Underrated Heavy Metal Songs

The Top Ten
1 Of Wolf and Man - Metallica

One of my favourite Metallica songs, this song about shape-shifters is better than "Enter Sandman" in my humble opinion.

2 Wild Child - W.A.S.P.

W.A.S.P appear to be a love them or hate them metal band, and the music has been somewhat overshadowed by their 80s stage antics. But they've got some great songs, especially this one. It's a true metal anthem.

Sounds more like Glam Metal version, but it's incredibly good song!

3 Balls to the Wall - Accept

Wonderfully ridiculous German metal song. The lyrics get absurdly grotesque after a while and you can't help but smile while head-banging.

4 99 Ways to Die - Megadeth

My favourite Megadeth song, strangely I appear to be on an island alone on this one.

5 A Touch of Evil - Judas Priest

It's no "Breaking the Law" or "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", but this is one of Priest's best.

6 The Price - Twisted Sister

An overlooked metal power ballad. It's almost as good as their two best-known songs.

7 Slave to the Grind - Skid Row
8 The Wicker Man - Iron Maiden
9 Montsegur (2015 Remastered Version) - Iron Maiden

One of my favourite modern Maiden songs, this is super catchy.

10 Damage, Inc. - Metallica

Amazing song!

The Contenders
11 Between the Hammer and the Anvil - Judas Priest
12 Hard Rock Hallelujah - Lordi

Finnish monster metal Eurovision winner. It's cheesy, absurd, and the best thing to happen to the Eurovision Song Contest.

13 Stars - Hear 'n' Aid

The less well-known, heavy metal all-star charity effort. Led by Ronnie James Dio and Vivian Campbell, this OTT 7 minute metal anthem features a 2 1/2 minute guitar solo, multiple guitarists, multiple singers (Dio and Halford among them), and even members of Spinal Tap.

14 Till the End - Motorhead

The standout song from Motorhead's final album, Lemmy's vocals were never pristine and are pretty shot here, but...that's oddly right for Lemmy and Motorhead anyway. A rare metal ballad and quite a powerful one.

15 My Last Words - Megadeth
16 I Disappear - Metallica
17 Brotherhood of Man - Motörhead
18 Runaround Man - Motörhead
19 Under the Northern Star - Amon Amarth
20 Superterrorizer - Black Label Society
21 Pearls Before Swine - Corrosion of Conformity
22 Afraid to Shoot Strangers - Iron Maiden
23 Mindtraveller - Falconer

One Of my favorite songs Of All Time and hardly anyone knows about it!

24 Road to Nowhere - Ozzy Osbourne
25 Gematria (The Killing Name) - Slipknot

Very underrated song, man, does Slipknot ever get attention?

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