Heavy Metal has always been characterized by addressing a wide variety of subjects in its lyrics. An almost infinite universe where, over the years, many significant moments in human history have been portrayed.
Songs about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Iron Curtain, about the European conquest of the Americas, about the famous 7th Panzer Division of Germany, about Macedonia, about the construction of the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, about the Babylonian Empire, about the massacre of the Indians, about the Vietnam War, about the Normandy landings on D-Day, and about thousands of other themes.
Therefore, for this week's Top 11, we decided to list the best songs about historical events. A true history lesson in Metal!
Listen to the songs in the playlist at the end of this post (sync it with your mobile device to listen wherever you want) and watch the videos of the best songs about historical events, according to Wikimetal's Top 11!
And most importantly: Leave in the comments other songs that should be in this Top 11:
11. LOTM (Soulfly) – About the massacre of the indigenous population in North America.
10. Conquistadores (Running Wild) – About European colonization in the Americas.
9. Hold At All Costs (Iced Earth) – About the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
08. Ghost Division (Sabaton) – About the seventh Panzer division of Germany.
07. Mandatory Suicide ( Slayer ) – About the Normandy landings, known as D-Day.
06. Indians ( Anthrax ) – About the massacre of the Indians.
05. War Pigs ( Black Sabbath ) – About the Vietnam War.
04. Gates of Babylon (Rainbow) – About the Babylonian Empire.
03. Wind Of Change ( Scorpions ) – About the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain.
02. Manhattan Project ( Rush ) – About the project to build the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
01. Alexander The Great ( Iron Maiden ) – About the Macedonian Empire.
