Author Topic: The Instrumental Lead-in to Regular Song (Read 6153 times)

orcus116 · « **on:** October 20, 2010, 04:19:02 PM »

If there is something that a lot of classic metal bands (and some regular bands) seem to have done it's the short instrumental opening track that leads into a full metal song, usually to open an album. Some examples:

Metal:
Judas Priest - "Hellion"/"Electric Eye"
Iron Maiden - "Ides Of March"/"Wrathchild"
Testament - "For The Glory Of..."/"More Than Meets The Eye"

Rock:
Alan Parsons Project - "Sirius"/"Eye In The Sky"
Boston - "Foreplay"/"Long Time" (I know it's one track but still)

For some reason I love these types of songs. Anyone else got any more? I'm sure I missed a bunch.

wolfking · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2010, 04:22:59 PM »

Quote from: orcus116 on October 20, 2010, 04:19:02 PM

If there is something that a lot of classic metal bands (and some regular bands) seem to have done it's the short instrumental opening track that leads into a full metal song, usually to open an album. Some examples:

Metal:
Judas Priest - "Hellion"/"Electric Eye"

Can't think off the top of my head at the moment, but it doesn't matter because you just won your own thread.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2010, 04:28:38 PM »

Gojira - From Mars/To Sirius

Bombardana · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2010, 04:33:30 PM »

Strapping Young Lad - Velvet Kervorkian/All Hail The New Flesh
Symphony X - Oculus Ex Inferni/Set the World on Fire
Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos/This Day We Fight

Seventh Son · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2010, 05:03:24 PM »

THE LORD WEIRD MOTHER FUCKING SLOUGH FEG

Seriously, they do this a lot.

My favorite example by them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LORTX3Yot2k

"The Spinward Marches"/"High Passage/Low Passage"

The riffs are addictive and delicious and Scalzi's vocal lines are some of the catchiest things out there.

I'M A SPACE PIRATE AND YOU KNOW MY NAME
AND WILK RAIDING IS A DANGEROUS GAME
IMPERIAL NAVY CAN'T KEEP UP MY PACE
SHE'S IN A ROCK SIX INCHES OFF ZHODANI SPACE

Also another example I'm ashamed that you missed:

Black Sabbath - Embryo/Children of the Grave

faemir · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2010, 05:04:55 PM »

Most Kamelot albums. They are all pretty amazing too

Ravenheart · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2010, 05:08:00 PM »

Agalloch - A Celebration for the Death of Man/In The Shadow of Our Pale Companion

Skyfire - Deathlike Overtur/Esoteric

Skyfire - Intro/Fragments of Time

Insomnium - Nocturne/The Day It All Came Down

Empyrium - When Shadows Grow Longer/The Blue Mists of Night

Dream Theater - Overture/About To Crash (unless you count them all as one cohesive song, I guess)

Opeth - Prologue/April Ethereal

Porcupine Tree - Bornlivedie/Signify/Sleep of No Dreaming

I'm sure there are many others that escape me at the moment.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2010, 05:13:35 PM »

Van Halen--Intruder/Pretty Woman
I Mother Earth--Hello Dave/Like A Girl
Peter Frampton--Nassau/Baby, I Love Your Way
Queensryche--Anarchy X/Revolution Calling

Off the top of my head.

PixelDream · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2010, 06:01:36 PM »

I really like the one from that Angra album I haven't listened to in years.

From 'Rebirth', the song that comes before track 2 (Nova Era).

Just checked it out again, I really don't like this type of music anymore. WTF. But that intro is cool though.

Jamariquay · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2010, 06:27:27 PM »

I love stuff like this.

Patterns In The Ivy / Blackwater Park (Opeth)
For Absent Friends / Master's Apprentices (Opeth)
Anesthesia / Whiplash (Metallica)
Chatauqua / Walking On The Wind (Spock's Beard)
Lost Keys / Rosetta Stoned (Tool)
Eon Blue Apocalypse / The Patient (Tool)
Viridian / White Walls (Between The Buried And Me)

The King in Crimson · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2010, 06:43:33 PM »

Here's a few more

The Sword - "Celestial Crown" / "Barael's Blade"

The Sword - "The Sundering" / "The Frost Giant's Daughter"

Iron Maiden - "Satellite 15... The Final Frontier" (If Boston counts then this does as well

)

Anthrax - "Contact" / "What Doesn't Die"

Baroness - "Bullhead's Psalm" / "The Sweetest Curse"

Goblin Cock - "Hissy Intro" / "Stamped"

skydivingninja · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2010, 06:48:38 PM »

Every Coheed album that isn't NWFT starts like this.

TAC · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2010, 07:39:53 PM »

Quote from: Bombardana on October 20, 2010, 04:33:30 PM

Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos/This Day We Fight

Which happens to sound a lot like Into The Lungs Of Hell/Set The World Afire.

