Band Top Tracks Lists - The Guardians Edition
My list obsession has led to me compiling lists of my favourite tracks by several of my favourite bands so, at the risk of upsetting those less list-obsessed Academy members, I thought I would start threads where myself and anyone else who wants to get involved, can post their lists of bands' favourite tracks.
So starting with a couple of Heavy Metal Gods, here we go:
Sonny's Top 20 Judas Priest tracks:
1. Sinner - Sin After Sin (1977)
2. Exciter - Stained Class (1978)
3. Beyond the Realms of Death - Stained Class (1978)
4. Tyrant - Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
5. Stained Class - Stained Class (1978)
6. Victim of Changes - Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
7. Starbreaker - Sin After Sin (1977)
8. Jawbreaker - Defenders of the Faith (1984)
9. The Hellion / Electric Eye - Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
10. Hell Bent for Leather - Killing Machine (1979)
11. Genocide - Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
12. The Ripper - Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
13. Dissident Aggressor - Sin After Sin (1977)
14. Deceiver - Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
15. Running Wild - Killing Machine (1979)
16. The Sentinel - Defenders of the Faith (1984)
17. Between the Hammer & the Anvil - Painkiller (1990)
18. Screaming for Vengeance - Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
19. Ram It Down - Ram It Down (1988)
20. Hell Patrol - Painkiller (1990)
Sonny's Top 20 Iron Maiden tracks:
1. The Trooper - Piece of Mind (1983)
2. Killers - Killers (1981)
3. Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Powerslave (1984)
4. Murders in the Rue Morgue - Killers (1981)
5. Die With Your Boots On - Piece of Mind (1983)
6. Another Life - Killers (1981)
7. Flash of the Blade - Powerslave (1984)
8. Still Life - Piece of Mind (1983)
9. Powerslave - Powerslave (1984)
10. Phantom of the Opera - Iron Maiden (1980)
11. Hallowed Be Thy Name - The Number of the Beast (1982)
12. The Evil That Men Do - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988)
13. Different World - A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
14. Flight of Icarus - Piece of Mind (1983)
15. Remember Tomorrow - Iron Maiden (1980)
16. Sea of Madness - Somewhere in Time (1986)
17. Revelations - Piece of Mind (1983)
18. Aces High (- Powerslave (1984)
19. Wasted Years - Somewhere in Time (1986)
20. Ghost of the Navigator - Brave New World (2000)
Cool lists, Sonny! Now for my turn... Here are my top 20 tracks from each of my never forgotten power metal heroes of my metal interest whom I'll never let go of:
DragonForce
1. Through the Fire and Flames - Inhuman Rampage (2006)
2. Highway to Oblivion - Extreme Power Metal (2019)
3. Revolution Deathsquad - Inhuman Rampage (2006)
4. Operation Ground and Pound - Inhuman Rampage (2006)
5. Soldiers of the Wasteland - Sonic Firestorm (2004)
6. Cry Thunder - The Power Within (2012)
7. Fury of the Storm - Sonic Firestorm (2004)
8. Valley of the Damned - Valley of the Damned (2003)
9. Pixel Prison - Warp Speed Warriors (2024)
10. The Edge of the World - Reaching into Infinity (2017)
11. Disciples of Babylon - Valley of the Damned (2003)
12. The Game - Maximum Overload (2014)
13. My Heart Will Go On - Extreme Power Metal (2019)
14. Heroes of Our Time - Ultra Beatdown (2008)
15. Where Dragons Rule - Valley of the Damned (2003)
16. The Last Journey Home - Ultra Beatdown (2008)
17. Burning Heart - Warp Speed Warriors (2024)
18. Hatred and Revenge - Reaching into Infinity (2017)
19. Astral Warrior Anthem - Warp Speed Warriors (2024)
20. Judgement Day - Reaching into Infinity (2017)
Kamelot (Roy Khan era)
1. Memento Mori - The Black Halo (2005)
2. Nights of Arabia - The Fourth Legacy (1999)
3. Hunter's Season - Poetry for the Poisoned (2010)
4. The Black Halo - The Black Halo (2005)
5. March of Mephisto - The Black Halo (2005)
6. Serenade - The Black Halo (2005)
7. Center of the Universe - Epica (2003)
8. The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) - The Black Halo (2005)
9. Ghost Opera - Ghost Opera (2007)
10. Karma - Karma (2001)
11. The Great Pandemonium - Poetry for the Poisoned (2010)
12. Abandoned - The Black Halo (2005)
13. The Fourth Legacy - The Fourth Legacy (1999)
14. This Pain - The Black Halo (2005)
15. Lunar Sanctum - The Fourth Legacy (1999)
16. The Shadow of Uther - The Fourth Legacy (1999)
17. Until Kingdom Come - The Fourth Legacy (1999)
18. Forever - Karma (2001)
19. III Ways To Epica - Epica (2003)
20. Providence - Siege Perilous (1998)
A couple Spotify playlists I've made based on those two lists, including a few extra songs in the Kamelot playlist: