My Favorite Rock/Metal Ballads

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My Favorite Rock/Metal Ballads

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Mountain King
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The best ballads in the history of Metal. Of course, all these bands and other bands have really good ballads but this list shows the very best, handpicked by me. In alphabetical order by bands name to make the list less chaotic and not by order of preference.
120.
1.
Accept - Eat The Heat
Mistreated
120.
2.
Accept - Blood Of The Nations
Kill The Pain
120.
3.
Adagio - Underworld
Promises
120.
4.
Aerosmith - Aerosmith
Dream On
120.
5.
Allen/Lande - The Battle
Reach A Little Longer
120.
6.
Almah - Fragile Equality
Shade Of My Soul
120.
7.
Almah - Almah
Forgotten Land
120.
8.
Anathema - Judgement
One Last Goodbye
120.
9.
Angra - Temple Of Shadows
Late Redemption
120.
10.
Angra - Temple Of Shadows
No Pain For The Dead
120.
11.
Angra - Hunters And Prey
Bleeding Heart
120.
12.
Annihilator - Set The World On Fire
Phoenix Rising
120.
13.
Artension - New Discovery
Endless Days
120.
14.
At Vance - Heart Of Steel
Princess Of The Night
120.
15.
Avantasia - Lost In Space Part II
Lost In Space [Live at Gatestudio] [feat. Amanda Somerville]
120.
16.
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
When Death Calls
120.
17.
Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes
Cross Of Thorns
120.
18.
Black Sabbath - Tyr
Odin's Court
120.
19.
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
The Bard's Song - In The Forest
120.
20.
Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful
Elegantly Broken
120.
21.
Crimson Glory - Transcendence
Lonely
120.
22.
Crimson Glory - Strange And Beautiful
Song For Angels
120.
23.
D.C. Cooper - D.C. Cooper
Until The End
120.
24.
Death Angel - Act III
A Room With A View
120.
25.
Deep Purple - Stormbringer
Soldier Of Fortune
120.
26.
Deep Purple - In Rock
Child In Time
120.
27.
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Love Bites
120.
28.
Def Leppard - High 'N' Dry
Bringin' On The Heartbreak
120.
29.
Demons & Wizards - Demons And Wizards
Fiddler On The Green
120.
30.
Dokken - Tooth And Nail
Alone Again
120.
31.
Doro - Force Majeure
River Of Tears
120.
32.
Dragonland - The Battle Of The Ivory Plains
A Last Farewell
120.
33.
Dragonland - Under The Grey Banner
Lady Of Goldenwood
120.
34.
Dream Evil - Dragonslayer
Losing You
120.
35.
Dream Evil - The Book Of Heavy Metal
Unbreakable Chain
120.
36.
Dream Theater - Images And Words
Another Day, Wait For Sleep
120.
37.
Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence
Goodnight Kiss
120.
38.
Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
The Spirit Carries On
120.
39.
Dreamscape - 5th Season
Farewell
120.
40.
Edguy - Mandrake
Wash Away The Poison
120.
41.
Edguy - Hellfire Club
The Spirit Will Remain
120.
42.
Epica - Design Your Universe
Tides Of Time
120.
43.
Europe - The Final Countdown
Carrie
120.
44.
Freedom Call - Eternity
Bleeding Heart
120.
45.
Freedom Call - Dimensions
Words Of Endeavor
120.
46.
Gamma Ray - Blast From The Past
The Silence
120.
47.
Great White - Once Bitten
Save All Your Love
120.
48.
Great White - Psycho City
Love Is A Lie
120.
49.
Great White - Sail Away
Gone With The Wind
120.
50.
HammerFall - Glory To The Brave
Glory To The Brave
120.
51.
HammerFall - Renegade
Always Will Be
120.
52.
HammerFall - Legacy Of Kings
The Fallen One
120.
53.
Heavenly - Dust To Dust
Dust To Dust
120.
54.
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
A Tale That Wasn't Right
120.
55.
Helloween - Pink Bubbles Go Ape
Your Turn
120.
56.
Helloween - The Time Of The Oath
Forever And One
120.
57.
Helloween - Master Of The Rings
In The Middle Of The Hearbeat
120.
58.
Iron Savior - Dark Assault
After The War
120.
59.
James LaBrie - Elements Of Persuasion
Smashed
120.
60.
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Beyond The Realms Of Death
120.
61.
Judas Priest - Killing Machine [Hell Bent For Leather]
Before The Dawn
120.
62.
Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy
A Sailorman's Hymn; Glory
120.
63.
Kamelot - The Black Halo
Abadoned
120.
64.
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance
My Twin
120.
65.
KISS - Destroyer
Beth
120.
66.
Kotipelto - Waiting For The Dawn
Beauty Has Come
120.
67.
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
120.
68.
Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall - Magnus Karlsson's Free Fall
Stronger
120.
69.
Manowar - Warriors Of The World
