10 songs that feel like Screaming Suicide
Matched to Screaming Suicide by Metallica on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 65/100.
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — sits a little calmer at 64/100. Measured 91% alike.
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.
A 88% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Screaming Suicide is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 58/100, down from 71.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 86/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 71.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 50/100, down from 71.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 34/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 46/100, versus the original's 71.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Screaming Suicide” by Metallica?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Flood” by Tool, “Until the End of the World” by U2, “Never Let Me Down Again” by Depeche Mode — the top match scores 93% 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 “Screaming Suicide” but calmer?
“Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “Bring the Boys Back Home” by Pink Floyd, “CPR” by Wet Leg keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Screaming Suicide”?
It measures 71/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 71/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2023 in context
The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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