The Top 25 Songs From The Greatest Metal Band of Our Time
25. Blackened (...And Justice For All-1988)
I personally love AJFA, and this song is one of my favorites. Love the whole idea of mother earth being torched and raped by nuclear warfare.
This song went extremely well with the orchestra in '99. Not nearly one of their best, but a fun song none the less.
23. Sad But True (Metallica-1991)
This is sort of a personal favorite here. The Black Album is what sent Metallica down hill, but this song and a few others from it still pwn. Heavy bitch right here.
S&M was a fantastic concert, and this one was a song created like "-Human" just for it.
21. Unforgiven II (Reload-1997)
I dig the updated rendition of this song, and the video that goes with it. I'll tell ya, Metallica has always had some interesting music videos.
You know I had to include something from the early days. Kill Em All was a fun and exilherating thrash fest that started it all for them.
19. Until it Sleeps (Load-1996)
Load was an album that was way too long, but I'm still thankful for the numerous memorable singles it gave us. This song is not fully appreciated unless you listen to it while watching the music video.
A song inspired by "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", has so much build up that eventually leads into some great guitar play. Classic Metallica.
17. Creeping Death (Ride the Lightning-1984)
This is one of the bands more underrated tracks. RTL was a unique sounding thrash album and this one like "Trapped Under Ice" and "Escape" are still some memorable tracks.
16. Damage Inc. (Master of Puppets-1986)
This was the perfect way to end Master. They had been hitting you with epic after epic packed to the brim with important and meaningful lyrics. Then, DAMAGE INCORPORATED!!!
15. To Live is to Die (...And Justice For All-1988)
This was the perfect tribute to Cliff Burton. To this day, I wonder what Metallica's career would have been like with Burton at bass.
14. The Outlaw Torn (Load-1996)
For the S&M concert, James reminded all the fans that he could still crank it when they performed this song. Love this one. Load did have its jewels.
13. Turn the Page (Garage Inc.-1998)
Bob Seger's version was a damn good one, but I for some reason prefer Metallica's. No sax for this one, just some great guitar.
One thing that I love about this band is their instrumentals, and as you can see, I'm including them in the list. Can you hear the call of the cthulhu?
11. The Unforgiven (Metallica-1991)
The Black Album basically was what sent Metallica's career downhill, but it still had its share of great songs, including this one.
THE TOP 10
Yes, I know you might be thinking: "What? A darling of Load?" Yes, this is one of Metallica's best. I'm a fan of most of all of Metallica's work and this song is special to me as a fan. You can feel the emotion in Hetfield's vocals throughout the entire track and are moved at every riff.
9. Disposable Heroes (Master of Puppets-1986)
This is one of the greatest thrash songs I've heard. Its such a long and sweeping epic right off of Master.
This along with Bellz was the real reason as to why RTL was such a special album. It not only was the bridge for Master, but it included symphonic masterpieces like this one. Metallica showed their fans that they could indeed slow things down.
7. Enter Sandman (Metallica-1991)
To me, this is the most overrated song by Metallica and maybe of the 1990's, which is why its not inside the Top 5. I still have to give it some props and stick it inside the Top 10 because it is kick arse. I love the lyric: "Ignore the noise you just heard, its just the beast under your bed, in your closet in your head!"
6. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ride the Lightning-1984)
1984's Ride the Lightning is Metallica's second best album, and Bellz is one of my all-time favorites not only by Metallica but in metal. The story told about five foot soldiers is enticing, and the drum play in the closing minute by Lars just brings it all together perfectly.
This is undeniably the single greatest instrumental in the history of metal. Show me an instrumental from rock 'n roll that rivals this and you can chop my fingers off.
4. Battery (Master of Puppets-1986)
THRASH AT ITS FINEST. "Battery" is a monster of a song from Master, and is to me one of the BEST album openers in music that I've ever heard. BATTERY!!!
3. Nothing Else Matters (Metallica-1991)
This is the best track from the Black Album. The meaningful lyrics and its slow and melodic tempo is perfect.
2. Master of Puppets (Master of Puppets-1986)
"MASTER! MASTER! MASTER OF PUPPETS I'M PULLING YOUR STRINGS!!! TWISTING YOUR MIND SLASHING YOUR DREAMS!!!" Need I say more?
1. One (...And Justice For All-1988)
The album this epic came from is perceived as merely racket(sorta like another album by this band); its lack of bass play from Jason Newsted and off the wall drum play from Lars Ulrich turned many ears away, but without that, the album and this song would not have had its charm and rough edges. "One" is Metallica's best song because it fuses sadness and anger in a way no other metal band has been able to rival. The music video itself can bring tears to even the biggest and heaviest hearted men. It features footage from "Johnny's Got a Gun" and tells the story of a fallen young soldier that literally has lost most of his limbs and the ability to speak, hear, and move. The machine gun fire guitar play by Hetfield, Hammett and Newsted just FORCES the listener to bang their head. Kirk Hammett's solo after the last two stanzas of lyrics is amazing in every sense of the word and for this reason and the ones before it is why "One" is Metallica's crowning achievement.
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