Written by F3ynman on 27.03.2024 at 13:34

Written by Guib on 27.03.2024 at 05:23

Well, this is quite cool. I like the idea of the list but I think you should revisit this concept into something more concise. Maybe like 50 all time favourite songs that you update if need be.

It would sure be super challenging to do.

Yeah, it's probably a good idea. I have been ignoring this list mostly because it's pretty outdated. If I updated it now, a lot of Iron Maiden and Metallica would disappear, I think

If it's limited to 50, should I also limit it to 1 song per album?

I don't think you need to. You could if you want it to help people discover more bands, sure. But otherwise, let it reflect what you truly consider to be the greatest songs. Doesn't matter IMO if there are a few songs from the same albums. Only real limitations in a list like this should be on the total amount because it can get out of hand real quick as you realized yourself. Also your taste will change over time so limiting it makes it easier to update as well.

A good way of starting this should be to identify what are the criterias for you in order for a song to be truly great. Is it the progression, the hooks, the performance, the emotions, the production, ...etc. It's probably a combination of many things. Once you got a solid system figured out this should help you rank the songs and help you filter to a top 50.

Then again, it really depends what your aim here is and at the end of the day, its your list, so do you. We don't need a greatest songs list that appeals to as many metalheads as possible and is "objective". I think a good list like this specific type is one that has a lot of personality.

Wow this was way longer of a reply that it needed to be lol.

Written by Guib on 27.03.2024 at 14:05

We don't need a greatest songs list that appeals to as many metalheads as possible and is "objective". I think a good list like this specific type is one that has a lot of personality.

Ok I'll try my best! Stay tuned!

Written by Guib on 27.03.2024 at 05:23

Well, this is quite cool. I like the idea of the list but I think you should revisit this concept into something more concise. Maybe like 50 all time favourite songs that you update if need be.

It would sure be super challenging to do.

Update: I've narrowed it down to 50 songs, although my younger self would crucify me for leaving out some bands. Still, I've got to now rank these songs, and I don't know how exactly I'm going to do that.

Written by Guib on 27.03.2024 at 05:23

Well, this is quite cool. I like the idea of the list but I think you should revisit this concept into something more concise. Maybe like 50 all time favourite songs that you update if need be.

It would sure be super challenging to do.

So it has been written! So it has been done!

“No Metallica, no Iron Maiden, no Dio, no Bolt Thrower, no Death, … my God, what have I become?”
– young F3ynman seeing current F3ynman's list

Written by F3ynman on 28.03.2024 at 18:06

Written by Guib on 27.03.2024 at 05:23

Well, this is quite cool. I like the idea of the list but I think you should revisit this concept into something more concise. Maybe like 50 all time favourite songs that you update if need be.

It would sure be super challenging to do.

So it has been written! So it has been done!

“No Metallica, no Iron Maiden, no Dio, no Bolt Thrower, no Death, … my God, what have I become?”
– young F3ynman seeing current F3ynman's list

Pretty cool!! It really did change a lot since you've made your first iteration.

We have maybe 3 or 4 in common very cool to see how much your tastes have evolved from the previous version of this list, maybe I should do one as well

Written by Roman Doez on 29.03.2024 at 23:07

We have maybe 3 or 4 in common very cool to see how much your tastes have evolved from the previous version of this list, maybe I should do one as well

Let me guess... the Vektor and Dissection songs?

I'm gonna make a playlist with those. Try to get the F3ynman's perspective on what's the greatest metal has to offer.

Written by Guib on 30.03.2024 at 00:25

I'm gonna make a playlist with those. Try to get the F3ynman's perspective on what's the greatest metal has to offer.

Hell yeah! Great idea! Which songs are new for you, by the way?

Written by F3ynman on 30.03.2024 at 00:35

Written by Guib on 30.03.2024 at 00:25

I'm gonna make a playlist with those. Try to get the F3ynman's perspective on what's the greatest metal has to offer.

Hell yeah! Great idea! Which songs are new for you, by the way?

I'm not gonna list them all because there's more than I'd like to admit but I'll list a few.

1. Essentially all the Kypck's songs. I'm not familiar at all with that band other than by name. But since this is pure Doom, I should very much enjoy it right away.

2. Nocte Obducta's Wenn nur im Tod noch Frieden liegt. When it comes to pure ol' black metal, you'll notice I'm not the most knowledgeable outside of the biggest/oldest acts and perhaps those from Canada. It is not necessirily a genre that on its own, I'm particularly interested in. Though, I love when black metal is infused into other genres such as Sludge, Progressive, Death or Thrash.

3. Batushka's Ектения I: Очищение

4. Melechesh's Ladders to Sumeria

5. Virgin Black's The Everlasting. Now, even though I'm a fan of doom generally speaking, I'm not as much a fan of Gothic and Funeral Doom (though there are exceptions obviously such as Ahab which you have in your list or Esoteric for example).

So yeah, here's a couple examples which will be absolutely brand new to me. Never heard them even once. I like discovering though so this should be fun.

