Gimme your favorite rock metal song for a CD Mix ! (1 Viewer)

[Todd Smigelski]

I'm putting together a rock compilation CD that I make several copies and distibute amongst my friends. I'm asking *you* for some rock or hard rock suggestions that stands out as your favorite song(s) you'd most likey "groove to" to at a party or such. BTW, It doesn't have to be radio friendly. My friends are willing to experience unknown & masterful material.

Thanks

I'll start it off with "Orion" from Metallica's Master of Puppets.

Thanks everyone

 

[Evan S]

Depends on what you consider "Metal"

Some of my favorite hard rock/metal songs would include...

"Modern Day Cowboy" off Tesla's debut "Mechanical Resonance"
"Metropolis, Part I" off Dream Theater's "Images and Words"
"Rocket Queen" off GNR's "Appetite for Destruction"
"Estranged" off GNR's "Use Your Illusion Part II"
"Mercyful Fate" off Metallica's "Garage, Inc."
"Blackened" off Metallica's "And Justice for All"
"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
"Home" off Staind's "Dysfunction"
"Toxicity" off the new System of a Down record
"Black" off Sevendust's debut album

Also, just about every song from Tool.

There are so many others as well, but like I said...what do you consider Metal? Is Van Halen metal? Queensryche? There is stuff out there that is so much heavier than what I've listed too, but whether you feel it's cool for a party is debatable...stuff by bands like Agnostic Front and Kyuss.

It's a start at least.

 

[Greg_Y]

Somewhat random but pretty cool song: Pyretta Blaze by Type O Negative.

 

[Jeff_A]

There are so damn many! I don't have time to consider them all right now (and you wouldn't have enough discs anyway ). Here is one.
You can't go wrong with this guitar-heavy-grooving-hookline: Van Halen: Mean Street

 

[Todd Smigelski]

Evan,
Excellent choices and right on track. I guess I should clarify...I guess anything that's not considered Pop. ex. rush to Van Halen to Deftones to Megadeth & Slayer to Queenryche to Sammy Hagar etc. i.e. the whole rock gammet.

 

[MickeS]

One of my all-time favorite songs, that always make me want to jump around and break stuff is "Locomotive" by Sick Of It All. Make sure you get it on your compilation CD.
/Mike

 

[Jan H]

In order for your CD to be considered a party disc, it MUST include songs from AC/DC's Back in Black. Maybe the title, track, "You Shook Me", or any of the others. Also, I really like Queensryche's "Jet City Woman", Ozzy's "No More Tears", and more recently, anything off of Tool's "Lateralus" album. Also, the first Van Halen album is vital to any rockin' party JH

 

[Ben Osborne]

Here are some good ones from the past few years (album title is in parentheses):
Amorphis - Alone (Am Universum)
Angel Dust - Come Into Resistance (Enlighten the Darkness)
Blind Guardian - Sadly Sings Destiny (A Night at the Opera)
Iron Maiden - Ghost of the Navigator (Brave New World)
Dio - Fever Dreams (Magica)
Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete (Wishmaster)
Rage - "Paint the Devil on the Wall" (Welcome to the Other Side)
Kamelot - Karma (Karma)
Megadeth - Insomnia (Risk)
Joe Satriani - Up in the Sky (Ceremony)
Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain (LTE 2)
Therion - Flesh of the Gods (Deggial)
Wuthering Heights - Too Great Thy Gift (Within)
Sonata Arctica - Full Moon
These would be on the metal side of the spectrum, but they're all great "grooving" songs.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

AC/DC - Highway to Hell

What a fun song... all around.

 

[Jim_C]

Okay, these are some of my favorite 'get the blood pumping' songs. They're more on the hard/speed side.

