I would like to know everyone's favorite songs over 10 minutes in length. Maybe someone will even post a song that I have never heard, so I can check it out. My favorites are

Burzum - Det Som En Gang Var (Not my favorite song from Varg, but the atmosphere it creates is unparalleled. One of the riffs is awesome too.)

Symphony X - The Odyssey (Words can't really describe how good this song is. Amazing. The solos, keys, and drums area all great through the 24 minutes)

Opeth - The Moor (The intro alone is worth all the praise this song gets from us Opeth fans. Everything about the song is perfect, Mikael's vocals, the acoustic guitars, the heavy guitars, also I heard there is a sigh in the song, and nobody know how it came to be there. None of the band members sighed while recording, so I wonder what it was...)

Nile - Unas Slayer of the Gods (The horns in the middle of the songs are what really make this song a favorite of mine. The solo helps a little too)

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno (My favorite Iced Earth song. It has some of the best lyrics and riffs ever. "Abandon all hope who enter here")

Iron Maiden- Rime Of The Ancient Mariner (Maiden must be mentioned in this list for me. THis is my favorite 10+ minute song by them because of the mellow part of the songs and the feeling that this song evokes]


I could go on and on, but I won't. The reason I didn't choose a Dream Theater song is because I can't choose one, same goes for Porcupine Tree. Also there are way more good Opeth songs than this, but I won't post them all.

Thanks for posting!

Katatonia-Tomb Of Insomnia
First song I heard from this band, and remains my favorite by them.

Moonsorrow-Jumalten Kaupunki incl. Tuhatvuotinen Perintö
One of my favorite folk songs, and my favorite song by Moonsorrow.

Bathory-One Road to Asa Bay
Epic, very good atmosphere. Cool vid too

Nile-Unas, Slayer of the Gods
Epic DM. Song is loaded with cool parts, including the "His Existence Is Everlasting!" line.

my "list":
-ghost love score-nightwish...i swear this song almost made me cry once...it's got one of the best choruses ever and it evades the plague that some epic songs suffer from: cheesiness. good guitar solo and wonderful atmosphere, although it's one of the most depressing songs i ever heard.
-dante's inferno-iced earth(NP). now this is fucking vicious, and as though the song wasn't heavy enough, on alive in athens, matt barlow fucking nails it in the coffin with the extremely powerful, almost growled "queen of vipers, queen of serpents" part(as opposed to mystical on the album version).
-and one rode to asa bay by bathory. great atmosphere and although it's quite repetitive(there are only 5-6 riffs in 10:24 mins) it's a very good number of midpaced viking metal.

I swear I had seen such tead, realy i had post in such tread, but ist wierd realy weard

Ok 10+ min songs I sugets you Listen Sin Orgin BM band from USA ist werry long songs but I had post about it I know

Triptych by Celtic Frost is over 20 minutes and that is one of my favourite songs! Doomy intro and a beautiful orchestra outro

Written by Bad English on 10.01.2007 at 16:14

I swear I had seen such tead, realy i had post in such tread, but ist wierd realy weard

Ok 10+ min songs I sugets you Listen Sin Orgin BM band from USA ist werry long songs but I had post about it I know

I thought there would be a thread about this, and I looked for one but never found it.

Written by spirit_inblack on 10.01.2007 at 21:02

Written by Bad English on 10.01.2007 at 16:14

I swear I had seen such tead, realy i had post in such tread, but ist wierd realy weard

Ok 10+ min songs I sugets you Listen Sin Orgin BM band from USA ist werry long songs but I had post about it I know

I thought there would be a thread about this, and I looked for one but never found it.

man i know I had psot long sonmgs maybe it wa sin old forum, but i thought I saw in this too

"The glass prison" - Dream Theater: is an excellent one, very good instrumentation (especially the bass).
"Into the black hole" - Ayreon: Bruce Dickinson did an amazing work.
"Isis and Osiris" - also Ayreon: I especially loved the voices of Sharon and Anneke.
"Flamme im wind" - Lacrimosa: good orchestration and vocals.
"The divine wings of tragedy" - Symphony X: everything matches perfectly, music/vocals/lyrics.

I thought that "The flame of wrath" byt The sins of thy Beloved was also a 10+min song but it isn't.

