Top 20 Heavy Metal Songs of All Time

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  • Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2024

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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  2 года назад +110

    Check out our featured song: "Empath" by Fayne! ruclips.net/video/pUAzpnf_wBA/видео.html
    What’s your preferred sound of heavy metal thunder? Let us know in the comments!

    • @kenterminateddq5311
      @kenterminateddq5311 2 года назад +4

      Where's "Thunderkiss 65" by White Zombie?
      Where's Alice Cooper's "No More Mr. Nice Guy"?

    • @erzaender
      @erzaender 2 года назад +1

      crazy train

    • @erzaender
      @erzaender 2 года назад +2

      holy diver

    • @UnbrokenFlame
      @UnbrokenFlame 2 года назад +1

      I review Metal albums on my channel if anyone is interested

    • @whitleysdollhouse877
      @whitleysdollhouse877 2 года назад

      All of them

  • @muhammadrouhan6121
    @muhammadrouhan6121 Год назад +62

    Hallowed Be Thy Name is metal perfection. The soaring vocals, the riffs, everything.

    • @Surrepio
      @Surrepio 10 месяцев назад +3

      Best song ever made

    • @ricknelson6405
      @ricknelson6405 8 месяцев назад +7

      Any "best metal song" list that doesn't have Hallowed Be Thy Name in the top 3 is crap.

    • @archaicimmemorial6388
      @archaicimmemorial6388 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@ricknelson6405 Any "best metal song" list that doesn't have One in the top 2 is crap. But then .... tastes are diferent....

    • @cesarvera1633
      @cesarvera1633 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@archaicimmemorial6388one es malisima.

    • @vasyad8195
      @vasyad8195 4 месяца назад +2

      I don’t now how they prefer trooper black sabbath to that song man
      MoP and painkiller are TOP but hallowed be thy name is the GOAT

  • @globetrekker86
    @globetrekker86 2 года назад +1266

    Although it’s an instrumental track, “Orion” is the fine wine of metal music

    • @Sue_V
      @Sue_V 2 года назад +67

      That whole album was just fantastic. By far Metallica's best

    • @globetrekker86
      @globetrekker86 2 года назад +15

      @@Sue_V Absolutely

    • @Waas
      @Waas 2 года назад +5

      Fucking amen brother.

    • @JSPUFC
      @JSPUFC 2 года назад +17

      Nah put some respect on Frantic

    • @artstrutzenberg7197
      @artstrutzenberg7197 2 года назад +4

      if you like instrumental, then should check out Joe Stump :D

  • @gelanzl
    @gelanzl 2 года назад +802

    20. All we are - Warlock
    19. Balls to the Wall - Accept
    18. Burn in Hell - Twisted Sister
    17. Abigail - King Diamond
    16. Curse of the Pharaohs - Mercyful Fate
    15. Witching Hour - Venom
    14. Am I evil? - Diamond Head
    13. Arise - Sepultura
    12. Pull Me Under - Dream Theatre
    11. Caugth in a Mosh - Anthrax
    10. Holy Diver - Dio
    09. Cemetery Gates - Pantera
    08. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due - Megadeth
    07. Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
    06. Ace of Spades - Motörhead
    05. Angel of Death (Reign in Blood) - Slayer
    04. The Trooper - Iron Maiden
    03. Pain Killer - Judas Priest
    02. Master of Puppets - Metallica
    01. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

    • @weirdguy59
      @weirdguy59 2 года назад +24

      Solid list, though I'd swap Dio with Slayer and Priest with Metallica.

    • @davestarr4529
      @davestarr4529 2 года назад +10

      Well thanks for spoiling it for the rest of us... give a warning next time man!

    • @EddyRocker
      @EddyRocker 2 года назад +28

      I'd put Painkiller above Master Of Puppets

    • @thatsaysalotabout-man9547
      @thatsaysalotabout-man9547 2 года назад +6

      I would put tallica on as first, idk why but black Sabbath aren't that heavy to me

    • @weirdguy59
      @weirdguy59 2 года назад +49

      @@thatsaysalotabout-man9547Sorry dude, but this list doesn't exist without Sabbath.

  • @ГригорийЗолоторис
    @ГригорийЗолоторис 2 года назад +70

    first heavy metal song that i heard was iron maiden - aces high. from this song started my love for metal

    • @DaidohYuzan
      @DaidohYuzan 2 года назад +4

      Number one Iron Maiden song for me too, although I get to "metal" a year earlier with "I Wanna Be Somebody" by WASP, "Heavens On Fire" by Kiss and "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister, with added "Balls To The Wall" by Accept and "Shout At The Devil" by Motley Crue from the previous year.

    • @kosmaso
      @kosmaso 9 месяцев назад +1

      for me it was Bark at the Moon by Ozzy. Liked Maiden also.

    • @countlessskies147
      @countlessskies147 6 месяцев назад

      Same here. I was 16 when I heard the opening riff on my radio and became a metalhead instantly.

  • @Michael-gf2dy
    @Michael-gf2dy 2 года назад +30

    There are so many amazing songs, that a Top20 doesn't do it justice.
    This list is also contains no Power-Metal with classics like "Helloween - I want out" , "Manowar - Battle Hymn" and "Running Wild - Port Royale".

    • @guillermogarciaparra2844
      @guillermogarciaparra2844 6 месяцев назад

      Americans are so unjust with Power Metal, the only genre that continued the legacy of the 80s metal scene...

  • @EMal-mf9pc
    @EMal-mf9pc 2 года назад +43

    Personal Top 10
    - Metallica 'For whom the Bell Tolls'
    -Iron Maiden 'Hallowed Be Thy Name'
    - Metallica 'Master of Puppets'
    - Iron Maiden 'Trooper'
    - Metallica 'Enter Sandman
    - Iron Maiden 'Run to the Hills'
    - Pantera 'Cemetery Gates'
    - Dio 'Holy Diver'
    - Black Sabbath 'Paranoid'
    - Black Sabboth 'Iron Man'

  • @christophergase1468
    @christophergase1468 2 года назад +466

    Hey WatchMojo,
    Your list was way better than I expected. Thanks

    • @cousinstu
      @cousinstu 2 года назад +14

      Agreed. Pleasantly surprised.

