Your favorite metal ballads

[Dado-x]

If you have any, for that matter...

Mine would be:

Tonight He Grins Again (Savatage)
Summer's Rain (Savatage)
When The Crowds Are Gone (Savatage)
Lady Of The Snow
Candlelight Fantasia
Shades Of Grey
Whispers
Diamonds & Rust (Judas Priest '98 live)
All The Fools Sailed Away (Dio)
Still Got The Blues (Gary Moore)
etc etc etc

 

[Crimson King]

Iron Maiden - Wasting Love
Def Leppard - Bring On The Heartbreak, Foolin', Women, Love Bites, Two Steps Behind
Iced Earth - Watching Over Me (ballad?)
Dio - All The Fools Sailed Away
Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus, I Remember You, Wasted Time, In A Darkened Room
Stratovarius - Coming Home
Scorps - Still Loving You
Ozzy & Lita - Close My Eyes Forever
Just to name a few off the top of y head....
I guess a more proper way to say my selections would be, "my favorite slow songs" since several aren't ballad material.

 

[Dado-x]

There!

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Evergrey - For Every Tear That Falls
Labyrinth - Falling Rain
Kamelot - Temples Of Gold
Pain of Salvation - Second Love
Symphony X - Lady of the Snow

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Symphony X-Candlelight fantasia
Symphony X-Lady Of The Snow
Metallica-Fade To Black (the first half is a ballad )
Holochaust-Valley Of Misery
Metalium-Metamorphosis

That's all I can think of

 

[Luis]

Talking about ballads Kamelot rules¡¡¡ The best metal ballad i have ever heard is "Dont you cry" by Kamelot.

I like other ones:

Kamelot: Saylormans Hym
Kamelot: Gloria
SymphonyX: Candel Fantasia
Nightwish: Swanheart
Yes: Wonderius stories (ok isnt metal, whats the problem??)

 

[†Russel Allen†®]

Oh, dude, I just LOVE metal ballads!!! hehehehe!!

Let's put a few, shall we?

1) Symphony X - Lady of the Snow
2) Symphony X Candlelight Fantasia
3) Stratovarius - 4000 Rainy Nights
4) Sonata Arctica - Shy
5) Dream Theater - Silent Man
6) Dream Theater - Another Day
7) Kamelot - Wander
8) Nightwish - Dead Boy's Poem
9) At Vance - The Guide
10) At Vance - Our Love
11) At Vance - My One and Only
12) At Vance - Lost in Your Love

Well, well, well... those are the ones I remember for now...

In fact... remebmering about these songs... makes me... wanna... Buáááááááááááááá!!!!

 

[Dado-x]

Originally posted by †Russel Allen†®



In fact... remebmering about these songs... makes me... wanna... Buáááááááááááááá!!!!

 

[Dado-x]

Originally posted by Luis

Yes: Wonderius stories (ok isnt metal, whats the problem??)

No problem at all.

 

[RequiemX]

Symphony X -- Whispers

That is such a beautiful song...

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Wolverine - "Leaving Yesterday"
Anathema - "One Last Goodbye"
Stonehenge - "Whisper"
Stonehenge featuring Daniel Gildenlow - "Unity"
Pain of Salvation - "Morning On Earth"

 

[Soul of Ice]

Wolverine "leaving yesterday" awesome song (forgot about that one)
Symphony X - Candlelight Fantasia
Angra - Bleeding Heart
Nevermore - The Heart Collector
ARK - Missing You
Beyond Twilight - Crying
Conception - Silent Crying
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray IX
Lemur Voice - More of Nothing
Pain of Salvation - This Heart of Mine
Dream Theater - Silent Man


P.s. Russel Allen, your not supposed to have that song...

 

[karelrulez]

Dream Theater - Silent Man
Dream Theater - Hollow Years
Symphony X - Candlelight & Lady of the Snow
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Gary Moore - Still got the Blues

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Originally posted by Soul of Ice
Wolverine "leaving yesterday" awesome song (forgot about that one)
Symphony X - Candlelight Fantasia
Angra - Bleeding Heart
Nevermore - The Heart Collector
ARK - Missing You
Beyond Twilight - Crying
Conception - Silent Crying
Fates Warning - A Pleasant Shade of Gray IX
Lemur Voice - More of Nothing
Pain of Salvation - This Heart of Mine
Dream Theater - Silent Man


P.s. Russel Allen, your not supposed to have that song...

Yes, these all rule.

 

[fustiar]

X-Japan - Art of Life

 

[Yngvai X]

Symphony X - Candlelight Fantasia
Symphony X - Lady of the Snow
Angra - Heroes of Sand
Angra - Make Believe
Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows off a Dream
Edguy - Wash Away the Poison
Stratovarius - 4000 Rainy Nights (cheesy as fucking hell, but its damn catchy )
Blind Guardian - Harvest of Sorrow
Blind Guardian - The bards song: In the Forest
Blind Guardian - A Past and Future Secret
Blind Guardian - Lord of the Rings

 

[Prismatic Sphere]

I'm glad to see this thread on here!

Black Sabbath - "Solitude"
Bruce Dickinson - "Arc Of Space"
Bruce Dickinson - "Darkness Be My Friend"
Ayreon - "2084"
Labyrinth - "Falling Rain"
Saigon Kick - "Spanish Rain"
Zebra - "Lullaby"
Symphony X - "Candlelight Fantasia"
Symphony X - "The Edge Of Forever"
Crimson Glory - "Lost Reflection"

 

[Hatebreeder86]

Symphony X - Candlelight Fantasia
Stratovarius - forever
Dream Theater - Silent Man
Bruce Dickinson - Arc Of Space
sentenced - rain comes falling down (had to mention this )

 

[Warrior of Ice]

ooh this is a cool thread i havent heard way to many ballads by metal bands but i have yet to dislike them. I personaly think they can be semi cheesy but usualy a good listen when your mellow or in a good mood. And now some that i cant think of at the top of my head that i like:

Scorpians - Winds of Change (Beautiful)

Stratovarius - 4000 Rainy Nights
HammerFall - Always Will Be
HammerFall - Glory to the Brave (well of course i like this one)
Rhapsody - Lamento Eroico
Rhapsody - Wings of Destiny (cheesy but i dont care)
Blind Guardian - Lord of the Rings
Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In The Forest
Iced Earth - I Died For You
Iced Earth - Watching Over Me
Morbid Angel - Hatework
Ozzy Osbourne - You Cant Kill Rock N' Roll
Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowly
Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
Aerosmith - Dream On
Sonata Arctica - Shy
and much more!

One more note Nightwish kicks ass!

 

[w453angel]

Symphony X - Candlelight Fantasia
Dream Theater - Silent Man

Are the 2 two that come to mind right off.