El sitio web gibson.com hizo en marzo de 2011 una lista con las 50 mejores canciones de metal de todos los tiempos. El primer lugar fue para Metallica, seguido de Motorhead y Ozzy Osbourne.
Consulte la lista completa:
01. “Master of Puppets” – Metallica
02. “Ace of Spades” – Motörhead
03. “Crazy Train” – Ozzy Osbourne
04. “Iron Man” – Black Sabbath
05. “The Number of the Beast” – Iron Maiden
06. “War Pigs” – Black Sabbath
07. “Paranoid” – Black Sabbath
08. “One” – Metallica
09. “Hallowed Be Thy Name” – Iron Maiden
10. “Breaking the Law” – Judas Priest
11. “Children of the Grave” – Black Sabbath
12. “Welcome to the Jungle” – Guns N’ Roses
13. “Black Sabbath” – Black Sabbath
14. “Hells Bells” – AC/DC
15. “The Trooper” – Iron Maiden
16. “Painkiller” – Judas Priest
17. “Stargazer” – Rainbow
18. “Enter Sandman” – Metallica
19. “Back in Black” – AC/DC
20. “Runnin’ with the Devil” – Van Halen
21. “The Hellion/Electric Eye” – Judas Priest
22. “Run to the Hills” – Iron Maiden
23. “Let it Go” – Def Leppard
24. “Epic” – Faith No More
25. “Hangar 18” – Megadeth
26. “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” – Iron Maiden
27. “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” – Judas Priest
28. “Fear of the Dark” – Iron Maiden
29. “Raining Blood” – Slayer
30. “Walk” – Pantera
31. “Holy Diver” – Dio
32. “Highway to Hell” – AC/DC
33. “Heaven and Hell” – Black Sabbath
34. “Bulls on Parade” – Rage Against the Machine
35. “Fade to Black” – Metallica
36. “Angel of Death” – Slayer
37. “Peace Sells” – Megadeth
38. “Freak on a Leash” – Korn
39. “Them Bones” – Alice in Chains
40. “Cemetery Gates” – Pantera
41. “Detroit Rock City” – Kiss
42. “Devil’s Child” – Judas Priest
43. “Run with the Wolf” – Rainbow
44. “Would?” – Alice in Chains
45. “We’re Not Gonna Take It” – Twisted Sister
46. “Hell Bent for Leather” – Judas Priest
47. “Beyond the Realms of Death” – Judas Priest
48. “Bomber” – Motörhead
49. “Unchained” – Van Halen
50. “10,000 Days (Wings, Part II)” – Tool