    • @JakeFromCLE
      @JakeFromCLE 2 года назад +15

      Likewise. I clicked this thinking I'd be disappointed and subjected to a bunch of surface-level, barely-metal songs but this was legitimately a good and varied list.

    • @dzela459
      @dzela459 2 года назад +7

      Like W.A.S.P In even mentoin i was just hoping to see that

    • @chrisharlin7096
      @chrisharlin7096 2 года назад +3

      Solid list

    • @josecarrilloii4036
      @josecarrilloii4036 2 года назад +3

      ☝ *"OBJECTION!"* ☝
      - *Klavier Gavin,* "Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney" (2007; 2008 for Western releases).
      *(slams wall)* *Nien!* Black Sabbath's title track from their *eponymous debut album (1970)* *DOESN'T deserve* to be in the top spot!
      *Metallica's "Master of Puppets" (1986) should be #1* instead! *(slams wall)* *THAT'S real heavy metal!*
      -- Edit(s):
      • English translation: *"No!"*

  • @DariusKhan
    @DariusKhan 2 года назад +174

    If anyone reading this hasn't seen Black Sabbath live in Paris 1970, it is well worth watching. An amazing gig - hard to believe it's 52 years ago. War Pigs is incredible.

  • @jerryhoward4191
    @jerryhoward4191 2 года назад +4

    I was born in 79 but have developed a great love for all types of music, especially old heavy stuff! This is one of the coolest lists I've seen!!! These guys have truly done their homework in the sense that they really know what makes people happy. I love 75% of these and hope y'all do too!! Awesome❣️❣️🤓😁

  • @Mountainside101
    @Mountainside101 2 года назад +11

    I would love to hear these for the first time again…
    No particular order.
    Tool- Lateralus
    Tool - 46 & 2
    Metallica - One
    Metallica- Master of puppets
    Metallica - Orion
    Porcupine tree- Arriving somewhere but not here
    Dream theater- Dance of eternity
    Therion - Clavicula Nox
    Haken - Cockroach king

  • @kassyh117
    @kassyh117 2 года назад +70

    Most of these songs are songs of my childhood and teenage years
    Some parents make you listen to soft stuff... and there's my father who put on Metallica, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest to wake me up to go to school and whose ringtone was Rammstein's Du Hast
    The reaction during parents-teachers meetings in my private catholic school when his phone vas ringing was priceless !
    Best songs ever and best dad ever !

    • @johnanderson9765
      @johnanderson9765 2 года назад +1

      That's rude awakening, but my brother woke up to heavy metal in his teen and college years.

    • @curtisfranzen986
      @curtisfranzen986 2 года назад +5

      Ya! Back in the day I dated a girl from a "Christian" family. I'm a long haired Metal Head. Even worse than that to them, is that I'm Catholic. They hated me. Good Christians, right? Well push/shove, I showed girlfriend's parents the lyrics of Creeping Death. Further pointed out that the song is based on the Book of Exodus. They hated me even more after that. Good riddance.

    • @James-155
      @James-155 2 года назад +3

      @@curtisfranzen986 favorite tallica song bro haha funny ass story glad you got out of there dawg🤘🏾🔥

    • @curtisfranzen986
      @curtisfranzen986 2 года назад

      If you want just coffee, go to Duncan. They have a nice selection in several sizes. Plus, you can always grab a double chocolate as a treat for yourself.

    • @haileytriest7439
      @haileytriest7439 10 месяцев назад

      🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @TiagoNomad
    @TiagoNomad 2 года назад +286

    Happy to see Sepultura getting some recognition. They’re freaking legends.

    • @BIGBLOCK5022006
      @BIGBLOCK5022006 2 года назад +3

      WE SHALL ARISE!

    • @Big_B2184
      @Big_B2184 2 года назад

      agree'd, but i would have picked propaganda over arise tho

    • @kaloyanpivanov
      @kaloyanpivanov 2 года назад

      Yes

    • @pietrayday9915
      @pietrayday9915 Год назад +2

      I expected something way "safer" and more "mainstream" or "politically correct" out of the list - it was quite a nice surprise to see Sepultura, Slayer, Venom, King Diamond and Mercyful Fate, Motorhead on there: you'd be hard-pressed to find a better introduction to the more underground side of the metal spectrum!
      And, I was delighted by the unlikely choice of Warlock on this list - Warlock's lead singer Doro Pesche has been singing gritty, '80s style metal anthems and ballads perfectly straight and unironically without giving in to fads tor almost 40 years, even through those lean decades when old-school metal bands were cashing in, selling out, and hanging up their denim and leather to get real jobs because glam metal, thrash metal, groove metal, death and black metal, prog metal and djent, and all the other fads came and went, while grunge, alternative rock, and pop-punk all pretty much took metal's lunch through the ''90s. Even Sabbath, Maiden, Priest, and other evergreen traditional metal acts that managed to keep going over the years struggled to find a niche in the changing fortunes of metal, without adapting in ways that would leave them unrecognizable, while Doro just kept on going, doing what she seemed to love best for a very long and uninterrupted career, while almost nobody in the rock press and so on seemed to notice. Great to see her at her '80s best on a list like this alongside much better-known bands of the era, where she might find a younger audience!

    • @BharatIndoria
      @BharatIndoria Год назад +1

      Under a pale grey sky, we shall Arise... one of the best albums from the band.

  • @FariesWearBoots
    @FariesWearBoots 2 года назад +433

    Without Black Sabbath, a lot of these bands, songs, and genre's wouldn't exist now
    🥀💜💜🥀

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 2 года назад +34

      Black Sabbath created Metal. Judas Priest perfected it.

