Best Metallica Songs

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Vote for One rsItems( 1) One

“Awsome Song, hands down”

“solo one is one of the best solo for ever”

metallica_oussama

“Great song. Simply the best and has an awesome story behind it!”

Dantile

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Vote for Master of Puppets rsItems( 2) Master of Puppets

“the best frikin metallica song ever, perfect lyrics, speed and the solo is out of this world”

“One is not better than Master of Puppets and never will be. Also, what is unforgiven 2 doing in the top ten? Why are the classics like seek and destroy, and Sanitarium not in the top ten?”

metalmaiden

“This is the song is the greatest metal song ever along with fade to black, one is all right but nowhere near master of puppets...”

metallica64

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Vote for Fade to Black rsItems( 3) Fade to Black

“One of the best solos in heavy metal history
”

“only one word, amazing”

Zezerex

“you can never compare to fade black, fantastic song”

pauler94

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Vote for Enter Sandman rsItems( 4) Enter Sandman

“Yet it has been overplayed over and over again, this is still their greatest song ever. Great job Kirk, for the first riff you ever made, it definitely made history.”

“sweetest riff ever
”

“Brought real music to the charts...”

snp517

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Vote for Nothing Else Matters rsItems( 5) Nothing Else Matters

“the most known song of the metallica”

“Nothing else matters just rocks!”

Metallica_ruls_94

“this is my fave metallica song off the black album”

idolangelx13

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Vote for The Unforgiven rsItems( 6) The Unforgiven

“veyy good”

“BEST OF!”

gberisha

“Heavy, Feeling, Melody! perfect!”

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Vote for Unforgiven II rsItems( 7) Unforgiven II

“such a great song and the video is just awesome...definatly one of their best ever!”

“OOOOOOHHH MY GOD! This is my favorite song. I just can’t stop listening to it. It’s the bestest Metallica song ever.”

maja

“this is the best song”

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Vote for For Whom the Bell Tolls rsItems( 8) For Whom the Bell Tolls

“Out of these top ten, this has to be my favorite. The only reason why One got #1 is because of Guitar Hero.”

TobyKilla

“I agree should be in the top 10 or even the top 5”

theman13

“I’m extremely surprised this isn’t in the top 10, one of my favorite metallica songs out there”

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Vote for Sad But True rsItems( 9) Sad But True

“good theme
”

“Metallica at it’s best. This song is the definition of metal.”

“hard rock absolutely should be no.1”

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Vote for Creeping Death rsItems( 10) Creeping Death

“I loved how Metallica performed this song on Woodstock 99!”

aeromaxx777

“this is by far their best song and it’s off their best album!”

“actually this is their best song, #1 forever!”

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Vote for Ride the Lightning 11) Ride the Lightning

“Definitely not better than one but should be at least in the top 10 like come on”

Tyl3R

“this is definitely the most underrated song on this list”

“OMG AMAZING SONG!! this is like one of my favs!”

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Vote for Turn the Page 12) Turn the Page

“this song really rocks .. it so god damn cool .. i just love it”

“Extremely well done remake of the original.”

“yeah awesome song... I just love the music initially and the lyrics are amazing!!!”

Vote for Battery 13) Battery

“Great thrash song!”

“opening track of the greatest metal album ever. Its the song that got me in to metallica.”

ozzydog12

“thuis shud be at number 1”

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Vote for Welcome Home (Sanitarium) 14) Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

“great intro riff”

“Great Ballad, Great Song”

Vote for Wherever I May Roam 15) Wherever I May Roam

“def should of been in top ten, easily one of there best songs”

“This is the combination of great lyrics with great music. “Wherever I may roam” probably is the most universal lyrics Metallica ever produced, even people living 1000 years ago could connect with the message behind it. No matter what we think every one of us struggles for independence. These great lyrics (truly a masterpiece) come wrapped on a very stimulating and exiting music.”

“omg yah! this song should be on there!”

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Vote for No Leaf Clover 16) No Leaf Clover

“This song is a new one and Played for the first time in Live, that was difficult but METALLICA is always great”

“wicked solo best of the completly diffrent genres awsome”

“This song is the best!!!!!!!!”

