VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs

[nöyd]

This should spark some debate, especially as to what actually constitutes "metal".
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40 - Breaking The Law - JUDAS PRIEST

39 - I'm Eighteen - ALICE COOPER

38 - Balls To The Wall - ACCEPT

37 - Smoke On The Water - DEEP PURPLE

36 - Wait And Bleed - SLIPKNOT

35 - Metal Health - QUIET RIOT

34 - Paranoid - BLACK SABBATH

33 - High And Dry - DEF LEPPARD

32 - Thunderkiss '65 - WHITE ZOMBIE

31 - Rock You Like A Hurricane - SCORPIONS

30 - Epic - FAITH NO MORE

29 - Caught In A Mosh - ANTHRAX

28 - The Beautiful People - MARILYN MANSON

27 - Run To The Hills - IRON MAIDEN

26 - Refuse/Resist - SEPULTURA

25 - Cowboys From Hell - PANTERA

24 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

23 - Freak On A Leash - KORN

22 - Enter Sandman - METALLICA

21. Paradise City - GUNS N' ROSES

20. I Wanna Rock - TWISTED SISTER

19. Man In The Box - ALICE IN CHAINS

18. Slave To The Grind - SKID ROW

17. Live Wire - MOTLEY CRUE

16. Walk - PANTERA

15. Bulls On Parade - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

14. Toxicity - SYSTEM OF A DOWN

13. Rainbow In The Dark - DIO

12. Bring The Noise - ANTHRAX & PUBLIC ENEMY

11. Peace Sells - MEGADETH

10. Ace Of Spades - MOTORHEAD

9. Crazy Train - OZZY OSBOURNE

8. Raining Blood - SLAYER

7. The Number Of The Beast - IRON MAIDEN

6. Detroit Rock City - KISS

5. You've Got Another Thing Coming - JUDAS PRIEST

4. Back In Black - AC/DC

3. Master Of Puppets - METALLICA

2. Welcome To The Jungle - GUNS N' ROSES

1. Iron Man - BLACK SABBATH

 

[HevyDevy]

Since when were Faith No More, Korn, Slipknot, Alice in Chains, System of a Down and Public Enemy metal and since when was there anything great about Slipknot, Korn and System of a Down?

 

[carcharias]

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BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

metal?
It a wonder Bohemian Rhapsody didn't get a gernsey.

 

[miccle]

I'm not the hugest metal fan anymore (those days are behind me) but I am absolutely puzzled as to how Pantera couldn't get a look-in for a top ten spot. sh*t, they should've been pushing for top 5 imo - a great metal band in all facets.

 

[Generalzod]

Welcome to Jungle number 2 VH1 must be on drugs...

What happened to Run to the Hills
Prisoner
Hallowed be thy name

All great Iron Maiden songs...not even in the top 40...

 

[Red Bear]

Metallica have ebtter songs than enter sandman

Korn, FNM? wow, didnt know that was metal

 

[waltzing Meninga]

I'm not the hugest metal fan anymore (those days are behind me) but I am absolutely puzzled as to how Pantera couldn't get a look-in for a top ten spot. sh*t, they should've been pushing for top 5 imo - a great metal band in all facets.

Agreed - Mouth for War should have been the number 2 song behind Iron Man.

Best Metal band since Sabbath.

Freak on a leash??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Munky]

Welcome to Jungle number 2 VH1 must be on drugs...

Run to the Hills

All great Iron Maiden songs...not even in the top 40...

In there, still I would have thought The Trooper and Aces High would have been worth a run.

 

[ledzep]

needs more zeppelin

 

[Phillips]

I'm not the hugest metal fan anymore (those days are behind me) but I am absolutely puzzled as to how Pantera couldn't get a look-in for a top ten spot. sh*t, they should've been pushing for top 5 imo - a great metal band in all facets.

Pantera were sh*t

 

[hineyrulz]

that list needs some more slayer,machinehead and fear factory.and faith no more metal?WTF :lol:

 

[Ron Jeremy]

What a sh*t list!!!!, Paranoid should be number 1 instead of Iron man, slipknot?, f**k me dead

 

[CC_Eagle]

RATM is metal?

Surely you jest!

 

[sydraider]

Meh its vh1 ffs, just another mainstream body thinking they know all and sundry about the greatest music on the planet.

 

[Skeletor]

Public Enemy

Yeah, but Public Enemy were only mentioned for their collaboration song with Anthrax, which was most certainly a metal song, or have you not heard it?

 

[The Colonel]

33 - High And Dry - DEF LEPPARD

24 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

21. Paradise City - GUNS N' ROSES

6. Detroit Rock City - KISS
4. Back In Black - AC/DC

2. Welcome To The Jungle - GUNS N' ROSES

Huh? :?

 

[HevyDevy]

Yeah I know it was just exaggerating my point.

Should have included Manson on my list though - not metal.

 

[Godz Illa]

I think that they were simply struggling to find 40 great metal songs, so they coloured in the list with a bunch of other stuff.

 

[nöyd]

It is a pretty research-less list, seeing as some of the songs they chose by "reputable" metal acts are more like melodic pop-rock. Ronnie James Dio claiming to be the King of Heavy Metal, complete with inventing the "metal horns" 2-fingered-salute, and here he is singing a song that sounds like it was recorded by Heart or Starship, whilst parading around wearing pastel purple ankle high boots.

Has anyone actually heard Thunderkiss '65 by White Zombie? (#32)

It is pretty much a dance track.

 

[Munky]

Has anyone actually heard Thunderkiss '65 by White Zombie? (#32)

It is pretty much a dance track.

Not really. I'd say it was hard rock rather than metal.