokus

Well, i'll name some of my favourites that spring to mind. Maybe not the "best ever" but whatever.

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Electric Funeral - Black Sabbath
Into The Void - Black Sabbath
Samarithan - Candlemass
Solitude - Candlemass
Gardenia - Kyuss
Demon Cleaner - Kyuss
50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up) - Kyuss
Utopian Blaster - Cathedral
The Druid - Sleep
From Beyond - Sleep
Broken Man - Corrosion of Conformity
Kuruimizu - Boris
Angel of Death - Slayer
Nomad - Sepultura
Superhuman God - AstroQueen
The Falcon Has Landed - Fu Manchu
This Love - Pantera
Imperium - Machine Head

That's enough, I think :p

Inno a Satana by Emperor
Thorns on My Grave by Emperor
With Strength I Burn by Emperor
War Pigs by Black Sabbath
Children of the Grave by Black Sabbath
Cornucopia by Black Sabbath
Disposable Heroes by Metallica
One by Metallica
Tears Will Wash the Blood Off My Sword by Tvangeste
Paschendale by Iron Maiden
A Kiss to Remember by My Dying Bride
Black Sabbath (the song)
World Coming Down by Type O Negative

Oh, how could I have forgotten.

Heavy Metal Jesus.

"So why don't you get down on your knee
And I will bless you with my Flying V?"

As we say in my country: Fuckin' oath.

I'm your Heavy. Metal. Jesuuuuuus! I'm your Heavy. Metal. Thunder strikin' Jesus! *breaks into killer air-guitar solo*

A couple of my favorites are:

Therion: To Mega Therion
Nightwish: Ghost Love Score

What about Judas Priest? Or KISS? Unholy is a grate song and so is Breaking the law.

I love KISS, "Unholy" is not one of my faves, though ...

What about "Love Gun" KISS-Symphony version?

I love KISS, "Unholy" is not one of my faves, though ...

What about "Love Gun" KISS-Symphony version?

I dont know that song... Sadly... But unholy was just an example Detroit rock city or some of the others i dont mind... JUST NOT BETH!

Balls Out-Bloodhound Gang
Balls out my life is a slut
ha ha ha, best ever.
not metal

Best metal song ever? Either Fury of the Storm or Once in a Lifetime, both by DragonForce.

I dont know that song... Sadly... But unholy was just an example Detroit rock city or some of the others i dont mind... JUST NOT BETH!
:D It's not really Metal, is it? (Beth)
Detroit Rock City is a great one, too.
If you like KISS you should secure yourself a copy of KISS-Symphony/Alive IV
or better the DVD.

Iron Maiden of course is more a Heavy Metal band than KISS.
KISS is more something like Hardrock, mostly.

My Iron Maiden top song is definitely "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (fantastic Intro)

:D It's not really Metal, is it? (Beth)
Detroit Rock City is a great one, too.
If you like KISS you should secure yourself a copy of KISS-Symphony/Alive IV
or better the DVD.

Iron Maiden of course is more a Heavy Metal band than KISS.
KISS is more something like Hardrock, mostly.

My Iron Maiden top song is definitely "Hallowed Be Thy Name" (fantastic Intro)
I really like Iron Maiden too, and that is why i cant choose the best song. Because every band playes different. I like Megadeth also, I think that Dave mustaine has a cool voice, not a good one like Bruce Dickison but a cool one. The best Iron maiden song for me would have to be... The Tropper i think...

Gamma Ray - Armageddon

What a fucking song.

Honourable mentions:

Sonata Arctica - Kingdom For A Heart, The Cage
Hammerfall - Stronger Than All, Secrets
Gamma Ray - Valley Of The Kings, Dethrone Tyranny

Ace of Spades by Motorhead

You cannot surely narrow it down to one track only...here are some that i consider in my humble opinion to be metal classics.

Trial of Fire - Testament
This Love - Pantera
South of Heaven - Slayer
2 minutes to midnight - Iron Maiden
Desecrator - Exhorder
Supernaut - Balck Sabbath
Under the Oak - Candlemass
Endtime - Trouble
Eyes of Glass - Forbidden
Never - Ozzy
Overkill - Motorhead

Right now I love Just Stop by Disturbed but I've always had a liking for Metallica (old), Ozzy, and System of a Down.

"The Unforgiven" by Metallica

Other notable mentions:

"Motorhead" by Motörhead
"Suffer the Children" by Napalm Death
"Seasons In the Abyss" by Slayer
"Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
"Comiserating the Celebration" by Cathedral
"Set Me Straight" by the Melvins
"When Eagles Dare" by Iron Maiden
"Lustmord and Wargasm (the Licking of Carnivorous Winds)" by Cradle of Filth
"Put Your Love In Me" by the Plasmatics