Name your favorite intros

[Wyvern]

Iron Maiden - 'The Ides Of March'
Black Sabbath - 'Stonehenge'
Judas Priest - 'Prelude'
Skyclad - 'Kiss My Sweet Brass'
Helloween - 'Deliberately Limited Preliminary Prelude Period In Z'
Helloween - 'Invitation'
Helloween - 'Initiation'
Helloween - 'Irritation'
Black Sabbath - 'Orchid'
Halford - 'Park Manor'

etc.

 

[yoshi14]

Savatage---Edge of Thorns(that piano line is killer)
Magnitude 9---No Turning Back(Rob Johnson is king!!!!)

 

[Yippee38]

Manticora - Enter the Carnival
Rush - Overture (from 2112)

 

[SharkBlack]

Yes - South Side Of The Sky from Fragile
Symphony X - Prelude from V
Therion - The Flight of The Lord of the Flies from Deggial (An intro of sorts )
Sonata Arctica - ...of Silence from Silence
Sentenced - Konevitsan Kirkonkellot from Cold White Light
Pain of Salvation - Of Two Beginnings from Remedy Lane
Body Count - Smoked Pork from Body Count
Slayer - Darkness of Christ from God Hates Us All
Kamelot - Regalis Apertora from Karma
Judas Priest - The Hellion from Screaming For Vengeance
Jon Anderson - Ocean Song from Olias of Sunhillow
Epica - Hunab K'u from Consign to Oblivion
Annihilator - Crystal Ann from Alice In Hell
Anathema - Sentiant from Eternity
Iron Maiden - The Intro to Number of The Beast from Number of The Beast
Fates Warning - Disconnected Part I from Disconnected
Dream Theater - Regression from Scenes From A Memory
Dimmu Borgir - Fear and Wonder from Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
Infectious Grooves - Intro from Sarsippius' Ark
Green Carnation - Intro to Light of Day, Day of Darkness from Light of Day day of Darkness
Cradle of Filth - At The Gates of Midian from Midian
Black Sabbath - The Gates of Hell from Headless Cross
Ayreon - The Dream Sequncer from Universal Migrator part 1

The best Outro - Genesis - Los Endos from Trick of the Tail

 

[Pellaz]

Dimmu Borgir - Fear and Wonder from Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

Beat me to it!

Also....

Cradle of Filth, "Creatures that Kissed In Cold Mirrors"

 

[Greykiller]

Move Mountains--Jesus Jones.

Alpha and Omega--Digital Ruin

 

[SharkBlack]

Beat me to it!

Also....

Cradle of Filth, "Creatures that Kissed In Cold Mirrors"

Yeah... Cradle has some of the best intros

 

[edgeofthorns]

Savatage---Edge of Thorns(that piano line is killer)
Magnitude 9---No Turning Back(Rob Johnson is king!!!!)

Where in the hell is Rob Johnson anyway? I loved M9 and bam, they're gone!

 

[Coldfire Mouse]

Shadow Gallery - Stilletto in the Sand
Vanden Plas - Fireblossom

some of the best ever.

 

[corvinus]

Iron Maiden - 'The Ides Of March'
Black Sabbath - 'Stonehenge'
Judas Priest - 'Prelude'
Skyclad - 'Kiss My Sweet Brass'
Helloween - 'Deliberately Limited Preliminary Prelude Period In Z'
Helloween - 'Invitation'
Helloween - 'Initiation'
Helloween - 'Irritation'
Black Sabbath - 'Orchid'
Halford - 'Park Manor'

etc.

Irritation?

 

[Braxil]

Yep, it actually is called Irritation.

 

[Entrerie]

Heavenly's first CD "Coming from the Sky" had a pretty decent intro track too if I recall correctly. Something with a lightning bolt crash and epic music I think.

 

[Braxil]

There are a few more here worthy of mention, these are ones I like because they never fail to catch me off guard:
Helloween - Starlight
Blind Guardian - Majesty
Blind Guardian - Time What Is Time

 

[Dark One]

A few amazing intros already mentioned, so I'll try to add some of my favorites which haven't been listed yet:

Sentenced - "Kaamos"
Helloween - "Walls of Jericho"
Emperor - "Alsvartr (The Oath)"
Rage - "Overture"
Crimson Glory - "March to Glory"
Rhapsody - "Epicus Furor"

 

[LunaTEKKE]

I have many favorites, but here are a few...

Vandenberg - Wait
Ayreon - Day 16: Loser
Dream Theater - The Glass Prison & Metropolis, Pt. 1
Stratovarius - Soul of a Vagabond
Leatherwolf - The Calling
AC/DC - Hells Bells
Iron Maiden - To Tame a Land & Run to the Hills
Symphony X - Communion and the Oracle
Savatage - Edge of Thorns & Chance
Queensryche - Queen of the Reich & Anybody Listening?

And finally, I suppose this technically isn't an "intro" since it includes vocals, but I love the beginning of "Azrael" from Crimson Glory.

 

[Creeps]

Prelude To Madness - Savatage

and...
n the beginning
Good always overpowered the evils
Of all man's sins.......
But in time
The nations grew weak
And our cities fell to slums
While evil stood strong
In the dusts of hell
Lurked the blackest of hates
For he whom they feared
Awaited them.......
Now many many life times later
Lay destroyed, beaten, beaten down,
Only corpses of rebels
Ashes of dreams
And blood-stained streets.......
It has been written
Those who have the youth
Have the future
So come now children of the beast
Be strong
And shout at the devil
and...
Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the
beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short...
Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the
beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and
sixty six.

 

[SharkBlack]

Prelude To Madness - Savatage

and...
n the beginning
Good always overpowered the evils
Of all man's sins.......
But in time
The nations grew weak
And our cities fell to slums
While evil stood strong
In the dusts of hell
Lurked the blackest of hates
For he whom they feared
Awaited them.......
Now many many life times later
Lay destroyed, beaten, beaten down,
Only corpses of rebels
Ashes of dreams
And blood-stained streets.......
It has been written
Those who have the youth
Have the future
So come now children of the beast
Be strong
And shout at the devil
and...
Woe to you, Oh Earth and Sea, for the Devil sends the
beast with wrath, because he knows the time is short...
Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the
beast for it is a human number, its number is Six hundred and
sixty six.

Shout At The Devil!! Great Intro...

 

[Burnout]

Mercenary - 'Into the Sea of Dark Desires'
Wastefall's intro to Self-Exile
Manticora's introductions are also usually fairly enjoyable/well done.

 

[The Invisible Guest]

My favorite intro is from Zero Hour's - A Fragile Mind .... it's all of 6 seconds long

Britt

 

[DT Jesus]

Favorite SONG intros...

Eternity X - A Day in Verse
Spock's Beard - The Doorway
Dream Theater - Metropolis part 1
Tesla - Love Song
Angra - Unfinished Allegro / Carry On (counts, right?)