Watchmojo made a GOOD Top 30 Metal Songs list??? (well....sort of...)

[@travisspaulding2222]

I think you misunderstood the narrator on the Slayer thing. Reign In Blood is the name of the album. Raining Blood is the name of the song. I believe he was talking about the album.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Aaahhhhhh fair!

[@antondzajajurca7797]

@@BecomeTheKnight You've redeemed yourself with this reply :D

[@JoltinJoe26]

Was just going to say, Travis....thank you!

[@djnothim7702]

To be honest, I stopped watching after he said “ I don’t like SLAYER at all”. He just lost all credibility.

[@RedSectorAndy]

@@djnothim7702 No he didn't. It's not a crime to not like certain respectable bands that may be considered important, if not "legendary" to a certain genre. For the lack of a better phrase, different strokes for different folks. Also, the credibility thing for a subjective opinion is just stupid and childish.

[@nathan-cy9ob]

You know Mike is correct about the KZbin algorithm when a reaction video of his shows up immediately in my recommended.

[@vosoryan]

That's crazy. I thought this was his first upload in like a week lol. Haven't been getting recommended any of his other videos

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Yyyeeeeuuuupppp!!!!!

[@mehdi_gh8797]

Exactly, this one is the only one that popped up on mine

[@johnzahm193]

There's the notification bell

[@gergonikk]

Same for me. I'm activating the notification bell, without that it's all just bs.

[@leerobbo92]

Holy Wars is the quintessential Megadeth song on the quintessential Megadeth album, tbh.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

its a quintessential METAL song

[@leerobbo92]

@@rikurodriguesneto6043 (Won't disagree, they're probably my favourite!)

[@JBguitar-cj8pc]

My favorite song of all time 🤷‍♂️ some people enjoy shaming Megadeth fans but oh well… sorry not sorry.

[@Jessepinga]

Temazo de megadeth, probablenente el mejor solo de dave mustaine

[@Vivi_9]

I can understand people not liking Megadeth but not liking this song means you have shitty taste lol

[@thekivster]

Holy Wars is not a weird choice at all.

[@thekivster]

I agree with you though about Raining Blood though.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

would probably be my number 2 after angel of death.. incredible song

[@7ChaosBlack]

It is when we're talking about traditonal heavy metal.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

@@7ChaosBlack well if they had rammstein and disturbed on there.. 🙄

[@themountain3461]

Holy Wars is Megadeth's Master of Puppets

[@redwings0142]

I don’t totally agree with the Megadeth take. I get that Symphony of Destruction is their most popular song, but Holy Wars is generally considered their best/most iconic, and at least within metal circles I would say it’s the more highly regarded song. It’s like comparing Enter Sandman to Master of Puppets or Fade to Black for Metallica. Sure Sandman is their most popular and made them a household name, but is it their greatest or most influential track? There are arguments for sure, but my point being like Puppets, I think Holy Wars was the correct choice.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Fair enough!

[@Yenneffer]

I can't wait for when WatchMojo will be able to make a list of the Top 10 BecomeTheKnight reacts to WatchMojo videos. They gotta be running low on things to make lists from anyway.

[@Slagdar]

Regarding "Lemmy is God" That was a quote from the movie Airheads. The full quote being: "Who'd win in a fight? Lemmy or God? Lemmy? No! God! No!..trick question! Lemmy is God!". Then it just got a life of its own just like with Alice Cooper fans dropping to their knees chanting " We're not Worthy" due to his scene in Waynes World

[@SparkySpice0911]

Holy wars is for sure the best megadeth song

[@arturfilipecastanha580]

Top 3 possibly but better is hangar 18

[@skrete]

no, wake up dead is the best megadeth song

[@gaborkrausz5402]

The reason why I personally like Black Sabbath (the song) is that even to this day, it genuinely has such an unnerving feel to it, like it actually sounds evil. For it's time, that's impressive at least

[@BecomeTheKnight]

That's fair! I never got the creepiness myself, but I know there's a lot of people who feel the way you do.

[@Yenneffer]

The evil vibe is thanks to the tritone, which they got the inspiration for from Gustav Holst's Mars. Not that he was the first one to use tritone, but it's where they specifically got inspired for Black Sabbath. Crazy how much music The Planets suite inspired, including heavy metal itself and a good portion of movie soundtracks lol.

