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Sleep Token, Cradle Of Filth and Epica are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

From heavy blues outings of the late 60s to pioneering anthems from the early 70s, we bring you just a few songs that inspired heavy metal. What was the lumpen, stomping riff that opened “Purple ...