#1 - The Prisoner - Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

This song literally has it all. It embodies everything that is great about Iron Maiden. Plus the Clive Burr drum intro caps it.

#2 - Orgasmatron - Motorhead - Orgasmatron

Motorhead, sounding extra evil is more than I can bear. This song blows me away every time.

#3 - Scared - Dangerous Toys - Dangerous Toys

I can never hear this one too much or too loud. Just a really really great song. Many will dismiss it as hair metal but this song is great. The rest of the album is OK too.

#4 - Burn the Sun - Ark - Burn the Sun

Why why why did Ark have to split up after this album. Both Ark albums are great, but this one is better. This song has it all, plus it is all sci-fi and stuff.

#5 - Phantom of the Opera (Live) - Iron Maiden - BBC Archives

This version comes from their Reading Festival appearence in 1982. The intro referring to "Aggressive Harris" is the icing on the cake. A kick ass version of a kick ass song.

#6 - Bleak - Opeth - Blackwater Park

If you will ever accept death metal vocals, this will be the song that hooks you. Sometimes I listen to this song and marvel at how good this band can be. I am very disappointed it was not on the Lamentations DVD.

#7 - The Coffin Ships - Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness

If you claim not to like this song, I will bet you have never heard it.

#8 - Six Strings to Cover Fear - Subterranean Masquerade - Suspended Animation Dreams

Can't wait for the follow up to this album. Tomer Pink is working on it, but he is taking his time.

If you have not heard this album, do yourself a favor and get it. It is the best album of the century so far.

#9 - Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper - Dream Theater - Images and Words

What a great song, what a great album. Some songs are so hard to describe, and this is one of them. If you have not heard this one in a while, put it on, and you will be speechless.

#10 - Fear of the Dark (Live) - Iron Maiden - Death on the Road

I could have picked almost any of the myriad of official live versions of this song, but I picked this one because Adrian is on it. I never realized how much I loved this song until I went to a Maiden show where they did not play it (Early Days Tour). Anyway it is a great song, and live it is explosive. The crowd reaction to it this past tour was overwhelming (though maybe for the wrong reasons!!)

#11 - Victim of Changes (Live) - Unleashed in the East - Judas Priest

The best song from the best live album ever. Once when asked what his favorite Priest track is, Glenn Tipton responded, "Victim of Changes, that's what its all about". I must agree.

#12 - Dante's Inferno (Live) - Iced Earth - Alive in Athens

Before the Ted McGinley of heavy metal, aka Ripper Owens, joined Iced Earth, they were a legitimate band, instead of the punch line they have become. Of course Jon Schaeffer is to blame as well, but I digress.

Anyway, there was no better metal band in the 1990's than Iced Earth. Who else can boast 5 strong studio albums that decade (maybe Running Wild or Motorhead)? Anyway, Iced Earth's shining moment is their epic Dante's Inferno, from their brilliant 3 CD live set Alive in Athens, which may be my favorite live album of all time, save Unleashed in the East.

#13 - Condition Red - Iron Savior - Condition Red

The title cut of the brilliant 2002 release.

#14 - Opium - Moonspell - Irreligious

Por isso eu tomo opio, ?um rem?io. Sou um convalescente do momento. Moro no r? do ch? do pensamento E ver passar a vida faz-me t?io

#15 - The Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast

This was in VH-1's list at number 7. Perhaps it is overplayed live, but the original studio version is awesome.

#16 - Send Me a Sign - Gamma Ray - Powerplant

This is a fast paced song, full of energy. It is a good one to do the "Craig ride cymbal in the car bit" to.

#17 - See the Light Shining - Saxon - Wheels of Steel

This song was dedicated to Motorhead's Fase Eddie Clarke, though I am not sure why. Funny, I never really liked it when I was a kid. I guess it was buried on Side 2, and Side 1 was where the "hits" were, so I never got into it. Anyway, now I am older and wiser, and I can fully appreciate this awesome song.

#18 - Drifter - Iron Maiden - Killers

A lot of Iron Maiden fans do not like this song. I would surmise, most of them are the younger breed. Drifter is a CLASSIC Maiden song. Adrian's solo at the end is awesome, as is Murray's solw solo in the middle. Pounding drums and bass line seal the deal. Great tune.

#19 - Supernaut - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Volume 4

One of my greatest concert moments was Sabbath playing this in 83. One of my worst was when I saw Sabbath a few years ago. Iommi played the opening riff to Supernaut and then went into "Paranoid"

Boring.

#20 - Disposable Heroes - Metallica - Master of Puppets

Is this really the same band that recorded St. Anger?