Greatest Metal Epics of All Time

The Top Ten
1 A Change of Seasons - Dream Theater
2 Dante's Inferno - Iced Earth
3 Master of Puppets - Metallica
4 Stargazer - Rainbow

Everything is epic here: epic drum intro, epic vocals, epic solo and that epic riff. The groove in the riff makes it sound like The Bolero of metal music. And Ritchie Blackmore played it like the metal Maurice Ravel.

Oh yes, an epic outro, too. This song is an epic metal masterpiece start to finish.

5 War Pigs - Black Sabbath

I will never understand why this song gets so much attention and credits - it's several notes repeated, Ozzy’s bad throaty singing is contained within a single octave only, and his throat is so tight that hurts my ears.

And it's not even a metal song in the strict sense - it's heavy blues rock mixed with psychedelic rock, jazz and funk.

I know that many people will thumb me down but I told the truth - this is one of the most overrated songs ever.

6 Octavarium - Dream Theater
7 Alexander the Great - Iron Maiden
8 Sacred Worlds - Blind Guardian

Impressive symphonic metal - can't get more epic than this. Outstanding music, vocals and performance in general - one of the most beautiful and powerful pieces I've ever heard.

9 Child In Time - Deep Purple
10 The Odyssey - Symphony X
The Contenders
11 Victim of Changes - Judas Priest
12 Cemetery Gates - Pantera
13 Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden

Should be top

14 Home - Dream Theater
15 Phantom Of The Opera - Iron Maiden

This is my fave epic song by Maiden. Love both versions (Paul and Bruce) but maybe prefer Bruce's rendition from the Live After Death album - because it's faster.

16 One - Metallica

This is really epic!

17 Morphine Child - Savatage

A hidden gem - all preconditions for being unnoticed: the band is underrated in general, and this awesome piece came out in 2001, which was way after their relative peak in 1990-1992.

18 Rebellion in Dreamland - Gamma Ray
19 Mistreated - Deep Purple

The intro riff is so powerful that can open your 3rd eye, especially the live version from California Jamming 1974. Coverdale vox - remarkable, too.

20 The Bard's Song - Blind Guardian
21 Damien - Iced Earth
22 Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
23 Shogun - Trivium
24 Keeper of the Seven Keys - Helloween
25 Cemetary Gates - Pantera
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