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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q__jJzYQLFE data.index]] [[note]] Most of the song is a soft 10, but there is a brief extended portion where it drops down to 2, and other parts reach 11.[[/note]] (Ryoji Ikeda)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99jovnxra6Y Get Busy Spongebob]] (Spongebob Squarewave)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bvxFma3NVs Jesus, Mary, and the Holy Ghost]] (Music/{{Dio}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8FHp_NtphU Fright Flight!!]] (Masaya Matsuura, Shigeyoshi Kawagoe & Ryu Watabe, ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3UDyLf9-A Vats of Goo]] (Mark Morgan, ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' soundtrack) [[note]] Another of Mark's [[DroneOfDread drone]] {{ambient}} pieces.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxd2UVIA7b4 5 Years]] [[note]] Up here due to the harsh beats and Bjork's more dramatic vocals starting from the middle.[[/note]] (Music/{{Bjork}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kx77LJ7Kg Anstromm-Feck 4]] (Music/{{Squarepusher}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kx77LJ7Kg Anstromm-Feck 4]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usL_kRXm6s Stor Eiglass]] (Music/{{Squarepusher}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91tY25SlWLo For I Am the Light (and Mine is the Only Way)]] [[note]] Initially reaches 7 due to Kristin Hayter's shouted vocals, but becomes a 9 in the middle due to the heavier instrumentals and ends at level 11.[[/note]] (Music/LinguaIgnota)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC6HI4sABP0 50.000 Miles]] [[note]] The first and third drops are 6 bordering on 7, while the second is a 9.[[/note]] (Phyric)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrON9FwJ3vc Golgotha]] (:wumpscut:)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxBCcptgok Der Grosse Tod]] [[note]] Re-recorded Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg version.[[/note]] (Music/{{Absurd|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFOvz6p7Z00 The Sleeper Awakens]] [[note]] By far, their softest song. [[/note]] (Music/AbysmalDawn)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAEiddTAKQQ Tranquilized]] (Music/AcidBath)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFOvz6p7Z00 The Sleeper Awakens]] [[note]] By far, their softest song. [[/note]] (Music/AbysmalDawn)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAEiddTAKQQ Tranquilized]] (Music/AcidBath)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxBCcptgok com/watch?v=EqfA_7ElUAI Der Grosse Tod]] [[note]] Re-recorded Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg version.[[/note]] (Music/{{Absurd|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFOvz6p7Z00 com/watch?v=-A8yWXAJSM8 The Sleeper Awakens]] [[note]] By far, their softest song. [[/note]] (Music/AbysmalDawn)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAEiddTAKQQ com/watch?v=Zg60SOQjT-A Tranquilized]] (Music/AcidBath)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHy3i6jaCWE Black Sails at Midnight]] (Music/{{Alestorm}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCdgYWYXpM A Looking in View]] [[note]] The only reason this isn't a 7 is because of the sheer musical mass of the instruments and the depressing tone, as there are no real harsh vocals present.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmOSizEukP8 God Smack]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8vHnGRl4U Grind]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OK1HRqP-fg Check My Brain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQc8WsY-ZbA Phantom Limb]] [[note]] Probably the closest the band has come to an outright thrash song, its one of the fastest, most aggressive riffs they've ever recorded. Unique for a band that favors a slower, more brooding sound. [[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgAE5SgFnw Them Bones]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gRJ6jmkYc Sickman]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp1wyk1aeQ Head Creeps]] [[note]] The outro is arguably on the very edge of a 9, but most of the song isn't quite aggressive enough.[[/note]] (Music/AliceInChains)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCdgYWYXpM A Looking in View]] [[note]] The only reason this isn't a 7 is because of the sheer musical mass of the instruments and the depressing tone, as there are no real harsh vocals present.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmOSizEukP8 God Smack]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8vHnGRl4U Grind]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OK1HRqP-fg Check My Brain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQc8WsY-ZbA Phantom Limb]] [[note]] Probably the closest the band has come to an outright thrash song, its one of the fastest, most aggressive riffs they've ever recorded. Unique for a band that favors a slower, more brooding sound. [[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgAE5SgFnw Them Bones]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gRJ6jmkYc Sickman]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp1wyk1aeQ Head Creeps]] [[note]] The outro is arguably on the very edge of a 9, but most of the song isn't quite aggressive enough.[[/note]] (Music/AliceInChains)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHy3i6jaCWE com/watch?v=oAJpswk6qFY Black Sails at Midnight]] (Music/{{Alestorm}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCdgYWYXpM com/watch?v=lr_tyst3SVE A Looking in View]] [[note]] The only reason this isn't a 7 is because of the sheer musical mass of the instruments and the depressing tone, as there are no real harsh vocals present.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmOSizEukP8 God Smack]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8vHnGRl4U Grind]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OK1HRqP-fg com/watch?v=SBcADQziQWY Check My Brain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQc8WsY-ZbA com/watch?v=xBcJiqw5aec Phantom Limb]] [[note]] Probably the closest the band has come to an outright thrash song, its one of the fastest, most aggressive riffs they've ever recorded. Unique for a band that favors a slower, more brooding sound. [[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgAE5SgFnw Them Bones]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gRJ6jmkYc Sickman]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp1wyk1aeQ Head Creeps]] [[note]] The outro is arguably on the very edge of a 9, but most of the song isn't quite aggressive enough.[[/note]] (Music/AliceInChains)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzab7sNCzs Skinny Little Bitch]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVei2dvtWE A la mode, a la morte]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvuGRAells Wreak Havoc]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gAQ7NxLvI Princess Chaos (Angelspit Remix)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QMDTe8l22E Jugular (Baal Remix)]] (Music/{{Angelspit}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzab7sNCzs Skinny Little Bitch]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVei2dvtWE com/watch?v=avkbj8ItGxE A la mode, a la morte]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvuGRAells Wreak com/watch?v=6eCe94FzUIIWreak Havoc]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gAQ7NxLvI Princess Chaos (Angelspit Remix)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QMDTe8l22E Jugular (Baal Remix)]] (Music/{{Angelspit}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXSj8QeL70 Among the Living]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp15snaUfGw Metal Thrashing Mad]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_HKsoql1Y Zero Tolerance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW43HJnIFOw H8 Red]] (Music/{{Anthrax}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXSj8QeL70 Among the Living]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp15snaUfGw Metal Thrashing Mad]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_HKsoql1Y Zero Tolerance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW43HJnIFOw com/watch?v=mqeaFPHVCGA H8 Red]] (Music/{{Anthrax}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUId5f1-KbE Carol of the Bells]] (August Burns Red)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUId5f1-KbE com/watch?v=lanzeMEEgYM Carol of the Bells]] (August Burns Red)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bGzWyHbu0 Nightmare]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zlh-xYA_k God Hates Us]] (Music/AvengedSevenfold) [[note]] While the latter song is definitely the heaviest thing Avenged Sevenfold has done in years, it's still ultimately too melodic and "catchy" to be a 9. Meanwhile, the occasional bouts of metalcore screaming bring the former song above a 7.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bGzWyHbu0 Nightmare]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zlh-xYA_k com/watch?v=nDcD62i0MpI God Hates Us]] (Music/AvengedSevenfold) [[note]] While the latter song is definitely the heaviest thing Avenged Sevenfold has done in years, it's still ultimately too melodic and "catchy" to be a 9. Meanwhile, the occasional bouts of metalcore screaming bring the former song above a 7.[[/note]] [[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J08YbVf0QM Catch Me if You Can]] (Music/BabyMetal)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmNkvE050I Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule]] (Music/BalSagoth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmNkvE050I Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule]] (Music/BalSagoth)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J08YbVf0QM com/watch?v=ugnyM69LN54 Catch Me if You Can]] (Music/BabyMetal)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmNkvE050I com/watch?v=EKpNKJX9E4c Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule]] (Music/BalSagoth) (Music/BalSagoth)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUs45f5p50 L Dopa]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm9HvDT7BSE The Power of Independent Trucking]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR-M7Uqi8FY Bad Penny]] (Music/BigBlack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUs45f5p50 com/watch?v=_cq_NzhOUNw L Dopa]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm9HvDT7BSE The Power of Independent Trucking]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR-M7Uqi8FY Bad Penny]] (Music/BigBlack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTnn8_9vpA Stolen Omen]] [[note]] Probably their heaviest song as of yet, thanks to Andy's death growls.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjYlcPA5bk Faithless]] [[note]] The Double Bass kick and harsh riffing prevent this song from falling to a 7.[[/note]] (Music/BlackVeilBrides)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTnn8_9vpA com/watch?v=TVo3DzUbpH4 Stolen Omen]] [[note]] Probably their heaviest song as of yet, thanks to Andy's death growls.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjYlcPA5bk Faithless]] [[note]] The Double Bass kick and harsh riffing prevent this song from falling to a 7.[[/note]] (Music/BlackVeilBrides)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=k2-_Mz-l1u4 Nakayubi]] (Music/BuckTick) [[note]] In the MediaNotes/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, though, this would easily be a 9-10.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=k2-_Mz-l1u4 com/watch?v=EB0RKBfwJoo Nakayubi]] (Music/BuckTick) [[note]] In the MediaNotes/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, though, this would easily be a 9-10.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IDNY2mvnDc At the Gallows End]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woe_4gkS4XU Solitude]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gS-ER5b3Osc Mourner's Lament]] (Music/{{Candlemass}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IDNY2mvnDc At the Gallows End]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woe_4gkS4XU Solitude]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gS-ER5b3Osc com/watch?v=gS-ER5b3Osc Mourner's Lament]] (Music/{{Candlemass}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wEsyhTVGI Phoenix In Flight]] (Music/{{Converge}}) [[note]] [[MoodWhiplash The coda, Phoenix In Flames, is a solid 11.]][[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wEsyhTVGI com/watch?v=aQM7zyTvzAM Phoenix In Flight]] (Music/{{Converge}}) [[note]] [[MoodWhiplash The coda, Phoenix In Flames, is a solid 11.]][[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7UjrZnOuo A Plot to Bomb the Panhandle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPsrvnYbMg 2nd Sucks]] [[note]] Extremely high 8, would be a 9 if it weren't for the generally more accessible growled vocals of ADTR.[[/note]] (Music/ADayToRemember)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7UjrZnOuo com/watch?v=N1MujfQqLIg A Plot to Bomb the Panhandle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPsrvnYbMg 2nd Sucks]] [[note]] Extremely high 8, would be a 9 if it weren't for the generally more accessible growled vocals of ADTR.[[/note]] (Music/ADayToRemember)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcg2Mmv3-w4 The Way]] (Dharmata)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYFU6SOrVuk Exit Strategy of a Wrecking Ball]] (Diablo Swing Orchestra) [[note]] The orchestrated sections keep it from being a borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYFU6SOrVuk Exit Strategy of a Wrecking Ball]] (Diablo Swing Orchestra) [[note]] The orchestrated sections keep it from being a borderline 9.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcg2Mmv3-w4 com/watch?v=FOLjD418VXo The Way]] (Dharmata)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYFU6SOrVuk com/watch?v=eEkxDCOK_xg Exit Strategy of a Wrecking Ball]] (Diablo Swing Orchestra) [[note]] The orchestrated sections keep it from being a borderline 9.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vVJ4ywo1s Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing]] (Discharge)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmKuQsb6lc Open Your Eyes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Z56SAAPo0 King of Kings]] [[note]] Would be a 7 without the thrashy guitar tone.[[/note]] (Divinefire)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmKuQsb6lc com/watch?v=iKN7OH70XhE Open Your Eyes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Z56SAAPo0 com/watch?v=3_x-Sl0j4X0 King of Kings]] [[note]] Would be a 7 without the thrashy guitar tone.[[/note]] (Divinefire)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ImxfctL4M The Glass Prison]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q The Dark Eternal Night]] (Music/DreamTheater)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Zo3FmtVJ4 Forests in Fire and Gold]] (Music/{{Drudkh}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGthXdVWaNQ Firestorm]] (Earth Crisis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoKVlePMS0 Suicidal Temple]] (Earthists)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Zo3FmtVJ4 Forests in Fire and Gold]] (Music/{{Drudkh}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGthXdVWaNQ Firestorm]] (Earth Crisis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoKVlePMS0 Suicidal Temple]] (Earthists)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ImxfctL4M The Glass Prison]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q com/watch?v=M-ZSLUdceX8 The Dark Eternal Night]] (Music/DreamTheater)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Zo3FmtVJ4 com/watch?v=Uk0HkbUMS8M Forests in Fire and Gold]] (Music/{{Drudkh}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGthXdVWaNQ com/watch?v=LatUiti6I30 Firestorm]] (Earth Crisis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoKVlePMS0 com/watch?v=SwIhKKcftnc Suicidal Temple]] (Earthists)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wngyXhTx4pc Sorry, You're Not a Winner]] [[note]] The near-ubiquitous Chris Barnes-like growls in the finale make it a borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQii6mB8Hw Sssnakepit]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PoGwl-7x4 Arguing with Thermometers]] (Music/EnterShikari)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wngyXhTx4pc com/watch?v=P4MiC67seUY Sorry, You're Not a Winner]] [[note]] The near-ubiquitous Chris Barnes-like growls in the finale make it a borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQii6mB8Hw Sssnakepit]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PoGwl-7x4 Arguing with Thermometers]] (Music/EnterShikari)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jacNu9RQcLw Alsatia]] (Music/{{Galneryus}}) [[note]] Easily the hardest song by the band, simply because it's {{Metalcore}} with clean vocals [[CreatorsOdball instead of their usual]] PowerMetal fare.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jacNu9RQcLw com/watch?v=yGVd2TnlLxs Alsatia]] (Music/{{Galneryus}}) [[note]] Easily the hardest song by the band, simply because it's {{Metalcore}} with clean vocals [[CreatorsOdball [[CreatorsOddball instead of their usual]] PowerMetal fare.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvphbOzspZY DERANGEMENT]] (Music/TheGazette)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvphbOzspZY com/watch?v=2eXI_3lM0S8 DERANGEMENT]] (Music/TheGazette)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISiR_-FfOY Rusty Nails]] (Music/GodDethroned)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISiR_-FfOY com/watch?v=YFPd4gH3XFg Rusty Nails]] (Music/GodDethroned)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNdC_3LR2AI Stranded]] (Music/GojiraBand) [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNdC_3LR2AI Stranded]] (Music/GojiraBand) (Music/{{Gojira|Band}}) [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lshal0JWLVQ BURN IT UP]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkWShBM9gk WORLD IS MINE]] ([[Music/{{Argonavis}} GYROAXIA]])
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lshal0JWLVQ com/watch?v=g3HmoWA2SS4 BURN IT UP]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkWShBM9gk com/watch?v=OMdZSZLFAMU WORLD IS MINE]] ([[Music/{{Argonavis}} GYROAXIA]])
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_EeUBoNOw The Message]] (Music/{{HEALTH}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuGPwbflY8 Opiate of the Masses]] (Heathen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgNoVD-5Ks The Saints]] (Music/{{Helloween}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuGPwbflY8 Opiate of the Masses]] (Heathen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgNoVD-5Ks The Saints]] (Music/{{Helloween}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_EeUBoNOw com/watch?v=3WyDQ8l3zsA The Message]] (Music/{{HEALTH}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuGPwbflY8 com/watch?v=iZUtK3SqIMs Opiate of the Masses]] (Heathen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgNoVD-5Ks com/watch?v=C26MOW4ZVPI The Saints]] (Music/{{Helloween}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7aDAPBCwY Birdo]] (Horse The Band)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7aDAPBCwY com/watch?v=qVHhs9zS0v4 Birdo]] (Horse The Band)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RnYusoT8zk Be Here Now (The Qemists Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QS_KegQ8mw All Torque (Elite Force Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEN0pzM8XU All Torque (Black Sun Empire Remix)]] [[note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wd4gvoYWUk The original]] is a borderline 7.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHijFqAgy1c Power Curve (Noisia Remix)]] (Hybrid, ''{{VideoGame/Driveclub}}'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RnYusoT8zk com/watch?v=NQZ7Dcsww6s Be Here Now (The Qemists Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QS_KegQ8mw com/watch?v=w7rHD4Bav88 All Torque (Elite Force Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEN0pzM8XU All Torque (Black Sun Empire Remix)]] [[note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wd4gvoYWUk The original]] is a borderline 7.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHijFqAgy1c Power Curve (Noisia Remix)]] (Hybrid, ''{{VideoGame/Driveclub}}'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CffJeVSAJk8 com/watch?v=AmcC9aJkBlw Moonshield]] [[note]] If not for its heavy use of acoustic guitars, this would ''definitely'' be a 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLA2M54gtw Sounds of a Playground Fading]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZK0Db4WWOo Trigger]] (Music/InFlames)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCLXZJc8Uk Voices of the Dead]] (Music/{{Kreator}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mWPPBW4DU8 Davidian]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFPRSZDXp0 Imperium]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJtt02uYo_c Locust]] (Music/MachineHead)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mWPPBW4DU8 Davidian]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFPRSZDXp0 Imperium]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJtt02uYo_c com/watch?v=jxjeqCd6Zm0 Locust]] (Music/MachineHead)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjbcmTE38mU Débil Metal]] (Mamonas Assassinas) [[note]] A parodic case, as made clear by the WordSaladLyrics; one comment even noted that playing at 2x speed, it sounds like DeathMetal.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjbcmTE38mU com/watch?v=1WqDUfEyw6E Débil Metal]] (Mamonas Assassinas) [[note]] A parodic case, as made clear by the WordSaladLyrics; one comment even noted that playing at 2x speed, it sounds like DeathMetal.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlUe-SDqA0 Holy Wars... The Punishment Due]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT7WoVGt5k Head Crusher]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/{{Megadeth}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzKh3N5TnGk APOCALYPSE]] (Megaromania)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzKh3N5TnGk APOCALYPSE]] (Megaromania)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlUe-SDqA0 com/watch?v=9d4ui9q7eDM Holy Wars... The Punishment Due]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT7WoVGt5k com/watch?v=XurU3TPHjzY Head Crusher]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/{{Megadeth}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzKh3N5TnGk com/watch?v=lT4SpyiVD4A APOCALYPSE]] (Megaromania)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDx6_PLIVk Guilty of Being White]] (Music/MinorThreat)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP_yFIvQgo Kivenkantaja]] (Moonsorrow) [[note]] The relatively slow and laid-back pacing of the music keeps it from being a 9.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP_yFIvQgo com/watch?v=RpMpLe20E48 Kivenkantaja]] (Moonsorrow) [[note]] The relatively slow and laid-back pacing of the music keeps it from being a 9.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BFNAk_oyE Tapestry of the Starless Abstract]] (Ne Obliviscaris) [[note]] Starts at level 10, level 8 during clean sections, and level 1 during quiet interludes.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BFNAk_oyE com/watch?v=1ywpwfC9baQ Tapestry of the Starless Abstract]] (Ne Obliviscaris) [[note]] Starts at level 10, level 8 during clean sections, and level 1 during quiet interludes.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh0pw-PCyvg Hail Satan!]] (Creator/SharonNeedles)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh0pw-PCyvg com/watch?v=86iU3C5Z8Bk Hail Satan!]] (Creator/SharonNeedles)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLFFznO_eTs Happiness In Slavery]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbVAfCUdKZU Starfuckers, Inc.]] [[note]] The bridge keeps it from a 9.[[/note]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbcz9M_LNc The Downward Spiral]][[note]] The quieter part in the beginning keeps it from a 9[[/note]] (Music/NineInchNails)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yW3HZeHm8 Mr. Moustache]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YklkclO83E Beeswax]] (Music/{{Nirvana}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yW3HZeHm8 Mr. Moustache]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YklkclO83E Beeswax]] (Music/{{Nirvana}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLFFznO_eTs Happiness In Slavery]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbVAfCUdKZU com/watch?v=omWQzYycyJk Starfuckers, Inc.]] [[note]] The bridge keeps it from a 9.[[/note]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbcz9M_LNc The Downward Spiral]][[note]] The quieter part in the beginning keeps it from a 9[[/note]] (Music/NineInchNails)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yW3HZeHm8 Mr. Moustache]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YklkclO83E Beeswax]](Music/{{Nirvana}}) (Music/{{Nirvana}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yW3HZeHm8 Mr. Moustache]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YklkclO83E Beeswax]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvtvzMHGtm4 Nothijngrad]] (Novembre)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdd9do6e3e4 Blondevil]] (Onesidezero)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdd9do6e3e4 com/watch?v=E2Tfo7HCaso Blondevil]] (Onesidezero)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFqg5wAuFk Walk]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EQlfprV9E Cowboys From Hell]] (Music/{{Pantera}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFqg5wAuFk Walk]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EQlfprV9E com/watch?v=i97OkCXwotE Cowboys From Hell]] (Music/{{Pantera}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg Self vs Self]] [[note]] featuring Anders Friden of Music/InFlames on shared vocal duties. Their heaviest rock-oriented track.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Rl096vMf0&pp=sAQA Blood Sugar]] (Music/{{Pendulum|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg Self vs Self]] [[note]] featuring Anders Friden of Music/InFlames on shared vocal duties. Their heaviest rock-oriented track.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Rl096vMf0&pp=sAQA Blood Sugar]] (Music/{{Pendulum|Band}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7IGzd0GrG0 com/watch?v=vIaPWxMPhug Gunslinga]] (Pegboard Nerds & MC Mota)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg com/watch?v=ubBT_AQxZ4c Self vs Self]] [[note]] featuring Anders Friden of Music/InFlames on shared vocal duties. Their heaviest rock-oriented track.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Rl096vMf0&pp=sAQA Blood Sugar]] (Music/{{Pendulum|Band}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnCJsFDj4As com/watch?v=1zN7J64IeBo Army of the Night]] (Music/{{Powerwolf}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHvuXdhnieA Empire Falls]] (Music/{{Primordial|Band}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPVLjrHDTs Rain]] (Project Pitchfork)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OsglP4wcnk Action Radar]] [[note]] Could've been higher on the list, if not for it having a pretty straightforward danceable beat.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azA3MhXq7-8 Girls]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQ6-E43aiE Pandemonium]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7geMOFpAIk Rhythm Bomb (ft. Flux Pavilion)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUG8LGkvpE Rhythm of Life]] [[note]] Goes up to 10 for the final part.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q11B1fzvlNk Wake Up Call]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVV06jTYjeY Wild Frontier]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeFLJQW7qw You'll Be Under My Wheels]] (Music/TheProdigy)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ8uTxWO7Yw You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire]] [[note]] The live version, after Nick Oliveri's departure from the band, dips down to a 6 due to the softer guitars and the absence of screamed vocals.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaIb30mJiQ Keep Your Eyes Peeled]] [[note]] Here at level 8 thanks to its sludgy, Electric Wizard-esque musicianship.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJ4yjoWVz8 Hispanic Impressions]] (Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ8uTxWO7Yw com/watch?v=UC5XbyV4OFE You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire]] [[note]] The live version, after Nick Oliveri's departure from the band, dips down to a 6 due to the softer guitars and the absence of screamed vocals.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaIb30mJiQ com/watch?v=7kzKfwwDFRc Keep Your Eyes Peeled]] [[note]] Here at level 8 thanks to its sludgy, Electric Wizard-esque musicianship.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJ4yjoWVz8 Hispanic Impressions]] (Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvwcH4XX6U Mein Teil]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-aN3K82Po Wiener Blut]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkW-K5RQdzo Feuer Frei]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MRIJ17m9M B***]] (Music/{{Rammstein}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvwcH4XX6U Mein Teil]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-aN3K82Po Wiener Blut]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkW-K5RQdzo Feuer Frei]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MRIJ17m9M com/watch?v=g1UZliGlt8E B***]] (Music/{{Rammstein}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3mNCaJgNM Out of the Black]] (Music/RoyalBlood) [[note]] One of the softest level 8 examples. The extremely heavy main riff and the pounding drums put it above a 7.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3mNCaJgNM com/watch?v=bSdtvfBQd6c Out of the Black]] (Music/RoyalBlood) [[note]] One of the softest level 8 examples. The extremely heavy main riff and the pounding drums put it above a 7.[[/note]]