    • @kevingregory5579
      @kevingregory5579 2 года назад +13

      We can thank Tony’s missing finger tips.

    • @thomasc.5219
      @thomasc.5219 2 года назад +29

      @@tntfreddan3138 no way in hell did Judas Priest perfect heavy metal. Are they a good band, yes. But that's it. Just good.

    • @jefff3886
      @jefff3886 2 года назад +14

      Agreed, but let's not forget Deep Purple.

    • @sbridge3432
      @sbridge3432 2 года назад +1

      Damn. I just started it. Black Sabbath isn't on this list?

  • @nitro_001newman2
    @nitro_001newman2 Год назад +25

    Black Sabbath may be the beginning of heavy metal, but Judas Priest is what developed it into the 80’s and beyond. They made the fashion, the look, and the duo lead guitars. They even motorcycles a symbol of metal. They were hell bent for leather.

  • @sicness0
    @sicness0 2 года назад +21

    You are right!! Black Sabbath is unarguably what started it all. The most important heavy metal song ever

    • @nikkiLee-hf6gx
      @nikkiLee-hf6gx Год назад

      nope. In A gadda da vida predates Sabbath and is surely a metal song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @sicness0
      @sicness0 Год назад

      @@nikkiLee-hf6gx but it wasn't nearly as successful as this song

    • @nikkiLee-hf6gx
      @nikkiLee-hf6gx Год назад

      @@sicness0 so first doesnt count unless its more successful?? i thought being first was about, i dont know, being first??? lol

    • @sicness0
      @sicness0 Год назад

      @@nikkiLee-hf6gx I clearly said the most important heavy metal song ever. Was your song any important at all?

    • @nikkiLee-hf6gx
      @nikkiLee-hf6gx Год назад

      @@sicness0 you ALSO clearly said, "You are right!!! Black Sabbath is unarguably what started it all." you are wrong and it is clearly arguable!!!
      As a fact In A Gadda Da Vida is MUCH more important. it has out sold Black Sabbath album out right. the entire black sabbath first album has sold 7.5 million in its life time. in a gadda da vida sold more than 10 milllion in 1968 alone, making it the biggest selling album OF ALL TIME at that point, and has sold over 30 million total. over 4 times BIGGER than black sabbath.
      looks like you were wrong on both points.

  • @chaosapiant
    @chaosapiant 2 года назад +80

    SO damn happy to see Toxic Waltz by Exodus on here! Also glad to see Master on here instead of Sandman. Overall, I usually have complaints with these types of lists, but this is a very solid top 20.

    • @alyssinwilliams4570
      @alyssinwilliams4570 2 года назад +5

      there is absolutely no way Sandman would have been on the list; commercially successful, but no where near Metallica's best!. Most of the tracks on Puppetz could have been taken really, if Master of Puppets didnt exist that is

    • @sadboi7537
      @sadboi7537 2 года назад +4

      Exodus finally getting some type of credit. Literally one of the most underrated thrash bands of all time.

    • @lancermaza6726
      @lancermaza6726 2 года назад +4

      Give some love to Overkill too. Those guys keeping true since forever.

    • @curtisfranzen986
      @curtisfranzen986 2 года назад +2

      @@alyssinwilliams4570 Also, Creeping Death should be considered. Damnit I'm going to have to listen to it now.

    • @alyssinwilliams4570
      @alyssinwilliams4570 2 года назад

      @@curtisfranzen986 I especially like the live version of it from Live Shit Binge & Purge, the mexico city concert. That whole concert is amazing

  • @digitalatom6433
    @digitalatom6433 2 года назад +173

    I'll be honest: if somebody asked me: "what's heavy metal?" I'd immediately put on Painkiller and tell them: "If you want to listen to good heavy metal, this is your standard candle right here." Because Judas Priest have always been the gatekeepers to the genre. They have some songs that are more digestible and easy to listen to, like Electric Eye or Breaking the Law, but if you want to get to the real heavy stuff, that's the song you gotta listen and headbang to. And once you got that, a whole world opens up, and you may gain an ear for the big 4 and many other related bands, included in this list and outside of it. And it's at that point when you hear people covering these songs in much softer styles and just stick out your tongue in disgust and immediately change the radio channel, saying that those people don't get what it's all about and they're just butchering the original. In most cases, anyway, IMO.

    • @josecarrilloii4036
      @josecarrilloii4036 2 года назад +3

      Nah, *Metallica's* the best. 🤘🇺🇸☠🇺🇸🤘
      -- Edit(s):
      • Not just Metallica, but also *Megadeth,* *Slayer,* *System of a Down,* *Pantera* (groove-metal era; 1990-2000),
      *Korn,* *Disturbed,* etc.; essentially, *_any American_** heavy-metal band.*

    • @truthseeker7001
      @truthseeker7001 2 года назад +13

      Damn right, brother!
      The Painkiller album is such a brilliant expression of metal in its purest form. I'm so thrilled that this was the first comment I saw as I've often felt that Painkiller is underappreciated by metalheads. Even some Priest fans give more love to British Steel - which is indisputably a monumental metal album - but Painkiller was Priest at the top of their game.

    • @sadboi7537
      @sadboi7537 2 года назад +5

      Should just play them Stained Class from front to back. That’ll do the trick.

    • @matthewtaylor1785
      @matthewtaylor1785 2 года назад +5

      @@sadboi7537 Beyond the Realms of Death is one of my top 3 favorite songs so I can support this

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 2 года назад +2

      Right after that: The Book of Heavy Metal by Dream Evil. That is a Metal anthem if I've ever heard one.

  • @erichowry7197
    @erichowry7197 2 года назад +15

    Big 80's metal fan!!I love all these songs! What a great time to grow up!!

