This is an alphabetical list of bands that have recorded songs that cite the name, song titles or lyrics from other music artists.

The corresponding text passages are shown in the list. The cited part is written in bold letters and additional information is given in square brackets.

Please feel free to suggest more examples of (MS-listed) metal/rock bands that mention the name, song titles or lyrics of other artists (independent of the music style) in the lyrics of a song.

[Updated: 22.01.2025]

Created by:

Plattner | 07.01.2025

	1.	Accept - Blind Rage Dying Breed: Once upon a midnight, the metal flag was raised / Long ago a SABBATH BLACK cut through the PURPLE HAZE [Jimi Hendrix song] / Upon a SILVER MOUNTAIN [Rainbow song] a message loud and clear / SCREAMING WITH A VENGEANCE [Judas Priest song: Screaming For Vengeance] that we will forever hear … Like DENIM AND LEATHER [Saxon song] / And DIAMONDS AND RUST [Judas Priest song]… The ZEPPELIN LED it's voyage thru skies of PURPLE DEEP / The guillotine come crashing down and HEADS ROLLED IN THE STREETS [Judas Priest song: Some Heads Are Gonna Roll] / And in a land down under HIGHWAY TO HELL [AC/DC song] was paved / An IRON FIST [Motörhead song] cut the deck and drew the ACE OF SPADES [Motörhead song]
	2.	Annihilator - Metal Army Of One: We are the army of one / ANTHRAX and MOTORHEAD, EXODUS, SLAYER, bang your head / Dedication when the going got through / Was never enough / [Judas] PRIEST, METALLICA, MEGADETH / IRON MAIDEN and BLACK SABBATH / They tried to kill it / Force it underground / You can't take it down
	3.	Blue Öyster Cult - Fire Of Unknown Origin Veteran Of The Psychic Wars: You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars [lines from the song STANDING ON THE EDGE by Hawkwind. Both songs contain lyrics contributed by Michael Moorcock and deal with the myth of the Eternal Champion]
	4.	Carnivore - Retaliation Angry Neurotic Catholics: I went down into my basement / Confused and depressed / Put BLACK SABBATH on / Razor blade on hand / A Wilkinson I think / Ten slashes on each arm
	5.	Deep Purple - In Rock Speed King: GOOD GOLLY, said little MISS MOLLY / When she was rockin' in the house of blue light [Little Richard song] / TUTTI FRUTTI was oh so rooty / When she was rockin' to the east and west [Little Richard song] / LUCILLE was oh so real / When she didn't do her daddy's will [Little Richard song] … Saturday night and I just got paid / Gonna fool about ain't gonna save [lines from the song RIP IT UP by Little Richard] … SOME PEOPLE gonna rock some people gonna roll [Chuck Berry song] … HARD HEADED WOMAN and a soft hearted man [Elvis Presley song]
	6.	Deep Purple - Machine Head Smoke On The Water: FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS [of Invention] / Were at the best place around / But some stupid with a flare gun / Burned the place to the ground
	7.	Def Leppard - Hysteria Rocket: Large parts of the song consist of references to song titles or lyrics (in order of appearance in the song): JACK FLASH ["Jumpin' Jack Flash" by The Rolling Stones], ROCKET MAN [Elton John], SGT. PEPPER & THE BAND [The album “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band“ by The Beatles], ZIGGY [“The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust“ by David Bowie] BENNIE AND THE JETS [Elton John], SATELLITE OF LOVE [Lou Reed], LASER LOVE [T. Rex], JET BLACK [drummer of The Stranglers], JOHNNY B. [“Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry],JEAN GENIE [David Bowie], KILLER QUEEN [Queen], DIZZY LIZZY ["Dizzy Miss Lizzy" by The Beatles, also a nod to Thin Lizzy], MAJOR TOM [reference to the song "Space Oddity" by David Bowie]
	8.	Doro - Doro Live Let`s Rock Forever: Hey baby, I'm amplified / Let me tell you what's on my mind / Bend the strings inside my heart / Like the guys in METALLICA
	9.	Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity Take Away My Pain: He said, "Look at poor GENE KELLY / I guess he won't be SINGING IN THE RAIN [Gene Kelly song]." + Just Let Me Breath: A daily dose of eMpTyV / Will flush your mind right down the drain / SHANNON HOON and KURT COBAIN, / Make yourself a household name
