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10 songs that feel like Bleeding Me

Matched to Bleeding Me 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.

Bleeding Me
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Bleeding Me
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intense 68/100 intensity 128 BPM
Flood — Tool intense 134 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (134 BPM).

Until the End of the World — U2 intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Never Let Me Down Again — Depeche Mode intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Dive — Nirvana intense 120 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Riot — Childish Gambino intense 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and sits a little calmer at 61/100.

Shoot Out the Lights — Richard and Linda Thompson intense 95 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 61/100. Same layered texture.

Eraser — Nine Inch Nails intense 130 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

Dirty Water — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

El Dorado — Iron Maiden intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Lady Evil — Black Sabbath intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Bring the Boys Back Home by Pink Floyd
Bring the Boys Back Home — Pink Floyd moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears
Woman in Chains — Tears for Fears moderate 104 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 58/100 — the pull without the edge.

CPR — Wet Leg 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 86/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees 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 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hateful by The Clash
Hateful — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 49/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of by U2

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 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Make Up Your Mind by Florence + The Machine
Make Up Your Mind — Florence + The Machine moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bleeding Me” 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 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 “Bleeding Me” but calmer?

“Bring the Boys Back Home” by Pink Floyd, “Woman in Chains” by Tears for Fears, “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 “Bleeding Me”?

It measures 68/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 88% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 68/100 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity68
Dynamics89
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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