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10 songs that feel like Hexagram

Matched to Hexagram by Deftones 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
Hexagram
Deftones
intense 80/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Approach to Danger — N.W.A intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Rusty Cage — Soundgarden intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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We Die Young — Alice in Chains intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Fistful of Steel — Rage Against the Machine intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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South of Heaven — Slayer intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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5 Minutes Alone — Pantera intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Somebody Someone — Korn intense 90 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Deliverance — Opeth intense 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

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Failure — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Fear and Sickness — Neurosis intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (80/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Southern Justice — Travis Tritt moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 47/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Sing My Loves — Cave In moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Stained Silver — Cave In moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

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Represent — Nas moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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NY State of Mind — Nas moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Words as Weapons — Seether moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Remedy — Seether moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Angels Fall — Breaking Benjamin moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 80. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hexagram” by Deftones?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Approach to Danger” by N.W.A, “Rusty Cage” by Soundgarden, “We Die Young” by Alice in Chains — the top match scores 99% 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 “Hexagram” but calmer?

“Southern Justice” by Travis Tritt, “Sing My Loves” by Cave In, “Stained Silver” by Cave In keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hexagram”?

It measures 80/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 94% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 80/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent 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 94% 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
Focus1/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity80
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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