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Vote for Blackened 17) Blackened

“really great song”

“I don’t understand why this isn’t in at least the top 4 or 5. The best song from their best album.”

“why isnt this up there it shoud be about the top 5”

Vote for Orion 18) Orion

“How come Turn The Page is in the Top Ten (it’s not even a Metallica song) and this masterpiece is not.”

“this deserves to be on the top ten for sure "orion isnt a song, its a state of mind"”

“Best Drumming ever in a metallica song”

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Vote for Seek and Destroy 19) Seek and Destroy

“easily one of the best guitar riffs of any music genre.”

bigcal

“Gets your adrenaline pumping pretty quick. This should be on the top 10.”

“one of their best!!!!!great intro, riff and solo!!!”

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Vote for The Day That Never Comes 20) The Day That Never Comes

“Death Magnetic is a great album. After average Load, ReLoad and bad St Anger DM is like albums in 80th. The day that never comes is beatiful song with awesome video”

metallica92vb

Vote for Whiskey In The Jar 21) Whiskey In The Jar

“Hands down best Metallica song ever,”

“This ballad is nicely executed.”

Vote for ...And Justice For All 22) ...And Justice For All

“this song should be in the top 10”

metallica666

“what the heck man, this as well as Ride The Lightning and Disposable Heroes should be in the top 10 on this list, they really are great songs! This one is pretty underated I say, but it’s a great listen and one of Metallica’s best”

“this deserves way more credit than deserved. one of the best put together songs ever made.”

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Vote for Fuel 23) Fuel

“this song is the best song they made ever”

“I like the version the do on the cunning stunts dvd. Turn on I’m dynamo. Into the wild i go no other place I know.

”

“dude this one should be higher”

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Vote for All Nightmare Long 24) All Nightmare Long

“most rocking ’tallica song ever”

sixstring37

“Perfect... Melodic and thrashy at the same time”

Vote for Bleeding Me 25) Bleeding Me

“Great song. Should be #1 on this list.”

“Great solo!”

“wow i cant BELIEVE that Bleeding Me is the last song on this list. its gotta be in the top ten”

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Vote for The Call of Ktulu 26) The Call of Ktulu

“great”

“this was a song for the top 10 for sure...”

“One Of The Gooddest Metallica Song With No Singing!!”

Vote for The Four Horsemen 27) The Four Horsemen

“this song deserves a spot further up the list, its kicked my ass for years! give it another good listen”

“Fast, Great Lyrics, Awesome”

Vote for St. Anger 28) St. Anger

“Love this song!! Video is sweet too”

“nothing sucks about st.anger dude
”

“Lyric kind of Suckish. But the instrumental is the best from Metallica !!!”

Vote for Until It Sleeps 29) Until It Sleeps

“One of the best song ;)”

“Possibly one of the greatest lyrics and video ever! Theres just so much behind it all!”

Vote for Disposable Heroes 30) Disposable Heroes

“Do you even have to ask? Everything about this thrash monster is brilliant.”

“You have to listen to this song before voteing!”

“oh come on this is the greatest thrash riff ever. so simple yet so perfect”

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Vote for Hero of the Day 31) Hero of the Day

“Great song”

“Beautiful song especially the echoes, should be in the top 10!”

“the song that explains the rest of them for me the best.”

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Vote for King Nothing 32) King Nothing

“this should be top 5 for sure i luv this song, one of their best, this or master of puppets is their best”

“why aint it up further, one of their best!”

Vote for Dyers Eve 33) Dyers Eve

“best song ever!”

“awesome song by Metallica”

“This is the most aggressive song ever made.”

Vote for The God That Failed 34) The God That Failed

Vote for Harvester of Sorrow 35) Harvester of Sorrow

“Awesome song, surprised that it’s not in the top 10... one of the best intros ever!!”

Vote for To Live Is To Die 36) To Live Is To Die

“Absolutely amazing tribute to the great Cliff Burton, including a poem he wrote himself. Wait til the middle, sends chills down my spine!”

maclachlann6

Vote for The Memory Remains 37) The Memory Remains

“good rhythm
”

Vote for I Disappear 38) I Disappear

“amazing rhythm!”

