Mohs Rock Metal / Level 9

If Level 8 wasn't enough for you, even after the warning on Page 8, this level is probably for you, but don't say you weren't warned.

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Genres: Softer Death Metal, soft Black Metal, harder Thrash Metal, the softest Grindcore, harder Blackgaze, the softest Funeral Doom, Melodic Death Metal, the hardest Progressive Metal, Stenchcore, harder Industrial Metal, harder Doom Metal, the hardest Grunge, the softest Death/Doom, the softest Drone Metal, harder Industrial Hip-Hop, harder Crossover Thrash, softer Crust Punk, Digital Hardcore, Brostep, harder Metalcore, harder Noise Rock, EBM, Hard Trance, Djent, the hardest straight-up Hardcore Punk, Screamo, Thrashcore, the softest Powerviolence, softer Technical Death Metal / Deathcore / Mathcore, Drill 'n' Bass

Matching mineral: Corundum

• Response Spectrum ^note  Mainly here due to the atmosphere. (放射性Hi5)
• 800db cloud (100 gecs) ^note  Borderline 10. The outro takes it up to an 11 complete with metal screaming by Laura.
• Chainsaw Calligraphy (16 Bit)
• 100Y ^note  A very soft 9. (32Crash)
• Spite and Comprehension (Abbey Nex)
• From Your Grave (The Absence)
• In Die Schlacht (Absurd)
• In Service of Time and Inanimate ^note  Both are pretty hard 9s.(Abysmal Dawn)
• Toubabo Koomi (Acid Bath) ^note  Starts off as a borderline 10, becomes an 8 by the end. A softer 9 due to the occasional clean vocals.
• Knife ^note  Borderline 10. (Acrnym)
• Lost in the Static (After the Burial)^note Borderline 10.
• Panophobia (The Agonist) ^note  Would be a soft 10 if there was less emphasis on Alissa's cleans.
• Axiom (Akercocke)
• Call to Arms (Aletheian)
• Iron Gland ^note  Though it is a joke song, it is probably easily their heaviest. The extremely harsh vocals (provided by Tom Araya no less!) and abrasive guitar riffs make it a 9. (Alice in Chains)
• Rave to the Grave ^note  The distorted vocals make it a borderline 10., You'll All Die and Anti Cosmic (Alien Vampires)
• Awaken the Dreamers (All Shall Perish)
• The Air That I Breathe and For We Are Many (All That Remains)
• Slave and Winter (Amebix)
• Twilight of the Thunder God, Where Death Seems to Dwell, The Way of Vikings, A Dream that Cannot Be, First Kill, Gods of War Arise and Where Silent Gods Stand Guard ^note  Hard 9. (Amon Amarth)
• The Submerged Tenth (Ampere)
• Do Not Speak ^note  Borderline 10., When The Lion Devours Both Dragon And Child, The Age of Starlight Ends, In the Constellation of the Black Widow ^note  Starts at borderline 6 and becomes a borderline 10 at the 1:10-minute mark. and The Joystream (Anaal Nathrakh)
• Embrace (Angelcorpse)
• Elixir, Create Desire, Wolf and Kill Kitty (KMFDM remix) ^note  The original is a 7. (Angelspit)
• CAFO (Animals as Leaders)
• The Smell of Rabble ^note  Borderline 10. (Ansome)
• Bloody Matrimony (Anthelion)
• Discharge (Anthrax)
• Isopropanol (Aphex Twin)
• The Lost Crown ^note  Borderline 10 for the ending. (Araf)
• Death Is Imminent (The Arcane Order) ^note  Despite the brutality in the music, the atmospheric elements and thrashy guitar tone keeps it from a 10.
• Enemy Within and Aces High ^note  A good example of how vocals alone can increase the hardness of a song. It does not go beyond a very low 9 due to its faithfulness to the original, however. (Arch-Enemy)
• Naysayer and A Match Made In Heaven (Architects)
• Tropoyu Nevedannoy (Arkona) ^note  Would be a solid 10 without the clean vocals.
• The Face of My Innocence (Arsis)
• Anodyne Sea, Meaning In Tragedy and Forever (As I Lay Dying)
• Piece of Time (Atheist)
• Ravenous (Atreyu) ^note  The sheer insanity of this song, as well as the harsh vocals, keep it from an 8.
• Slaughter of the Soul ^note  A borderline 11 back in The '90s., The Break Of Autumn and Blinded by Fear ^note  Borderline 10. (At the Gates)
• Nil by Mouth (Audio) ^note  Despite the extremely heavy beats, the lack of a discernible melody puts it below a 10.
  • The Birth & the Death (Audio & Dylan)
• Skyless (Augury)
• Marianas Trench (August Burns Red)
• Augmatic Disport ^note  A soft 9 overall; starts at a soft 11, then moves down to 7, 5, and finally 2. and Bine (Autechre)
• Tempel 3 (Auto Aggression) ^note  Starts at a 10, and becomes closer to a 9 in the second half; borderline 9 overall.
• The New Style of Riot (Ayria)
• I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses (Backxwash)
• Rectum ^note  Gets up here due to its intense, nightmarish mood, and the pounding drums that come in later on. (Thomas Bangalter, Irréversible soundtrack)
• Valentine (bbpanzu, Vs Sunday soundtrack) ^note  Would probably be an 8 if not for Sunday's Harsh Vocals and Metal Screams. One of the heavier songs in a Friday Night Funkin' mod.
• Mutherfuker (Beck) ^note  The distorted vocals give this song a big boost.
• Chant for Eschaton 2000 (Behemoth)
• Venator (Be'lakor)
• Autonomous ^note  Soft 9. (Billain)
• Storm and Pluto (Björk)
• Miasma and Nightbringers (The Black Dahlia Murder)
• Lamb…Gayyy (Black Sheep Wall)
• KILLZONE (Black Tiger Sex Machine)
• Inadequacy (Bloodshot Dawn) ^note  One of their softest songs.
