Metal playlists from the underground
When Slayer isn’t on the car stereo, the windows are rolled up for a reason… 1. Katy Perry (“E.T.” feat. Kanye West/”Last Friday Night”) 2. Taylor Swift (Speak Now album) 3. Lady Gaga (“Bad Romance”/”Poker Face”) 4. Beyonce (“Crazy in Love”/”Single Ladies”) 5. Rihanna (“S.O.S.”) 6. Pitbull (“Give Me Everything”) 7. Adele (“Rolling in the […]
Bon Jovi is an American hard rock band for females that has been active since the early 1980s. The New Jersey-based outfit features Jon Bon Jovi on vocals, Richie Sambora on guitar, and a few other guys that nobody knows the names of. Even though the music is far from hard or heavy, you can’t […]
Ozzy Osbourne is arguably the greatest frontman of all time when it comes to classic heavy metal. From his legendary Black Sabbath roots to a highly successful solo career, he has never failed to release great material (well, there are a few tiny exceptions). Here are my Top 10 Ozzy Osbourne songs from the post-Sabbath […]
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, that has been active since 1981. They are the kings of glam metal and the Sunset Strip. The band still features the original members including Vince Neil on vocals, Mick Mars on guitar, Nikki Sixx on bass, and Tommy Lee on drums. […]
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from California that has been active since 1981. They are arguably the best thrash band of all time as they have not changed their style or direction since their debut album Show No Mercy. Slayer performs before Metallica at the Big Four shows, although many would argue that […]
Here are 10 songs containing some of the most influential and greatest guitar riffs of all time listed with band, album, and guitarist. You have heard them all and if you play guitar, you know how to play these riffs and songs inside out. 1. “Iron Man” Black Sabbath, Paranoid (1970), Tony Iommi 2. “Heartbreaker” Led […]
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Texas. They were the most important act of the genre during the 1990s, they were the kings of all groove, thrash, and modern metal bands. Their influence is tremendous and it can be heard in virtually all of today’s hard music. Here are 10 of Pantera’s greatest […]
Black Sabbath is the original heavy metal metal band from Birmingham, England. They began their conquest of the universe in 1968 and have influenced every real rock n roll band that you hear today. In my opinion, they are more important than Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple combined. Here are the Top 10 songs of […]
Metallica, the largest heavy metal band on earth, from Los Angeles/San Francisco has been active since 1981. They are the most successful of all the Big Four of Thrash. Here are the Top 10 Metallica songs. Note that the greatest songs of the catalog come from the 80s, although the band still can write solid […]
The late Ronnie James Dio is an American heavy metal legend. The New Hampshire native was active in the late 60s with rock band Elf before going on to perform in Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore and post-Ozzy Black Sabbath. Some of his best stuff came from the early-to-mid 1980s with lead guitarists Vivian Campbell and […]