If ever there were a movie genre suited to heavy metal, it has to be kaiju. Filled with gigantic monsters rampaging through major conurbations and leaving trails of destruction in their wake, it’s virtually metal writ large in a wobbly creature suit. Japan’s Toho studio created its own super-beast in the towering Godzilla, who, after drawing inspiration from 1933’s King Kong, was soon joined by other impressive, imposing monsters.
In anticipation of Toho’s latest Monsterverse offering, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, here are 10 killer metal songs about Godzilla and his colossal compatriots.