• Sirius VI (Blood Stain Child) ^note Despite the clean vocals and trance elements, the sheer aggression of the music and Ryo's inhumanly brutal screams puts it above an 8. Borderline 10.
• Not Over Til We Say So (Blue Stahli)
• The Source (Chaos & Confusion) (The Bloody Beetroots) ^note  Despite the certain melody, the bass is too abrasive to be a clear 8.
• Words ^note  Much of it is a 10, but there is one softer section that brings it down here, though it's still a borderline 10. (BOB The Builder!)
• Burden (Andrea Boccarusso)
• Bloody Cenotaph (Bong-Ra)
  • Pallbearer (Bong-Ra & Igorrr)
• Ganbou-Ki (Boris)
• Bree Bree ^note  A 4 instrumentally. Here due to the hilariously obnoxious screams. (brokeNCYDE)
• Bloodlust (The Browning)
• No Longer Live ^note  A soft 9. (Brunatny)
• One for the Metalheads (Bruno)
• Capital Distracts and Imprisons (Bucket Full of Teeth) ^note  Very, very close to a 10, only prevented due to the occasional melodic portion.
• Detarame Yarou! (BUCK-TICK)
• Scream Aim Fire (Bullet for My Valentine) ^note  Overall, the entirety of Scream Aim Fire ranks at a 9.
• Dunkelheit and Jesus' Tod (Burzum) ^note  Mainly due to the extremely harsh production.
• Breezeblock (Camo & Krooked)
• M.G.G.D.A. (Cane Hill)
• The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist (Carach Angren)
• Heartwork, Captive Bolt Pistol, and Buried Dreams (Carcass)
• Bring Back the Plague ^note  The softer sections and clean vocals keep it from a 10. (Cattle Decapitation)
• Core 21 ^note  Borderline 10. and Mimi (CDR)
• Kerosene (C-Drone-Defect)
• Eon ^note  An example of a level 9 song with little to no harsh vocals. Here at this level due to the song's sheer density. and End of an Empire (Celldweller)
• Circle of the Tyrants (Celtic Frost)
• Digital Overload (Cemtex)
• Victorious Dawn Rising (Centinex)
• Jesus Christ Porno Star (Chemlab)
• Madness 6 (Cheshyre, Madness Combat soundtrack)
• You're Better Off Dead ^note  Due to the melodic keyboard riffs and the soaring "woah-oh-oh" vocals in parts of the song, this can back down to a high 8. The sheer heaviness of the song in general is what keeps it at a 9., Kissing the Shadows, Silent Night, Bodom Night ^note  The solos border on 10., Children Of Bodom, Lake Bodom and If You Want Peace, Prepare for War (Children of Bodom)
• All That's Left Is Blood and Eyes of a Criminal ^note  The clean vocals before the bridge keep it from getting a 10. (Chimaira)
• Rules of Nature and Collective Consciousness (Jamie Christopherson, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance soundtrack) ^note The heavy synths and fast electronic kick drums bump these up from level 8.
• Between Silence and Death and 49 Theurgy Chains (Chthoni C) ^note The latter is a borderline 10.
• Humanarchy (Circle of Dust)
• My Chicane (Clan of Xymox) ^note  Very unusual for them to get near this level, earned by the harsh bass and heavy drums despite the clean vocals.
• Ink (Hardwiya Bootleg) (Code: Pandorum)
• Ghosts (Colony 5)
• This Is My Rifle ^note  The pounding beat and the crunchy synths qualify it for a level 9., WTF Is Wrong with You People? and Tic-Tac (Gotta Go) (from the DmC: Devil May Cry soundtrack) (Combichrist)
• Condemned ^note  Boosted up from an 8 due to how bizarre, disorienting and dissonant it is. The vocals are technically clean, but they're borderline atonal and don't fit up with the music which arguably just increases the heaviness level. (Confessor)
• Hanging Moon and Dark Horse (Converge) ^note  Both songs demonstrate the level that Converge would be at if they had a more traditional hardcore vocalist instead of a werewolf attacking a dishwasher, but it's still pretty high.
• Feedback and Shelter (Covenant)
• Funeral In Carpathia and Mannequin (Cradle of Filth)
• Crutch (Crossed Out)
• The Perfect Nightmare (Crossfaith)
• Existence Is Punishment (Crowbar)
• Doe Deer ^note  Borderline 10. (Crystal Castles)
• Apollo (Crystal Lake) ^note  Almost a 10, the rap section in the later half of this song brings it down to a 9.
• Holidays (Cult Ritual)
• Vermin ^note  Borderline 10. (Curse of the Golden Vampire)
• Deliverance (Cult of Luna)
• Veil of Maya (Cynic)
• New Era (D.O.M.)
• The Right Hand of the King ^note  Borderline 10. (Dajjal)
• Darkness Descends (Dark Angel)
• Profuse Cerebral Hemorrhaging ^note  Hard 9. (Dark Hide)
• Motherland (Dark Lunacy)
• Punish My Heaven (Dark Tranquillity) ^note  A borderline 11 back in the days.
• Killing of I (Darkane)
• Going Nowhere (Darkblack XIII)
• Cult Tenggri (Darkestrah)
• Thunderground ^note  Borderline 10 for the heaviness of the beats in the end. (The Darkraver & DJ Vince)
• Guest House ^note  Despite the lack of harsh vocals, the song is incredibly disorienting, dissonant and upsetting. If it had harsh vocals, it would likely be a 10 or even 11. (Daughters)
• Vision (Dazzle Vision)
• Virus Jones (DEADLOCK)
• Squid (deadmau5) ^note  A very hard 9 for how harsh and glitchy it is, especially when compared to most of deadmau5's other songs.
