Songs About War

[NobBe Nobbs]

Speaking of Serj Tankian, at least "War" and "BYOB" are about war, and probably more besides.

[METALMAN]

If your war song criteria also includes songs so shit that you want to smash your own ear drums, you could always give "Illegal Attacks" by Ian Brown a try.

I'll return when I think of a decent song.

[Only In Dreams]

Let Them Eat War - Bad Religion

[Liam]

Though anti-war, rather than war, Neil Young's 'Keep On Rocking In The Free World' is awesome.

Though not that downbeat, really.

EDIT: Actually, it isn't. Silly me.

Edited November 16, 2007 by Liam Byrne

[Skummy]

"1916" by Motörhead is an awesome downbeat war song, while not being sickeningly explicitly anti-war.

[Lowerdeck]

Until you said the downbeat part, the first thing that came to mine was the War song. But Thug already did that.

So, I'll say "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" by Jedi Mind Tricks. It's a rap song about a guy's experiences in 'Nam. If you're looking for something like that.

[lari]

I second the Motorhead song. And Iced Earth's "the Glorious Burden" album is basically all about historical conflicts.

[tomroe]

If you want something very similar to Kenji

Get Hands Held High by Linkin Park

[darkrayne]

The CD "Dead Winter Dead" by Savatage

[lari]

Oh yeah, how could I forget that one. A song from that album that is particularly describing war, and is not so much focused on the narrative of the story, is for instance "Starlight".

[British_Boy]

Disposable Heroes by Metallica

[KevinStorm]

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica

M.I.A. by Avenged Sevenfold

Born In the USA by Bruce Springsteen

[GhostMachine]

[British_Boy]

Black Rain - Ozzy Osbourne