Basekick · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2010, 10:07:36 PM »

Ahem...Hell's Kitchen/Lines in The sand. Surprised it took this long...

KevShmev · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2010, 10:20:10 PM »

Kansas - "The Spider" / "Portrait"

carl320 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2010, 12:52:19 AM »

Genesis - Horizons/Suppers Ready

Arch Benemy · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2010, 04:13:45 AM »

Quote from: Basekick on October 20, 2010, 10:07:36 PM

Ahem...Hell's Kitchen/Lines in The sand. Surprised it took this long...

Vacant / Stream of Consciousness, although it's kinda of the opposite way around, with the short part being the song and the long part being the instrumental

masterthes · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2010, 04:34:45 AM »

Steve Miller Band - Threshold/Jet Airliner, Space Intro/Fly Like An Eagle

Zantera · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2010, 05:09:33 AM »

Some examples from the top of my head:

Agalloch - A Celebration for the Death of Man/In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion
dredg - Brushtroke dcbtfoabaaposba/Same ol Road
Linkin Park - Foreword/Don't Stay
Oceansize - I am the Morning/Catalyst
Opeth - Prologue/April Ethereal
Pendulum - Prelude/Slam
Porcupine Tree - Occams Razor/The Blind House, Signify/Sleep of No Dreaming

EstyMaJ · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2010, 05:25:50 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on October 20, 2010, 10:20:10 PM

Kansas - "The Spider" / "Portrait"

Sorry to just time in but potrait live is my favorite song by them
carry on !!!

Bombardana · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2010, 06:20:20 AM »

Rhapsody - Epicus Furor/Emerald Sword

wkiml · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2010, 08:03:32 AM »

Even though it only listed as one song it fits the topic

Steeler -Hot on your Heels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQwdheGiOA

Lowdz · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2010, 10:09:58 AM »

Vicious Rumors-Replicant/Digital Dictator. Superb album from start to finish.
Danger Danger- C'Est Lupee/Beat The Bullet. Sublime subdued stuff from Andy Timmons.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2010, 12:54:44 PM »

Immortal technique - Homeland and Hip-Hop/The Cause of Death

TempusVox · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2010, 02:14:56 PM »

Triumph- "Petite Etude"

TAC · « **Reply #25 on:** October 21, 2010, 02:18:41 PM »

Quote from: wkiml on October 21, 2010, 08:03:32 AM

Even though it only listed as one song it fits the topic

Steeler -Hot on your Heels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQwdheGiOA

I have that on original vinyl!!

King Postwhore · « **Reply #26 on:** October 21, 2010, 02:25:16 PM »

Quote from: TempusVox on October 21, 2010, 02:14:56 PM

Triumph- "Petite Etude"

You just jogged my memory.

Overture (Procession)/Never Surrender
Embrujo/Play with the Fire

TAC · « **Reply #27 on:** October 21, 2010, 02:27:22 PM »

Kiss' Rock Bottom

FiberglassMoon · « **Reply #28 on:** October 21, 2010, 02:33:12 PM »

Iced Earth In Sacred Flames/Behold the Wicked Child

Orbert · « **Reply #29 on:** October 21, 2010, 02:34:02 PM »

Styx: Prelude 12 / Suite Madame Blue
Van Halen: Eruption / You Really Got Me

Not exactly metal, but fits the pattern.

wkiml · « **Reply #30 on:** October 21, 2010, 03:04:00 PM »

Quote from: TAC on October 21, 2010, 02:18:41 PM

Quote from: wkiml on October 21, 2010, 08:03:32 AM
Even though it only listed as one song it fits the topic

Steeler -Hot on your Heels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vQwdheGiOA

I have that on original vinyl!!

I have the original vinyl and cassette as well, was never able to locate it on CD

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #31 on:** October 21, 2010, 05:47:52 PM »

Tesla - Love Song
Extreme - Mutha Don't Wanna Go to School Today

Arch Benemy · « **Reply #32 on:** October 21, 2010, 06:19:09 PM »

Quote from: GuitarCozmo on October 21, 2010, 05:47:52 PM

Extreme - Mutha Don't Wanna Go to School Today

Chooooooooooon

skydivingninja · « **Reply #33 on:** October 21, 2010, 09:12:39 PM »

Mew-Circuitry of the Wolf/Chinaberry Tree

LCArenas · « **Reply #34 on:** October 21, 2010, 09:24:04 PM »

Actually Testament likes to do that a lot:
-Signs of Chaos/Electric Crown
-Beginning of the End/Face in the Sky
-Hypnosis/Disciples of the Watch

News: Track-by-track video for Fall Into the Light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ezfzdMpRc0

Author Topic: The Instrumental Lead-in to Regular Song (Read 6153 times)