Best metal ballad....

[Bryant]

This is a no contest for me. "I Don't Miss You" by Vanden Plas. That song took a long time to grow on me as it seriously lacks guitar, but once it did, I can put it on at any time and still be absolutely floored by the vocals of Andy Kuntz and the piano and keys of Gunter Werno. I would give my left nut to sing like that.... or play piano like that I don't even care for piano.


Bryant

 

[vic was 'ere]

'Metal ballad' is a contradiction. A 'metal' song at its core can't be a 'ballad', they are the complete opposite of each other. Perhaps 'ballad performed by a heavy metal band' would have been a better way to put it.

 

[bloodfiredeath]

Testament - The Ballad

 

[IOfTheStorm]

Crimson Glory-Lost Reflection
Queensryche-I Will Remember
Scorpions-In Trance
Psychotic Waltz-I Remember

 

[speed]

Return of Serenity by Testament - although I will remember by Queensryche is damn good as well. I also like Crown of Thorns by Vanden Plas- if one calls it a ballad.

I somewhat agree with Vic- ballad and metal seems to be a contradiction- yet if one examines the contradiction, one will find that power metal- and many prog metal groups, have thought it obligatory to put one ballad on an album since Helloween- and most of these ballads follow the same formula. So, in essence they are part of metal- and to tell you the truth- besides old hair metal bands- and power metal bands- no one else plays the ballads anymore- making the ballad even more a part of metal.

The real question is, why do bands still put out ballads- a few do them well like Queensryche- but why even bother anymore?- the 80's are over.

 

[CONCLAVE OBSCURUM]

HELLOWEEN - If i Could fly
Opeth - Harvest (maybe not a ballad)
Guns And Roses - November Rain (all time favorite, not metal, but still)
Amorphis - Veil of Sin

....
You shuld check the "Metal Dreams" compilation by Nuclear Blast, only metal balads and slow tempo songs

 

[Nachzehrer]

Hypocrisy - Slippin' Away
Hypocrisy - Drained
Hypocrisy - Paled Empty Sphere
Metallica - One
Rammstein - Nebel

 

[svenske kocken]

Judas Priest - Beyond The Realms Of Death
Judas Priest - Before The Dawn

 

[Aggressor]

Im sure there are quite a few that I really like, but what comes to mind right now is Amon Amarth's "A thousand years of oppression"...

 

[Bryant]

Return of Serenity by Testament - although I will remember by Queensryche is damn good as well. I also like Crown of Thorns by Vanden Plas- if one calls it a ballad.

You can't name a Vanden Plas song I don't like less "We Are not God" as there are no others, but CoT has to be one of their most underrated songs.
I like "Suite Sister Mary" by Queensryche.

Bryant

 

[Malleus]

I can't remember it's name, but that one ballad off of Manowars' Louder than Hell, has to be the coolest(as in most overdone) metal ballad of all time.

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

Gamma Ray - Pray
Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
DragonForce - Starfire
Opeth - To Bid You Farewelll
W.A.S.P. - Hold On To My Heart

 

[Life Sucks]

Metallica - "Fade To Black"

 

[ouagadougou]

Amorphis - Elegy

 

[LuminousAether]

Opeth - To Bid You Farewell
My Dying Bride - Sear Me MCMXCIII
My Dying Bride - For My Fallen Angel

 

[Aggressor]

Just remembered another one

Einherjer's ballade of the swords...fantastic song...

 

[Tool]

The aformentioned Nebel and Fade To Black, probably.

 

[Wicked Child]

When The Crowds Are Gone-Savatage
Silent Lucidity-Queensryche
Space-Dye Vest-Dream Theater
Patiently Waiting For Summer-Thought Industry
Dreamer Deciever-Judas Priest
Return To Serenity-Testament
I Died For You-Iced Earth

Among Others...

 

[SculptedCold]

for me it's 'Trail of Tears' by Testament.

 

[CONCLAVE OBSCURUM]

OH!!! I CAN'T BELIVE I FORGOT:::::

Theater of Tragedy - ...A distance there is....

an amazing balad ... am i right folks?????