70s fantasy-styled hardrock recommendations

[tsorl]

You know, stuff like Uriah Heep, early Queen and some BÖC stuff. It doesn't necessarily have to be all about wizards, trolls and goblins but just generally epic music with equally epic lyrical content. I'm not looking for full-blown prog rock, although some prog elements are probably inevitable... and it doesn't really matter as long as it's just all about the songs instead of technical showboating.
And it doesn't necessarily have to be from the 70s, any decade will do as long as it has that "feel"...

 

[Hawk]

Old Riot!! With Guy Speranza. Fantastic!!!

Rock City [1977]
Narita [1978]
Fire Down Under [1981]
Riot Live [1982]

Dust - Hard Attack [1972] great 70s hard rock

Montrose - Montrose [1973]

Nazareth - Razamanaz [1973]

Moxy - Moxy [1975] Great Canadian Hard Rock band

Styx - Pieces of Eight [1987]

Triumph - Just a Game [1979] My favorite Triumph album

Diamond Head - Borrowed Time [1982] really a great album can't wait to see them at KIT!!

Thats all I can think of now. There must be more, there always is

 

[carnut]

Bodkin - Bodkin 1971
Blues Creation - Demon & eleven Children 1971
Jenghiz Kahn - Well Cut 1971
Black Widow - Tears & Wine 1974
Coven - Witchcraft 1969

 

[Wyvern]

Some obvious choices:

Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
Riot - "Fire Down Under"
Rush - "2112"
Uriah Heep - "Demons & Wizards"
Nazareth - "No Mean City"
Rainbow - "Rising"
Black Sabbath - 'Sabbath Bloddy Sabbath"
Blue Oyster Cult - "Fire Of Unknown Origen"

also recommended:

Black Knight - "Master Of Disaster"
Saxon - "Power & The Glory"
Hawk - "Hawk"
Manilla Road - "Crystal Logic"
Warlord - "And The Cannons Of Destrction Has Begun"
Heavy Load - "Death Or Glory"
Pretty Maids - "Red, Hot And Heavy"
Sortilege - "Larmes De Héros"
Rata Blanca - "Magos, Espadas y Rosas"

 

[SoundMaster]

Jethro Tull's proggy albums are a must:
Thick as A Brick (1972)
A Passion Play (1973)

Also, their "heavy wood" phase was awesome:
Songs From the Wood (1977)
Heavy Horses (1978)
Stormwatch (1979)

 

[tsorl]

Saxon, Riot, Thin Lizzy etc., all fine bands but not exactly what I was after. I know at least Manilla Road and of course Rainbow fit the criteria perfectly actually, not overly progressive yet epic and adventurous. I'll do my best to find out about the other bands too.

Maybe even some stuff along the lines of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds? Pretentious, maybe even silly by someones standards but great music anyway.

Keep 'em coming anyway, it's all highly appreciated.

 

[Powermetal Rebel]

Possibly some of these...

Captain Beyond - Dawn Explosion
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
Budgie - Budgie
Kansas - Leftoverture
Kansas - Kansas
Jim Steinman - Bad For Good
Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer
Flash - Flash
King Crimson - Court Of The Crimson King
Rick Wakeman - Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & Knights Of The
Round Table
Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs
B.O.C. - Secret Treaties
Alice Cooper - Killer
Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager

 

[Wyvern]

Possibly some of these...

King Crimson - Court Of The Crimson King
Rick Wakeman - Myths & Legends Of King Arthur & Knights Of The
B.O.C. - Secret Treaties
Alice Cooper - Killer

I won't mix all those in the epic wagon, but surely they're all great albums.
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Some other choices (mostly obvious probably):

