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This is a list of 14 often overlooked songs that are an essential part of AC/DC’s storied career. Did your song make the cut?

14. Anything Goes

From their 2008 album “Black Ice”, Anything Goes is a reminder that AC/DC still has a lot left in their tank. I can see myself driving down the highway, getting lost in this song

13. Playing With Girls

From their “Fly on the Wall” album, this catchy as hell song will make you nod your head in approval

12. Soul Stripper

The guitar riffs on Soul Stripper sound like a beautiful conversation

11. Put The Finger On You

This is a sinfully overlooked song from the “For Those About To Rock” album

10. Flick of the Switch

From the album with the same title, Flick of the Switch is a defining song from their early 80’s signature sound

9. Money Talks

From one of the greatest rock albums of the early 90’s, not only does Money Talks have a catchy guitar riff; it’s also a good story-telling song. Did you get your Angus Buck?

8. Who Made Who

I don’t know why, but every time I hear Who Made Who, it reminds me of an angry semi truck. Go figure.

7. Shoot to Thrill

From the “Back In Black” album, Shoot to Thrill not only has me banging my head, it also gives me a chance to practice my air-drumming skills

6. Whole Lotta Rosie

AC/DC summed up in one song. This song reminds me of the inflatable Rosie doll being filled up during the song, and bouncing around when the guitar solo kicks in.

5. If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)

Oddly enough, this isn’t on their live album with the same name (I learned that the hard way). I love this song, but I can’t get the scene from Empire Records out of my mind every time I hear this

4. Riff Raff

I’ve been listening to the “Powerage” album, pretty much nonstop for the last few months. Riff Raff encompasses AC/DC’s signature sound of dirty, bluesy, in-your-face guitar mastery along with legendary, raspy vocals

3. The Razors Edge

This song is so underrated; I don’t even recall hearing it on the radio when it first came out. The Razors Edge has a dark sound with a killer breakdown. This song rocks! \m/

2. Ride On

Talk about a story. I like to close my eyes and reminisce whenever I hear this. “Gonna change my evil ways; one of these days.” RIP Bon Scott, a true poet

1. Touch Too Much

My favorite AC/DC song from arguably their best album. “This damn woman’s gonna drive me insane.” A true masterpiece

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The results are in. We crowned our first 4theloveofmetal, Hall of Albums, tournament champion; And the winner is…..

Here’s the breakdown

We started with 32 albums, and whittled them down to 1. This is how the brackets looked like:

The first round had some pretty interesting match-ups. Slayer’s Undisputed Attitude destroyed any hopes for Metallica’s Garage Days Re-Revisited to advance to the second round. We also saw Cannibal Corpse’s Evisceration Plague fall to Six Feet Under’s Maximum Violence and Anthrax’s Among The Living inch out SOD’s Speak English Or Die.

Round 2 was just as exciting as the first round. Suicidal Tendencies’ debut, self titled album left Ozzy Osborne’s Ultimate Sin in the dark, while the Battle of the Sunset Strip saw Motley Crue’s Too Fast For Love beat Motorhead’s Orgasmatron, even though Lemmy had an ace in the hole.

The Quarterfinals saw the Led Zeppelin 4 album continue dominance, with a win over The Misfits’ Earth AD album, while Pantera’s Cowboys From Hell showed how unstoppable of a force they are when they beat Suicidal Tendencies, to advance to the finals.

The Championship Round is now set. We have a battle of the ages. On one side, we have one of the most iconic hard rock albums of all time with Led Zeppelin 4, and on the other side, Cowboys from Hell; A career-defining album from the monsters of metal themselves, Pantera. It’s hard to pick one album over the other, but in the end, Cowboys From Hell prevail and become the first ever inductees into the 4theloveofmetal Hall of Albums. Thank you to everyone who participated. We’ll see you next year. In the words of Max Cavalera, Stay Metal! \m/

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This is a list of 8 killer covers of metal and punk songs. Is there something I missed? Be sure to leave a comment below. \m/

Hell Awaits – Cradle Of Filth

The list starts with the greatest band of all time, Fuckin Slayer! As you probably already know, there is no shortage of songs to choose from when it comes to bands covering a Slayer song. Through their interpretation of the song “Hell Awaits”, Cradle Of Filth manages to deliver a truly evil song, with orchestral and black metal aspects. Dani Filth was born to cover this song! This track can be found on the Cradle Of Filth album titled “Dusk…and Her Embrace.”

Wasted Years – DevilDriver

Originally released in 1986 on their “Somewhere In Time” album, Wasted Years is a staple and fan favorite during any Iron Maiden concert. The last time I saw Maiden live, Bruce opens up this song by saying it was released so many years ago, but the meaning rings truer now than ever before. 23 years later, DevilDriver does a cover of Wasted Years on their album titled “Pray for Villains.” This is a classic metal song that gives me a feeling of reminiscence every time I hear it.

Inherit The Earth – Burn the Priest

Inherit The Earth is a song by crossover/thrash/hardcore/punk legends, The Accused; Pioneers of the Splatterrock movement. In 2018, Burn The Priest released a cover album to commemorate 20 years of Lamb of God, titled “Legion:XX” This is an album that pays homage to their earlier influences. Inherit The Earth was originally released on the “Martha Splatterhead’s Maddest Stories Ever Told” album

The Messengers – Skinlab

Originally on the “Quickness” album, Slinlab’s take on this song is on the “Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains” album. An essential listen for both the Bad Brains and Skinlab fans alike. This is what it sounds like when punk rock turns hardcore.

