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10 songs that feel like No More Lies

Matched to No More Lies by Iron Maiden on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

No More Lies
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No More Lies
Iron Maiden
intense 60/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Pray for Rain — Massive Attack intense 95 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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GHOST! — Kid Cudi intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Wicked Games — The Weeknd intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Romeo Had Juliette — Lou Reed intense 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Machine Gun — Portishead intense 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Me and the Devil — Gil Scott-Heron intense 85 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Following Eyes — Soccer Mommy intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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In Your Room — Depeche Mode intense 110 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same layered texture.

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All My Colours — Echo and the Bunnymen intense 65 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Madman Across the Water — Elton John intense 72 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when No More Lies is more than you want right now.

My Cosmos Is Mine by Depeche Mode
My Cosmos Is Mine — Depeche Mode moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 67/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde
Yellow Flicker Beat — Lorde moderate 96 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pieces of a Man by Gil Scott-Heron
Pieces of a Man — Gil Scott-Heron 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.

The Asphalt World by Suede
The Asphalt World — Suede moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 65/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Ain't Superstitious by Howlin' Wolf
I Ain't Superstitious — Howlin' Wolf moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 46/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

In the Mouth a Desert by Pavement
In the Mouth a Desert — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 47/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Da Art of Storytellin' Pt. 1 — Outkast moderate 92 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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Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down — Interpol moderate 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 52/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “No More Lies” by Iron Maiden?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pray for Rain” by Massive Attack, “GHOST!” by Kid Cudi, “Wicked Games” by The Weeknd — the top match scores 96% 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 “No More Lies” but calmer?

“My Cosmos Is Mine” by Depeche Mode, “Yellow Flicker Beat” by Lorde, “Pieces of a Man” by Gil Scott-Heron keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “No More Lies”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 95 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 77% 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
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load38

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

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