metal is far from dead as the last few
years have proven
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
decade defining hard rock and heavy
metal songs of the first half of the
2010s
for our series on the top ten decade
defining hard rock and heavy metal songs
per decade we’ve based our choices on a
mix of a track success popularity and
their ability to represent the decade in
question we’re limiting it to one song
per artist per decade
but you still might see some overlapping
of artists over the decades this is part
of a series of video spanning hard rock
and heavy metal music from the 1970s to
the 2000
number ten built to fall trivia
so selfishly
moving away from their thrash metal
roots to a more metalcore kind of sound
Trivium treated fans and newcomers to a
musical shift within waves
sticking with their lyrical trend of
despair and social outrage their fifth
album’s second single built to fall is a
bombardment of heavy guitar riffs and
vocals that will get your ears ringing
and fists pumping
it also reached the top 40 of the UK
Rock chart
yeah
number nine
I missed the misery hailstorm
with a growing Legion of fans and one of
the leading front women in modern rock
kale storm was built for success our
pick for their contribution to the 2010s
goes to the powerful and potent
I missed the misery from their second
album
a unique take on a popular song topic
the track deals with the pain of a
breakup and how you even end up missing
the arguments you had with the whiny
loss
Desiree
number eight Telos Between the Buried
and Me
Oh
this song is just one of many that
proves progressive metal is still alive
and well today
following up their 2011 EP Between the
Buried and Me released this full-length
disk that explores their signature style
in much greater detail
viii song off the parallax – is Telos a
miniature metal Symphony that
incorporates both jazz and fusion
influences to create a standout piece
from the Bands milestone album
hahaha
number seven born to lose The Devil
Wears Prada
time and time again melodic and
metalcore have proven they go hand in
hand and this song from The Devil Wears
Prada also shows that fact
taking off the band’s successful 2011
album born to lose blends hard yet
symphonic riffs with almost feral
screams only to be balanced out by
melodic backing vocals
a key example of modern hard rock with
soft vocals the 3-minute track makes our
list because it keeps the tradition
going strong
harder
number six public enemy number one
Megadeth
jailbreaking smoke
there was no way at least one of the big
four wasn’t gonna make this list
with their musical career showing no
signs of slowing down
Megadeth released their 13th album aptly
titled 13 in 2011
spearheading the effort was the first
single public enemy number one
an aggressive piece of thrash metal
inspired by the vicious act of Al Capone
you
with dave mustaine ‘he’s growling vocals
and blistering guitar work this song can
proudly stand beside the rest of
Megadeth’s classic hits
number five unspoken Kailasa
this band has based their career on
blending together subgenres of metal
case in point this song from their sixth
record
unspoken fuses together the harshness of
sludge metal with the distortion of
stoner metal
add into the mix an acid trip of a music
video and you have yourself a definite
winner for Kailasa and metal in general
number four laughs a Sauvage Gojira
we already know foreign bands like
Rammstein can make it big in the
english-speaking music world so a
kickass French metal band like Gojira is
more than welcome to
based on the Fox who full film of the
same name a titular track from the
band’s fifth effort reflects the true
story of a young boy found alone in the
woods that seemed more animal than human
with their back-to-basics heavy metal
style Gojira has been hailed as rising
stars of the genre and this song shows
us why
number three the devil you know anthrax
another one of the big form makes the
list eight years after the release of
their ninth album anthrax came back with
guitars blazing with 2011’s worship
music
it became their highest-charting album
in two decades
while the disc has a range of songs from
tributes to those that deal with horror
the devil you know makes our list for
shying away from the obvious satanic
theme of its title
and focusing on the hardships and
accomplishments of War veterans and it’s
awesome
number two parallels As I Lay Dying
out of all the modern metalcore songs
our vote goes to the track that managed
to propel its band to universal acclaim
As I Lay Dying 2010 venture into the
metal scene not only helped maintain
their growth in the eyes of fans but
also cemented them as champions of the
Jean
with intense riffs and pulse-pounding
vocals the powerless Rises parallels is
all the proof you need but these guys
are the real deal
before our number one pick shreds its
way to the top here are a few honorable
mentions
I’ve got a gun
I’ll be done
number one nightmare Avenged Sevenfold
it’s parent album smashed its
competition topped the Billboard 200 and
even earned the band’s several golden
God awards
and the title track nightmare is one
hell of a song which your skin nice
now regarded as one of Avenged
Sevenfold’s signatures it’s a tune
filled with both joy and sadness
while the dark powerful guitar play and
vocals make it quite the showstopper the
heavy-metal number also serves as a
memorial for their drummer the Rev who
passed away just before the album’s
completion
Redskins a window is guitar
the song stands as a true testament to
the band’s musicianship as well as their
camaraderie with a fallen bandmate
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite modern metal and hard rock song
for more rockin top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
what’s your kin nightmare
