Top 10 Rock and Metal Songs of 1998

The Top Ten
1 Thorn - Blind Guardian
2 Voice of the Soul - Death
3 The Coming Curse - Iced Earth
4 Nightfall - Blind Guardian

One of the most beautiful songs I know - music, vocals and lyrics: "Nightfall quietly crept in and changed us all".
The song is based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion and is about Fëanor and his seven sons who mourn the destruction caused by Morgoth.

5 Mirror Mirror - Blind Guardian

The song is about Turgon who builds the city of Gondolin, aided by Ulmo ("The Lord of Water"). It's based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion.

6 Out of Control - Edguy
7 Melancholy - Iced Earth
8 Into the Storm - Blind Guardian

The song sample is from a live show recorded in 2015 and released in 2017 (almost 20 years later). This live version is very good but you should check out the original studio track as well.
This is one of the most intense Blind Guardian songs with a great riff - heavy and good for headbanging. The chorus is very strong. Vocals are really powerful and overall - awesome (as always).
The song is based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion and is about Morgoth and Ungoliant who fight for the possession of the Silmarils.

9 Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica

A cover of a Traditonal Irish folk song that was inspired by Thin Lizzy's cover

10 Inside Out - Anthrax
The Contenders
11 Obscura - Gorguts
12 Vain Glory Opera - Edguy
13 Sentenced to Burn - Cannibal Corpse
14 Dragula - Rob Zombie
15 The Curse of Feanor - Blind Guardian

The song is about Fëanor and his anger (based on Tolkien's The Silmarillion). I love this song - one of the heavier songs on the album. Great drumming, vocals, and so on.

16 I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
17 Voodoo - Godsmack

This was one of the first songs I've heard in my life and I still like it to this day

18 Turn the Page - Metallica
19 Sugar - System of a Down
20 Shock - Fear Factory
21 Freak on a Leash - Korn
22 No More Foolin - Edguy
23 Watching Over Me - Iced Earth
24 Spirit Crusher - Death
25 Painkiller - Death
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