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| 6 | Being a longtime genre with loads of aggressiveness, Rock up to eleven, and a helluvalot of subgenres, it's no surprise that HeavyMetal as a whole has its own page. |
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| 8 | Individual bands with their own examples: |
| 9 | * AwesomeMusic/BlackSabbath |
| 10 | * AwesomeMusic/{{Helloween}} |
| 11 | * AwesomeMusic/IronMaiden |
| 12 | * AwesomeMusic/{{Isis}} |
| 13 | * AwesomeMusic/JudasPriest |
| 14 | * AwesomeMusic/{{Metallica}} |
| 15 | * AwesomeMusic/{{Meshuggah}} |
| 16 | * AwesomeMusic/NightwishBand |
| 17 | * AwesomeMusic/{{Therion}} |
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| 19 | Genres with their own page: |
| 20 | * AwesomeMusic/PowerMetal |
| 21 | * AwesomeMusic/DeathMetal |
| 22 | * AwesomeMusic/BlackMetal |
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| 24 | * '''[[https://youtu.be/zHCCTrka8RQ MARINES!]]''' Sure, it's probably an [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing anti-war anthem]], but this ''is'' Music/{{Sodom}}, after all. |
| 25 | ** [[https://youtu.be/HTIdkv6Wx5A AGENT ORANGE - BURN! AGENT ORANGE - BURN! AGENT ORANGE - BURN!]] |
| 26 | ** Their cover of [[https://youtu.be/ZnYzQsZXIRc "Surfin' Bird"]] by The Trashmen [[note]](which itself is a cover of "Bird's the word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" by the Rivingtons)[[/note]]. |
| 27 | * The German folk/melodic death metal band Equilibrium has a few of those but their epic battle hymn "Der Sturm" stands out in being even more awesome than the rest. |
| 28 | * Music/RonnieJamesDio. |
| 29 | ** Say what you will about the pseudo-fantasy videos and MindScrew lyrics, listen to [[https://youtu.be/tTO1n7GNXyM "Holy Diver"]] and get a rush from the sheer ''power''. |
| 30 | ** Ronnie's musical duel with Geoff Tate on Music/{{Queensryche}}'s [[https://youtu.be/7oW_LxH_vVg "The Chase"]]. Ronnie James Dio also got some more [=CMoA=]s for "The Stargazer" and "A Light in the Black" during his days with Rainbow, "Atom and Evil" and "Eating the Cannibals" from Heaven & Hell, some other songs with Dio like "Stand Up And Shout", "Don't Talk To Strangers", "Evil Eyes", basically the whole of ''Holy Diver''... hell, let's just say Ronnie James Dio is very, very good at these. |
| 31 | ** "King of Rock 'n' Roll". And by the end of the song, guess who is the titular king? [[spoiler:You are]]. |
| 32 | ** If he doesn't have his own page, it'd be much, much easier to list his songs that AREN'T mind-shatteringly powerful. [[LargeHam He didn't really do understated music...]] |
| 33 | %%** TwoWords: "We Rock". |
| 34 | * Music/OzzyOsbourne. '''''ALL ABOARD!''''' "Crazy Train" is what everyone hears in their heads when they hear the name Music/OzzyOsbourne. |
| 35 | %%** "I Don't Wanna Stop", "Mr. Crowley", "Perry Mason". |
| 36 | %%** LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM! |
| 37 | * German band Music/{{Accept}} has many of these, certainly. They were one of the precursors of the German PowerMetal! |
| 38 | ** Just to start, [[https://youtu.be/eSMZkF8JDuk "Balls To The Wall"]]. |
| 39 | ** And then, [[https://youtu.be/GkiuJg5HhtM "Fast As A Shark"]]. The entirety of ''Restless and Wild'' is a ''MUST LISTEN''. |
| 40 | ** For something new, try [[https://youtu.be/req-oDf2ZRc "Teutonic Terror"]]. |
| 41 | ** "Russian Roulette". [[https://youtu.be/AFaJs0MKAlA War games! *BOOM*]] |
| 42 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/2S9y_zFGnKM SWAY! So hypnotic...]] |
| 43 | * [[https://youtu.be/lcSpFbRJ5Rc "Feel So Numb"]], [[https://youtu.be/bZvJ-2pgC9s "Dragula"]], and [[https://youtu.be/I0Lg2_PJv24 "Superbeast"]] by Music/RobZombie are all worth mentioning. |
| 44 | ** By his original band, White Zombie, [[https://youtu.be/MFqBTSvBPAU "More Human Than Human"]], [[https://youtu.be/HxQap_3Bj6Q "Black Sunshine"]], and [[https://youtu.be/EkjSNhkdmZ4 "Thunder Kiss '65"]] are also awesome. |
| 45 | ** [[https://youtu.be/vXwBJMvyfT0 Do you know what it means to feel like God?]] |
| 46 | ** [[https://youtu.be/V02WZvLE_R0 "Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks, Cannibal Girls"]], a song so hardcore they put it in a movie about [[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead two metalheads who watch music videos]] as the ''one and only'' musical number. |
| 47 | * Moonsorrow's epic album ''V: Hävitetty'' is a pair of 25+ minute folk/black metal ''pieces'', whose interweaving, repetitive-but-ever-changing guitars, folkish interludes, and occasional hundred-man choirs (to offset the screaming) create a subtle but unmistakable awesome. It has a bit of the regular awesome, too. |
| 48 | ** [[https://youtu.be/0abnkjw-Mqc "Sankarihauta"]]. Epic does not begin to describe it. |
| 49 | %%** "Pimeä" and "Jotunheim" from the previous album ''Verisäkeet''. |
| 50 | * Being one of the first bands in Finnish metal, Oz demonstrates how [=CMoA=] is [[https://youtu.be/RXeF9Qn4aDU done]]. |
| 51 | * Doro Pesch, in both her "Warlock" career and her still-continuing solo career, is one of the undisputed queens of metal, as demonstrated by [[https://youtu.be/A2i8gotiqS0 "All We Are"]], [[https://youtu.be/33TbR_1Mx7g "Burning the Witches"]], [[https://youtu.be/jUHrVeKYGfo "Für Immer"]], [[https://youtu.be/BLPbpCOnpP0 "I Rule the Ruins"]], [[https://youtu.be/QTTlp0l9AKg "Thunderspell"]], and a host of others. |
| 52 | * Candlemass, the band that named Epic Doom Metal in 1986. Especially the ultra-rare album ''Abstrakt Algebra II'', containing, e.a. "Thirst", a jazz/doom-metal song. And the opening song can very accurately be described as exactly what would have happened if Pink Floyd had been a Doom Metal band, and the version of "Dustflow" on that one takes that idea even further. They're a legend for a lot of reasons. |
| 53 | ** [[https://youtu.be/kjRd28TU9CE "Solitude"]] and [[https://youtu.be/GjhXxouTsI8 "Crystal Ball"]]. A Sorcerer's Pledge, too epic for words, especially that high note: The Sorcerer will Riiiiiiiise!!! |
| 54 | ** [[https://youtu.be/1kkVlJMcJTw Black Stone Wielder]]... [[IncomingHam IS]] [[BigWordShout BOOOOO]][[EpicRiff OOOOORN!]] |
| 55 | * On the subject of Epic Doom Metal, the band [=DoomSword=] from Italy definitely deserves a glowing recommendation here. Led by the sonorous baritone of singer and main songwriter Deathmaster, [=DoomSword=] as a band just ''screams'' the word 'epic' in both its music and lyrical themes. Take a pick from any one of their songs, be it the dark, barbaric gallops of [[https://youtu.be/QrqvdSIV2sM "Gergovia"]], the somber majesty of [[https://youtu.be/ewkz0bl5nVA "Heathen Assault"]], the triumphant [[https://youtu.be/fZB72JAxdEk "Onward into Battle"]], which will have you pumping your fist in the air and shouting the words "March, March!" to the heavens in tandem with Deathmaster by the end, or the ridiculously epic [[https://youtu.be/U138j6tqQes "For Those Who Died with Sword In Hand"]], possibly the greatest song ever written about the glory of dying in battle under Odin's gaze, and you will instantly see why. |
| 56 | -->[[BadassCreed "Our fate is written, sword and shield: Born to die on the battlefield."]] |
| 57 | * "Tourniquet" by Music/MarilynManson is so brilliant. From the bass intro to how his vocals it all just works. |
| 58 | %%** "Sweet Dreams", "The Beautiful People", or anything off of ''Antichrist Superstar'', ''Mechanical Animals'', or ''Holy Wood''! |
| 59 | * [[https://youtu.be/zEVJFSUjvNo Korpiklaani]]. |
| 60 | ** Imagine a tent full of metalheads dancing and singing to [[https://youtu.be/M3ZhkLUcKT8 this]] and having a lot of fun doing it. Only Korpiklaani can do that. |
| 61 | ** [[https://youtu.be/XOKbhQbvpPA "Beer Beer"]] is one of the best drinking songs ever. In fact, many of their songs are some of the best drinking songs ever. |
| 62 | ** [[https://youtu.be/ASmqBUnm8rQ "Cottages and Saunas"]]. Playing this while doing almost ANYTHING will almost certainly make you feel badass. |
| 63 | %%** "Wooden Pints". |
| 64 | %%** "Juodaan Vinaa". |
| 65 | %%* Music/CradleOfFilth, especially the album ''Midian''. |
| 66 | * Eluveitie. [[https://youtu.be/coTd0UoFyXY "Uis Elveti"]]. '''Awesome.''' Eluveitie just equals win. |