Written by Guib on 30.03.2024 at 00:56

I'm not gonna list them all because there's more than I'd like to admit but I'll list a few.

1. Essentially all the Kypck's songs.

2. Nocte Obducta's Wenn nur im Tod noch Frieden liegt.

3. Batushka's Ектения I: Очищение

4. Melechesh's Ladders to Sumeria

5. Virgin Black's The Everlasting.

So yeah, here's a couple examples which will be absolutely brand new to me. Never heard them even once. I like discovering though so this should be fun.

This is an unusual role for me. Usually I've been on the receiving end of music recommendations
Anyway, I think you'll have a blast with these songs! Enjoy! And you'll see some descriptions of these albums and more in my upcoming June anniversary article. So, this is an appetizer of sorts

Written by F3ynman on 30.03.2024 at 01:16

Written by Guib on 30.03.2024 at 00:56

I'm not gonna list...

This is an unusual role for me. Usually I've been on the receiving end of music recommendations
Anyway, I think you'll have a blast with these songs! Enjoy! And you'll see some descriptions of these albums and more in my upcoming June anniversary article. So, this is an appetizer of sorts

Yeah, that article will be a fun read! Can't wait to see the progress of that journey. Also, you gotta tell me when that journey brings you into the forsaken and horrible depths of Brutal, Technical and Dissonant death metal. If it ever... I mean, I see Nile up there, so there's hope lol.

Written by F3ynman on 30.03.2024 at 00:05

Let me guess... the Vektor and Dissection songs?

Those + Tornado of Souls are likely to be there (although I would have had Pillars of Sand in my Vektor picks as well), but I'll try to flesh out a proper list

Written by Guib on 30.03.2024 at 01:50

Also, you gotta tell me when that journey brings you into the forsaken and horrible depths of Brutal, Technical and Dissonant death metal. If it ever... I mean, I see Nile up there, so there's hope lol.

ooh that's a good idea. I'll keep that in mind

On my public transportation commute today back home, I decided to listen to a randomly shuffled playlist of my 50 favorite songs. I listened to, in order:
"Christmas in Murmansk", "Tornado of Souls", "Recharging the Void", "Old Thunder", "The Hunt", "Die Rache Krieg Lied der Assyriche", "Ladders to Sumeria", "Dante's Inferno", and "Lugburz".

Interestingly enough, the train connection between Mainz main station and Wiesbaden main station is exactly the track length of "Recharging the Void". Also, what are the chances that I got two Ahab songs in a row?

Written by F3ynman on 22.04.2024 at 17:21

On my public transportation commute today back home, I decided to listen to a randomly shuffled playlist of my 50 favorite songs. I listened to, in order:
"Christmas in Murmansk", "Tornado of Souls", "Recharging the Void", "Old Thunder", "The Hunt", "Die Rache Krieg Lied der Assyriche", "Ladders to Sumeria", "Dante's Inferno", and "Lugburz".

Interestingly enough, the train connection between Mainz main station and Wiesbaden main station is exactly the track length of "Recharging the Void". Also, what are the chances that I got two Ahab songs in a row?

Goddamn mate your commute is long as fuck haha.

Man, it was a great decision to put these songs in a playlist. Condensed awesomeness

Updated a bit. Added Arizmenda, Cobalt, Slugdge, "Marching Homewards", and "Ethereal". Moved some down into "Honorable Mentions" category (where I also added songs by Maximum The Hormone, The Great Old Ones, etc)

Update: As I'm revisiting albums, I've added some Dismember, Edge Of Sanity, and Devil Master to the honorable mentions. At this rate, I'll probably eventually change this list to a top 100 instead of a top 50

Updated this list, reaching about 100 favorite songs now. I also changed it to alphabetical order (sorted by band name) as it's way too hard to rank them!

Some really nice sleeper picks (thinking particularly about Of Darksome Origin and Into The Lungs Of Hell), love to see Scarlet Dream in there as well!

Written by Roman Doez on 10.05.2026 at 18:01

Some really nice sleeper picks (thinking particularly about Of Darksome Origin and Into The Lungs Of Hell), love to see Scarlet Dream in there as well!

Thanks, good to see someone appreciate those picks too! Are there any songs you aren't familiar with?

Written by F3ynman on 11.05.2026 at 14:11

Thanks, good to see someone appreciate those picks too! Are there any songs you aren't familiar with?

Yeah there's a handful of albums in there I haven't listened to yet (Slugdge, Virgin Black, Moonspell...), I got some homework ahead of me

Written by Roman Doez on 11.05.2026 at 16:53

Written by F3ynman on 11.05.2026 at 14:11

Thanks, good to see someone appreciate those picks too! Are there any songs you aren't familiar with?

Yeah there's a handful of albums in there I haven't listened to yet (Slugdge, Virgin Black, Moonspell...), I got some homework ahead of me

Oh, man! Gastronomicon and Under Satanæ are sooo good! Enjoy!