Metal on Wheels: Songs About Riding & Driving (Fast)

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Metal on Wheels: Songs About Riding & Driving (Fast)

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A list by
toastb
Created
September 04, 2025
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A list of songs that focus on cars, bikes, racing, highways, or engines - literally, metaphorically, or as instrumental imagery. Mainly Speed, Heavy and Thrash, though I don't suppose Black or Death even have that any songs about this particular topic. Sorted alphabetically by artist name.

Please feel free to suggest more fitting examples:
- No "Live Young, Die Fast" metaphors, it should still be related to cars, bikes or trains.
- I'm also not including tracks that are clear sex metaphors and have no relation to driving (Guns 'n' Roses, Motörhead, Judas Priest Turbo Lover, Megadeth Mechanix and so on)

I've included Anthrax "Got the Time" cover as an honorable mention, because this was the song that started the playlist years ago.
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Accept - Breaker
MIDNIGHT HIGHWAY (1981)
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Accept - Restless And Wild
RESTLESS AND WILD (1982)
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Annihilator - Alice In Hell
SPEED (1989)
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Annihilator - Never, Neverland
ROAD TO RUIN (1990)
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Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal
METAL THRASHING MAD (1984)
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Anthrax - Fistful Of Metal
DEATHRIDER (1984)
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Assault (CAN) - Survival In The Street
THUNDER ROAD (1987)
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Avenger (GER) - Prayers Of Steel
FASTER THAN HELL (1984)
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Brainfever - Capture The Night
MIDNIGHT TRAIN (1984)
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Crossfire (BEL) - Second Attack
HIGHWAY DRIVER (1985)
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Crossfire (BEL) - Metal Clogs
MOTORCYCLES (1985)
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Deep Purple - In Rock
SPEED KING (1970)
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Deep Purple - Machine Head
HIGHWAY STAR (1972)
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Defender (GER) - A Symbol of Devotion
GHOSTRIDER (1989)
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Dio - The Last In Line
I SPEED AT NIGHT (1984)
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Enforcer - Into The Night
CITY LIGHTS (2008)
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Evil Invaders - Pulses Of Pleasure
DRIVING FAST (2015)
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Evil Invaders - In For The Kill
RAISING HELL (2016)
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Exciter - Unveiling The Wicked
LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG (1986)
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Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
LOW RIDER [War Cover] (1989)
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Havok - Time Is Up
D.O.A. (2011)
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Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Hell Bent For Leather)
HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (1978)
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Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
DESERT PLAINS (1981)
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Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
RIDING ON THE WIND (1982)
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Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
FREEWHEEL BURNING (1984)
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Judas Priest - Ram It Down
THUNDER ROAD (1988)
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Judas Priest - Painkiller
HELL PATROL (1990)
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Judas Priest - Painkiller
PAINKILLER (1990)
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Megadeth - So Far, So Good... So What?
502 (1988)
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Megadeth - Endgame
1.320' (2009)
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Megadeth - Th1rt3en
Fast Lane (2011)
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Metal Church - Metal Church
HIGHWAY STAR [Deep Purple Cover] (1984)
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Metallica - Kill 'Em All
HIT THE LIGHTS (1983)
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Metallica - Kill 'Em All
MOTORBREATH (1983)
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Motörhead - Motörhead
IRON HORSE / BORN TO LOSE (1977)
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Motörhead - Motörhead
KEEP US ON THE ROAD (1977)
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Motörhead - Ace Of Spades
(WE ARE) THE ROAD CREW (1980)
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Motörhead - No Remorse
LOCOMOTIVE (1984)
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Motörhead - Orgasmatron
RIDIN' WITH THE DRIVER (1986)
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Motörhead - March Ör Die
HELLRAISER (1992)
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Raven - Rock Until You Drop
FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT (1981)
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Raven - Break The Chain
BORN TO BE WILD [Steppenwolf Cover] (1983)
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Razor - Executioner's Song
DEATHRACE (1985)
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Reactor - Rather Dead Than Dishonoured
SPEED I NEED (1991)
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Riot - Rock City
OVERDRIVE (1977)
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Riot - Narita
ROAD RACIN’ (1979)
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Riot - The Privilege Of Power
BLACK LEATHER AND GLITTERING STEEL (1990)
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Riot City - Burn The Night
LIVIN' FAST (2019)
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Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
WHEELS OF STEEL (1980)
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Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
FREEWAY MAD (1980)
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Saxon - Wheels Of Steel
MOTORCYCLE MAN (1980)
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Stygian - Seconds 'Til Death
LEADFOOT (1990)
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Sword - Metalized
F.T.W. (FOLLOW THE WHEEL) (1986)
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Vendetta (GER) - Go And Live... Stay And Die
ON THE ROAD (1987)
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Voivod - The Outer Limits
MOONBEAM RIDER (1993)
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Warhead (BEL) - Speedway
SPEEDWAY (1984)
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Warhead (BEL) - Speedway
DRIVER (1984)
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Warlock - Burning The Witches
METAL RACER (1984)
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Zoetrope - Metal Log Vol. 1
SPEED ZONE (1983)
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Honorable Mentions:
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Anthrax - Persistence Of Time
GOT THE TIME [Joe Jackson Cover] - The song that started this playlist
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Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe
DRAGULA (1998) - Not quite metal
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