The following list of songs are another catch-up for the past 15 weeks of the Song of the Week feature. It just so happens that they finish of the second mini-playlist that comprises the final end-year list. Starting with the next song (which must follow this year's restriction of containing "backwards" in the title), the final third of the year commences. When I give out an hour's worth of music like this, it's more about the music itself than my commentary, but I've noted trivia where deemed interesting. Finally, don't let one song you rate iffy distract you from the others! There's two parts to this post, and all 15 songs will appeal to different genre fans, per my usual spectrum.
Take a listen, starting with:

"Number of the Beast" by Zwan from the album Honestly. 2003.