Adramelch Irae Melanox
Adramelch Broken History
Blöden-Wedd Eye Of Horus
Crescent Shield The Last Of My Kind
Demons & Wizards Demons & Wizards
Demons & Wizards Touched By The Crimson King
Dickinson, Bruce A Chemical Wedding
Dickinson, Bruce The Best Of
Dickinson, Bruce Tyranny Of Souls
Falconer Falconer
Falconer Chapters From A Vale Forlorn
Falconer Northwind
Goddess Of Desire Let Us Win This War
Goddess Of Desire Symbol Of Triumph
Goddess Of Desire Conquerors Divine
Goddess Of Desire Awaken Pagan Gods
Griffin Flight Of The Griffin
Helreid Memories
Helreid Fingerprints Of The Gods
Highland Glory From The Cradle To The Brave
Hughes, Gary Once And Future King - Part I
Hughes, Gary Once And Future King – Part II
Iron Clad Lost In A Dream
Liege Lord Freedom's Rise
Majesty Keep It True
Majesty Sword & Sorcery
Majesty Reign In Glory
Majesty Hellforces
Mesmerize Tales Of Wonder
Mesmerize Vultures Paradise
Mesmerize Off The Beaten Path
Mesmerize Stainless
Mundanus Imperium The Spectral Spheres Coronation
Overlorde Return Of The Snow Giant
Pegazus Wings Of Destiny
Pegazus Breaking The Chains
Pegazus The Headless Horseman
Power Symphony Evillot
Power Symphony Lightbringer
Sabaton Fist For Fight
Sabaton Primo Victoria
Sabaton Attero Dominatus
Seventh One Sacrifice
Stormhammer Fireball
Stormhammer Cold Desert Moon
Stormhammer Lord Of Darkness
Tyr How Far To Asgaard
Tyr Eric The Red
Tyr Ragnarok​

 

[Marlies]

how about Magnum?

 

[mdmatt4ever]

maybe check out a band called "baker gurvitz army". not sure if they are the style you're looking for

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

Fifth Angel?

 

[carnut]

how about Magnum?

Cool pick Marlies...I like "Chase the Dragon" alot !!

 

[Belligerent]

going w/ thin lizzy as well
cowboy song gets me every time
the BEST drinking song

 

[Deadline]

this is my favourites 70s hardrock bands maybe theres something you like of those:

BLACK SABBATH
LED ZEPPELIN
DEEP PURPLE
CLEAN CREEDENCE REVIBAL
ALICE COOPER
RUSH
MOTORHEAD
KING DIAMOND
DIAMOND HEAD

 

[Marlies]

Cool pick Marlies...I like "Chase the Dragon" alot !!

LOL! that's the only album I ever had.. but I did love it (been forever since I heard it, don't have it on CD)

 

[kittybeast]

would Argent fall into this catagory...I say this only because of the keyboards sounds but then again I don't think they are fantasy styled. I need to pull out some 'Brain Salad Surgery" been too damn long!! Also where does Steely Dan fall into a catagory? AOR or what? Thanks my metal friends!!

 

[tsorl]

Hughes, Gary Once And Future King - Part I
Hughes, Gary Once And Future King – Part II

Gary Hughes from Ten? Great voice! I'll hunt these down.

I need to pull out some 'Brain Salad Surgery" been too damn long!!

Isn't that an ELP album? Not a big fan of ELP personally although their skills are undeniable.

Magnum sound pretty cool too. I thought the singer sounded very familiar after hearing a few songs and what do you know; he had a part in the Avantasia albums.

 

[kittybeast]

Isn't that an ELP album? Not a big fan of ELP personally although their skills are undeniable.

Yeah, I tossed that sentence in there. A bit misplaced but the thought just popped into the ole' noggin'. I had a Psych teacher that would have us clear our minds by listening to ELP!

 

[Marco Spain]

Saxon, Riot, Thin Lizzy etc., all fine bands but not exactly what I was after. I know at least Manilla Road and of course Rainbow fit the criteria perfectly actually, not overly progressive yet epic and adventurous. I'll do my best to find out about the other bands too.

Maybe even some stuff along the lines of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds? Pretentious, maybe even silly by someones standards but great music anyway.

Keep 'em coming anyway, it's all highly appreciated.

Manilla Road are GODS!!!! If you´re finding Manilla road epic style check Cirith Ungol ("Frost and fire" "king of the dead" "One foot in hell" or "Paradise lost" all of them masterpiece). Not easy listening music and voice but besides Manilla Road the best epic underground metal band ever.

If you´re into doom metal there are tons of epic bands. I´d recommend you Candlemass ("Epicus Doomicus Metallicus" and "Nightfall"), Solstice ("New dark age" and "Lamentations") or Doomsword ("Resound the horn" and "Doomsword"). Epic metal at its best!!

 

[Wyvern]

Solstice ("New dark age" and "Lamentations")

Solstice is indeed one of the finest true doom metal bands ever. Slow, melancholic, epic, powerful, not a pinch of stoner vibe.

NP: Place Of Skulls - 'Silver Cord Breaks'