My list:

Moonsorrow - Sankaritarina - Dying heroes deserves a feast
Deep Purple - Child in time - the band it's absolute best
Led Zeppelin - In my time of dying - brilliant guitar riffs
Opera IX - Act IV congressus - wooo ghosts
Shape Of Despair - ...To live for my death - despair to the maximum

and large number of Funeral Doom songs

"Highlander (The One)" - Lost Horizon (what is there to say? the voice is flawless! the falsettos agghh! it makes me orgasm every time!)

"Halloween" - Helloween (this classic song needs no introduction as I trust every MSer has heard this, but FUCK isn't it a fun song?! Michael Kiske's voice is sweet too!)

"The Mystic Prophecy Of The Demon Knight" - Rhapsody Of Fire (soooo epic! it's like the cinemas but no visual aspect and the narrations are breath-taking! awesome way to end The Dark Secret Saga!)

"The Mighty Ride Of The Firelord" - Rhapsody (it's epic.....annnd veangeful, what's not to love? lol)

"Sacred Power Of Raging Winds" - Rhapsody (dude.....the narrations!!)

"Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness" - Rhapsody (the percussion and acoustic guitars!!! )

"Elements" - Stratovarius (that's the kind of shit that keeps me up at nights! the lyrical content i mean)

"The Seven Angels" - Avantasia (BEAUTIFUL! )

"One Road To Asa Bay" - Bathory (Epic atmosphere, reminiscent of the Viking age as intended)

"Shores In Flames" - Bathory (one of his best songs! to hear it is a must )

"Pimeä" - Moonsorrow (the screams are haunting in a beautiful way, the chanting is sweet, the acoustic guitars own as always)

"Karhunkynsi" - Moonsorrow (soo many epic folk passages! though i would have preferred the guitars more technical but oh well.)

here is my favorites songs over 10 min:
deliverance- opeth: is awesome how they mix rythms, the volcalist really deserves a prize for that song, is unbelievable how he can switch voices like that
carolina iv- angra: i think is a good song, i like the brazilian music and the metal, and it mixes it all pretty good!:banger:

At war with satan-Venom 19:56

A 10+ min plus song is not something youd expect from venom, but its really well put together, and intense as hell throughout the whole thing.

Octavarium - Dream Theater (23 mins) This is one song that i can listen too time and time again it is such an amazing listen.
The Drapery Falls - Opeth (13mins) It's Opeth at their best, the guitar harmonies in this song really are beautifully writen and performed.

Jesu - Ruined
My Dying Bride - The Whore, The Cook, The Mother

but there is a lot other but i don't remember now

a lot of doom/drone bands have 10+ minutes songs

SUMMONING - DOR DAEDELOTH and all under 10+ songs SUMMONING RULES !!!
NIGHT CONQUERORS DAY - Almost all tracks from "Rebellion Is The Art Of Survival Album" <---- MUST HAVE
ICED EARTH - DANTE'S INFERNO - Not a fan of Iced Earth but this song kick ass!!!

Opeth - In mist she was standing
Opeth - the moor
Opeth - Gost of Perdiction
Opeth - Advent
Cult Of Luna - Dark City, Dead Man
Mastodon - Hearts Alive

Written by Doc G. on 11.01.2007 at 06:35

At war with satan-Venom 19:56

A 10+ min plus song is not something youd expect from venom, but its really well put together, and intense as hell throughout the whole thing.

I was thinking about that very song coming into this thread,its Venom's epic masterpiece for sure.Latley I have been giving Dream Theater's "Home" alot of play,a very catchy composition.I have one last one though it might not be metal,it definitley deserves a mention,Pink Floyd's "Animals".I hadn't listen to that album for at least 4 months,the song is my personal favorite from them,yeah out of all their tracks,the mood is nice and peaceful,with superb soloing,prominent bass lines and deep meanings within the lyrics,another unique piece of music put together by the masters.

Here we go...

Iron Maiden - Sign of the Cross
Rather than Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I prefer this vastly-underappreciated and wonderful track. It opens up The X Factor perfectly, and is easily one of the best tracks for Blaze to sing. Bruce just doesn't have the strength of voice at low pitches to match Blaze on songs like this. The whole thing starts off with a haunting Gregorian choir, and progresses with some amazing verses and instrumental parts. It's a breath of fresh air after some of the blandness of No Prayer... and Fear of the Dark.