| 67 | * Turisas. Practically every Turisas song has an insanely epic sing-along chorus that you can't help but get stuck in your head. See [[https://youtu.be/cFBIr3Vx16w "To Holmgard and Beyond"]] and [[https://youtu.be/gKmL-LXcaK4 "One More"]] if you want to be humming something for a week straight. |
| 68 | %%** Two words: [[https://youtu.be/Q5e3SidgylI "Battle Metal"]]. |
| 69 | * Saxon: [[https://youtu.be/DuWWS7lQlnE "Street Fighting Gang"]]. Perfect for when you need to dispense an old-school asskicking. |
| 70 | %%** For that matter, [[https://youtu.be/L5L8RrphXRg "Princess of the Night"]]. |
| 71 | %%** Denim and Leather brought us all together... |
| 72 | * The [[https://youtu.be/GOhnKIVLzOw Transformers theme]] as done by a group called Lion. |
| 73 | * The Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Take the mind-crushing awesomeness of rock and roll and combine it with the time-defying glory that is classical music, and this is what you get. |
| 74 | ** [[https://youtu.be/azNcUy1_3mA This]] [[https://youtu.be/g_Qc5YYp4Cg compilation]] is called ''A Last Illusion''. The first song is "Flight of the Bumblebee". PURE WIN. Followed by an equally awesome rendition of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". |
| 75 | ** [[https://youtu.be/rmgf60CI_ks "Wizards In Winter"]]. Along with one person's ''epic [[MundaneMadeAwesome Christmas lights]]''. |
| 76 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/q2ZqVdEEu8A "Beethoven's Requiem (The Fifth)"]]. |
| 77 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/MHioIlbnS_A "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, the Carol of the Bells"]]. |
| 78 | * "[[Creator/RonWasserman No one will ever take them down!]] [[Franchise/PowerRangers The power lies on their]] [[https://youtu.be/-van93HkAag si~i~i~i~i~ide!]]" |
| 79 | * {{Music/Savatage}}, the band that birthed TSO, also has its fair share of epic awesome tracks. "This Isn't What We Meant", "Chance", and "Symmetry" are just a few of them. |
| 80 | * Music/{{WASP|Band}} has several iconic 80s Metal tracks like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DDiFEbjjpU "Wild Child"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPkUVOKmls0 "I Wanna Be Somebody"]], but one that skipped under the radar during HairMetal's twilight days in 1989, the finale to their NewSoundAlbum ''The Headless Children'', was a monster of a track that could best be described as [[Music/MotleyCrue "Kickstart My Heart"]] on roids: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK4QwwiQVBY Rebel In the FDG.]] |
| 81 | * Pretty much anything by Finnish monster rockers Music/{{Lordi}}, but most especially "Devil Is A Loser", "Deadite Girls Gone Wild", "Hard Rock Hallelujah", "Children of the Night", "Bite It Like A Bulldog", "Girls Go Chopping", "Blood Red Sandman", "Good To Be Bad", and "Would You Love A Monsterman". |
| 82 | ** Not only is "Hard Rock Hallelujah" awesome, it got Finland its first win in the Eurovision Song Contest, AND it had the highest score ever received by a song to that point. |
| 83 | ** "Bringing Back the Balls to Rock", which got Lordi through the qualifying rounds. Bonus points for being a love letter to all things heavy. Even more bonus points for the use of cowbell in the middle of the guitar solo, a move that is both awesome and kinda hilarious. |
| 84 | ** [[https://youtu.be/TuIkINDV0tg "Beast Loose in Paradise"]], which played over the credits of their movie ''Film/DarkFloors''. |
| 85 | ** They also did a cover of Music/AliceCooper's [[https://youtu.be/PFO1c0143TU "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)"]]. |
| 86 | * Symphony X. "The Odyssey", a 24 minute and 14 second adaptation of the Greek legend. While it is only a skimming of the vast majority of the tale, it is a complete retelling. |
| 87 | * "Live for the Kill" by Amon Amarth. Normally MelodicDeathMetal songs don't have very moving parts to them, but add in the cellos of Apocalyptica, and it's a very powerful and very haunting effect. Also [[https://youtu.be/P3WJX1cIuY4 Twilight of the Thunder God.]] What you just heard was the soundtrack to Ragnarök. |
| 88 | * "Call me by my astral name Breeding fear through wordless tongue" barks [[https://youtu.be/95es4DNiQOk Mikael Stanne]] / [[https://youtu.be/UcKWOrkpXO4 Anders Friden]] aided by that sweeping cyclone of guitar riffs and subsequent pounding of the guitar in the track that become Music/InFlames[='=] first classic track and a icon of the Gothenburg metal scene. |
| 89 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/a_fNutgheN4 TAKE THIS LIFE! I'm right here, stay a while and breathe me in!]] |
| 90 | * [[https://youtu.be/i-6jntlAWJs "The One you Love to Hate"]]. Rob Halford. Music/BruceDickinson. Singing together in an awesome song. |
| 91 | * Metsatöll. Take some traditional Estonian folk music, mix it with heavy drums and electric guitars and you get [[https://youtu.be/ChYRwd-cPbM this]], [[https://youtu.be/5Uo_RO56Tz0 this]] and [[https://youtu.be/Nocw1cl4xEQ this]]. |
| 92 | * "Burn In Hell" by Twisted Sister. [[https://youtu.be/QL3C_eAtlS0 Their performance of this song at Wacken Open Air Festival 2003]] was epic beyond words. |
| 93 | * Music/{{Slipknot}}'s "Dead Memories" and "Vermilion". Forget the loud, obnoxious {{nu metal}} band they were. They're gradually making a switch away from brutal noise to proper metal. "Wait and Bleed", "Spit It Out" and "Left Behind" can be considered Crazy Awesome. |
| 94 | * Three words: Music/LambOfGod. Almost every song they make is fucking incredible but the best ones are probably "Omerta", "Redneck", "Pariah", and "Choke Sermon". It's no wonder they're the most well-respected GrooveMetal band since Pantera. "Grace", "For Your Malice", "One Gun", and "Walk With Me In Hell" are songs that are simply too raw for humanity. |
| 95 | * Everything made by Music/DevinTownsend manages to be surprisingly distinctive and deeply interesting, whether you like it or not. Be it hard rock, metal, heavy destructive face-stomping, mind-crushing metal or soft rock, he will nail it like nobody ever wished to. |
| 96 | ** Special mention goes to the album ''Ziltoid the Omniscient'', the entirety of which is pretty awesome. Notably epic tracks include [[https://youtu.be/CggKmuiY198 "By Your Command"]], [[https://youtu.be/YtSnXU8DfCA "Ziltoidia Attaxx!!!"]] and [[https://youtu.be/65gsQucAsfE "Planet Smasher"]]. |
| 97 | ** Every song from the album ''Addicted''. [[https://youtu.be/uYsJpAqPQG8 Start here]]. If you listen to it from start to finish by the end you'll feel as if you've been taken to the stars and back. Props go to [[https://youtu.be/M06vB9YeIjw "Trainfire"]], [[https://youtu.be/4ImWfFLqeSc "Lady Helen"]] and [[https://youtu.be/7gmLplFmUns "Ki"]] from his other album ''Ki'' as well. |
| 98 | ** [[https://youtu.be/8oeClwtHv44 GIVE IT UP! YOUR WORLD! GIVE IT UP! YOUR WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD!]] A song with the name "The Mighty Masturbator" should never go unnoticed. |
| 99 | ** Alllllllllllll of Epicloud. It has explosive powerful songs like 'True North', 'Save Our Now', 'Hold On' and 'Angel'. Features church choirs, that spacey feel Devin is known for and powerhouse vocals from Anneke van Giersburgen, returning from Addicted! She and Devin sound absolutely gorgeous together. It's just... epic. |
| 100 | ** Anything he has done with his band Strapping Young Lad qualifies. Industrial thrash/death metal never sounded so good since its inception. [[https://youtu.be/3f20L0msLsM Take a listen.]] |
| 101 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/IaN3YEbYbng ALL! HAIL! THE NEW FLESH!]] |
| 102 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/TdgQ_0uCcaQ STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND.]] |
| 103 | * Music/{{Korn}} certainly deserves a few mentions. [[https://youtu.be/aYQQzw4-NSg "Twisted Transistor"]] and [[https://youtu.be/c5lAnqTpJgA "Ever Be"]] are both great songs, but [[https://youtu.be/aYQQzw4-NSg "Coming Undone"]] is fucking ''incredible.'' |
| 104 | ** Try listening to their first album, and in particular the first song on that album, and see if that doesn't alter your definition of awesome. |
