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10 songs that feel like Death Trip

Matched to Death Trip by The Stooges on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Death Trip
The Stooges
intense 90/100 intensity 160 BPM
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Penetration — Iggy Pop intense 145 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (89/100).

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Floyd the Barber — Nirvana intense 155 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same harsh texture.

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Repeater — Fugazi intense 170 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Diane — Hüsker Dü intense 170 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (87/100). Same harsh texture.

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Very Ape — Nirvana intense 168 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and runs a little hotter at 100/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (168 BPM).

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Time's Up — Buzzcocks intense 180 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same harsh texture.

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Rust in Peace... Polaris — Megadeth intense 180 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — sits a little calmer at 83/100. Measured 90% alike.

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Bodies — Sex Pistols intense 140 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (93/100). Same harsh texture.

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...And Justice for All — Metallica intense 174 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 82/100.

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Double Dare — Bauhaus intense 142 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (88/100). Same harsh texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Death Trip is more than you want right now.

Mr. Ray by Suicide
Mr. Ray — Suicide moderate 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 90.

Foreclosure of a Dream by Megadeth
Foreclosure of a Dream — Megadeth moderate 148 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 60/100.

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Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 70/100, versus the original's 90.

Wild in Blue by Suicide
Wild in Blue — Suicide moderate 109 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 48/100, down from 90.

Lion's Teeth by The Mountain Goats
Lion's Teeth — The Mountain Goats moderate 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 51/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde — Travis Tritt moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 46/100.

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Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 49/100, versus the original's 90.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Death Trip” by The Stooges?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Penetration” by Iggy Pop, “Floyd the Barber” by Nirvana, “Repeater” by Fugazi — the top match scores 97% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Death Trip” but calmer?

“Mr. Ray” by Suicide, “Foreclosure of a Dream” by Megadeth, “Through Being Cool” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Death Trip”?

It measures 90/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 160 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 90/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, harsh texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 99% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout10/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype9/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity90
Dynamics89
Tempo67
Surprise50
Density85
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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