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* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUN6-JwwMA Under Jolly Roger]] (Music/RunningWild)
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* [[https://m.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUN6-JwwMA com/watch?v=Bq1doTaTyEA Under Jolly Roger]] (Music/RunningWild)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOg4bDlZyAA The American Way]] (Sacred Reich)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOg4bDlZyAA com/watch?v=a6SKIXaEROI The American Way]] (Sacred Reich)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHOb0nbjBtE Hybrid Cult]] (Music/ScarSymmetry)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs Roots Bloody Roots]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WkrE3EJFCs Nomad]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQ0_ukeQPM Just One Fix]] (Music/{{Sepultura}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs Roots Bloody Roots]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WkrE3EJFCs com/watch?v=zhjthaYSNX4 Nomad]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQ0_ukeQPM Just One Fix]] (Music/{{Sepultura}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff_V0hHCTCw Take the Night Off]] (Sick of it All)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRV1Zgjmiks Behind The Crooked Cross]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scp0hPwhG14 Here Comes The Pain]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to its sheer anger but ultimately brought down to 8 because of its mid-tempo groove.[[/note]] (Music/{{Slayer}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksutNW3HFT8 The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion]] (Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksutNW3HFT8 The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion]] (Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRV1Zgjmiks com/watch?v=uuIAPU6Gpaw Behind The Crooked Cross]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scp0hPwhG14 Here Comes The Pain]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to its sheer anger but ultimately brought down to 8 because of its mid-tempo groove.[[/note]] (Music/{{Slayer}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksutNW3HFT8 com/watch?v=kHT32KC9B4U The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion]] (Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Eg2onR7Gs com/watch?v=7ifT3o5H-EY Rage]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n875Rdxl12k com/watch?v=6fzWUB2N_jI Kill Ratio]] (Sonic Mayhem, ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDcp_vD6HI Land of the Dead]] (Music/{{Summoning}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnffcY4tqs The Bitter End]] (Music/Sum41) [[note]] Quite possibly the only full-fledged metal song they've made, and undoubtedly the heaviest song in their discography.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnffcY4tqs The Bitter End]] (Music/Sum41) [[note]] Quite possibly the only full-fledged metal song they've made, and undoubtedly the heaviest song in their discography.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDcp_vD6HI com/watch?v=mtFfskf2h9c Land of the Dead]] (Music/{{Summoning}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnffcY4tqs com/watch?v=QwFhxw05P9Q The Bitter End]] (Music/Sum41) [[note]] Quite possibly the only full-fledged metal song they've made, and undoubtedly the heaviest song in their discography.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPKab5Ehg Suite-Pee]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndfqN1VKhY Prison Song]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but just not quite heavy enough.[[/note]] (Music/SystemOfADown)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPKab5Ehg Suite-Pee]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndfqN1VKhY Prison Song]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but just not quite heavy enough.[[/note]] (Music/SystemOfADown)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG11Y5DaALA com/watch?v=DE-DaRPsSHc Seven]] (Music/SymphonyX)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPKab5Ehg Suite-Pee]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndfqN1VKhY com/watch?v=m4L20t8Dvlg Prison Song]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but just not quite heavy enough.[[/note]] (Music/SystemOfADown)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPKab5Ehg Suite-Pee]] and [[https://www.youtube.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZz74yFLkvg Nikopol]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJX-LNWTEQ Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae]] (''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZz74yFLkvg Nikopol]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJX-LNWTEQ Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae]] (''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjdSBuZlTGk com/watch?v=qe92W48nDGU Pisleen]] (Tendril)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZz74yFLkvg com/watch?v=irPyQoL7UJg Nikopol]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJX-LNWTEQ com/watch?v=vEAn6T8fYsQ Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae]] (''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OsglP4wcnk Action Radar]] [[note]] Could've been higher on the list, if not for it having a pretty straightforward danceable beat.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azA3MhXq7-8 Girls]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQ6-E43aiE Pandemonium]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7geMOFpAIk Rhythm Bomb (ft. Flux Pavilion)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUG8LGkvpE Rhythm of Life]] [[note]] Goes up to 10 for the final part.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzB2c-kIWPM Wake Up Call]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzB2c-kIWPM Wild Frontier]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeFLJQW7qw You'll Be Under My Wheels]] (Music/TheProdigy)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoxXnEdZA6o Acidhead]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikFOk4dWuI Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance]] [[note]] It's a borderline 9, but the doom metal section slows the pace enough to keep it in the 8 range. Live versions of the song tend to break into the 9 range.[[/note]] (Tourniquet)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoxXnEdZA6o com/watch?v=YTFgQ2U-kKQ Acidhead]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikFOk4dWuI Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance]] [[note]] It's a borderline 9, but the doom metal section slows the pace enough to keep it in the 8 range. Live versions of the song tend to break into the 9 range.[[/note]] (Tourniquet)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9fSgUvT5iw Evenfall]] (Music/{{Tristania}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFcyf2al7w com/watch?v=YkjehvNiF6k AAF Boss Encounter]] (Shusaku Uchiyama & Makoto Tomozawa, ''VideoGame/PN03'' soundtrack)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALr_DOY-A6A The Red Carpet Day]] (Music/{{Versailles}}) [[note]] Link goes to the original version, although [[RearrangeTheSong the remake]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1Mwn_qrc8 is also here]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed0098y6CQ Live versions]] can go up to a soft 9 thanks to less emphasis on the synths, more emphasis on the band's HarshVocals, and the repetition of the breakdown overshadowing the "cleaner" portions of the song.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALr_DOY-A6A com/watch?v=jnYIMWPSVaI The Red Carpet Day]] (Music/{{Versailles}}) [[note]] Link goes to the original version, although [[RearrangeTheSong the remake]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1Mwn_qrc8 is also here]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed0098y6CQ Live versions]] can go up to a soft 9 thanks to less emphasis on the synths, more emphasis on the band's HarshVocals, and the repetition of the breakdown overshadowing the "cleaner" portions of the song.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWO9ZLYmteU com/watch?v=be2t4BNcbzU Something Inside of Me]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC0MzL19wVk Yesterday Don't Mean]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUw7eOZBlkw You Can't Handle This]] (Wicked Wisdom)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=OH0XqfVUDis Stab Me in the Back]] [[note]] From their days as X.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=MQCTNYs55Us Art of Life (Live)]] [[note]] The album mix is a 7, borderline 8. The live, especially with hide and Pata on guitar as in this performance, is a hard 8/borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/XJapan)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=OH0XqfVUDis com/watch?v=OH0XqfVUDis Stab Me in the Back]] [[note]] From their days as X.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=MQCTNYs55Us com/watch?v=MQCTNYs55Us Art of Life (Live)]] [[note]] The album mix is a 7, borderline 8. The live, especially with hide and Pata on guitar as in this performance, is a hard 8/borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/XJapan) (Music/XJapan)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB6Xj5fZSI Kuusou Mesorogiwi]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoqVI6RpZhI com/watch?v=kP1l9RGB7js Mischievous of Alice]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQAw3BMf-M com/watch?v=4_Nj3ptrZSQ Baptize]] (Music/YouseiTeikoku)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=k2-_Mz-l1u4 Nakayubi]] (Music/BuckTick) [[note]] In the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, though, this would easily be a 9-10.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=k2-_Mz-l1u4 Nakayubi]] (Music/BuckTick) [[note]] In the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, MediaNotes/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, though, this would easily be a 9-10.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObop0waGII Wood Goblins]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fqrebyfO4 Pansy]] [[note]] A borderline 11 on the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness however.[[/note]] (TAD)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObop0waGII Wood Goblins]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fqrebyfO4 Pansy]] [[note]] A borderline 11 on the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness MediaNotes/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness however.[[/note]] (TAD)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q27KtfR1ESA Rollin' and Scratchin']] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW7WfdTuth8 Rock 'n' Roll]] (Music/DaftPunk) [[note]] Both are borderline 9s.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q27KtfR1ESA Rollin' and Scratchin']] [[note]] Initially starts at a hard 4, then becomes a 5 once the beats get heavier, and once the titular "scratching" noises come in it's a 7 before becoming an 8 due to the general harshness. It momentarily reaches 10 before it ends at levels 5-6, and is averaged out here.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW7WfdTuth8 Rock 'n' Roll]] (Music/DaftPunk) [[note]] Both are Starts at 3; the initial noisy part is a 6, which turns into a borderline 9s.[[/note]]8 and then a 9 before dropping down to 1, gradually moving to 11, and ending at a borderline 4. On average, it's at this level.[[/note]] (Music/DaftPunk)
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* [[https://erogros.bandcamp.com/track/--2 &]] (AERO GROS M) [[note]] The two extremely harsh noise sections place this song higher on the scale than it would be without those sections.[[/note]]
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* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=sPtcWEYKEzk Fat Controller]] (Music/{{Squarepusher}})
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'''Genres''': '''ThrashMetal, harder PowerMetal, DoomMetal, Death 'n' Roll, harder SpeedMetal, the hardest PostHardcore / PostGrunge, Crossover Thrash, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}}, harder IndustrialMetal, harder {{Grunge}}, SludgeMetal, harder Post-Metal, Blackgaze, harder ProgressiveMetal, harder HardcorePunk [[note]] Especially D-beat and harder StreetPunk.[[/note]], softer MelodicDeathMetal, very soft BlackMetal, {{Metalcore}}, DrumAndBass, softer [[ScreamoMusic Screamo]]], Industrial Hip-Hop, {{EBM}}, [[{{Dubstep}} Brostep]], Hard {{Trance}}, harder NoiseRock, the hardest TraditionalHeavyMetal / HairMetal [[note]] Though HairMetal at this level is usually significantly influenced by extreme metal or other abrasive genres.[[/note]], harder AlternativeMetal / NuMetal, harder Trap Metal, harder FolkMetal, softer Drill n' Bass / Breakcore, Russian Hardbass'''
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'''Genres''': '''ThrashMetal, harder PowerMetal, DoomMetal, Death 'n' Roll, harder SpeedMetal, the hardest PostHardcore / PostGrunge, Crossover Thrash, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}}, harder IndustrialMetal, harder {{Grunge}}, SludgeMetal, harder Post-Metal, Blackgaze, harder ProgressiveMetal, harder HardcorePunk [[note]] Especially D-beat and harder StreetPunk.[[/note]], softer MelodicDeathMetal, very soft BlackMetal, {{Metalcore}}, DrumAndBass, softer [[ScreamoMusic Screamo]]], Screamo]], Industrial Hip-Hop, {{EBM}}, [[{{Dubstep}} Brostep]], Hard {{Trance}}, harder NoiseRock, the hardest TraditionalHeavyMetal / HairMetal [[note]] Though HairMetal at this level is usually significantly influenced by extreme metal or other abrasive genres.[[/note]], harder AlternativeMetal / NuMetal, harder Trap Metal, harder FolkMetal, softer Drill n' Bass / Breakcore, Russian Hardbass'''
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'''Genres''': '''ThrashMetal, harder PowerMetal, DoomMetal, Death 'n' Roll, harder SpeedMetal, the hardest PostHardcore / PostGrunge, Crossover Thrash, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}}, harder IndustrialMetal, harder {{Grunge}}, SludgeMetal, harder Post-Metal, Blackgaze, harder ProgressiveMetal, harder HardcorePunk [[note]] Especially D-beat and harder StreetPunk.[[/note]], softer MelodicDeathMetal, very soft BlackMetal, {{Metalcore}}, DrumAndBass, Industrial Hip-Hop, {{EBM}}, [[{{Dubstep}} Brostep]], Hard {{Trance}}, harder NoiseRock, the hardest TraditionalHeavyMetal / HairMetal [[note]] Though HairMetal at this level is usually significantly influenced by extreme metal or other abrasive genres.[[/note]], harder AlternativeMetal / NuMetal, harder Trap Metal, harder FolkMetal, softer Drill n' Bass / Breakcore, Russian Hardbass'''
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'''Genres''': '''ThrashMetal, harder PowerMetal, DoomMetal, Death 'n' Roll, harder SpeedMetal, the hardest PostHardcore / PostGrunge, Crossover Thrash, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}}, harder IndustrialMetal, harder {{Grunge}}, SludgeMetal, harder Post-Metal, Blackgaze, harder ProgressiveMetal, harder HardcorePunk [[note]] Especially D-beat and harder StreetPunk.[[/note]], softer MelodicDeathMetal, very soft BlackMetal, {{Metalcore}}, DrumAndBass, softer [[ScreamoMusic Screamo]]], Industrial Hip-Hop, {{EBM}}, [[{{Dubstep}} Brostep]], Hard {{Trance}}, harder NoiseRock, the hardest TraditionalHeavyMetal / HairMetal [[note]] Though HairMetal at this level is usually significantly influenced by extreme metal or other abrasive genres.[[/note]], harder AlternativeMetal / NuMetal, harder Trap Metal, harder FolkMetal, softer Drill n' Bass / Breakcore, Russian Hardbass'''
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ANwPDv0Tw Escape Wavefold]] (Music/TheChemicalBrothers, ''Film/{{Hanna}}'' soundtrack) [[note]] Probably one of the heaviest songs the duo has produced; it even reaches 10 at one point.[[/note]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6ozuoFGTk Fly Around]] [[note]] One of the hardest Cirque songs, if not ''the'' hardest.[[/note]] (Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, ''Amaluna'')
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6ozuoFGTk com/watch?v=e54mL9dAmew Fly Around]] [[note]] One of the hardest Cirque songs, if not ''the'' hardest.[[/note]] (Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, ''Amaluna'')
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJqxEuyqVMk 2004 (Dark-E Remix)]] (Pat B)
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtXV5xvBa0 Valhöll]] (Skálmöld)
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We're in the final stretch, and the music here is starting to become absolutely relentless. Watch your step here. Listeners new to heavy metal should ideally check out songs from Levels 6 and 7 first.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3cYMXgaP0 Switchback]] [[note]] The intro is a hard 2, which then transitions abruptly to an 8. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvg-6iV4xK0 Detroit 2000 remix]] is also here.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehlvMZ47TE I Believe You]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7HJnwRklEA Own Little World]] [[note]] Both are borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gic37Xk29Yk Narrow Escape]] and [[https://youtu.be/pqTVUPGZZj0 A Matter of Time]] (Music/{{Celldweller}})
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3cYMXgaP0 Switchback]] [[note]] The intro is a hard 2, which then transitions abruptly to an 8. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvg-6iV4xK0 Detroit 2000 remix]] is also here.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehlvMZ47TE I Believe You]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7HJnwRklEA Own Little World]] [[note]] Both are borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gic37Xk29Yk Narrow Escape]] and Escape]], [[https://youtu.be/pqTVUPGZZj0 A Matter of Time]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzaynIuDw6c Shapeshifter]] (Music/{{Celldweller}})
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'''Genres''': '''ThrashMetal, harder PowerMetal, DoomMetal, Death 'n' Roll, harder SpeedMetal, the hardest PostHardcore / PostGrunge, Crossover Thrash, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}}, harder IndustrialMetal, harder {{Grunge}}, SludgeMetal, harder Post-Metal, Blackgaze, harder ProgressiveMetal, harder HardcorePunk [[note]] Especially D-beat and harder StreetPunk.[[/note]], softer MelodicDeathMetal, very soft BlackMetal, {{Metalcore}}, DrumAndBass, Industrial Hip-Hop, {{EBM}}, [[{{Dubstep}} Brostep]], Hard {{Trance}}, harder NoiseRock, the hardest TraditionalHeavyMetal / HairMetal [[note]] Though HairMetal at this level is usually significantly influenced by extreme metal or other abrasive genres.[[/note]], harder AlternativeMetal / NuMetal, harder Trap Metal, harder FolkMetal, softer Drill n' Bass / Breakcore, Russian Hardbass'''
'''Matching mineral''': '''Topaz'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW5dWpWrzVM Rainbow Planet]] (すてらべえ)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAkUDcCVCDk What Was I Thinking?]] (Music/ThreeEleven) [[note]] Would be a 7 without the distorted vocals, 311's heaviest song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoKmcunpm78 Spooky Scary Skeletons Meets Metal]] (331Erock and Miracle of Sound)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty0WY3G-HUw Merchant of the Void]] (3Teeth & Music/MickGordon)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbSKT2MbN3I The Solution]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTMpWkTOnq0 The Point]] (Abbey Nex)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxBCcptgok Der Grosse Tod]] [[note]] Re-recorded Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg version.[[/note]] (Music/{{Absurd|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFOvz6p7Z00 The Sleeper Awakens]] [[note]] By far, their softest song. [[/note]] (Music/AbysmalDawn)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAEiddTAKQQ Tranquilized]] (Music/AcidBath)
* [[https://erogros.bandcamp.com/track/--2 &]] (AERO GROS M) [[note]] The two extremely harsh noise sections place this song higher on the scale than it would be without those sections.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g5EO633vEE Not Unlike the Waves]] (Agalloch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGriJRaGVc Copperhead]] (Aghast View)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwqzAaB8C2A Abbatoir]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for reaching 10 sometimes.[[/note]] (AGLORY)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwb81Yc-yUg Super Miriam]] (Airdorf, ''VideoGame/FaithTheUnholyTrinity'' soundtrack) [[note]] Disregarding the short level 1 interlude towards the end.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jd2rfh_hsQ Battle]] (Ajapai)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llVf0ZnBBmc We All Die!]] (Alec Empire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHy3i6jaCWE Black Sails at Midnight]] (Music/{{Alestorm}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCdgYWYXpM A Looking in View]] [[note]] The only reason this isn't a 7 is because of the sheer musical mass of the instruments and the depressing tone, as there are no real harsh vocals present.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmOSizEukP8 God Smack]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8vHnGRl4U Grind]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OK1HRqP-fg Check My Brain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQc8WsY-ZbA Phantom Limb]] [[note]] Probably the closest the band has come to an outright thrash song, its one of the fastest, most aggressive riffs they've ever recorded. Unique for a band that favors a slower, more brooding sound. [[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgAE5SgFnw Them Bones]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gRJ6jmkYc Sickman]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp1wyk1aeQ Head Creeps]] [[note]] The outro is arguably on the very edge of a 9, but most of the song isn't quite aggressive enough.[[/note]] (Music/AliceInChains)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pnlm1Ky_sA Isolation]] (Music/AlterBridge) [[note]] The thrashier parts keep it from being a hard 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxBo_ye_rI 16th Wave]] [[note]] Borderline 9; the softer parts bring it down a bit.[[/note]] (Amen Orchestra)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlrdzJDTlkE The Last Stand of Frej]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mOgbT88G1A Put Your Back Into the Oar]] (Music/AmonAmarth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCcGHcLb-94 Woodlawn]] (Ampere)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnooidoSBBo A Metaphor for the Dead]] (Music/AnaalNathrakh) [[note]] A soft 8; unusual for a band that typically makes 10-11 material.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnyHqYBjVcY Frigid Bitch]] (Anacrusis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx-EfT0AMuk King of the Hoard]] (William Anderson, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' soundtrack) [[note]] Yes, you read this right as well.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzab7sNCzs Skinny Little Bitch]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVei2dvtWE A la mode, a la morte]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvuGRAells Wreak Havoc]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gAQ7NxLvI Princess Chaos (Angelspit Remix)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QMDTe8l22E Jugular (Baal Remix)]] (Music/{{Angelspit}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULXT9xgSsDs Striker]] (Annihilator)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXSj8QeL70 Among the Living]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp15snaUfGw Metal Thrashing Mad]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_HKsoql1Y Zero Tolerance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW43HJnIFOw H8 Red]] (Music/{{Anthrax}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTay8K0TYmA The Flow (Mashok Remix)]] (Antima)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAh134XoHzo FlutERR (SMOR3S remix)]] (Aoshi ft. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol_UYJdGB9g 54 Cymru Beats]] [[note]] Starts at a 7/borderline 8, then becomes a 9 for the latter half of the song, and reaches 10 for a while just before the end. Overall, on the heavier end of 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbf4iT0YqZM Metapharstic]] (Music/AphexTwin)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR4LVp9wjN4 Goi, Rode, Goi!]] (Arkona) [[note]] The clean vocal segments and the folk-ish vibe keeps it from being 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1RKaRgVFKk The Black]] (Asking Alexandria)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9nfuLRl6Y Deception]] (Aslan Faction)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPCSRtors_g Mannequin Republic]] (At The Drive-In)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUId5f1-KbE Carol of the Bells]] (August Burns Red)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=pAf2aqZGl8w 6IE.CR]] [[note]] Would be a 9 if not for the calmer, relatively subdued later parts of the song.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJS1lCtgZKY P.:NTIL]] [[note]] The intro is a 5. Then, it becomes a 6 and steadily gets heavier until it's around a 9-10. After that it settles down into a 7 until the end of the song.[[/note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6zT3kVtpHc Second Bad Vilbel]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x3WRQPDgvo V-PROC]] [[note]] Intro starts a 6, but gets progressively heavier, peaking at 9. The main part of the song is a soft 8.[[/note]] (Music/{{Autechre}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bGzWyHbu0 Nightmare]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zlh-xYA_k God Hates Us]] (Music/AvengedSevenfold) [[note]] While the latter song is definitely the heaviest thing Avenged Sevenfold has done in years, it's still ultimately too melodic and "catchy" to be a 9. Meanwhile, the occasional bouts of metalcore screaming bring the former song above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZDHaVDMRM Ghosts, First Variation]] (Albert Ayler) [[note]] Mostly due to the atonal and noisy sax playing. Would have been off the scale when it was first released in 1965.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdrZqPHfZTI Blue Alice]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmGE2LfO9l0 Big Plans]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu4YxOEUM-k 1000 Transmissions]] (Music/{{Ayria}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J08YbVf0QM Catch Me if You Can]] (Music/BabyMetal)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmNkvE050I Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule]] (Music/BalSagoth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJFDclm26-E Outrage]] [[note]] Starts at 7, but turns into this level later on.[[/note]] ([[Music/{{DaftPunk}} Thomas Bangalter]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6PGxqrtc0M Catacombs]] [[note]] Goes up and down the scale, starting and ending at level 9.[[/note]] (Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard, ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1CkdF7uoKk At the Base of the Giant’s Throat]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wScX-ao9ZU Bones in the Water]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Battle of Mice)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTUCGRu_DL4 I Have a Problem]] (Music/{{Beartooth}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi3sB8ROAZ0 Heart Attack Man]] (Music/BeastieBoys) [[note]] Don't let the comedic, folky intro fool you, this showcases Beastie Boys' hardcore punk side. Anyone who is only familiar with their more hip hop-oriented material is in for a surprise.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNdcFPjGsm8 Revolution 9]] [[note]] Soft 8; gets up here due to the multiple layers of sound, its chaotic and disorganized nature, and the second half of the song until around 7 minutes in. Yes, really.[[/note]] (Music/TheBeatles)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-E293UIJPw Mindflay]] (Being)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuhQK6WPD7I Aspect]] (Be'lakor)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMlbS6JHj0 Rows (of Endless Waves)]] [[note]] Solid 10 at its hardest and 1 at its softest.[[/note]] (Music/BellWitch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUs45f5p50 L Dopa]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm9HvDT7BSE The Power of Independent Trucking]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR-M7Uqi8FY Bad Penny]] (Music/BigBlack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhTApXv4OpU Getting Stronger Remix]] (Music/BlackGryph0n & Baasik ft. Creator/MichelleCreber) [[note]] Their hardest track yet. They went full out dubstep for this one.