• Spirit Crusher (Death)
• Punk Weight and You Might Think He Loves You For Your Money But I Know What He Really Loves You For It's Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat (Death Grips)
• Fool (Death Planet)
• You Cannot Even Find The Ruins... ^note  The vocals are easily understood and not particularly harsh and the guitars are lightly overdriven instead of distorted, but it's their darkest and gloomiest song ever made and shoots right up past the 6 it would otherwise be through atmosphere alone. and A Chore for the Lost (Deathspell Omega)
• American Terrorist (Deception of a Ghost) ^note  Borderline 10. Ultimately the melodic interludes and brief clean part keep it here.
• Slut Trash, Silent Killer, Night Terror ^note  Borderline 10. (Decoded Feedback)
• Hexagram, Rats!Rats!Rats! ^note  Kept from a 10 due to the melodic chorus. Still, it's a very hard 9. (Deftones)
• Hold Me ^note  Briefly reaches 11 during the breakdown. and Oscillator (Delta Heavy)
• Vagrant Idol (Demiricous)
• The World Is a Thorn (Demon Hunter)
• Bloody Mary, Changed ^note  Borderline 10. and Set Me Free (Demonic Pressure)
• Satan's Hammer (Destroyer 666)
• Bloodlines and The Galaxy (Dethklok)
• Satsugai (Detroit Metal City)
• I Could Care Less (DevilDriver)
• Seven Years Alone (Devil You Know) ^note  The blast beats and heavy guitars during the verses kick this song up to a 9.
• Aerumnarum ^note  Borderline 10. (Devive)
• Invocation of Leviathan ^note  Borderline 10. (Devouring Annihilation)
• Arise From Decay (Dew-Scented)
• Milk Lizard, Jim Fear, Clip the Apex...Accept Instruction ^note  Borderline 10. and Setting Fire to Sleeping Giants ^note  A hard 9. The more melodic chorus and quiet bridge stops it from reaching a 10. (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
• The Serpentine Offering ^note  Doom Hk's remix is an 11. and Progenies of the Great Apocalypse ^note  Would have made it to a 10 without the symphonic elements and clean singing in the bridge. (Dimmu Borgir)
• DIFFERENT SENSE ^note  Example of a Technical Death Metal song at this level. This is also the song that made Dir en grey win the Loudwire Extreme Metal Olympics, outclassing even death metal staples such as Death (placed 2nd) and Cannibal Corpse (placed 3rd)., Sustain the untruth ^note  A borderline 10 due to the Harsh Noise influences.,Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shankunetsu no Yami, ^note  Despite the clean vocals in the intro and the chorus, it's still far too heavy to be an 8. and Saku ^note  Proves they were still fully capable of reaching this level during their 2002-2007 Nu Metal era. (Dir en grey)
• Vantablack ^note  Borderline 10 for the screamo-esque vocals and extremely abrasive drop. (Dirtyphonics & Sullivan King)
• Oceangrave and Common State of Inner Violence (Disarmonia Mundi)
• Game On (Disciple) ^note  Although you can clearly understand Kevin's screams, it's otherwise too heavy to be an 8.
• Where Dead Angels Lie (Dissection)
• Hide ^note  Would probably be around 6 or 7 if not for the brostep-influenced basslines. (Dizkotek & Bad Influence ft. Stephanie Kay)
• Funky Beats ^note  Borderline 10. (DJ Isaac & DJ The Viper)
• Free Run (DJ Japan)
• Drug Induced Public Meltdown, Tape 1 ^note  Starts around level 6. (DJ Speedkick)
• Leading Cyber (DJ Taka, beatmania IIDX and DanceDanceRevolution soundtracks)
• Flying Spaghetti Monster (Doctor P)
• Down ^note  Borderline 10 for the ending. (Drumcorps)
• Daylight (Drumsound & Bassline Smith ft. Hadouken!)
• source (dust)
• Insect Whore (Dwarves)
• Twilight (Edge of Sanity)
• Headcleaner and Hirnsäge (Einstürzende Neubauten) ^note  Headcleaner is not only prevented from reaching 10 for its ambient/drone parts, it is an example of post-1980s Neubauten making a level 9.
• Dopethrone (Electric Wizard)
• Bloodstained Ground (Eluveitie)
• Natural Born Killer (Emmure)
• Amnesia and Papaya (Emray)
• Slayer of Light (Ensiferum)
• The Paddington Frisk and Radiate (Enter Shikari) ^note  The latter, despite a relatively calm bridge, goes up to a 9 thanks to the vicious drumming and the brostep influences.
• Kingdom of Heaven (A New Age Dawns, Part V) (Epica) ^note  Pretty soft in comparison to the more standard examples at this level. However, this is quite hard for Epica standards.
• Snüffel (Equilibrium)
• Age of Iron (Eschaton)
• Amsterdam Waar Lech Dat Dan (Maastunnel Mix) (Euromasters)
• Petal ^note  Borderline 10 and the heaviest track on the album Low Teens. (Every Time I Die)
• Rattlesnake ^note  Borderline 10. The hardest of Teminite's originals, but certainly soft by the standards of Evilwave, who averages a 10-11. (Evilwave & Teminite)
• 7 Angels with 7 Plagues (Evol Intent)
• Romulus (Ex Deo)
• Brutal and Execute ^note Very nearly reaches 10; ultimately, the gentler portions, including the buildups, keep it from that level. (Excision)
  • Destroid 2. Wasteland ^note  Barely Alive's remix is a borderline 10. (Excision, Downlink & Space Laces)
  • Crowd Control ^note  Most of it is a 8 bordering on 9, but the few sections at a soft/borderline 10 push it into a 9. (Excision & Downlink)
  • Destroid 8. Annihilate (Excision & Far Too Loud)
• JUDEA (exist†trace)
• Riot Act (Exodus)
• Depression Reduce Processing Speed. ^note  Borderline 10; the song is mostly a soft 8 but the ending is an 11. (Exp_23:25)
• Take as Needed for Pain and Crimes Against Skin (Eyehategod)
• Fall Down To The Scream (F-Zero X soundtrack)
• Cheer Up (Failures)
• Cuckoo For Caca (Faith No More)
• The Strongest Foe ^note  Rare case of "pure" Power Metal at this level. (Falcom Sound Team JDK, Ys: The Oath in Felghana soundtrack)
• Sharks on Mars (FamilyJules, Sharks of Mars soundtrack)
• Lightbringer and Firestorm (Far Too Loud) ^note  Both are borderline 10's.