| 105 | %%** Or the entirety of the second album. |
| 106 | ** [[https://youtu.be/jRGrNDV2mKc "Freak On A Leash"]] and [[https://youtu.be/VAWjsVoDpm0 "Got The Life"]]. |
| 107 | ** [[https://youtu.be/xzkiJJ_NkD0 "Another Brick in the Wall"]]. Thought this was a [[Music/PinkFloyd cover]] that could never work? Prepare to be proven wrong. |
| 108 | %%** Their cover of "Word Up!" deserves a mention. |
| 109 | * "Battle Song" by Ensiferum. Best described as being ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''-HotBlooded. |
| 110 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Su-FEbdNTuk Lai Lai Hei]] illustrates what they are capable of. 7 minutes of folk metal greatness. |
| 111 | ** [[https://youtu.be/V63dMeT_i0A Victory Song]], likewise, is a bit over 10 minutes of violins and ''ham.'' |
| 112 | ** [[https://youtu.be/UiUvcfSjHQs In My Sword I Trust]] perfectly demonstrates Ensiferum's ability to put out incredible material even at the critical low point of their career. |
| 113 | * X Japan. All of their songs are pretty epic, but [[https://youtu.be/yUhwNWzdIAc "Art of Life"]] is probably the best example. The song is about ''thirty minutes long'' and still manages to be awesome the whole time. |
| 114 | * Protest the Hero. |
| 115 | ** The last minute of "She Who Mars the Skin of Gods", all of "Sequoia Throne". |
| 116 | ** All of "Scurrilous". Props to Arif for putting a slap bass solo in the middle of a metal song. |
| 117 | %%** All of the next album, ''Volition''. |
| 118 | * Music/{{Rammstein}}: |
| 119 | ** "Ohne Dich" is a beautiful song... |
| 120 | ** "Feuer Frei" sounds like a goddamn call to arms. |
| 121 | ** ''Hellboy 2''[='=]s use of "Mein Hertz Brennt" is probably one of the best uses of a song in a trailer in a long, long time. A perfect fit for the character, too. |
| 122 | ** "Ich Tu Dir Weh" knows just when and how to punch you right where you need it. |
| 123 | ** Off the same album, "Frühling in Paris" definitely qualifies as SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, an unexpectedly haunting tune. |
| 124 | ** "Pussy" is also a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} wrapped in a catchy, heavy-as-hell song. |
| 125 | ** "Du Hast" is what put them on the map in America. If you listen to it, you'll know why. |
| 126 | ** For a mainstream (quote-unquote) metal band, "Mein Teil" is a gross, {{Squick}} of a song, especially when you know the inspiration. And you know what? Its dramatic stylings fucking ''rock.'' |
| 127 | ** "Asche zu Asche" nods towards jungle and drum-n-bass with elements of ThrashMetal. |
| 128 | ** "Mutter" and "Rein Raus" are both highlights off their album ''Mutter'' for similar reasons: melting the listener's brains out. |
| 129 | ** The scathing, sarcastic, catchy as all hell "Amerika". |
| 130 | ** "Reise, Reise." It sounds like the song Davy Jones would play upon rising from his watery grave. |
| 131 | %%** "Keine Lust". "Benzin". "Mann gegen Mann". "Waidmann's Heil". |
| 132 | %%** Also "Stein Um Stein", "Rosenrot", "Haifisch" and "Weißes Fleisch". |
| 133 | %%* Special mention for Isole, a Doom Metal band with [[https://youtu.be/wvsuCziWL_c exactly 'one' good song]]. |
| 134 | * Leaves' Eyes. Most of their songs are about love, nature and other such stuff. Wouldn't expect much epicness out of that, would you? It's symphonic/gothic metal covered in the most epic epicsauce known to man. [[https://youtu.be/hOu2Y8nrTW8 "Senses Capture"]], [[https://youtu.be/PBAM3WhB6cQ "Farewell Proud Men"]], [[https://youtu.be/YbvuO8_VLmY "Solemn Sea"]] and [[https://youtu.be/MU7O1lU8YmQ "Misseri"]]. Aw heck, the entirety of ''Vinland Saga'' is one great, big, whopping CMOA. |
| 135 | * Liv Kristine, the lead singer of Leaves' Eyes, did guest vocals on the song "Nymphetamine" by Cradle of Filth. Kristine was the lead singer of Theatre of Tragedy until about 2005 or so. Theatre were major trailblazers in the gothic/doom metal genre, and pioneered the "beauty and the beast" vocal style characterized by a coupling of clean female vocals and male death growls. Of course this is not to say her work on "Nymphetamine" wasn't impressive - it certainly was - but she's done a lot more too. |
| 136 | * The melodic death metal band Deadlock would be already awesome enough to get an entry in this page, but their album ''Wolves'' brought us [[https://youtu.be/cB4uhYpaIXg "Praeludium II"]], a short epic ''classical piece'' that manages to be as interesting as the metal content on the rest of the album, if not even ''more'' interesting. |
| 137 | * Music/{{Disturbed}}: |
| 138 | ** But especially: "Stupify", "Awaken", "Just Stop", "Stricken", "Pain Redefined", "Inside The Fire", "Deceiver", "Perfect Insanity", "Divide". Any time you ask a large group of Disturbed fans their favorites, over half of them will list unknown or obscure songs from the back of the albums. This is a five album discography, people. The band is that worshiped by their fanbase. |
| 139 | ** "Another Way To Die" features some of the vocal dynamics hinted at in "Deify" and "Land of Confusion", then turns them up to eleven. It starts with a grim vocal crooning opening, then the guitars start booming while Draiman shouts the things people've done to the Earth, building to an epic crescendo while the rest of the band sings back-up, after which Donegan gives us one of his most technical guitar solos is years. This is the kind of song that gets people into Disturbed. |
| 140 | ** From the same album, "Asylum". Now that's badass, if you don't agree listen to it. It carries so many aspects of Disturbed's distilled style that it may compete with DWTS for SignatureSong. Its intro, "Remnants," is hauntingly awesome and builds up to "Asylum" amazingly well. Listen to them one after another, it's spellbinding. |
| 141 | ** [[https://youtu.be/09LTT0xwdfw OOH WAH AH AH AH!!]] |
| 142 | *** The drum opening. Way to define tribal percussion, Mike. |
| 143 | *** And then there's the part where [[spoiler:''a kid fights back at his abusive mom.'']] You know, "NO MOMMY! DON'T DO IT AGAIN! WHY'D YOU HAVE TO BE SUCH A BITCH YOU ABUSIVE FUCKING WHORE!" |
| 144 | ** "The Night" is pretty widely-agreed to be solid gold. It has [[EpicRiff one of those riffs]] that's hard not to fall in love with and what could arguably be called Dan Donegan's best solo of his career. Mix that with David's dramatic bellowing vocals and the tight-as-always rhythm section for a great overall package. |
| 145 | ** The fills in "Ten Thousand Fists" have just the right level of speed, melody and complexity to become downright orgasmic. Not to mention those catchy strings and David's epic shouting. |
| 146 | ** [[Music/JudasPriest "Living After Midnight"]] [[https://youtu.be/W66-xlmfpTQ covered by Disturbed]]. Not only is it an excellent cover all-round, Mike Wengren pays tribute to Painkiller's drum opening for fun in the intro, Dan Donegan creates an original solo for the outro and David Draiman hits a massively high note near the end as well. |
| 147 | ** ''The Lost Children'', the collection of b-sides and rare tracks... EVERY SONG ON THAT ALBUM IS PURE GOLD. But especially "This Moment", "Parasite", and "3". It was said they called it ''The Lost Children'' because they couldn't pick a favorite unreleased song to put on it. |
| 148 | ** It's easier to say which song of theirs ISN'T awesome, but the best ones are "Indestructible", [[SignatureSong "Down With The Sickness"]], "Hell", [[DarkIsNotEvil "The Night"]], "[[VillainSong Inside The Fire]]", "Criminal", "[[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent The Animal]]", and "Ten Thousand Fists". |
| 149 | ** In 2015, Disturbed triumphantly returned with a new single, [[https://youtu.be/0TEMJQraQkc "The Vengeful One"]]. It's best described as a cross between "The Night" and "Another Way to Die", and it is wonderful. |
| 150 | %%** "I'M AN INDESTRUCTIBLE MASTER OF WAAAAAAAAAR!" |
| 151 | * Music/{{Megadeth}}. ''Killing is my Business... and Business is Good!'', ''Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?'', ''Rust in Peace'', ''Youthanasia'', and ''Endgame''. |
| 152 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Lq8i2i2ZRHA MEGADETH!!! MEGADETH!!!]] [[https://youtu.be/xX6UjWMffaY AGUANTE MEGADETH!!!]] |