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol53NIDwOTI Night in New Chiang Saen]] (Black Rain)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL8zFZD_WZ8 Methademic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVU8VEzQG14 Symptom of the Universe (live 1978)]] [[note]] Ozzy's angry vocals in this version, and the lack of the much softer outro from the studio version, manage to push the song to this level.[[/note]] (Music/BlackSabbath)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHCn69rppg Arrakis]] [[note]] Hard 8. Music/{{Noisia}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7mADamRuRI remix]] is a 10.[[/note]] (Black Sun Empire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTnn8_9vpA Stolen Omen]] [[note]] Probably their heaviest song as of yet, thanks to Andy's death growls.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjYlcPA5bk Faithless]] [[note]] The Double Bass kick and harsh riffing prevent this song from falling to a 7.[[/note]] (Music/BlackVeilBrides)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vnf0McFrgg Into the Storm]] (Music/BlindGuardian)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKubAuffiIg Je Me Perds]] (Music/BloodRedShoes) [[note]] The hardcore punk sound and the distorted screamed vocals helps keep the song this high, which is unusual for Blood Red Shoes.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oi-8xl7uZs Freedom]] (Music/BloodStainChild) [[note]] If it wasn't for the trance elements, this would ''easily'' be a 10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAxOulZm_Zg ULTRAnumb]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BfklAWBEU Scrape]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5raCE5o3m1M Ready Aim Fire]] (Music/BlueStahli)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KBIs__91s Reefer Sutherland]] (Music/{{Bongripper}}) [[note]] The song would classify as a 9 or 10, but the quiet section at around 7 minutes in prevents it from going higher on the list.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5WxZNIpszs Guided Relaxation Dub]] (Borgore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfPR2Ehs1dE Texte 2]] (André Boucourechliev)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo5KQnkCks Reality]] (Boys Noize)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKS4duPqNyo Throw It All Away]] (Everett Bradley, ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' soundtrack) [[note]] The initial part after the intro is a 9, but it gets somewhat cleaner as it goes on.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tA2n-o7jms Live at the Sandopolis]] (Braincells)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OHvffAOmA Shadow Moses]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for its {{djent}}-influenced riffing.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XVbfDb-NI Chelsea Smile]] [[note]] A borderline 9, but for [[CarefulWithThatAxe entirely different reasons.]][[/note]] (Music/BringMeTheHorizon)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcIisAwtR6s Into the Black]] (The Bronx) [[note]] An example of HardcorePunk that reaches this level due to ThrashMetal influences.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnSekPSTCKs Great Grandfather's Death]] [[note]] The intro is a 1-2, while the extratone part is a 10.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPxiyrh6fs End This.]] [[note]] Would probably be a borderline 11 if not for the softer ambient sections.[[/note]] (Brunatny)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSS8zjdXg2w Headache FM]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (B.S.E.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMloksdVhE Bio Lab]] [[note]] Soft 8.[[/note]] (Music/{{BT}}, ''Franchise/DieHard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=k2-_Mz-l1u4 Nakayubi]] (Music/BuckTick) [[note]] In the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, though, this would easily be a 9-10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAkbbKycCM Who Was In My Room Last Night?]] (Music/ButtholeSurfers)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IDNY2mvnDc At the Gallows End]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woe_4gkS4XU Solitude]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gS-ER5b3Osc Mourner's Lament]] (Music/{{Candlemass}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2vm79u5E1I Move Around]] (Camo & Krooked ft. Ian Shaw)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KKYJD09qCk Unfit For Human Consumption]] (Music/{{Carcass}}) [[note]] The thrashy guitar sound keeps it from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQjrIcwyEg Big Arms]] (Music/CashCash & [[Music/Crush40 Jun Senoue]], ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3cYMXgaP0 Switchback]] [[note]] The intro is a hard 2, which then transitions abruptly to an 8. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvg-6iV4xK0 Detroit 2000 remix]] is also here.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehlvMZ47TE I Believe You]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7HJnwRklEA Own Little World]] [[note]] Both are borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gic37Xk29Yk Narrow Escape]] and [[https://youtu.be/pqTVUPGZZj0 A Matter of Time]] (Music/{{Celldweller}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3qJHARJbqw Jesus Freak (DC Talk cover)]] (Chasing Victory) [[note]] Too slow with too many quiet parts to be a 9, but the general abrasiveness keeps it above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5dzq2womi0 Madness 7]] (Cheshyre, ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAR-wJN8bNE&t=32m29s B2]] ([[Music/OneohtrixPointNever Chuck Person]]) [[note]] A very distorted loop of Teddy Pendergrass' "Love T.K.O." A hard 8 due to the distortion and pitchshifting applied, causing atonality. Becomes a borderline 10 at the climax because of the amount of layering and even ''heavier'' distortion. The latter half of the track is a 3.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu5Z-FTRxRM Machines of Our Disgrace]] ([[Music/{{Celldweller}} Circle of Dust]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6ozuoFGTk Fly Around]] [[note]] One of the hardest Cirque songs, if not ''the'' hardest.[[/note]] (Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, ''Amaluna'')
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uIgjbfT-j0 Delete]] (Clan of Xymox)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVLXw484pUg Uiqwenmokdan]] (Clouds)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBzQsMfFvs Underneath]] (Music/CodeOrange) [[note]] The prominent use of {{Glitch}}-like effects make it a borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4KEwX5FDw I Want Your Blood]] (Combichrist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wEsyhTVGI Phoenix In Flight]] (Music/{{Converge}}) [[note]] [[MoodWhiplash The coda, Phoenix In Flames, is a solid 11.]][[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti518tjrLqU The Emigrant's Wake]] (Music/{{Cormorant}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2I2mK_3_ns Vote With A Bullet]] (Corrosion of Conformity)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJrjNYJv9A Maniac]] (Counterstrike)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RHFZKMGrPk Theremin]] [[note]] A 10 by 1990s standards. Still a borderline 9 today; so is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRONECFwnY Club Edit]], which starts out softer but gets heavier later on, peaking at the upper end of level 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYeKKFk48fc Voices]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ierrg4gEji0 Like Tears in Rain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g7FbQ4rqnQ Edge of Dawn]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDkFlVSwnk Call the Ships to Port]] [[note]] Soft 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA Figurehead (album version)]] [[note]] Starts off at 9. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNYi27BH54A Plain]] version is a 7.[[/note]] (Music/{{Covenant}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvTWwnw9xs Bullets]] (Music/{{Creed|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8jOhqOsouM Caledonia]] (Cromagnon) [[note]] This song is very difficult to fit on the modern scale, though it's arguably at least a hard 8 for the vocals alone. Back in 1969, it would have went [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale WELL BEYOND level 11.]][[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0Wn5XXtXM Eclipse]] (Crossfaith)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xdcgtsHNM Leave Me Here]] (Music/CultOfLuna)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q27KtfR1ESA Rollin' and Scratchin']] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW7WfdTuth8 Rock 'n' Roll]] (Music/DaftPunk) [[note]] Both are borderline 9s.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9-l88iS6xI Pride Battle (Blow by Blow)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyug-mrbcwk Sergeant Battle Pt. 3]] [[note]] A soft 8; starts in the 5-6 range and gets more abrasive later on.[[/note]] (Traz Damji, ''VideoGame/DeadRising3'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8CxizsFVQ Become Wrath]] (Dance With the Dead)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVrMRTw29G0 Snowdrifts]] (Dark Lunacy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjzDU7V7es Misery's Crown]] (Music/DarkTranquillity)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W-lpZj08i4 Sadtone Inside]] [[note]] A soft 8; while the beat and intro are soft, the song has a harsh tone in the background that puts it here.[[/note]] (Darkblack XIII)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsi1TYQobew Demon(s)]] (Darkest Hour)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg0vwMhT4NU Lightspeed]] (Datsik & Kill The Noise)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMN8msnUK5Y Nasty]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Datsik & Virtual Riot)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgLenk8v77Y Vindicate]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Datsik & Music/{{Excision|Musician}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqa4_YuQQV8 The Reason They Hate Me]] (Music/{{Daughters}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGj3u4oGxNI Portrait of Homicide]] (Dawn of Ashes)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7UjrZnOuo A Plot to Bomb the Panhandle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPsrvnYbMg 2nd Sucks]] [[note]] Extremely high 8, would be a 9 if it weren't for the generally more accessible growled vocals of ADTR.[[/note]] (Music/ADayToRemember)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyc62g7YQM0 Nazi Punks Fuck Off]] (Music/DeadKennedys)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g34B-YOaC7c FML]] [[note]] The buildup steadily climbs up to an 8, the first drop and ending are a 4, the second drop is a soft 8, and there's a soft interlude to balance things out that starts at level 1 but soon progresses to the buildup again. Overall, it's here since it's mainly at level 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVM_CjZLdOc Stereo Fidelity]] [[note]] The sounds used are very harsh, but brief, while the beats alone are at level 3, and the "speeding up" sections reach level 11. It's been averaged out at this level.[[/note]] (Music/Deadmau5)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtHxWeOXNgM The Devil Incarnate]] (Death Angel)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htl3XWUhUOM Takyon (Death Yon)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4l7bmTJ7j8 Guillotine]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZgZT4DGSY Hacker]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4juIFmIqrf8 Blood Creepin]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinJDxLUsNY On GP]] [[note]] Prevented from being a 7 due to the noisier parts.[[/note]] (Music/DeathGrips)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeFonIRYNw Fuze (VIP)]] (Deathmatics)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBbTYaM52YY Carnal Malefactor]] (Music/DeathspellOmega) [[note]] A comparatively light song from a band known for making mostly level 11 BlackMetal. Without the lengthy Old Church Slavonic chant interlude this would probably be a 9, but it's still too melodic, slow, and chilled out to reach a 10, even with the harsh vocals. On the other hand, the metal parts are probably still too heavy for this to qualify as anything below an 8. A SurprisinglyGentleSong by this band's standards nonetheless.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml-mHo-3FYA Zombie]] (Death SS) [[note]] BlackMetal before the term existed. The album version from 10 years later is a 7 due to the better production values. Off the scale for 1977.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVnFoSo8WUM Blitzkrieg]] (Deathstars)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoKlVa1dG2Y Bio-Vital]] [[note]] The Frozen Autumn's cover is a 5.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdgO_SAS76M 2Faces]] (Decoded Feedback)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_CtHph3GXU Kansas City (Winter Face Remix)]] (Deenk ft. MC Kyla)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Zrn-eEnGg Black Death]] (The Defiled)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVik1nJb68 7 Words]] [[note]] Balances out here. The verses are a 6, but the chorus jumps into a 9, while the rapped bridge (apart from the ear-piercing scream) is an 8.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOGf9J2wWB0 CMND CTRL]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2Aba-BYF8 Headup]] [[note]] Definitely a borderline 9.[[/note]](Music/{{Deftones}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph5efJOqghQ Hammer of Damnation]] (Demoniac)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksUgZEpHPg Cursed Reality]] (Demonic Pressure & Lilith)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZEVmk0Ctpo Mask Off]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Demonic Pressure & Distorted Vortex)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8SSQ3b5mIY Healing Vision (Full Hate Mix)]] [[note]] The original and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn2usIcB6So Angelic]] mixes are 5 and 6, respectively.[[/note]] (De-Sire & 2MB, ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8XOCwVXlS4 Clouds over California]] ([=DevilDriver=]) [[note]] The thrashy guitar tone keeps it from going up to 9. Still, it's a pretty soft song for a band known for making 9/10 MelodicDeathMetal / GrooveMetal.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUN89RaP60 Devils Never Cry]] (''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' soundtrack) [[note]] Obviously ignore the intro. The ominous tone and the spine-chilling death growls towards the end of the song puts this above 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR6iAL8nhjc Vaporous]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Devouring Annihilation)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMDMlIvdqlA Embers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCqRkiKsbWI Soul Snatcher]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0Pc6ayBRw Bipolar (Bossfight Remix)]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Dex Arson)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcg2Mmv3-w4 The Way]] (Dharmata)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYFU6SOrVuk Exit Strategy of a Wrecking Ball]] (Diablo Swing Orchestra) [[note]] The orchestrated sections keep it from being a borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpr_HNJ0Y3A Pentakill]] [[note]] Hits as low as 6, but predominantly a soft 8 thanks to the bass growls in the drops.[[/note]] (Different Heaven)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L78sldu-46o Sludgefeast]] (Music/DinosaurJr) [[note]] A good example of how noisiness can affect a song's level. Would be at a 7 or maybe even a hard 6 otherwise.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q-jK90Rrc8 CLEVER SLEAZOID]] [[note]] Borderline 9 thanks to the old-school DeathMetal influences.[[/note]]and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkLRH82SWQE LOTUS]] [[note]] Despite the lack of harsh vocals, it still gets here due to the dense DoomMetal-influenced instrumentation.[[/note]] (Music/DirEnGrey)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBgArsOUbEo Vandals]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for the faster parts towards the end.[[/note]] (Dirtyphonics)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rptM69jwLXI Post Apocalyptia]] (DIS-[=M3M=]-[=B3R=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNbq0GWnGWs Chester]] (Disarmonia Mundi)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vVJ4ywo1s Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing]] (Discharge)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZFDBfQ8ds Gone]] (Disembodied) [[note]] The melodic and spoken word vocals parts take it down here from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPhLOp17HHg Chaos (Last Battle Theme)]] (''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' soundtrack) [[note]] First part is around a 4, second part is a 6, third part is a 9. It sits around an 8 on average, though.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJtDD9UMDBo Remnants/Asylum]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auuqlcom6tM Immortalized]] (Music/{{Disturbed}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmKuQsb6lc Open Your Eyes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Z56SAAPo0 King of Kings]] [[note]] Would be a 7 without the thrashy guitar tone.[[/note]] (Divinefire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRc0upuer4 The Legacy Continues]] (DJ Attic, Stylzz & G)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Qn7UxZWFY Times Like These]] [[note]] Travels through various parts of the scale, peaking at level 11; it's been balanced out here.[[/note]] (DJ Hidden)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAAp8Z0im8 witness]] (DJ Kuroneko)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qac51mf7Uvg Trust Nobody]] [[note]] Soft 8 overall.[[/note]] (DJ Snake)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsn7kAv2q_k Acidomanius Comfort]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (DJ Stellar)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxgDnBDuGw Skelechairs]] (Doormouse) [[note]] The Music/VenetianSnares [[https://doormouse.bandcamp.com/track/skelechairs-v-snares-remix remix]] is an 11, starting at a 10 but gradually reaching an 11 as it goes on.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NQu_NZVjUI Zero Punctuation Theme]] (Ian Dorsch, ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roQpKo_7i18 Eyes of the South]] (Down) [[note]] The song begins as a 2 in the intro then builds up to a 7 and remains an 8 throughout the rest of the song except for the mellow part before the climax which turns into a 2 at that point before going back to 8 in the climax.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDeuKXPejw0 Frenchcore Worldwide]] [[note]] The drop is a 10, but the first half is the buildup to that drop, which is softer.[[/note]] (Dr. Peacock ft. Da Mouth of Madness)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8Yi9frSVE War!]] (Music/DragonForce)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU83fjQyz70 See You...In Hell]] (Christopher Drake, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ImxfctL4M The Glass Prison]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q The Dark Eternal Night]] (Music/DreamTheater)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Zo3FmtVJ4 Forests in Fire and Gold]] (Music/{{Drudkh}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGthXdVWaNQ Firestorm]] (Earth Crisis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoKVlePMS0 Suicidal Temple]] (Earthists)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knUDV_ppSyE Kollaps]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpUclEYO8A Falschgeld]] (Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten) [[note]] The title track of Kollaps (obviously named Kollaps) is generally quieter than half of the album itself.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_idNE-oZBZA Du tréfonds des ténèbres]] (Elend) [[note]] Definitely some of the heaviest orchestral music out there, brought up significantly by the harsh vocals.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxkhwJCoq84 Ram It Down]] [[note]] The verses are 4-5, the chorus is an 8, and the finale is an 11.[[/note]] (Music/DorianElectra)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8WGig0MLU Thousandfold]] (Eluveitie)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU4xzckKB2c Assasin]] (Enduser)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s6Fz8BATWE Deathbringer from the Sky]] (Ensiferum) [[note]] Clean vocals and the power metal themed riffs keep this from being a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wngyXhTx4pc Sorry, You're Not a Winner]] [[note]] The near-ubiquitous Chris Barnes-like growls in the finale make it a borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQii6mB8Hw Sssnakepit]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PoGwl-7x4 Arguing with Thermometers]] (Music/EnterShikari)
* [[https://theworstlabel.bandcamp.com/track/come-back-to-me Come Back to Me]] and [[https://theworstlabel.bandcamp.com/track/wiiheyhey Wiiheyhey]] (Emray)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8yPlJNy0U Neo Star]] [[note]] The distorted vocals in the verses bump it up from a 7.[[/note]] (The Enigma TNG)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNWv1TI3RPg Bloodlust]] (Eptic)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrMclZovh_o Die Weide und der Fluß]] (Equilibrium)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd-3H0TqytI Error 2.0]] (Erio)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=924bRfmiJ20 Thrasher]] (Music/{{Evile}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNIKR2pctU The Paradox]] [[note]] A few parts are borderline 9.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5N7JaURMxQ Bass Cannon]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/{{Excision|Musician}})
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXKOEQAeDAs Robo Kitty]] (Excision & Downlink)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XBNx_T7Tm0 Destroid 3. Crusaders]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Excision, Downlink & Space Laces)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS87krWeYpA Throwin' Elbows]] (Excision & Space Laces)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI_PQZvz5js The Toxic Waltz]] (Exodus)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPBECnDBiRQ Deadlocked]] (F-777, ''VideoGame/GeometryDash'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5456JZPWAvY Jizzlobber]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4AawcYdSE Surprise! You're Dead!]] [[note]] Faith No More doing thrash metal.[[/note]] (Music/FaithNoMore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Br1IAH4x8 Tom Waits]] (The Fall of Troy) [[note]] Middle section dips to about a 5, although the contrast makes the shrieking vocals and aggressive music seem even heavier.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F-dm6wXn84 Obstruct Omicronium]] [[note]] Way too many softer parts for it to be 9.[[/note]] (Famine, Ruined & Necrofiler)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_swlTMKqrXg Faster Than Light]] (Far Too Loud) [[note]] Here almost exclusively due to the break, otherwise a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Q7yaDqLqs Demanufacture]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieEdqAhiHQ My Grave]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaKEe-pihJI Pisschrist]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/FearFactory)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjD0OhLrSw XTC Love]] [[note]] Brought down a little by the more pleasant background noises.[[/note]] (Bertocucci Feranzano)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUkgeVHbzk Rip N Tear]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (FESTER)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIJd9_Io7A Deathcar]] (Fightstar) [[note]] One of Fightstar's heaviest songs musically and lyrically, but the melodic chorus and clean vocals keep it from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJhi43RntJk Trollhammaren]] (Finntroll)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG0qw4TFti4 The Colour and the Shape]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhF-oZpbXxI FFL]] [[note]] The two heaviest Foo Fighters songs; Music/DaveGrohl's hardcore punk background shines through here. Both are pretty hard 8s, which is rather unexpected from a band that usually sticks around MohsRockMetal/Levels4And5.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZSY-3cwdGg Savior Breath]] [[note]] Though, it's slightly softer than the other two songs, but the song's sheer thrash metal-like speed and distortion puts it above a 7.[[/note]] (Music/FooFighters)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osUNwI2SiUQ Smile]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqkAlcoT6k Bonetrousle (Genocide)]] [[note]] Hard 8.[[/note]] (Creator/TobyFox, ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmZiAzdCJQ The Man with No Faith]] [[note]] Borderline 9; the heavier parts are quite short and are between softer parts.[[/note]] (Freqax)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hgnVZKyAe0 Sudden Masturbation]] (The Frey Effect)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwEJtesgv9A Overkill]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQVSGBVimLw Mental Distortion]] [[note]] Was a 9 in 1990.[[/note]] (Music/FrontLineAssembly)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5NRfivKlcA Fuckin Hostile]] [[note]] The shouted vocal samples and the later parts of the song bring it up to a borderline 9.[[/note]] (Fuckin Hostile)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5enUKKQNAc Fabrik]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5fTTf5PHY Sins (album version)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARLM6jd5PrY Kapitulation]] (Music/FunkerVogt)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYE6W5rL9SI Early 90's]] (Gabber Subculture)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jacNu9RQcLw Alsatia]] (Music/{{Galneryus}}) [[note]] Easily the hardest song by the band, simply because it's {{Metalcore}} with clean vocals [[CreatorsOdball instead of their usual]] PowerMetal fare.[[/note]]
* [[https://meatcubelabel.bandcamp.com/track/my-glasses-reflect-untrue-view-on-my-eyes My Glasses Reflect Untrue View On My Eyes]] (Gauge Means Nothing)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvphbOzspZY DERANGEMENT]] (Music/TheGazette)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDpukN6iNDQ Accelerator]] (Gearwhore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmiAL3_UKT8 What!]] (Getter)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHKGzlkMhI Creepy Crawly Things (Mu Fu Mix)]] (Ghost)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoeYh4MwtCk Break Down]] [[note]] Infrequent, but powerful metal screams prevent this song from falling to a 7.[[/note]] (Girugamesh)
* [[https://ghy3310.bandcamp.com/track/morning-acid Morning Acid]] and [[https://ghy3310.bandcamp.com/track/--21 ８月の旅人]] (Glitched Hero Y)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esvw3fxlXXE Head Full of Shadows]] (The Glitch Mob)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3OOlZQsiQo G.L.O.S.S. (We're From The Future)]] (G.L.O.S.S.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISiR_-FfOY Rusty Nails]] (Music/GodDethroned)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXdF9uhVrI0 Mladic]] (Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor) [[note]] Most of the song is actually in the 9 range (or even borderline 10 at points) but the first 5 minutes or so are in the 1-3 range, bringing it down[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNdC_3LR2AI Stranded]] (Music/GojiraBand) [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGeAeMKRs2U Amen Therapy]] (Golden Boy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66l4PaW0Zo4 Under Control (ft. Matt Rose)]] ([=GoMad=]! & MONSTER, ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed 2015'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N768T-5Ujs Rainy Night in Tallinn]] (Music/LudwigGoransson, ''Film/{{Tenet}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc-vUBDKcPk The Doom Hunter]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lyi3KvgCs Gladiator]] (Music/MickGordon, ''VideoGame/DOOMEternal'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xml9It_PP4 nhk!?]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ76zxbRKp0 burn this moment into the retina of my eye]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for the heavy bass.[[/note]] (Music/{{goreshit}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=940TMydrkTw Take Back]] (Music/GreenDay) [[note]] Green Day doing HardcorePunk. Billy's MetalScream in the chorus gives it that extra boost. Green Day's heaviest song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtffv9bpB-U&list=PLPcGpkh12BsV4MZS3tTKZGZ6RXjYbC43v&index=5 Three Little Pigs]] (Green Jelly)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOakrCsoFmI Dirty]] (Grendel)