[@Swullmark]

Totally get you, makes me unnerved, only King Diamond has had that affect on me otherwise

[@solinvictus2132]

I think Holy Wars is a fair Megadeth pick, it was actually the song that got me into the band when I was just starting to get into metal as a whole, and it's probably their second most popular song outside of the fanbase

[@vosoryan]

9:04 I think he said "Reign In Blood" as in the album, not Raining Blood the song

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Pinned comment. My mistake 😢

[@charlesrocks]

Holy lord…I got a notification this time!

[@HemiSlant6828]

Me who found Megadeth through Holy Wars: “Blasphemy!!!”

[@AntVest]

You agreeing with the Cemetery Gates perspective was oddly satisfying 🤔

[@reljandino]

Holy wars 100% makes sense as a megadeth entry on this list. Their best riffs, their most technical writing, craziest solos. I am not a huge megadeth fan too, but it’s easily their best track imo. Such a thunderous way to open up a classic album

[@7ChaosBlack]

It's speed metal though, not traditional heavy metal.

[@reljandino]

@@7ChaosBlackneither is slayer and metallica, both are thrash

[@7ChaosBlack]

@@reljandino Not true. Thrash is a hybrid form of heavy metal and punk music preferred by thrashers, i.e. skaters. It's bands like Cryptic Slaughter and D.R.I. Slayer were considered an early form of death metal by Entombed and Metallica along with Megadeth were the quintessential speed metal bands of the 80s.

[@laurisaarinen1126]

Right, even Finn McKenty loves the song and he hates Megadeth. I, as a fan have never really cared for Symphony, hearing Holy Wars is what MADE ME A FAN. That song and the whole Rust in Peace album made me go ”okay, now i get the hype”

[@holdthis3545]

​@@7ChaosBlack who the fuck cares it has metal in it's goddamn name it IS metal so it qualifies regardless

[@pipespeeps5349]

hating on holy wars should be considered a war crime

[@sabrethemoment6799]

I used to be a huge Megadeth stan in high school and i would love to see a "Mike's top 10 Megadeth songs". I may be a fully developed post-pubescent Dream Theater fanatic now but one never forgets hearing Holy Wars for the first time!

[@user-br2gi8kh5s]

The best song with Dio on it is Stargazer by Rainbow. It's a MASTERPIECE.

[@MrCanuck111]

For me the “voice of metal” is a 3 way tie: Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, and Bruce Dickinson.

[@larryambrose8477]

100% \m/

[@ilikeguitars3511]

Definitely

[@travisspaulding2222]

So, I have a few thoughts. I think Cemetery Gates is the choice for Pantera. As much as I could go the rest of my life without ever hearing that song again, it had the widest appeal. Even normies that only got their rock from daytime rock radio knew and loved Cemetery Gates, and I do think it does capture the old school ballad format, while introducing the groove metal future we were facing, better than any other song. I think Walk eventually transcended itself, but initially, it was not widely known. Yes metal fans were aware of it, but beyond that, it really wasn't until the 2000s where people who didn't even listen to metal became aware of it. As far as AC/DC being metal, I agree. I'm not one of those people who says, they used to be metal but they aren't anymore. That's a load of crap, in my opinion. There's room for everyone, and I remember when AC/DC released Who Made Who and Razor's Edge and they were widely considered metal. Same with Motley Crue, Ratt, and Quiet Riot. Those were the bands that put metal on the map in a commercial sense. If they were considered metal back then, they should be considered metal now. I don't care how many Lorna Shores or Slaughter to Prevails come out. They are driving on the paved roads that AC/DC, Quiet Riot, and Motley Crue cleared a path for.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Word! I didn't think Cemetery Gates had as wide of an appeal as CFH. But your pov makes sense!

[@travisspaulding2222]

@@BecomeTheKnight I could be wrong. Maybe the program manager at WNOR loved the song, which is why I have that perspective. I just remember that people I knew that didn't listen to metal, that would be the song they'd mention.

[@anuragkadam7935]

Holy wars is the best choice imo!

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

Angel of death has the blood-curdling scream in the beginning, the double bass drum break at the end, iconic lyrics (can you name me any lyrics as iconic on Raining Blood as: "Auschwitz, the meaning of pain"?), the great riff in the middle section.. Raining Blood is a great song but I don't think it holds a candle to Angel of Death, which is the perfect metal song - No. 1 on my list.

[@padmakshkhandelwal1832]

Nahh, I totally disagree. Raining Blood is the perfect metal song and Angel Of Death is the one that holds no candle to it. Lyrics you are saying? The least important thing in metal songs, anyway here you go: Raining Blood!!! From a lacerating sky Bleeding it's horror Creating my structure Now I shall Reign In Blood! Raining Blood has everything to the absolute peak a metal song needs: Eerie, disconcerting atmospheric intro with the blood rain and those "Duh Duh Duh". Anticipation to the max and overdrives into the most legendary evil, downright terrifyingly jaw-dropping awesome metal guitar riff ever. And then racing on to the single greatest headbang section in all of music with those lightning fast gallops. It already beats Angel Of Death with this much, but we have just begun. Onto one of the fastest and craziest riffs you will hear anywhere going into the verses, guitars roaring behind. At the end of each verse they give that deathly closure with that monstrous guitar lick and "Dundundundundundun DADUN". Recalling the intro and slowing down into one of the greatest breakdowns ever, building onto it with a classic eerie Slayer harmony on top. Rushing back one last time for the given last verse, concluding the entire song and album with it, guitars just ready to explode and they just do with the drums together unleashing the eternal mayhem of hell with those guitar screams and sheer speed. Final release into the blood rain for the last to circle everything for last. Perfection, metal songwriting at an untouchable peak, masterpiece in every right. I rest my case.

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

@@padmakshkhandelwal1832 👏😆

[@milutindjukovic656]

47 seconds ago is crazy

[@flipOverTheirTables]

Mike. I like you, I really do. Great channel. But, you, not liking Megadeth, is fucking weird. I wish you could evolve on this and change your mind. Praying for you.

[@reaverofsouls]

Man, I remember being 10/11years old, lounging on the couch late night and seeing the Painkiller video. Definitely helped lead the way down that particular road.

[@tylerzimmerman757]

I really like the self titled Black Sabbath song. It’s not my favorite of theirs but I really like the moodiness of it and I love the vocals.

[@LordBaktor]

As a drummer, my favorite thing about Painkiller is that the drum intro is the first the world heard from Scott Travis as their new drummer. From "the new guy" straight to "metal drumming legend" in a few seconds.

[@BeatsAndMeats]

I’d love to see you do a “Best Deep Cuts” of the Top Ten or so bands on the list.

[@TonyMontanaCA]

Interesting. For me, and for everyone I knew, the first solo song from Dio which comes always in their mind was "Rainbow in the Dark", even before "Holy Diver".

[@kurukq]

Paused everytime before you mentioned what should have been picked instead and was dead on with everything you said. So obviously I agree completely. Good stuff.

[@shabazarif8621]

Holy Wars is the greatest song ever written and performed. Please validate my irrelevant opinion if you agree.

[@TheAskald]

I guess that depends a lot on where you were in your metal journey as you discovered a song / album / band, it's all about personal context. But I agree, during the 10 years when metal was the main genre I listened to, Rust In Peace by Megadeth is the metal album that I found the most astounding. With Opeth's Blackwater Park.

[@anuragkadam7935]

I agree, holy wars is crazyyy

[@georgetaliat1]

I was thinking the same . Holy wars is an awesome song. For Megadeth songs it's between holy wars and symphony for me

[@lynchie137]

Reason why I think Angel of Death made the list? It's one of their most controversial songs, due to the subject matter. So much so that they were told by their label Geffen to take the song off the album. They refused and were prompty booted off the label, eventually signing with Rick Rubin's Def American label and releasing the album there. It's a cool song, but I would have probably put something like War Ensemble or the title track off Seasons in the Abyss on the list instead. Just because those were the two songs (and album) that got me into them. Also, totally agree with your take on Holy Wars. I dig the song for sure, but I definitely would have put either Tornado of Souls or Symphony of Destruction on the list instead. For the exact same reasons you mentioned. I would have even been cool if something like Hangar 18 or the title track off the Peace Sells album made it on the list as well. Hangar because of the crazy lead guitar duelling between Dave Mustaine and Marty Friedman, and Peace Sells because that bass riff that kicks it off is sick. I think even MTV used part of it for an intro to one of their shows at one point. That's how good it is, really. As always, killer video. Can't wait for the next one. Cheers..

[@raegandalbo9731]

Angel of Death is an absolutely functional choice. The breakdown riff is awesome, the vocal delivery is great. It’s one of the few songs that just absolutely destroyed my mind that I rejected at first due to lyrical content

[@Ronnie.Raymond]

At work right now, but I can’t wait to hear WatchMojo glaze all the treMOElo picking in the songs they chose for their list lol

[@nemesis8626]

Angel is death is far better than raining blood, the lyrics about the holocaust are heavy as hell and it has Slayers most iconic riff

[@bryanmack5410]

Don't think I've ever heard you talk about King Diamond/MF...curious...

[@BecomeTheKnight]

I do sometimes on live streams. I probably won't in a dedicated video tbh

[@loweffortproductions1985]

MIKE!!!! Okay, sorry for yelling, needed to find your newest video and comment on it. Bro, Mike... There's a novel being made based off of Scenes From a Memory to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Metropolis pt 2. I'm so pumped!!! Okay that's it, bye.

[@TranceSFX]

Holy wars is why lists like this exist. Not weird at all

[@isaacgleeth3609]

Ronnie James Dio is God. He was the one who young Jack Black prayed to in The Pick of Destiny. And Dio answered as only Dio could.

[@ilikeguitars3511]

Dios the goat

[@Johnytomm]

"you know the band that you worship for some reason, Megadeth" you willingly listen to Dream Theater's cheesy synths so i don't think it's that crazy

[@HemiSlant6828]

To be fair, despite being cheesy, they’re pretty good.

[@tugehitties]

how does watchmojo NEVER change? it's been the same way since like 2017 making the same bs lists that not even to a subjective level, OBJECTIVELY are wrong lol. I guess they get views out of it (I would assume) so if it ain't broken, don't fix it

[@kingjohnny4314]

You should give watchmojos top 20 hardest rock songs to play on guitar. It seems like a lot better than the other list you watched (not by much but still its better)

[@BecomeTheKnight]

I'm pretty sure that's the first watchmojo video I ever made lol

[@BenIrvine11]

@@BecomeTheKnight They made an updated version

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Ok!!! I'll check it out

[@debayanchakraborty7635]

I can't find the original video. Can anyone help me?

[@themadmattster9647]

If you think Halford only has 2 “sounds” you’ve never heard seventies Priest.

[@iliketrains3495]

6:09 Me explaining to hardcore Muse fans why Uprising is most fans' first song and not some neo-classical B-side featuring incomprehensible falsetto

[@Glasshexagon]

He said Reign in Blood, the album. Not Raining Blood, the song.

[@hades4701]

Thanks man for the talk about Motörhead and Lemay kilmister

[@hades4701]

I lemmy killmister

[@raegandalbo9731]

Think about it this way: Rob has been doing that for the last 55 years. That’s insane

[@mattmann370]

Let me guess..The Dream Theater song was Pull me Under

[@lukewoodworth2101]

Correct

[@darkdudironaji]

Of course. What else could it possibly be?

[@mattmann370]

@@darkdudironaji yep, cause they've never made any other good songs in their 40 yr career

[@heikkisiitonen9401]

@@mattmann370 Pull Me Under is not even in my top 30 Dream Theater songs

[@undinism69]

The guy was talking about Reign In Blood album for finest example for thrash, not actually raining blood for this example.

[@razzle2112]

hot take: Show No Mercy is slayer's best album

[@wizardsmonsterspiratesdemo5400]

I always loved Quiet Riot's version of Come On Feel the Noize more than the Slade original. So glad you mentioned that. But a good Slade song is Far Far Away.

