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10 songs that feel like Aces High

Matched to Aces High 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.

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Aces High
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intense 75/100 intensity 140 BPM
Hell of a Life — Kanye West intense 95 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 67/100.

Doctor Jimmy — The Who intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

Dyers Eve — Metallica intense 171 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 92% alike.

Nothing at All — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 64/100.

Demon Fire — AC/DC intense 120 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.

No Man's Land — AC/DC intense 120 BPM

87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100.

Cold Wind Blows — Eminem intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — sits a little calmer at 61/100. Measured 85% alike.

Am I Savage? — Metallica intense 152 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100).

Mercy — TV on the Radio intense 120 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.

Dionysus — BTS intense 128 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Death or Glory by Iron Maiden
Death or Glory — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 55/100, down from 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Panic — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

Slide Tackle by Japanese Breakfast
Slide Tackle — Japanese Breakfast moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 54/100.

G-Man by Sonny Rollins
G-Man — Sonny Rollins moderate 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 49/100, versus the original's 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Modern Jam by Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown
Modern Jam — Travis Scott feat. Teezo Touchdown moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 51/100, down from 75. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden
The Wicker Man — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 62/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Get Up, Stand Up — Bob Marley & The Wailers moderate 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 46/100.

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 75.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Aces High” by Iron Maiden?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hell of a Life” by Kanye West, “Doctor Jimmy” by The Who, “Dyers Eve” by Metallica — the top match scores 90% 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 “Aces High” but calmer?

“Death or Glory” by Iron Maiden, “Panic” by The Smiths, “Slide Tackle” by Japanese Breakfast keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Aces High”?

It measures 75/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 92% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 75/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1984 in context

The 222 songs we’ve measured from 1984 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity75
Dynamics89
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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