Top 8 Epics!

Oh... 'You Suffer'  played 780 times in a row!

Edited by Kingcrimsonprog - 11 Apr 2012 at 5:50pm

Actually alright, for Metal bands only (and one song per band)

I'll name 7:
7. Naked City Leng Tch'e
Hard to call this 'epic' so much as an overwhelming dirge. 31 minute drone doom classic that predates Earths genre making album by a year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MUIqYHzgk4

6. Orthrelm OV. Controversial choice, I know. People hate this album a lot. And rather then argue for it anymore, it's probably just best to let the whole 45 minutes speak for itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2EGKt8yONI

5. Monolithe, Monolithe I.
52 minute funeral doom beast.Took me a while to get into, but it's well worth it. Their 50 minute sequel is also worth your time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVgom0T_tXo

4. Wyrd Heathen. 51 minute Pagan Black metal epic. There's a few flaws, but nowhere near fatal ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh8fo6AhhQA

Top Three are split for top spot.

Edge of Sanity Crimson. People know about this one. No need to repeat the praise that's been said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRfXfB28c94

Sabbat The Melody of Death Mask. A classic black metal album that runs just under an hour in a single track. Epic is an understatement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLKWB5rofsg

Ictus Imperivm. Politically direct death metal/metalcore (apparently) album of a single 39 minute track in spanish. Fantastic album, heard it 20 times through at least, and it doesn't get old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYim-vVdqFg

I wouldn't know about a top 8, but as far as Metal epics go I would go with Dream Theater's "Octavarium" as my favourite, though that one is hardly metal at all.  Anyway, I know more Prog Epics than Metal Epics (oh yeah, and for me to consider a song epic, it would have to be at least 15 min long, but that's just me).

I'll come up with a list eventually, but I can tell you right now that The Dwelling by Sabbat is number one.

1. Meshuggah - I. Hands down
2. BTBAM -  Ants of the Sky
3. Moonsorrow - J��st� Syntynyt / Varjojen Virta
4. BTBAM - White Walls
5. Dream Theater - Octavarium
6. Vektor - Accelerating Universe
7. Dream Theater - The Glass Prison
8. Blind Guardian - And Then There was Silence


I didn't have a lot of "metal" epics compared to prog epics. I guess that's why my list is so proggy. Not like it's a bad thing

I used to love long epic tracks, but these days I�m usually more interested in more compact complex tracks. There are of course exceptions. I can�t think of a list right now but I�d probably include some Deathspell Omega tracks even though I�m sure most people would just call them long and not necessarily epic.

Edited by UMUR - 05 Aug 2011 at 6:22am

Hey, if there's one thing I love about music, it's the epic songs.  Here, I'm drawing a line in the sand and saying anything above 13 minutes is an epic.  Why 13 minutes?  Really not sure, it just feels right to me and I think this thread should have some sort of "requirement" to be an epic.  I mean, if you MUST add some 12 minute song I guess it's okay, but 13 is the mark at least for me.  Also, I understand if you can't post them in order.  I'm going to attempt that in a sec, but I know it's going to be hard.  Oh, and of course, keep it metal!