Songs Similar to Painkiller by Judas Priest
Album: Painkiller · Metal · Workout
“Painkiller” is a metal track with pop roots by Judas Priest from the album Painkiller. On SongSimilar it sits in our Metal collection and is tagged workout, so the matches below lean toward that same feel.
The closest match right now is “Hell Patrol” by Judas Priest (100% match). The list also pulls in Dio, Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Black Sabbath — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Judas Priest's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (10 of 20 tracks), with pop and metal mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Painkiller”
What songs are similar to Painkiller?
On our list, the closest matches are “Hell Patrol” by Judas Priest, “Night Crawler” by Judas Priest and “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Painkiller” by Judas Priest, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Painkiller sound like?
Based on listening data, “Painkiller” sits closest to Motörhead, Dio, Iron Maiden and Megadeth. Fans of Judas Priest play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Painkiller Metal?
We file “Painkiller” by Judas Priest under Metal, while music stores list its album under Pop. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Painkiller?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Painkiller” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.