  • @laserbeak3551
    @laserbeak3551 Год назад +2

    1. Hallowed be thy name
    2. One
    3. War Pigs
    4. Painkiller
    5. Ace of Spades

    • @Cacle900
      @Cacle900 Год назад +1

      Ace of spades is a classic

  • @garrywolfe6077
    @garrywolfe6077 2 года назад +3

    Just awesome choices guys - well done - so many more to choose from but I can't disagree with any of these - great job!!

  • @kellywiebe646
    @kellywiebe646 2 года назад +9

    Mine:
    #5 - Metallica - Master of Puppets
    #4 - Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus
    #3 - Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance (Though Painkiller, Hellion/Electric Eye, and a FEW others JP tracks could hold that slot)
    #2 - Slayer - War Ensemble
    Honorable Mentions:
    Celtic Frost - Morbid Tales
    Cro-Mags -Malfunction
    Heaven and Hell - Cover of Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell (totally counts)
    Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain
    GWAR - Sick of You
    KISS - God of Thunder
    #1 - Black Sabbath - War Pigs.

    • @AcidifiedMammoth
      @AcidifiedMammoth 2 года назад +1

      Flight of Icarus is stuck in my mind. Been listening to it constantly for 2 days now.

    • @adrisheri0767
      @adrisheri0767 2 года назад

      Flight of Icarus is good, Revelations is better

    • @AcidifiedMammoth
      @AcidifiedMammoth 2 года назад

      @@adrisheri0767 Nothing beats Paschendaele though. My God! That song is so well done! The storytelling, the detailed description of the battlefield, singing, drums, bassline and guitar solos all put so creatively across a 7 minute track. Very complex and entertaining. Very well done that one.

    • @kellywiebe646
      @kellywiebe646 2 года назад

      @@adrisheri0767 two things:
      1: those are *MY* picks
      2: Since, I assume, they limited every band on the list to one entry, every band I listed there could have as many as a dozen entries on the list, with no "wrong" answer.

    • @adrisheri0767
      @adrisheri0767 2 года назад

      @@kellywiebe646 Sorry that my answer sounded like I dont accept other oppinions but I only wanted to say that I perfer Revelations than Flight of Icarus

  • @trekuhl3966
    @trekuhl3966 2 года назад +35

    The song Black Sabbath is one of my all time favorites especially the influence of classical music on the band and the riff inspired by Mars Bringer of War by Gustav Holst.

  • @apolodord1439
    @apolodord1439 2 года назад +25

    So happy to see W.A.S.P. and Grim Reaper in there! They’re both sooo underrated!

    • @hudedwards8943
      @hudedwards8943 2 года назад

      Headless Children was a great album 👍🏻

  • @russells6234
    @russells6234 9 месяцев назад +1

    My Top Five Favorite Heavy Metal Songs Of All Time:
    5) Reign Of Fire - Armored Saint
    4) 7th Of Never - Chastain
    3) The Lost Child (The Heretic) - W.A.S.P.
    2) The Last In Line - DIO
    1) PAINKILLER - JUDAS PRIEST

  • @BlackMetalNomad82
    @BlackMetalNomad82 Год назад +14

    Glad to see King Diamond represented in this list! The album, "Abigail," is legendary on its own.

  • @ThePaJomaster
    @ThePaJomaster 2 года назад +162

    Master of Puppets is my #1, but Black Sabbath's influence (read: creation) of heavy metal can't not be acknowledged

    • @stone1andonly
      @stone1andonly 2 года назад +8

      Though you apparently *can* ignore The Beatles role in creating heavy metal - it was a little song called "Helter Skelter."

    • @raymondparisza5094
      @raymondparisza5094 2 года назад +3

      @@stone1andonly to be fair, there is also Led Zepplin who are rightfully at least the godparents of metal. Jimmy Page's guitar with Plants screams on Immigrant Song are the blueprint for metal. Throw in Dazed and Confused, Kashmir, and Moby DIck and you have Metals roots in one band.

    • @cal6145
      @cal6145 2 года назад +2

      @@raymondparisza5094 can’t forget communication breakdown on Led Zep 1

    • @electrickid101
      @electrickid101 2 года назад

      Queen invented thrash metal with the song stone cold crazy

    • @josephgledhill7046
      @josephgledhill7046 2 года назад +1

      yeah master of puppets is a good one

  • @theagentofdusk2382
    @theagentofdusk2382 2 года назад +255

    Every song by Death is a masterpiece, their later albums are extremely deep aswell.

    • @sadboi7537
      @sadboi7537 2 года назад +27

      They are one of only a handful of bands that have a flawless discography. Every album is amazing. Not a stinker in the bunch.

    • @burny6666
      @burny6666 2 года назад +6

      You should check out Chuck's side project ''Control Denied''. The song ''Expect the Unexpected'' is a master piece.

    • @ferchoromo7184
      @ferchoromo7184 2 года назад +2

      Every album by Death is a masterpiece

    • @alexisberger6177
      @alexisberger6177 2 года назад +3

      @@ferchoromo7184 every chuck album*

    • @MrCopenhagen113
      @MrCopenhagen113 2 года назад +2

      @@sadboi7537 Honestly Death and BoltThrower are about the only two with a flawless discography i can think of

  • @jeffkuipers1030
    @jeffkuipers1030 Год назад +18

    i saw Dio in concert in 1985 as a sophomore in high school and still listen to them today.

    • @СергейНужных-ю2я
      @СергейНужных-ю2я Год назад

      Я тоже с тех лет слушаю Dio. А видел его на концерте в 2005 году

  • @bertieblack5639
    @bertieblack5639 2 года назад +92

    I was so shocked when Master Of Puppets only got to #2 - and then I saw who was picked for #1. Yeah, fair enough :')

    • @coryjohnson8318
      @coryjohnson8318 2 года назад +6

      I'm more of a Fade to Black guy, but to pick Black Sabbath/Black Sabbath over War pigs or Paranoid is blasphemy.

    • @josecarrilloii4036
      @josecarrilloii4036 2 года назад +1

      "Master of Puppets" *should've been #1* instead of the title track to Black Sabbath's eponymous debut album!

