Favorite Metal ballad(s)

[damnromulans]

oh I forgot. "Fiddler on the Green" by Demonds and Wizards, too

 

[J.]

Bathory - Hammerheart

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Everything on the first five and a half Queensryche albums that can qualify, and Fade to Black.

 

[JontRevolting]

Solstice - Blackthorne

Amazing song!

 

[musicevangelist]

Amorphis - My Kantele (Reprise) if it counts as a ballad. First Amorhis I ever heard.

 

[VelociBrad]

Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde
Judas Priest - Victim of Changes
Judas Priest - Last Rose of Summer
Mercyful Fate - Melissa
Iron Maiden - Paschendale
Skid Row - I Remember You
Dio - All the Fools Sailed Away

I think those count as ballads.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

"I Remember You" is fucking genius, and it unfortunately gets written off as cheese by a lot of people. The solos in that song are top notch.

 

[VelociBrad]

Agreed 100%. A lot of people write-off Skid Row in general because they get lumped into the hair metal wave though and that's hardly the case :/

 

[musicevangelist]

Some good choices there Brad, I like A Tout Le Monde and I Remember You.

 

[The Butt]

Judas Priest - Victim of Changes
Black Sabbath - Changes
Black Sabbath - Junior's Eyes (might be a bit fast to be a ballad but the song matter is sad/emotive enough for it to be a ballad)
Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Children of Bodom - Everytime I Die
Children of Bodom - Angels Don't Kill

 

[Destructo_Pat]

Pantera - Cemetery Gates
Metallica - Fade To Black/Sanitarium/The Unforgiven
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde
Opeth - Face Of Melinda/A Fair Judgement/Porcelain Heart
Ministry - Worm
Fear Factory - Resurrection/Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)
Strapping Young Lad - Almost Again

 

[Xorv]

symphony x - the accolade
psychotic waltz - remember
kamelot - too many to mention, but WANDER is my favorite.
demons and wizards - fiddler on the green

 

[damnromulans]

is "Serenade" by Kamelot a ballad?

 

[Xorv]

pretty much the entire band KAMELOT is one big ballad.

 

[damnromulans]

all right. well I love "Serenade," that might be one of my favorite metal ballads.

 

[arg]

Iced Earth - I Died For You
Iced Earth - Watching Over Me
Iced Earth - Melancholy
Iced Earth - Come What May
Nightwish - Sleeping Sun
Nightwish - Swanheart
Nightwish - Ocean Soul

 

[Balmung]

By Iced Earth I prefer A Question of Heaven.

 

[medal]

Melancholy by Iced Earth. This is the only song by Iced Earth I like.

Fade to Black by Metallica. This is the only song by Metallica I like.

Suicide Note Part 1 by Pantera is good.

 

[The Butt]

Iced Earth - Watching Over Me

I forgot about this! Great song!

 

[Destructo_Pat]

Oh yeah. Forgot to add this.