| 153 | ** Speaking of ''Rust in Peace'', "Take no Prisoners" will kick your ass all over the place. |
| 154 | ** "Holy Wars", the song's so [[RatedMForManly manly]] and HotBlooded that it could rival [[AwesomeMusic/FistOfTheNorthStar Ai Wo Torimodose]]. |
| 155 | ** ''Th1rt3en'' combines their earlier thrash sound with the more melodic elements of their later work to rather impressive results. |
| 156 | ** ''Endgame'' may be their thrashiest album since ''Rust In Peace'', with such hits as the opening guitar solo "Dialectic Chaos" leading straight into "This Day We Fight!", "1320," and of course the surge of sheer aggression that is "Head Crusher". |
| 157 | ** ''Dystopia'' continues with this trend; with powerful riffs and intense lyrics combined into a very epic album, which still kicks ass just as much as Mustaine's earlier works. The title track even won the 2016 Grammys for Best Heavy Metal Performance! |
| 158 | %%** "Hangar 18", "Holy Wars", "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!", "The Conjuring", "Addicted To Chaos", "Washington Is Next!" and "Poison Was The Cure." |
| 159 | * Just about everything by the melodic death metal band Dark Tranquility, but in particular "Day To End" and "Insanity's Crescendo". |
| 160 | * The Vital Remains album ''Dechristianize'' in general, the song "Devoured Elysium" in particular, especially since it has one of the most memorable lines of any song: "GOD YOU FUCKING WHORE". |
| 161 | * Brocas Helm's album ''Defenders of the Crown''. The whole damn thing, particularly if it comes with [[https://youtu.be/_YO8qwKVuik "Drink The Blood Of The Priest"]]. The entire album is on this guy's channel, fifteen songs in all. "Cry of the Banshee", "Juggernaut", "Persian Gulf"... hell, the whole damn thing. |
| 162 | * Music/ArchEnemyBand: DeathMetal with epic guitar solos! Micheal Ammot is the king of the guitar solo. Listen to any song and try not to feel the awesomeness emanating from his guitar. |
| 163 | ** The rest of the band top-notch, too, in the vocals. There's a BrokenBase over who's better— Johan Liiva on the '90s albums or Angela Gossow (yes, a woman who can growl) from 2000 on— but both sides are at least worth checking out. Start with the ''Stigmata'' album for material with Johan on vocals, or ''Wages Of Sin'' or ''Doomsday Machine'' for songs with Angela behind the mic. |
| 164 | ** The base is even more broken now that Alissa White-Gluz has taken over for Angela after she stepped down, but as their new song [[https://youtu.be/InRMwptcgAo "War Eternal"]] shows, she's perfectly capable of carrying the torch. |
| 165 | * August Burns Red has a few towards the end of some of their albums. |
| 166 | ** Listen to "Redemption" or [[https://youtu.be/ugPxKkDmh5M "Meddler"]]. "We'll feed our flame before wasting time on anyone else's/the gallows were not supposed to look like this" |
| 167 | ** Almost all of the songs from their album ''Leveler'' certainly qualify for this, but the lyrics of [[https://youtu.be/0RGpAvWqctQ "Empire"]] are about humanity, and how our time now is a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. |
| 168 | %%* Creator/ChristopherLee's ''Charlemagne'' concept album, especially "The Bloody Verdict of Verden". |
| 169 | %%** "[[https://youtu.be/y5HZOemIcys I SHED THE BLOOD OF THE SAXON MEN!]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I SHED THE BLOOD OF THE SAXON MEN!]] I SHED THE BLOOD OF ''FOUR THOUSAND'' SAXON MEN!" |
| 170 | * Almost anything Sigh have released, ever. To give you an idea of what these guys are like, their 2001 album ''Imaginary Sonicscape'' starts off with fuzzy synths and heavy guitar, works its way through dub breakdowns, disco sections, a classical interlude, an eleven minute song featuring a tuned percussion solo, and ends with a haunting whistling melody... That abruptly cuts into a chorus of laughing babies. Their 2008 album? Wagnerian in its bombast, even having a song or two that START with guitar solos. And the next album...? They replaced the trumpets with SAXOPHONE. Long story short, they are the black metal embodiment of Crazy Awesome. |
| 171 | * Kalmah, a Finnish extreme power metal/melodic death metal band. |
| 172 | ** Any song, really ANY song from their debut album, ''Swamplord'', one of the best melodic death metal albums ever. The ones that really deserve to be mentioned (including from ''Swamplord'') are "Hades", "To The Gallows", "Heroes To Us", "Heritance of Berija", "My Nation", and "Evil In You", the last one being one of the most... evil songs to ever exist. The sensation of pure darkness and evil in your ears is incredible. |
| 173 | ** "Black Marten's Trace", "Windlake Tale", "Pikemaster", well, all of the album is pure gold beneath the swamp. |
| 174 | %%** Their album bought even MORE awesomeness to the band, rivaling ''Swamplord'' in sheer awesomeness. |
| 175 | * System Of A Down's "Streamline" and their cover of Black Sabbath's "Snowblind". Serj's vocals and the band's musical style give the song a new meaning. |
| 176 | %%** "Aerials", "Chop Suey!", "Spiders", "Hypnotize". |
| 177 | * [[https://youtu.be/1paTrimD6O4 "The Finisher"]] by Oh, Sleeper is written as a BadassBoast from God's perspective to [[ArchEnemy Satan]]. From its start to its finish, it gives the impression that Lucifer is probably sitting there saying "OhCrap." Excerpts: |
| 178 | -->"Do you mean to challenge me? Because your speech is threatening to the writer of your history [...] your whisper may sway the weak, but when I speak it roars the seas! Your challenge has been met, because with a breath I could snap your neck. This won't be like the first time you tried, because my patience and mercy for you has run dry [...] I will burn off your limbs, you will never shade again. You will bow at my feet, or I will rip out your knees and make of your face all the carnage you crave." |
| 179 | ** Likewise, the opening eponymous track on the same album, [[https://youtu.be/dcXuUe-FYsw "Son of the Morning"]], is the reverse: a challenge against God by Satan, wherein God's response is contained in the chorus. It is manic and violent, giving the picture of a very disturbed, almost insane Satan. And it is AWESOME. |
| 180 | * Music/MachinaeSupremacy's very first song, "Cryosleep", is the perfect fusion of heavy metal and electronic music. |
| 181 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/VWTyjXYo_Z8 I see it all laid to waste in a view from the end of the world...]] |
| 182 | * Scar Symmetry's [[https://youtu.be/Z5aB9bW5B00 "Ghost Prototype II - Deus Ex Machina"]] is amazing. The combination of clean vocals and death growls, the semi-upbeat lyrics, and that fucking SOLO. |
| 183 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/gQZwsXnDQJc title track]] to the band's ''Holographic Universe'' album. If ever there was a song to thoroughly define the band that plays it, this is it. That ''entire fucking album'' is probably one of the best metal albums put out since 2000. From the way the songs are written to the way one song flows into the next, it's essentially flawless, and without a doubt their best work to date. |
| 184 | ** "Hybrid Cult" probably shows off Christian's most diverse vocal performance with the band. He uses his death growl, his higher register scream, some weird almost speaking voice, and then his amazing singing voice we all love. ''All in the same song.'' |
| 185 | ** [[https://youtu.be/XX0p7Y3gND4 The Illusionist]] from ''Pitch Black Progress''. That. Damn. Intro. Riff. |
| 186 | * [[https://youtu.be/S99RuToWQzs "Feeding Frenzy"]] by Walls of Jericho. The intro alone ''demands'' fist pumping. |
| 187 | * Music/{{Kyuss}}' entire career was made out of hugely distorted guitar riffs that sound completely awesome (true story: Josh Homme plugged a guitar head into an Ampeg bass cabinet to bring out the low end). [[https://youtu.be/KcY3UF6_IaM "Whitewater"]] and [[https://youtu.be/aLdOlzIRCdk "Demon Cleaner"]] stand out, but the entire ''Sky Valley'' album is completely kickass, as is the rest of their material. |
| 188 | * Music/TheAgonist. Most of their songs contain about three {{epic riff}}s each. For those who prefer guttural growls, or for those who prefer clean singing, singer Alissa White-Gluz can provide both! |
