Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Wedding-Appropriate Metal

Okay, I was having this conversation with my fiancee over the weekend. We were at a wedding in which the wedding party's entrance music was a hard rock song by some band called Skillet. She said to me that this was a possibility for me to have a metal song in our wedding. I immediately suggested Cannibal Corpse's "I Cum Blood" but that was rejected, so I am turning to you, my readers for suggestions for an appropriate song for the wedding party entrance. She hates thrash metal with a burning passion and would prefer no black or death. I have some ideas, but would like to see suggestions.

Have at it and thanks in advance.

6 comments:

  1. Well, you could go with Nightwish. That's some pretty accessible stuff for most people.

    OK, I put the word "love" into my iTunes and came up with a few. There's Black Sabbath's "Dying for Love" (from Cross Purposes). It's a very bluesy song though, and not exactly upbeat. There's also "No Stranger to Love" from the Tony Iommi album (sold as a Sabbath album) Seventh Star. It's not very upbeat either, though. I don't think you want the Bleeding Through tracks . . . . There's "The Death of Love" by Cradle of Filth (Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder), "Infralove" by Diablo Swing Orchestra (The Butcher's Ballroom), or, perhaps "Love You to Death" by Type O Negative (October Rust). And there is also "Love's Intolerable Pain" from My Dying Bride (A Line of Deathless Kings).

    My option would be to go with Motörhead--there's "Love Me Like a Reptile" (Ace of Spades), which is, I think, the best option I found.

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  2. I considered Nightwish and other bands from that vein (Leaves' Eyes, etc.). I still am not clear on the meaning of loving someone like a reptile.

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  3. That cracked me up. I wasn't sure either, so here are the lyrics:

    Knew I had to bite you baby when I first laid eyes on you,
    That moment turned me on, I can't believe it's true,
    And I like to watch your body sway,
    I got no choice, I'm gonna twist your tail,
    Love Me Like A Reptile, I'm gonna sink my fangs in you
    Thunder lizard, stony eye, you got me hypnotised,
    Hot tongue breaks in and out and I can't believe my eyes,
    And your soft white belly, next to mine,
    Scaly baby, see you shine,
    Love Me Like A Reptile, you're murder in disguise,
    Black mamba, murderer disguised

    Baby you're a rattlesnake, you know the way I feel,
    Feel you crawling up my back, you've got no love to steal,
    You know I've got my eyes on you,
    You're petrified, gonna stick like glue,
    Love Me Like A Reptile, shock you like an electric eel

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  4. Mrs. MetallattorneyJuly 29, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    I'm gonna go out on a limb and say 'no' to Love Me Like A Reptile and any love songs having to do with death or dying... Something tells me those are not the best options for a wedding. You know, hopefully a HAPPY event that will be attended by our grandparents!

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  5. Love Me Like a Reptile is a happy song!

    OK, let's go NWOBHM. How about Iron Maiden's "Hooks In You", "Tailgunner", or "Flight of Icarus"?

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  6. "The Maiden and the Minstrel Knight" from "A Night at the Opera" by Blind Guardian might work.

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