* [[https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/12306 Bowser the Shredder]] (GS-Screamer) [[note]] A ThrashMetal remix of Bowser's final battle theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.[[/note]]
* [[https://theworstlabel.bandcamp.com/track/higurash Higurash]] (GUNSLINGER-R) [[note]]Borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lshal0JWLVQ BURN IT UP]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkWShBM9gk WORLD IS MINE]] ([[Music/{{Argonavis}} GYROAXIA]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVsh2gp29CI God of the Dead]] (''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' soundtrack) [[note]] An example of a boss theme that gets heavier over the span of the battle. First phase is a 5, second phase is a soft 7 due to the fast, heavy percussion. The third phase, exclusive to the [[ChallengeRun Extreme Measures]] version of the boss fight, peaks at this level thanks to the omnipresent guitar solos.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uBxWv6rK0 Syncopated]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IavMQ5ROu3s Machine]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2au0gOehnEU Day After Day]] (Haji's Kitchen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plosSpxH8y8 Skidmarks]] (Rio Hamamoto, ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer 7'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpfqGj9w0oo Fukken Uber Death Party]] (Hanzel und Gretyl)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ruUooMK9w Acperience 1]] (Hardfloor) [[note]] Would have been a 10 in 1993.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBHhQAjA1E Adrenaline]] (Hardwiya)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW2cktOi-Kk The Flood]] (The Haunted)
* Music/YoshikiHayashi's drum solos for Music/XJapan before his first severe neck injury in 1995. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=WyCd1cpDbG4 This]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=wgaI_yI8pW4 one]] (video in two parts) from 1992 "On the Verge of Destruction" is but one example. [[note]] His backing music is ''Swan Lake'' which makes the juxtaposition of screaming and speed drumming like few others can accomplish a bit more jarring.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bd3DDEOGjE Sweet Dreams You Bastard]] (The Headbanger)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_EeUBoNOw The Message]] (Music/{{HEALTH}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuGPwbflY8 Opiate of the Masses]] (Heathen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgNoVD-5Ks The Saints]] (Music/{{Helloween}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89h-X-tZa_w Rumors of War]] (High on Fire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGapTMpsOSs Dead Trust]] (Hocico)
* [[https://youtu.be/QuoNofEu07Q In the Grip of Madness (Hell Keep)]] (Aubrey Hodges, ''[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} DOOM (PlayStation)]]'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ajl3nJOksw Teenage Whore]] (Music/{{Hole}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnE2_DUhbs Been to Hell]] [[note]] Example of a RapMetal song that reaches level 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LkQfkCl6d0 Does Everyone in the World Have to Die]] [[note]] It's at this level mainly due to the heavy brostep influence.[[/note]] (Music/HollywoodUndead)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508LDJxlP5E Hellbound]] (Hopes Die Last) [[note]] The clean choruses keep it from going up to 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7aDAPBCwY Birdo]] (Horse The Band)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zc9CNjg4Q Trying More]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mOkz6FvRakSet On Fire]] (HORSKH)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7XsI_QNVxo On A Mission]] (Hostile Groove)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r23m91Hclbc Life In Drag]] [[note]] A Screamo song on an otherwise standard emo album, and gets up here due to the constant throat-shredding screams, though the melodic nature keeps it here.[[/note]] (The Hotelier)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD_gM4QvW3Y The Holt (Heavy Fighting)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf1AmkbTmLQ The Dark Lord]] (Andrew Hulshult, ''VideoGame/DOOMEternal'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RnYusoT8zk Be Here Now (The Qemists Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QS_KegQ8mw All Torque (Elite Force Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEN0pzM8XU All Torque (Black Sun Empire Remix)]] [[note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wd4gvoYWUk The original]] is a borderline 7.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHijFqAgy1c Power Curve (Noisia Remix)]] (Hybrid, ''{{VideoGame/Driveclub}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W9g3XWv4a4 Dystopia]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUIHTX-uE_Y Wolf]] (Music/IcedEarth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CffJeVSAJk8 Moonshield]] [[note]] If not for its heavy use of acoustic guitars, this would ''definitely'' be a 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLA2M54gtw Sounds of a Playground Fading]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZK0Db4WWOo Trigger]] (Music/InFlames)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB-Q7V2VnsU Rot in Vain]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Infradist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ky7IQhj_9k Equestria Girls (Delta Brony Remix)]] (Daniel Ingram, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'') [[note]] The dubstep-influenced breakdowns are in the 9-10 range. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYaYhNDnImk original]] is a 4.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOYr5UO9MFU Isolated]] (Insekt)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZ5SLJmfdw While We Sleep]] (Insomnium) [[note]] Clean vocals in the verse and the soft interludes keep it from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZF5m-vmDzM Blood]] (Music/InThisMoment)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-qhmU1is_M Deeper]] (I.O.N.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-Y0cuz0mw Montsegur]] (Music/IronMaiden)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uaj6tRrROs Starborn]] (Music/IronSavior)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiC8qxa3IoQ The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUZKHOZAW9E The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy Ever]] [[note]] The softer beat compared to the ''Return to Dreamland'' version places this at a soft 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU4XFRjPU2w Otherworldly Warrior]] (Jun Ishikawa, ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStarUltra'', ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland'' soundtracks)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GSxPpJr9pc Drawcia Soul]] (Jun Ishikawa & Tadashi Ikegami, ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM65v7jkeVM From Sinking]] (Music/{{Isis}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXn3L5bQy4 Expurgation]] (JADS, ''VideoGame/TheTrickyMod'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cv4vppBRmo Spiderbite]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl_IhB55oHM Bargain Basement Howard Hughes]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncQts4IUPbE She Was My Girl]] (Jerry Cantrell)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS6-vI70oc0 Painkiller]] [[note]] Music/{{Death}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArjr-IxzlI cover]] is a 9.[[/note]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtjdDiMLVg Firepower]] (Music/JudasPriest)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcKRKwBgtbo Walls of Jericho]] (June Miller)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oj6EqWiEu8 Moon of My Nights]] (Kalmah)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjpjOeMwhVk March of Mephisto]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDLZ6Mqy7AM Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)]] (Music/{{Kamelot}}) [[note]] Because of Alissa's death growls.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Yw1jYMptI Elevate]] (Music/{{Kataklysm}}) [[note]] Arguably slots in at just under a 9 thanks to the soaring primary riff.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83CVGICSEM Psychosis]] (Katharsys)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asMNFppCYx0 Final Boss]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54X9Tnz6Glg Skullmageddon]] (Jake Kaufman, ''VideoGame/MightySwitchForce'' and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' soundtracks)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPW9AbRMwFU My Curse]] (Music/KillswitchEngage)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb8pxsc8Qkw Don’t Care]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Sullivan King)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJH0eBtnbcs Welcome Home]] (Music/KingDiamond)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEMVo3uNBE What I Always Wanted]] [[note]] The ending is between 9 and 10.[[/note]] (Kittie)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=372obTG80y0 Grinder]] (Frank Klepacki, ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny3GH4MmASM Flesh]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=146BixzLFVw Waste]] (Music/{{KMFDM}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEhjwJnTczA Bonfire]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYWda8ghBV8 Give It Up]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_z9W_N5Drg Power Glove]] (Music/KnifeParty)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXyW-oyc7-c Dynasty]] (KOAN Sound)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liZKlft2kuA Beat it Upright]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD0pBapR93Q Lies]] [[note]] Switches from a 5 in the verses to a 9 in the chorus. Here due to Davis's death growls.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3_3U0DdBR8 Faget]] (Music/{{Korn}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AnUa6A5Brw Palace of Destruction]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3CNy_PvyBA Final Battle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6dM95IwmY Battle Ground]] (Yuzo Koshiro, ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} I and II Chronicles'')
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA6NL2-8S_I Ice Hands]] (Krakota) [[note]] While the drop is a borderline 10, the more atmospheric parts keep it relegated at level 8.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0yRa2WGuA Disappearance]] [[note]] Kept below higher levels due to the relaxing background ambience and the relatively low volume of the harsh parts.[[/note]] (Kranary)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCLXZJc8Uk Voices of the Dead]] (Music/{{Kreator}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9-1WD-rBA Killin' It]] (Krewella)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLTj3cugwjE The Grinder]] (Rolf Anton Krueger) [[note]] One of the heaviest songs to be used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BykH2mgSwCs Hide the Tears]] (Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o1MoG-cz9Q The House of Shame]] (Music/LacunaCoil)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqdZpxkzNvc Redneck]] [[note]] The melodies in the riffs keep this song from hitting a 9. Considering Lamb Of God typically reaches around a 9 with a few going up to 10, "Redneck" can be seen as one of their lighter songs.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dulxbKkj9Wg 512]] (Music/LambOfGod)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TpCt7rrOF8 Revolution]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNM3J1zC33o Absolute Power]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Lazarus A.D.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjL-SJRFuQ High Roll]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEb8Wp93Fac Sunset]] (Barry Leitch, ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush 2'' & ''San Francisco Rush 2049'' soundtracks)
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lq7OvQuT0wY ...during pride month?]] (leroy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzp7roRkRA8 Anchor]] (Lifetime) [[note]] Goes to 7 during the slow, yet effective parts, and brings it back to 8 in full force after.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL5TumCPwnA Escape]] [[note]] Borderline 9 at times.[[/note]] (Limewax)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08hvOQ4qGE Pollution]] (Music/LimpBizkit)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqYCMxhgeSU Telecastic Fake Show]] (Ling Tosite Sigure) [[note]] Manages to get a light 8 despite the clean vocals and relatively clean and melodic guitar due to its extreme speed and chaotic nature.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6cD64e7X8 Victimized]] [[note]] Despite Mike's lighter parts at the beginning, the booming drums and piercingly loud guitar, as well as Chester's harshest vocals to date keep this song above a 7.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP-8qFJ7pZo Qwerty]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTgor60kaZk War]] [[note]] Probably Linkin Park's heaviest song.[[/note]] (Music/LinkinPark)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zml-pRCi3LE Weather Change (Algo Remix)]] (Music/LiquidStranger & Mayor Apeshit)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N-nvKduogc Ignite]] (Living Sacrifice)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qluKrzD8-RU Reprogrammed]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFdL4YBhyaM Death Machine]] (Jacob Lizotte)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzgzj1nJhRQ Bomber]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Loadstar)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3h62MrlPE Second Warning]] (''VideoGame/LobotomyCorporation'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a02fYwXQqUk Who Wants a Dose of the Clap?]] (The Locust) [[note]] Borderline 9 thanks to the grindcore influences.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ4_u4lRYUU We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan]] (Music/{{Lostprophets}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=V73TSKsVoRg Bang 'Em Dead]] (Music/{{Loudness}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5YIQ4kPDmU Lust Battle]] (Oleksa Lozowchuk, ''VideoGame/DeadRising3'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhXtAYjhJS8 Crawl]] (Brian Luzetti, ''VideoGame/{{Descent}} II'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mWPPBW4DU8 Davidian]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFPRSZDXp0 Imperium]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJtt02uYo_c Locust]] (Music/MachineHead)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfVGxHCWX1g Embarcadero]] (Gunnar Madsen, ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush: The Rock'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmkhU1A5PdU Morpheus]] (Maissouille)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjbcmTE38mU Débil Metal]] (Mamonas Assassinas) [[note]] A parodic case, as made clear by the WordSaladLyrics; one comment even noted that playing at 2x speed, it sounds like DeathMetal.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Faom6jAh2Qw Ballet Mechanique]] [[note]] Borderline 9; brought up from a 7 due to the loud "rushing" noises in the beginning and towards the end.[[/note]] (Manufacture)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypkv0HeUvTc The Beautiful People]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwZV4Y95Nw mOBSCENE]] (Music/MarilynManson)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiM1eJZzgEk Sell Out]] (Marshmello & SVDDEN DEATH)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFe5lCML5aA Colony of Birchmen]] (Music/{{Mastodon}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlWQ5o02JBo Independent]] (Matenrou Opera)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPUCEz-RCg0 ChuChu Lovely MuniMuni MuraMura PrinPrin Boron Nururu ReroRero]] (Music/MaximumTheHormone) [[note]] Switches between 7 for the chorus and 9 for the verses.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlUe-SDqA0 Holy Wars... The Punishment Due]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT7WoVGt5k Head Crusher]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/{{Megadeth}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzKh3N5TnGk APOCALYPSE]] (Megaromania)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1NNlqCjGcQ Thor's Hammer]] (Ethan Meixsell)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrqGa8W5rA Cat Brain Land]] (Music/MeltBanana) [[note]] Despite retaining some noise influences, this song is more in the style of straight hardcore punk than Melt Banana's usual brand of ultra-aggressive noise rock.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U35tSx6XXDo Through the Eyes of the Devil]] (Mercenary)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnE55LEQ--w Battalions]] (Music/MetalChurch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDaYBB9DkBg Metal Militia]][[note]]Borderline 9 due its fast tempo and Hetfield's chaotic, screamy vocals, but ultimately too melodic and catchy for an actual 9. Easily their hardest song on their debut album.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKhsTXoKCI Master of Puppets]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_4OfD-wmGs Sad But True]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97EQM2Iqr6A Rebel of Babylon]] [[note]] A prime example of a modern Metallica song hitting this level.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBHL3v4d3I Hardwired]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLu07aXTEKY Holier Than Thou]] (Music/{{Metallica}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66t5Nb6fao I Felt My Size]] (The Microphones)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epDFHOVbhWk Burning Inside]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4HO8cdJBko Stigmata]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeJDIzPxd0M Just One Fix]] (Music/{{Ministry}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDx6_PLIVk Guilty of Being White]] (Music/MinorThreat)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RQzomsa1IY Forgive and Forget]] (Miss May I)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-YSmVBn9Nk Forbidden]] (Moi dix Mois)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3va28JpSU Powertrip]] (Music/MonsterMagnet)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP_yFIvQgo Kivenkantaja]] (Moonsorrow) [[note]] The relatively slow and laid-back pacing of the music keeps it from being a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3UDyLf9-A Vats of Goo]] (Mark Morgan, ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' soundtrack) [[note]] Another of Mark's [[DroneOfDread drone]] {{ambient}} pieces.[[/note]]
* [[https://mouthofthearchitect.bandcamp.com/track/hate-and-heartache Hate And Heartache]] (Mouth of the Architect)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spOabIgcxlE Terminal Show]] (Music/{{Motorhead}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3EOMHnE50 Pure Powerstomper]] (M-Project ft. Jonjo)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPGSW0xZ-0U Boldmen City]] (Sean Murray, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsTH8Dz18tM Agitated]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF_xdvn52As The 2nd Law: Unsustainable]] [[note]] The intro keeps it from 9-10.[[/note]] (Music/{{Muse}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYsw-KxBbec EPIPHANY RUSH]] [[note]] Borderline 9 overall; the drops range from 8 to 9, while the other parts are softer.[[/note]] (MUST DIE!)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3hYEwCmMhY you made me realise]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the brief section at 11, otherwise a 7.[[/note]] (Music/MyBloodyValentine)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pxw5qZXAdQ Dust Devils and Cosmic Storms]] (myGRAIN)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaX-xAhTIcY Onde Børn]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9cNZQIzShc Ulvinde]] (Myrkur) [[note]]Both are good examples of black metal songs that are soft enough to drop to an 8. The highly melodic vocals and shoegaze-influenced sound helps in this regard. Screamed vocals are only present during the bridge of the latter song.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=FZm2DWfiJ2E Into the Cold Voids of Eternity]] (Naglfar) [[note]] This would be lower if it weren't for the shredding sections, which peak at a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BFNAk_oyE Tapestry of the Starless Abstract]] (Ne Obliviscaris) [[note]] Starts at level 10, level 8 during clean sections, and level 1 during quiet interludes.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vAMJRZ9Xqg Scud]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Vp_EHLyiE Overheated]] ([[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed The Need For Speed SE Soundtrack]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh0pw-PCyvg Hail Satan!]] (Creator/SharonNeedles)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho3FuBIbQDc Mikey]] [[note]] Borderline 9 as it gets louder towards the end.[[/note]] (Neophyte)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S35THmZD_E Innocence]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMfhtKa-wo Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)]] (Music/{{Nero}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uD6MDN-aME Action Winter Journey]] (Nero's Day at Disneyland)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcCVVCmP530 Damage is Done]] (Neurotech)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfeQrAtsOc8 My Acid Words]] (Music/{{Nevermore}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRnp1y6a_zs Plastic Shotgun]] (Night Sun) [[note]] Gets up here despite clean vocals due to the relentless proto-thrash riffs. Being recorded in 1972, this is likely one of the first songs to reach this level of hardness. When it was released, it would've been an '''EXTREMELY''' hard 11.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oY-vpVwJso Master Passion Greed]] (Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}) [[note]] One of Nightwish's heaviest songs to date.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcwyDL3-Qqo Robotnik]] (Spencer Nilsen, ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLFFznO_eTs Happiness In Slavery]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbVAfCUdKZU Starfuckers, Inc.]] [[note]] The bridge keeps it from a 9.[[/note]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbcz9M_LNc The Downward Spiral]][[note]] The quieter part in the beginning keeps it from a 9[[/note]] (Music/NineInchNails)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yW3HZeHm8 Mr. Moustache]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YklkclO83E Beeswax]] (Music/{{Nirvana}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOrhHxe-oGk Bogey Battle]] [[note]] Soft 8.[[/note]] (Erina Niwa, ''VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrXFMw9-4pQ Machine Gun]] [[note]] The intro is a 6, while the main body of the song is a soft/borderline 10.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFag6Y_Nl5M The Tide]] (Music/{{Noisia}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj-v6zCnEaw Brain Power]] [[note]] Reaches 11 for a minute or so around the middle-end.[[/note]] (NOMA)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sABrBAVICcw Dead]] (Norther)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPXI65b0Wg Grinning]] (Music/{{Nothingface}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvtvzMHGtm4 Nothijngrad]] (Novembre)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kXvXV42Qk Love Hurt Bleed]] (Music/GaryNuman)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLMtiPVZoqQ Battle! Mewtwo]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for the more chaotic drum sections. And yes, this is from a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game.[[/note]] (Miki Obata, ''VideoGame/PokemonRumble'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9OsWK-y9WI Orbital Elements (instrumental)]] (Obscura)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEmV1MtdgdI Screaming Sky]] [[note]] [[GenreMashup A fusion of]] {{eurobeat}}, {{trance}}, and {{dubstep}}. The drop sections reach 10-11, but are offset by the atmospheric parts[[/note]] (Odyssey)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NNPEr0FRHc Farewell to Shady Glade]] (Music/OfMiceAndMen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Z7jg7YLU0 Mech Monster]] (Hiroshi Okubo & Tetsukazu Nakanishi, ''[[VideoGame/RidgeRacer Rage Racer]]'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-rBH8k2WM Nail]] (Music/OmniumGatherum)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdd9do6e3e4 Blondevil]] (Onesidezero)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLvZHQ1VpMw Dirge for November]] (Music/{{Opeth}}) [[note]] The softer acoustic bits are what keep it below a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my0e7xGmiEQ Pump that Pussy]] (Original Gabber)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8OoM8sKg8 Epic Questions]] (Pagan's Mind)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QedvdIx8q-M Let Me Out]] (PAIN)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=wtiBTJxZtZU Pale Ghosts]] (Music/{{Panopticon}}) [[note]] Borderline 9, and would be that level outright if not for the transition to a post-rock influenced section with clean vocals towards the end.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFqg5wAuFk Walk]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EQlfprV9E Cowboys From Hell]] (Music/{{Pantera}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zPK7BxgB5w Once Solemn]] (Music/ParadiseLost) [[note]] The aggressive pace and heavy guitars demonstrate how straight GothicMetal can reach this level.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuG4-lewUTs Wild Eyes]] (Parkway Drive)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-nphJAHMU The Ghost and the Darkness]] (Peckers)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7IGzd0GrG0 Gunslinga]] (Pegboard Nerds & MC Mota)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg Self vs Self]] [[note]] featuring Anders Friden of Music/InFlames on shared vocal duties. Their heaviest rock-oriented track.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Rl096vMf0&pp=sAQA Blood Sugar]] (Music/{{Pendulum|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOnq-zXXBw Icarus Lives]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmiazFHzpP8 The Bad Thing]] (Music/{{Periphery}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mszV8N3ACyk Imbalanced]] (Phace) [[note]] If not for the intro, this would easily rank at level 9. Keep in mind, though, that the linked video doesn't cover the full song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12IrYl3X6E Rinsa]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHpGuBkGys The Third Sequence]] (Photek, ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'' and ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} 2097'' soundtracks)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48 Bale Out]] (Lucian Piane)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGcdcVblZ-8 Genius]] (Music/PitchShifter) [[note]] The booming drums, the very heavy guitars and the hardcore punk-like vocals keep it from a 6.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME6RtQgBMSI King for a Day]] (Music/PierceTheVeil)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_76uz-JZDw Almost Dead]] (Music/Powerman5000, ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' soundtrack) [[note]] The instrumental break is a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnCJsFDj4As Army of the Night]] (Music/{{Powerwolf}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqJGGMzo8l0 Border]] (Pride and Fall)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz_6UVL3-s8 Back From Hell]] (Music/{{Primal Fear|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHvuXdhnieA Empire Falls]] (Music/{{Primordial|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnvuGMoVVx0 This Chase Is Haunted]] (Prince of Darkness)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEx292Ph8M E1M1: At Doom's Gate]] (Robert Prince, ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' 3DO soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPVLjrHDTs Rain]] (Project Pitchfork)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgkYob0eeI8 Starbeam Antarctica]] [[note]] The ending makes it a borderline 9.[[/note]] (Psyborg Corp)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3tcQI5EEiA Do You Want a Taco?]] (Music/{{Psychostick}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VbGRIMIEeY Here's to the Angels]] (Psychothermia)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_GeIOOLjoE Flesh Harvest]] (Psyclon Nine)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqvHaQPVec Not So Posi After All]] (Punch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1fxn4AWo_E Your Revolution (ft. Matt Rose)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG62AVCyedk Anger (ft. Kenta Koie of Crossfaith)]] (The Qemists)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-7cbDtpWk Eye for an Eye]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFz5n8pCkOU The Cycle of Violence]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBeHu0owok Cordyceps]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdFueOuq6M The Rattlers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXEcerHLMnI The WLF]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vubR_W89-zI Masks On]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo41PldcyT8 The Cycle Continues]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KirFcOQbJQ8 The Island]] (Mac Quayle, ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ8uTxWO7Yw You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire]] [[note]] The live version, after Nick Oliveri's departure from the band, dips down to a 6 due to the softer guitars and the absence of screamed vocals.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaIb30mJiQ Keep Your Eyes Peeled]] [[note]] Here at level 8 thanks to its sludgy, Electric Wizard-esque musicianship.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJ4yjoWVz8 Hispanic Impressions]] (Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7I9yZH-RsI Renegade Returns]] (Radium)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnayXvSWUsM Andar na Pedra]] (Raimundos)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvwcH4XX6U Mein Teil]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-aN3K82Po Wiener Blut]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkW-K5RQdzo Feuer Frei]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MRIJ17m9M B***]] (Music/{{Rammstein}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4pawasBVrs Where Evil Dwells]] (Ranger)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2uZO7xnus Feed the Machine]] [[note]]The dark tone and heavy screaming keep it just above 7.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEcmtXmXNU Damage]] [[note]]Here due to the heavy grooves and Pantera-esque composition.[[/note]] (Music/{{Red|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9qp6N-uqso Break 'Em]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GIN0lKRpIU Move It]] (Reso)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP7gLtykQdk No One Wins This War]] [[note]] Rare example of an emo band reaching this level.[[/note]] (Reuben)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUysqemMmg Thundersteel]] (Riot)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrWM-_F2nBM To the Core]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3xu43Fols Dead Ringer]] (Music/RiseAgainst) [[note]] The softer parts keep it from 9-10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQuihD0hoI Dragula]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPuHCzSqR6U Reload]] (Music/RobZombie)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ardc3nrQMxw Fellow Feeling]] (Music/PorterRobinson) [[note]] While a good portion of the song resides at the first 3 levels, the distorted electronic sections in the middle reach a hard 9, if not a borderline 10. The ending is a 4.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0pO9cxwEI The Chase]] (Rotersand)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysMyMg3ZEU8 Foolhardy]] (Rozebud, ''VideoGame/VsZardyFoolhardy'' soundtrack) [[note]] Despite the quieter passages, the more abrasive/chaotic sections bring this above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znP20rG1mgk King of a Stellar War]] (Music/RottingChrist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3mNCaJgNM Out of the Black]] (Music/RoyalBlood) [[note]] One of the softest level 8 examples. The extremely heavy main riff and the pounding drums put it above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyWeYR5T2Ww Lunar]] (Royalston)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPhfv-GRo6s 7C0]] (Ruby My Dear)
