50 Best Rock Songs About Hell

Rock Songs That Capture the Fire and Fury of Hell

There’s a certain pulse that comes with songs that flirt with the underworld. It hits somewhere between chaos and catharsis, the kind of sound that feels hot to the touch. You can picture it in a dim room with lights flickering red, guitars snarling, drums thundering like the floor might split open. It’s not all doom and pitchforks either. Sometimes it’s the pull of temptation, or the thrill of being too far gone to turn back. The best tracks here tap into that fever, that wild place where noise and danger start to sound like freedom.

No one’s gliding through fire unscathed. There’s swagger in some of these songs, sure, but also something raw underneath. The kind that laughs through the smoke and keeps going. Some of these aren’t literally tied to the inferno, yet the spirit fits. The riffs, the rage, the rush—they all burn in their own way. The energy that makes even a quiet listener grin like they’ve gotten away with something. And it’s not limited to one genre either. You can hear echoes of pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that have brushed the same edges and come back singed.

It’s messy, loud, sometimes funny, sometimes desperate. These tracks lean into that darkness without blinking, the kind you’d crank up when you want everything to sound alive and slightly cursed. Some tracks stumble into hell by accident, others walk straight in and make it sound good. Here are the best rock songs about hell to turn up when you want to feel the fire at your back.

1. 'Highway to Hell' by AC/DC

2. 'Sympathy for the Devil' by The Rolling Stones

3. 'The Number of the Beast' by Iron Maiden

4. 'Hell Awaits' by Slayer

5. 'Heaven and Hell' by Black Sabbath

6. 'Runnin' With the Devil' by Van Halen

7. 'Hell Is for Children' by Pat Benatar

8. 'Cowboys from Hell' by Pantera

9. 'Hells Bells' by AC/DC

10. 'Shout at the Devil' by Mötley Crüe

11. 'Bat Out of Hell' by Meat Loaf

12. 'Go to Hell' by Megadeth

13. 'Run Like Hell' by Pink Floyd

14. 'Straight to Hell' by The Clash

15. 'Welcome to Hell' by Venom

16. 'Hell Bent for Leather' by Judas Priest

17. 'Devils Haircut' by Beck

18. 'Devil Inside' by INXS

19. 'Hotter than Hell' by Kiss

20. 'Burn in Hell' by Twisted Sister

21. 'Devil's Dance' by Metallica

22. 'Long Way Back From Hell' by Danzig

23. 'Devil's Child' by Judas Priest

24. 'Hot Rails to Hell' by Blue Öyster Cult

25. 'To Hell With The Devil' by Stryper

26. 'Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be' by AC/DC

27. 'N.I.B.' by Black Sabbath

28. 'Devil in a Midnight Mass' by Billy Talent

29. 'Hellraiser' by Motörhead

30. 'Christmas With The Devil' by Spinal Tap

31. 'Hell Fire' by Anthrax

32. 'Fires Of Hell (Your Only Son)' by Uriah Heep

33. 'Born To Raise Hell' by Motörhead

34. 'Jump in the Fire' by Metallica

35. 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by The Charlie Daniels Band

36. 'Devils Island' by Megadeth

37. 'Lil' Devil' by The Cult

38. 'Friends of Hell' by Witchfinder General

39. 'See You in Hell' by Grim Reaper

40. 'The Devil Cried' by Black Sabbath

41. 'Saints In Hell' by Judas Priest

42. 'Going to Hell' by The Pretty Reckless

43. 'Hell Chose Me' by Carnifex

44. 'Welcome Princes of Hell' by Mercyful Fate

45. 'Heaven Nor Hell' by Volbeat

46. 'Hell Is Living Without You' by Alice Cooper

47. 'Righteous Side of Hell' by Five Finger Death Punch

48. 'Green Hell' by Misfits

49. 'Hell on the Heart' by Eric Church

50. 'I Am Hell' by Machine Head