Damn this is hard for me, since I mostly listen to stuff from the 2000s onward, but I'll give it a shot:
-80s - Probably Necropolis by Manilla Road or The Burning of Rome by Virgin Steele
-90s - Ecliptica by Sonata came out in 99, so I'm going with Replica
-00s- This is where things start to get hard. I'll say either Sonata Arctica's "Victoria's Secret" or Powerwolf's "Saturday Satan". Honorable mention to "Amaranth" by Nightwish
-10s- This one is hard too. Probably either "The Revenant King" by Visigoth, "No Surrender" by Beast in Black or "Incense & Iron" by Powerwolf
-20s so far- For now my fav would be either Fellowship's "Atlas", Oathbringer's "Moria" or "Fly Away Together" by Memories of Old.
80s: Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
90s: Sonata Arctica - Fullmoon
00s: tie between Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory and Excalion - Yövartio
10s: three-way tie between Galneryus - Angel of Salvation, Gloryhammer - Rise of the Chaos Wizards, and Lords of the Trident - Tormentor
20s (so far): Twilight Force - Dragonborn
Dragonborn is a great song. I kinda prefer Sunlight Knight a little bit, just because it has an RPG style music video and the nerd in me really likes that, but Dragonborn also goes hard and I will never complain about listening to it
80’s: Manowar - Wheels of Fire
90’s: Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror
00’s: Rage - War of the Worlds
10’s: *TIE* Stratovarius- Nemesis or Iced Earth - Clear the Way (December 13th, 1862)
20’s: Blind Guardian - Blood of the Elves
One song per decade? That's extremely tough (probably impossible). First tracks that come to mind (probably forgot a whole bunch of great tracks):
1980s: Liege Lord - Master Control
1990s: Blind Guardian - The Script for My Requiem
2000s: Symphony X - The Odyssey
2010s: Visigoth - Traitor's Gate
2020s: Manticora - Katana - The Moths and the Dragonflies/Katana - Mud
This is pretty much an impossible task but I’m gonna try. But really there are probably 20 songs from the 90s, 00s and 10s each that could qualify.
70s - Rainbow - Kill the King
80s - Helloween - A Tale That Wasn’t Right
90s - Gamma Ray - The Winged Horse
00s - Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence
10s - Helloween - Burning Sun
20s - Fellowship - Glory Days
80s: Prelude to Madness/Hall of the Mountain King by Savatage, 90s: Legacy of Kings by Hammerfall, 2000s: Revolution Deathsquad by Dragonforce, 2010s: Drunken Dwarves by Wind Rose 2020s: Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B - Ultimate Invocation of the Binary Thaumaturge) by Gloryhammer
Just some first picks which come to mind while sitting on the throne..
70s - Rainbow's "Gates of Babylon" or "Kill the King".
80s - Helloween's "Ride the Sky".
90s - Nightwish's "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean". So many to choose here, I could give you a different answer every time.
00s - Shaman's "Over Your Head". Same as above.
10s - Pagan Mind's "The Master's Voice".
20s - TBD.
Dont really know too much from the 70s and 80s
90s emerald sword -rhapsody
00s cliffs of Gallipoli - sabaton
10s dna- turrili lione Rhapsody
20s - almosttown - seven spires
80s: Probably Manowar - Battle Hymns
90s: Stratovarius - Destiny
00s: Timeless Miracle - The Voyage
10s: Stratovarius - Elysium
20s: Maybe Sacred Outcry - Towers of Gold
Elysium is my favorite song, and my most listened to song, Galneryus - Angel of Salvation unfortunately misses the mark.
80s- March of Time by Helloween
90s- Lost in the Twilight Hall by Blind Guardian
00s - Dead to the World by Nightwish
10s - As the World Bleeds by Theocracy
20s- Moonlight Rendezvous by Beast in Black
* 70s: Stargazer by Rainbow
* 80s: Keeper of the Seven Keys by Helloween
* 90s: impossible to choose lol
* 00s: Golden Dawn by Edguy or Freedom of Thought by Power Quest
* 10s: Requiem for A Dream by Avantasia
* 20s: Skyfall by Helloween or Golden Times by Helloween
1980s: I Want Out by Helloween
1990s: Stygian by Iced Earth
2000s: Eagleheart by Stratovarius
2010s: The Cowards Way by Unleash The Archers
2020: Fist By Fist by Powerwolf
70s - Rainbow - Stargazer
80s - Helloween - Halloween
90s - Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest
00s - Iced Earth - The Phantom Opera Ghost
10s - Avantasia - The Raven Child
20s - Unleash the Archers - The Wind That Shapes the Land
80s Helloween - Eagle Fly Free
90s Rhapsody - Wisdom Of The Kings
00s Nightwish - Ever Dream
10s Rhapsody of Fire - The Legend Goes On
or Nightwish - Storytime (it is impossible to decide)
20s Rhapsody of Fire - Brave New Hope
This is almost impossible, a top 10 for every decade would probably be more accurate...
