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10 songs that feel like Shadow Moses

Matched to Shadow Moses by Bring Me the Horizon on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Shadow Moses
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Shadow Moses
Bring Me the Horizon
intense 71/100 intensity 130 BPM
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Heaven and Hell — Black Sabbath moderate 148 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100).

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The Cave — Mumford & Sons moderate 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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Famous Last Words — My Chemical Romance intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Castle on the Hill — Ed Sheeran moderate 135 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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Mutual Core — Björk intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

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Running Up That Hill — Kate Bush intense 92 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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For Whom the Bell Tolls — Metallica moderate 116 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 97% alike.

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The Heart Part 4 — Kendrick Lamar moderate 112 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

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The Mob Rules — Black Sabbath intense 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Colony by Joy Division
Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 60/100, down from 71. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Twenty Four Hours by Joy Division
Twenty Four Hours — Joy Division moderate 132 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Station by Russian Circles
Station — Russian Circles moderate 130 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 70/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Spiral Architect — Black Sabbath moderate 152 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 56/100, versus the original's 71.

Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos by Public Enemy
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos — Public Enemy moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 71.

Fly by Nicki Minaj
Fly — Nicki Minaj safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath
Heaven and Hell — Black Sabbath moderate 148 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 72/100.

All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
All Along the Watchtower — Bob Dylan moderate 113 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 72/100, versus the original's 71.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Shadow Moses” by Bring Me the Horizon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Heaven and Hell” by Black Sabbath, “The Cave” by Mumford & Sons, “Famous Last Words” by My Chemical Romance — 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 “Shadow Moses” but calmer?

“Colony” by Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” by Joy Division, “Station” by Russian Circles keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Shadow Moses”?

It measures 71/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 8/10, complex 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 90% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 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

Intensity71
Dynamics78
Tempo50
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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