Metal Ballads

scorpions “in trance” is about being hungover

Savatage - When the Crowds are Gone, Believe, Strange Wings
W.A.S.P. - Hold On to My Heart
Queensryche - Open Road (this is post-Tate Ryche but pretty fantastic), Take Hold of the Flame
Iron Maiden - Remember Tomorrow, Blood Brothers
Judas Priest - Before the Dawn (i sang this at a a fundraiser once, lol)
Pantera - Hollow
Type O Negative - Everything Dies
Souls at Zero - Inside a Scream
Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
Rage - Vanished in Haze
Black Sabbath - Solitude, Changes
Blind Guardian - Nightfall
Helloween - A Tale That Wasn't Right
Ghost - He Is

dammit I duped a few

Great thread! One song that I feel has "ballad" at its heart even though it doesn't musically stay within the mold is Danger by Motley Crue. Even though it jumps into mid-tempo rocker territory pretty quickly, it definitely starts off as a ballad, so maybe it's kinda a hybrid. It has dramatic lyrics reminiscing about dead friends from the perspective of an older Hollywood street punk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugu2ClSV5ew

Spotify playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7M47VwnybM4Clib9QLSDPC?si=DgVcFm3zSLa_M-EpoOKteA

Def Leppard- love bites
Ozzy- Goodbye to Romance
Enuff Z’nuff- Fly High Michelle
Scorpions- Still Loving You

Wow, “hallowed ground” really rocks

Ozzy + Lita Ford - If I Close My Eyes Forever
Queensryche - I Dream In Infrared
Judas Priest - Night Comes Down
Whitesnake - Is This Love
Scorpions - Lady Starlight