Best heavy metal intros?

[Archae]

I can think of two offhand:

Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"

Motley Crue "Dr Feelgood"

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[Aristus]

2. "Unforgiven" by Metallica is astonishing.

I suppose the song itself is not strictly metal, being more of a guitar-heavy ballad, but it's by one of the best metal bands ever...

[Aristus]

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[Archae]

4. Another one...

"Crazy Train" by Ozzy.

[flvegan]

5. Any moment, someone will come along to "correct" you.

*wagging finger* Motley Crue and Van Halen are NOT metal. blah blah blah

I feel better having gotten that bit of mockery out of the way.

I'll go with "Crazy Train" and almost any of AC/DC's well known stuff. From "Highway to Hell" to "Thunderstruck"

[Dr Morbius]

6. What?!? AC/DC's no metal band...

:P

Here's your answer for the best metal intro evah:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoBRfu1pY0Y&feature=related

[Missy Vixen]

7. "Enter Sandman" by Metallica

"All Along the Watchtower", Jimi Hendrix

[dana_b]

8. Welcome to the Jungle

[Dr Morbius]

9. Ooh, I have a new one.

But some may not consider it metal. It isn't "heavy metal." It's blues metal.

Robin Trower's classic Bridge of Sighs. We have some cymbals and then he makes his guitar kind of quiver at the beginning of the tune; it's unforgettable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA6l2KgQ2Kw

[jotsy]

10. Boston's Long Time

That's probably not heavy metal for a field of experts but I was a bubble gum princess, and that's what came to mind.

Supertramp's Bloody Well Right is also a nice intro, but again, not sure it meets the heavy metal criteria

[Pendrench]

11. I've always liked these two....

The Zoo by the Scorpions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BsFIRV7oKQ

Knocking at Your Back Door by Deep Purple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAMayvJ2_gM


Tim

[OhioChick]

12. Van Halen - Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLXzMLGz5xY

[Sebastian Doyle]

19. Van Halen isn't metal

And Van Hagar isn't even rock n roll.

[Tobin S.]

21. "Am I Evil?" Diamondhead made famous by Metallica

Diamondhead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlatOLl0NDg

Metallica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Xi8f9FVtM&NR=1

[Tobin S.]

22. Sorry, meant to reply to the OP

[carlyhippy]

13. Fantasy-Aldo Nova or Blackout-Scorpions

:)

[AllenVanAllen]

14. Invisible

by DIO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQ2_8HvMaw

[AwakeAtLast]

15. Soundgarden - "Rusty Cage"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBZs_Py-1_0

I also like Rage Against the Machine - "Bulls on Parade"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-58-36lSqG4

Then there's System of a Down "BYOB"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUzd9KyIDrM

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[Orrex]

16. Does Crazy Train count?

It's distinctive, that's for damn sure!

[Dr Morbius]

17. Black Sabbath: Sweet Leaf

or perhaps Black Sabbath: Iron Man.

[bluesbassman]

18. Both have excellent intros, but I'd go with War Pigs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTRMZk-l_VY

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. Pretty much all the old Sabbath tunes had classic intros

What about the song "Black Sabbath" itself? Starts out with howling wind and a thunderstorm, and then power chords from the bowels of Hell itself :evilgrin: :headbang: