Metal songs at 172 BPM
TempoTunes has 1,235 metal songs with a verified tempo of 172 BPM: heavy riffs and double-kick energy. Here are some of the best known.
172 BPM is prime running tempo. 172 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 172 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 172 BPM metal songs
Custard Pie
Metallica (2000)
Let the Music Do the Talking
Aerosmith
Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden
Sweating Bullets
Megadeth (2013)
Message in Blood
Pantera (1990)
Holy Water
Soundgarden (2016)
Between the Hammer & the Anvil
Judas Priest
Tsunami
Sepultura (2013)
Gunshots By Computer
Nine Inch Nails (2007)
I Stand Alone
Godsmack (2012)
For Your Malice
Lamb of God (2013)
Free World
Helloween (2015)
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