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno
Having read the Inferno, I can say that this track does it justice. The intensity of the riffs and the bleakness and anger of Barlow's vocals set the mood perfectly. It tends to meander quite a bit near the end (it could be 12 minutes without losing anything), but another brilliant, strong, epic number.

Therion - The Way
One of the best songs Therion have ever recorded, and one of the best Death Metal songs I've heard. The vast array of the riffs appeals to the senses, and the long instrumental sections and ethereal melodies take me somewhere else. I particularly like the part from 4:00 onwards.

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - A Night on the Bare Mountain
Not metal, but one of the finest symphonic poems of all time. This could easily be translated to a metal song, and it's just damn scary, whilst being majestic. Kudos to Disney for scaring the crap out of little kids the world over in Fantasia

I would have chosen The Clansman by Maiden, but it doesn't quite make it to 10 minutes and I don't like Sign of The Cross too much, so I went with Rime of The Ancient Mariner.

Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
Forgotten Tomb - No Rehab (Final Exit)
Opeth - In Mist She Was Standing

Written by heresiarch on 10.01.2007 at 21:47

My list:

Moonsorrow - Sankaritarina - Dying heroes deserves a feast
Deep Purple - Child in time - the band it's absolute best
Led Zeppelin - In my time of dying - brilliant guitar riffs
Opera IX - Act IV congressus - wooo ghosts
Shape Of Despair - ...To live for my death - despair to the maximum

and large number of Funeral Doom songs

I absolutely agree with "Child in Time", it's probably one of the greatest songs ever written, then i'd say "In the shadow of our Pale Companion" (obviously by Agalloch) and "And then there was Silence" by Blind Guardian, of course there are a lot of Opeth songs, Rush, Pink Floyd and much more, but now i'd say those three

Written by [user id=3160] on 14.01.2007 at 09:40

I love songs that go for 10 mins or more, to me it's always been the perfect length for an epic song and my favourite's are:

1 Jumalten Kaupunki Jäästä Syntynyt/Varjojen Virta and Tuleen Ajettu Maa by Moonsorrow

2 The Power of One - Sonata Arctica

3 Every song which goes over 10 mins long on Opeth's first 2 albums cause the yare just perfection

5 Treasure Island - Running Wild

Yes! I forgot Treasure Islan by one and only Running Wild they really kick ass, I like their Ghost, I think it is 10 + song, that was my favortie band when I was younger

Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
Dream Theater - Learning To Live
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Opeth - Advent
Opeth - The Moor
Opeth - Wreath
Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
Adagio - Next Profundis
Stratovarius - Destiny

Sacred Power Of Raging Winds--Rhapsody
Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness- - Rhapsody
Symphony of Enchanted Lands--Rhapsody (i´m really into power metal, specially this guys)
Pink Floyd--Shine on you Crazy Diamond (just lovely)

almost 10 minutes-- Awaking the Centuries/In a pale moon´s shadow--Haggard
Enter Rain-Pain of Salvation
Lark´s Tongues in Aspic (the four parts)--King Crimson (not metal, but the 4 parts of the song,, almost 42 minutes or so, it´s just one of the nicest thing i´ve ever listened)

Only one that springs to mind is:

Akercocke - Shelter from the Sand. Perfect mix of brutality and melody.

oh i forgot Deep Purple - Child In Time, one of the best metal classics ever

I love:
Stratovarius - Destiny
Avantasia - The Seven Angels
Helloween - Halloween
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys
HammerFall - Knights Of The 21th Century
Sky Lark - Lions Are The World
Sky Lark Lady Of The Sky

All of them are great songs!!!

Rhapsody - Gargoyles, Angels Of Darkness
Rhapsody - The Wizard's Last Rhymes ( I love the outro of this song !!! )
Rhapsody - The Mighty Ride Of The Firelord
Rhapsody ( Of Fire ) - The Mystic Prophecy Of The Demonknight (great narrations!!!)
Avantasia - The Seven Angels
Manowar - Achilles-Agony And Ecstasy
Stratovarius - Destiny
My Dying Bride - The Light At The End Of The World
Dream Theater - Learning To Live

mine are:
Light my Fire- The Doors
Dream Theatre- Learning to Live
Scavenger of Human Sorrow- Death

ill post more when my mind starts to work

Anything from Reverend Bizarre.