	10.	Dream Theater - Octavarium Octavarium: The third movement ("Full Circle”) of this song mainly consists of references to song titles or artists (in order of appearance in the song): SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE [Queen], SEIZE THE DAY [title of the third movement from Dream Theater`s song “A Change Of seasons” and a calque of the Latin phrase “Carpe Diem”], DAY TRIPPER [The Beatles], JACK THE RIPPER, RIPPER OWENS, OWEN WILSON, WILSON PHILLIPS, SUPPER`S READY [Genesis], LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONS [The Beatles], DIAMOND DAVE [David Lee Roth], DAVE`S NOT HERE [line from Cheech And Chong`s elf-titled album], HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY [lyrics from the Mighty Mouse theme], DAY FOR NIGHT [Spock`s Beard], NIGHTMARE CINEMA [Dream Theater´s name when the players swap instruments], THE CINEMA SHOW [Genesis], SHOW ME THE WAY [Peter Frampton], GET BACK [The Beatles], HOME AGAIN [lyrics from Pink Floyd`s song “Breathe” (?)], FLYING OFF THE HANDLE [Peter Blegvad], HANDLE WITH CARE [Traveling Wilburys], CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE [Pink Floyd], GENE GENE THE DANCING MACHINE, MESSIAH [Yes], LIGHT MY FIRE [The Doors], GABBA GABBA HEY [lyrics from the song “Pinhead” by The Ramones], HEY HEY MY MY [Neil Young], MY GENERATION [The Who]
	11.	Every Time I Die - Low Teens The Coin Has A Say: I can’t go back to what I was / METALLICA without the drugs / A faith healer without the plant / There's no home for a hollow man
	12.	Halestorm - The Strange Case Of... American Boys: Metalhead boys in the back of a Camaro / Banging to METALLICA on the radio
	13.	Hellyeah - Band Of Brothers WM Free: So I listen to METALLICA, so I listen to SLAYER / That doesn't make me a predator / Just your escape goat killer
	14.	Kvelertak - Kvelertak Blodtørst: Liksaft och OPETH och tullen, gift
	15.	Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III Hats Off To (Roy) Harper [The song is a tribute ROY HARPER]
	16.	Limp Bizkit - Three Dollar Bill Y'all Stuck: All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi / Far from SUICIDAL still I get them TENDENCIES
	17.	Limp Bizkit - Still Sucks Love The Hate: He the worst white rapper that there'll ever be / Sure as fuck ain't no EMINEM / Looks like he's got DRAKE's pubes on his chin
	18.	Lucifer's Fall - II - Cursed & Damned Homunculus: Black-hearted soul, evil-minded swine / SHOWs NO MERCY [Slayer song/album], the SLAYER shall arise
	19.	Motörhead - 1916 R.A.M.O.N.E.S. [The song is a tribute the RAMONES]
	20.	Nanowar Of Steel - Dislike To False Metal Metal Boomer Battalion: With our metalsplain, we ignite a flame / About TYGERS OF PAN TANG! … We're the Metal Boomer Battalion, keyboard WARRIORS OF THE WORLD! [Manowar song] … Every day and night, asking on Loudwire: / What does COREY TAYLOR think? .. No fear! Posting bogus LEMMY [Kilmister] quotes … We're the Metal Boomer Battalion, DECAPITATED are mad at us! … Dislike To False Metal! METALLICA was better in 1922 … Dislike To False Metal! MANILLA ROAD invented the telephone … Dislike To False Metal! Julius Caesar was better in LIVE AT DONNINGTON! [Iron Maiden album]
	21.	Pantera - Reinventing The Steel Goddamn Electric: Your trust is in whiskey and weed and BLACK SABBATH / It's goddamn electric
	22.	Powerwolf - The Sacrament Of Sin Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend [The title is a pun on the song DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND from the 1949 musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by Jule Styne and Leo Robin. The song was made even more popular by Marilyn Monroe in the film version.]
