Rolling Stone Magazine has published a list of what they feel are ‘The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs Of All Time’
The publication reports that the ‘greatest heavy metal songs of all time‘ list was compiled by a roster of writers and critics who have written for both Rolling Stone and other “metal-focused publications.”
The actual list represents 50 plus years of heavy metal’s greatest and spans numerous subgenres. You can check out the entire list over at rollingstone.com.
Other notable artists to make the list include PANTERA, DEFTONES, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, VENOM, MACHINEHEAD and numerous others.
We have listed the publication’s ‘Top 20’ songs below.
Rolling Stone’s Top 20 heavy metal songs of all time:
20 – RATT – “Round And Round“
19 – MEGADETH – “Peace Sells“
18 – LED ZEPPELIN – “Immigrant Song“
17 – AC/DC – “Back In Black“
16 – IRON MAIDEN – “Hallowed By Thy Name“
15 – SLAYER – “Angel Of Death“
14 – RAINBOW – “Stargazer“
13 – BLACK SABBATH – “Paranoid“
12 – LIVING COLOUR – “Cult Of Personality“
11 – METALLICA – “One“
10 – IRON MAIDEN – “Run To The Hills“
9 – DIO – “Holy Diver“
8 – SLAYER – “Raining Blood“
7 – BLACK SABBATH – “Iron Man“
6 – OZZY OSBOURNE – “Crazy Train“
5 – BLACK SABBATH – “War Pigs“
4 – JUDAS PRIEST – “Breaking The Law“
3 – MOTORHEAD – “Ace Of Spades“
2 – METALLICA – “Master Of Puppets“
1 – BLACK SABBATH – “Black Sabbath“