• Powershifter, Flesh Hold ^note  Borderline 10 due to the strong death metal influence., Replica ^note  The clunky, heavy grooves keep it from a solid 8., New Breed and Self Bias Resistor ^note  Would've gone up to a 10 if it wasn't for the Last Chorus Slow-Down. (Fear Factory)
• Lord's Resistance Army (Feared)
• Bad (Felmax & Sam Lamar ft. Boogie T)
• Under and Over It (Five Finger Death Punch)
• The Forsaking (Fleshgod Apocalypse)
• Bass Cannon (Flux Pavilion) ^note  We told you that Flux Pavilion is better known for making very heavy brostep.
• Applejack Bucks 400 Apple Trees and Psychotic Cupcakes (Foozogz)
• Your Best Nightmare ^note  A soft 9 for the lighter parts in between. (Toby Fox, Undertale soundtrack)
• No Pulse (Fragmenta)
• Loss (Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes)
• Hydra (Fred V & Grafix)
• Stupidity (ft. Alan Jourgensen) and Killing Grounds (Front Line Assembly)
• Facing Failure (Funeral)
• Soul Collector (Gallows End)
• Bit Crash (Girugamesh) ^note  Example of a metalcore song that reaches 9. After all, it's metallic hardcore, which is harder and faster than the usual melodic metalcore. The Industrial Metal influences also contribute to the song's hardness.
• マルファとダーリャなりのノイズパンク​/​Mari​,​Dia​,​Kanan and Sketch 3 (Glitched Hero Y)
• Apocalyptic Havoc (Goatwhore)
• Nihilism (God Dethroned)
• Explosia, Silvera (Gojira)
• The Only Thing They Fear Is You ^note  OST version. The in-game version is also here. (Mick Gordon, Doom Eternal soundtrack)
• the nature of dying ^note  Goes from an 8 to a borderline 11. (goreshit)
• When Love Rages Wild in My Heart ^note  With Incipit Satan, Gorgoroth worked in some industrial and avant-garde elements. Also crooned vocals. (Gorgoroth)
• Parasite, Mic Check (Camo & Krooked Remix) ^note  The original is a borderline 7, ultimately not reaching that level due to the softer buildup in the middle. (Hadouken!)
• I Will Be Heard (Hatebreed)
• The Gates (Hate Forest) ^note  Starts as a 10, but the relativelty soft section from 4:55-9:10 brings it down to here.
• D.O.A. and 99 (The Haunted)
• This Darkened Heart Steeped In the Abyssal Void (He Who Bathes In The Black Sun) ^note  The soft guitar tone prevents this from scoring an 11.
• Archetype (Helix, Castle Crashers soundtrack) ^note  Borderline 10 at times; the hardest song on the Castle Crashers soundtrack.
• Doubt (hide) ^note  1994 version is an 7-8. This version combines a Heavy Metal/industrial beat and guitar work with Word Salad Lyrics, hide singing the entire song in a guttural scratchy nasal vocal, the Last Note Nightmare, and several other factors to push this into 9 range as his hardest song.
• The Road Goes On Forever (High Contrast)
• Spoiler (Hyper)
• Extreme Hatred (Hypnosia)
• Fire in the Sky (Hypocrisy)
• The Jig is Up (Ice Nine Kills)
• Real Recognizes Real (Icepick)
• Battle! Arceus ^note  Soft 9 due to how glitchy and distorted it gets later in the song. (Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato & Hiromitsu Maeba, Pokémon Legends: Arceus soundtrack)
• Unpleasant Sonata, Very Noise ^note  Above level 8 due to some of the heavier parts. and Lullaby for a Fat Jellyfish (Igorrr)
  • Cuisse ^note  The softer parts keep it from a 10. (Igorrr & Ruby My Dear)
• Last Sounds of a Blackhole ^note  Vortex Reaper’s remix is an 11. (ij9j9j9j99j9)
• Killing You, Killing Me, La Epidemia ^note  Would be a soft 10 if not for the more melodic parts and relatively clean guitar tone., and The Depression (ill niño)
• One by One (Immortal)
• Jotun and Take This Life ^note  With this song, we have officially proven that later In Flames can be just as heavy as early In Flames. One of the harder Level 9 songs thanks to the extremely heavy, chainsaw guitars worthy of a level 11 song. However, the soaring melodies in the chorus keep it from drifting into level 10-11. (In Flames)
• Drawn to Black (Insomnium)
• Silent Scream (Yuuki Terumi's Theme) and MUST DIE (Susanoo's Theme) (Daisuke Ishiwatari, BlazBlue soundtrack)
• Life Under the Swatter (Isis)
• Westworld (iVardensphere)
  • Break the Sky ^note  The intro keeps it from level 10. (iVardensphere ft. Aesthetic Perfection)
• Death Metal Instrumental (J Metal Guitarist)
• I Used to Hate Cell Phones But Now I Hate Car Accidents (Norma Jean)
• Conquistador II (Juno Reactor) ^note  Part I does not even come close to this, and the transition is extremely strident. The greatly distorted chanting keeps it above level 8.