| 189 | * [[https://youtu.be/YxUYpVl0qok "Misanthropy Pure"]] by Shai Hulud. The lyrics are sick, never mind the guitar work. |
| 190 | * Music/{{POD}}: |
| 191 | ** [[https://youtu.be/EDKwCvD56kw "Youth of the Nation"]]. A ominous, powerful dedication to victims of school shootings and other isolated victims of the dark side high school life. |
| 192 | ** The band's collaboration with Carlos Santana, [[https://youtu.be/9Wm2Erqnz9w America]], is nothing short of ''epic''. |
| 193 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/kncfM9Jihv8 Here comes the BOOM!!!]] |
| 194 | * Music/ThousandFootKrutch's ''Welcome to the Masquerade'' is alternative metal at its very best. |
| 195 | * Music/{{Summoning}}'s [[https://youtu.be/8lDcp_vD6HI "Land of the Dead"]] has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever. |
| 196 | * Sentenced had an epic and emotional farewell gig after they decided to disband permanently and the whole gig could be said to be a moment of awesome. The most emotional moments are when the former vocalist makes a surprise guest appearance to bid [[https://youtu.be/NsTvAa-qqYw his own farewell to the fans]] and the vocalist holding back tears when introducing and singing their swan song [[https://youtu.be/yujseiSglQo "End of the Road"]] and the lengthy guitar solo that ends the song. |
| 197 | * Trivium has a '''butt load''' of these on ''Shogun''. With earth-shattering cuts such as [[https://youtu.be/pYKNm4qMJTc "Kirisute Gomen"]] and [[https://youtu.be/AEhP-jbvVx8 "Down From The Sky"]], how could anyone even hope keep their head still? |
| 198 | * Music/{{Mayhem}} definitely has it going for its career, but their primary awesome song is "Freezing Moon". It doesn't matter if it's with Attila Csihar, [[https://youtu.be/-cJZ7b7gxGs Maniac]], or [[https://youtu.be/7IJovmgDJPY Dead]] because it's still awesome to listen to. |
| 199 | * And then there's Music/{{Burzum}}, whose [[https://youtu.be/MBll5LyMnAw "Det Som En Gang Var"]] and [[https://youtu.be/luFCBdS5PAs "Dunkelheit"]] are considered masterpieces of atmospheric black metal. |
| 200 | * Bal-Sagoth has many songs that fit this, most notably "Chronicles of Shadow". That song deserves a [=CMoA=] all on its own with the line "And liberated virgins from the burden of their maidenhood." |
| 201 | * Agalloch has many songs that fall under this category, the best examples are the three parts of "She Painted Fire Across the Skyline". Many of their songs combine the right amount of melancholic atmosphere with awesome riffs. |
| 202 | * Music/{{Slayer}}: |
| 203 | ** The entire ''Reign in Blood'' album. 30 minutes of pure metal carnage.[[https://youtu.be/K6_zsJ8KPP0 "Angel Of Death"]] is a highlight for being the ''most brutal song on the album''. Then there's the onslaught known as [[https://youtu.be/z8ZqFlw6hYg Raining]] [[SignatureSong Blood]]. |
| 204 | ** Also ''Hell Awaits'', ''South Of Heaven'' and ''Seasons In The Abyss.'' Those three all have slower songs or passages in the mix, but plenty of their slower riffs are just as [[EpicRiff memorable]], if not more. |
| 205 | * The Lord Weird Slough Feg (now Slough Feg) is proof that metal is alive and well. With songs like [[https://youtu.be/fRqy8qERjTg "Warrior's Dawn"]], [[https://youtu.be/hH26F6kvhUY "Vargr Theme - Confrontation"]], and [[https://youtu.be/0ws4ZwHQB9c "Ape Uprising"]]. |
| 206 | ** Additionally, the whole of ''Traveller''. {{Rock opera}} concept about a half-man, half-wolf consisting of twelve awesome songs. |
| 207 | * Pretty much all the musical output of Music/DirEnGrey, whether it's the old VisualKei stuff or the newer, harsher releases. [[GenreMashup They are able to go from pop, to rock, to metal, to so hardcore the paint on the wall bleeds]]. |
| 208 | ** Then you have "OBSCURE", "Merciless Cult" and so many songs by the band that are moments of musical awesomeness. |
| 209 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/2X38H6Zvyr4 THE FINAL]]" is a J-metal CultClassic. |
| 210 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Kz7WAoNDI-0 THE AGITATED SCREAMS OF KYO]]. No, seriously, if this song wasn't made by Diru it would've been made by Music/{{Converge}}. '''And that really says something.''' |
| 211 | ** The ''DUM SPIRO SPERO'' album features the most diverse and evil-sounding vocals from Kyo ever, including him performing ''[[HarshVocals guttural death growls]]'' to rather epic results. |
| 212 | ** 'mazohyst of decadence'. A haunting, snare-driven, raw tune about Kyo's views on Japan's ignorance towards abortion. |
| 213 | ** "Zan", "Rasetsukoku", "THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB", "Saku" and "GRIEF" are [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome all kinds of awesome]]. |
| 214 | ** "DOZING GREEN"'s LastNoteNightmare is a musical Moment of Awesome in itself, as it's an "appetizer" of what Kyo can do with his vocals. ManOfAThousandVoices indeed. |
| 215 | ** "DIFFERENT SENSE" shows how TechnicalDeathMetal should be done. It ''even'' made the band [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome win Loudwire's "Extreme Metal Olympics"]], defeating even groundbreaking death metal acts such as Music/{{Death}} and Music/CannibalCorpse. |
| 216 | ** "Sustain the untruth" can be basically interpreted as the child of Music/{{Merzbow}}, Music/FaithNoMore and Music/{{Behemoth}}. [[https://youtu.be/_GQDfmlDLck AND IT IS GLORIOUS.]] |
| 217 | * Post-metal, a 'genre' that has been created almost entirely in the service of the Musical Moment of Awesome. The slow crescendo and eventual climax is the whole point, leading to [[OnceAnEpisode damn near every song]] being some measure of epic. Examples include the ending crescendo of "So Did We" by Isis, the sudden, beautiful lightning storm at the end of "Burn" by Neurosis, "O'le Nessie" by Music/{{Mastodon}}, and "Finland" by Cult of Luna. |
| 218 | %%** The second part of "At the Base Of The Giant's Throat" by Battle of Mice. |
| 219 | * Music/{{Sleep}} was an incredibly influential stoner doom metal band from the 90s. They easily claim the title as heaviest band to ever exist. Take Black Sabbath and get them EVEN MORE high on as much weed as you can possibly have. Their moment of awesome is easily their song "Dopesmoker". A single song that lasts OVER AN HOUR! If you have not been crushed into tiny pieces and had your spirit ascend to nirvana by the end of "Dopesmoker", the bonus live track on the album, [[https://youtu.be/SChhLWp40Qk "Sonic Titan"]], will finish the job |
| 220 | * [[Music/{{Mastodon}} "And now I'm standing staring at the world..."]] Hell, the entire ''Crack the Skye'' album qualifies as SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, so anyone who's not familiar with the band should think about starting there. |
| 221 | * [[https://youtu.be/s3-l_T6AuNk "Breadfan"]]. |
| 222 | * And now for something completely different, yet awesome: Music/{{Apocalyptica}}. Some good pieces: [[https://youtu.be/l8imVKXWd8U "Inquisition Symphony"]], [[https://youtu.be/odot5s70dvc "Hyperventilation"]], [[https://youtu.be/MhKe-Z-NhBs "Hall of the Mountain King"]] and the best of all: their rendition of [[https://youtu.be/rbTozgoj9OQ "Nothing Else Matters"]] takes the cake, '''hands down'''. [[https://youtu.be/VfVqOZQVcJQ "Ruska"]], meanwhile, is a TearJerker. |
| 223 | * Czech band [[https://youtu.be/ejKFyshXVTE Root]] is [[https://youtu.be/qoLY4vQ-d1A undeservedly]] obscure. |
| 224 | * Russian band Arkona's folk metal. Just listen to their [[https://youtu.be/OSRSikWuxXY "Rus"]]. |
| 225 | * The Hungarian folk metal band Dalriada. Pretty much all of their songs have unbelievably catchy choruses. For example [[https://youtu.be/9F7b4skyUy4 "Hajdútánc"]]. |
| 226 | * Behemoth have many songs that could qualify for a CMOA but the best of the best is probably [[https://youtu.be/txOaM6Y2Wis this]]. |
| 227 | * Just for the page intro: you want aggressiveness? Then [[https://youtu.be/_ADPPcZZIBU Heaven Shall Burn]] will more than sate your needs. After detonating your eardrums [[LoudOfWar a thousand times over]], of course. Their duet with Deadlock's lead singer Sabine Scherer, 'Given in Death', is something that nobody thought would work, but it turned out to be a masterpiece. There's a reason it got so much attention. |
