Top 10 Best Metal Songs of 2020

Since debates about what qualifies as metal are common, especially on lists like this, it's important to acknowledge that these discussions often remain inconclusive, opinion-based, and inherently subjective.

Because of this subjectivity, songs from genres like Alternative Metal, Nu-Metal, Metalcore, and Deathcore are included here. If you don't consider these genres to be metal, simply avoid voting for those entries. Instead, vote for tracks that align with your definition of metal, rather than voting on non-metal entries just to criticize their "non-metalness."

That said, this is not an invitation to submit non-metal tracks, such as pop songs. Please focus on voting for the best metal songs of the year.

The Top Ten

  1. Bhati - Mobius

    To whoever added this song to the list, thank you. You made me discover one of the greatest and most unique progressive metal bands ever.

  2. Seen It All - Mushroomhead

  3. Lions - Saudade

  4. Reintegration - Gemini Syndrome

  5. Harmonic Disruptor - Julien-K

  6. Catastrophist - Trivium

    Love the build-up of this song. It starts off more melodic, then finishes heavy. Catchy chorus too.

    Fantastic song all around. So far, it's the metal album of the year for me.

    Amazing song that shows how much Trivium has evolved over the years.

  7. The Heresy - Mushroomhead

  8. Underneath - Code Orange

    One of the best releases in metal in a long time.

  9. Choke - Bury Tomorrow

  10. While the Spiders Spin - Psychotic Waltz

    11. The Newcomers
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    Lacquer - Katatonia

  12. ?

    Leaves of Yesteryear - Green Carnation

    13. The Contenders

  13. Don't See Ghosts - Dry Kill Logic

  14. Sulfur Surrounding - Code Orange

  15. Bending the Arc to Fear - Trivium

    Perhaps my favorite from the album.

  16. The Ones We Leave Behind - Trivium

    This one grew on me to be top 3 from the album. Absolutely love the lead work as well as the vocals.

  17. The Defiant - Trivium

  18. Another World - Gojira

  19. Dead and Gone - Stabbing Westward

  20. Bleed Into Me - Trivium

  21. Amongst the Shadows & the Stones - Trivium

  22. Fall from Grace - Paradise Lost

  23. Scattering the Ashes - Trivium

  24. New Colossal Hate - Lamb of God

    Solid stuff from LOG!

  25. Memento Mori - Lamb of God

    Such a great song by LOG! This one was on my playlist for a long time. I wonder where "Resurrection Man" is, though. That song deserves to be in the top 10 for the year.

  26. Sickness Unto You - Trivium

  27. Swallowing the Rabbit Whole - Code Orange

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