Την άποψη μας για τις λίστες την έχουμε γράψει πολλές φορές. Αποτελούν μία καλή βάση συζήτησης αλλά ποτέ δεν πρέπει να τις αντιμετωπίζουμε ως «ευαγγέλιο», αφού οι απόψεις είναι πάντα υποκειμενικές.
Το βρετανικό metal hammer παρουσίασε λοιπόν μια λίστα με τα 100 καλύτερα rock και metal τραγούδια της δεκαετίας του ’90 που σίγουρα σηκώνει μπόλικη κουβέντα. Γρήγορες παρατηρήσεις από εμάς. Εντύπωση προκαλεί η απουσία των Dream Theater αλλά και η εκπροσώπηση των Paradise Lost και των Iron Maiden με ένα τραγούδι μόνο.
Το περιοδικό τονίζει ότι είχε έναν κανόνα στην επιλογή που ήταν μόνο ένα τραγούδι από κάθε άλμπουμ, έτσι ίσως να δικαιολογείται κάπως η απουσία κάποιων μεγάλων επιτυχιών της δεκαετίας.
Αναλυτικά η λίστα:
100. Mr. Bungle– “Carousel“
99. Snot – “Snot“
98. Faith No More – “The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies“
97. Testament – “Riding The Snake“
96. Voivod – “Jack Luminous“
95. Melvins – “Honey Bucket“
94. Napalm Death – “Twist The Knife (Slowly)“
93. Queens Of The Stone Age – “Avon“
92. Emperor – “Thus Spake The Nightspirit“
91. Life Of Agony – “Lost At 22“
90. Meshuggah – “New Millennium Cyanide Christ“
89. Opeth – “Face Of Melinda“
88. Metallica – “Until It Sleeps“
87. Corrosion Of Conformity – “Dance Of The Dead“
86. Entombed – “Wolverine Blues“
85. Suffocation – “Infecting The Crypts“
84. Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets“
83. Limp Bizkit – “Nookie“
82. Cradle Of Filth – “The Forest Whispers My Name“
81. Death – “Trapped In A Corner“
80. Kyuss – “Gardenia“
79. Pearl Jam – “Rearviewmirror“
78. Anthrax – “Only“
77. Immortal – “The Sun No Longer Rises“
76. Electric Wizard – “Wizard In Black“
75. Guns N’ Roses – “November Rain“
74. Amorphis – “Black Winter Day“
73. Darkthrone – “Transilvanian Hunger“
72. Ozzy Osbourne – “Mama, I’m Coming Home“
71. In Flames – “Jotun“
70. Nine Inch Nails – “The Day The World Went Away“
69. Eyehategod – “Dixie Whiskey“
68. Tool – “Sober“
67. Pantera – “I’m Broken“
66. Marilyn Manson – “Lunchbox“
65. Deftones – “Engine No. 9“
64. Cathedral – “Hopkins“
63. Type O Negative – “Everything Dies“
62. Down – “Stone The Crow“
61. Sepultura – “Arise“
60. Rage Against The Machine – “Guerilla Radio“
59. Carcass – “Heartwork“
58. Neurosis – “Locust Star“
57. Fear Factory – “Replica“
56. Strapping Young Lad – “Detox“
55. Cradle Of Filth – “Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids“
54. Iron Maiden – “Fear Of The Dark“
53. Paradise Lost – “Hallowed Land“
52. Morbid Angel – “Fall From Grace“
51. White Zombie – “More Human Than Human“
50. Opeth – “Demon Of The Fall“
49. Entombed – “Left Hand Path“
48. Pantera – “Floods“
47. Monster Magnet – “Space Lord“
46. Refused – “New Noise“
45. Type O Negative – “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend“
44. Meshuggah – “Future Breed Machine“
43. The Dillinger Escape Plan – “43% Burnt“
42. Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show“
41. Clutch – “I Have The Body Of John Wilkes Booth“
40. The Smashing Pumpkins – “Tonight, Tonight“
39. Slayer – “Dead Skin Mask“
38. Faith No More – “Midlife Crisis“
37. Korn – “Falling Away From Me“
36. Cannibal Corpse – “Hammer Smashed Face“
35. Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing“
34. Darkthrone – “A Blaze In The Northern Sky“
33. Tool – “Stinkfist“
32. Mayhem – “Freezing Moon“
31. Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box“
30. Ministry – “Jesus Built My Hotrod“
29. Guns N’ Roses – “You Could Be Mine“
28. At The Gates – “Slaughter Of The Soul“
27. Pearl Jam – “Alive“
26. Rage Against The Machine – “Bulls On Parade“
25. The Prodigy – “Firestarter“
24. Soundgarden – “Jesus Christ Pose“
23. Rob Zombie – “Dragula“
22. Body Count – “Cop Killer“
21. Korn – “Freak On A Leash“
20. Rammstein – “Du Hast“
19. Judas Priest – “Painkiller“
18. Sepultura – “Refuse/Resist“
17. Pantera – “Cowboys From Hell“
16. Emperor – “I Am The Black Wizards“
15. Megadeth – “Hangar 18“
14. Marilyn Manson – “The Beautiful People“
13. Deftones – “My Own Summer (Shove It)“
12. Alice In Chains – “Rooster“
11. System Of A Down – “Sugar“
10. Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit“
09. Slipknot – “(sic)“
08. Soundgarden – “Black Hole Sun“
07. Nine Inch Nails – “Closer“
06. Metallica – “Sad But True“
05. Sepultura – “Roots Bloody Roots“
04. Rage Against The Machine – “Killing In The Name“
03. Machine Head – “Davidian“
02. Pantera – “Walk“
01. Korn – “Blind“