Best Album Introduction

[Son of Ulster]

I would also have to say Amorphis' Tales From the Thousand Lakes. Or maybe Dimmu Borgir's Fear and Wonder.... tough choice.

 

[Strangelight]

Judgement- Anathema

 

[Scizzgoth]

i would say the intro for astral sleep from tiamat, the intro of wildhoney from tiamat and metropolis part2's intro from dreamtheater...

 

[Wolf Moon]

Son of Ulster brought up Dimmu Borgir... and I'd have to nominate them for one of the best outros for an album. "Perfection or Vanity" from Puritanical Euphoric Mysanthropia is a cool-ass outro.

 

[Furious B]

Queens of the Stone's "Songs for the Deaf" has an awesome intro. It ties in with the whole cruisin' vibe.

 

[Incendiare]

Katatonia - Dispossession
My Dying Bride - The Dreaful Hours
Anathema - Deep
Nevermore - Ophidian
Amorphis - Alone
Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

 

[StrahmCallin'!]

Anathema's Shroud Of False, Katatonia's Dispossesion, and the first track on Cathedral's Ethereal Mirror (I forget the name of it right now), the opening scream on Pantera's the great southern trendkill and Diabolical Masquerade's Nightwork.

 

[the-lull]

Well, I can't tell this is the most "beautiful" intro I've heard, but the best fo me is "Hell Awaits" intro from Slayer on the live album "Decade of Agression".
This intro seems endless and you can hear the crowd roaring at every guitar break; THAT'S TOTAL METAL !!!

 

[John Carvajal]

"Sentient" for "Eternity" (Anathema). I still can't quite comprehend the beauty of it.

Ok, ok you are the Winner !!! :Smug:
i'll be faster next time :Spin:

 

[lully]

the intro for the candle song from king diamond's fatal portrait still give me creeps!
"7 Years Have Gone, It Can No Longer Be Left Undone
The Candle Must Be Burn Again, And Pain
Must Follow the Unholy Flame
So Burn...Burn...Burn
And Free the Spirit From Its Chain"

 

[MightyDrynwhyl]

Hey, im new here, id just like to say that the intro to My Dying Bride's "The Light At The End Of The World" is incredible, as well as the opening riffs on "Frozen By Icewinds" by Immortal, later \\m//

 

[The old Swede]

Nevermore - Ophidian

Dark Tranquillity - piano intro of FreeCard

 

[discouraged1]

i would say the intro for astral sleep from tiamat, the intro of wildhoney from tiamat and metropolis part2's intro from dreamtheater...

Hey, I wanted to mention both Tiamat - Wildhoney and Tiamat - Astral Sleep also! Clouds has also the one of the most powerful/atmospheric intros considering doom/death of the 1st half of the 90s...And don't forget Amorphis - Tales from the 1000 Lakes!

 

[Demaniac]

Judgement- Anathema

No, it´s Shroud of false.

 

[graveflower]

Husker Du - Something I Learned Today
Samael - Black Trip
Pig Destroyer - Jennifer
Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition
Tool - Stinkfist
Pixies - Debaser

 

[Sounds Of Decay]

Emperor - "Alsvartr (The Oath)"

And the first few chords from Katatonia's "Dispossession" are quite amazing as well....I just feel this overwhelming sensation of calmness when I hear that track. Beautiful song

 

[opethwundi]

Exactly Opeth's Prologue of the MAYH!!!!

 

[opethwundi]

oops i can say the cwl's(sentenced) intro too

 

[SeanM]

My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours..

Ooof, did that song ever hook me.
Honorable mention: Ram-Zet - R.i.P.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Opeth - My Arms Your Hearse

Naturally. :Smug: