Dear Geeky Metalhead Dork,

I would like to personally welcome you to the Gears of Rock’s Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Songs of All Time Official Countdown.  I’d also like to extend a hearty congratulations to you for stumbling upon this life-altering/shattering experience.  You see, over the last 5 years I have spent quite a bit of time and very little effort polling the miniature demonic beings living inside my fat hairy skull.  In the end, another imperfect list came to fruition.  Once again, we hope you despise it.

P.S. Remember, these rankings represent the greatest songs ever written, performed, and released by hard rock and heavy metal bands.  Please feel free to customarily projectile vomit blood and bile all over these rankings at your own leisure.  Here are songs ranked #30-#21:

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#30  “Hello From The Gutter” Overkill – Under The Influence (1988)

#29  “Evil” Mercyful Fate – Melissa (1982)

#28  “Balls To The Wall” Accept – Balls To The Wall (1983)

#27  “Thunderkiss ’65” White Zombie – La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1  (1992)

#26  “Tom Sawyer” Rush – Moving Pictures (1981)

#25  “Cat Scratch Fever” Ted Nugent – Cat Scratch Fever (1977)

#24  “Man In The Box” Alice In Chains – Facelift (1990)

#23  “Rainbow in the Dark” Dio – Holy Diver (1983)

#22  “Smoke on the Water” Deep Purple – Machine Head (1972)

#21  “Pour Some Sugar On Me” Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987)