11 Heavy Metal Songs Inspired by Comic Book Heroes
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Comics are comics, and metal is metal, both struggling to be taken seriously, keeping a respectful distance. There are no Morbid Angel songs about the Avengers. Sometimes the lure of good escapist fun is just irresistible, though. Here's a colorful playlist of caped crusaders, cartoon cats, and hand-drawn demigods as celebrated by the real-life heroes of metal.
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- Wolverine
- Thor
- Judge Dredd
- Punisher
- Legion of Doom
- Conan the Barbarian
- Spider-Man
- Ghost Rider
- Batman
- Garfield
- Iron Man
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- 'Operation: Mindcrime,' Queensrÿche (1988)
- 'Seventh Son of a Seventh Son,' Iron Maiden (1988)
- 'Abigail,' King Diamond (1987)
- '(Music From) The Elder,' KISS (1981)
- 'Gods of War,' Manowar (2007)
- 'The Amory Wars,' Coheed and Cambria (2002-2010)
- 'Leviathan,' Mastodon (2004)
- '2112,' Rush (1976)
- 'At War With Satan,' Venom (1984)
- 'Korgull's Travels,' Voivod (1984-1989)
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- 'British Steel,' Judas Priest
- 'Ride the Lightning,' Metallica
- 'Chaos AD,' Sepultura
- 'Screaming for Vengeance,' Judas Priest
- 'Vulgar Display of Power,' Pantera
- '...And Justice for All,' Metallica
- 'I Get Wet,' Andrew WK
- 'Danzig,' Danzig
- 'Demanufacture,' Fear Factory
- 'Rising,' Rainbow
Ian Christe is the author of Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, and the publisher of Bazillion Points Books, home to Swedish Death Metal, Only Death Is Real, Hellbent for Cooking, and other heavy reading.
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