    • @josecarrilloii4036
      @josecarrilloii4036 2 года назад +1

      @@coryjohnson8318 I'd suggest *Megadeth's version* of the song *"Paranoid."*

    • @sweetrobertos
      @sweetrobertos Год назад +3

      Nah. Master is way overrated. Metallica has a bunch of better songs.

    • @ceithor
      @ceithor 7 месяцев назад

      @@coryjohnson8318 Or "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath", my favorite song of theirs.

  • @conanthebasset5792
    @conanthebasset5792 2 года назад +2

    What a selection! The glorious Metal heritage of a Golden Age. The days we all were young. Thanx for your compilation.

  • @PlacidDragon
    @PlacidDragon 2 года назад +7

    While the majority of these countdown lists are (in my humble opinion) utter crap, this one is actually very very good. Kudos to those that compiled it :)

  • @avd_designs_
    @avd_designs_ 2 года назад +18

    Love seeing Dream Theater here, Pull Me Under is so good!

  • @PunkRockPundit
    @PunkRockPundit 2 года назад +161

    It's hard to fault this list. I would like to have seen Alice Cooper represented in the list but honestly, being as much of a metal fan as I am, I don't think I could possibly even begin to narrow down such a list. Well done WatchMojo.

    • @balgus82
      @balgus82 2 года назад +12

      LOVE Cooper, but aside from Raise Your Fist And Yell and maybe Brutal Planet, he's more hard rock than metal.

    • @WatchMojo
      @WatchMojo  2 года назад +13

      Thanks!

    • @luptoneous
      @luptoneous 2 года назад

      Alice Cooper isn't heavy metal.

    • @Jannes-pj4cd
      @Jannes-pj4cd 2 года назад +4

      Alice cooper is more hard rock than metal. He’s a legend as well 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

    • @thereturnofdarthcaedus
      @thereturnofdarthcaedus 2 года назад

      @@luptoneous alice cooper may not be heavy metal but without him he helped metal music yes he may not be heavy metal but stil he needs respect and he helped inspire lots of bands we do have today what about dio i dont think dio is heavy metal i consider him to be more hard rock not heavy metal yet he was in black sabbath i dont hate dio but i dont think hes true heavy metal dio reminds me of alice cooper plus i prefer the orginial black sabath lineup with ozzy ward butler tony

  • @shawnnichols6051
    @shawnnichols6051 2 года назад +7

    This list is truly outstanding...but Quiet Riot Bang Your Head has to be on here so make it top 25. Add Exodus Toxic Waltz, Helloween I Want Out, Motley Crue Shout at the Devil, Queensryche Eyes of a Stranger. Other honorable mentions Dokken Heaven Sent, Overkill Welcome to the Gutter, Savatage Hall of the Mountain King, Scorpions Rock You like a Hurricane. Oh hell make it Top 50!!!

    • @patmctallica3522
      @patmctallica3522 Год назад

      You`re on the wrong train, dude!
      Read the topics first before writing!
      Its Metal not Gay L.A. Metal ranking here!

  • @pamelaflanigan5935
    @pamelaflanigan5935 2 года назад +15

    Blind Guadian does need an honorable mention, as their contribution to the Metal sound's awesome!

  • @aprilskutt974
    @aprilskutt974 2 года назад +8

    My little sister and I were watching MTV one day when we were young teens. My mom walked in and caught us singing along to Balls To The Wall. Our mom was upset to say the least.

  • @staikan
    @staikan 2 года назад +3

    the picks for this list totally surprised me, good job! i was expecting judas priest to be on here as well, but its hard to argue which song they would replace.

  • @robburg473
    @robburg473 2 года назад +20

    Good job WatchMojo! Definitely a hard list to argue with!

  • @peterdergrosse3355
    @peterdergrosse3355 Год назад +1

    Great compilation that shows the awesomeness and versatility of metal. Glad to see Doro and Accept in there. Gave me goose bumps.

  • @rodrigoslfernandes
    @rodrigoslfernandes 2 года назад +1

    Great list ! I tend to agree with this selection,..... Maybe I would add UFO in the list (Doctor, Doctor).
    Good Job guys !

  • @georgeworshington4120
    @georgeworshington4120 Год назад +11

    W.A.S.P is so criminally underrated it’s insane. None of these geeks know how amazing they are

    • @kyndread71
      @kyndread71 Год назад

      WASP got an Honorable Mention towards the end. I do agree, they are underrated.

  • @Grandizer8989
    @Grandizer8989 2 года назад +10

    This is the first Mojo list that I’ve seen where most people are in unison with their approval. Maybe doing a Top 20 instead of 10 helps.

  • @mikehopkins2625
    @mikehopkins2625 2 года назад +9

    I think it’s fitting that Black Sabbath would have the number one spot. I can’t tell you how many interviews I’ve seen of heavy metal artists saying how much they were influenced by Sabbath. I thought that was a good pick.

  • @Jeferson1075
    @Jeferson1075 2 года назад +1

    My top 10 would be:
    hours concurs: Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
    10- Holy Diver- Dio
    9- Mother-Dazing
    8- Highway Star- Deep Purple
    7- Crazy Train- Ozzy
    6- Enter Sandman- Metallica
    5- Princess of the Dawn- Accept
    4- Hallowed Be thy Name- Iron Maiden
    3- Stargazer- Rainbow
    2- Ace of Spades - Motorhead
    1 - War Pigs - Black Sabbath

  • @sgommerable
    @sgommerable 2 года назад

    Great job, well presented. Nice research, you're obviously a fan

  • @nostrilnick
    @nostrilnick Год назад +5

    Black Sabbath's Black Sabbath and "The Devil's Tritone". Iommi was genius for using this ancient musical interval to kick off their amazing catalog of music. Really set the tone for what was to come.

  • @electrickid101
    @electrickid101 2 года назад +27

    Pantera , with it’s combo of power anger and solos was an essential part of my metal experience !

