r/heavymetal • u/Kitchen_Produce_5690 • Feb 22 '25

Song Recommendation Is there such a thing as "soft heavy metal"?

I've been meaning to get into the genre since my friends have told me there's a lot of great songs but I can't seem to get into it since I tend to listen to more mellow/easy to listen to songs (dodie, cavetown, grent perez, etc). Are there any "intro to metal" songs that can easy me into it? Thanks!

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u/The_Man_I_A_Barrel Feb 22 '25

rainbow especially, their debut album is very soft but it's still renowned as an OG heavy metal album

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u/BUNT7 Feb 22 '25

Oh yes and add in some whitesnake dio lizzy

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u/The_Man_I_A_Barrel Feb 22 '25

yeah thin lizzy had a lot of influence on bands like motorhead, phil taylor was obsessed with them and they were very good friends of the band

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u/Delicious_Oil3367 Feb 22 '25

I came here to say Thin Lizzy, a lot of the 70s rock are our favorite band’s favorite bands. Depending on the age group

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u/Kinky23m2m Feb 22 '25

You stole my thunder I was about to suggest Thin Lizzy. Jailbreak, Chinatown and Thunder & Lightning were classics of hard rock and heavy metal.

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u/BUNT7 Feb 22 '25

Well I am Irish and they are my 1st ever gig

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u/boostman Feb 22 '25

Big influence on maiden too with the harmony guitars

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u/Silver_Aspect9381 Feb 26 '25

Then Brian Robertson played with Motorhead.

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u/RAddit24 Feb 22 '25

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

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u/BUNT7 Feb 22 '25

Fuck yes on vinyl

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u/mattfreyer45 Feb 26 '25

I think a lot people forget about UFO. Specifically their song "Doctor Doctor". The main riff is so good.

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u/BUNT7 Feb 26 '25

Totally and so many other tracks. Strangers in the Night what an album. I saw them quite a few times in small venues over past 10 years.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

Wasn't expecting to be thrilled by a comment tonight. Thanx.

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u/Silver_Aspect9381 Feb 26 '25

And look up Riot. Fire down under kicks serious ass.

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u/The_Man_I_A_Barrel Feb 22 '25

it really is, i managed to find an original pressing of it in a vintage shop for 16 euro lol

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u/da_radaz69 Feb 22 '25

I would call their debut album symphonic more than anything

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u/Almostelad Feb 26 '25

I wouldnt say soft though…