I’m not talking about the FASTEST, the LOWEST, or the MOST CHAOTIC song, but what’s the HEAVIEST song you know?
I’ve been thinking about this for awhile because I’ve been trying to figure out why my choice feels so damn heavy to me. I know faster songs, I know more chaotic songs, I know more doomy downtempo atmospheric songs, but for some reason the way these elements come together in this song just feels so massive and crushing to me.
So with that being said, my pick for heaviest song is:
Tsukuyomi (feat. Travis Worland of Enterprise Earth) from Tsukuyomi: The Origin by Distant
Like I said, I know there are songs that are more way extreme in individual ways, but the way these elements come together in this song just feels so goddamn heavy to me - genuinely heavier than a lot of stuff people refer to as heavier.
Anyway, what’s the heaviest song you know, or at least the heaviest song that readily comes to mind?
The most psychologically/philosophically heavy song I know is probably the downright comically morose Kummer by Trio
Funeralopolis-electric wizard
Came to post this, the only correct answer.
Great track, incredible album.
First thing that comes to mind…
Such a great song. Love Bloodbath. This one often has my mirrors vibrating in my car.
This one’s new to me, but I just listened to it and it fucks hard. Cool as hell song, gonna listen to the rest of the album now.
Tiptoe through the tulips by Tiny Tim.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zcSlcNfThUA
Not because the song hit heavy or hard per se, but his massive balls to perform this in public create a gravity well that pulls asteroids towards earth.
You know, it isn’t where I was expecting this to go, but you aren’t wrong.
I don’t know if they are the heaviest but there are two songs I keep coming back to. The first is Thrust! by White Zombie for its groove and the other is Hail Mary by Testament for pulling off heavy at a time when metal was still largely played on 9 gauged six strings tuned to e standard and no concept of bass in the mix.
HEAVY.MODLinux joke or something? I’m not savvy enough to recognize the format
Celtic Frost - A dying god coming into human flesh
I’ve listened to some Celtic Frost before, but that song was new to me. Killer track though. Not sonically the most crushingly heavy thing I’ve listened to, but the lyrics and vocal delivery impart a real sense of profundity that really heighten the heaviness. This was a really cool pick, thanks for sharing it
Picking an hour+ long song feels like cheating. I gotta admit, I’ve never had the fortitude to sit down and listen to the thing.
Helps to have a few drinks in ya
Listened to Seven Sorcerers. Yep, that’s heavy, great pick.
Love that little band. Just had to spread it.
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Never heard of these guys before, but I loved that. Holy shit. Not the heaviest thing I’ve heard, but absolutely killer. Definitely gonna deep dive into these boys, thank you for this comment
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I like bass and listen to a lot of metal so. It’s all pretty heavy lol
But I’m gonna throw in the pipe organ. The biggest, loudest, most badass instrument that fills entire cathedrals and sub bass that shakes your house. Your sound system needs to be able to produce that though.
Blacklist by Exodus. Specifically their live at Hellfest 2008 version
That was fun, I like when it’s clear the band is having a good time too
Can’t go wrong with Cannibal Corpse, although I’m more a Barnes guy overall I think (I just saw Six Feet Under live a few months ago and honestly Barnes sounded awesome, better than he has in awhile)
I hoped so much that was going to be what that link sent me to. A true metal legend, making fuck for 30+ years now
I’m partial to Black Sabbath’s Into The Void.
Classic.
Baby Shark makes every parent/ teacher/ care taker’s heart sink to the depths death metal could only dream of
It’s also been weaponized, which as far as I’m aware isn’t something that death metal has ever been used for.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/17/us/baby-shark-florida-homeless-prevention-park-trnd/index.html
Yikes. West palm beach douchiness is next level
The FBI and ATF used pop music, Christmas carols, and some rock blasted into the Branch Davidian compound (David Korech’s cult in Waco, TX) back in the 90s.
Metal is frequently used in Guantanomo Bay, to my knowledge.
