Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2005 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2005, these are the rest of the best metal tracks of 2005, volume one. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2004 and November 30, 2005.

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1. System of A Down “Revenga” Mezmerize (American/Columbia)
2. Avenged Sevenfold “Bat Country” City of Evil (Warner Brothers)
3. Diamond Nights “Drip Drip” Popsicle (Kemado)
4. The Giraffes “Junior At His Worst” The Giraffes (Razor & Tie)
5. Corrosion of Conformity “Paranoid Opioid” In the Arms of God (Sanctuary)
6. Moistboyz “I Don’t Give A Fuck Where The Eagle Flies” IV (Sanctuary)
7. System of A Down “Cigaro” Mezmerize (American/Columbia)
8. Static-X “I’m The One” Start A War (Warner Brothers)
9. Judas Priest “Demonizer” Angel of Retribution (Epic)
10. Corrosion of Conformity “Infinite War” In the Arms of God (Sanctuary)
11. The Giraffes “Having Fun” The Giraffes (Razor & Tie)
12. Moistboyz “The Year of the Maggot” IV (Sanctuary)
13. System of A Down “Violent Pornography” Mezmerize (American/Columbia)
14. Static-X “The Enemy” Start A War (Warner Brothers)
15. Judas Priest “Deal With The Devil” Angel of Retribution (Epic)
16. Corrosion of Conformity “Rise River Rise” In the Arms of God (Sanctuary)
17. Queens of the Stone Age “Someone’s In the Wolf” Lullabies to Paralyze (Interscope)
18. System of A Down “She’s Like Heroin” Hypnotize (American/Columbia)
19. Mindless Self Indulgence “Shut Me Up” You’ll Rebel To Anything (Metropolis)