"Already heard about that. We are freaking happy to hear we are the best. Always great when fans praise you", he wrote on his Facebook page.

The Top-50 features another three tracks by Metallica – One, Enter Sandman and Fade To Black. Judas Priest claimed the biggest number of songs in the list – seven.

Ace Of Spades by Motorhead finished on the second place, followed by Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train. Iron Man by Black Sabbath and The Number Of The Beast by Iron Maiden occupied fourth and fifth accordingly.

The Top-10 of the greatest metal song according to the poll by Gibson is:
1) Metallica — Master of Puppets
2) Motorhead — Ace of Spades
3) Ozzy Osbourne — Crazy Train
4) Black Sabbath — Iron Man
5) Iron Maiden — The Number of the Beast
6) Black Sabbath — War Pigs
7) Black Sabbath — Paranoid
8) Metallica — One
9) Iron Maiden — Hallowed Be Thy Name
10) Judas Priest — Breaking the Law