Metal songs at 164 BPM
TempoTunes has 514 metal songs with a verified tempo of 164 BPM: heavy riffs and double-kick energy. Here are some of the best known.
164 BPM is prime running tempo. 164 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 164 steps per minute, right in the range coaches suggest for an efficient stride. Drum and bass also lives here, if you want the energy without the pop.
Popular 164 BPM metal songs
Jazz Jam
Metallica (2000)

Old School Hollywood
System Of A Down

D'yer Mak'er
Led Zeppelin

The Talisman
Iron Maiden (2010)

Sweating Bullets
Megadeth (1992)

Not Strong Enough
Apocalyptica (2010)

Wicked Game
Helloween (2015)

Atrocious Humanity
Amon Amarth (1993)
Vim
Machine Head (2003)
So Violently Sick
Cradle of Filth (1992)

Speed
Angra (1998)
FullMoon
Sonata Arctica (1999)
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