Top 10 Songs Dedicated to Metal Musicians (Dead or Alive)

Songs don't need to be metal songs. Any songs about metal musicians are eligible.
The Top Ten
1 To Live Is to Die - Metallica

Dedicated to Cliff Burton of Metallica who died in a car crash at 23.
This song is a long instrumental, over 9 minutes long.

2 Side of a Bullet - Nickelback

I know almost everyone hates Nickelback but this song is about our very own Dimebag so lets forget about some things for a second. This song isn't a masterpiece but isn't bad either. Nickelback were even creative - they included in the song an unused original solo by Dimebag (the solo was given to Nickelback by Vinnie Paul - Dimebag brother).

3 In This River - Black Label Society

Dedicated to Dimebag Darrell of Pantera whose death was extremely shocking - he was shot onstage while performing.

I can play this on the piano. Beautiful song.

4 In My Darkest Hour - Megadeth

Dedicated to Cliff Burton of Metallica.
"According to Dave Mustaine, due to hearing of Burton's death, he sat down and wrote the music for the song in one sitting. The lyrics, however, are unrelated to Burton's death. Mustaine was Metallica's lead guitarist in the early days and was a close friend of Burton at the time" (Wiki)

5 Aesthetics of Hate - Machine Head

This song is dedicated to Dimebag Darrell after the band saw a article praising his death and dissing metal fans who respected him the band wrote this as tribute to him and as a retaliation against the people who made that disgusting article and this song even won a Grammy Nomination

Machine Head were so right because what kind of people can praise the murder of a great innocent musician who didn't do anything bad? A disgusting article written by disgusting people. What's next? An article praising the murder of John Lennon?!

6 New Tears Eve - Moonspell

Dedicated to Peter Steele - the vocalist and leader of Type O Negative, who died in 2010.

7 Dimebag - Cross Canadian Ragweed

Obviously about Dimebag Darrell of Pantera.
Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band.

8 Song for Ronnie James Dio - Jorn

This is a song about Chester Bennington right?

9 England - Edguy
10 Above and Beyond - Deep Purple
The Contenders
11 Love Tyger - Edguy
12 Thunderbird - Quiet Riot
13 Goodbye - Slipknot
14 R.I.P. (Undone) - Overkill

To Criss Oliva, guitarist of Savatage - he was killed in a car accident by a drunk driver at the age of 30, in 1993.
This song is a short instrumental, a last minute addition to the album.

15 Uncommon Man - Deep Purple

This is the second song on this album dedicated to Jon Lord (that I mentioned earlier on this list).

16 Layne - Staind
17 Murder One - Metallica
18 Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Who exactly is the metal musician here? Nobody.

19 Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

I don't think this song was dedicated to a metal musician, sorry.

This was dedicated to original Floyd member, Syd Barrett.

20 In the End - Anthrax

I believe this song is dedicated to Ronnie James Dio and Dimebag Darrell

21 Faith & Decision - Versailles

Dedicated to Jasmine You, former bassist of Japanese metal band Versailles.

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