10) Five Finger Death Punch: 'Hard to See'
The first single off their 'War is the Answer,' this rock song is about conflicting differences in opinion -- and the naivety behind a person's perception and limited point of view. It is their first song to debut on both the Billboard Rock Songs chart and Alternative Songs chart.
9) Seether: 'Careless Whisper'
Although not George Michael, this Wham! cover is an unusually good (Nickelback-sounding) hard rock take on an '80s ballad -- replacing saxophone with electric guitar. The tune peaked at No. 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and made it to the top five on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock charts.
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8) Sick Puppies: 'You're Going Down'
This rock song was the Aussie alt metal band's most successful single, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Active Rock chart and No. 11 on the Alternative Rock Songs chart -- and was selected as the the theme song for WWE's Extreme Wrestling show.
7) Flyleaf: 'Again'
6) Chevelle: 'Jars'
Included on their fifth studio album 'Sci-Fi Crimes,' drummer Sam Loeffler explains the song is about saving the environment using "tongue-and-check" innuendos: "Put into jars / Keep safe this earth / We can't both become the same pawn / That's made to fall."
5) Linkin Park: 'New Divide'
4) Skillet: 'Monster'
Lead Singer John Cooper says the song's lyrics are about the idea that all of us have a secret side that we are afraid to show other people, and sometimes we feel like we've lost control and struggle to keep that part of ourselves in check: "My secret side I keep hid under lock and key / I keep it caged but I can't control it / 'Cause if I let him out he'll tear me up, break me down / Why won't somebody come and save me from this, make it end?"
3) Three Days Grace: 'Break'
This top rock song of 2009 is about having the option and choice to break away from any situation, good or bad. The single peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard's Alternative Rock Songs chart and No. 3 on Rocks Songs chart.
2) Mudvayne: 'Scream With Me'
This tune is Mudvayne's first single off their self-titled and fifth studio album, released in late December of 2009. The single fittingly alternates between mellow Metallica-sounding vocals and the chorus' fierce singing and heavy drums.
1) Breaking Benjamin: 'I Will Not Bow'
Although not originally written for the film, this rock song was featured in Bruce Willis' 'Surrogates.' The song peaked at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and made it in the top five on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.
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1. I LOVE THESE SONGS I WOULD PUT THEM IN DIFFERENT ORDER LIKE 10.Skillet: 'Monster' 9.Mudvayne: 'Scream With Me' 8.Seether: 'Careless Whisper' 7.Breaking Benjamin: 'I Will Not Bow' 6.Sick Puppies: 'You're Going Down' 5.Flyleaf: 'Again' 4.Chevelle: 'Jars' 3.Linkin Park: 'New Divide 2.'Three Days Grace: 'Break' 1.10) Five Finger Death Punch: 'Hard to See' BUT THATS JUST MY OPINION!!
Posted at 6:11PM on Dec 1st 2009 by vanessa