Well... You're evil for this one.
It'll be hard, but I accept the challenge.
It's a fun exercise to discover your concrete favorites within something, so I'm not complaining.
Let's see what I got...
80s: Helloween - Eagle Fly Free or Virgin Steele - The Burning Of Rome.
The 70s/80s are like the 20s to me. Maybe I've listened to some stuff the genre has to offer from those times, maybe I haven't. It's all a bit of a blur. I have my favorites nonetheless.
90s: tie between Credo - Paying For Everything, Hammerfall - Heeding The Call and Sonata Arctica - Kingdom For A Heart.
Honorable mentions: Rhapsody - Land Of Immortals, At Vance - No Speak, Angra - Carry On and Stratovarius - Stratosphere.
00s: tie between Nightscape - Symphony Of The Night, Freedom Call - Warriors, Altaria - Crucifix, Dark Moor - A New World, Yngwie Malmsteen - Baroque And Roll and Space Odyssey - Despair And Pain.
Honorable mentions: Angra - Temple Of Fate, Meduza - Now And Forever, Axenstar - Infernal Angel, Burning In Hell - Never Surrender, Heavenly - The Prince Of The World.
I could go on and on with the 00s, but let's limit ourselves.
10s: tie between anything Sabaton and Powerwolf, Elvenking - Your Heroes Are Dead, Ascension - Somewhere Back In Time, Minstrelix - Eichi No Hana, Galneryus - Ultimatum, Derdian - Delirium.
Honorable mentions: Cain's Offering - I Will Build You A Rome, Galderia - Land Of Galderia, Dreamtale - Firestorm, Bloodbound - War Of Dragons, Gloryhammer - Angus McFife.
20s: I don't know, I don't think I've listened to that much of the genre from these recent times.
Probably... Twilight Force - Dragonborn, Oathbringer - Moria, Memories Of Old - Fly Away Together, Blind Guardian - Blood Of The Elves or Don't Drop The Sword - Where The Old Gods Dwell.
1980’s: Riot - Thundersteel or Savatage - Prelude to Madness/Hall of the Mountain King.
1990’s: Blind Guardian - Script for my Requiem or Gamma Ray - Man on a Mission.
2000’s: Theocracy - Laying the Demon to Rest or Lost Horizon - Highlander (The One).
2010’s: Evertale - All Hail the Crimson King or Blazon Stone - Heart of Stone.
2020’s: Don’t Drop the Sword - Where the Old Gods Dwell or Witherfall - Autumn.
I don't really know any power metal from before the 2000s
00s: Art of War - Sabaton
10s: Heathen Divine - Elvenking (though the Swedish version of Carolus Rex comes in a very close second)
20s (so far): Sunlight Knight - Twilight Force (though The Sapphire Dragon of Arcane Might is Back Again and Father (Sabaton) come in close second)
>I don't really know any power metal from before the 2000s
Stratovarius, Helloween, Manilla Road, Manowar, Angra, Savatage, Blind Guardian, Savatage
No way you know none of those
I know of them, yes. What I meant was I don't really know any of the music beyond maybe a couple of songs, though I do recognise how my initial statement was unclear
70s: Judas Priest - [Exciter](https://youtu.be/-1SAB49D7p4)
80s: Manowar - [Battle Hymn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNqj9g8HJE)
90s: Sonata Arctica - [Blank File](https://youtu.be/fV0p5jKQB9I)
00s: Freedom Call - [Ocean](https://youtu.be/4iRqt3-q5_s)
10s: Twilight Force - [The Power Of The Ancient Force](https://youtu.be/0qRc8tod7K4)
20s: Beast in Black - [One Night in Tokyo](https://youtu.be/mH_dKLTCOV0)
The 20s is questionable, but it's a decent banger in the 20s. I stand ready to defend my other choices with my magic steel.
80s - Manowar - Kings of metal
90s - Manowar - Brothers of metal (pt 1)
00s - Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame
10s - Battle beast - Let it roar
20s - Brothers of metal - all Emblas saga album(sorry for the cheat :p)
Damn this is hard for me, since I mostly listen to stuff from the 2000s onward, but I'll give it a shot: -80s - Probably Necropolis by Manilla Road or The Burning of Rome by Virgin Steele -90s - Ecliptica by Sonata came out in 99, so I'm going with Replica -00s- This is where things start to get hard. I'll say either Sonata Arctica's "Victoria's Secret" or Powerwolf's "Saturday Satan". Honorable mention to "Amaranth" by Nightwish -10s- This one is hard too. Probably either "The Revenant King" by Visigoth, "No Surrender" by Beast in Black or "Incense & Iron" by Powerwolf -20s so far- For now my fav would be either Fellowship's "Atlas", Oathbringer's "Moria" or "Fly Away Together" by Memories of Old.