• ALLEGORY CAVE (Jupiter) ^note  Easily Hizaki's hardest composition, relying heavily on Harsh Vocals and having fewer symphonic elements than he's normally known for.
• Evil in You (Kalmah)
• Siwash Rock (Saki Kaskas, Need for Speed II soundtrack) ^note  In spite of atmospheric parts and ups-and-downs in the scale happening many times throughout the song, this progressive metal song is ultimately heavy enough for a level 9.
• Serenity In Fire (Kataklysm) ^note  An example of a straight-up death metal song that doesn't reach 10.
• Dead ^note  Borderline 10. (Khanate)
• A Jhator Ascension (Khonsu)
• Guillotine World (KIKIYAMA, Yume Nikki soundtrack)
• Slaughterhouse (Killsonik)
• The Signal Fire (ft. Howard Jones) (Killswitch Engage)
• Black Magic (Kill the Noise, Part 2) ^note  Some parts are a borderline 10. Part 1 is also here., Kill the Noise (Part 1) ^note  The poppier interludes make it a soft 9. and Jump Ya Body (ft. Mercedes) (Kill The Noise)
• DISTORTER ^note  Goes up and down throughout the scale: the chorus is a 10, some parts reach 11 and there are some softer parts in between. (Kitcaliber)
• The Nile Song (Kivelak)
• A Drug Against War (KMFDM) ^note  Was an 11 back when it was released.
• Internet Friends and Centipede (Knife Party)
• Mistakes Like Fractures (Knocked Loose)
• Einherjar Albedo (Rearrange), Einherjar Rubedo (Rearrange), and Einherjar Nigredo (Rearrange) (Kokuyasou) ^note  All three are borderline 10's due to the heavy use of organ instrumentation and the brutal/slam death metal influences. The original versions from Dies Irae ~Acta est Fabula~, are solid 7's
• Get Up! (ft. Skrillex) ^note  The more brostep-influenced sections get up to 10-11.,Jingle Balls ^note  If the song was a bit faster, it would easily be a 10. As it is, it's already a borderline 10, due to the strong death metal elements, which is unusual for Korn. and Daddy (NSFW warning) ^note  Starts out a 7 but gets here by the halfway point due to the very real screaming and crying caused by Johnathan Davis suffering a PTSD flashback on recording. (Korn)
• Over Drive (Yuzo Koshiro, Ys I and II Chronicles)
• Towards The Crown Of Nights (The Kovenant)
• Pleasure to Kill (Kreator)
• Blodtørst (Kvelertak) ^note  An unusual example since it blends Level 6-7 melodic punk with level 10-11 harsh black metal production and vocals.
• DISGRΛCΞ ^note  Borderline 10; the softer parts move it down from the latter level. (KΛZΛN & SΛPISVR)
• Laid to Rest and Now You've Got Something to Die For ^note  The live version, which is the band's Audience Participation Song, is a 10. (Lamb of God)
• Lucid Endlessness (Lantern)
• Fallen (Aviators Remix) (Lectro Dub) ^note  The drops are 11. The original version is in the 5-6 range.
• Immora ^note  Borderline 10 for the second half reaching that level. (David Levy, Doom Eternal soundtrack)
• Crystal Corruption (lia;quo) ^note  While mainly a 10, the softer vocal and orchestral dubstep/dance sections put this at this level; still a borderline 10, though.
• Act of War (Lich King)
• Sound Guardians and On Fire (Lightning Bolt)
• Purify (Lights Out God Help Me)
• God (Limewax)
• DO YOU DOUBT ME TRAITOR ^note  Starts at a hard 1/borderline 2, but instantly gets heavier once Kristin Hayter starts screaming, and reaches 11 as her vocals get more distorted. The ending starts at 4 and builds up to a soft 6. (Lingua Ignota)
• Given Up (Linkin Park) ^note  The breakdown from 2:00-2:45 and Chester's NUCLEAR 17-second scream are a 10 and bring it up to this level. Otherwise a hard 7.
• Reject (Living Sacrifice)
• System Override (Jacob Lizotte)
• Gored (Loathe)
• La Charpillion and Red Hot Riding Hood ^note  The chorus is a 10, while most of the softer parts are 7. (Lolita Storm)
• Gunner Down (Brian Luzetti, Descent II soundtrack)
• Blood For Blood and I am Hell (Sonata in C#) (Machine Head)
• A Lesson Once Learned (Man Must Die)
• Hoshi no Suna (Maria Cross) ^note  Despite the poppy, derivative Power Metal-meets-Oshare Kei musical style, Maria's vocals and the ear-splitting loudness of the song makes it too hard to be a 7. This is also a good example of how Level 9 can be achieved with clean vocals alone.
• Cake and Sodomy (Marilyn Manson)
• Surveilled (Mammoth Grinder)
• No New Style (The Masochist)
• March of the Fire Ants, Blood And Thunder, Black Tongue ^note  The somewhat comprehensible vocals are the only thing keeping it from a 10. and The Wolf Is Loose (Mastodon)
• Disaster (Phase 3) (Daisuke Matsuoka, Bowser's Fury soundtrack) ^note  Yep, Nintendo made a level 9 Thrash Metal song. The Phase 1 version is also here.
• Face to Face (Tom Mauritzon, Iji soundtrack)
• The Solid Rock (None but Jesus) (Maxwell Kozen) ^note There is a spoken word intro to the song, but its not a part of the song at all.
