In your opinion...the most epic song?

[Burnout]

Edge of Sanity - Crimson
Deathspell Omega - Chaining the Katechon

 

[edgeofthorns]

My vote goes to:

Savatage - Overture, Sarajevo, and This Is The Time from the "Dead Winter Dead" album. These pretty much go together to make one big song, imo.

~Brian~

 

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

Voivod: Jack Luminous --> I'd love to hear this song played between various sets at PPX.

Metal Church: Badlands
Judas Priest: Blood Red Skies
Fates Warning: Guardian
King Crimson: The Court of the Crimson King
Dream Theater: Space Dye Vest
Iron Maiden: Blood on the World's Hands
Uriah Heep: The Golden Palace
Overdrive: Dream Away
Accept: Metal Heart
Raven: Run Silent Run Deep
Samson: Earth Mother
Threshold: The Art of Reason

 

[Iced Dog]

Wintersun - Battle Against Time

Interesting choice, but as far as Wintersun goes I would choose Death And The Healing

 

[Spiderpact]

Interesting choice, but as far as Wintersun goes I would choose Death And The Healing

Like I said, for me epic could simply be the standout track. I think that Battle Against Time is a flat out ass kick of a song, I especially love Jari's melodic chorus in there. Don't get me wrong though, Death and Healing is primo!

On a random note, does anyone else find similarities Between Jari Maenpaa and Devin Townsend's vocal styles? I think a great example is the track that Jari did for the Nuclear Blast comp "Out of the Dark". Check it out

 

[sh0kr0k]

I'll add a few runner's up on my list, a few of which have already been mentioned

Iced Earth - "Dracula"
Demons & Wizards - "My Last Sunrise"
Ayreon - "Into the Black Hole"
Orphaned Land - "The Kiss of Babylon"
Saviour Machine - "The Eyes of the Storm" (well, pretty much any song, actually)
Extol - "Undeceived"
Borknagar - "The Witching Hour"
Dream Theater - "Space-Dye Vest"
Gamma Ray - "Anywhere in the Galaxy"
Stratovarius - "Destiny"

 

[mëtålspëd]

For me... epicness is pushed only by emotion. Length of song should have little to do with it (though often times, the emotion must properly ebb and flow over time). A few that make the grade with me:

Ulver - Funebre


Virgin Steele - Child of Desolation


Agalloch - Summerise Reprise


Anathema - Are You There?


Agalloch - The Lodge



I am SURE there are others that will come to mind, or that have moved me quite a bit over the years. I have purposely not chosen any classical works, because frankly classical music has epic down to a science.

 

[Still Remains]

RusH-Natural Science

 

[LunaTEKKE]

I love a killer epic track! Couldn’t possibly pick just one:

Symphony X – The Odyssey and Accolade I & II
Fates Warning – The Ivory Gate of Dreams
Dream Theater – A Change of Seasons, Learning to Live, and The Glass Prison
Queensryche – Suite Sister Mary, Eyes of a Stranger, and Anybody Listening?
Shadow Gallery – I Believe
John Arch - Cheyenne
Iron Maiden – Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Savatage – Chance and Morophine Child
Kansas - Closet Chronicles and Miracles out of Nowhere
Rush – 2112

 

[modernwizardry]

Rainbow - Gates of Babylon
Dio-The Last in Line
Gamma Ray - Rebellion In Dreamland
Rhapsody - Emerald Sword
Helloween - Halloween
Uriah Heep - The Magician's Birthday

 

[Magius]

Magic Kingdom - Metallic Tragedy

 

[Nightmare1z]

I would have to say "Art of Life" by X Japan as well

 

[Pellaz]

Lots of good songs mentioned including "Light of Day, Day of Darkness".... I'd also add "Crimson" by Edge of Sanity, and "The Battle of Geheeb" by Pan-thy-Monium.

Also, a special +1 to:

Equilibrium - Mana

What a wonderfully epic instrumental!

 

[Mourning Beloveth]

Summoning - Marching Homewards
Amon Amarth - Victorious March
Moonsorrow - Jotunheim

Keeper of the Seven Keys by Helloween

Equilibrium - Mana

 

[TwizstedJesus]

Redemption- Sapphire
Fates Warning- The Ivory Gate of Dreams
Dream Theater- Glass Prison

 

[dcowboys311]

Napalm Death - You Suffer

 

[TribunalRecords]

X-JAPAN: Art Of Life

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Actually, just heard that song for the first time today and loved it. I am 20 years late to this band. Good stuff.

But as far as epics go i am going to have to say.

EDGE OF SANITY - "Crimson" (one song, 40 minute album)

 

[CAlexanderParra]

On a random note, does anyone else find similarities Between Jari Maenpaa and Devin Townsend's vocal styles? I think a great example is the track that Jari did for the Nuclear Blast comp "Out of the Dark". Check it out

Yup! Jari's biggest influence is Devin Townsend, as stated in several interviews. That said, Wintersun is incredibly epic!

 

[Dominick_7]

Third on Art of Life by X-Japan.

 

[oldboy]

Dream Theatre-Six degrees of Inner Turbulence
Jethro Tull-Thick as a Brick