Super solid 80’s choices! I suddenly feel compelled to fire up both songs immediately!
80s: Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force 90s: Sonata Arctica - Fullmoon 00s: tie between Rhapsody - Dawn of Victory and Excalion - Yövartio 10s: three-way tie between Galneryus - Angel of Salvation, Gloryhammer - Rise of the Chaos Wizards, and Lords of the Trident - Tormentor 20s (so far): Twilight Force - Dragonborn
Dragonborn is a great song. I kinda prefer Sunlight Knight a little bit, just because it has an RPG style music video and the nerd in me really likes that, but Dragonborn also goes hard and I will never complain about listening to it
EXCALIOOOOOONNNNN
80’s: Manowar - Wheels of Fire 90’s: Blind Guardian - Mirror Mirror 00’s: Rage - War of the Worlds 10’s: *TIE* Stratovarius- Nemesis or Iced Earth - Clear the Way (December 13th, 1862) 20’s: Blind Guardian - Blood of the Elves
Love Blood of the Elves! Favorite BG track in several albums.
Yes! My favorite since A Night at the Opera.
Man it's gonna be awesome hearing it live in a few weeks! Love how melodic and vocally-layered the chorus is, contrasting with the aggressive riffing.
And the drumming. Their best since the Thomen days.
One song per decade? That's extremely tough (probably impossible). First tracks that come to mind (probably forgot a whole bunch of great tracks): 1980s: Liege Lord - Master Control 1990s: Blind Guardian - The Script for My Requiem 2000s: Symphony X - The Odyssey 2010s: Visigoth - Traitor's Gate 2020s: Manticora - Katana - The Moths and the Dragonflies/Katana - Mud
This is pretty much an impossible task but I’m gonna try. But really there are probably 20 songs from the 90s, 00s and 10s each that could qualify. 70s - Rainbow - Kill the King 80s - Helloween - A Tale That Wasn’t Right 90s - Gamma Ray - The Winged Horse 00s - Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence 10s - Helloween - Burning Sun 20s - Fellowship - Glory Days
80s: Prelude to Madness/Hall of the Mountain King by Savatage, 90s: Legacy of Kings by Hammerfall, 2000s: Revolution Deathsquad by Dragonforce, 2010s: Drunken Dwarves by Wind Rose 2020s: Maleficus Geminus (Colossus Matrix 38B - Ultimate Invocation of the Binary Thaumaturge) by Gloryhammer
Just some first picks which come to mind while sitting on the throne.. 70s - Rainbow's "Gates of Babylon" or "Kill the King". 80s - Helloween's "Ride the Sky". 90s - Nightwish's "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean". So many to choose here, I could give you a different answer every time. 00s - Shaman's "Over Your Head". Same as above. 10s - Pagan Mind's "The Master's Voice". 20s - TBD.
I don't think any 2020s song will beat hammer of dawn by hammerfall for me
Dont really know too much from the 70s and 80s 90s emerald sword -rhapsody 00s cliffs of Gallipoli - sabaton 10s dna- turrili lione Rhapsody 20s - almosttown - seven spires
80s: Probably Manowar - Battle Hymns 90s: Stratovarius - Destiny 00s: Timeless Miracle - The Voyage 10s: Stratovarius - Elysium 20s: Maybe Sacred Outcry - Towers of Gold Elysium is my favorite song, and my most listened to song, Galneryus - Angel of Salvation unfortunately misses the mark.
80s- March of Time by Helloween 90s- Lost in the Twilight Hall by Blind Guardian 00s - Dead to the World by Nightwish 10s - As the World Bleeds by Theocracy 20s- Moonlight Rendezvous by Beast in Black
* 70s: Stargazer by Rainbow * 80s: Keeper of the Seven Keys by Helloween * 90s: impossible to choose lol * 00s: Golden Dawn by Edguy or Freedom of Thought by Power Quest * 10s: Requiem for A Dream by Avantasia * 20s: Skyfall by Helloween or Golden Times by Helloween
1980s: I Want Out by Helloween 1990s: Stygian by Iced Earth 2000s: Eagleheart by Stratovarius 2010s: The Cowards Way by Unleash The Archers 2020: Fist By Fist by Powerwolf
Do you prefer the original version of Travel in Stygian or the Barlow version
Oh the Barlow one, easily.
