Best Metallica Songs Top 10 All-Time

Metallica is an American (California) heavy metal rock band formed in 1981. Metallica was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. They were also most notably instrumental in bringing down Napster as an illegal music sharing platform.

top 10 Metallica songs

Current Band Members:

Vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield
Drummer Lars Ulrich
Lead guitarist Kirk Hammett
Bassist Robert Trujillo

Former band members:

Lead guitarist Dave Mustaine
Bassists Ron McGovney
Cliff Burton
Jason Newsted

Much to the chagrin of underground fans, Metallica hit the mainstream with the release of their fifth album titled The Black Album.

Check out our list below of the Metallica top 10 songs.

Best Metallica Songs

Metallica song list curated by Matthew Campbell

10. Master Of Puppets
Released in 1986
On Album Master of Puppets
The song is about how drugs control you.

9. Sad But True
Released in 1993
On Album Metallica
The song is most notable for it’s tone – one step down on the 5-string bass down to ‘A standard’.

8. For Whom the Bell Tolls
Released in 1985
On Album Ride the Lightning
The song was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls about the dishonor of modern warfare and the protagonist’s imminent doom during the bloody Spanish Civil War.

7. Wherever I May Roam
Released in 1992
On Album Metallica
Did you know the song is used as entrance songs in sports for pro wrestlers, baseball players and sports teams?

6. Turn The Page
Released in 1998
On Album Garage Inc.
The song was originally released by Bob Seger in 1973. The song is about the emotional and social ups and downs of a rock musician’s life on the road.

5. The Unforgiven
Released in 1992
On Album Metallica
The song is about the struggle of a person against the efforts of those who would try and control him.

4. Fade To Black
Released in 1984
On Album Ride the Lightning
The song talks about suicidal feelings.

3. Nothing Else Matters
Released in 1992
On Album Metallica
This song could actually be interpreted as a love song. The song talks about being “so close, no matter how far” – a strong bond even while being apart.

2. Enter Sandman
Released in 1991
On Album Metallica
The songs centers around childhood nightmares.

1. One
Released in 1989
On Album …And Justice for All
One is Metallica’s first Top 40 hit and brought them to mainstream and out from underground. The song’s theme and lyrics are based on the novel Johnny Got His Gun – about a soldier who is hit by a land mine and loses his limbs, eyes, ears and mouth. His mind functions perfectly, however, leaving him trapped inside his own body.