  • @CatsOverBrats
    @CatsOverBrats 2 года назад +13

    I didn't expect to find King Diamond / Mercyful Fate on this list but I'm very happy that I did. I've been a fan of him for 30 years. One of our Danish treasures even if he doesn't live in this country anymore.

  • @GoldGauntletComix
    @GoldGauntletComix Год назад

    Wow!! Excellent list! I never thought you'd hit the metal this hard. Great list!

  • @christophermollan1684
    @christophermollan1684 2 года назад

    A thrashterpiece!!!!!! Best description I've heard for thrash metal EVER!!! btw this is one of the best heavy metal lists I've ever seen...Finally!!!

  • @storytimewithunclebill1998
    @storytimewithunclebill1998 2 года назад +4

    Looks pretty good to me. Thanks for the rock out session. Was fun to watch. Great video

  • @hamamotodesigns
    @hamamotodesigns 2 года назад +7

    I'm glad dream theater made the list. Love the instrumental song "erotomania". Ahh..megadeth, pantera, metallica, slayer...the good ol days of music

  • @kevinfrench1238
    @kevinfrench1238 2 года назад +5

    This is a list that can be redone a million times by a million different people and never be the same but still is a very respectable list

  • @clareofarrellwilliams2958
    @clareofarrellwilliams2958 2 года назад +1

    One of the best list's I have seen and heard, So yep so down with this list, :-) .

  • @frodoamadeusgobel9749
    @frodoamadeusgobel9749 Год назад

    To see Warlock/Doro on this List made me very happy. I love her- a Doro concert was my first "bigger" concert at 17 and I somehow ended in first row and got a handshake and a you are lovely from Doro. So fond memories. I still listen to metal and sometimes still to Doro. 29 years later.❤

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 года назад +31

    "Darkness! Imprisoning me! All that I see! Absolute horror! Ruh-ruh-ruh-rah-ruh! Rah-ruh-rah-ruh! I don't know all the words!"
    ~ Griffith

    • @Demaad
      @Demaad 2 года назад +7

      I cannot live! I cannot die! Tapped in Myself! Body, my holding cell! Landmine! Has taken my sight! Taken my speech! Taken my hearing! Taken my arms! Taken my legs! Taken my soul! Left me with life in Hell!

    • @cridgeway666
      @cridgeway666 2 года назад +5

      "One" of Metallica's best, but IMO (Welcome Home) Sanitarium is their absolute best song

    • @larsongame4120
      @larsongame4120 2 года назад

      @@cridgeway666 Sanatorium is so underrated

    • @larsongame4120
      @larsongame4120 2 года назад +2

      Creeping death is another one of mine outside The Black Album along with Fade to Black

    • @alyssinwilliams4570
      @alyssinwilliams4570 2 года назад

      @@cridgeway666 one of my top-5, though not #1 Im afraid. That whole damned album is insanely good

  • @doomsoko
    @doomsoko 2 года назад +6

    For a list so controversial... this one is really good! And the song selection itself "best vs famous ones" is welcomed

  • @curtisfranzen986
    @curtisfranzen986 2 года назад +3

    I just went to the video of OZZY and METALLICA LIVE. I did this after someone said Rob Halford was the voice of Heavy Metal. NO, OZZY IS!!! His voice is completely unique. There is no mistaking an OZZY song.

  • @jimmylamboy4550
    @jimmylamboy4550 2 года назад +1

    So far the best list I had heard 🙌. Anyone can say that this or that song is better, for each bands, but the list of all this bands/artists is almost, if not, perfect!!

  • @Dmitrijserg
    @Dmitrijserg Месяц назад

    That's a brilliant list, thank you

  • @apelike
    @apelike Год назад +3

    If I have to explain metal to anyone in just one song, I'd pick "Painkiller" -- glad to see it on the list and near the top... there is no more complete metal song, showcasing everything from the riffs, to the arpeggios to the high vocals. It's the pinnacle of metal. The perfect metal song.

    • @agnosticindian1975
      @agnosticindian1975 Год назад

      So True Friend 👍
      Start to end non-stop energy flow in purest form

    • @harrycane7352
      @harrycane7352 Год назад

      You are absolotely right. Nothing can ever come come close to this masterpiece. Bottom line.

  • @hipstereagle6050
    @hipstereagle6050 2 года назад +12

    As a metalhead I like the choices! Going for the fan favorites instead of the obvious ones fans have been tired of hearing

  • @Hammerhead547
    @Hammerhead547 2 года назад +8

    No mention of:
    Keeper Of the Seven Keys by Helloween,
    Rebellion In Dreamland by Gamma Ray,
    Unholy Wars by Angra,
    Empire by Queensryche.
    The Great Misconceptions Of Me by W.A.S.P..
    Wheels Of Steel by Saxon.
    Wish I Had An Angel by Nightwish,
    Paradise (What About Us) by Within Temptation.
    Practice What You Preach by Testament.
    Monkey Business by Skid Row.
    Gods Of Violence by Kreator.
    The Years Of Decay by Overkill.
    The Vice Of Killing by Sodom.
    Suicide Messiah by Black Label Society.
    Attack Of The Mad Axeman by The Michael Schenker Group.
    A Pleasant Shade Of Grey by Fates Warning.
    Consign To Oblivion by Epica.
    Kree Nakoorie by Alcatraz.
    Rising Force By Yngwie Malmsteen.

  • @jamesfair8979
    @jamesfair8979 2 года назад +2

    Huge Doro fan so nice you gave Doro/Warlock the recognition she/they deserve.Nice list, good you didn't just pick the obvious or mainstream, good to give others the respect they deserve.

    • @WatchMojo
      @WatchMojo  2 года назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @toxik_cereal
    @toxik_cereal Год назад

    Quite a solid list indeed! 🤘🤘

  • @excelsiormoviereviews
    @excelsiormoviereviews 2 года назад +14

    I’m not a huge Savatage fan, but Hall Of The Mountain King deserved at least an honorable mention.

