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10 songs that feel like Death of the Celts

Matched to Death of the Celts 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.

Death of the Celts
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Death of the Celts
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intense 65/100 intensity 140 BPM
Reclamation — Fugazi intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Long Distance Runner — Fugazi intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

how do you sleep? — LCD Soundsystem intense 126 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 97% alike.

There She Goes, My Beautiful World — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds intense 136 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

Louder than Bombs — BTS intense 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

What Kind of Man — Florence + the Machine intense 146 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Reverence — The Jesus and Mary Chain intense 132 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

Ship to Wreck — Florence + the Machine intense 148 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole) — Arcade Fire intense 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100).

One Hundred Years — The Cure intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Death of the Celts is more than you want right now.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 65.

Romance in Durango by Bob Dylan
Romance in Durango — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge.

Do Me a Favour — Arctic Monkeys moderate 120 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 60/100.

I Don't Want to Know by Fleetwood Mac
I Don't Want to Know — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 60/100, versus the original's 65.

Sanctuary by Iron Maiden
Sanctuary — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 51/100, down from 65. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Running Free by Iron Maiden
Running Free — Iron Maiden moderate 140 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in C Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2 — Sergei Rachmaninoff moderate 66 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 38/100.

Red Rain by Peter Gabriel
Red Rain — Peter Gabriel moderate 83 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 65.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Death of the Celts” by Iron Maiden?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Reclamation” by Fugazi, “Long Distance Runner” by Fugazi, “how do you sleep?” by LCD Soundsystem — the top match scores 99% 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 “Death of the Celts” but calmer?

“I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees, “Romance in Durango” by Bob Dylan, “Do Me a Favour” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Death of the Celts”?

It measures 65/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered 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 85% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 65/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 fast, driving tempo: 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
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity65
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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