The mellower side of Metal

This is related to the other thread I started, but for the heavy rock and metal bands. The songs can also feature very heavy parts as long as the overall feel is melodic or mellow.


Pantera - Cemetery Gates
Pantera - Hollow
Testament - The Ballad
Testament - The Legacy
Testament - Trail of Tears
Overkill - The Years of Decay
Overkill - Soulitude
Judas Priest - A Touch of Evil
Tourniquet - Officium Defunctorum
Flotsam & Jetsam - Escape From Within
Alice In Chains - Down in a Hole
Iced Earth - Watching Over Me

Accept - Princess of the Dawn, Winter Dreams, Mistreated

Helloween - A Tale That Wasn't Right, In The Middle of a Heartbeat, Forever and One (Neverland)

W.A.S.P. - Sleeping in the Fire, Forever Free, Hold On to My Heart

Galactic Cowboys - Speak to Me
Galactic Cowboys - Arrow
Metal Church - Watch the Children Pray

I’m importing these from the other thread because I think they belong here...


Sabbath - Solitude
Sabbath - Planet Caravan
Testament - Return to Serenity

The Germans do it best.

Accept - Winter Dreams
Warlock - Fur Immer
Blind Guardian - A Past and Future Secret
Axel Rudi Pell - Night and Rain
Powerwolf - Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone
Helloween - A Tale That Wasn't Right
Rage - In Vain
Gamma Ray - Lake of Tears

Metal Church-Anthem to the Estranged
Death Angel-Veil of Deception
Armored Saint-Isolation
Onslaught-Welcome to Dying
Overkill-Years of Decay

Metal Church - End Of The Age
Fastway - If You Could See
Heathen - No Stone Unturned
Grave Digger - Silence
Overkill - The Mourning After/Private Bleeding

Some good ones listed! Here’s some of my favorites.

One of my top Pantera songs:

Room With A View by Death Angel

James B. wrote:

Room With A View by Death Angel

Great choice! Love that song.

Anthrax-Black Lodge
Fates Warning-In a Word

Annihilator - It’s You

Some good ones mentioned here! Troublezone, the guitar solo in Return to Serenity ranks as one of my favorites. Good mention! Two that came to mind for me was Nevermore's "Sentient 6" (also Believe in Nothing, but that one's been mentioned) and Kamelot's "Don't You Cry." To be fair, Kamelot is not as heavy as many of the bands mentioned here, but that tune is far mellower than much of their material.

Megadeth - In My Darkest hour  
Savatage - Summer's Rain
Warrior Soul - The Losers

Thrasher73 wrote:

Man, this is the only Artillery album still missing from my collection. Can't seem to find it for a decent price.

Definitely needs a reissue.

Gilbert wrote:

Thrasher73 wrote:

Man, this is the only Artillery album still missing from my collection. Can't seem to find it for a decent price.

Definitely needs a reissue.

Yeah in my opinion it’s their best release. Don’t know if you order from eBay or not but there’s a copy for sale for $28 with shipping.

Scorpions-Still Loving You, Believe in Love, Maybe I Maybe You, She Said, The Good Die Young

Iron Maiden-Wasting Love

Pantera-Forever Tonight, Biggest Part of Me

Judas Priest-Turn on Your Light, Living Bad Dreams, Prisoner of Your Eyes, Angel

Annihilator-Innocent Eyes, Holding On, In the Blood

W.A.S.P.-Hallowed Ground, Hold on to My Heart

Fastway-A Fine Line, Close Your Eyes


Accept-Stand 4 What U R, Mistreated

Thrasher73 wrote:

Gilbert wrote:

Thrasher73 wrote:

Man, this is the only Artillery album still missing from my collection. Can't seem to find it for a decent price.

Definitely needs a reissue.

Yeah in my opinion it’s their best release. Don’t know if you order from eBay or not but there’s a copy for sale for $28 with shipping.

I'll check it out.