10 Heaviest Metallica Songs

Metallica had always been the flag bearers of thrash metal, with a sound that was equal ways punk speed and metal brutality. With their competition getting fairly stiff by the end of the 80's, And Justice for All is Metallica aiming even higher with a sound that borders on progressive rock.

Each of the songs on the record have a certain weight to them as they drag their riffs out to near 9 minute exercises. Given the more extravagant numbers, "Dyers Eve" cuts right to the point with a sound that is an audible slap in the face. This song is one of the fastest Metallica songs to date, with aggressive riffs going along with the lyrics about teen angst. Just when you think you're let off the hook, another riff or incendiary solo part comes in to strike you down. Even when the song gives way to elongated power chords, the double bass drum performance from Lars Ulrich keeps the listener in a state of hysteria.

This is Metallica with no chaser, as the song's assault on the senses shows no signs of slowing down throughout the track's compact runtime. As the roots of thrash metal borrowed from the heaviest genres of rock, "Dyers Eve" is the moment that hardcore punk combined with metal.