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(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth is Cliff Burton's instrumental bass solo, track 5 on Metallica's 1983 debut Kill 'Em All, recorded in Rochester, NY, using wah and distortion, first played live March 5, 1983, and revived at S&M2 in 2019.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
(Don't Fear) The Reaper is Blue Öyster Cult's 1976 hit single from Agents of Fortune, written and sung by Buck Dharma (Donald Roeser); it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 16 in the UK, and inspired the SNL More Cowbell sketch.
7 Words
"7 Words" is a 1995 song by the band Deftones from their debut album Adrenaline, written by vocalist Chino Moreno about teenage anger toward law enforcement.
Black Dog (Led Zeppelin song)
"Black Dog" is a 1971 song by Led Zeppelin, the opening track of their untitled fourth album, built on a stop-start riff in mismatched meters and a US top 15 single.
Blackened (song)
Blackened is the opening track of Metallica's 1988 album ...And Justice for All, written by Hetfield, Ulrich, and Newsted; a 190 BPM thrash song about nuclear winter, with a 2020 quarantine re-recording.
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild: 1968 hard rock song by Steppenwolf, written by Mars Bonfire (Dennis Edmonton), a million seller that peaked at No. 2 US and became the Easy Rider biker anthem coining "heavy metal thunder".
Changes (Black Sabbath song)
"Changes" is a 1972 piano ballad by Black Sabbath from Vol. 4, written by Iommi, Butler, Osbourne, and Ward about a breakup; later covered by Charles Bradley and a 2003 Ozzy-Kelly Osbourne UK number one.
Chop Suey!
"Chop Suey!" is a 2001 song by the American metal band System of a Down, written by Daron Malakian and Serj Tankian as the lead single from Toxicity.
Crazy Train
Crazy Train is Ozzy Osbourne's 1980 heavy metal single from Blizzard of Ozz, written with Randy Rhoads and Bob Daisley, known for its F# minor gallop riff, advanced solo, Cold War lyrics, and 2x Platinum certification.
Cult of Personality (song)
"Cult of Personality" is a 1988 hard rock song by Living Colour from Vivid, written by all four members, titled after Khrushchev's 1956 speech, a Billboard Hot 100 No. 13 hit and Grammy-winning signature anthem later used by CM Punk.
D'yer Mak'er
D'yer Mak'er is a 1973 Led Zeppelin song from Houses of the Holy, credited to all four members, a doo-wop ballad given a reggae feel; its Cockney title puns on 'Jamaica' and it reached the US Top 20.
Daddy (Korn song)
"Daddy" is the 17:30 closing track of Korn's 1994 debut, about Jonathan Davis's childhood abuse by a babysitter; it ends with his genuine, unplanned sobbing captured by producer Ross Robinson.
Dehumanized (song)
"Dehumanized" is a 2026 deathcore single by Bring Me the Horizon, the sole new closing track on Count Your Blessings | Repented, their 20th-anniversary re-recording of their 2006 debut, written by Oliver Sykes and Lee Malia.
Deutschland (song)
"Deutschland" is a 2019 song by German band Rammstein, lead single of its untitled seventh album, opening at number 1 in Germany and charting in 27 countries.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (song)
"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" is a 1976 hard rock song by AC/DC, title track of their album, sung by Bon Scott, produced by Harry Vanda and George Young, peaking at UK No. 47 in 1980.
Down with the Sickness
"Down with the Sickness" is a 2000 song by the American heavy metal band Disturbed, from their debut album The Sickness, known for its improvised "ooh-wah-ah-ah-ah" opening vocal.
Dragula (song)
Dragula is a 1998 Rob Zombie song, the first single from Hellbilly Deluxe on Geffen, written with producer Scott Humphrey and named after Grandpa Munster's car in The Munsters; it became his signature solo song and a Halloween staple.
Du hast
Du hast is a 1997 Rammstein song, second single from Sehnsucht, built on the German homophone hast/hasst and a twisted wedding vow; German chart number 5, Grammy-nominated, The Matrix soundtrack.
Du riechst so gut
Du riechst so gut, 1995 debut single by German band Rammstein from Herzeleid, released as a scented digipak on Motor Music; re-released in 1998 with Faith No More and KMFDM remixes.
Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
Dude (Looks Like a Lady) is a 1987 Aerosmith single from Permanent Vacation, written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Desmond Child, inspired by Tyler mistaking Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil for a woman; it reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a 1988 power ballad by glam metal band Poison from Open Up and Say... Ahh!, written by Bret Michaels after discovering infidelity; it was Poison's only Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, topping the chart December 24, 1988 for three weeks.
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica song)
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a 1984 song by Metallica from Ride the Lightning, built around Cliff Burton's distorted bass intro and based on Hemingway's novel.
Forty Six & 2
Forty Six & 2 is a 1996 Tool song, fifth track on Ænima, referencing Drunvalo Melchizedek's 46+2 chromosome idea and Jung's shadow, with a Justin Chancellor bass riff in D Phrygian Dominant.
Front Toward Enemy (song)
Front Toward Enemy: songs named after the warning on the M18A1 Claymore mine, most prominently Marilyn Manson's 2024 B-side reworked into the 2026 single from One Assassination Under God – Chapter 2, plus Incendiary's 2017 metalcore track.
God Is a Weapon
"God Is a Weapon": 2025 single by Falling in Reverse featuring Marilyn Manson, released May 20, 2025 on Epitaph; 3:35, written by Radke, Smyth, Quistad, and Manson; UK peaks 58/61/32, directed video by Jensen Noen.
Helter Skelter (song)
Helter Skelter, Beatles song by Paul McCartney (Lennon–McCartney), White Album, 22 November 1968; loud, dirty proto-metal track named for a British fairground slide, later linked to the Charles Manson case.
Here I Go Again
Here I Go Again: Whitesnake hard rock song by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden, first on Saints & Sinners (1982), re-recorded 1987, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 10, 1987.
Highway to Hell (song)
Highway to Hell (song): 1979 AC/DC title track by Bon Scott, Angus and Malcolm Young, produced by Mutt Lange; named for the Canning Highway and the band's 1978 tour; Bon Scott's last album.
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is a 2003 glam rock song by The Darkness, third single from Permission to Land, UK No. 2, written by the Hawkins brothers, Poullain, and Graham.
I Was Made for Lovin' You
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" is a 1979 KISS disco-rock single from Dynasty, written by Paul Stanley, Desmond Child, and Vini Poncia; it peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 1 in several countries, and passed one billion YouTube views.