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| 10 Greatest Metallica Songs
Metallica's best and my reasons behind the ranking. It's been done to death, I know, but why
not hear the opinion of a fan that has been listening to Metallica for decades? | | 1 | Metallica
Master of Puppets
No explanation necessary; this song showcases their dark attitude, their riffs that seem to be chugging
down to damnation, an silver lining in the form of a melodic instrumental section, and one of Kirk's finest
guitar solos. | | 2 | Seek & Destroy
This song's greatness comes from it's sheer aggression - the type of aggression that makes some
metalheads firmly hold Kill 'Em All as Metallica's finest moment. Out of nowhere comes Metallica and
suddenly this riff becomes one of the most recognizable riffs in metal. While it may seem brainless, it is the
greatest of the brainless metal tracks that gained Metallica the respect which they had in the 80s. | | 3 | One
One was so great because it took the rage and fascination with death and war of the early Metallica, and
combined it with the story-telling, ambitious, message delivering direction that AJFA was taking. Combined
with great guitar driven technical thrash over the noise of machine gun fire, this song was one of their
finest moments. Metallica's war songs have always been very strong, and this is perhaps their strongest
and most haunting. Unfortunately, this song is often associated with their selling out, because it was their
first music video. | | 4 | For Whom the Bell Tolls
One of Metallica's standout songs, FWTBT starts out with one of the coolest bass moments of all time, as
Cliff Burton puts on the distortion and leads us into a song that depicts the hellish chaos of war. This song
doesn't break away into the expected Kirk guitar solo, it simply just erupts into metal chaos, with riffs, high
guitar screams, and rampaging bass capturing the feeling of facing sure death in war. I especially like it
because I am a Hemingway fan. | | 5 | Fade to Black
This song, considered their ballad, builds up incredibly. It starts off with a brooding, soft guitar, on top of
which Kirk takes a soaring intro before James comes in with lyrics dealing with life, death, and suicide. The
riffs on this song are incredible, ranging from sad and haunting to angry and desperate. It climaxes with
James yelling in his newfound singing voice "Goodbye", and gives way to Kirk's finest solo on RTL and
perhaps his career. This song is emotionally evoking as it builds, yet still good to thrash your head to. | | 6 | ...And Justice For All
This is a monster of a song; it's complex technically and ambitious thematically. It's long and will require
patience - patience that it rewards as the two-minute intro transforms into a powerful, thrashing chorus.
It's a political track that rages about power corrupting people, abuse of justice, and is a key to the album
art. The dual-guitaring here is among Metallica's finest and I only wish Cliff was still around to lay down
some of his unique bass. | | 7 | Orion
This song amazes me in that while it has no lyrics, it is evoking, powerful, tender, and hard at the same
time. The guitar and bass grow and grow, and then give way to a very soft, melodic section that is very
remniscent of Pink Floyd. The song has a spacey, ethereal sound to it, as the name might suggest. And
Cliff and Kirk trade solos that fit the song's building intensity perfectly, while displaying their respective
talents. Cliff's bass solos stand out as some of his finest work. All in all, this song is legendary as a
instrumental and it deserves every bit of it's reputation. | | 8 | Creeping Death
This song is just so damn fun. Picture an arena of metalheads, screaming "DIE!" along with James. This
song features hard 'metal up your ass', lyrics about plague, Egypt, and death. There's even a standard Kirk
solo. Put together it exemplifies why exactly Metallica's thrash gained such a following... a following that
they sadly couldn't manage to hang onto. | | 9 | Battery
A strong, yet soft Spanish acoustic guitar intro begins Metallica's MoP. Then we're treated to raging riffs,
and lyrics about anger and how it controls and manipulates you. This song, like Creeping Death, is just
simply one of the strongest examples of thrash that exists. | | 10 | Disposable Heroes
An amazingly fast, hard-hitting song off MoP that deals with how soldiers are manipulated in war. You
really do feel like your on the battlefield, 21 years old, and realizing that you've been indoctrinated and
that you never really wanted to be in the crossfire, dying, soon to be forgotten. It's a classic Metallica war
song and it follows up on the theme of manipulation. James shouting is electrifying, the guitar riffs are
heavy, brutal, and merciless. The drumming here is some of Lars's finest, and even though he's no stellar
drummer, it's perfect for the layers of anger, despair, and violence that the boys pack into this monstrous
track. | |
Nagrarok
07.07.09 | Whoo! Another Metallica list! Song choices are pretty much cliché but rightly chosen. Master of Puppets is their best song indeed. | KILL
07.07.09 | good list but 7 is overrated | luci
07.07.09 | i hate 7 | DrunkTomJoad
07.07.09 | And Justice for All is probably my fav. Metallica song.
I completely disagree that it takes "patience"... | BeardedIdiot
07.07.09 | WTF? No Dyers Eve?! | Titan50
07.07.09 | Needs Frantic | AliW1993
07.07.09 | what KILL said | crismarschner
07.07.09 | 4 would be my 1, and, where's Ride the Lightning? | Poet
07.07.09 | Needs Sanitarium. | ScorpionStan
07.07.09 | not a bad list... i like the fact that you have Seek & Destroy | Greggers
07.07.09 | Very good list, not one bad song | Lunarfall
07.07.09 | i think 2, 6 and 8 are overrated, but you get extra points for 5 and 10 |
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