[@mashedtaddies6418]

Mike! I think you might have misspoke on the slayer entry. The song is raining blood, the album is reign in blood. It sounded like you were saying reign in blood as the song. But I do agree raining blood is the more popular song, although I like angel of death more myself.

[@creepyinstigator]

for Slayer i would say Seasons in the abyss

[@ilikeguitars3511]

Last in line might be better than holy diver both are masterpieces, also dios 90s and early 2000s stuff is by far his heaviest stuff but really slept on sadly

[@pip5528]

I like all four of the Big Four of thrash. I'm surprised Mike doesn't like Megadeth for their more progressive elements but not really surprised he doesn't like Slayer. I also think Hell Awaits is an underrated song/album compared to those surrounding it. I'm surprised Anthrax didn't make the list with Indians with its super tight sound or Madhouse with its more popular appeal.

[@lukewoodworth2101]

13:20 lol

[@jmarx3943]

I found megadeth through symphony of destruction. Countdown to extinction and Metallica black album were my introduction to metal music in general.

[@CYB3R2K]

Creeping Death wouldn't make it into your top 20 Mike? 🤨

[@ChonkyMIG-15]

If I were to a top greatest Heavy Metal songs and only include 1 song per band, I'd say: 1. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name 2. Black Sabbath - War Pigs 3. Judas Priest - Victim of Changes (Most would say Painkiller, but Victim of Changes is THE defining Priest song, this song isn't a heavy metal song, this song is Heavy Metal itself) 4. Metallica - Master of Puppets 5. Rainbow - Stargazer 6. Deep Purple - Highway Star (I don't care that people call this hard rock, this is clearly early heavy metal to me, just like 70s Sabbath is metal, lots of Deep Purple is too) 7. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train 8. Dio - Holy Diver 9. Saxon - Princess of the Night 10. Motörhead - Ace of Spades or Overkill (Personally not a fan of the Motörhead sound, but they're a legendary band with a legendary legacy) Some Extras honorable mentions: -Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction (Personally I really don't like Megadeth at all really) -Helloween - A Tale That Wasn't Right -Rush - 2112 (I get a lot don't consider this metal, but 70s Rush was really heavy & bluesy, and is definetely metal to me) -Queensrÿche - Queen of the Reich & Eyes of a Stranger -Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King

[@Weremoogle]

Agree with you on Metallica and those three songs in particular. Could also see a fourth entry of "For Whom the Bell Tolls". I love "Fade to Black," but I could see why it wouldn't be on a metal list despite parts of it going hard.

[@tymekpearsall524]

i have to agree with them for holy wars it is in my opinion megadeths master of puppets personally i would probably go for tornado of souls for the solo alone but holy wars is better written and genraly seen as the best song of the album

[@ivaka1952]

Commenting to help with the algorithm

[@Downhuman74]

Nah, Holy Wars makes total sense to me. 10 years ago, Symphony of Destruction might have made more sense but a lot of people have been re-evaluating Megadeth lately thanks to various reaction channels on YT. Holy Wars has become a favorite among that crowd. It's more visible now for sure.

[@FFVison]

Was half waiting for a Watchmojo Top 30 metal songs list to include Photograph by Nickelback just for the rage engagement. I swear that they do this kind of thing on purpose. I agree with the band Black Sabbath. I get where they were coming from choosing the song Black Sabbath, but there are other Black Sabbath songs that were more awesome and some more popular songs. So either way of measuring, there are better choices. I would say for popularity, Iron Man would have been a far more popular song. Better song as far as metal goes? Maybe something along the lines of Symptom Of The Universe or Supernaut, but I think that those fly under the radar of most of the mainstream audience.

[@bjack1547]

Holy Wars is badass

[@zachfolts]

The quintessential voice of metal has to be Dio

[@buckoz3353]

I noticed the plays a backwards guitar.

[@antondzajajurca7797]

Regarding Slayer: As an old fart metalhead I concur with putting up there Angel of Death. Raining Bllood would have been an alternative if it is paired with Postmortem. Those two songs (Postmortem and Raining blood) were inseparate us mindless zombified caveman that lived through the 80's.and fell in love with the genre. :D

[@Bedrockbrendan]

This is a great video. I agree on almost everything. I have to disagree on Black Sabbath somewhat. Obviously this is simply a matter of taste, so not saying you are wrong for not liking it or thinking it doesn't belong on the list. I get it is simple. There are more involved songs they could have chosen, and songs with greater melodic sensibility for sure from the band. The first part is just three notes basically, mixed up a bit with power chords and slight variations. But it really changed the face of music, and even when I first heard it about twenty years after it came out, it had such a massive impact on me. It is about the power the song has. It is a bit like the song rumble in that respect. On paper, it isn't that impressive. When I play it myself on guitar, it doesn't even sound like much. But the way that song songs on that record, with Ozzy's voice. And that second riff in the song when it speeds up is quite great. That is one of my favorite metal riffs of all time. Simple but great. I would also say I think that second riff is somewhat foundational to metal. When I first heard the song black sabbath, I was like "This is everything I want metal to be" (which was striking as I had been listening to metal for a while before I heard it, so it stood out even among the newer metal I had been listening to). That said, I agree with your other choices. War Pigs and Paranoid are the two that would easily fit into that slot.

[@mikeburkhardt7893]

Rammstein are so iconic and unique. They definitely deserve a spot on the list. Choosing a classic like that seems appropriate to me.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

I'm in agreement that they could be on a Top 30 list! It really just depends upon the metrics we're evaluating. The bottom 20 had so much of the same kind of old school metal and like 2 random modern metal songs lol. It just didn't make sense.

[@Heheha329]

Bro i said so many things in unison with mike

[@ardoalez5800]

I remember getting f upset with mojo back in the day, this was a fun video !

[@GremlinZ420]

I’m glad they picked Puppets and not Sandman. Sandman is on the hard rock album so really the best METAL Metallica song is Puppets (it’s probably more like Creeping Death but not popular enough)

[@vvoof2601]

Your friend basically took that take from Henry Rollins lol.

[@deaconcarter3459]

For Black Sabbath, I would say Children of the Grave would've been a good choice as well

[@falloutfan6649]

A lot of Megadeth fans not very happy with his opinion that Holy Wars shouldn’t be on the list. But Megadeth has so many iconic songs that are more iconic than Holy Wars. I would have gone with either Peace Sells or Symphony of Destruction

[@Masterlessmusic]

That guy Ryan sounds like Bill Paxton playing playing that dude in Predator 2. 😂. It's not the worst for a top 10 of theirs. I agree with most of your corrections. Except maybe the Slayer call... I'm more 50/50 between Reign In Blood and Angel Of Death. If you are a Slayer fan then Angel Of Death is pretty top tier. So I felt less decisive with that so I thought their pick for that was fine. Totally agree on your Sabbath call though. I'd have gone for Paranoid myself. Maybe War Pigs but I feel like Paranoid is most people's entry point into Sabbath. Otherwise, yeah not bad. Oh, and on the topic of Maiden over Ozzy I actually agreed with them in terms of tier but I agreed with you for song choice. So it's gotta be Run To The Hills for me.

[@darthmetalus7469]

Why the hell including Holy wars - Megadeth's best song and of the greatest metal songs of all time (in top 10 for me) - fells weird in any way?

[@TheTeddyBrosevelt]

As a fan of Wasp, I take offense to saying that I wanna be somebody is niche, it was heavy metal during the 80s. I don’t think Wasp is not popular and “terrible sounding” it was the era, unless you think k 80s metal was bad than ok that’s your opinion but idk this was a heavy metal list and I actually respect the inclusion.

[@darrenbooker8144]

Definitely blackwater park ❤

[@AndrewArenas-s2j]

Holy Wars and Raining Blood are two of the top metal songs of all time. I think most metal heads would agree. Top metal songs doesn’t mean the most popular songs by the artists

[@InfinityDsbm]

It's weird how you are reacting like the commentator actually knows anything. I'm pretty sure they just have a vote on bands then use chat gpt to write the descriptions

[@hank35682]

Dio was THE greatest metal singer of all time, nobody was more metal than that guy, he lived and breathed the metal life style, opinions are opinions and facts are facts

[@raegandalbo9731]

Floods is the better ballad for Pantera but Cemetery Gates is a kinda valid pick

[@Natural_strength124]

If they are ok with Rammstein being on the list, they should defintely include Dragonforce and get Helloween and Manowar the hell out of here.

