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10 songs that feel like No Remorse

Matched to No Remorse 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.

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No Remorse
Metallica
intense 75/100 intensity 180 BPM
She Wolf — Megadeth intense 180 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

Master and Servant — Depeche Mode intense 120 BPM

82% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 64/100.

Barrel of a Gun — Depeche Mode intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — sits a little calmer at 65/100. Measured 85% alike.

Trashed — Black Sabbath intense 120 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same complex texture.

Wish — Nine Inch Nails intense 135 BPM

A 78% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and runs a little hotter at 93/100.

53rd & 3rd — Ramones intense 180 BPM

83% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 65/100.

Doctor Jimmy — The Who intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same aggressive pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Measured 82% alike.

How Many More Years — Howlin' Wolf intense 120 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (79/100).

Alone + Easy Target — Foo Fighters intense 120 BPM

A 84% feel-match — carries the same aggressive pull and sits a little calmer at 64/100.

Black Tongue — Yeah Yeah Yeahs intense 120 BPM

84% 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 No Remorse is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 50/100, down from 75.

After Forever by Black Sabbath
After Forever — Black Sabbath moderate 140 BPM

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

Through Being Cool — Devo moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 60/100.

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

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 58/100, versus the original's 75.

Los Ageless — St. Vincent moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 59/100, down from 75.

Jonathan Fisk by Spoon
Jonathan Fisk — Spoon moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge.

We the People.... by A Tribe Called Quest
We the People.... — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100.

Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 75.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “No Remorse” by Metallica?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “She Wolf” by Megadeth, “Master and Servant” by Depeche Mode, “Barrel of a Gun” 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 “No Remorse” but calmer?

“Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “After Forever” by Black Sabbath, “Through Being Cool” by Devo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “No Remorse”?

It measures 75/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 180 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 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 98% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Bambro Koyo Ganda — Bonobo
Same feeling, bigger: Frantic — Metallica

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

1983 in context

The 242 songs we’ve measured from 1983 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

Intensity75
Dynamics78
Tempo78
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load63

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

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