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUN6-JwwMA Under Jolly Roger]] (Music/RunningWild)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoFy6mNtdpo Hellfighters]] (Music/{{Sabaton}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOg4bDlZyAA The American Way]] (Sacred Reich)
* [[https://soundcloud.com/teminite/teminite-said-make-me Make Me]] [[note]] The frequent bright melodies here keep the song at this level. The first drop is a clear 9, however, and the second drop even borders on 10.[[/note]] (Said & Teminite)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMROw_0HSnI Giygas Theme (Unused)]] (Shogo Sakai, ''VideoGame/Mother3'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2jkgRVy3U When I'm in Pain]] [[note]] Borderline 9; it spends a lot of time building up to the final section, which is an 11.[[/note]] (Sangre)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPEQeJHAQk Gigantic Enemy Area]] [[note]] A soft 8; would probably be higher up if not for the soundfont.[[/note]] (Go Sato, ''VideoGame/RaidenFighters 2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfzQaTJoP0 How I Roll]] (Music/{{Savant}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHOb0nbjBtE Hybrid Cult]] (Music/ScarSymmetry)
* [[https://youtu.be/PHOQD2upGBU Shambles]] (Scattle, ''VideoGame/{{Furi}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBTmL9gLI1I Victim]] (The Sect ft. Axis & Trank)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jc3Z3aOq0 Perceptual Disorder]] (Sergeant Gore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc-snoHtyCk Death Ruins]] (Jun Senoue)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tH4BmUxjM Dark River]] (Music/{{Septicflesh}}) [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the HarshVocals.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs Roots Bloody Roots]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WkrE3EJFCs Nomad]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQ0_ukeQPM Just One Fix]] (Music/{{Sepultura}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqAUwxM4ZU Alpha]] (Music/{{Sevendust}}) [[note]] If not for the clean vocals in the chorus, this would ''easily'' be a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBqXPz_gLts Breath Of the Swamp]] (The Showdown)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QXNtLaOnSE Devour]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGt-8adyabk Sound Of Madness]] (Music/{{Shinedown}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsxWH-aX-ic Frenchcore Killah]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (The Sickest Squad ft. Lenny Dee)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff_V0hHCTCw Take the Night Off]] (Sick of it All)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHnqijwQ55c 115]] (Elena Siegman, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9gm9lP_4Gk Tee-hee Time]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70UZAJALTzI A Red Shape]] [[note]] Starts at 1 before building up to 11.[[/note]] (Pedro Silva, ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBqw818mQ1E The Rumbling]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPX-L2F78fU Under The Tree]] [[note]] The latter would be a 7 without the brief level 10 breakdown. [[/note]] (SIM, ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fzi2qP0Mic Hard EBM]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the metal influences.[[/note]] (Sin)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rct233J9lsE Firewater]] (Sinister Growley, ''VideoGame/DeadRising2OffTheRecord'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5aQZhGeaGo White Widow]] (Six Feet Under) [[note]] Would be 6 or 7 if not for the vocals.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtXV5xvBa0 Valhöll]] (Skálmöld)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDEhCm0pxCo Worlock]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbVmJ4NmCg Spasmolytic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_VmkLKkRgw Download]] [[note]] The first half is mainly 11, while the second is a 1.[[/note]] (Music/SkinnyPuppy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F21aifX0lZY Kill EVERYBODY]] (Music/{{Skrillex}}) [[note]] Most of the parts before the drop/buildup are a 7, while the drop peaks at 10, but is mostly around 8-9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWEbQFP1l84 With Paper Wings]] [[note]] Hard 8. Kept from a 9 due to the clean vocals from 3:00 onwards and the piano intro.[[/note]] (Skycamefalling)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvEM-t6XtrA Caboose]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but the bouncy grooves keep it at a very hard 8.[[/note]] (Snapcase)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRV1Zgjmiks Behind The Crooked Cross]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scp0hPwhG14 Here Comes The Pain]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to its sheer anger but ultimately brought down to 8 because of its mid-tempo groove.[[/note]] (Music/{{Slayer}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksutNW3HFT8 The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion]] (Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUZwriSX4M Spit It Out]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnG9lGLyEM Yen]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oy8TzPOWp4 Left Behind]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wgP2DKSIfg My Plague]] [[note]]The former is a soft 8, while the latter three are borderline 9s. Still, the latter two are the softest songs from ''Iowa'', an album that mostly consists of hard 9s and soft 10s. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRNYp1IiUuE single version of "My Plague"]] gets even softer, dropping to a hard 7.[[/note]] (Music/{{Slipknot}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj6RGBj9DaU Tales of a Scorched Earth]] (Music/TheSmashingPumpkins)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6y-oRYsKk Balefire]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3b7Zf1kDDg Bats!]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] ([=SMOR3S=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvHC3j0ZXVQ Persecution Mania]] (Music/{{Sodom}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qBhfaWoyoo Vùng Đất Anh Hùng]] (Sói Đen) [[note]] Translation: "Heroic Land".[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXVnyiQjBE Nerve]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKZBFts4lPo Rejection Role]] (Soilwork)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnmXeIyyvsg Under the Weight]] (Masayoshi Soken, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Eg2onR7Gs Rage]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n875Rdxl12k Kill Ratio]] (Sonic Mayhem, ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyK_O609L-s Silver Rocket]] (Music/SonicYouth) [[note]] Already a NoiseRock song, there's a section of pure noise that keeps it from 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=es9-P1SOeHU Faceshopping]] (Music/{{Sophie}}) [[note]] Except for the bridge, which is a 1. The song is mainly based on the portions that are at 8, so it goes here.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2r1MiD5m38 Legless]] (Sorrowseed)
* [[https://sorryaboutmyface.bandcamp.com/track/please-be-quiet please, be quiet]] (Sorry about my face)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl5-Cl6LOo Prophecy]] (Music/{{Soulfly}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4L6THYAbM 4th Of July]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh20q3Dx8RI Beyond The Wheel (Live)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ygBladNLo Jesus Christ Pose]] (Music/{{Soundgarden}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYiaIdFISxQ Pillars of Smoke]] (Spectre ft. Sensational)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=sPtcWEYKEzk Fat Controller]] (Music/{{Squarepusher}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2QkOXahJts Get Inside]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhVZO_eoZxg Tumlut]] (Music/StoneSour) [[note]] Due to their EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, one may mistake these and some other songs from their self-titled debut for Slipknot songs.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6unJQownW4 District 9]] (Music/StrayKids)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8vlk1UR99k Tidal Wave (ft. Alpines)]] (Sub Focus)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rPliKmQrk Rancor]] [[note]] Reaches 9 at times.[[/note]] (Subjected)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5RSKemAM8 The Evil King Bowser]] (Koichi Sugiyama, ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' soundtrack) [[note]] In a Monopoly-esque property trading game, no less.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxcJW6bs5os You Can't Bring Me Down]] (Music/SuicidalTendencies)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_dXp0eF8s0 Frankie Teardrop]] [[note]] Would be a 2 initially, but the uneasy atmosphere and especially the earsplitting screams (volume warning) bring it up a notch.[[/note]] (Music/{{Suicide|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baY03yOJmGo Attention Whore]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Suicide Commando)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UconifZFZvk Come On! Negatone]] (''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' soundtrack) [[note]] This would have been at level 7 without that klaxon alarm blaring throughout the opening and ending of the song. This is among the most extreme examples a MagicalGirl song can get.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDcp_vD6HI Land of the Dead]] (Music/{{Summoning}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnffcY4tqs The Bitter End]] (Music/Sum41) [[note]] Quite possibly the only full-fledged metal song they've made, and undoubtedly the heaviest song in their discography.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqvn_fzoTes Go Go Go]] (Sumo Cyco)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ15VvpoMlQ Young God]] (Music/{{Swans}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG11Y5DaALA Seven]] (Music/SymphonyX)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPKab5Ehg Suite-Pee]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndfqN1VKhY Prison Song]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but just not quite heavy enough.[[/note]] (Music/SystemOfADown)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObop0waGII Wood Goblins]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fqrebyfO4 Pansy]] [[note]] A borderline 11 on the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness however.[[/note]] (TAD)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgIB34W2co El Paso]] (Music/TakingBackSunday) [[note]] Easily their heaviest song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPJKPbUBhYo The Silo]] (Tallah) [[note]] The outro is a borderline 10.[[/note]]
* [[https://soundcloud.com/teminite/teminite-a-new-dawn A New Dawn]] and [[https://soundcloud.com/teminite/teminite-uprising Uprising]] [[note]] Definitely a harder example of level 8 dubstep.[[/note]] (Teminite)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjdSBuZlTGk Pisleen]] (Tendril)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZz74yFLkvg Nikopol]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJX-LNWTEQ Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae]] (''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72bkGVifEZY Reluctantly Accepting Temporary Overexhaustion]] [[note]] Most of the song is a 9/10, but the ending is a 1.[[/note]] (Terminal 11)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndjTkm205o We Put the Key in Keystone]] (Terror on the Screen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtVuL2mPC0E Souls of Black]] (Music/{{Testament}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OsglP4wcnk Action Radar]] [[note]] Could've been higher on the list, if not for it having a pretty straightforward danceable beat.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azA3MhXq7-8 Girls]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQ6-E43aiE Pandemonium]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7geMOFpAIk Rhythm Bomb (ft. Flux Pavilion)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUG8LGkvpE Rhythm of Life]] [[note]] Goes up to 10 for the final part.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzB2c-kIWPM Wake Up Call]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzB2c-kIWPM Wild Frontier]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeFLJQW7qw You'll Be Under My Wheels]] (Music/TheProdigy)
* [[https://tomatoism.bandcamp.com/track/15499 15499]] (tomatoism)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RelR85j09XY Ticks and Leeches]] (Music/{{Tool}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3xXZ68rZWs RIP (VIP)]] (TORN)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoxXnEdZA6o Acidhead]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikFOk4dWuI Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance]] [[note]] It's a borderline 9, but the doom metal section slows the pace enough to keep it in the 8 range. Live versions of the song tend to break into the 9 range.[[/note]] (Tourniquet)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cliTbuXF26g Depth Charge]] (Music/DevinTownsend)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BQ6LMlQK3w SuperHeroes 2007]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (The Toxic Avenger)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTlhgEUmWpI Half Nelson]] [[note]] Initially a 7, but it gets heavier later on and there are some parts before that reach level 8 all the way to level 11.[[/note]] (Trade)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9fSgUvT5iw Evenfall]] (Music/{{Tristania}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX226Db63ZE Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjeXQq3yzk Anthem (We Are The Fire)]] (Music/{{Trivium}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Bn7j-H2Eg WARLORDZ]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] ([=TroyBoi=] ft. Music/{{Skrillex}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKuoHlYuHM Abolish Government/Silent Majority]] (T.S.O.L.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFcyf2al7w AAF Boss Encounter]] (Shusaku Uchiyama & Makoto Tomozawa, ''VideoGame/PN03'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmw1Px2bREA Embraced by the Flame]] (UNDEAD CORPORATION)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGmh2bFpyZA Bitch]] (Underground Nation of Rotterdam)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=sVPooKsLxII Desperate Times, Desperate Measures]] (Music/{{Underoath}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku_dP3DXhO4 Your Nightmare]] [[note]] The instrumental parts are 7, while the vocal parts are 9.[[/note]] (Unter Null)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbCDdkbVHo Gore]] (Jeff van Dyck & Saki Kaskas, ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed II'' soundtrack) [[note]] The quiet interludes keep it from a 9-10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjQJeMF7HM8 Dance Like You're Selling Nails]] [[note]] If you disregard the soft interlude shortly after the first minute. Even with it, it can still be considered a low 8.[[/note]], [[https://venetiansnares.bandcamp.com/track/personal-discourse Personal Discourse]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZJdOqvjDaE0 Dear Poet]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1cb-qbC-dI Sajtban]] (Music/VenetianSnares)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7suDE2TxhU Nightmare]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5wUr4Lut4A In League with Satan]] [[note]] The rough production keeps it from getting a 7.[[/note]] (Music/{{Venom}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALr_DOY-A6A The Red Carpet Day]] (Music/{{Versailles}}) [[note]] Link goes to the original version, although [[RearrangeTheSong the remake]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1Mwn_qrc8 is also here]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed0098y6CQ Live versions]] can go up to a soft 9 thanks to less emphasis on the synths, more emphasis on the band's HarshVocals, and the repetition of the breakdown overshadowing the "cleaner" portions of the song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRN8A2UBZ8 Dimman]] (Vildhjarta) [[note]] The [[LastNoteNightmare breakdown]] is a 10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV5rrAIucWQ Violent Syntax Error]] (The Violent Vocations)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqP6SCfvp10 Spectral Nightdrive]] (Violetshaped)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0GNlriFWUA Guardian]] (Viridus)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rizJQ8UrBWU Borg]] (Virtual Riot & [=FuntCase=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmR_zzxkICU Too Scared to Scream]] (Music/{{Voivod}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPYcEU2xzKo Light Speed]] (Weeb)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Se9vvLsVUI&t You Fucked Up]] (Music/{{Ween}}) [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the frenzied screaming throughout the song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWO9ZLYmteU Something Inside of Me]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC0MzL19wVk Yesterday Don't Mean]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUw7eOZBlkw You Can't Handle This]] (Wicked Wisdom)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z54C5QZIL7E Misty Menace]] (David Wise, ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H0tglZD7bc When It Falls]] ([[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Jeff Williams]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4WFzl-6Xs Starchild]] (Music/{{Wintersun}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2sGaFuXRqQ This Situation Is Getting Hairy]] (THE WORKOUT)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=OH0XqfVUDis Stab Me in the Back]] [[note]] From their days as X.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=MQCTNYs55Us Art of Life (Live)]] [[note]] The album mix is a 7, borderline 8. The live, especially with hide and Pata on guitar as in this performance, is a hard 8/borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/XJapan)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI3C9qQlb1U Freedom Dive]] [[note]] While the song is very fast, the beats aren't overly harsh, and it has a joyful vibe throughout.[[/note]] (xi)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3jBK4hgqQ Crack]] (Xorcist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4FZEtDVXXU The Art of Revenge]] ([=XP8=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38i33rNGHKc Why Am I?]] (Xysma)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me5YDGjSG3w Invisible Monster]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-74FNOLmEk Passive Illusions]],[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsbCg2y76c&pp=sAQA Block Mind]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbW8KBZguDM Angel's Thanatos]] [[note]] Foray into IndustrialMetal. The squelching pick noises make it a borderline 9 but it's too melodic to get there.[[/note]] (Music/AkiraYamaoka, ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB6Xj5fZSI Kuusou Mesorogiwi]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoqVI6RpZhI Mischievous of Alice]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQAw3BMf-M Baptize]] (Music/YouseiTeikoku)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZH78DZUI8 For I Am Cursed]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Youth Code)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItlqIj0Najw POWA]] (Zeds Dead & PEEKABOO)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq6i9RNmO4s Creepy Crawler]] (Zombie Girl & Sebastian Komor)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGKPiTFmzrw Nuclear (Hands Up)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIYEfbe84Z0 Get with the Program (Eptic & Trampa Remix)]] (Zomboy)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RcF8uBZ3q4 Born to Survive]] (Zomboy ft. rx Soul)
[[/folder]]
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'''Genres''': '''ThrashMetal, harder PowerMetal, DoomMetal, Death 'n' Roll, harder SpeedMetal, the hardest PostHardcore / PostGrunge, Crossover Thrash, GrooveMetal, {{Djent}}, harder IndustrialMetal, harder {{Grunge}}, SludgeMetal, harder Post-Metal, Blackgaze, harder ProgressiveMetal, harder HardcorePunk [[note]] Especially D-beat and harder StreetPunk.[[/note]], softer MelodicDeathMetal, very soft BlackMetal, {{Metalcore}}, DrumAndBass, Industrial Hip-Hop, {{EBM}}, [[{{Dubstep}} Brostep]], Hard {{Trance}}, harder NoiseRock, the hardest TraditionalHeavyMetal / HairMetal [[note]] Though HairMetal at this level is usually significantly influenced by extreme metal or other abrasive genres.[[/note]], harder AlternativeMetal / NuMetal, harder Trap Metal, harder FolkMetal, softer Drill n' Bass / Breakcore, Russian Hardbass'''
'''Matching mineral''': '''Topaz'''
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW5dWpWrzVM Rainbow Planet]] (すてらべえ)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAkUDcCVCDk What Was I Thinking?]] (Music/ThreeEleven) [[note]] Would be a 7 without the distorted vocals, 311's heaviest song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoKmcunpm78 Spooky Scary Skeletons Meets Metal]] (331Erock and Miracle of Sound)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty0WY3G-HUw Merchant of the Void]] (3Teeth & Music/MickGordon)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbSKT2MbN3I The Solution]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTMpWkTOnq0 The Point]] (Abbey Nex)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJxBCcptgok Der Grosse Tod]] [[note]] Re-recorded Der Fünfzehnjährige Krieg version.[[/note]] (Music/{{Absurd|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFOvz6p7Z00 The Sleeper Awakens]] [[note]] By far, their softest song. [[/note]] (Music/AbysmalDawn)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAEiddTAKQQ Tranquilized]] (Music/AcidBath)
* [[https://erogros.bandcamp.com/track/--2 &]] (AERO GROS M) [[note]] The two extremely harsh noise sections place this song higher on the scale than it would be without those sections.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g5EO633vEE Not Unlike the Waves]] (Agalloch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGriJRaGVc Copperhead]] (Aghast View)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwqzAaB8C2A Abbatoir]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for reaching 10 sometimes.[[/note]] (AGLORY)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwb81Yc-yUg Super Miriam]] (Airdorf, ''VideoGame/FaithTheUnholyTrinity'' soundtrack) [[note]] Disregarding the short level 1 interlude towards the end.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jd2rfh_hsQ Battle]] (Ajapai)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llVf0ZnBBmc We All Die!]] (Alec Empire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHy3i6jaCWE Black Sails at Midnight]] (Music/{{Alestorm}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCdgYWYXpM A Looking in View]] [[note]] The only reason this isn't a 7 is because of the sheer musical mass of the instruments and the depressing tone, as there are no real harsh vocals present.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmOSizEukP8 God Smack]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8vHnGRl4U Grind]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OK1HRqP-fg Check My Brain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQc8WsY-ZbA Phantom Limb]] [[note]] Probably the closest the band has come to an outright thrash song, its one of the fastest, most aggressive riffs they've ever recorded. Unique for a band that favors a slower, more brooding sound. [[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgAE5SgFnw Them Bones]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6gRJ6jmkYc Sickman]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lp1wyk1aeQ Head Creeps]] [[note]] The outro is arguably on the very edge of a 9, but most of the song isn't quite aggressive enough.[[/note]] (Music/AliceInChains)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pnlm1Ky_sA Isolation]] (Music/AlterBridge) [[note]] The thrashier parts keep it from being a hard 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSxBo_ye_rI 16th Wave]] [[note]] Borderline 9; the softer parts bring it down a bit.[[/note]] (Amen Orchestra)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlrdzJDTlkE The Last Stand of Frej]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mOgbT88G1A Put Your Back Into the Oar]] (Music/AmonAmarth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCcGHcLb-94 Woodlawn]] (Ampere)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnooidoSBBo A Metaphor for the Dead]] (Music/AnaalNathrakh) [[note]] A soft 8; unusual for a band that typically makes 10-11 material.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnyHqYBjVcY Frigid Bitch]] (Anacrusis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx-EfT0AMuk King of the Hoard]] (William Anderson, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' soundtrack) [[note]] Yes, you read this right as well.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzab7sNCzs Skinny Little Bitch]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FVei2dvtWE A la mode, a la morte]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvuGRAells Wreak Havoc]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gAQ7NxLvI Princess Chaos (Angelspit Remix)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QMDTe8l22E Jugular (Baal Remix)]] (Music/{{Angelspit}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULXT9xgSsDs Striker]] (Annihilator)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcXSj8QeL70 Among the Living]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp15snaUfGw Metal Thrashing Mad]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_HKsoql1Y Zero Tolerance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW43HJnIFOw H8 Red]] (Music/{{Anthrax}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTay8K0TYmA The Flow (Mashok Remix)]] (Antima)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAh134XoHzo FlutERR (SMOR3S remix)]] (Aoshi ft. [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol_UYJdGB9g 54 Cymru Beats]] [[note]] Starts at a 7/borderline 8, then becomes a 9 for the latter half of the song, and reaches 10 for a while just before the end. Overall, on the heavier end of 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbf4iT0YqZM Metapharstic]] (Music/AphexTwin)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR4LVp9wjN4 Goi, Rode, Goi!]] (Arkona) [[note]] The clean vocal segments and the folk-ish vibe keeps it from being 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1RKaRgVFKk The Black]] (Asking Alexandria)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9nfuLRl6Y Deception]] (Aslan Faction)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPCSRtors_g Mannequin Republic]] (At The Drive-In)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUId5f1-KbE Carol of the Bells]] (August Burns Red)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=pAf2aqZGl8w 6IE.CR]] [[note]] Would be a 9 if not for the calmer, relatively subdued later parts of the song.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJS1lCtgZKY P.:NTIL]] [[note]] The intro is a 5. Then, it becomes a 6 and steadily gets heavier until it's around a 9-10. After that it settles down into a 7 until the end of the song.[[/note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6zT3kVtpHc Second Bad Vilbel]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x3WRQPDgvo V-PROC]] [[note]] Intro starts a 6, but gets progressively heavier, peaking at 9. The main part of the song is a soft 8.[[/note]] (Music/{{Autechre}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bGzWyHbu0 Nightmare]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zlh-xYA_k God Hates Us]] (Music/AvengedSevenfold) [[note]] While the latter song is definitely the heaviest thing Avenged Sevenfold has done in years, it's still ultimately too melodic and "catchy" to be a 9. Meanwhile, the occasional bouts of metalcore screaming bring the former song above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZDHaVDMRM Ghosts, First Variation]] (Albert Ayler) [[note]] Mostly due to the atonal and noisy sax playing. Would have been off the scale when it was first released in 1965.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdrZqPHfZTI Blue Alice]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmGE2LfO9l0 Big Plans]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu4YxOEUM-k 1000 Transmissions]] (Music/{{Ayria}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J08YbVf0QM Catch Me if You Can]] (Music/BabyMetal)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmNkvE050I Starfire Burning Upon the Ice Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule]] (Music/BalSagoth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJFDclm26-E Outrage]] [[note]] Starts at 7, but turns into this level later on.[[/note]] ([[Music/{{DaftPunk}} Thomas Bangalter]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6PGxqrtc0M Catacombs]] [[note]] Goes up and down the scale, starting and ending at level 9.[[/note]] (Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard, ''Film/JohnWickChapter2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1CkdF7uoKk At the Base of the Giant’s Throat]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wScX-ao9ZU Bones in the Water]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Battle of Mice)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTUCGRu_DL4 I Have a Problem]] (Music/{{Beartooth}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi3sB8ROAZ0 Heart Attack Man]] (Music/BeastieBoys) [[note]] Don't let the comedic, folky intro fool you, this showcases Beastie Boys' hardcore punk side. Anyone who is only familiar with their more hip hop-oriented material is in for a surprise.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNdcFPjGsm8 Revolution 9]] [[note]] Soft 8; gets up here due to the multiple layers of sound, its chaotic and disorganized nature, and the second half of the song until around 7 minutes in. Yes, really.[[/note]] (Music/TheBeatles)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-E293UIJPw Mindflay]] (Being)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuhQK6WPD7I Aspect]] (Be'lakor)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMlbS6JHj0 Rows (of Endless Waves)]] [[note]] Solid 10 at its hardest and 1 at its softest.[[/note]] (Music/BellWitch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jUs45f5p50 L Dopa]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm9HvDT7BSE The Power of Independent Trucking]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR-M7Uqi8FY Bad Penny]] (Music/BigBlack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhTApXv4OpU Getting Stronger Remix]] (Music/BlackGryph0n & Baasik ft. Creator/MichelleCreber) [[note]] Their hardest track yet. They went full out dubstep for this one.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol53NIDwOTI Night in New Chiang Saen]] (Black Rain)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL8zFZD_WZ8 Methademic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVU8VEzQG14 Symptom of the Universe (live 1978)]] [[note]] Ozzy's angry vocals in this version, and the lack of the much softer outro from the studio version, manage to push the song to this level.[[/note]] (Music/BlackSabbath)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrHCn69rppg Arrakis]] [[note]] Hard 8. Music/{{Noisia}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7mADamRuRI remix]] is a 10.[[/note]] (Black Sun Empire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTnn8_9vpA Stolen Omen]] [[note]] Probably their heaviest song as of yet, thanks to Andy's death growls.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjYlcPA5bk Faithless]] [[note]] The Double Bass kick and harsh riffing prevent this song from falling to a 7.[[/note]] (Music/BlackVeilBrides)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vnf0McFrgg Into the Storm]] (Music/BlindGuardian)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKubAuffiIg Je Me Perds]] (Music/BloodRedShoes) [[note]] The hardcore punk sound and the distorted screamed vocals helps keep the song this high, which is unusual for Blood Red Shoes.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oi-8xl7uZs Freedom]] (Music/BloodStainChild) [[note]] If it wasn't for the trance elements, this would ''easily'' be a 10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAxOulZm_Zg ULTRAnumb]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8BfklAWBEU Scrape]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5raCE5o3m1M Ready Aim Fire]] (Music/BlueStahli)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2KBIs__91s Reefer Sutherland]] (Music/{{Bongripper}}) [[note]] The song would classify as a 9 or 10, but the quiet section at around 7 minutes in prevents it from going higher on the list.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5WxZNIpszs Guided Relaxation Dub]] (Borgore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfPR2Ehs1dE Texte 2]] (André Boucourechliev)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo5KQnkCks Reality]] (Boys Noize)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKS4duPqNyo Throw It All Away]] (Everett Bradley, ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' soundtrack) [[note]] The initial part after the intro is a 9, but it gets somewhat cleaner as it goes on.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tA2n-o7jms Live at the Sandopolis]] (Braincells)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OHvffAOmA Shadow Moses]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for its {{djent}}-influenced riffing.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XVbfDb-NI Chelsea Smile]] [[note]] A borderline 9, but for [[CarefulWithThatAxe entirely different reasons.]][[/note]] (Music/BringMeTheHorizon)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcIisAwtR6s Into the Black]] (The Bronx) [[note]] An example of HardcorePunk that reaches this level due to ThrashMetal influences.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnSekPSTCKs Great Grandfather's Death]] [[note]] The intro is a 1-2, while the extratone part is a 10.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPxiyrh6fs End This.]] [[note]] Would probably be a borderline 11 if not for the softer ambient sections.[[/note]] (Brunatny)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSS8zjdXg2w Headache FM]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (B.S.E.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMloksdVhE Bio Lab]] [[note]] Soft 8.[[/note]] (Music/{{BT}}, ''Franchise/DieHard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=k2-_Mz-l1u4 Nakayubi]] (Music/BuckTick) [[note]] In the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness, though, this would easily be a 9-10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAkbbKycCM Who Was In My Room Last Night?]] (Music/ButtholeSurfers)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IDNY2mvnDc At the Gallows End]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woe_4gkS4XU Solitude]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=gS-ER5b3Osc Mourner's Lament]] (Music/{{Candlemass}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2vm79u5E1I Move Around]] (Camo & Krooked ft. Ian Shaw)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KKYJD09qCk Unfit For Human Consumption]] (Music/{{Carcass}}) [[note]] The thrashy guitar sound keeps it from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVQjrIcwyEg Big Arms]] (Music/CashCash & [[Music/Crush40 Jun Senoue]], ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o3cYMXgaP0 Switchback]] [[note]] The intro is a hard 2, which then transitions abruptly to an 8. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvg-6iV4xK0 Detroit 2000 remix]] is also here.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehlvMZ47TE I Believe You]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7HJnwRklEA Own Little World]] [[note]] Both are borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gic37Xk29Yk Narrow Escape]] and [[https://youtu.be/pqTVUPGZZj0 A Matter of Time]] (Music/{{Celldweller}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3qJHARJbqw Jesus Freak (DC Talk cover)]] (Chasing Victory) [[note]] Too slow with too many quiet parts to be a 9, but the general abrasiveness keeps it above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5dzq2womi0 Madness 7]] (Cheshyre, ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAR-wJN8bNE&t=32m29s B2]] ([[Music/OneohtrixPointNever Chuck Person]]) [[note]] A very distorted loop of Teddy Pendergrass' "Love T.K.O." A hard 8 due to the distortion and pitchshifting applied, causing atonality. Becomes a borderline 10 at the climax because of the amount of layering and even ''heavier'' distortion. The latter half of the track is a 3.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu5Z-FTRxRM Machines of Our Disgrace]] ([[Music/{{Celldweller}} Circle of Dust]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG6ozuoFGTk Fly Around]] [[note]] One of the hardest Cirque songs, if not ''the'' hardest.[[/note]] (Creator/CirqueDuSoleil, ''Amaluna'')
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uIgjbfT-j0 Delete]] (Clan of Xymox)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVLXw484pUg Uiqwenmokdan]] (Clouds)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybBzQsMfFvs Underneath]] (Music/CodeOrange) [[note]] The prominent use of {{Glitch}}-like effects make it a borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_4KEwX5FDw I Want Your Blood]] (Combichrist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3wEsyhTVGI Phoenix In Flight]] (Music/{{Converge}}) [[note]] [[MoodWhiplash The coda, Phoenix In Flames, is a solid 11.]][[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti518tjrLqU The Emigrant's Wake]] (Music/{{Cormorant}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2I2mK_3_ns Vote With A Bullet]] (Corrosion of Conformity)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJrjNYJv9A Maniac]] (Counterstrike)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RHFZKMGrPk Theremin]] [[note]] A 10 by 1990s standards. Still a borderline 9 today; so is the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BRONECFwnY Club Edit]], which starts out softer but gets heavier later on, peaking at the upper end of level 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYeKKFk48fc Voices]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ierrg4gEji0 Like Tears in Rain]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g7FbQ4rqnQ Edge of Dawn]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDkFlVSwnk Call the Ships to Port]] [[note]] Soft 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Bq7mojuLA Figurehead (album version)]] [[note]] Starts off at 9. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNYi27BH54A Plain]] version is a 7.[[/note]] (Music/{{Covenant}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHvTWwnw9xs Bullets]] (Music/{{Creed|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8jOhqOsouM Caledonia]] (Cromagnon) [[note]] This song is very difficult to fit on the modern scale, though it's arguably at least a hard 8 for the vocals alone. Back in 1969, it would have went [[ReadingsAreOffTheScale WELL BEYOND level 11.]][[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0Wn5XXtXM Eclipse]] (Crossfaith)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1xdcgtsHNM Leave Me Here]] (Music/CultOfLuna)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q27KtfR1ESA Rollin' and Scratchin']] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW7WfdTuth8 Rock 'n' Roll]] (Music/DaftPunk) [[note]] Both are borderline 9s.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9-l88iS6xI Pride Battle (Blow by Blow)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyug-mrbcwk Sergeant Battle Pt. 3]] [[note]] A soft 8; starts in the 5-6 range and gets more abrasive later on.[[/note]] (Traz Damji, ''VideoGame/DeadRising3'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn8CxizsFVQ Become Wrath]] (Dance With the Dead)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVrMRTw29G0 Snowdrifts]] (Dark Lunacy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKjzDU7V7es Misery's Crown]] (Music/DarkTranquillity)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W-lpZj08i4 Sadtone Inside]] [[note]] A soft 8; while the beat and intro are soft, the song has a harsh tone in the background that puts it here.[[/note]] (Darkblack XIII)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsi1TYQobew Demon(s)]] (Darkest Hour)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg0vwMhT4NU Lightspeed]] (Datsik & Kill The Noise)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMN8msnUK5Y Nasty]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Datsik & Virtual Riot)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgLenk8v77Y Vindicate]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Datsik & Music/{{Excision|Musician}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqa4_YuQQV8 The Reason They Hate Me]] (Music/{{Daughters}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGj3u4oGxNI Portrait of Homicide]] (Dawn of Ashes)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A7UjrZnOuo A Plot to Bomb the Panhandle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPsrvnYbMg 2nd Sucks]] [[note]] Extremely high 8, would be a 9 if it weren't for the generally more accessible growled vocals of ADTR.[[/note]] (Music/ADayToRemember)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyc62g7YQM0 Nazi Punks Fuck Off]] (Music/DeadKennedys)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g34B-YOaC7c FML]] [[note]] The buildup steadily climbs up to an 8, the first drop and ending are a 4, the second drop is a soft 8, and there's a soft interlude to balance things out that starts at level 1 but soon progresses to the buildup again. Overall, it's here since it's mainly at level 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVM_CjZLdOc Stereo Fidelity]] [[note]] The sounds used are very harsh, but brief, while the beats alone are at level 3, and the "speeding up" sections reach level 11. It's been averaged out at this level.[[/note]] (Music/Deadmau5)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtHxWeOXNgM The Devil Incarnate]] (Death Angel)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htl3XWUhUOM Takyon (Death Yon)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4l7bmTJ7j8 Guillotine]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZgZT4DGSY Hacker]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4juIFmIqrf8 Blood Creepin]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cinJDxLUsNY On GP]] [[note]] Prevented from being a 7 due to the noisier parts.[[/note]] (Music/DeathGrips)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzeFonIRYNw Fuze (VIP)]] (Deathmatics)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBbTYaM52YY Carnal Malefactor]] (Music/DeathspellOmega) [[note]] A comparatively light song from a band known for making mostly level 11 BlackMetal. Without the lengthy Old Church Slavonic chant interlude this would probably be a 9, but it's still too melodic, slow, and chilled out to reach a 10, even with the harsh vocals. On the other hand, the metal parts are probably still too heavy for this to qualify as anything below an 8. A SurprisinglyGentleSong by this band's standards nonetheless.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml-mHo-3FYA Zombie]] (Death SS) [[note]] BlackMetal before the term existed. The album version from 10 years later is a 7 due to the better production values. Off the scale for 1977.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVnFoSo8WUM Blitzkrieg]] (Deathstars)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoKlVa1dG2Y Bio-Vital]] [[note]] The Frozen Autumn's cover is a 5.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdgO_SAS76M 2Faces]] (Decoded Feedback)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_CtHph3GXU Kansas City (Winter Face Remix)]] (Deenk ft. MC Kyla)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Zrn-eEnGg Black Death]] (The Defiled)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEVik1nJb68 7 Words]] [[note]] Balances out here. The verses are a 6, but the chorus jumps into a 9, while the rapped bridge (apart from the ear-piercing scream) is an 8.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOGf9J2wWB0 CMND CTRL]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I2Aba-BYF8 Headup]] [[note]] Definitely a borderline 9.[[/note]](Music/{{Deftones}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph5efJOqghQ Hammer of Damnation]] (Demoniac)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iksUgZEpHPg Cursed Reality]] (Demonic Pressure & Lilith)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZEVmk0Ctpo Mask Off]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Demonic Pressure & Distorted Vortex)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8SSQ3b5mIY Healing Vision (Full Hate Mix)]] [[note]] The original and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn2usIcB6So Angelic]] mixes are 5 and 6, respectively.[[/note]] (De-Sire & 2MB, ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8XOCwVXlS4 Clouds over California]] ([=DevilDriver=]) [[note]] The thrashy guitar tone keeps it from going up to 9. Still, it's a pretty soft song for a band known for making 9/10 MelodicDeathMetal / GrooveMetal.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUN89RaP60 Devils Never Cry]] (''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' soundtrack) [[note]] Obviously ignore the intro. The ominous tone and the spine-chilling death growls towards the end of the song puts this above 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR6iAL8nhjc Vaporous]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Devouring Annihilation)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMDMlIvdqlA Embers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCqRkiKsbWI Soul Snatcher]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M0Pc6ayBRw Bipolar (Bossfight Remix)]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Dex Arson)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcg2Mmv3-w4 The Way]] (Dharmata)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYFU6SOrVuk Exit Strategy of a Wrecking Ball]] (Diablo Swing Orchestra) [[note]] The orchestrated sections keep it from being a borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpr_HNJ0Y3A Pentakill]] [[note]] Hits as low as 6, but predominantly a soft 8 thanks to the bass growls in the drops.[[/note]] (Different Heaven)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L78sldu-46o Sludgefeast]] (Music/DinosaurJr) [[note]] A good example of how noisiness can affect a song's level. Would be at a 7 or maybe even a hard 6 otherwise.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q-jK90Rrc8 CLEVER SLEAZOID]] [[note]] Borderline 9 thanks to the old-school DeathMetal influences.[[/note]]and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkLRH82SWQE LOTUS]] [[note]] Despite the lack of harsh vocals, it still gets here due to the dense DoomMetal-influenced instrumentation.[[/note]] (Music/DirEnGrey)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBgArsOUbEo Vandals]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for the faster parts towards the end.[[/note]] (Dirtyphonics)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rptM69jwLXI Post Apocalyptia]] (DIS-[=M3M=]-[=B3R=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNbq0GWnGWs Chester]] (Disarmonia Mundi)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vVJ4ywo1s Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing]] (Discharge)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZFDBfQ8ds Gone]] (Disembodied) [[note]] The melodic and spoken word vocals parts take it down here from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPhLOp17HHg Chaos (Last Battle Theme)]] (''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' soundtrack) [[note]] First part is around a 4, second part is a 6, third part is a 9. It sits around an 8 on average, though.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJtDD9UMDBo Remnants/Asylum]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auuqlcom6tM Immortalized]] (Music/{{Disturbed}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQmKuQsb6lc Open Your Eyes]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-Z56SAAPo0 King of Kings]] [[note]] Would be a 7 without the thrashy guitar tone.[[/note]] (Divinefire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVRc0upuer4 The Legacy Continues]] (DJ Attic, Stylzz & G)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Qn7UxZWFY Times Like These]] [[note]] Travels through various parts of the scale, peaking at level 11; it's been balanced out here.[[/note]] (DJ Hidden)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAAp8Z0im8 witness]] (DJ Kuroneko)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qac51mf7Uvg Trust Nobody]] [[note]] Soft 8 overall.[[/note]] (DJ Snake)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsn7kAv2q_k Acidomanius Comfort]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (DJ Stellar)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxgDnBDuGw Skelechairs]] (Doormouse) [[note]] The Music/VenetianSnares [[https://doormouse.bandcamp.com/track/skelechairs-v-snares-remix remix]] is an 11, starting at a 10 but gradually reaching an 11 as it goes on.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NQu_NZVjUI Zero Punctuation Theme]] (Ian Dorsch, ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roQpKo_7i18 Eyes of the South]] (Down) [[note]] The song begins as a 2 in the intro then builds up to a 7 and remains an 8 throughout the rest of the song except for the mellow part before the climax which turns into a 2 at that point before going back to 8 in the climax.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDeuKXPejw0 Frenchcore Worldwide]] [[note]] The drop is a 10, but the first half is the buildup to that drop, which is softer.[[/note]] (Dr. Peacock ft. Da Mouth of Madness)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8Yi9frSVE War!]] (Music/DragonForce)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU83fjQyz70 See You...In Hell]] (Christopher Drake, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ImxfctL4M The Glass Prison]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q The Dark Eternal Night]] (Music/DreamTheater)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7Zo3FmtVJ4 Forests in Fire and Gold]] (Music/{{Drudkh}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGthXdVWaNQ Firestorm]] (Earth Crisis)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDoKVlePMS0 Suicidal Temple]] (Earthists)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knUDV_ppSyE Kollaps]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpUclEYO8A Falschgeld]] (Music/EinsturzendeNeubauten) [[note]] The title track of Kollaps (obviously named Kollaps) is generally quieter than half of the album itself.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_idNE-oZBZA Du tréfonds des ténèbres]] (Elend) [[note]] Definitely some of the heaviest orchestral music out there, brought up significantly by the harsh vocals.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxkhwJCoq84 Ram It Down]] [[note]] The verses are 4-5, the chorus is an 8, and the finale is an 11.[[/note]] (Music/DorianElectra)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8WGig0MLU Thousandfold]] (Eluveitie)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU4xzckKB2c Assasin]] (Enduser)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s6Fz8BATWE Deathbringer from the Sky]] (Ensiferum) [[note]] Clean vocals and the power metal themed riffs keep this from being a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wngyXhTx4pc Sorry, You're Not a Winner]] [[note]] The near-ubiquitous Chris Barnes-like growls in the finale make it a borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQii6mB8Hw Sssnakepit]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PoGwl-7x4 Arguing with Thermometers]] (Music/EnterShikari)
* [[https://theworstlabel.bandcamp.com/track/come-back-to-me Come Back to Me]] and [[https://theworstlabel.bandcamp.com/track/wiiheyhey Wiiheyhey]] (Emray)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8yPlJNy0U Neo Star]] [[note]] The distorted vocals in the verses bump it up from a 7.[[/note]] (The Enigma TNG)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNWv1TI3RPg Bloodlust]] (Eptic)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrMclZovh_o Die Weide und der Fluß]] (Equilibrium)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd-3H0TqytI Error 2.0]] (Erio)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=924bRfmiJ20 Thrasher]] (Music/{{Evile}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNIKR2pctU The Paradox]] [[note]] A few parts are borderline 9.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5N7JaURMxQ Bass Cannon]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/{{Excision|Musician}})
