Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything.

When you think about it, the music industry pretty much dries up come around Thanksgiving. From there on, it’s all about pushing out greatest hits albums, box sets, and most importantly, holiday music. There are entire radio stations that switch to all Christmas music, and even godless heathen scum can get down to “O Holy Night” every now and then. And think about it – there’s basically a whole month where the most viable way to get your music heard is record a holiday album. Not one to be left behind, plenty of metal bands have recorded holiday favorites, or even make their own songs. Hell, some bands have even made a career out of it, but more about that later. For now, here are our top five ways to have a shreddy Christmas.

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