Bear in mind, though... This is not a list of chronological order, nor a list of the "10 best". It's simply just a collection of ten favorite epic songs of mine. But why keep on draggin' this out, let's get started!
10. Power Trip - The Hammer Of Doubt
Probably the best riff-mad thrash/hardcore act out there today. This is the closer on the band's debut. Eerie intro with an old movie sample put in, riff fest, hardcore-thrashy breakdowns, and then a fading intro of just bliss. "Manifest Decimation", in-fucking-deed.
9. Bathory - Blood On Ice
Bathory, or Quorthon, didn't exactly fall short on epic numbers. Very much the opposite in fact. However, this one always was close to me. You can really the spirit of this song come to life.
8. Faith No More - The Real Thing
Although this excellent band is argubly most known for their song called "Epic", I as a fan always found many of their album tracks to be of better value. This is without a doubt my favorite FNM song. Pretty long, quite repetitive, but very powerful.
7. Jane's Addiction - Three Days
Probably not a song non-fans would recognize or associate this band with, but for fans this is not rarely their most ultimate track. "Three Days" has been said to be made of three songs put together, each of all describing one of three days which the band's lead singer experienced (I believe the album art also depicts this, but don't take my word for it).
6. Iron Maiden - Hallowed By Thy Name
Maiden certainly is another of those bands which doesn't fall short on epic songs. This is undeniably the most known classic epic piece from them, and for good reason.
5. Type O Negative - Love You To Death
A case of a song perhaps not being epic in its literal sense, but there's no other love song which is more powerful than this, in my opinion. This is truly one of my favorite songs of all time. Just listen, feel the build, and all the fucking whiney emos from ten years ago could only wish to make something as powerful, real and genuine as this. This, this is love and heartbreak truly put into music.
4. Devin Townsend - The Death Of Music
Closing Devin Townsend's first solo album, Ocean Machine, it's just a clear proof of what amazing talent this man would come to provide for the twenty years ahead (so far). It's a long and repetitive piece, but very powerful and emotional. The end game of it is just the epitome of epicness. This live clip only further proves it, as the man himself has goosebumps singing his own words. That's how epic this is.
3. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath, one of the truly best bands of all time, if not the very best. The first album, the first song, the title track. No other band in history launched their musical career in a better way than Sabbath. This song is the birth of metal.
2. Amon Amarth - Embrace Of The Endless Ocean
I know a lot of people has got shit to say about this band, and quite frankly I don't care. I fucking love Amon Amarth! People do, however, seem to miss out on the greater tracks of theirs, only focusing on tracks which were made singles/into music videos. It makes me a bit angry with them, as this song is better than anything they ever put on video. My family descends from ancient swedes so maybe I am just biased, but I really feel the sorrowful yet courageous last journey of vikings in this.
1. Watain - Waters Of Ain
Without a doubt the most epic song of all time. No more words are needed.
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