| 228 | * Music/AnaalNathrakh, with their downright brutalizing take on BlackMetal, mixing it with IndustrialMetal, DeathMetal and {{Grindcore}}. And ''yes, it worked.'' [[https://youtu.be/kUcFAA1dKPY Listen.]] |
| 229 | * The entirety of Tristania's album ''Widow's Weeds'' is awesome. You've got the epically catchy "My Lost Lenore", the brutal and dark "Wasteland's Caress", and the heartbreaking TearJerker that is "December Elegy" (if you don't have tears in your eyes at that violin solo, you sold your soul). All topped off with one of the greatest uses of SopranoAndGravel in gothic metal. |
| 230 | * Music/WithinTemptation [[https://youtu.be/yCxb8FwhzK8 "Our Solemn Hour"]], with guest appearance by Winston Churchill. |
| 231 | ** Their [[https://youtu.be/LC8GIrfOrOg "Sound of Freedom"]] is also awesome. Especially the live version with an extended intro and an orchestra playing with them. |
| 232 | ** Their album ''[[ConceptAlbum The Unforgiving]]'' is really awesome. Highlights include [[https://youtu.be/Sco7GZOn1P8 "Iron"]] and [[https://youtu.be/ly7tRXf3sN0 "A Demon's Fate"]]. |
| 233 | ** There's also [[https://youtu.be/mLz61g0JLxQ "Shot in the Dark"]] for those of you who prefer their slower stuff. Worthy of note from earlier albums: [[https://youtu.be/aa5BUDKgzRQ "The Howling"]], [[https://youtu.be/33AGm_HLb90 "Hand Of Sorrow"]], [[https://youtu.be/yzZIe5KJQDg "Dark Wings"]], [[https://youtu.be/pCMtO9omBTE "The Promise"]] and [[https://youtu.be/_Fr_vKhYEeo "Enter"]]. |
| 234 | ** There's a reason ''Hydra'' is coined by fans and critics alike the band's greatest work. [[https://youtu.be/MAiV8RpqzME "Dangerous"]], [[https://youtu.be/Dy6MpsDPKts "Paradise (What About Us?)"]], [[https://youtu.be/92cBaQ6WUVc "And We Run"]] and [[https://youtu.be/VRNPkJ0ELPc "Whole World is Watching"]] are all considered as WT's landmarks, and ''nobody'' has argued over it. |
| 235 | %%** Pretty much their entire live show Black Symphony. |
| 236 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/VyuJI73Uxns "The Truth Beneath The Rose"]]. |
| 237 | * Music/{{Manowar}}. Everything. What, that's not enough? Oh fine: |
| 238 | ** "Father" is epic in its own right. But then they released in ''sixteen different languages''. |
| 239 | ** [[https://youtu.be/JJdzm9h6rfI "Die For Metal"]], quite possibly the greatest metal anthem ever recorded. |
| 240 | ** The true metal anthem [[https://youtu.be/YUx8gRFnNWQ "Kings of Metal"]]. |
| 241 | ** [[https://youtu.be/T6na8gO12vg "Army of the Dead"]] qualifies for the sheer levels of ManlyTears it inspires. |
| 242 | ** [[https://youtu.be/PV571FNpIcc "Fight for Freedom"]] [[https://youtu.be/6HJUWRuNwm4 Here it is in a tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces.]] |
| 243 | %%** "[[https://youtu.be/p5nL6FJDUmM Manowar! Born to live forevermore! The right to conquer every shore!]]" |
| 244 | %%** "[[https://youtu.be/JRWcmYLVKG0 Father! Father! FATHER I LOOK UP TO YOUUUUUUU....]]" |
| 245 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/fYZLsaI1khk "Hymn of the Immortal Warriors"]]. |
| 246 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/hHhE9_y76hw "Warriors of the World (United)"]] |
| 247 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/vaqH3v31X4w "Heart of Steel"]] |
| 248 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/YLCp5U7wotQ "Carry On"]] |
| 249 | * "You Are A Pirate" from Series/LazyTown is very catchy right, well check out the [[https://youtu.be/os5TXyJlEMc Alestorm version...]] |
| 250 | ** Also from Music/{{Alestorm}}: [[https://youtu.be/XP4MWU6KZOk "Keelhauled"]], [[https://youtu.be/wXK6BLds7BY "Chronicles of Vengeance"]], [[https://youtu.be/eDOFzu-6MD4 "Shipwrecked"]], and [[https://youtu.be/EL65oumesqE "Captain Morgan's Revenge"]]. |
| 251 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Wkyo5FTR25M "Back Through Time"]] and [[https://youtu.be/sBW7MZhhLc4 "Over The Seas"]]. Utterly brilliant, swashbuckling and epic openings to their respective albums. |
| 252 | * Music/GammaRay, especially the ''Somewhere Out In Space'' album. |
| 253 | * InThisMoment are simply epic, especially "Forever" |
| 254 | %% ** "Violet Skies". Enough said. |
| 255 | * Soilwork's first four albums are a bit noisy and sound a little immature. Their ''next'' four albums, however, are some of the most epic metal albums around. Once you start with the first song on their 2003 album ''Figure Number Five''. |
| 256 | * Music/{{Motorhead}}: [[https://youtu.be/aSsqavYIgNc something something something THE ACE OF SPADES! THE ACE OF SPADES!]] Then there's "Overkill", a stop-start section done 4 times that gets better everytime. Especially when the Big Four play it and their drummers continually one-up each other. |
| 257 | * Diamond Head: "Helpless" and "Am I Evil?" When the four of the biggest metal bands ever come together to play your songs, you have done well. |
| 258 | %%** [[LargeHam NOW I SEE HIS FACE, I SEE A SMILE YEAH! SUCH A LONELY FACE,]] NO GOLDEN MILE! [[DarkAndTroubledPast EYES TELL MORBID TALES OF HIS BLACK HEART! HIS DEEDS THROUGH AGES PAST TELL OF HIS PART!]] |
| 259 | SEE HIS FACE! SEE HIS SMILE! [[OhCrap I'M GONNA DIE! WHOA OH! WHOA OH! NOHO!]] Ladies and Gentlemen, [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic THE PRINCE!]] |
| 260 | %%* Red: |
| 261 | %%** "Nothing and Everything". |
| 262 | %%** "Feed the Machine" is also pretty awesome. |
| 263 | * Ill Nino. You thought NuMetal sucked? Listen to every single album these guys have put out. |
| 264 | ** [[https://youtu.be/UZ1nLow0txY I just wanna touch you, I just wanna FUCK YOU!!!]] Nobody can make singing about feelings for a girl sound that awesome. 'I can, smell the way you taste...'. Who knew metal could be seductive? |
| 265 | ** [[https://youtu.be/7aGsdoBDiXw THIS IS WAR!]] Listen to this while playing Borderlands, Call of Duty, or any shooter. YOU. WILL. OWN. |
| 266 | ** The entire ''Confession'' album is simply killer. It sounds like Music/LinkinPark, Music/{{Korn}}, Music/{{Meshuggah}}, Music/{{Slipknot}}, Soilwork, Music/{{Sepultura}}, Music/{{Soulfly}}, Music/{{Santana}} and Music/BreakingBenjamin had a massive orgy. "How Can I Live" in particular is a pretty epic song. Listen to the verses, and try not to get chills up your spine. Everything about that song is nearly perfect. There's a reason they re-recorded it in Spanish and ''put the song on their own album twice.'' |
| 267 | ** "Kellogg's, Bombs, & Cracker Jacks". Forget how ridiculous the title is; that song is awesome. [[https://youtu.be/g5fQu1gfQKc EAT YOUR RICE! EAT YOUR STEAK! EAT YOUR FRIES! THE ONLY FUCKING THING WE DO IS WATCH TV!]] Also really funny. |
| 268 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/SUNOeJj8cZ8 NO MORE WAARRRS! NOOO MOORRREE RESOLUTIONS!!]] |
| 269 | %% ** "Compulsion of Virus and Fever". Enough said. |
| 270 | * Pick nearly any song by Music/{{Chimaira}}. ''Any''. "Power Trip", "Resurrection", "Trigger Finger", "Let Go", "Army of Me", "The Venom Inside", "Sp Lit", "Comatose", "Year of the Snake", "Eyes of a Criminal" and "All That's Left is Blood" are barely even a small handful of awesome tracks these guys have put out. We can't wonder why this is one of metalcore's biggest {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s. |
| 271 | * Music/DemonHunter's ''The Triptych'' was a nearly flawless album. Front to back. ''True Defiance'' ties with it for being the band's best albums. |
| 272 | %% * Mnemic's song "Liquid". Enough said. |
| 273 | * Music/{{Sevendust}} are quite possibly one of the few good bands under NuMetal, along with Ill Nino. Songs like "Disease", "Unraveling", and "Ugly" are good places to start. |
| 274 | * Atmospheric black metal band Drudkh has several. [[https://youtu.be/LMZxZ5Nm95U "Glare of Autumn"]] seems to be the fan favorite. |
| 275 | * Music/MachineHead definitely deserves a mention. Listen to their entire ''Burn My Eyes'' album. ''The Blackening'' and ''Unto the Locust'' deserve mention as well. A grand example: [[https://youtu.be/4U0Xo9ohdFk "I Am Hell".]] |
| 276 | * Anything at all by Music/FearFactory. "Slave Labor" is probably the best of the best. The electronics in the main riff are just amazing. |