  • @marcelovera8004
    @marcelovera8004 2 года назад +8

    I was always very critic about metal watchmojo lists, but I am very impressed how well done this list is!

  • @jeffm9770
    @jeffm9770 2 года назад +4

    Judas Priest is amazing live. Saw them for the first time last year in Youngstown, OH. Loudest inside show I've ever been to. Loudest show ever was Metallica at Lincoln Financial Field in 2017

  • @aryanram02
    @aryanram02 2 года назад

    du hust!!!!! im so glad u mentioned it! top notch metal!

  • @sjnix7044
    @sjnix7044 2 года назад +1

    20: Anthem...yes. Top 20 of all time? Nah.
    19: OK, sure.
    18: Important, but not top 20
    17: YES! (one of the best concept albums of all time)
    16: Ya
    15: Maaaybe? Important for sure. (Celtic Frost Morbid Tales fits here better)
    14: More important for the influence it had than its "greatness."
    13: Yep
    12: Yep
    11: Definitely
    10: HELL YES!
    9: 100% Untouchable
    8: HELL YES!
    7: Undeniably Top 10
    6: YES!
    5: SLAAAAAAYEEERRRRRRR
    4: HELL YES!
    3: Band yes, song choice? Ehhhh....
    2: YES YES YES. #2 is where this belongs
    1: Undeniable. The FIRST true heavy metal song
    The first third of this list is shaky but #13 to #1 is spot on. Props to WM for even attempting a list like this because outside of K-Pop stans, you won't find a more opinionated group of music lovers than in metal.

  • @paulhabrelewicz5226
    @paulhabrelewicz5226 2 года назад +7

    Iron Maiden is the best metal band of all time!!!

  • @kennethferrari5232
    @kennethferrari5232 2 года назад +3

    A few more honorable mentions. Astronomy by Blue Oyster Cult, Watch the Children Pray by Metal Church, The Haunting by Testament, Winged Assasins by Anvil, and No Deposit, No Return by Wrathchild America.

  • @Jannes-pj4cd
    @Jannes-pj4cd 2 года назад +4

    I love Iron Maiden and Sabaton. Those are my favourite metal bands 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @zakcash
    @zakcash Год назад +1

    Man I'm a pretty opinionated metal head and came into this with low expectations. I was wrong. Yall did your home work. Yeah there is shit I would change but you absolutely nailed #1.

  • @MortalInfinity
    @MortalInfinity Год назад

    Great Song and a very cool video. Keep up the good work!!! See you on the road. 🤘🤘🤘

  • @radsk8rbigollies594
    @radsk8rbigollies594 2 года назад +12

    Randy Rhoades really was a talented tasteful guitarist taken too soon from us all.

  • @iainking4256
    @iainking4256 2 года назад +4

    Well I am an old fart and while listening to this list I find it hard to seperate them all. While saying that it was great to hear Deo and Ozzy smashing it. I raised my children on metal from day one, and even now they are metal freaks. It would have been nice to have Rammstein on the list. But Slayer to me is the band pure and simple. Never get enough metal.

  • @Leatherface123.
    @Leatherface123. 2 года назад +48

    Black Sabbath are #1 no matter what, they win, they created metal, they own metal

    • @colincheshire6366
      @colincheshire6366 2 года назад +3

      I love Sabbath, but saying they’re best because they’re first is really dumb, that’s like saying the first caveman to bang rocks together is the greatest musician ever, but sabbath is still one of the best

    • @Leatherface123.
      @Leatherface123. 2 года назад +2

      @@colincheshire6366 they inspired everyone after them so

    • @Worminator_Worm
      @Worminator_Worm 2 года назад +1

      @@Leatherface123. does that mean they're better tho? Not entirely. Just because someone created a genre doesn't mean they were the best at it. Ex Black Sabbath, but Judas Priest knew how to do better and therefore smashed them

    • @666mephistophelesgaming
      @666mephistophelesgaming 2 года назад

      Bro black Sabbath isn't heavy at all.

    • @dakidskidboxer5631
      @dakidskidboxer5631 2 года назад

      They had a big influence on metal yes but you can't leave out Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Judas priest who shaped metal. And they're far from the best too.

  • @archibaldsalyards926
    @archibaldsalyards926 2 года назад +1

    I do love your #1 pick. But this was the BIRTH OF HEAVY METAL... it evolved, matured, and grew into a God.. that was what became "Falling Of The Edge Of The World!" The very definition of heavy metal. Just give it 10 listens... youll get what I mean... thank you Ronnie and Tomi. .

  • @j3rribur679
    @j3rribur679 2 года назад +1

    I cant say I agree with this list completely.

  • @claytonbaker49
    @claytonbaker49 2 года назад +16

    For once on one of these lists, Motörhead gets acknowledgment!

    • @harrycane7352
      @harrycane7352 Год назад

      They truly belong there. Always said Ace of Spaces is one of the greatest Heavy Metal songs EVER.

  • @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291
    @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291 2 года назад +15

    As a heavy metal historian I just know this list will piss me off if I watch this.

    • @jimbo9208
      @jimbo9208 2 года назад +2

      it will not

    • @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291
      @selfdiscardedkingofruin7291 2 года назад +5

      @@jimbo9208 I stand corrected. While I might not agree with the whole list I was very surprised at their submissions.

    • @Mr_Oggie
      @Mr_Oggie 2 года назад +2

      @@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291 Yeah, I clicked on this and assumed it was going to be... some of the all time obvious ones that would be on a list like this, but then a bunch of crap to flesh it out. Overall it was a decent list although for more than a few entries I would have picked a different song and maybe more called it "TOP 20 METAL BANDS"

  • @danielferrieri7434
    @danielferrieri7434 2 года назад +16

    Top Ten Popular Songs that went from Loved to Hated

  • @EmiIyWearsFlannels
    @EmiIyWearsFlannels 2 года назад +1

    I was lucky enough to see some of these bands live. my first of them was Anthrax 15 years ago in the KY Expo 5.