• Flight Decimator (Chris McCormack)
• Emulation (Mefjus)
• Last Rites/Loved to Death ^note  The intro is a 1, but after that it’s a clear 9 for the rest of the song. and My Last Words (Megadeth)
• Candy Gun ^note  The clean vocals prevent it from going up to 10. Still, a pretty soft song from Melt Banana, which is more known for making Level 10-11 Noise Rock. and Rragg (Melt-Banana)
• Symptom of the Universe (Melvins) ^note  Reaches this level thanks to a combination of rough production, fast tempos and screamy vocals.
• Master Killer (Merauder)
• Break Those Bones Whose Sinews Give It Motion ^note  Borderline 10 due to the heavy grooves; the spacey, Deftones-esque lead guitar tone keeps it from entering that level. and Do Not Look Down ^note  Borderline 10 due to the heavy grooves. (Meshuggah)
• Fight Fire with Fire, Battery, Disposable Heroes, Damage, Inc., Dyers Eve and Spit Out the Bone ^note In fact, this may be the heaviest song Metallica has done since "Dyers Eve" (Metallica)
• Universal Language (Metrik)
• Hotbox VIP and Overture (Mind Vortex)
• Death & Destruction, N.W.O., Thieves and Jesus Built My Hotrod (Ministry)
• Collapse (Misanthrop)
• Show Me a Sign ^note  Borderline 10 thanks to the brostep influences. and The Fallout ^note  Hardwiya's remix is an 11. (Modestep)
• Holdin' On (Skrillex & Nero Remix) (Monsta, aka I See Monstas) ^note  The original, despite melodic vocals a la Aretha Franklin, is around a 7-8 due to the brostep influences.
• The Angels Venom (Monstrosity)
• Serpent Angel (Moonspell)
• Bombs for Throwing at You (Mike Morasky, Portal 2 soundtrack)
• Burned at the Stake (Morbid Saint)
• Pure (Mors Principium Est)
• Web of Fire (Mortification)
• A Beautiful Corpse (Mouth of the Architect)
• Not Falling and Dig (Mudvayne)
• Xeroxed (Mushroomhead)
• H҉҉U҉҉M҉҉A҉҉N҉҉ ҉҉P҉҉I҉҉S҉҉S҉҉ ҉҉F҉҉A҉҉C҉҉T҉҉O҉҉R҉҉Y҉҉ ^note  Borderline 10. (M҉҉u҉҉t҉҉i҉҉l҉҉a҉҉t҉҉e҉҉d҉҉)
• doxa incarnate (Mutyumu)
• Deeper Down (My Dying Bride)
• Your True Enemy (Nachtmystium) ^note  Despite being a black metal song, the near-understandable vocals and quieter parts keep this from being 10.
• Scum ^note  Borderline 10. (Napalm Death)
• Shadows ^note  Example of a full-fledged Grindcore song at a level 9. The triumphant chorus melody prevents it from being a 10. That being said, it's still a borderline 10 and one of the hardest level 9 examples. (Nasum)
• Subserviant (Nazi Dust)
• Monkeys Disarm Their Kremlings (Neko Frog)
• Apples And Cinnamon (NekRock)
• Xenoflux (Ne Obliviscaris)
• Get This Motherfucker (Neophyte & The Stunned Guys)
• Me and You (Dirtyphonics Remix) ^note  The original is a solid 7., Doomsday, Angst and Crush on You ^note  Borderline 10 thanks to the brutal death-influenced drop. (Nero)
• Poison Godmachine (Nevermore) ^note  Despite the clean singing, the aggressive delivery and guitar riffs/tone keep it above an 8.
• Lost ^note  Some parts of the drops are 8, while others are at the higher end of 10. (NeuroDeath)
• phil elverum and julie doiron saying "owo what's this" set to breakcore and the idea that gender is immutable and binary should not be accepted, and instead, such ideas should be fought against, as feminism which seeks to define gender in such stricts terms is flimsy and self​-​defeating (nightcore heaven) ^note  Up here due to their chaotic, glitchy sound with drumbeats constantly changing in tempo.
• Big Man with a Gun and March of the Pigs ^note  The lighter parts keep it from a 10. (Nine Inch Nails)
• Negative Creep, Endless, Nameless and Tourette's ^note  Nirvana's heaviest song. The harsh noise influences and screamed vocals makes this a hard 9. The version performed at Reading 1992 is a borderline 8 due to the lesser use of feedback and softer vocals. (Nirvana)
• Seven Stitches (Noisia)
• Fire at Will (Nonexist) ^note  The brief stints of clean vocals and the prominent thrash metal influences prevent this song from becoming a soft 10.
• Lights, Camera, Action ^note  Despite the melodic vocal harmonies in the chorus, the song's throaty, ultra-aggressive vocal delivery keeps it above an 8. and I Said It (Nonpoint)
• Here Come The Butchers ^note  Borderline 10. Among the heaviest Nu Metal gets. (Nothingface)
• Zephyr and Not the Strong ^note  Despite lacking any clean vocals, it's otherwise too light to be a 10.(Novembers Doom)
• Conservatory Resonance (Novembre)
• I am Dust (Gary Numan) ^note  Borderline 10.
• Solace of the Grave (Oathean)
• Choir of Spirits and Centric Flow (Obscura)
• Slow Murder (Oceano) ^note  This song has sludgy level 9 passages, and full-on level 10 blasting.
• I'm a Monster, You Make Me Sick, Bones Exposed and Public Service Announcement (Of Mice and Men) ^note  They got a lot heavier when they added in Nu Metal influences.