years have proven
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
decade defining hard rock and heavy
metal songs of the first half of the
2010s
for our series on the top ten decade
defining hard rock and heavy metal songs
per decade we’ve based our choices on a
mix of a track success popularity and
their ability to represent the decade in
question we’re limiting it to one song
per artist per decade
but you still might see some overlapping
of artists over the decades this is part
of a series of video spanning hard rock
and heavy metal music from the 1970s to
the 2000
number ten built to fall trivia
so selfishly
moving away from their thrash metal
roots to a more metalcore kind of sound
Trivium treated fans and newcomers to a
musical shift within waves
sticking with their lyrical trend of
despair and social outrage their fifth
album’s second single built to fall is a
bombardment of heavy guitar riffs and
vocals that will get your ears ringing
and fists pumping
it also reached the top 40 of the UK
Rock chart
yeah
number nine
I missed the misery hailstorm
with a growing Legion of fans and one of
the leading front women in modern rock
kale storm was built for success our
pick for their contribution to the 2010s
goes to the powerful and potent
I missed the misery from their second
album
a unique take on a popular song topic
the track deals with the pain of a
breakup and how you even end up missing
the arguments you had with the whiny
loss
Desiree
number eight Telos Between the Buried
and Me
Oh
this song is just one of many that
proves progressive metal is still alive
and well today
following up their 2011 EP Between the
Buried and Me released this full-length
disk that explores their signature style
in much greater detail
viii song off the parallax – is Telos a
miniature metal Symphony that
incorporates both jazz and fusion
influences to create a standout piece
from the Bands milestone album
hahaha
number seven born to lose The Devil
Wears Prada
time and time again melodic and
metalcore have proven they go hand in
hand and this song from The Devil Wears
Prada also shows that fact
taking off the band’s successful 2011
album born to lose blends hard yet
symphonic riffs with almost feral
screams only to be balanced out by
melodic backing vocals
a key example of modern hard rock with
soft vocals the 3-minute track makes our
list because it keeps the tradition
going strong
harder
number six public enemy number one
Megadeth
jailbreaking smoke
there was no way at least one of the big
four wasn’t gonna make this list
with their musical career showing no
signs of slowing down
Megadeth released their 13th album aptly
titled 13 in 2011
spearheading the effort was the first
single public enemy number one
an aggressive piece of thrash metal
inspired by the vicious act of Al Capone
you
with dave mustaine ‘he’s growling vocals
and blistering guitar work this song can
proudly stand beside the rest of
Megadeth’s classic hits
number five unspoken Kailasa
this band has based their career on
blending together subgenres of metal
case in point this song from their sixth
record
unspoken fuses together the harshness of
sludge metal with the distortion of
stoner metal
add into the mix an acid trip of a music
video and you have yourself a definite
winner for Kailasa and metal in general
number four laughs a Sauvage Gojira
we already know foreign bands like
Rammstein can make it big in the
english-speaking music world so a
kickass French metal band like Gojira is
more than welcome to
based on the Fox who full film of the
same name a titular track from the
band’s fifth effort reflects the true
story of a young boy found alone in the
woods that seemed more animal than human
with their back-to-basics heavy metal
style Gojira has been hailed as rising
stars of the genre and this song shows
us why
number three the devil you know anthrax
another one of the big form makes the
list eight years after the release of
their ninth album anthrax came back with
guitars blazing with 2011’s worship
music
it became their highest-charting album
in two decades
while the disc has a range of songs from
tributes to those that deal with horror
the devil you know makes our list for
shying away from the obvious satanic
theme of its title
and focusing on the hardships and
accomplishments of War veterans and it’s
awesome
number two parallels As I Lay Dying
out of all the modern metalcore songs
our vote goes to the track that managed
to propel its band to universal acclaim
As I Lay Dying 2010 venture into the
metal scene not only helped maintain
their growth in the eyes of fans but
also cemented them as champions of the
Jean
with intense riffs and pulse-pounding
vocals the powerless Rises parallels is
all the proof you need but these guys
are the real deal
before our number one pick shreds its
way to the top here are a few honorable
mentions
I’ve got a gun
I’ll be done
number one nightmare Avenged Sevenfold
it’s parent album smashed its
competition topped the Billboard 200 and
even earned the band’s several golden
God awards
and the title track nightmare is one
hell of a song which your skin nice
now regarded as one of Avenged
Sevenfold’s signatures it’s a tune
filled with both joy and sadness
while the dark powerful guitar play and
vocals make it quite the showstopper the
heavy-metal number also serves as a
memorial for their drummer the Rev who
passed away just before the album’s
completion
Redskins a window is guitar
the song stands as a true testament to
the band’s musicianship as well as their
camaraderie with a fallen bandmate
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite modern metal and hard rock song
for more rockin top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
what’s your kin nightmare
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