Recently the UK edition of Metal Hammer put together a team of writers and musicians to get to compile their list of ‘the 100 best metal songs of the 90s’. Their choices generated alot of discussion (and criticism) and thus the publication also put the choice to their readers of their favorite songs of the decade. Here’s what they voted are the top 20 best metal songs of that particular 1990s:
20. System Of A Down – “Sugar”
19. Pantera – “Floods”
18. Machine Head – “Davidian”
17. Marilyn Manson – “Lunchbox”
16. Guns N’ Roses – “You Could Be Mine”
15. Korn – “Freak On A Leash”
14. Judas Priest – “Painkiller”
13. Sepultura – “Roots Bloody Roots”
12. Pearl Jam – “Walk”
11. Pantera – “Walk”
10. Megadeth – “Hangar 18”
09. Pantera – “Cowboys From Hell”
08. Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show”
07. Tool – “Stinkfist”
06. Metallica – “Sad But True”
05. Iron Maiden – “Fear Of The Dark”
04. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
03. Alice In Chains – “Rooster”
02. Marilyn Manson – “The Beautiful People”
01. Slipknot – “Surfacing“