| 277 | ** Anything off of their album ''Mechanize''. "Powershifter" and "Fear Campaign" are truly awesome. And that's just the beginning. |
| 278 | ** ''The Industrialist''. From the opening title track all the way to their cover of Music/PitchShifter[='s=] "Landfill", you will headbang so much that by the end of the album you'll have a broken neck. |
| 279 | * Heidevolk - [[https://youtu.be/reOLeLX0Q9U "Vulgaris Magistralis"]] |
| 280 | * Ladies and gentlemen, [[https://youtu.be/WOTcYZdxing Nonpoint]]. Alternative metal doesn't get much better than these guys. |
| 281 | ** Try to listen to the first three songs on their fourth album ''To the Pain'', particularly "There's Going to Be a War!" without headbanging. |
| 282 | ** "I Said It" off their SelfTitledAlbum, which is essentially a really angry (not to mention badass) TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to somebody that the narrator ''really'' hates. It's aggressive, fast, mean, and actually succeeds in making the listener feel Elias' anger. And who can forget the part when he screams, "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments YOUR MOTHER SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE BALLS IN YOUR POPS!]]"? |
| 283 | ** "Reborn" features the band attempting thrash metal. It's ''awesome''. |
| 284 | ** "Frontlines", an emotional hard rock song that gives a shout out to our troops. May also count as a TearJerker for someone with a friend or relative fighting in the war. |
| 285 | ** ''The Return'' is one of the best nu metal albums to come out since the genre went out of style. The riff in "Razors", for example, is ''insane''. |
| 286 | * Music/{{Anthrax}} is usually thought of as the least musically important band of the "Big Four" and are therefore overlooked. But that's simply an injustice for the band that made classics like "A.I.R.", "Skeleton in the Closet", "Belly of the Beast", "Got the Time", "Indians", "Madhouse", and "Caught in a Mosh". |
| 287 | ** Their albums ''Worship Music'' and ''For All Kings'' have a ton of strong material too. Check out "Suzerain" from the latter. NOTHING IS OVEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!! |
| 288 | ** The sheer awesomeness that is their very first song on their very first album, [[https://youtu.be/FNBq0euXMeg "Deathrider"]]! |
| 289 | * Pretty much anything by Black Label Society. If you're looking for some classic metal with a modern edge and a southern twist, you should not pass them up. "Fire It Up" is only one of the MANY awesome songs they've done. |
| 290 | * The entire ''[[http://www.magnacartarecords.com/gtamb/guitarsthatatemybrain.html Guitars That Ate Your Brains]]'' album qualifies. Pure metal, pure virtuosity and pure eargasm. |
| 291 | * ''[[https://youtu.be/Eu63ZBn4z-Y Silent Genocide]]'' by [[Music/{{Dragonforce}} ZP Theart]]'s new band (''I AM I'') is a pretty cool jam. |
| 292 | * Music/{{Overkill}}. EVERY. SINGLE. FUCKING. SONG. From the very first song on their debut ''Feel the Fire'' to the closing track on their '''[[LongRunner 16th]]''' album ''The Electric Age'', the band never slows down, never changes their sound for the worse (only for the better), and never lacks passion. There's a reason why ThrashMetal critics call them 'tragically underrated'. If you like pure old-school thrash and haven't yet checked these guys out yet, DO IT NOW. |
| 293 | * Ice-T proves that he can heavy metal just as well as gangsta rap with Body Count's [[https://youtu.be/BSvD5SM_uI4 Cop Killer.]] |
| 294 | * Hammers of Misfortune create an amazing blend of traditional metal with progressive metal and have even included elements of folk, power, thrash, doom and black metal in their music. On top of that, they incorporate heavy co-operation with both male and female vocalists. [[https://youtu.be/iiIerbAR_os The Trial and the Grave]] shows how female vocals in heavy metal are done right. |
| 295 | * Manilla Road offers diamonds of awesome metal. |
| 296 | ** Forever being in the underground metal scene, Manilla Road have produced high quality traditional metal such as [[https://youtu.be/LWvQVln9fAU Necropolis]], [[https://youtu.be/QWu9BQzzzKs Cage of Mirrors]] and have even written high quality thrash metal songs like [[https://youtu.be/A71CcYEFt5I Up From the Crypt]] that would make Kerry King of Music/{{Slayer}} jealous. |
| 297 | ** They're also not afraid of diving into EpicRocking territory, with songs such as [[https://youtu.be/CPAYS-jMyVc Dreams of Eschaton]], [[https://youtu.be/wgr0MBbOp7A The Ninth Wave]], or [[https://youtu.be/S7vVVolO4oY The Books of Skelos]]. |
| 298 | * There's a reason why Music/{{Deftones}} are the most respected band in NuMetal, as well as one of the very, ''very'' few in the genre that are still making music. Their songs go from earth-shattering and brutal ('Hexagram', 'Elite'), radio-friendly and catchy ('Hole in the Earth', 'Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)'), a cross between both ('Diamond Eyes', 'Rocket Skates'), soft and experimental ('Digital Bath', 'Beauty School'), and they have even produced some good songs outside of metal completely ('Teenager', 'Pink Cellphone'). In other words, Deftones are simply one of the best metal bands to break through during the 1990s. |
| 299 | ** "Combat". It opens with an ambient intro for about a minute, fooling the listener, and the the drums kick in and Chino's rampaging screams come in. Combine an awesome riff with the atmospheric hooks, and you get the best song on ''Saturday Night Wrist''. |
| 300 | ** If "Hexagram" doesn't make you feel Chino's anger, you just don't like metal. It's unbelievable how he keeps his vocals under control after screaming like that. |
| 301 | ** Anything off of ''Diamond Eyes'', especially the title track. It contains the perfect balance of melody, atmosphere, and distortion to the point is may be a contender for the SignatureSong of their post-Cheng era. |
| 302 | ** ''Koi No Yokan''. All of it. Special mention goes to "Gauze", "Goon Squad", "Tempest", and "Swerve City". Anybody who likes melodic, atmospheric metal ''needs'' to hear that album, even if they've never checked out Deftones before. |
| 303 | * Skindred plays what they call 'reggae metal'. Yes, it's as awesome as it sounds. [[https://youtu.be/LuC3n7brNmo This is just an example.]] |
| 304 | * Besides every single track on Exodus's ''Bonded By Blood'' and ''Exhibit B: The Human Condition'', there's also [[https://youtu.be/YcfIGok1mMI The Toxic Waltz]], [[https://youtu.be/iP6o7G-wU_I Children of a Worthless God]], [[https://youtu.be/IebbyCAU2YA Blacklist]], [[https://youtu.be/hsAjImoR9E0 War is my Shepherd]], [[https://youtu.be/2wCmvqbuQek Bedlam 1-2-3]], and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments last but certainly not least]], [[https://youtu.be/Pg3XPkglEsM Bonded By Banjo]], made in response to the "Rob Dukes is a redneck and therefore he sucks" fan attitude. |
| 305 | * Anything by Music/{{Sepultura}}, even after Max's departure. From "Roots Bloody Roots" from ''Music/{{Roots}}'' to "Dead Embryonic Cells", no wonder it's Brazil's best-selling metal band of all time. |
| 306 | * Classic/power metallers Music/IcedEarth create some of the most awesome pure metal around. The albums ''Burnt Offerings'' and ''The Dark Saga'' are excellent starting points. The latter is even a ConceptAlbum about Spawn! Yes, ''[[ComicBook/{{Spawn}} that]]'' Spawn. When a metal band sings about him, you know they're good. |
| 307 | ** "Dante's Inferno". 16+ minutes of metal greatness. |
| 308 | ** If you doubted Tim 'Ripper' Owens' vocal skills while he was with Music/JudasPriest, ''The Glorious Burden'' and ''Framing Armageddon'' albums may change your mind about him. |
| 309 | * Music/FiveFingerDeathPunch have plenty of this to go around. Much of their album ''War is the Answer'' qualifies - "Hard to See", "Burn It Down", and "Dying Breed" in particular. "[[https://youtu.be/X-2yuGgp_U8 Lift Me Up]]" features ''[[Music/JudasPriest Rob fucking Halford]]'' and is [[RatedMForManly manly]] [[HotBlooded enough]] to put even "[[AwesomeMusic/FistOfTheNorthStar Ai Wo Torimodose]]" and "[[Music/{{Megadeth}} Holy Wars: The Punishment Due]]" to shame. |
