10 Best Metal Music Videos Of All Time

10. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

Once the 80's were just getting underway, MTV was just starting to come into its own as a legitimate cultural force. However, the way bands were showcased in the channel's early days were nothing more than just performance clips of shows with very few bells and whistles.

Just left of center, Twisted Sister's theatrical mix of glam and metal was tailor-made for the music video format. When the band decided to film a video for "We're Not Gonna Take It," frontman Dee Snider had a specific vision for how he wanted to portray his anthem.

Taking inspiration from the Roadrunner sequences in Looney Tunes, the video is a great cat-and-mouse game between a father and son as the father tries (and fails) to put an end to the metallic gallop of the Sisters. Along with being a catchy tune, this video contains what may be some of the best slipstick comedy to ever be put in a rock video, from the father being jettisoned out a window to having the door smashed in on him far too many times to count.

For a genre with a tendency for terrifying sentiments, Twisted Sister brought us metal at its most cartoony and playful.