Top Ten Metal Songs with the Best Riff and Solos

The Top Ten

1 The Trooper - Iron Maiden

2 Alison Hell - Annihilator

Brilliant riffs and solo. A true metal masterpiece.

3 Master of Puppets - Metallica

4 Painkiller - Judas Priest

5 A Light in the Black - Rainbow

6 Tornado of Souls - Megadeth

7 Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne

8 Schizos (Are Never Alone) Parts I & II - Annihilator

The whole song is a riff fest with several riffs one after another and, a mindblowing fast and technical solo.

9 One - Metallica

10 Stargazer - Rainbow

The Contenders

11 Paranoid - Black Sabbath

This song is not metal! Black Sabbath's role in the metal history is highly exaggerated. Too bluesy to be metal. If Tony Iommi's guitar work wouldn't be heavy, then Black Sabbath wouldn't be considered as metal.

Yeah, I agree, this song isn't metal.

12 Ride the Sky - Helloween

An iconic speed metal song with beautiful riffs and a very good fast solo which is about 1:45 minutes long. Sheer pleasure. Great job Kai Hansen.

13 Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden

The riff is what made me to love this song at first

14 Strike - Primal Fear

This song is a must if you are looking for remarkable guitar work - there's a very energetic fast riff and an awesome fast solo on twin lead guitars (about 1 minute long).

15 Peace Sells - Megadeth