Top 10 Metal Songs with the Best Intros

Intros of any type - electric or acoustic guitar intros, drum intros, bass, piano, vocals, screams, sounds...
The Top Ten
1 Holy Wars... the Punishment Due - Megadeth
2 Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
3 Raining Blood - Slayer
4 For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica

I know everybody expects Master of Puppets but I decided that this intro is pretty original. Don't worry, Master of Puppets is on here, too.

5 Painkiller - Judas Priest

Actually when I heard this song for first time, I didn't like it. But still I kept listening it for the drum intro. and now I love it

Cool drum intro and than suddenly the guitar kicks in.

Epic drum intro.

6 Peace Sells - Megadeth

Bass guitar intro. One of my favorite Megadeth songs.

7 The Trooper - Iron Maiden

One of the most amazing metal riffs.

8 Ride the Lightning - Metallica

Oh please. This should be #1. The first 12 seconds are gold.

Very good pairing of drums with guitars.

9 Fade to Black - Metallica
10 Haunted - Annihilator

You can hear part of the intro on the song sample.

The Contenders
11 Cemetery Gates - Pantera
12 Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

One of the best songs with drum intros

13 Honor Thy Father - Dream Theater
14 Sacred Worlds - Blind Guardian

This is just epic and impressive, and it's 2:13 minutes long.

15 Master of Puppets - Master of Puppets
16 Home - Dream Theater
17 Hail and Kill - Manowar
18 Battle Hymn - Manowar
19 Battery - Metallica
20 The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden

Its number is six hundred and sixty six...

21 Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

How to hell is this so underrated?

All aboard! Haha!

22 Walk - Pantera

Simplicity at its best!

Epic Dimebag riff.

23 Kafir! - Nile
24 Blacklist - Exodus
25 Hell Awaits - Slayer
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