...according to VH1: 10. MOTÖRHEAD - 'Ace Of Spades' (1980) 9. OZZY OSBOURNE - 'Crazy Train' (1980) 8. SLAYER - 'Raining Blood' (1986) 7. IRON MAIDEN - 'The Number Of The Beast' (1982) 6. KISS - 'Detroit Rock City' (1976) 5. JUDAS PRIEST - 'You've Got Another Thing Coming' (1982) 4. AC/DC - 'Back In Black' (1980) 3. METALLICA - 'Master Of Puppets' (1986) 2. GUNS N' ROSES - 'Welcome To The Jungle' (1987) 1. BLACK SABBATH - 'Iron Man' (1971) Of course "metal" and "VH1" don't really sound like a reasonable couple, but that's not a shabby top 10. Small story here. Discuss.
Well...If I had to pick a Judas Priest number, it would have been, "Electric Eye." I suppose they are looking at songs that are popular or could bee seen as "hits" on some level, so the Iron Madien song isn't a surprise, but "The Trooper" is my favorite track of their's.
"Freewheel Burning" for my Judas Priest pick!!! I think "Aces High' could have given "Number of the Beast" a run for its money.
Man, have I been waiting for this thread, that list is absolute rubbish. Here are the real metal classics by band, taking on first, the giants of the metal world Judas Priest (The gods of Metal) -Painkiller -Hellion/Electric Eye -Screaming for Vengence -The Ripper -Beyond the Realms of Death -Victim of Changes (their best song) Iron Maiden -Remember Tomorrow -Phantom of the Opera -Killers -Hallowed be thy name -Aces High Black Sabbath -Neon Knight -Heaven and Hell -Children of the Grave -Paranoid -Faries wear boots
Here is a better list Black Sabbath- Heaven & Hell, Neon Knights AC/DC- Touch too much UFO- Doctor Doctor, I'm a Loser Megadeth- use the man, almost honest, tornado of souls, holy wars, she wolf Metallica- Damage inc, creeping death, call of the ktulu, battery Ozzy- Mr. Crowely, Diary of a madman Pantera- Cowboys from hell, Cemetary Gates Queensryche- Empire, The mission, i dont believe in love, queen of the ryche, take hold of the flame Motorhead- Ace of Spades David Lee Roth- Shyboy Dokken- Unchain the night, Mr. Scary Motley Crue- Looks that kill, too young to fall in love Dio- Rainbow in the dark, Holy Diver Rush- something for nothing, temple of syrinx Scorpions- Blackout, Lovedrive Skid Row- Quicksand Jesus Slayer- Angel of Death, Raining blood, seasons in the abyss, Leatherwolf- the Rise Testament- Over the wall, apocalyptic city, alone in the dark, sins of ommission, disciples of the watch, new order, Thin Lizzy- Black Rose, Holy wars, don't believe a word, emerald,are you ready, massacre, baby please don't go, cold sweat, Extreme- play with me Typ O Negative- Black No. 1 Van Halen- Ain't talking bout love, atomic punk, little dreamer, light up the sky Whitesnake- love aint no stranger, crying in the rain, you're gonna break my heart again, Y&T- dont be afraid of the dark, mean streak, Hurricane
Maiden - aces high, the trooper, 2 minutes 2 midnight, poweslave Priest - got another thing coming, breakin the law Wasp - blind in texas Crue - livewire, bastard ac\dc - back in black, shook me all night long, thunderstruck hagar- 3 lock box dikken - breaking the chains 'rella - nobody's fool, shelter me great white - gonna set our fans on fire
Yes. And Raining Blood still deserves to be on the list, if not for influence alone. And yes, I know Slayer would have been nothing withou Venom, blah blah blah blah. Reign In Blood is one of the greatest albums ever made, metal or otherwise, and Raining Blood should be on any list of greatest metal, IMO.
That's probably the best list the American mainstream media came up with in the last 15 years or so. I'd kick out AC/DC, GnR and Kiss as Hard Rock though, but as long as they don't call Korn Metal I don't really mind. Still, this list looks a bit like someone said "Well, just take the most popular song from the most popular album of a popular band and we've a winner!" (except for the Priest one maybe). As usual my favorite songs from the bands on the list never had a chance to made it onto the list anyway. When finally someone other than myself puts Between the Hammer and the Anvil, When Death Calls, Invaders or South of Heaven on a Metal top 10 list I'll be able to die in peace. But in the end a metal top ten without Dio, Accept and German thrash will always suck. But: early Slayer > early Testament and Overkill. Edit: I've changed my mind, replace South of Heaven with Black Magic! Edit2: And the Motörhead song should be Killed by Death of course, best song title ever.
Best Slayer song and worthy of the list, yes. And I don't know if early Slayer would be better, I mean I love their early stuff, but I cannot overlook Testament's musicianship on "The Legacy" and "New Order", those are just two absolute classics, and I cannot bring myself to listen to more than two Slayer albums.
*shakes head* Testament kick some serious ass, but Hell Awaits (I know that Black Magic is on SNM ) is one of the most influential and best Thrash albums ever (especially for the more underground stuff). And have I mentioned that the cover ********ING ROCKS?
Testament has a kickass Metal font, so does Priest. In fact, Slayer is one of the weakest ones, even Metallica's is marginally better.