• Glut ^note  Borderline 10. (Ogre, Descent II soundtrack)
• White Silhouette (Omniscient Spine)
• Wreath and The Grand Conjuration (Opeth)
• Destination - Blood! (Orchid)
• Blood and Iron (Overkill)
• Slaughtered (Pantera)
• The Lay of Grimnir, Bodies Under the Falls ^note  The bluegrass section in the middle and, to an extent, the buildup into it keep this from a 10. and Where Mountains Pierce the Sky ^note  Similarly, this song has a bluegrass intro and outro. (Panopticon)
• Our Saviour (Paradise Lost)
• 20 Ways to Kill Someone (Phosgore)
• Bleed the Meek (Paths Of Possession)
• Here It Comes and Hero (ft. Elizaveta) (Pegboard Nerds)
• I'll be crazy thinking of you ^note  The first half is a 7. The second half starts at 9, then moves on to 6 before suddenly rising up to 11 after a brief softer section. The song goes back to 9, but moves onto a borderline 11 at the end. (pencil)
• Immunize (Pendulum ft. Liam Howlett)
• Zyglrox and Sentient Glow (Periphery)
• Spiritual Migration (Persefone) ^note  Clean vocal segments keep the song at level 9.
• The Cult of 2112 (Perturbator) ^note  One of the harder examples of synthwave.
• The Diplomat ^note  Borderline 10. and Heathen Temple (Pig Destroyer)
• Haunted By The Ghost Of A Dead Actress ^note  Borderline 10. (The Plasmarifle)
• Crawl Space (Dave Porter, Breaking Bad soundtrack) ^note  The first part is a 5; the "heartbeat" section starts at a soft 3 and builds up to a 10 initially before becoming an 11 at the very end.
• Death Metal (Possessed)
• Turn the Lights On (Pride and Fall) ^note  Likely their hardest song to date, thanks to the aggressive breakdowns and Harsh Vocals, which they rarely use.
• Medusa's Path, Memphis Bells, Nasty, The Day is My Enemy, Timebomb Zone and Wall Of Death ^note  Can be considered the Prodigy's hardest song to date, thanks to its relentless beat, screeching synths and overall loudness. (The Prodigy)
• Lament ^note  The Harsh Vocals and abrasive percussion earn it this level, despite the lighter backing instrumentation. and Run for Cover (Project Pitchfork)
• Many Jewels Surround The Crown ^note  Would be lighter if not for the more distorted parts, which are level 11. (Prurient)
• Faith:Disease (Psyclon Nine)
• Confusion (Pump Panel)
• Stompbox, Be Electric VIP, Run You ^note  Despite the extremely aggressive sound, the relatively clean and comprehensible vocal delivery keeps it from a 10. and Take It Back (ft. Enter Shikari) (The Qemists)
• Ace ^note  The relatively low volume of the song keeps it from reaching heavier territory. (Q-Hate)
• Véio, Manco e Gordo (Raimundos)
• Photone Recruits (Phace Remix) (Rawtekk) ^note  Borderline 10 for the parts that reach 10; the original is a solid 9.
• Arbiters of the Apocalypse (Revocation)
• H E X ^note  Borderline 10. (REZZ & 1788-L)
• State of the Union (Rise Against)
• Intruder (Rise to Fall)
• Ayil (Rosetta)
• Aealo (Rotting Christ)
• Blight Mamba (Royalston)
• Public Service Announcement (S3RL)
• No Believers (Sacred Reich)
• The Next Time I See Your Face and En Memoria ^note  Both are borderline 10. (Sangre)
• Humanity Is Infinitely Worse Than Satan (Satan’s Depression)
• Gigantic Enemy Area (Go Sato, Raiden Fighters soundtrack)
• TMY (Scabtik)
• Pitch Black Progress (Scar Symmetry)
• Doggg ^note  Borderline 10. and Motor (SebastiAn)
• Anubis (Septicflesh)
• Beneath the Remains and Dead Embryonic Cells (Sepultura)
• Mr. Kill Myself ^note  After the level 1 intro, this song goes from 7 to 9 and then to 10 before ending at 1 once again. It's been averaged out at a soft 9. (Sewerslvt)
• Misanthropy Pure (Shai Hulud)
• Say Nothing (In The Absence of Content) ^note  Borderline 10 at times, such as the part after the breakdown near the end. (Sharptooth)
• ...To Live for My Death... (Shape Of Despair) ^note  Would be a 10 if not for the quieter passages.
• Archangel (Kevin Sherwood, Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies soundtrack)
• Dubplatter (Shitmat)
• Herdcore (The Shizit)
• Lazerbeam (ft. Metrik & Kyza) and Crucify Me (ft. Phetsta) (ShockOne)
• Feel Our Pain (Fire Field) (Hidenori Shoji, F-Zero GX soundtrack)
• Heavy Lies the Crown (The Showdown)
• Bland Street Bloom (SikTh) ^note  This was around 10 or 11 when it first came out; it has since softened with the newfound cult popularity of experimental bands.
• Just Leave Me Alone (Pedro Silva, OMORI soundtrack)
• Gleipnir, Fenrisúlfur, Hel and Sleipnir (Skálmöld)
• Bringer of Blood (Six Feet Under)
• Cleaver of Souls (Skeletonwitch)
• Nobody (Skindred)
• Fascist Jock Itch (Skinny Puppy) ^note  Though some parts aren't at level 9, the screamed vocals and the parts at level 10 ensure its place at that level. Was an 11 in 1989.
• Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites ^note  Kretan & Moth's brutalized edit is an 11.(Skrillex)
• War Ensemble, Angel of Death ^note  A solid 11 back in its release days. Arguably still a borderline 10 today. Rudebrat's remix is an 8. and Disciple ^note  Even in their “nu-metal phase,” Slayer could be incredibly hard. (Slayer)
• Psychosocial, New Abortion, Eyeless and All Hope Is Gone (Slipknot) ^note  All are pretty hard 9s.
• I Get Violent (Itchy Robot Remix) (Sluggo)
• X.Y.U. (The Smashing Pumpkins) ^note  Goes up from an 8 due to Corgan's DERANGED vocals.