“Needs a mention is the top ten dudes. Far out man its heavy the last 43 seconds of the song is as equal to the last 2 1/2 min of the song One.”

Vote for Damage, Inc. 39) Damage, Inc.

“One of my favs and the best solo”

Vote for Devil's Dance 40) Devil's Dance

“this song is the best song! i rekon it should of been num.1”

Vote for Of Wolf and Man 41) Of Wolf and Man

“I think it’s second best in the black album, right after enter sandman of course; a really underated song”

“not one of the most known, but a classic, any metallica fan would know this”

Vote for Leper Messiah 42) Leper Messiah

“Gr8 song, and the lyrics send chills down my spine every time i hear it”

Vote for Astronomy 43) Astronomy

“awesome song, not so freaked, no amazing solos but, I don’t know why, I love it!”

“This song is freaking awesome!
Maybe not a top 10 but it really should be far more up on the list.”

“unarguably the worlds greatest song!”

Vote for The Thing That Should Not Be 44) The Thing That Should Not Be

“Unbelievable!! Come on people...this song is top 5...I SEEN METALLICA IN 1984 and 10+ times since, THIS SONG ROCKS”

“honestly if you guys havent heard the S&M version, do that! i have never felt that adrenaline rush from a metallica song”

“one of their best”

Vote for Frantic 45) Frantic

“FRANTIC IS KICK ASS ROCK ON METALLICA”

“The second best song on the album St.Anger. Frantic-tic-tic-toc.”

“come on??? awesome intro- awesome lyrics kick ass song”

Vote for Mama Said 46) Mama Said

“Ummm... this song should be in the top 10. One of Metallica’s most beautiful songs. Expertly written and very touching.”

Vote for Unforgiven III 47) Unforgiven III

“Why wasn’t this in the list. It better than at least half the songs here I believe”

Vote for Don’t Tread On Me 48) Don’t Tread On Me

“This is a great song for the country of America”

baker

Vote for Whiplash 49) Whiplash

“A little less known but one of the fastest if not fastest songs ever.”

Vote for Jump in the Fire 50) Jump in the Fire

“Guitar SOLO = awesome”

Vote for My Friend of Misery 51) My Friend of Misery

“. . . man this song is so under-rated. . . start listening people. . . good song”

metallicman0012

“A forgoten but great song.”

Vote for I Disappear 52) I Disappear

“What a song and the ending is full on crazy. Metallica gives you heavy in this song.”

“It is so unique and under-rated because of its Napster back ground. But it a great metallica song.”

Vote for Some Kind of Monster 53) Some Kind of Monster

Vote for Sabbra Cadabra 54) Sabbra Cadabra

“They did it way better than Sabbath!!”

“KICK ASS song "metallica pwns every rock song out there"”

Vote for Eye Of The Beholder 55) Eye Of The Beholder

“Really underrated song”

Vote for Die, Die My Darling 56) Die, Die My Darling

“this song is awesome...it easily deserves to be on the top ten.”

“this song is full of energy..”

Vote for Outlaw Torn 57) Outlaw Torn

Vote for Trapped Under Ice 58) Trapped Under Ice

“Really great song with cool lyrics!”

Vote for The Judas Kiss 59) The Judas Kiss

“The Greatest Song of the 21st Century Ever Made! Made possible by Metallica!
”

Vote for Wasting My Hate 60) Wasting My Hate

“great song, pity there’s no solo”

CrFoSy

“eerie guitar riff that sticks through the song”

Vote for Shoot Me Again 61) Shoot Me Again

“amazing pump up song... ok lyrics.. it really gets oyur blood boiling before a big game...”

Vote for Purify 62) Purify

“Such an amazing song by metallica, although it’s got alot to compete with it should still come out near the top
”

Vote for Whiplash 63) Whiplash

“One of their greatest trash songs”

Vote for The Struggle Within 64) The Struggle Within

“Great song!

”

Vote for Fixxxer 65) Fixxxer

“You can’t go wrong with any of the above. Fixxxer isn’t their best but it’s a personal favorite and it should be on the list”

Vote for Phantom Lord 66) Phantom Lord

“most musically advanced song on kill em’ all”

Vote for Prince Charming 67) Prince Charming


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