ILM : The Top 100 Metal/Heavy Rock Tracks Of All Time - Presented By Our Host, Henry, ILM's Favourite Heavy Metal Dog! THE END IS NIGH! (FIN)

38 Rush · Tom Sawyer (1981) (points 448 · 12 votes)

I know that people say that metal people are sexist, but I think that having a song with a female lead singer place this high in our countdown proves them wrong.

Sadly the original as you well know is unlistenable, so here is a better more metal version for you all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrqIq42EFWA

This is your falseness? This song most definitely deserves to be here. More than TWO Manilla Roads and TWO Celtic Frosts do, anyway.

(And one really not-heavy not-good Manics song.)

The synth solos are classic man! If you don't think synth solos are "hard" or "metal" than I think you need to reconsider your life.

def. not false or weak. Rush had harder tracks though...

"Tom Sawyer" is totally awesome, WTF.

here's a real version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsKBIBJj-4M

I mean, everything about it is awesome. When I got my first (& so far only) Moog synth, loads of years ago, I was really pleased with it b/c it did a 100% emulation of the Tom Sawyer noise.

People, we can't reason with someone who thinks Manilla Road is ALL TIME great.

Sorry to cause such turmoil, I just figured that anyone that hadn't heard the real version of Tom Sawyer should spend less time cliking youtube links and more time trying to figure out how to escape the locked safe they had been trapped in since birth.

Eh, there's a shittier band with THREE SONGS still to come!

The absence of women from this poll is glaring even compared to normal metal proportions. None in the top 100 so far, and I won't spoil the suspense, but there aren't a lot of them still to come...

Up next a SHOCKING ENTRANT

I voted Wendy O. Willams really high on my ballot to compensate for this, but I don't know that she'll be one of the women accounted for.

cant force anyone to vote
xp

More thrash and death please. Much of this is a bit slow and sludgy for me.

its not like all the voters are female mind you, i counted more than in the EOY polls, but again, i cant force males or females to vote.

No one's talking about voters. We were talking about bands with females!

i cant force people to vote for anything either! I tried to get as many peole voting as i can without hassling anyone. What can I do?

Anyway most stuff in the top 100 are radio hits, so blame the popists!

I voted for a fair few women, as far as I recall (including one song which may well fall into the 'guilty pleasure' category, even though I think it is actually awesome). I suspect they're all unlikely to chart.

Will leave commenting on the stuff that's come in until tomorrow when I shall resume my youtubing. Some good tracks, though. (Also, I haven't heard that Rush song! Sorry Henry.)

I mean, no one would argue that metal is one of the most male-dominated genres of music (right up there with rap), but there's been ZERO women. Sad, sad, sad.

37 Black Sabbath · War Pigs (1970) (points 451 · 12 voters)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTRMZk-l_VY

Eventually you run out of jokes about Black Sabbath. His kids are fat and this song is about pigs. Sigh.

emil.y, you and henry have been the best posters on the thread (no offence to anyone, apart from you rush savages ;) )

hey henry

Way to embrace the few of us who are actually following along!

please dont go all tuomas & co on us, like i said, i cant help the results. We just need others to vote. Albums poll will be a bit different to this top 100. But i cant promise less dudes.

Flattery will get you nowhere. Steak or gtfo. xposts

what if i scratch yr ears

I sent steak for you to your owner, didn't he give it to you? The post office said he signed for it.

No, I'm just taking offense to you awarding one human and one dog most favored contributor status in a thread, making the rest of us feel like garbage. Classy.

Ha, I'm not sure the TRU METAL DUDES would necessarily agree with your opinion, Herman. But I've been enjoying myself a lot, and listening to a bunch of stuff that I wouldn't usually do.

xposts (I'm sure he was only joking, JF)

we love johnny fever

emil.y otm

Anyway, "War Pigs" was one of the two Sabbath tracks I voted for. I have no doubt the other one will be in the top 20 at least.

xp I know. I am universally loved in ILM poll world!!! (saw your email, it's cool.)

Anyway, "War Pigs" was one of the two Sabbath tracks I voted for. I have no doubt the other one will be in the top 20 at least.

me too!! I wonder if we're thinking of the same track...

Probably, if it starts with P and ends with a D.

36 Black Sabbath · Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) (points 453 · 11 voters - 1 number one vote)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrV9NTAXkMU

Not really sure what I have to say about WAIT A MINUTE WHOS THAT DOG IN THE TV GET OUT DOG THIS IS MY HOUSE MINE MINE I WILL BARK AT YOU UNTIL oh wait where did you go?

here is an uncut version with the awesome end bit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkYCAnDmb2g

I just realized it would be hilarious if Jethro Tull beat Metallica in the albums poll.

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!

i thought it would be too low for you

I thought Children of the Grave was way too low, this I think is appropriately placed.

Another one I voted for coming up

35.
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose (1991) (455 Points, 11 votes - TWO #1's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umHoQBZeXJQ

Soundgarden songs are getting ranked in these results completely opposite of my own personal preference.

henry say hi to me

Let's zip out 4 more tonight so you can do the top 30 tomorrow.

OK!

Time for a Hawkwind worshipping band (again)

My favourite song by this band. God, their early run of albums was amazing. (i do like power trip and the one after too, but i can see why other old fans dont) but i love this song so much.)

34
Monster Magnet - Negasonic Teenage Warhead (1995) (459 Points, 13 votes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKj5cJ9_KSg&feature=av2e

"It's a Satanic Drug Thing, You Wouldn't Understand."

oh and to answer emil.y from earlier, i've never smoked anything or taken a recreational drug in my life (and yes i love stoner rock/metal)