AOL Radio listeners rated the best metal songs of the decade, and the results are solid. Three of the Big Four of metal (Slayer, Megadeth, and Metallica) made the list, alongside newcomers Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying. Slipknot’s ‘Before I Forget’ off their album Vol. 3 The Subliminal Verses takes the number one spot.

Top 10 Metal Songs Of The Decade:
10. Killswitch Engage: ‘The End of Heartache’ (2004)
9. As I Lay Dying: ‘Nothing Left’ (2007)
8. Testament: ‘More Than Meets the Eye’ (2008)
7. Metallica: ‘The Day That Never Comes’ (2008)
6. Soulfly: ‘Jumpdaf—up’ (2000)
5. Mastodon: ‘Blood and Thunder’ (2004)
4. Slayer: ‘Final Six’ (2006)
3. Hatebreed: ‘In Ashes They Shall Reap’ (2009)
2. Lamb of God: ‘Redneck’ (2006)
1. Slipknot: ‘Before I Forget’ (2005)

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