Loudwire have compiled a list of what they think are the best 66 metal songs of this decade.
Without question, these last 10 years were the most prolific in metal’s history,” the source noted. “The rise of streaming made even the most underground and obscure acts accessible in an instant, and this unprecedented access to just about all of recorded music has afforded fans the ability to listen to any new release the day it comes out.
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66. Devin Townsend Project, “Grace” (2012)
65. Between the Buried and Me, “Condemned to the Gallows” (2018)
64. Napalm Death, “The Wolf I Feed” (2012)
63. Pig Destroyer, “The Diplomat” (2012)
62. Gorguts, “An Ocean of Wisdom” (2013)
61. Tribulation, “Melancholia” (2015)
60. The Devil Wears Prada, “Born to Lose” (2011)
59. Amorphis, “The Bee” (2018)
58. Insomnium, “While We Sleep” (2014)
57. Korn, “You’ll Never Find Me” (2019)
56. Pallbearer, “I Saw the End” (2017)
55. Sabaton, “To Hell and Back” (2014)
54. Periphery, “Make Total Destroy” (2012)
53. Opeth, “Sorceress” (2016)
52. Paradise Lost, “The Longest Winter” (2017)
51. Dream Theater, “The Enemy Inside” (2013)
50. Knocked Loose, “Mistakes Like Fractures” (2019)
49. The Dillinger Escape Plan, “One of Us Is the Killer”
48. Killswitch Engage, “Hate By Design” (2016)
47. Machine Head, “Locust” (2011)
46. Steel Panther, “Gloryhole” (2014)
45. SepticFlesh, “The Vampire From Nazareth” (2011)
44. Motorhead, “Heartbreaker” (2013)
43. Gojira, “L’Enfant Sauvage” (2012)
42. Slipknot, “Unsainted” (2019)
41. Sleep, “Giza Butler” (2018)
40. Slayer, “Repentless” (2015)
39. Trivium, “In Waves” (2011)
38. Arch Enemy, “War Eternal” (2014)
37. Mastodon, “Sultan’s Curse” (2017)
36. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, “Mindcrawler” (2013)
35. Parkway Drive, “Wild Eyes” (2012)
34. Anthrax, “Blood Eagle Wings” (2016)
33. Black Sabbath, “God is Dead?” (2013)
32. Every Time I Die, “Underwater Bimbos From Outer Space” (2012)
31. Lamb of God, “Desolation” (2012)
30. Babymetal, “Gimme Chocolate!!” (2014)
29. Carcass, “Unfit for Human Consumption” (2013)
28. Whitechapel, “I, Dementia” (2012)
27. Power Trip, “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” (2017)
26. Body Count, “Talk Sh*t, Get Shot” (2014)
25. Avatar, “Hail the Apocalypse” (2014)
24. Suicide Silence, “You Only Live Once” (2011)
23. Amon Amarth, “Raise Your Horns” (2016)
22. High on Fire, “Electric Messiah” (2018)
21. Zeal & Ardor, “Devil Is Fine” (2017)
20. Alien Weaponry, “Kai Tangata” (2018)
19. Jinjer, “Pisces” (2016)
18. Meshuggah, “Clockworks” (2016)
17. Iron Maiden, “If Eternity Should Fail” (2016)
16. Overkill, “Ironbound” (2010)
15. Cattle Decapitation, “Forced Gender Reassignment” (2012)
14. Ghost, “Year Zero” (2013)
13. Metallica, “Moth Into Flame” (2016)
12. Judas Priest, “Lightning Strike” (2018)
11. Gojira, “Silvera” (2016)
10. Behemoth, “O Father O Satan O Sun” (2014)
9. Tool, “Pneuma” (2019)
8. Code Orange, “Forever” (2017)
7. Avenged Sevenfold, “Nightmare” (2010)
6. Ghost, “Cirice” (2015)
5. Megadeth, “Dystopia” (2016)
4. Bring Me the Horizon, “Shadow Moses” (2013)
3. Slipknot, “The Devil in I” (2014)
2. Rammstein, “Deutschland” (2019)
1. Ghost, “Square Hammer” (2016)