Institutionalized – Body Count

Institutionalized is a song originally recorded by Suicidal Tendencies, on their debut, self titled album. Body Count does a cover of it called Institutionalized 2014 on their “Manslaughter” album. Ill say it. I don’t think Body Count get the metal recognition they deserve. There is definitely an aspect of humor in this song, but it’s so pissed off and aggressive at the same time. “Do you realize how much blood is in the human body? Do you wanna to see it, mutherfucker!?”

Ddamm – Slayer

Ddamm (Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers) is a song performed by Slayer on their Undisputed Attitude album. It also happens to be a song that Jeff Hanneman wrote for his side project punk influenced band Pap Smear. It was on the “Fear and Loathing” demo in 1986. Slayer are the true metal gods, but this proves that they can be punk heavyweights too.

Orgasmatron – Sepultura

This is one of my favorite Motorhead songs and it also has to be one of my favorite Supultura songs, period. I always think this would be the perfect song to play when marching troops into battle during Armageddon.

Frayed Ends of Sanity – Six Feet Under

This is one I just happened to stumble across while searching for ideas. This is on the Graveyard Classics III album. It’s a killer song and it’s metal as fuck! \m/ A perfect mix of barking and singing; There’s even a signature Chris Barnes pig squeal at the end. They do Metallica justice on this one.

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Are you sure you know the correct title to all your favorite songs? You may have convinced yourself, only to find out later that you were wrong. If that’s you, you’re not alone. This is a list of songs people get the title wrong, some more often than others. If you have others you would like to add, please feel free to leave a comment below. \m/

7. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life: When this song was first released, people would often get the title confused with “Wake Me Up Inside”

6. Nine Inch Nails – Closer: To this day, people still call it “I Wanna Fuck You Like An Animal”

5. Quiet Riot – Metal Health: I remember when this song first came out; Everybody called this song “Bang Your Head.” If you’re getting technical though, (which I am), the full title of the song is Metal Health (Bang Your Head)

4. The Offspring – Come Out And Play: People get the title of this song confused with “Keep ‘Em Separated”. On some versions, the full title of the song is Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)

3. Metallica – Welcome Home (Sanitarium): Any Metallica fan worth his or her salt knows the correct title of this song. There still are people though, who think it’s just called “Sanitarium.” I’m guessing it’s from the Enter Sandman and later crowd.

2. Slayer – Disciple: No, it’s not called “God Hates Us All”

1. The Who – Baba O’ Riley: The winner hands down. If you don’t know what song I’m talking about, it’s the one often referred to as “Teenage Wasteland”

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Have you ever heard a song over time that you believed was the original version, later to find out it wasn’t the original version at all? You may have listened to the song for years before finding out. If you’re a fan of these artists, you probably know most, if not all of these already, even if you’ve never heard the original version of the song before. There may be 1 or 2 of these that may surprise you.

6. Blitzkrieg / Metallica:

This is common knowledge for any fan of Metallica, but when is the last time you heard the original version by the band Blitzkrieg? Released in 1981 as a B-Side to the single “Buried Alive” , Blitzkrieg is a raw, chunky, classic heavy metal song with higher vocals and a slightly slower tempo than the thrash version, released by Metallica in 1984 as the B-Side of Creeping Death and later appearing on the Kill ‘Em All album.

5. Metro / System of a Down:

If you grew up in the 80’s like myself, you may be more familiar with the original Berlin version of the song “The Metro”, released in 1981, than you are with System of a Down’s interpretation “Metro”, that was on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack, among other places. If you grew up in the 90’s or later, you may never have heard of the band Berlin.

4. Antisocial / Anthrax:

This is a song you heard was a cover, but weren’t exactly sure who did the original. The number of times I’ve seen Anthrax live, singing along with them and the rest of the crowd, “You’re anti, you’re antisocial.” Then you hear the original version done by the band “Trust.” It starts out with an acoustic guitar, goes into an 80’s European vibe, building itself into a rock song. The vocals begin, and you realize the whole song is in French. It’s different on so many levels, but it’s pretty much the same song. Trust’s version even has an “antisocial” chant at the end of the song.

3. All Along the Watchtower / Jimi Hendrix

Featured in numerous movies and a staple in classic rock radio, (it always reminds me of Forrest Gump), I wasn’t aware until some years back that Jimi Hendrix’s version of “All Along the Watchtower” wasn’t the original. It was first recorded by Bob Dylan in November 1967 for the John Wesley Harding album. Before the album was released, Jimi obtained a copy of it. He liked the song so much that he started recording his own version of it just 2 months after Dylan first recorded it. Hendrix even recruited Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones to play the vibraslap, which helped provide a signature sound at the beginning of the song.

2. Disorder / Slayer, Ice-T:

I don’t remember much from the Judgement Night movie aside from the epic soundtrack. Pearl Jam/Cypress Hill, Mudhoney/Sir Mix A Lot, and of course Slayer/Ice-T. This was a much anticipated track for me because it was my first taste of Slayer since the “Seasons” album. I wasn’t aware until a few years later that this collaboration was a medley of 3 different Exploited songs: War, UK 82, and Disorder. As much as I enjoy all three of these Exploited songs separately, they happen to blend together well to form a single song. The aggressive vocals of Tom Araya, and the pissed off, no bull shit attitude of Ice-T mesh perfectly in this updated, 90’s version.

1. The Badge / Pantera:

To be honest, I had no idea until very recent, the song “The Badge” by Pantera, was a cover song originally recorded by Poison Idea. It was a track on the “Feel the Darkness” album, released in 1990. The Pantera version was recorded for The Crow soundtrack in 1994, and also appeared on a limited release of Far Beyond Driven. I liked the punk rock version by Poison Idea, but I thought the Pantera version took it to a new level. \m/