  • @sebastiangomez-pimpollomar6934
    @sebastiangomez-pimpollomar6934 9 месяцев назад +1

    Todos temazos, me quedo con Painkiller como el mejor y más heavy tema de la historia, saludos y buen video.

  • @spectranv
    @spectranv 2 года назад +15

    Stargazer only being in honorable mentions is an absolute crime. Hands down one of the best songs I’ve ever heard in my life, it’s an absolute banger

    • @RipCityJB
      @RipCityJB 2 года назад +2

      Top 5, easily.

    • @henrikg1388
      @henrikg1388 Год назад +1

      Not to mention that it shouldn't be called proto-Heavy Metal. It is arguably the song that created Heavy Metal. Black Sabbath, alright, but it was still a bit psychedelic hippie-style heavy rock before Dio came along.

  • @jayluck8047
    @jayluck8047 2 года назад +9

    As a guitarist, is use “Du Hast” and “No Sleep ‘til Brooklyn” to dial-in the EQs on my stereo and other equipment. They’re two great examples of awesome engineering and tone.

  • @stephenbell8349
    @stephenbell8349 Год назад +3

    Lemmy is God.

  • @clutch44444
    @clutch44444 2 года назад

    From what I've heard, I'd include:
    5 Minutes Alone - Pantera
    The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica
    The Arms of Sorrow - Killswitch Engage
    The Bastard Son - Monolord
    Regenerate - Fear Factory
    Demanufacture - Fear Factory
    Disruptor - Fear Factory
    Descent - Fear Factory
    Demiurge - Meshuggah
    ObZen - Meshuggah
    Lethargica - Meshuggah
    Literally everything from Death
    The Seer - Bismarck

  • @PQ_Mont2021
    @PQ_Mont2021 Месяц назад

    Tommy, I love the sound of this guitar 🎶 it complements your voice. I studied classical piano University of T****to School of Music for 10 yrs. I’ve always been drawn to heavy metal music and I’m so glad I found your YT channel by chance. You’re awesome 👏

  • @pedro-oq7iy
    @pedro-oq7iy 2 года назад +3

    IMO: The Best of each band
    - Black Sabbath: Paranoid.
    - Judas Priest: Victim Of Changes.
    - Iron Maiden: Wrathchild.
    - Deep Purple: Space Truckin'
    - Accept: Balls to The Wall.
    - Sepultura: From The Past Comes the Storm.
    - AC/DC: Back In Black.
    - Motorhead: Iron Horse.
    - Saxon: Denim and Leather.
    - Motley Crue: Looks That Kill.
    - Manowar: Die For Metal.
    - Ozzy: Shot In The Dark.
    - Dio: Rainbow in the Dark.
    - Metallica: For Whom The Bell Tolls.
    - Megadeth: Holy Wars.
    - Van Halen - Running With The Devil.
    - Anthrax: A.I.R.
    - Slayer: At Dawn They Sleep.
    - Exodus: Lesson In Violence.
    - Overkill: Use Your Head.
    - Municipal Waste: You're Cut Off.
    - Tankard: Zombie Attack.
    - Venom: Bloodlust.
    - Death: The Philosopher.
    Some good underground stuff for y'all:
    Witchfynde - Cloak and Dagger.
    Acid - Prince Of Hell and Fire.
    Oz - Fire in Brain.

  • @thomasnewton8997
    @thomasnewton8997 2 года назад +13

    I remember seeing iron maiden live they were amazing

    • @thrashmetalhead88
      @thrashmetalhead88 2 года назад +5

      I'm 13 and saving my money up to see them in Columbus, Ohio in October.

    • @hudedwards8943
      @hudedwards8943 2 года назад +1

      Seen them 9 times over the years, last show was last year. Up The Irons🤘🏻

    • @juliestrehl3357
      @juliestrehl3357 2 года назад +1

      September will be 41 for me.

  • @theresaclarke3361
    @theresaclarke3361 2 года назад +5

    This is a great list, though I do think Crazy Train should have been higher than 7. The Ozzy/Rhodes combination was poetry that has never been matched.

  • @RoGueNavy
    @RoGueNavy 2 года назад +2

    Excellent job, including Twisted Sister. And even better, selecting a song that isn't "I Wanna Rock", or "We're Not Gonna Take It"!!

    • @pietrayday9915
      @pietrayday9915 Год назад +1

      I'm not going to say anything is wrong with including either "I Wanna Rock" or "We're Not Gonna Take It", but those are the songs that new metal fans of the era might have tuned into that album for out of curiosity, while "Burn in Hell" was the song we stayed for!

  • @toddgillis5707
    @toddgillis5707 Год назад

    I loved watching this. I literally was brought to tears listening to all the songs I was listening to in my teens. I fully agree with all what was represented on this. Extremely!!!

  • @rensoo2502
    @rensoo2502 2 года назад +4

    You need to do at least another top 10/20 about metal. The Holy Genre must be spread!

  • @jeffsparkes3430
    @jeffsparkes3430 2 года назад +4

    Motorhead may have done a few songs that could be classed as Heavy Metal, but overall in the grand scheme of the career of Motorhead they were Rock n Roll

  • @1504Shawn
    @1504Shawn 2 года назад +12

    1. Hallowed be thy Name
    2. War Pigs
    3. Master of Puppets
    4. Victim of Changes
    5. Holy Wars

    • @akhoce
      @akhoce 2 года назад

      Ugh Hallowed Be Thy Name is so good

    • @76RCJ
      @76RCJ 2 года назад

      Hallowed be thy name is my all time favorite. Warriors of the world unite would be a close second.

  • @TOWER7272
    @TOWER7272 7 месяцев назад +1

    Testament and Overkill need to be on this list!