	23.	Sabaton - Primo Victoria Metal Machine: The song mainly consists of titles and lines of the following metal songs (in order of appearance in the song): Verse 1: FEAR OF THE DARK [Iron Maiden], AFRAID TO SHOOT STRANGERS [Iron Maiden], ANIMAL [Heavens Gate], ALL GUNS BLAZING [Judas Priest], LOVE GUN [KISS], THE SENTINEL [Judas Priest], CRAZY TRAIN [Ozzy Osbourne], PARANOID [Black Sabbath], PARADISE CITY [Guns 'N' Roses], THE END [The Doors], BREAKING THE LAW [Judas Priest] / Chorus: 2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT [Iron Maiden], BARK AT THE MOON [Ozzy Osbourne], RAINBOW IN THE DARK [Dio], KINGS OF METAL [Manowar], RIDE THE SKY [Helloween] / Verse 2: ST. ANGER [Metallica], ULTIMATE SIN [Ozzy Osbourne], BLACK NIGHT [Deep Purple], GATES OF BABYLON [Rainbow], SHOUT AT THE DEVIL [Mötley Crüe], NOWHERE TO HIDE [KISS (?)], FIGHTING THE WORLD [Manowar], WILD CHILD [W.A.S.P.], METAL HEART [Accept], BALLS TO THE WALL [Accept], MASTERS OF THE WORLD [Sabaton]
	24.	Sabaton - Attero Dominatus Metal Crüe: The song mainly consists of the names of the following metal and rock bands (in order of appearance in the song): Verse 1: VENOM, ACCEPT, NAZARETH, RAINBOW, WARRIOR, UFO, GAMMA RAY, RIOT, DESTRUCTION, ROCKBITCH, DOWN, VIXEN / Chorus: JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, METAL CHURCH, ARMORED SAINT, WARLOCK, SLAUGHTER, RAGE, SLAYER, PRETTY MAIDS, KISS, QUEEN, CRIMSON GLORY / Verse 2: MOTÖRHEAD, IN FLAMES, U.D.O, KANSAS, RUSH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANNIHILATOR, GUNS 'N' ROSES, STATUS QUO, W.A.S.P., UNLEASHED, SKYRIDE
	25.	Sabaton - Coat Of Arms Metal Ripper: The song mainly consists of lines from the following metal and rock songs (in order of appearance in the song): Verse 1: THE RIPPER [Judas Priest], HIGHWAY TO HELL [AC/DC], NEON KNIGHTS [Black Sabbath], MR. CROWLEY [Ozzy Osbourne], GATES OF BABYLON [Rainbow] / Chorus: BURN IN HELL [Twisted Sister], RISING FORCE [Yngwie Malmsteen], BALLS TO THE WALL [Accept], WHERE DRAGONS RULE [Crimson Glory] / Verse 2: MASTER OF PUPPETS [Metallica], THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST [Iron Maiden], WE WILL ROCK YOU [Queen], PERFECT STRANGERS [Deep Purple], GATE OF HEAVEN [Heavens Gate], CLOSER TO YOU [Queensryche], CRAZY TRAIN [Ozzy Osbourne]
	26.	Sacred Reich - The American Way 31 Flavors: I love the [Red Hot] CHILI [Pepper]s FREAKY [Styley], [The] UPLIFT [Mofo Party Plan], MOTHER'S MILK [Note: 3 RHCP albums]/ FAITH NO MORE MIKE PATTON's voice is smooth as silk / METALLICA's music makes me want to rage / STING's lyrics have something to say / JIMI HENDRIX plays guitar like a no one else / BLACK SABBATH OZZY [Osbourne]'s voice is sick as hell / PRINCE, FISHBONE, NWA these are the things that I like to play / MR. BUNGLE is so very cool
	27.	Stallion - Slaves Of Time Meltdown: Raise your iron fist / All hail to JUDAS PRIEST / Heavy breakdown / Fly the Jolly Roger / Cry out "I`m a rocker!" / Working class meltdown
	28.	Steel Panther - Feel The Steel Death To All But Metal: Fuck the GOOGOO DOLLS / ... / EMINEM can suck it / So can DR. DRE / ... / Death to PAPA ROACH, / BLINK-182 / ... / Where is DEF LEPPARD? / Where is MOTLEY CCRUE? / ... / Death to BRITTANY SPEARS / ... / Kill MADONNA too / ... / Fuck MARIAH CAREY / Death to SHERYL CROW / ... / 98 DEGREES, NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK [old version] - 50 CENT's a fag / So is KAYNE WEST [new version]
	29.	Swamp Coffin - Flatcap Bastard Features Black Shirt, Blacker Sabbath: Black future / Black past / BLACKer SABBATH
	30.	Tenacious D - Tenacious D Dio [The song is a tribute to RONNIE JAMES DIO]
	31.	Tenacious D - The Pick Of Destiny Kickapoo: DIO, can you hear me? I am lost and so alone
	32.	Twisted Sister - Come Out And Play I Believe In Rock 'n' Roll: Oh, would that my words were written down / Would that they were inscribed on a record / That with an IRON FIST [Motörhead song] and LED ZEPPELIN / They were cut IN the ROCK [Deep Purple album] forever
	33.	Volbeat - Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil Sad Man`s Tongue: Papa said: my boy, take my JOHNNY CASH vinyls and go … Leave your JOHNNY CASH songs and get home
	34.	Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood Wild Rover Of Hell: Driving the highway with nothing to do / Future fading away / The stereo is pumping METALLICA tunes / RIDE THE LIGHTNING [Metallica song/album], oh yeah