Top 10 Best Depressing Rock-Metal Songs

The most depressing songs from incredible artists like Yngwie Malmsteen and Dragonforce
The Top Ten
1 Hey You - Pink Floyd

This is a great song.
"Hey You" is actually the first Pink Floyd song iv'e ever heard

2 Fade to Black - Metallica
3 Fiddler on the Green - Demons & Wizards
4 Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
5 My Immortal - Evanescence
6 My Last Sunrise - Demons & Wizards

Amazing vocals - could be one of the best vocal performances of all time.

7 Down Where I Am - Demons & Wizards

It’s about a father, who’s newborn child was diagnosed with Down Syndrome and in his thoughts he rejects the baby.
It's a very dark but beautiful ballad with awesome vocals and lyrics. People with Down Syndrome find the song actually touching.

"(Please tell me why)
I don't wanna hold you
(Please tell me why)
I don't wanna see you
'Cause even your smile hurts
Oh, it hurts like hell"

8 Trilogy Suite Opus 5 - Yngwie Malmsteen

Black Star (Yngwie) may have more depressing potential than Opus 5 in my opinion, and also Voice of the Soul (Death, Chuck Schuldiner instrumental).

This is truly a pure masterpiece by Malmsteen. The melodic interlude in the middle makes for incredible outpouring of feelings.

This is a masterpiece for sure but it's never been depressing to me.

9 Sinner - Theocracy
10 Icarus' Dream Suite Opus 4 - Yngwie Malmsteen
The Contenders
11 Orion - Metallica
12 Eye In the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
13 Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

I'm not sure this song is really depressing but it's very individual I guess.

James Hetfield wrote this love song while he was on the phone with his then girlfriend. The lyrics, which talk about being "so close, no matter how far" indicate the bond they shared even when Hetfield was on tour.

This song is about the power of love (and many other things).

14 Path of Glory - Demons & Wizards

In a world of broken dreams
Depressed and haunting me
No way out
So many times it's hopeless dark and gray
No way out
And other times it's hope that saves the day

The best vocals I've ever heard - this guy is unbelievable!

15 The Bard's Song (In the Forest) - Blind Guardian
16 Master of Puppets - Metallica
17 Snuff - Slipknot
18 Lonely Day - System of a Down

Great song and I love it. But it always reminds me of my mother dying

19 Big Log - Robert Plant
20 Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park
21 Lights of Heaven - Joe Satriani
22 A Greater Darkness - Moonspell

A greater darkness for all it's worth
A friend so young who's life was cut
We drink the rain to clear our throats
We drink the poison to make it go

23 Creep - Northern Kings
24 One - Metallica

How is this only number 53 on the list? What's worse than being forced to live the rest of your life without the ability to see, hear, or communicate while living with physical and psychological pain? What's worse than being forced to stay alive when your quality of life is so diminished that the only thing you can do is think? The music video is haunting too.

25 On My Own - Three Days Grace
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