Favourite Long Epic Tracks

msp · Post by **msp** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:40 pm

DaN wrote:
ION BRITTON wrote:MANOWAR - Achilles, agony and ecstasy in eight parts
Urrgh... For me that song and its album was the beginning of the end for ManOwaR

Off topic slightly a bit about that Manowar song, I am sure I read somewhere that Atlantic wanted them to go Grunge or something like that so Manowar wrote in response to that a 28 minute opener.

Did anyone else hear this or did I just have a vision one night?

omen of hate · Post by **omen of hate** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:40 pm

14 posts and no one mentionned masters of epic metal MANILLA ROAD ???

MANILLA ROAD - The Deluge
METAL CHURCH - Gods of Wrath
BATHORY - One Rode to Asa Bay
MANILLA ROAD - Dreams of Eschaton
MERCYFUL FATE - Satan's Fall
JUDAS PRIEST - Beyond the realms of Death
MANOWAR - Dark avenger

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:43 pm

God forgive me.

MANILLA ROAD - Avatar

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:10 pm

Black Death self titled song
Morbid Angel's Invocation Of The Continual One (I know is not so "cult" but is an amazing track)
Graf Spee - Patala Loca (unique atmosphere)
Those are the ones that come to mind right now.
If I can come up with a few I might start the oposite thread about best songs under 2 minutes.

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:11 pm

msp wrote:A Funeral Request by Cathedral

For me it's got to be "Voyage of the Homeless Sapien".

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:16 pm

I forgot to mention Saint Vitus' The Psycopath. I love that song, it sounds like walking on the streets of Arkham in autumn, just when the sun is starting to come up.

Post by **DaN** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:30 pm

msp wrote:
DaN wrote:
ION BRITTON wrote:MANOWAR - Achilles, agony and ecstasy in eight parts
Urrgh... For me that song and its album was the beginning of the end for ManOwaR
Off topic slightly a bit about that Manowar song, I am sure I read somewhere that Atlantic wanted them to go Grunge or something like that so Manowar wrote in response to that a 28 minute opener.

Did anyone else hear this or did I just have a vision one night?

I'm not familiar w/ this story, but if it's true I guess it does vindicate the song to a certain degree.

My personal beef with this song stems from when they played in Sweden on the tour in question, and decided to scrap a bunch of old classics from the setlist in favour of "Achilles" only the day before the gig. Why? Because some loudmouthed "fan" challanged them to do so on Swedish TV the night before. It was still a great gig (my first w/ ManOwaR), but it could have been so much better without this 20+ min sleeping pill

Keir · Post by **Keir** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 3:36 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:It's the last truly great ManOwaR album imo. It's flawed, but at least it left us some classics. As for the track in question, if you exclude the solo parts, for me the rest it's up there with the best moments of 80's ManOwaR.

I can agree with that, but as it stands it's almost unlistenable.

Off the top of my head, here are some that haven't been mentioned yet.
HELLOWEEN - Halloween
JAG PANZER - The Crucifix
SCORPIONS - Fly to the Rainbow

anthares · Post by **anthares** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:21 pm

Fils Du Metal wrote: HIGH POWER "Offrande charnelle"...

Oh yeah!
And Marchand D'Hommes (?) by Sortilege!
And both H&H tracks from the single!!

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:42 pm

great idea for a thread ION BRITTON

Manilla Road - Born Upon the Soul (and about 10 other MR tracks but I'll keep it to a single song by every band I post)
Fates Warning - The Apparition
Sieges Even - Straggler from Atlantis (it IS epic, and it IS technothrash haha!)
Candlemass - A Sorcerer's Pledge
In The Woods... - In the Woods...
Rush - Xanadu
King Crimson - Starless
Helloween - Ride the Sky
Skepticism - Forge
My Dying Bride - Symphonaire Infernus et Spera Empyrium
Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick/Leading the Rats
Mercyful Fate - Satan's Fall
Judas Priest - Dreamer/Deceiver (I count it as one track, and the opening of Sad Wings Of Destiny to boot.)
Warning - Footprints

Cochino · Post by **Cochino** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:55 pm

I would also add Sabbat's (Uk) Advent of Insanity/Do Dark Horses Dream of Nightmares?
I'm not the biggest fan of Sabbat, but that song(s) are just amazing.

DMR · Post by **DMR** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:44 pm

I second all the Maiden, Bathory and Manowar songs already mentioned (even Achilles).

Helloween - Halloween, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Revelation
Gamma Ray - Rebellion in Dreamland, Armageddon
Grotesque - Angels Blood
Dark Quarterer - Colossus of Argil
Edge of Sanity - Twilight
Garden of Shadows - Company In Solitude
Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death
Lost Horizon - Highlander
Mekong Delta - Dances of Death, Night on a Bare Mountain
Rainbow - Gates of Babylon
Hell - Blasphemy & The Master

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:19 pm

I DO have to repeat some, just because they are perfect metallic journeys..

Mercyful Fate-Satan´s Fall
ManOwar-Bridge of Death
Helloween-Keeper of the 7 keys
Bathory-Twilight of the Gods

+

Iron Savior-Thunderbird
Slayer-Hell Awaits
Dantesco-Cronicas de la Muerte Negra
Infernal Majesty-None Shall Defy (i do consider this as a true epic anthem)
Scanner-From the Dust of Ages
Omen-Hell´s Gates
and my fave CLOVEN HOOF!

Helm · Post by **Helm** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:44 pm

oh yes, forgot the Dark Quarterer. Though I'd go with Gates of Well.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:43 pm

RUNNING WILD - Treasure Island 11:14
RUNNING WILD - Genesis 15:18
RUNNING WILD - The Battle of Waterloo 07:46
BRIDE - Heroes 07:10
IRON CROSS (US,Fl) - S&M Medley 07:35 (You're in for the kill, you'll do my will)

Rush - Xanadu

RUSH's epics probably deserve their own separate thread, but Xanadu is indeed a great representative!