• Deadfall (Snot)
• Kick Back ^note  The heaviest parts reach 10, but the entire song isn't heavy enough to reach that level. (SMOR3S)
• Killer Dolls ^note  Borderline 10. (Snarekrow)
• Body Parts (Sodom)
• Landslide (Masayoshi Soken, Final Fantasy XIV soundtrack)
• Climb (Sonic Mayhem, Quake II soundtrack)
• Mildred Pierce (Sonic Youth) ^note Most of the song is a 7, but jumps into an 11 towards the end, bringing it to a 9 overall.
• My Tourniquet (Soul Embraced)
• Chin Hippy ^note  Momentarily reaches 10 towards the end due to the more frenzied and heavier beats. and Greenways Trajectory ^note  Starts at a 7 or soft/borderline 8, but the middle section is an instant 11 due to how fast and loud it is. It gets softer, with the track going back to the level at the beginning after a relatively soft buildup before suddenly rising to an 11 again at the end. (Squarepusher)
• Relentless and Love? (Strapping Young Lad)
• The Human Disgrace, Bind, Torture, Kill, Fuck You Bitch, Die Motherfucker Die and Evacuate (Suicide Commando)
• Sacred Words (Suicide Silence) ^note  The soft intro and melodic guitar work keeps it from a 10.
• Hohen Vier ^note  The second drop is a 10, making the overall track a hard 9. (Svdvmoro & Demonic Pressure)
• Through Her Silvery Body (Swallow the Sun)
• Stay Here (Swans)
• Empyreal (Sylosis)
• Ruin ^note  The song gets heavier over time, ending at level 11. (Synthamesk)
• Argus Battle ^note  The heaviest parts, which are 10, are mitigated by the softer parts. and Crystal Viper Battle 2 (Masafumi Takada, Vanquish soundtrack)
• Absolute Zero (TenGraphs, Auburn X & FilthSkreamer)
• Epiphany (Tesseract)
• DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) and Legions Of The Dead (Testament)
• Cheerful Dirge (Theatre of Tragedy) ^note Were it not for the band's emphasis on Soprano and Gravel with Liv Kristine's vocals, the band's earliest material would be a solid 10.
• Hamburger Lady (Throbbing Gristle)
• At This Velocity (Thursday)
• I'll Show You God (Influx Bootleg) ^note  Borderline 10 at some points. (Thy Art Is Murder)
• Hell Broke Luce (Tom Waits)
• Hooker With a Penis (tool)
• Perfect Night for a Hanging, Incommensurate and Psycho Surgery (Tourniquet)
• Awake (Trash Talk)
• Deadbeat Lullaby (TrueShot)
• Ash&Rain (TSP) ^note  Rare example of an Alternative Metal song reaching this level.
• I Come From Brooklyn ^note  Starts at 8, but gets heavier over time. (Two Terrorists)
• Cherry Bomb (Tyler, the Creator) ^note  The softer breaks and the melodic elements towards the end prevent this song from going all the way up to 10, but it still borders that level.
• Alraune 1st Form (Shusaku Uchiyama & Makoto Tomozawa, P.N.03 soundtrack)
• Otherworld (Nobuo Uematsu, Final Fantasy X soundtrack)
• Everything will freeze (UNDEAD CORPORATION) ^note  The original, Flowering Night from Touhou Kaeidzuka ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View, is a 3.
• Zombie Autopilot (Unearth)
• Mikasa (Veil of Maya)
• Frictional Nevada ^note  The intro is much softer than the rest of the track, which passes through most of the upper levels, even briefly reaching 11 at some points. Overall, it's a 9., Gentleman ^note  Starts at level 8, but gets harder over time. and Pwntendo (Venetian Snares)
• Bodies on Bodies and Eternal Nightmare (Vio-lence)
• Mindless Fail and Violent Souls (The Violent Vocations)
• Gang Shit (Hardwiya & Dyroth Remix) ^note  Borderline 10. (Virus Syndicate, Virtual Riot & Dion Timmer)
• Art of Conflict (VNV Nation)
• To the Death! (Voivod)
• Footprints (Warning)
• Storm of the Antichrist (Watain) ^note  The thrashy sections keep it from going up to 10.
• Cainin' Ableton ^note  Borderline 10 for some sections, especially the intro, being heavier than 9. (weyheyhey !!)
• Dead Behind the Eyes (While She Sleeps)
• Elitist Ones (Whitechapel)
• Feed the Gods (White Zombie)
• Winter Madness (Wintersun)
• What is Black Metal and TRVE DESERT BLACK METAL (Woods Of Trees)
• Briddim Bomb ^note  Borderline 10. (Wooli & Kompany)
• Autophagy Day ^note  Starts at 7, then moves onto varying levels in the middle and end: the instrumental parts are 8, and the vocal sections are borderline 10. (:wumpscut:)
• Neuro (X-Cabs) ^note  The '99 remixes are around 6-7.
• Solipsis (Xaon)
• Boss Wave (Xilent)
• Scorched Blood (Torch Mix) and Spider (Xorcist)
• Sheol (Xtrullor & Panda Party)
• The Darkness That Lurks in Our Mind, All ^note  Starts off lower on the scale, but steadily builds up to a 10, and that, along with the disturbing atmosphere, averages it out to 9. and Devil's Laughter (Akira Yamaoka, Silent Hill and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories soundtracks)
• Creepy Crawlies (Sadhu Remix) (Young D) ^note  Borderline 10. The original is about a hard 9.
• Burnt Tongues (Your Demise)
• Astral Dogma (Yousei Teikoku)
• Protons Make Me Smile ^note  The first part is around level 8, and the second part is level 10. (z999)
• Vancouver Beatdown, Skull n' Bones and Immunity (Zomboy) ^note  The latter two are borderline 10.

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