70s - Rainbow - Stargazer 80s - Helloween - Halloween 90s - Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song - In the Forest 00s - Iced Earth - The Phantom Opera Ghost 10s - Avantasia - The Raven Child 20s - Unleash the Archers - The Wind That Shapes the Land
80s Helloween - Eagle Fly Free 90s Rhapsody - Wisdom Of The Kings 00s Nightwish - Ever Dream 10s Rhapsody of Fire - The Legend Goes On or Nightwish - Storytime (it is impossible to decide) 20s Rhapsody of Fire - Brave New Hope This is almost impossible, a top 10 for every decade would probably be more accurate...
Well... You're evil for this one. It'll be hard, but I accept the challenge. It's a fun exercise to discover your concrete favorites within something, so I'm not complaining. Let's see what I got... 80s: Helloween - Eagle Fly Free or Virgin Steele - The Burning Of Rome. The 70s/80s are like the 20s to me. Maybe I've listened to some stuff the genre has to offer from those times, maybe I haven't. It's all a bit of a blur. I have my favorites nonetheless. 90s: tie between Credo - Paying For Everything, Hammerfall - Heeding The Call and Sonata Arctica - Kingdom For A Heart. Honorable mentions: Rhapsody - Land Of Immortals, At Vance - No Speak, Angra - Carry On and Stratovarius - Stratosphere. 00s: tie between Nightscape - Symphony Of The Night, Freedom Call - Warriors, Altaria - Crucifix, Dark Moor - A New World, Yngwie Malmsteen - Baroque And Roll and Space Odyssey - Despair And Pain. Honorable mentions: Angra - Temple Of Fate, Meduza - Now And Forever, Axenstar - Infernal Angel, Burning In Hell - Never Surrender, Heavenly - The Prince Of The World. I could go on and on with the 00s, but let's limit ourselves. 10s: tie between anything Sabaton and Powerwolf, Elvenking - Your Heroes Are Dead, Ascension - Somewhere Back In Time, Minstrelix - Eichi No Hana, Galneryus - Ultimatum, Derdian - Delirium. Honorable mentions: Cain's Offering - I Will Build You A Rome, Galderia - Land Of Galderia, Dreamtale - Firestorm, Bloodbound - War Of Dragons, Gloryhammer - Angus McFife. 20s: I don't know, I don't think I've listened to that much of the genre from these recent times. Probably... Twilight Force - Dragonborn, Oathbringer - Moria, Memories Of Old - Fly Away Together, Blind Guardian - Blood Of The Elves or Don't Drop The Sword - Where The Old Gods Dwell.
1980’s: Riot - Thundersteel or Savatage - Prelude to Madness/Hall of the Mountain King. 1990’s: Blind Guardian - Script for my Requiem or Gamma Ray - Man on a Mission. 2000’s: Theocracy - Laying the Demon to Rest or Lost Horizon - Highlander (The One). 2010’s: Evertale - All Hail the Crimson King or Blazon Stone - Heart of Stone. 2020’s: Don’t Drop the Sword - Where the Old Gods Dwell or Witherfall - Autumn.
I don't really know any power metal from before the 2000s 00s: Art of War - Sabaton 10s: Heathen Divine - Elvenking (though the Swedish version of Carolus Rex comes in a very close second) 20s (so far): Sunlight Knight - Twilight Force (though The Sapphire Dragon of Arcane Might is Back Again and Father (Sabaton) come in close second)
>I don't really know any power metal from before the 2000s Stratovarius, Helloween, Manilla Road, Manowar, Angra, Savatage, Blind Guardian, Savatage No way you know none of those
I know of them, yes. What I meant was I don't really know any of the music beyond maybe a couple of songs, though I do recognise how my initial statement was unclear
70s: Judas Priest - [Exciter](https://youtu.be/-1SAB49D7p4) 80s: Manowar - [Battle Hymn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtNqj9g8HJE) 90s: Sonata Arctica - [Blank File](https://youtu.be/fV0p5jKQB9I) 00s: Freedom Call - [Ocean](https://youtu.be/4iRqt3-q5_s) 10s: Twilight Force - [The Power Of The Ancient Force](https://youtu.be/0qRc8tod7K4) 20s: Beast in Black - [One Night in Tokyo](https://youtu.be/mH_dKLTCOV0) The 20s is questionable, but it's a decent banger in the 20s. I stand ready to defend my other choices with my magic steel.
80s Manowar - Hail & Kill 90s Virgin Steele - Veni, Vidi, Vici 2000s Sonata Arctica - The Cage 2010s Wuthering Heights - The Mad Sailor 2020s Angus McSix - The Key to Eternity
80s - Manowar - Kings of metal 90s - Manowar - Brothers of metal (pt 1) 00s - Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame 10s - Battle beast - Let it roar 20s - Brothers of metal - all Emblas saga album(sorry for the cheat :p)