| 310 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/1pj5SKE7DWY "I'm FUCKING BULLETPROOF!"]] |
| 311 | * Battlesoul, oh, Battlesoul. Almost ANYTHING by them, which is a mixture of Celtic Folk Metal, Power Metal keyboards and thrash metal drumming, plus Melodic Death Metal, GenreMashup indeed, that doesen't makes them any less awesome, [[https://youtu.be/kUjCXa5FBgI Wolf]] and [[https://youtu.be/qukge1oqD60 Oathbreaker]] from ''Lay Down Thy Burdens'', and from ''Tir Na Nog'' [[https://youtu.be/bXk859eKNtA Songs of Our Heroes]], are the most incredible. |
| 312 | * One word: PANTERA. "Walk", "Drag The Waters", "Slaughtered", "Fucking Hostile"... The first attempt at GrooveMetal is already the best. |
| 313 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/2DfYLar2QGI "COWBOYS FROM HEEEEEELLLLLLLLL!"]] |
| 314 | * On the instrumental side of metal, Joe Stump's "[[https://youtu.be/KxQZsW0H7LU Speed Metal Messiah]]" pretty much proves he is just that. |
| 315 | * The {{Retraux}} style and WorldBuilding lyrics of The Sword's ''Warp Riders'' album, "[[https://youtu.be/Vr3r6Mdci6c Lawless Lands]]" being a good example. |
| 316 | * In 2013, American stoner rock band Monster Magnet covered Donovan's "Three Kingfishers", originally a gentle and lilting song. [[https://youtu.be/1dt-XS9Ez5k This is what they did with it]]. |
| 317 | * Majesty: |
| 318 | ** [[https://youtu.be/qzSxv7Tkpno War for Metal]]. Perfect for singing as you march into battle. |
| 319 | ** Check out this video for their song [[https://youtu.be/ooxBkUXqZSE Hawks Will Fly]]. So epic.... |
| 320 | ** [[https://youtu.be/DwJkDhGLMoU Metal to the Metalheads]]. The [[HeavyMeta title]] and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeArt album cover]] alone should let you know what you're in for. |
| 321 | * Music/{{Cormorant}} is a band that loves to mix a whole lot of genres together while being unique, earning a lot of praise for [[ShownTheirWork showing their work]], and giving us awesome songs like [[https://youtu.be/ti518tjrLqU The Emigrant's Wake]] and [[https://youtu.be/tIuciQZtgjU Junta]]. |
| 322 | * Music/TypeONegative gives a lot of Gothic cheesy Halloween vibes to their music, in a fantastic way. Give a listen to [[https://youtu.be/ebU62XB-Wv8 Black No. 1]] and [[https://youtu.be/4DbnUseigbs Christian Woman]] and try to say otherwise. They were once hired to create a theme song for Wrestling/{{Kane}}, but was passed over in favor of "Slow Chemical". The unused theme was later given a full version as a bonus track called [[https://youtu.be/u_HPkObv3Vs Out of the Fire]]. HOW COULD ANYONE TURN THIS DOWN? |
| 323 | * Viking Metal band Windir gives us [[https://youtu.be/BEmlAjyM5Yg "Sóknardalr"]]. It's a gorgeous, truly divine instrumental that makes one feel as though they've made it to Valhalla in style. |
| 324 | * Absu, one of the flagship bands in the Black/Thrash genre, features [[LeadDrummer Proscriptor McGovern]], possibly one of the best drummers in this blue Earth. All of their discography counts as awesome, but the Tara LP and the In The Eyes Of Ioldánach EP are their crowning achievements. Have a taste [[https://youtu.be/rC9PMIAeduA here]] and [[https://youtu.be/TUndp8K7--M here]]. |
| 325 | * You thought {{Deathcore}} sucked? Think again! |
| 326 | ** Music/SuicideSilence is one of the genre's {{Ur Example}}s for a very good reason: between Mitch Lucker's instantly recognizable vocals and such iconic songs such as "[[https://youtu.be/VT13aP_GnuM Unanswered]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/xSpfXwbcRaU You Only Live Once]]", it's not hard to see how other bands have paid homage to their style. |
| 327 | ** Music/ShadowOfIntent. Just about every song they've made combines bombastic orchestra with melodic yet brutal riffs to create some of the most epic tracks in the genre. From their [[https://youtu.be/6VbBuXJmg1s first]] [[https://youtu.be/hgaUi3f2vrs two]] albums to their [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-5s3pq4apEHkgVbrElADaRQqOHcIke8k later]] [[https://youtu.be/ScjRwjZDb7g material]], they prove that you CAN fuse deathcore and symphonic metal together and make it work |
| 328 | ** Music/LornaShore melds deathcore and BlackMetal into a single majestic package that brings out the best of both worlds, made even better with the inclusion of symphonic elements in their later albums. Whether it is the [[https://youtu.be/Bb35TzEflh8 tortured shouts of Tom Barber]], [[https://youtu.be/HbfnfWnh7SM CJ McCreery's brutal gutturals]], or [[https://youtu.be/K32F5KDVAbs Will Ramos' dynamic highs and lows]], you can't deny that they have proven themselves among the crowded scene. |
| 329 | ** Music/SlaughterToPrevail delivers brutal riffs and sick grooves capped off by frontman Alex Terrible's distinctively hellish gutturals. From their [[https://youtu.be/yUmRWZbTQNA debut EP]] to their NuMetal influenced material off of ''[[https://youtu.be/k773u380C9g Kostolom]]'', they prove you can change your sound while remaining true to your roots |
| 330 | * Mongolian folk metallers Music/TheHu bring in some kickass pieces, complete with throat singing, folk instruments like the morin khuur and jaw harp, and awesome mustaches. |
| 331 | ** [[https://youtu.be/jM8dCGIm6yc Wolf Totem]]. THE ultimate song for showing your foes who's boss this side of the steppes! |
| 332 | ** [[https://youtu.be/pD1gDSao1eA The Great Chinggis Khaan]] is by far the most badass anthem dedicated to UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan. The epic instrumentals and throat-singing help too! |
| 333 | * Youtuber [=331Erock=] has TONS of amazing metal remixes of non-metal songs. |
| 334 | ** You know what's better than metal? Music/MichaelJackson in it! [[https://youtu.be/kHoYNTLSJgs Those remixes]] [[https://youtu.be/LGPFEfuTadQ are nothing but]] [[https://youtu.be/52oZI4A4wgA pure awesomeness]] when Michael's voice fits ''very'' well on the track. |
| 335 | ** [[https://youtu.be/3lktBlVwsyg The Sandstorm one is a banger here!]]. It even received ApprovalOfGod from Darude himself in the comments! |
| 336 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/Ko-GRSK3LfA Just when you thought the Final Countdown one couldn't be more awesome...]] |
| 337 | ** [[https://youtu.be/zX-kwqfDJj8 The PONPONPON one]] pays a tribute to Music/{{BABYMETAL}}, fitting for a song from Music/KyaryPamyuPamyu. Definitely ''Kawaii'' Metal. |
| 338 | %%** [[https://youtu.be/x84hC1p1YC0 His cover of]] ''both'' Japanese and English Sailor Moon transformation is '''the''' music here. |
| 339 | ** [[https://youtu.be/64uH3oUG00U The Imperial March one]] has massive PowerMetal-style layers upon layers of lead guitars, as if Dragonforce meets Helloween. |
| 340 | ** [[https://youtu.be/1CFnM4SYQC8 Ditto for the Mr. Trololo/Edward Khil one.]] |
| 341 | ** [[https://youtu.be/T3VIJTFS3Nc You'll be hard-pressed NOT to headbang to the Skrillex one]] with the mashup of metal and Music/{{Dubstep}}. |
| 342 | * You think non-metal guitarists would suck at writing HeavyMetal? Think again! [[https://youtu.be/pVflSOUxIO8 Even non-metal guitarists can write and play genuinely awesome metal riffs]] and serve more evidence of metal's influence. |
| 343 | * [[https://youtu.be/or8bb3oKNQI The]] [[https://youtu.be/oj0CjV1QxtQ biggest]] [[https://youtu.be/98MWcF_Ucs0 shred]] [[https://youtu.be/3BbUFLWVm0g collab]] [[https://youtu.be/EkXVwzMCoew song]] series is full of awesome, amazingly written guitar solos with a heavy dose of GenreRoulette. There is even [[https://youtu.be/_WBy55xiLXA an all-female version]]. LeadBassist is in [[https://youtu.be/PGttwvaqOtU full effect in this video]]. Who says NobodyLovesTheBassist when they can solo and do it wonderfully? |
| 344 | * [[Film/AnvilTheStoryOfAnvil Anvil]]'s album, ''Metal on Metal'' is full of monster riffs spanning various styles of heavy metal. The album has been cited by many as influencing several other metal bands. The album and the band are cited as being the blueprint for a variety of metal bands, including the "Big Four" of thrash: Music/{{Metallica}}, Music/{{Anthrax}}, Music/{{Slayer}}, and Music/{{Megadeth}}. |
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