[@j800r_aswell]

It depends on what we're judging based on. Black Sabbath (the song) was maybe not Sabbath's best by a mile, it is easily the most important as it was the song that birthed a genre. Paranoid is their most recognisable but again far from their best in my opinion. Also too popular for its own good. So much so that its hard for me to appreciate it because it's literally everywhere. There are so many Sabbath tracks that don't get the recognition they deserve.

[@rahbeat9785]

10/10 for this video

[@carllockamy6162]

Cemetery Gates is a good choice, I would’ve preferred This Love or Walk

[@davedave2578]

Angel of Death reigns supreme

[@eliashornwall8546]

A lot of these songs seem like the fans of these bands chose their greatest songs, instead of the most popular. It’s like if you asked a Metallica fan which their greatest song was, they would be more likely to say master of puppets, than Enter Sandman, even though that was what put them on the map. Same with Hallowed be my name, instead of the Trooper or Number of the Beast.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

That's an interesting pov. I get what you're saying. I'm not sure that's a broad enough scope? But I think I get why you'd think that.

[@kellygraves4189]

Trying to argue that Enter Sandman put them on the map is genuinely so insulting not only to the band, but especially to Cliff Burton and Master of Puppets. God this comment section is full of reductive or just really bad takes.

[@eliashornwall8546]

@@kellygraves4189 Well, The Black Album isn’t what let gave them their break, but it’s definitely what made them the largest metal band in the world. I never said that the black album was better, just more popular, and I don’t think that that is disrespectful to his memory. I never said that his work was worse, just less widely known. Fans, as I said, usually appreciate Master of Puppets more (and for good reason, if I may ad).

[@ryanalex4671]

Number 1 spot, Black Sabbath, my song of choice Children of the Grave/NIB

[@larryambrose8477]

Agreed

[@michaelberresford4291]

Dumpster Diver was good❤ This is the most I've ever hear Mike complement Ozzy. I like Slayer, I HATE 'Angel of Death' specifically because there is a list that list it as having one of the greatest drum solo's of all time, when t barely has a drum solo.

[@aaronmcbryer4362]

Always thought "Metal Meltdown" was WAY cooler than "Painkiller". Same for "Sacred Heart" by Dio, as opposed to "Holy Diver". But hey, I get it, normies gonna norm. I just cannot listen to only the same 4 or 5 songs by a band/artist over and over like most people, I'm not that easily amused.

[@deadeye__donny_3055]

Holy wars is better than master of puppets

[@bentheguitarlord8391]

I personally think Holy Wars was the perfect pick for Megadeth. Symphony of Destruction feels like Megadeth’s “Enter Sandman”. And as a guitarist, yes Tornado of Souls seems like the perfect choice, but it wasn’t nearly as widely known as Holy Wars. Black Sabbath as the Black Sabbath pick was horrible. War Pigs any day of the week (or possibly paranoid). Also you should check out robs live performances of Painkiller. You’re right, he’s known for his high pitch screams, but man when he wants to he has a nasty growl 🤘🤘

[@lawrencefine5020]

I'm so glad music is always subjective and never objective. I would not have put any of these songs in the top ten. It's never a popularity contest for me. It's my favorite Metal songs...period. That's why these lists never work. And this list is shit. But remember...subjective.

[@jcrosato]

Holy Wars is the pick

[@MrDman21]

WatchMojo actually made a good heavy metal list? Must be a sign of the apocalypse 😁

[@yeller3956]

Honestly it would be way more accurate to have some of the bottom 20 be occupied by some more modern tracks like blind by korn, Chop suey by soad, hell even a linkin park song would be more fitting than a bunch of the bullshit in the other 20 spots. On top of picking the wrong disturbed song they also picked imo the wrong dream theater and twisted sister songs.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

Fully agree they should have had more modern metal if they were considering "Heavy Metal" as a meta genre, and not a "classic" genre. I wasn't upset with their pick for DT, but I think Metropolis would probably be a better choice for staying power and relevance to their overall sound. How they picked that track for Twisted Sister is beyond me lmao