100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal
100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal is the ultimate journey into the heart of heavy music, hosted by Metal Blade Records’ founder, Brian Slagel. Each week, Brian dives into one of his personally curated tracks from his list of the heaviest songs in metal and hard rock, exploring the music that shaped a genre. With special guest musicians—some who wrote and recorded these iconic songs and others who found inspiration in them—the show unearths the stories behind each track. Whether you’re a lifelong...
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Episodes (144)
Aerosmith - "Make It"
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Slipknot - "Surfacing"
100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal
Back Sabbath "N.I.B."
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Mercyful Fate - "The Oath"
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Coheed and Cambria - "Welcome Home"
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Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark at the Moon"
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Dio - "Holy Diver"
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Deep Purple - "Highway Star"
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Slayer - "Chemical Warfare"
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Cirith Ungol - "King of the Dead"
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Accept - "Fast As A Shark"
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Ministry - "Just One Fix"
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METALLICA - "Hit The Lights"
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Scorpions - "Catch Your Train"
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Cannibal Corpse - "Scourge of Iron"
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King's X - "Black Flag"
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Rush - "Anthem"
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Iron Maiden - "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
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Kiss - "Deuce"
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Megadeth - "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due"
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AC/DC - "Let There Be Rock"
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Foghat - "Easy Money"
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Judas Priest - "Exciter"
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Angel Witch - "Angel Witch"
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Six Feet Under - "Lycanthropy"
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Aerosmith - Rats in the Cellar
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Kiss - "Detroit Rock City"
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UFO - "Love To Love"
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Deicide - "Dead By Dawn"
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Danzig - "Twist of Cain"
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Sepultura - "Dead Embryonic Cells"
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Metallica - "Spit Out The Bone"
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King Diamond - "Welcome Home"
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AC/DC - "Sin City"
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Judas Priest - Victim of Changes
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UFO - "Rock Bottom"
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Remembering Ozzy Osbourne
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Rainbow : "Gates of Babylon"
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Iron Maiden : "The Wicker Man" (with Chris Jericho)
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Blue Oyster Cult - "Fire of Unknown Origin"
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Alice Cooper - "Halo of Flies"
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Riot - "Swords & Tequilia"
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Kiss: "War Machine"
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Motorhead: "Overkill"
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Anthrax - "Only"
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Steeler : "Cold Day In Hell"
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Cynic : "Veil of Maya"
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Led Zeppelin : How Many More Times
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King's X : "Dogman"
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Iron Maiden: "Murders in the Rue Morgue"
100 Songs that Define Heavy Metal