Ultimate Album Side-Traditional Metal

[VenomGA]

Basically, you pick your favorite 6 songs that you would love to hear on an album side (I Know this is the cd age, but play along). Today you can pick your 6 favorite songs from the genre of Traditional Metal. Continuing in the future, I will give you genres to choose your favorite 6 songs from. Any suggestions, please PM me.

 

[Cheiron]

Savatage - Believe
Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea
Virgin Steele - Wings of Vengeance
Metal Church - Metal Church
Queensryche - The Lady Wore Black

 

[Stingray11214]

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
AC/DC - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild
Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida
UFO - Lights Out

 

[VenomGA]

Iron Maiden-FLight of Icarus
Judas Priest-The Hellion/Electric Eye
Iced Earth-STand Alone
Queensryche-Queen of the Reich
Dio-Rainbow In The Dark
Accept-Fast As A Shark

 

[edgeofthorns]

1. Savatage - Edge of Thorns
2. Iron Maiden - Wasted Years
3. Dio - Straight Through The Heart
4. Judas Priest - Hell Patrol
5. Black Sabbath - Sign of the Southern Cross
6. Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger

~Brian~

 

[DAVETHEMETALGUY]

iron maiden-wraithchild
judas priest-sinner
dio-i speed at night
black sabbath-country girl
BOC-hot rails to hell
Metal Church-Gods of Wrath

 

[Rider of Theli]

now here's something I can shine at.

Maiden - Can I Play with Madness?
Priest - Freewheel Burning
ACCEPT - Feelings
Rainbow - Stargazer
Savatage - Sirens
Ozzy - I Don't Know

these are just a few of the bands who introduced me to 'traditional' Heavy Metal in the 80's. I'll post a side two later with some of what I consider modern traditional metal.

 

[YtseJammer]

Iron Maiden - The Trooper
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls
Savatage - Chance
Virgin Steele - Crown of Glory
Manowar - Hail and Kill
Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger

 

[actordude]

Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance
Accept - Don't Go Stealing My Soul Away
Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King
Scorpions - Lovedrive
AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top (if you wanna rock-n-roll)

 

[Kenso]

judas priest - ram it down
judas priest - heavy metal
queensryche - revolution calling
megadeth - 99 ways to die
maiden - aces high
primal fear - metal is forever (sorry if this pick is not appropriate for this list, but i feel they are traditional metal in many ways)

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

IRON MAIDEN - "The Number of the Beast"
JUDAS PRIEST - "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
.U.D.O. - "They Want War"
MALICE - "Squeeze it Dry"
SAVATAGE - "Fight for the Rock"
SCORPIONS - "Rock You Like a Hurricane"

 

[edgeofthorns]

SAVATAGE - "Fight for the Rock"

Wow, something from FFTR! That's a badass song for sure!

~Brian~

 

[Purveyor Of Evil]

The album itself is so up and down, but the tune FFTR fucking rules!

 

[Rider of Theli]

and I'm seeing some love for ACCEPT on this thread. yeah!

 

[mloanna]

iron maiden-wraithchild
judas priest-sinner
dio-i speed at night
black sabbath-country girl
BOC-hot rails to hell
Metal Church-Gods of Wrath

This Dio song is totally underrated...You are the best for mentioning this song. Now I have to put it on when I get home.

 

[mloanna]

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Dio - any song
ACDC - Hells Bells
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Queensryche - Queen of the Ryche
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

AC/DC - Have a Drink on Me
Sabbath - The Wizard
Dio - Don't Talk to Strangers
Savatage - Can YOu Hear Me Now
Corrosion of Conformity - Pearls Before Swine
Scorpions - The Winds of Change

 

[Gordy36]

1)Iron Maiden-Rainbow's Gold
2)Judas Priest-Hellion/Electric Eye
3)Saxon-Dallas 1pm
4)Rainbow-Kill The King
5)Accept-Fast As A Shark
6)Krokus-Eat The Rich

Gordy

 

[fatesmiles]

Maiden - Children of the Damned
Sabbath - Children of the Sea (yes all titles must have "children" in them)
Dio - Egypt (The Chains are on)
Leatherwolf - The Calling
Scorpions - In Trance
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King


Love the Krokus - Eat the Rich reference earlier too

 

[Ascension]

Bloodstone - Judas Priest
Ptolemy - Blue Murder
Where Dragon's Rule - Crimson Glory
Epic - Faith No More
Sign of the Crimson Storm - Riot
Praise the Bones - Astral Doors