Metal Ballads

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

I know I can't be the only person who likes ballads so what are some of peoples favorite ballads. My favorites in no particular order:

The Fallen One-Hammerfall

Return To Serenity-Testament

Nothing Else Matters-Metallica

Every Woman Has A Name-Alice Cooper

Shamandalie-Sonata Arctica

Wander-Kamelot

Spread My Wings-Thunderstone

Sarah Williams-Jacob's Dream

When The Eagle Cries-Iced Earth

Scarlet Rose-Edguy

Wasted Years-Iron Maiden

Anywhere-Avantasia

Sleeping Sun-Nightwish (most beautiful song I've heard in my entire life)

Lifting Shadows Off A Dream (Dream Theater)

All That I Bleed, When The Crowds Are Gone, Not What You See, Out On The Streets, Believe, Strange Wings, Alone You Breathe, Somewhere In Time, and Anymore by Savatage (they knew how to write ballads)

Subject: Re: Metal Ballads Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:13 pm

Savatage are the best at it in my opinion.All that I bleed is my fave by them.

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Hands down best metal "ballad". Guardian by Fates Warning.
HANDS DOWN, I say!

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28617 Age : 39

Crimson Glory - Lost Reflection
Crimson Glory - Painted Skies
Fates Warning - Damnation
Fates Warning - Guardian
Heathen - Prisoners of Fate
Iron Maiden - Children of the Damned
Megadeth - In My Darkest Hour
Obsession - Desperate to Survive
Queensrÿche - The Lady Wore Black
Queensrÿche - The Killing Words
Queensrÿche - Suite Sister Mary
Savatage - Out on the Streets
Testament - The Ballad
Testament - The Legacy

Subject: Re: Metal Ballads Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:52 pm

Good question! Besides the obvious hair ballads of the 80's that we all know and love:

Paradise - Impellitteri (Rob Rock) Nearly perfect!

Last Drop Falls - Sonata Arctica (I seem to like their slow stuff more than anyone)

The Elder - Blind Guardian

Long Gone By - Falconer

Tears In The Rain - Messiah's Kiss

Rocket Ride - Pink Cream 69

Spread Your Wings - Silent Force

Silent Rain - Ten

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4077 Age : 51

1990-Deliverance

Civil War-Guns N Roses

Modern Day Cowboy-Tesla

Unforgiven-Metallica

Don't Close Your Eyes-Kix

Heaven or Nothing-Barren Cross

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9428 Age : 50

Fates Warning - Gaurdian, Damnation
Savatage - When the Crowds Are Gone; Alone You Breathe
Dokken - Alone Again
Judas Priest - Last Rose of Summer; Before the Dawn
Queensryche - The Lady Wore Black
Scorpions - Still Loving You
Tesla - Love Song

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

most ballads irritate me to the extreme. however, i love female sung ballads. anything by Doro or The Gathering especially.

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Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

mc666 wrote:: most ballads irritate me to the extreme. however, i love female sung ballads. anything by Doro or The Gathering especially.

Then I may suggest Sleeping Sun, Walking In The Air, Forever Yours, Dead Boy's Poem, and Sleeping Sun by Nightwish (unless of course you've already heard them). The last two are two of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17155 Age : 48

I don't consider Wasted Years a ballad. It's just a melodic metal anthem. To me a ballad is Summers Rain by Savatage.

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KILLER instrumental ballad: Impelliteri's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow!!

Scorpions - Lady Starlight, Yellow Raven, Wind of Change

Bloodgood - She's Gone

Tourniquet - Twilight & My Promise

Rosanna's Raiders - Like A River

Hanoi Rocks - Don't You Ever Leave Me

Guns N' Roses - Patience, Estranged, Don't Cry (version 2 on UYI 2; lyrics are better)

Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed

Ozzy & Lita - Close My Eyes Forever

Warrant - Heaven

Ozzy Osbourne - Goodbye To Romance

the awesome ballad that is the second to last track on Testament's "Practice What You Preach" - I forgot the name of it. Could go look on the CD in the other room but I'm too busy...sure someone here remembers the name of it...

Metal graduate Number of posts : 271 Age : 36

Anthrax - N.F.B. (Dallabnikufesin)

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1510 Age : 41

Manowar - Master of the Wind

Savatage - Sleep

Guest

Fates Warning - Through Different Eyes
Toxik - There Stood the Fence

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Iron Maiden---"Wasting Love"
Halford---"Silent Screams"
W.a.s.p.---"Forever Free"/"Sleeping In The Fire"

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2546 Age : 35

Every ballad by Savatage is fantastic. Especially Alone You Breathe. I also like Iced Earth's ballads, as cheesy as they are. Watching Over Me is a great song.

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 15680 Age : 51

Angel - Judas Priest
Always Will Be - Hammerfall
A Tale That Wasn't Right - Helloween
When The Smoke Is Going Down - Scorpions
It's Alright - Black Sabbath
Silent Lucidity - Queensryche

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

troublezone wrote:: I don't consider Wasted Years a ballad. It's just a melodic metal anthem. To me a ballad is Summers Rain by Savatage.

The only reason I called Wasted Years a ballad was because it was slower and a little more somber than the rest of Somewhere In Time. To me a ballad is a slower deviation of the rest of the album that stirs up emotions in listeners that the faster and heavier numbers don't. By the way, Summers Rain is another of my favorties (I just didn't put it on my list because I didn't want to take up too much room).

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17155 Age : 48

DallasBlack wrote:

troublezone wrote:: I don't consider Wasted Years a ballad. It's just a melodic metal anthem. To me a ballad is Summers Rain by Savatage.

The only reason I called Wasted Years a ballad was because it was slower and a little more somber than the rest of Somewhere In Time. To me a ballad is a slower deviation of the rest of the album that stirs up emotions in listeners that the faster and heavier numbers don't. By the way, Summers Rain is another of my favorties (I just didn't put it on my list because I didn't want to take up too much room).

That's cool man. Cool

Metal master Number of posts : 668 Age : 53

I love ballads, though I'm not really sure what constitutes a song being one all of the time. Some faves would be:

Testament - The Ballad
Testament - Return To Serenity
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - Trail Of Tears
Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Metallica - Fade To Black
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde
Shadows Fall - Another Hero Lost
Ozzy - Killer Of Giants
Dokken - Alone Again
Skid Row - I Remember You
Guns N' Roses - Patience
Grim Reaper - Never Coming Back
Lynch Mob - Through These Eyes
Mad Max- Bad Day In Heaven
Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
Scorpions - Still Loving You
Doro - Heaven I See
Eternal Decision - Free
Eternal Decision - Scales
Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes
Firehouse - Love Of A Lifetime
Kiss - Tears Are Falling
Barren Cross - Cryin' Over You
Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
Def Leppard - Love Bites
Death Angel - Word To The Wise
Europe - Carrie
Haven - Spend My Life With You
Holy Soldier - The Pain Inside Of Me
Metal Church - Watch The Children Pray

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