I need some help from you speed metal/hard rock/thrash/punk/heavy rock fans

Need some help you speed metal fans
I'm putting together a "mix" CD of some songs about nuclear war/Armageddon/the end of the world.

The idea is that the CD builds from generic, fairly mellow songs to a crashing climax.

For example, the first song is David Bowie's "Five Years", which is a slow song where he looks at life and laments that "we've got five years." As the CD builds, lyrically and musically the songs get more and more "urgent" and more specific about the destruction of a nuclear war.

I need a speed metal song for the climax of the CD.

It will be preceded by "Stand or Fall" by the Fixx, and followed by "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath and "Goodbye Blue Sky" by Pink Floyd.

Right now I've got Iron Maiden's "2 Minutes to Midnight" in the climax slot but I'm somewhat unsatisfied with that choice. I'd almost like something actually a little faster and more dramatic--something that conveys the feeling of everything being destroyed and life coming to a crashing halt. And, of course, the lyrics have to have something to do with destruction, the end of the world, nuclear war, etc.

Anybody have any suggestions?

Two tribes by Frankie goes to Hollywood

Kindest respects

Lag

a reply to: DrogoTheNorman

a reply to: Lagomorphe

That's not a speed metal or other hard rock song, though, sorry.

EDITED TO ADD:

By the way, I will audition ALL selections I haven't already considered, so even if I don't reply to your specific post, rest assured I will play your song suggestions and at least consider them!

a reply to: DrogoTheNorman

You need '1000 Winters in a Row' by Valient Thorr

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a reply to: DrogoTheNorman

"stand your ground" war of ages

Sodom - nuclear winter
blasphemophager - demiurge of thermonuclear damnation
sepultura - arise
voivod - nuclear war
exodus - and then there were none
nuclear assault - nuclear war
Metallica - blackened

a reply to: DrogoTheNorman

I'd almost like something actually a little faster and more dramatic--something that conveys the feeling of everything being destroyed and life coming to a crashing halt. And, of course, the lyrics have to have something to do with destruction, the end of the world, nuclear war, etc.

Well, not crashing speed metal and all, not nuclear armageddon to be sure. But Armageddon is Armageddon… lyrics below video.If fast pace is what you want…From the Matrix…

Gonna have to go with Obscura's "Centric Flow." There are certainly others, but its the only one that seems to capture an experience of "the end" in its many facets (for me).

I know, but just thought that the beginning of that song might be interesting if you were cutting and mixing.

Kindest respects

Lag

a reply to: Lagomorphe

a reply to: DrogoTheNorman

If you want a Climax to a CD.

DragonForce is the way to go.

Through The Fire And Flames.

originally posted by: DrogoTheNorman
a reply to: Lagomorphe

That's not a speed metal or other hard rock song, though, sorry.

EDITED TO ADD:

By the way, I will audition ALL selections I haven't already considered, so even if I don't reply to your specific post, rest assured I will play your song suggestions and at least consider them!

To be fair, as much as I love Five years, to call it a song in any of the categories you listed is quite a way off the mark.

If you're going with Nuclear Assault it has to be "Critical Mass"



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originally posted by: uncommitted

originally posted by: DrogoTheNorman
a reply to: Lagomorphe

That's not a speed metal or other hard rock song, though, sorry.

EDITED TO ADD:

By the way, I will audition ALL selections I haven't already considered, so even if I don't reply to your specific post, rest assured I will play your song suggestions and at least consider them!

To be fair, as much as I love Five years, to call it a song in any of the categories you listed is quite a way off the mark.

Not every song on the CD is hard rock.

I chose Five Years because it conveys the general sense of foreboding that "Something's Coming"--or is it? I realize a lot of this is subjective, but I wanted to use Five Years because the lyrics seem almost "dismissive" that we're in any real danger down the road. As the CD progresses, we see things are falling apart. I used "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)," "For What it's Worth", and "I'd Love to Change the World" as my generic "leading up to something" songs.

Scorpions: humanity
Pain: psalms of exctinction
Amon amarth: ...and then the world will cease to be
Hypocrisy: armageddon

Let me run this one past you. Tell me what you think.

Riot's cover of the Deep Purple song "Burn", with maybe stretching the interpretation of the "woman" as the whore of Babylon, or something.

Too much of a stretch?


Another one I thought of was "Armageddon" by Gamma Ray.

I'd like to suggest:

Megadeth: Set the World Afire

It fits your criteria. I'd type more, but I don't usually post to ATS from a phone...and now I'm remembering why.

originally posted by: MagnaCarta2015
Sodom - nuclear winter
blasphemophager - demiurge of thermonuclear damnation
sepultura - arise
voivod - nuclear war
exodus - and then there were none
nuclear assault - nuclear war
Metallica - blackened

Dammit arise was going to be my choice - top track

Blackened also perfect. Trivium's Watch the World Burn would be well suited.

a reply to: JohnthePhilistine

Classic.

Anything from BoltThrower.

They take a lot of imagery from Warhammer 40k, so you know thats the top of anything apocalyptic!


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