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXKOEQAeDAs Robo Kitty]] (Excision & Downlink)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XBNx_T7Tm0 Destroid 3. Crusaders]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Excision, Downlink & Space Laces)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS87krWeYpA Throwin' Elbows]] (Excision & Space Laces)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI_PQZvz5js The Toxic Waltz]] (Exodus)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPBECnDBiRQ Deadlocked]] (F-777, ''VideoGame/GeometryDash'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5456JZPWAvY Jizzlobber]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4AawcYdSE Surprise! You're Dead!]] [[note]] Faith No More doing thrash metal.[[/note]] (Music/FaithNoMore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82Br1IAH4x8 Tom Waits]] (The Fall of Troy) [[note]] Middle section dips to about a 5, although the contrast makes the shrieking vocals and aggressive music seem even heavier.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F-dm6wXn84 Obstruct Omicronium]] [[note]] Way too many softer parts for it to be 9.[[/note]] (Famine, Ruined & Necrofiler)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_swlTMKqrXg Faster Than Light]] (Far Too Loud) [[note]] Here almost exclusively due to the break, otherwise a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0Q7yaDqLqs Demanufacture]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieEdqAhiHQ My Grave]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaKEe-pihJI Pisschrist]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/FearFactory)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjD0OhLrSw XTC Love]] [[note]] Brought down a little by the more pleasant background noises.[[/note]] (Bertocucci Feranzano)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pUkgeVHbzk Rip N Tear]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (FESTER)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnIJd9_Io7A Deathcar]] (Fightstar) [[note]] One of Fightstar's heaviest songs musically and lyrically, but the melodic chorus and clean vocals keep it from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJhi43RntJk Trollhammaren]] (Finntroll)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG0qw4TFti4 The Colour and the Shape]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhF-oZpbXxI FFL]] [[note]] The two heaviest Foo Fighters songs; Music/DaveGrohl's hardcore punk background shines through here. Both are pretty hard 8s, which is rather unexpected from a band that usually sticks around MohsRockMetal/Levels4And5.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZSY-3cwdGg Savior Breath]] [[note]] Though, it's slightly softer than the other two songs, but the song's sheer thrash metal-like speed and distortion puts it above a 7.[[/note]] (Music/FooFighters)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osUNwI2SiUQ Smile]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIqkAlcoT6k Bonetrousle (Genocide)]] [[note]] Hard 8.[[/note]] (Creator/TobyFox, ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHmZiAzdCJQ The Man with No Faith]] [[note]] Borderline 9; the heavier parts are quite short and are between softer parts.[[/note]] (Freqax)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hgnVZKyAe0 Sudden Masturbation]] (The Frey Effect)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwEJtesgv9A Overkill]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQVSGBVimLw Mental Distortion]] [[note]] Was a 9 in 1990.[[/note]] (Music/FrontLineAssembly)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5NRfivKlcA Fuckin Hostile]] [[note]] The shouted vocal samples and the later parts of the song bring it up to a borderline 9.[[/note]] (Fuckin Hostile)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5enUKKQNAc Fabrik]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5fTTf5PHY Sins (album version)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARLM6jd5PrY Kapitulation]] (Music/FunkerVogt)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYE6W5rL9SI Early 90's]] (Gabber Subculture)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jacNu9RQcLw Alsatia]] (Music/{{Galneryus}}) [[note]] Easily the hardest song by the band, simply because it's {{Metalcore}} with clean vocals [[CreatorsOdball instead of their usual]] PowerMetal fare.[[/note]]
* [[https://meatcubelabel.bandcamp.com/track/my-glasses-reflect-untrue-view-on-my-eyes My Glasses Reflect Untrue View On My Eyes]] (Gauge Means Nothing)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvphbOzspZY DERANGEMENT]] (Music/TheGazette)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDpukN6iNDQ Accelerator]] (Gearwhore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmiAL3_UKT8 What!]] (Getter)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzHKGzlkMhI Creepy Crawly Things (Mu Fu Mix)]] (Ghost)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoeYh4MwtCk Break Down]] [[note]] Infrequent, but powerful metal screams prevent this song from falling to a 7.[[/note]] (Girugamesh)
* [[https://ghy3310.bandcamp.com/track/morning-acid Morning Acid]] and [[https://ghy3310.bandcamp.com/track/--21 ８月の旅人]] (Glitched Hero Y)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esvw3fxlXXE Head Full of Shadows]] (The Glitch Mob)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3OOlZQsiQo G.L.O.S.S. (We're From The Future)]] (G.L.O.S.S.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISiR_-FfOY Rusty Nails]] (Music/GodDethroned)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXdF9uhVrI0 Mladic]] (Music/GodspeedYouBlackEmperor) [[note]] Most of the song is actually in the 9 range (or even borderline 10 at points) but the first 5 minutes or so are in the 1-3 range, bringing it down[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNdC_3LR2AI Stranded]] (Music/GojiraBand) [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGeAeMKRs2U Amen Therapy]] (Golden Boy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66l4PaW0Zo4 Under Control (ft. Matt Rose)]] ([=GoMad=]! & MONSTER, ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed 2015'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N768T-5Ujs Rainy Night in Tallinn]] (Music/LudwigGoransson, ''Film/{{Tenet}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc-vUBDKcPk The Doom Hunter]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lyi3KvgCs Gladiator]] (Music/MickGordon, ''VideoGame/DOOMEternal'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xml9It_PP4 nhk!?]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ76zxbRKp0 burn this moment into the retina of my eye]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for the heavy bass.[[/note]] (Music/{{goreshit}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=940TMydrkTw Take Back]] (Music/GreenDay) [[note]] Green Day doing HardcorePunk. Billy's MetalScream in the chorus gives it that extra boost. Green Day's heaviest song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtffv9bpB-U&list=PLPcGpkh12BsV4MZS3tTKZGZ6RXjYbC43v&index=5 Three Little Pigs]] (Green Jelly)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOakrCsoFmI Dirty]] (Grendel)
* [[https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/12306 Bowser the Shredder]] (GS-Screamer) [[note]] A ThrashMetal remix of Bowser's final battle theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.[[/note]]
* [[https://theworstlabel.bandcamp.com/track/higurash Higurash]] (GUNSLINGER-R) [[note]]Borderline 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lshal0JWLVQ BURN IT UP]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkWShBM9gk WORLD IS MINE]] ([[Music/{{Argonavis}} GYROAXIA]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVsh2gp29CI God of the Dead]] (''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' soundtrack) [[note]] An example of a boss theme that gets heavier over the span of the battle. First phase is a 5, second phase is a soft 7 due to the fast, heavy percussion. The third phase, exclusive to the [[ChallengeRun Extreme Measures]] version of the boss fight, peaks at this level thanks to the omnipresent guitar solos.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uBxWv6rK0 Syncopated]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IavMQ5ROu3s Machine]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2au0gOehnEU Day After Day]] (Haji's Kitchen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plosSpxH8y8 Skidmarks]] (Rio Hamamoto, ''VideoGame/RidgeRacer 7'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpfqGj9w0oo Fukken Uber Death Party]] (Hanzel und Gretyl)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ruUooMK9w Acperience 1]] (Hardfloor) [[note]] Would have been a 10 in 1993.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbBHhQAjA1E Adrenaline]] (Hardwiya)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW2cktOi-Kk The Flood]] (The Haunted)
* Music/YoshikiHayashi's drum solos for Music/XJapan before his first severe neck injury in 1995. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=WyCd1cpDbG4 This]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=wgaI_yI8pW4 one]] (video in two parts) from 1992 "On the Verge of Destruction" is but one example. [[note]] His backing music is ''Swan Lake'' which makes the juxtaposition of screaming and speed drumming like few others can accomplish a bit more jarring.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bd3DDEOGjE Sweet Dreams You Bastard]] (The Headbanger)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO_EeUBoNOw The Message]] (Music/{{HEALTH}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anuGPwbflY8 Opiate of the Masses]] (Heathen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivgNoVD-5Ks The Saints]] (Music/{{Helloween}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89h-X-tZa_w Rumors of War]] (High on Fire)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGapTMpsOSs Dead Trust]] (Hocico)
* [[https://youtu.be/QuoNofEu07Q In the Grip of Madness (Hell Keep)]] (Aubrey Hodges, ''[[VideoGame/{{Doom}} DOOM (PlayStation)]]'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ajl3nJOksw Teenage Whore]] (Music/{{Hole}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFnE2_DUhbs Been to Hell]] [[note]] Example of a RapMetal song that reaches level 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LkQfkCl6d0 Does Everyone in the World Have to Die]] [[note]] It's at this level mainly due to the heavy brostep influence.[[/note]] (Music/HollywoodUndead)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=508LDJxlP5E Hellbound]] (Hopes Die Last) [[note]] The clean choruses keep it from going up to 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7aDAPBCwY Birdo]] (Horse The Band)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zc9CNjg4Q Trying More]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mOkz6FvRakSet On Fire]] (HORSKH)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7XsI_QNVxo On A Mission]] (Hostile Groove)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r23m91Hclbc Life In Drag]] [[note]] A Screamo song on an otherwise standard emo album, and gets up here due to the constant throat-shredding screams, though the melodic nature keeps it here.[[/note]] (The Hotelier)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD_gM4QvW3Y The Holt (Heavy Fighting)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf1AmkbTmLQ The Dark Lord]] (Andrew Hulshult, ''VideoGame/DOOMEternal'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RnYusoT8zk Be Here Now (The Qemists Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QS_KegQ8mw All Torque (Elite Force Remix)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEN0pzM8XU All Torque (Black Sun Empire Remix)]] [[note]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wd4gvoYWUk The original]] is a borderline 7.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHijFqAgy1c Power Curve (Noisia Remix)]] (Hybrid, ''{{VideoGame/Driveclub}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W9g3XWv4a4 Dystopia]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUIHTX-uE_Y Wolf]] (Music/IcedEarth)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CffJeVSAJk8 Moonshield]] [[note]] If not for its heavy use of acoustic guitars, this would ''definitely'' be a 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLA2M54gtw Sounds of a Playground Fading]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZK0Db4WWOo Trigger]] (Music/InFlames)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB-Q7V2VnsU Rot in Vain]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Infradist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ky7IQhj_9k Equestria Girls (Delta Brony Remix)]] (Daniel Ingram, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'') [[note]] The dubstep-influenced breakdowns are in the 9-10 range. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYaYhNDnImk original]] is a 4.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOYr5UO9MFU Isolated]] (Insekt)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZ5SLJmfdw While We Sleep]] (Insomnium) [[note]] Clean vocals in the verse and the soft interludes keep it from a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZF5m-vmDzM Blood]] (Music/InThisMoment)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-qhmU1is_M Deeper]] (I.O.N.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am-Y0cuz0mw Montsegur]] (Music/IronMaiden)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uaj6tRrROs Starborn]] (Music/IronSavior)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiC8qxa3IoQ The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUZKHOZAW9E The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy Ever]] [[note]] The softer beat compared to the ''Return to Dreamland'' version places this at a soft 8.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU4XFRjPU2w Otherworldly Warrior]] (Jun Ishikawa, ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStarUltra'', ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland'' soundtracks)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GSxPpJr9pc Drawcia Soul]] (Jun Ishikawa & Tadashi Ikegami, ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM65v7jkeVM From Sinking]] (Music/{{Isis}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmXn3L5bQy4 Expurgation]] (JADS, ''VideoGame/TheTrickyMod'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cv4vppBRmo Spiderbite]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl_IhB55oHM Bargain Basement Howard Hughes]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncQts4IUPbE She Was My Girl]] (Jerry Cantrell)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS6-vI70oc0 Painkiller]] [[note]] Music/{{Death}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JArjr-IxzlI cover]] is a 9.[[/note]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6QtjdDiMLVg Firepower]] (Music/JudasPriest)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcKRKwBgtbo Walls of Jericho]] (June Miller)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Oj6EqWiEu8 Moon of My Nights]] (Kalmah)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjpjOeMwhVk March of Mephisto]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDLZ6Mqy7AM Liar Liar (Wasteland Monarchy)]] (Music/{{Kamelot}}) [[note]] Because of Alissa's death growls.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Yw1jYMptI Elevate]] (Music/{{Kataklysm}}) [[note]] Arguably slots in at just under a 9 thanks to the soaring primary riff.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83CVGICSEM Psychosis]] (Katharsys)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asMNFppCYx0 Final Boss]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54X9Tnz6Glg Skullmageddon]] (Jake Kaufman, ''VideoGame/MightySwitchForce'' and ''VideoGame/DoubleDragonNeon'' soundtracks)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPW9AbRMwFU My Curse]] (Music/KillswitchEngage)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb8pxsc8Qkw Don’t Care]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Sullivan King)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJH0eBtnbcs Welcome Home]] (Music/KingDiamond)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEMVo3uNBE What I Always Wanted]] [[note]] The ending is between 9 and 10.[[/note]] (Kittie)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=372obTG80y0 Grinder]] (Frank Klepacki, ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny3GH4MmASM Flesh]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=146BixzLFVw Waste]] (Music/{{KMFDM}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEhjwJnTczA Bonfire]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYWda8ghBV8 Give It Up]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_z9W_N5Drg Power Glove]] (Music/KnifeParty)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXyW-oyc7-c Dynasty]] (KOAN Sound)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liZKlft2kuA Beat it Upright]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD0pBapR93Q Lies]] [[note]] Switches from a 5 in the verses to a 9 in the chorus. Here due to Davis's death growls.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3_3U0DdBR8 Faget]] (Music/{{Korn}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AnUa6A5Brw Palace of Destruction]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3CNy_PvyBA Final Battle]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN6dM95IwmY Battle Ground]] (Yuzo Koshiro, ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} I and II Chronicles'')
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA6NL2-8S_I Ice Hands]] (Krakota) [[note]] While the drop is a borderline 10, the more atmospheric parts keep it relegated at level 8.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0yRa2WGuA Disappearance]] [[note]] Kept below higher levels due to the relaxing background ambience and the relatively low volume of the harsh parts.[[/note]] (Kranary)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCLXZJc8Uk Voices of the Dead]] (Music/{{Kreator}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ9-1WD-rBA Killin' It]] (Krewella)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLTj3cugwjE The Grinder]] (Rolf Anton Krueger) [[note]] One of the heaviest songs to be used in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BykH2mgSwCs Hide the Tears]] (Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o1MoG-cz9Q The House of Shame]] (Music/LacunaCoil)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqdZpxkzNvc Redneck]] [[note]] The melodies in the riffs keep this song from hitting a 9. Considering Lamb Of God typically reaches around a 9 with a few going up to 10, "Redneck" can be seen as one of their lighter songs.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dulxbKkj9Wg 512]] (Music/LambOfGod)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TpCt7rrOF8 Revolution]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNM3J1zC33o Absolute Power]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Lazarus A.D.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjL-SJRFuQ High Roll]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEb8Wp93Fac Sunset]] (Barry Leitch, ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush 2'' & ''San Francisco Rush 2049'' soundtracks)
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lq7OvQuT0wY ...during pride month?]] (leroy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzp7roRkRA8 Anchor]] (Lifetime) [[note]] Goes to 7 during the slow, yet effective parts, and brings it back to 8 in full force after.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL5TumCPwnA Escape]] [[note]] Borderline 9 at times.[[/note]] (Limewax)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08hvOQ4qGE Pollution]] (Music/LimpBizkit)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqYCMxhgeSU Telecastic Fake Show]] (Ling Tosite Sigure) [[note]] Manages to get a light 8 despite the clean vocals and relatively clean and melodic guitar due to its extreme speed and chaotic nature.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6cD64e7X8 Victimized]] [[note]] Despite Mike's lighter parts at the beginning, the booming drums and piercingly loud guitar, as well as Chester's harshest vocals to date keep this song above a 7.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP-8qFJ7pZo Qwerty]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTgor60kaZk War]] [[note]] Probably Linkin Park's heaviest song.[[/note]] (Music/LinkinPark)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zml-pRCi3LE Weather Change (Algo Remix)]] (Music/LiquidStranger & Mayor Apeshit)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N-nvKduogc Ignite]] (Living Sacrifice)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qluKrzD8-RU Reprogrammed]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFdL4YBhyaM Death Machine]] (Jacob Lizotte)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzgzj1nJhRQ Bomber]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Loadstar)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3h62MrlPE Second Warning]] (''VideoGame/LobotomyCorporation'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a02fYwXQqUk Who Wants a Dose of the Clap?]] (The Locust) [[note]] Borderline 9 thanks to the grindcore influences.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ4_u4lRYUU We Are Godzilla, You Are Japan]] (Music/{{Lostprophets}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=V73TSKsVoRg Bang 'Em Dead]] (Music/{{Loudness}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5YIQ4kPDmU Lust Battle]] (Oleksa Lozowchuk, ''VideoGame/DeadRising3'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhXtAYjhJS8 Crawl]] (Brian Luzetti, ''VideoGame/{{Descent}} II'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mWPPBW4DU8 Davidian]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFPRSZDXp0 Imperium]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJtt02uYo_c Locust]] (Music/MachineHead)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfVGxHCWX1g Embarcadero]] (Gunnar Madsen, ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush: The Rock'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmkhU1A5PdU Morpheus]] (Maissouille)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjbcmTE38mU Débil Metal]] (Mamonas Assassinas) [[note]] A parodic case, as made clear by the WordSaladLyrics; one comment even noted that playing at 2x speed, it sounds like DeathMetal.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtu.be/Faom6jAh2Qw Ballet Mechanique]] [[note]] Borderline 9; brought up from a 7 due to the loud "rushing" noises in the beginning and towards the end.[[/note]] (Manufacture)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypkv0HeUvTc The Beautiful People]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwZV4Y95Nw mOBSCENE]] (Music/MarilynManson)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiM1eJZzgEk Sell Out]] (Marshmello & SVDDEN DEATH)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFe5lCML5aA Colony of Birchmen]] (Music/{{Mastodon}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlWQ5o02JBo Independent]] (Matenrou Opera)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPUCEz-RCg0 ChuChu Lovely MuniMuni MuraMura PrinPrin Boron Nururu ReroRero]] (Music/MaximumTheHormone) [[note]] Switches between 7 for the chorus and 9 for the verses.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlUe-SDqA0 Holy Wars... The Punishment Due]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT7WoVGt5k Head Crusher]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/{{Megadeth}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzKh3N5TnGk APOCALYPSE]] (Megaromania)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1NNlqCjGcQ Thor's Hammer]] (Ethan Meixsell)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtrqGa8W5rA Cat Brain Land]] (Music/MeltBanana) [[note]] Despite retaining some noise influences, this song is more in the style of straight hardcore punk than Melt Banana's usual brand of ultra-aggressive noise rock.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U35tSx6XXDo Through the Eyes of the Devil]] (Mercenary)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnE55LEQ--w Battalions]] (Music/MetalChurch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDaYBB9DkBg Metal Militia]][[note]]Borderline 9 due its fast tempo and Hetfield's chaotic, screamy vocals, but ultimately too melodic and catchy for an actual 9. Easily their hardest song on their debut album.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnKhsTXoKCI Master of Puppets]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_4OfD-wmGs Sad But True]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97EQM2Iqr6A Rebel of Babylon]] [[note]] A prime example of a modern Metallica song hitting this level.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhBHL3v4d3I Hardwired]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLu07aXTEKY Holier Than Thou]] (Music/{{Metallica}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66t5Nb6fao I Felt My Size]] (The Microphones)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epDFHOVbhWk Burning Inside]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4HO8cdJBko Stigmata]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeJDIzPxd0M Just One Fix]] (Music/{{Ministry}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuDx6_PLIVk Guilty of Being White]] (Music/MinorThreat)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RQzomsa1IY Forgive and Forget]] (Miss May I)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-YSmVBn9Nk Forbidden]] (Moi dix Mois)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3va28JpSU Powertrip]] (Music/MonsterMagnet)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FP_yFIvQgo Kivenkantaja]] (Moonsorrow) [[note]] The relatively slow and laid-back pacing of the music keeps it from being a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3UDyLf9-A Vats of Goo]] (Mark Morgan, ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' soundtrack) [[note]] Another of Mark's [[DroneOfDread drone]] {{ambient}} pieces.[[/note]]
* [[https://mouthofthearchitect.bandcamp.com/track/hate-and-heartache Hate And Heartache]] (Mouth of the Architect)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spOabIgcxlE Terminal Show]] (Music/{{Motorhead}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3EOMHnE50 Pure Powerstomper]] (M-Project ft. Jonjo)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPGSW0xZ-0U Boldmen City]] (Sean Murray, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsTH8Dz18tM Agitated]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF_xdvn52As The 2nd Law: Unsustainable]] [[note]] The intro keeps it from 9-10.[[/note]] (Music/{{Muse}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYsw-KxBbec EPIPHANY RUSH]] [[note]] Borderline 9 overall; the drops range from 8 to 9, while the other parts are softer.[[/note]] (MUST DIE!)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3hYEwCmMhY you made me realise]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the brief section at 11, otherwise a 7.[[/note]] (Music/MyBloodyValentine)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pxw5qZXAdQ Dust Devils and Cosmic Storms]] (myGRAIN)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaX-xAhTIcY Onde Børn]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9cNZQIzShc Ulvinde]] (Myrkur) [[note]]Both are good examples of black metal songs that are soft enough to drop to an 8. The highly melodic vocals and shoegaze-influenced sound helps in this regard. Screamed vocals are only present during the bridge of the latter song.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=FZm2DWfiJ2E Into the Cold Voids of Eternity]] (Naglfar) [[note]] This would be lower if it weren't for the shredding sections, which peak at a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BFNAk_oyE Tapestry of the Starless Abstract]] (Ne Obliviscaris) [[note]] Starts at level 10, level 8 during clean sections, and level 1 during quiet interludes.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vAMJRZ9Xqg Scud]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Vp_EHLyiE Overheated]] ([[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed The Need For Speed SE Soundtrack]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh0pw-PCyvg Hail Satan!]] (Creator/SharonNeedles)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho3FuBIbQDc Mikey]] [[note]] Borderline 9 as it gets louder towards the end.[[/note]] (Neophyte)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S35THmZD_E Innocence]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZMfhtKa-wo Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix)]] (Music/{{Nero}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uD6MDN-aME Action Winter Journey]] (Nero's Day at Disneyland)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcCVVCmP530 Damage is Done]] (Neurotech)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfeQrAtsOc8 My Acid Words]] (Music/{{Nevermore}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRnp1y6a_zs Plastic Shotgun]] (Night Sun) [[note]] Gets up here despite clean vocals due to the relentless proto-thrash riffs. Being recorded in 1972, this is likely one of the first songs to reach this level of hardness. When it was released, it would've been an '''EXTREMELY''' hard 11.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oY-vpVwJso Master Passion Greed]] (Music/{{Nightwish|Band}}) [[note]] One of Nightwish's heaviest songs to date.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcwyDL3-Qqo Robotnik]] (Spencer Nilsen, ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLFFznO_eTs Happiness In Slavery]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbVAfCUdKZU Starfuckers, Inc.]] [[note]] The bridge keeps it from a 9.[[/note]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCbcz9M_LNc The Downward Spiral]][[note]] The quieter part in the beginning keeps it from a 9[[/note]] (Music/NineInchNails)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6yW3HZeHm8 Mr. Moustache]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YklkclO83E Beeswax]] (Music/{{Nirvana}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOrhHxe-oGk Bogey Battle]] [[note]] Soft 8.[[/note]] (Erina Niwa, ''VideoGame/{{Vanquish}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrXFMw9-4pQ Machine Gun]] [[note]] The intro is a 6, while the main body of the song is a soft/borderline 10.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFag6Y_Nl5M The Tide]] (Music/{{Noisia}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj-v6zCnEaw Brain Power]] [[note]] Reaches 11 for a minute or so around the middle-end.[[/note]] (NOMA)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sABrBAVICcw Dead]] (Norther)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTPXI65b0Wg Grinning]] (Music/{{Nothingface}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvtvzMHGtm4 Nothijngrad]] (Novembre)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kXvXV42Qk Love Hurt Bleed]] (Music/GaryNuman)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLMtiPVZoqQ Battle! Mewtwo]] [[note]] Borderline 9 for the more chaotic drum sections. And yes, this is from a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game.