Top 10 (or whatever you care to post) favorite SONGS of 2014

[zinescene]

I'd be really curious to hear other peoples Top 10, 15, 20 favorite songs from 2014. I thought it was a really strong year in Metal though I'll be the first to admit I haven't fully digest some of the top releases like Edguy & Sonata Arctica.

Anyway, here's my 10 favorite songs of the year and a few that I'm sure will raise some eyebrows.

Top 10 Favorite Songs 2014
1. While Heaven Wept – Icarus & I (There wasn’t even a close 2nd)
2. Kissin Dynamite – DNA
3. Suncrown – The Beginning In Near
4. Nonpoint – Breaking Skin (They are my guilty pleasure and just seem to get better with each release)
5. Asia – Valkyrie (IMO one of their best songs since Alpha)
6. Voyager – Hyperventalating
7. Binary Creed – Dominion
8. Amaranthe – Drop Dead Cynical
9. Black Label Society – Angel of Mercy
10. Helix – Bastard of the Blues (Dark horse pick…best thing they’ve done hands down since Walkin The Razor's Edge)

 

[Random Axe]

I had such a good year it's hard to nail down specifics but I'll give it a shot. These really stood out for me.


Iris Divine - Fire of the Unknown
Black Fate - Rhyme of a False Orchestra
Need - Lifeknot
Work of Art - The Machine
220 Volt - Walk in Starlight
Psycrence - Forced Evolution
Teramaze - Spawn
Dynazty - Starlight
Cyrenic - Bite the Hand That Bleeds

 

[orcslayr23]

For the sake of diversity, I only picked one song per band.

1: Elvenking - Pagan Revolution
2: Scar Symmetry - Limits To Infinity
3: Soilwork - My Nerves, Your Everyday Tool
4: Poets of the Fall - Brighter than the Sun
5: The Unguided - Singularity
6: At The Gates - The Skin Of A Fire
7: Amaranthe - Over and Done
8: Dead By April - As A Butterfly
9: Sonic Syndicate - Before You Finally Break
10: Vallenfyre - Aghast

 

[engmtlhd]

Hard to list my favorite songs of the year in order, so I'll just list those at the top of my head (I've only included 2014 releases):

Overkill - Bitter Pill
Machine Head - Now We Die
Mastodon - Aunt Lisa
Gamma Ray - Avalon
Judas Priest - Battle Cry
Teramaze - The Divulgence Act
Iced Earth - If I Could See You

 

[zinescene]

Hard to list my favorite songs of the year in order, so I'll just list those at the top of my head (I've only included 2014 releases):

Overkill - Bitter Pill
Machine Head - Now We Die
Mastodon - Aunt Lisa
Gamma Ray - Avalon
Judas Priest - Battle Cry
Teramaze - The Divulgence Act
Iced Earth - If I Could See You

Holy Crap love that tune from Gamma Ray.

Also, forgot about the song Schizophrenic from Jaded Heart. What a great tune! Both would make my top 10 if I did it over again.

 

[drmetal8]

MY TOP 10 SONGS OF 2014:
1. “1978” - The Dagger
2. “Unleash The Fire” - Riot
3. “Alive & On Fire” - Primal Fear
4. “Ragnarok” - Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins
5. “The Fight Song” - Overkill
6. “Salt The Wound” - Exodus
7. “Gloryhole” - Steel Panther
8. “Hector’s Hymn” - Hammerfall
9. “Halls of Valhalla" - Judas Priest
10. “Shout It Out” - Red Dragon Cartel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHXbND10OlU

 

[labrekk]

Holy Crap love that tune from Gamma Ray.

Also, forgot about the song Schizophrenic from Jaded Heart. What a great tune! Both would make my top 10 if I did it over again.

Jaded Heart rules! The whole album smokes (like the last couple ones before).

 

[MeTuLHeD]

Also, forgot about the song Schizophrenic from Jaded Heart.

That whole disc is so sadly overlooked and underrated. Definitely one of the best hard rock discs of 2014 - if not THE best.

 

[cslebn]

1. Every Time She Smiles - Distorted Harmony
2. The Black Night - Vanden Plas
3. Anathema - Anathema
4. Tabula Rasa - Soen
5. Salvation - Dynazty
6. Seasons - Voyager
7. Esoteric Symbolism - Teramaze
8. Barricades (piano) - Evergrey
9. Hymns for the Broken (piano) - Evergrey
10. Godmaker - Vanden Plas

 

[The Fiddler]