Love, But Make It Metal: 30 Timeless Heavy Metal Love Songs for Valentine's Day
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re cranking up the volume and proving that love and metal are a perfect match. Because love isn’t always soft and sweet; sometimes, it’s intense, wild, and heavy as hell.
Forget roses, chocolates, and flowers. This Valentine's, give them riffs and riffs of love!
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Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
Because love is louder than any distortion pedal.
Iron Maiden – Wasting Love
A rare Maiden ballad about love and regret.
Judas Priest – A Touch of Evil
Sinister, seductive, and pure metal.
Pantera – This Love
Soft, then absolutely crushing—just like love.
Megadeth – A Tout Le Monde
Not your typical love song, but still hits deep.
Black Sabbath – Changes
Ozzy’s most emotional performance, hands down.
Slayer – Spill the Blood
Because love and darkness go hand in hand.
Motörhead – Love Me Forever
Lemmy’s version of a love song.
Helloween – If I Could Fly
Power metal romance with soaring vocals.
Dio – As Long As It’s Not About Love
Epic and dramatic, like every Dio song should be.
Testament – The Legacy
A haunting ballad from thrash legends.
Anthrax – Safe Home
Scott Ian and co. show their heartfelt side.
Blind Guardian – Nightfall
Fantasy-infused love and longing in metal form.
Iced Earth – I Died for You
A power metal anthem of love and sacrifice.
Kamelot – The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)
Gothic power metal perfection.
Stratovarius – Forever
A melancholic ballad with stunning melodies.
Manowar – Master of the Wind
For those who love their romance with battle anthems.
Rhapsody (of Fire) – Wings of Destiny
Symphonic, epic, and full of passion.
Opeth – To Bid You Farewell
Mikael Åkerfeldt’s acoustic beauty.
Amorphis – You I Need
Melodic death metal meets love song bliss.
Paradise Lost – Say Just Words
Doomy, brooding, and hypnotic.
Moonspell – Scorpion Flower
Gothic metal with intoxicating melodies.
Nevermore – Believe in Nothing
A heavy, emotional ride through lost love.
Lacuna Coil – Heaven’s a Lie
Ethereal and crushing at the same time.
Ghost – Life Eternal
Haunting and strangely uplifting.
Rammstein – Ohne Dich
A cold, industrial take on love and longing.
Cradle of Filth – Nymphetamine Fix
Extreme metal meets tragic romance.
Katatonia – My Twin
Melancholy, darkness, and aching passion.
Children of Bodom – Angels Don’t Kill
Because love can be brutal, too.
Dream Theater – The Spirit Carries On
A prog-metal love letter to the afterlife.
This February 14th, let the power of riffs and roaring vocals be your love language!
What’s your favorite metal love song? Drop it in the comments!
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