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Vote for the best metal song of 2025
From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal tunes. But which songs rule the roost?
How Judas Priest bounced back with their best song in a decade: Painkiller
Heavy metal doesn't come much better than this absolute classic
The story of the Ronnie James Dio classic assembled from other bands' spare parts
Rainbow In The Dark a highlight of Holy Diver, an album Ronnie James Dio said was “one of the proudest things I’ve ever done”
How Metallica broke the thrash metal mould with biblical barnstormer Creeping Death
Pinching a riff from Kirk Hammett’s former band and inspired by a Charlton Heston film, Metallica reached a new level with their 1984 single
How Skindred mixed reggae and metal to produce a classic 2000s rock banger
How Skindred hit on the ragga-metal classic that would save frontman Benji Webbe’s career
The surprisingly sexual story of the Bryan Adams song fans thought was about youthful innocence
It turns out Bryan Adams’ hit single Summer Of '69 wasn’t all about childhood, longing and loss
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 8, 2025
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Alter Bridge, The Darkness, Tax The Heat and more
How Laid To Rest – against all odds – gave Lamb Of God an actual career
The opening track of 2004’s Ashes Of The Wake helped lift the band from heavy metal underdogs to generation-defining superstars