Triumph-Fight the Good Fight
Dio-I Speed at Night
Queen-Stone Cold Crazy
Queen-Tie Your Mother Down
Rush-Beneath, Between and Behind
Rush-The Analog Kid

AC/DC-Let There Be Rock
AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie
AC/DC-Beating Around the Bush
Anthrax-Caught in a Mosh
Anthrax-Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)

Iron Maiden-Running Free
Iron Maiden-Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden-Flash of the Blade
Iron Maiden-Back in the Village
Judas Priest-Electric Eye

Motley Crue-Live Wire
Motley Crue-Red Hot
Ozzy Osbourne-Over the Mountain
Ozzy Osbourne-S.A.T.O./Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne-Steal Away (the night)

Queensryche-Surgical Strike
Nirvana-Breed
Metallica-Whiplash
Metallica-Fight Fire With Fire
Metallica-Trapped Under Ice
Marilyn Manson-Rock is Dead (credits song from the Matrix)

The Ramones-Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones-Rockaway Beach
The Ramones-I Wanna Be Sedated
Foo Fighters-Monkey Wrench
Paul McCartney-Helen Wheels


I have to stop now before I list everything from Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Flower Kings, Symphony X, and Tool.

 

[Vegas 1]

How about an oldie from Led Zepplin Dazed & Confused

 

[Jim_C]

Dammit! I forgot to wander over to the Zeppelin shelf...

Communication Breakdown
Over the Hills and Far Away
Immigrant Song
Misty Mountain Hop
Rock and Roll
Kashmir
In My Time of Dying
Wearing and Tearing
Moby Dick/Bonzo's Montreux

 

[Ralph Summa]

Just to add to the Zeppelin mix.

"When The Levee Breaks" is a must. Adrenaline infusion!

Others:

Nine Inch Nails - "Get Down Make Love" (from an EP)
Nine Inch Nails - Any track off of the "Broken" CD
AC/DC - For Those About to Rock
AC/DC - Rock & Roll Aint Noise Pollution
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
Sound Garden - Spoonman
Marilyn Manson - Tourniquet

 

[Mike Broadman]

Only one mention for Black Sabbath?

National Acrobat- best 70s metal song ever
While we're on Sabbath: Sweet Leaf and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

My requisite King Crimson nominations: Red, Fallen Angel, Lark's Tongues in Aspic parts 1-4.

Dreamtheater: Caught In A Web

Slayer: Dead Skin Mask

Queensryche: Revolution Calling

Opeth: Godheads Lament

Death: Harvester of Human Sorrow

Rush: Anthem, Analog Kid

 

[Eric Peterson]

I'm trying to limit is to 1 song per artist.

Jesus Christ Pose - SoundGarden
HoneyBucket - The Melvins
Would - Alice in Chains
Mandatory Suicide - Slayer
Be Quiet & Drive - Deftones
Fazer - Quicksand
Only - Anthrax
Fake Healer - Metal Church
Faires Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
Bacchhanal - Clutch
46 & 2 - Tool
Black #1 - Type O Negative
Reign of Fire - Armored Saint

 

[MickeS]

I just listened to the Riot album "Fire down under", and I think the track "Swords and Tequila" would be great for your CD.

 

[Jeff_A]

I just listened to the Riot album "Fire down under", and I think the track "Swords and Tequila" would be great for your CD.

Nah! Fire Down Under's best song is Outlaw.

 

[Frank_S]

How about the Motor City Madman blazing away on "Just what the Doctor Ordered" off his first album. I had'nt listened to old Ted for years but the other night I put on his 1st album(self titled) and rocked out to it, in fact my neighbours were probably ready to call the folks with the white coats.
Here's a couple more oldies that rock.
Rock Candy-Montrose
AC/DC-Bad Boy Boogie
Day of The Eagle-Robin Trower
Paranoid-Black Sabbath
Grinder-Judas Priest
Hurricane-Y&T
Nobody's Fault-Aerosmith
La Grange-ZZ Top
Don't stop at the top-Scorpions
Rock Bottom-UFO
Wild Side-Motley Crue

 

[Brian Perry]

Dream Theater -- Pull Me Under

 

[Todd Smigelski]

I agree with Jeff, MickeS.

But that Riot album is killer all the way through. Swords & Tequilas was their "hit" single. Great one MickeS.

Everyone...., Incredible picks so far...