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BNR's 100 Favorite Metal Songs

Some time ago I compiled a list of my favorite metal songs of all time. See the entire list, with commentary and links to YouTube clips, here.


Brand New Albums!

Feb 7  Dream Theater  Parasomnia
Feb 7  Ereb Altor  Hälsingemörker
Feb 7  Jinjer  Duél
Feb 7  Obscura  A Sonication
Feb 7  Phrenelith  Ashen Womb
Jan 31  Pentagram  Lightning In A Bottle
Jan 31  The Night Flight Orchestra  Give Us The Moon
Jan 25  Grave Digger  Bone Collector
Jan 24  Avatarium  Between You, God, The Devil And The Dead
Jan 24  Labyrinth  In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye

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There are 3781 bands, spanning 22671 albums, featured on this site. The site was last updated on February 10, 2025.


We held a poll to determine the Best Death Metal Album Of All Time. See how it turned out, and read about all of our past tournaments.


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Category 7
traditional metal from California

It's been said frequently on this site (recently when reviewing Metal Allegiance) that the term "supergroup" is often misused. But just ... Read more


Defect Designer
death metal from Russia

Defect Designer is a rather peculiar mob originally hailing from Russia but relocating to Norway later on, with a frequently changing list ... Read more


Monkey3
space rock/instrumental from Switzerland

While space rock isn't a metal genre per se, there's enough overlap with styles such as doom, post-metal, and even stoner rock ... Read more


Sonja
traditional metal/goth rock/metal from Pennsylvania

Sonja was formed by vocalist/guitarist Melissa Moore in 2014, and after a time was put on hold when Moore joined Absu for a ... Read more


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