Swords In The Wind
120.
70.
Manowar - The Triumph Of Steel
Master Of The Wind
120.
71.
Masterplan - Masterplan
Into The Light
120.
72.
Masterplan - Aeronautics
Back For My Life
120.
73.
Metal Church - Metal Church
Gods Of Wrath
120.
74.
Missa Mercuria - Missa Mercuria
The Fairytale Of Truth
120.
75.
Mob Rules - Temple Of Two Suns
Hold On
120.
76.
Opeth - Watershed
Burden
120.
77.
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
In Brilliant White Light
120.
78.
Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic : Calling
Search For Life
120.
79.
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Cemetary Gates
120.
80.
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
A Smart Kid
120.
81.
Power Quest - Neverworld
When I'm Gone
120.
82.
Primal Fear - Primal Fear
Tears Of Rage
120.
83.
Primal Fear - New Religion
Fighting The Darkness
120.
84.
Primal Fear - Unbreakable
Born Again
120.
85.
Pyramaze - Legend Of The Bone Carver
She Who Summoned Me
120.
86.
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Bohemian Rhapsody
120.
87.
Queensrÿche - Empire
Silent Lucidity
120.
88.
Rhapsody Of Fire - Symphony Of Enchanted Lands
Wings Of Destiny
120.
89.
Riot V - Thundersteel
Bloodstreets
120.
90.
Royal Hunt - Fear
Follow Me
120.
91.
Royal Hunt - Paradox
Long Way Home
120.
92.
Savatage - Gutter Ballet
Summer's Rain, When The Crowds Are Gone
120.
93.
Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera
St. Patrick's
120.
94.
Savatage - Edge Of Thorns
All That I Bleed
120.
95.
Saxon - Innocence Is No Excuse
Broken Heroes
120.
96.
Scorpions - Love At First Sting
Still Loving You
120.
97.
Scorpions - Blackout
When The Smoke Is Going Down
120.
98.
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Always Somewhere, Holiday
120.
99.
Scorpions - Taken By Force
Born To Touch Your Feelings
120.
100.
Scorpions - Face The Heat
Woman
120.
101.
Scorpions - Sting In The Tail
Lorelei, The Best Is Yet To Come
120.
102.
Silent Force - Worlds Apart
Spread Your Wings
120.
103.
Skid Row - Slave To The Grind
Quicksand Jesus, In A Darkened Room, Wasted Time
120.
104.
Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild
The Misery
120.
105.
Steelheart - Steelheart
She's Gone
120.
106.
Steelheart - Tangled In Reins
Mama Don't You Cry
120.
107.
Stratovarius - Visions
Coming Home, Before The Winter
120.
108.
Stratovarius - Polaris
Winter Skies
120.
109.
Stratovarius - Infinite
Celestial Dream
120.
110.
Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy
Candlelight Fantasia
120.
111.
Timo Tolkki - Hymn To Life
Key To The Universe [Feat. Michael Kiske]
120.
112.
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
The Price
120.
113.
Vanden Plas - Christ 0
Gesthemane
120.
114.
Venus - Ordinary Existence
Leaving The Light
120.
115.
Whitesnake - Whitesnake [1987]
Is This Love, Looking For Love
120.
116.
Whitesnake - Slip Of The Tongue
Sailing Ships, The Deeper The Love
120.
117.
White Lion - Mike Tramp (White Lion)
When The Children Cry
120.
118.
W.A.S.P. - The Crimson Idol
Hold On To My Heart
120.
119.
W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children
Forever Free
120.
120.
Yngwie Malmsteen - Odyssey
Dreaming (Tell Me)
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Written by [user id=109376] on 07.01.2012 at 21:31

http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=819
She's got a bigger one >:[

I can make a bigger one too, but my point is not to mention every single ballad in the world. I wanted to list the best only and she's missing a lot of songs that i put ...
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http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=819
She's got a bigger one >:[

I cannot stop understanding this wrong.

Awesome list, man. I'd recommend Testament's "The Ballad", that is one hell of a ballad.
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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Written by Iron Nostarion on 09.01.2012 at 00:24

[quote=Lokaeda]
http://www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=819
She's got a bigger one >:[

I cannot stop understanding this wrong.

Awesome list, man. I'd recommend Testament's "The Ballad", that is one hell of a ballad.

Thanks a lot. Yeah The Ballad is a great song...
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This is an awesome list with awesome bands on it. I might not agree with the order but good job 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻Big thumbs up
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