[[/note]] (Miki Obata, ''VideoGame/PokemonRumble'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9OsWK-y9WI Orbital Elements (instrumental)]] (Obscura)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEmV1MtdgdI Screaming Sky]] [[note]] [[GenreMashup A fusion of]] {{eurobeat}}, {{trance}}, and {{dubstep}}. The drop sections reach 10-11, but are offset by the atmospheric parts[[/note]] (Odyssey)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NNPEr0FRHc Farewell to Shady Glade]] (Music/OfMiceAndMen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Z7jg7YLU0 Mech Monster]] (Hiroshi Okubo & Tetsukazu Nakanishi, ''[[VideoGame/RidgeRacer Rage Racer]]'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk-rBH8k2WM Nail]] (Music/OmniumGatherum)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdd9do6e3e4 Blondevil]] (Onesidezero)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLvZHQ1VpMw Dirge for November]] (Music/{{Opeth}}) [[note]] The softer acoustic bits are what keep it below a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my0e7xGmiEQ Pump that Pussy]] (Original Gabber)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU8OoM8sKg8 Epic Questions]] (Pagan's Mind)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QedvdIx8q-M Let Me Out]] (PAIN)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=wtiBTJxZtZU Pale Ghosts]] (Music/{{Panopticon}}) [[note]] Borderline 9, and would be that level outright if not for the transition to a post-rock influenced section with clean vocals towards the end.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFqg5wAuFk Walk]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7EQlfprV9E Cowboys From Hell]] (Music/{{Pantera}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zPK7BxgB5w Once Solemn]] (Music/ParadiseLost) [[note]] The aggressive pace and heavy guitars demonstrate how straight GothicMetal can reach this level.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuG4-lewUTs Wild Eyes]] (Parkway Drive)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-nphJAHMU The Ghost and the Darkness]] (Peckers)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7IGzd0GrG0 Gunslinga]] (Pegboard Nerds & MC Mota)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RevI-9mSXg Self vs Self]] [[note]] featuring Anders Friden of Music/InFlames on shared vocal duties. Their heaviest rock-oriented track.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Rl096vMf0&pp=sAQA Blood Sugar]] (Music/{{Pendulum|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOnq-zXXBw Icarus Lives]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmiazFHzpP8 The Bad Thing]] (Music/{{Periphery}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mszV8N3ACyk Imbalanced]] (Phace) [[note]] If not for the intro, this would easily rank at level 9. Keep in mind, though, that the linked video doesn't cover the full song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12IrYl3X6E Rinsa]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHpGuBkGys The Third Sequence]] (Photek, ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'' and ''VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} 2097'' soundtracks)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTihsJQHt48 Bale Out]] (Lucian Piane)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGcdcVblZ-8 Genius]] (Music/PitchShifter) [[note]] The booming drums, the very heavy guitars and the hardcore punk-like vocals keep it from a 6.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME6RtQgBMSI King for a Day]] (Music/PierceTheVeil)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_76uz-JZDw Almost Dead]] (Music/Powerman5000, ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' soundtrack) [[note]] The instrumental break is a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnCJsFDj4As Army of the Night]] (Music/{{Powerwolf}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqJGGMzo8l0 Border]] (Pride and Fall)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz_6UVL3-s8 Back From Hell]] (Music/{{Primal Fear|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHvuXdhnieA Empire Falls]] (Music/{{Primordial|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnvuGMoVVx0 This Chase Is Haunted]] (Prince of Darkness)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjEx292Ph8M E1M1: At Doom's Gate]] (Robert Prince, ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' 3DO soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCPVLjrHDTs Rain]] (Project Pitchfork)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgkYob0eeI8 Starbeam Antarctica]] [[note]] The ending makes it a borderline 9.[[/note]] (Psyborg Corp)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3tcQI5EEiA Do You Want a Taco?]] (Music/{{Psychostick}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VbGRIMIEeY Here's to the Angels]] (Psychothermia)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_GeIOOLjoE Flesh Harvest]] (Psyclon Nine)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITqvHaQPVec Not So Posi After All]] (Punch)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1fxn4AWo_E Your Revolution (ft. Matt Rose)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG62AVCyedk Anger (ft. Kenta Koie of Crossfaith)]] (The Qemists)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-7cbDtpWk Eye for an Eye]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFz5n8pCkOU The Cycle of Violence]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBeHu0owok Cordyceps]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdFueOuq6M The Rattlers]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXEcerHLMnI The WLF]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vubR_W89-zI Masks On]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo41PldcyT8 The Cycle Continues]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KirFcOQbJQ8 The Island]] (Mac Quayle, ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ8uTxWO7Yw You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire]] [[note]] The live version, after Nick Oliveri's departure from the band, dips down to a 6 due to the softer guitars and the absence of screamed vocals.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhaIb30mJiQ Keep Your Eyes Peeled]] [[note]] Here at level 8 thanks to its sludgy, Electric Wizard-esque musicianship.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvJ4yjoWVz8 Hispanic Impressions]] (Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7I9yZH-RsI Renegade Returns]] (Radium)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnayXvSWUsM Andar na Pedra]] (Raimundos)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBvwcH4XX6U Mein Teil]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-aN3K82Po Wiener Blut]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkW-K5RQdzo Feuer Frei]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MRIJ17m9M B***]] (Music/{{Rammstein}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4pawasBVrs Where Evil Dwells]] (Ranger)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2uZO7xnus Feed the Machine]] [[note]]The dark tone and heavy screaming keep it just above 7.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcEcmtXmXNU Damage]] [[note]]Here due to the heavy grooves and Pantera-esque composition.[[/note]] (Music/{{Red|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9qp6N-uqso Break 'Em]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GIN0lKRpIU Move It]] (Reso)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP7gLtykQdk No One Wins This War]] [[note]] Rare example of an emo band reaching this level.[[/note]] (Reuben)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUysqemMmg Thundersteel]] (Riot)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrWM-_F2nBM To the Core]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur3xu43Fols Dead Ringer]] (Music/RiseAgainst) [[note]] The softer parts keep it from 9-10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqQuihD0hoI Dragula]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPuHCzSqR6U Reload]] (Music/RobZombie)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ardc3nrQMxw Fellow Feeling]] (Music/PorterRobinson) [[note]] While a good portion of the song resides at the first 3 levels, the distorted electronic sections in the middle reach a hard 9, if not a borderline 10. The ending is a 4.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS0pO9cxwEI The Chase]] (Rotersand)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysMyMg3ZEU8 Foolhardy]] (Rozebud, ''VideoGame/VsZardyFoolhardy'' soundtrack) [[note]] Despite the quieter passages, the more abrasive/chaotic sections bring this above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znP20rG1mgk King of a Stellar War]] (Music/RottingChrist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_3mNCaJgNM Out of the Black]] (Music/RoyalBlood) [[note]] One of the softest level 8 examples. The extremely heavy main riff and the pounding drums put it above a 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyWeYR5T2Ww Lunar]] (Royalston)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPhfv-GRo6s 7C0]] (Ruby My Dear)
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DZUN6-JwwMA Under Jolly Roger]] (Music/RunningWild)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoFy6mNtdpo Hellfighters]] (Music/{{Sabaton}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOg4bDlZyAA The American Way]] (Sacred Reich)
* [[https://soundcloud.com/teminite/teminite-said-make-me Make Me]] [[note]] The frequent bright melodies here keep the song at this level. The first drop is a clear 9, however, and the second drop even borders on 10.[[/note]] (Said & Teminite)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMROw_0HSnI Giygas Theme (Unused)]] (Shogo Sakai, ''VideoGame/Mother3'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B2jkgRVy3U When I'm in Pain]] [[note]] Borderline 9; it spends a lot of time building up to the final section, which is an 11.[[/note]] (Sangre)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPEQeJHAQk Gigantic Enemy Area]] [[note]] A soft 8; would probably be higher up if not for the soundfont.[[/note]] (Go Sato, ''VideoGame/RaidenFighters 2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfzQaTJoP0 How I Roll]] (Music/{{Savant}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHOb0nbjBtE Hybrid Cult]] (Music/ScarSymmetry)
* [[https://youtu.be/PHOQD2upGBU Shambles]] (Scattle, ''VideoGame/{{Furi}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBTmL9gLI1I Victim]] (The Sect ft. Axis & Trank)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7jc3Z3aOq0 Perceptual Disorder]] (Sergeant Gore)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc-snoHtyCk Death Ruins]] (Jun Senoue)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5tH4BmUxjM Dark River]] (Music/{{Septicflesh}}) [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the HarshVocals.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs Roots Bloody Roots]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WkrE3EJFCs Nomad]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQ0_ukeQPM Just One Fix]] (Music/{{Sepultura}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoqAUwxM4ZU Alpha]] (Music/{{Sevendust}}) [[note]] If not for the clean vocals in the chorus, this would ''easily'' be a 9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBqXPz_gLts Breath Of the Swamp]] (The Showdown)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QXNtLaOnSE Devour]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGt-8adyabk Sound Of Madness]] (Music/{{Shinedown}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsxWH-aX-ic Frenchcore Killah]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (The Sickest Squad ft. Lenny Dee)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff_V0hHCTCw Take the Night Off]] (Sick of it All)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHnqijwQ55c 115]] (Elena Siegman, ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9gm9lP_4Gk Tee-hee Time]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70UZAJALTzI A Red Shape]] [[note]] Starts at 1 before building up to 11.[[/note]] (Pedro Silva, ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBqw818mQ1E The Rumbling]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPX-L2F78fU Under The Tree]] [[note]] The latter would be a 7 without the brief level 10 breakdown. [[/note]] (SIM, ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fzi2qP0Mic Hard EBM]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the metal influences.[[/note]] (Sin)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rct233J9lsE Firewater]] (Sinister Growley, ''VideoGame/DeadRising2OffTheRecord'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5aQZhGeaGo White Widow]] (Six Feet Under) [[note]] Would be 6 or 7 if not for the vocals.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtXV5xvBa0 Valhöll]] (Skálmöld)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDEhCm0pxCo Worlock]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnbVmJ4NmCg Spasmolytic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_VmkLKkRgw Download]] [[note]] The first half is mainly 11, while the second is a 1.[[/note]] (Music/SkinnyPuppy)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F21aifX0lZY Kill EVERYBODY]] (Music/{{Skrillex}}) [[note]] Most of the parts before the drop/buildup are a 7, while the drop peaks at 10, but is mostly around 8-9.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWEbQFP1l84 With Paper Wings]] [[note]] Hard 8. Kept from a 9 due to the clean vocals from 3:00 onwards and the piano intro.[[/note]] (Skycamefalling)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvEM-t6XtrA Caboose]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but the bouncy grooves keep it at a very hard 8.[[/note]] (Snapcase)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRV1Zgjmiks Behind The Crooked Cross]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scp0hPwhG14 Here Comes The Pain]] [[note]] Borderline 9 due to its sheer anger but ultimately brought down to 8 because of its mid-tempo groove.[[/note]] (Music/{{Slayer}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksutNW3HFT8 The Donkey-Headed Adversary of Humanity Opens the Discussion]] (Music/SleepytimeGorillaMuseum)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUZwriSX4M Spit It Out]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnG9lGLyEM Yen]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oy8TzPOWp4 Left Behind]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wgP2DKSIfg My Plague]] [[note]]The former is a soft 8, while the latter three are borderline 9s. Still, the latter two are the softest songs from ''Iowa'', an album that mostly consists of hard 9s and soft 10s. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRNYp1IiUuE single version of "My Plague"]] gets even softer, dropping to a hard 7.[[/note]] (Music/{{Slipknot}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj6RGBj9DaU Tales of a Scorched Earth]] (Music/TheSmashingPumpkins)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj6y-oRYsKk Balefire]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3b7Zf1kDDg Bats!]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] ([=SMOR3S=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvHC3j0ZXVQ Persecution Mania]] (Music/{{Sodom}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qBhfaWoyoo Vùng Đất Anh Hùng]] (Sói Đen) [[note]] Translation: "Heroic Land".[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXVnyiQjBE Nerve]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKZBFts4lPo Rejection Role]] (Soilwork)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnmXeIyyvsg Under the Weight]] (Masayoshi Soken, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Eg2onR7Gs Rage]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n875Rdxl12k Kill Ratio]] (Sonic Mayhem, ''VideoGame/QuakeII'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyK_O609L-s Silver Rocket]] (Music/SonicYouth) [[note]] Already a NoiseRock song, there's a section of pure noise that keeps it from 7.[[/note]]
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=es9-P1SOeHU Faceshopping]] (Music/{{Sophie}}) [[note]] Except for the bridge, which is a 1. The song is mainly based on the portions that are at 8, so it goes here.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2r1MiD5m38 Legless]] (Sorrowseed)
* [[https://sorryaboutmyface.bandcamp.com/track/please-be-quiet please, be quiet]] (Sorry about my face)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sl5-Cl6LOo Prophecy]] (Music/{{Soulfly}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4L6THYAbM 4th Of July]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh20q3Dx8RI Beyond The Wheel (Live)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ygBladNLo Jesus Christ Pose]] (Music/{{Soundgarden}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYiaIdFISxQ Pillars of Smoke]] (Spectre ft. Sensational)
* [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=sPtcWEYKEzk Fat Controller]] (Music/{{Squarepusher}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2QkOXahJts Get Inside]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhVZO_eoZxg Tumlut]] (Music/StoneSour) [[note]] Due to their EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, one may mistake these and some other songs from their self-titled debut for Slipknot songs.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6unJQownW4 District 9]] (Music/StrayKids)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8vlk1UR99k Tidal Wave (ft. Alpines)]] (Sub Focus)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rPliKmQrk Rancor]] [[note]] Reaches 9 at times.[[/note]] (Subjected)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5RSKemAM8 The Evil King Bowser]] (Koichi Sugiyama, ''VideoGame/FortuneStreet'' soundtrack) [[note]] In a Monopoly-esque property trading game, no less.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxcJW6bs5os You Can't Bring Me Down]] (Music/SuicidalTendencies)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_dXp0eF8s0 Frankie Teardrop]] [[note]] Would be a 2 initially, but the uneasy atmosphere and especially the earsplitting screams (volume warning) bring it up a notch.[[/note]] (Music/{{Suicide|Band}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baY03yOJmGo Attention Whore]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Suicide Commando)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UconifZFZvk Come On! Negatone]] (''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' soundtrack) [[note]] This would have been at level 7 without that klaxon alarm blaring throughout the opening and ending of the song. This is among the most extreme examples a MagicalGirl song can get.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDcp_vD6HI Land of the Dead]] (Music/{{Summoning}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYnffcY4tqs The Bitter End]] (Music/Sum41) [[note]] Quite possibly the only full-fledged metal song they've made, and undoubtedly the heaviest song in their discography.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqvn_fzoTes Go Go Go]] (Sumo Cyco)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ15VvpoMlQ Young God]] (Music/{{Swans}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG11Y5DaALA Seven]] (Music/SymphonyX)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjaPKab5Ehg Suite-Pee]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yndfqN1VKhY Prison Song]] [[note]] Borderline 9, but just not quite heavy enough.[[/note]] (Music/SystemOfADown)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObop0waGII Wood Goblins]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fqrebyfO4 Pansy]] [[note]] A borderline 11 on the SlidingScale/MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness however.[[/note]] (TAD)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZgIB34W2co El Paso]] (Music/TakingBackSunday) [[note]] Easily their heaviest song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPJKPbUBhYo The Silo]] (Tallah) [[note]] The outro is a borderline 10.[[/note]]
* [[https://soundcloud.com/teminite/teminite-a-new-dawn A New Dawn]] and [[https://soundcloud.com/teminite/teminite-uprising Uprising]] [[note]] Definitely a harder example of level 8 dubstep.[[/note]] (Teminite)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjdSBuZlTGk Pisleen]] (Tendril)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZz74yFLkvg Nikopol]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IJX-LNWTEQ Gattai Nante Kuso Kurae]] (''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72bkGVifEZY Reluctantly Accepting Temporary Overexhaustion]] [[note]] Most of the song is a 9/10, but the ending is a 1.[[/note]] (Terminal 11)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndjTkm205o We Put the Key in Keystone]] (Terror on the Screen)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtVuL2mPC0E Souls of Black]] (Music/{{Testament}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OsglP4wcnk Action Radar]] [[note]] Could've been higher on the list, if not for it having a pretty straightforward danceable beat.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azA3MhXq7-8 Girls]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQ6-E43aiE Pandemonium]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7geMOFpAIk Rhythm Bomb (ft. Flux Pavilion)]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KUG8LGkvpE Rhythm of Life]] [[note]] Goes up to 10 for the final part.[[/note]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzB2c-kIWPM Wake Up Call]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzB2c-kIWPM Wild Frontier]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIeFLJQW7qw You'll Be Under My Wheels]] (Music/TheProdigy)
* [[https://tomatoism.bandcamp.com/track/15499 15499]] (tomatoism)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RelR85j09XY Ticks and Leeches]] (Music/{{Tool}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3xXZ68rZWs RIP (VIP)]] (TORN)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoxXnEdZA6o Acidhead]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikFOk4dWuI Pathogenic Ocular Dissonance]] [[note]] It's a borderline 9, but the doom metal section slows the pace enough to keep it in the 8 range. Live versions of the song tend to break into the 9 range.[[/note]] (Tourniquet)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cliTbuXF26g Depth Charge]] (Music/DevinTownsend)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BQ6LMlQK3w SuperHeroes 2007]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (The Toxic Avenger)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTlhgEUmWpI Half Nelson]] [[note]] Initially a 7, but it gets heavier later on and there are some parts before that reach level 8 all the way to level 11.[[/note]] (Trade)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9fSgUvT5iw Evenfall]] (Music/{{Tristania}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX226Db63ZE Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWjeXQq3yzk Anthem (We Are The Fire)]] (Music/{{Trivium}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Bn7j-H2Eg WARLORDZ]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] ([=TroyBoi=] ft. Music/{{Skrillex}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKuoHlYuHM Abolish Government/Silent Majority]] (T.S.O.L.)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XFcyf2al7w AAF Boss Encounter]] (Shusaku Uchiyama & Makoto Tomozawa, ''VideoGame/PN03'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmw1Px2bREA Embraced by the Flame]] (UNDEAD CORPORATION)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGmh2bFpyZA Bitch]] (Underground Nation of Rotterdam)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=sVPooKsLxII Desperate Times, Desperate Measures]] (Music/{{Underoath}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku_dP3DXhO4 Your Nightmare]] [[note]] The instrumental parts are 7, while the vocal parts are 9.[[/note]] (Unter Null)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbCDdkbVHo Gore]] (Jeff van Dyck & Saki Kaskas, ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed II'' soundtrack) [[note]] The quiet interludes keep it from a 9-10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjQJeMF7HM8 Dance Like You're Selling Nails]] [[note]] If you disregard the soft interlude shortly after the first minute. Even with it, it can still be considered a low 8.[[/note]], [[https://venetiansnares.bandcamp.com/track/personal-discourse Personal Discourse]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZJdOqvjDaE0 Dear Poet]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1cb-qbC-dI Sajtban]] (Music/VenetianSnares)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7suDE2TxhU Nightmare]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5wUr4Lut4A In League with Satan]] [[note]] The rough production keeps it from getting a 7.[[/note]] (Music/{{Venom}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALr_DOY-A6A The Red Carpet Day]] (Music/{{Versailles}}) [[note]] Link goes to the original version, although [[RearrangeTheSong the remake]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU1Mwn_qrc8 is also here]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ed0098y6CQ Live versions]] can go up to a soft 9 thanks to less emphasis on the synths, more emphasis on the band's HarshVocals, and the repetition of the breakdown overshadowing the "cleaner" portions of the song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRN8A2UBZ8 Dimman]] (Vildhjarta) [[note]] The [[LastNoteNightmare breakdown]] is a 10.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV5rrAIucWQ Violent Syntax Error]] (The Violent Vocations)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqP6SCfvp10 Spectral Nightdrive]] (Violetshaped)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0GNlriFWUA Guardian]] (Viridus)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rizJQ8UrBWU Borg]] (Virtual Riot & [=FuntCase=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmR_zzxkICU Too Scared to Scream]] (Music/{{Voivod}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPYcEU2xzKo Light Speed]] (Weeb)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Se9vvLsVUI&t You Fucked Up]] (Music/{{Ween}}) [[note]] Borderline 9 due to the frenzied screaming throughout the song.[[/note]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWO9ZLYmteU Something Inside of Me]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC0MzL19wVk Yesterday Don't Mean]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUw7eOZBlkw You Can't Handle This]] (Wicked Wisdom)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z54C5QZIL7E Misty Menace]] (David Wise, ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H0tglZD7bc When It Falls]] ([[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Jeff Williams]])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4WFzl-6Xs Starchild]] (Music/{{Wintersun}})
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2sGaFuXRqQ This Situation Is Getting Hairy]] (THE WORKOUT)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=OH0XqfVUDis Stab Me in the Back]] [[note]] From their days as X.[[/note]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?=MQCTNYs55Us Art of Life (Live)]] [[note]] The album mix is a 7, borderline 8. The live, especially with hide and Pata on guitar as in this performance, is a hard 8/borderline 9.[[/note]] (Music/XJapan)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI3C9qQlb1U Freedom Dive]] [[note]] While the song is very fast, the beats aren't overly harsh, and it has a joyful vibe throughout.[[/note]] (xi)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3jBK4hgqQ Crack]] (Xorcist)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4FZEtDVXXU The Art of Revenge]] ([=XP8=])
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38i33rNGHKc Why Am I?]] (Xysma)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me5YDGjSG3w Invisible Monster]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-74FNOLmEk Passive Illusions]],[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsbCg2y76c&pp=sAQA Block Mind]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbW8KBZguDM Angel's Thanatos]] [[note]] Foray into IndustrialMetal. The squelching pick noises make it a borderline 9 but it's too melodic to get there.[[/note]] (Music/AkiraYamaoka, ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' soundtrack)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB6Xj5fZSI Kuusou Mesorogiwi]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoqVI6RpZhI Mischievous of Alice]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQAw3BMf-M Baptize]] (Music/YouseiTeikoku)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZH78DZUI8 For I Am Cursed]] [[note]] Borderline 9.[[/note]] (Youth Code)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItlqIj0Najw POWA]] (Zeds Dead & PEEKABOO)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq6i9RNmO4s Creepy Crawler]] (Zombie Girl & Sebastian Komor)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGKPiTFmzrw Nuclear (Hands Up)]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIYEfbe84Z0 Get with the Program (Eptic & Trampa Remix)]] (Zomboy)
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RcF8uBZ3q4 Born to Survive]] (Zomboy ft. rx Soul)
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