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What mainstream songs (not written for games) have an RPG theme? I'd like to know the names of the songs, and bands that could be considered an RPG song. I mean proper songs too, ones with words, not just a tune.

I'll get the ball rolling.

Band: Rainbow
Song: Temple Of The King

One tune is worth naming because it has an RPG name:
Metallica - Call of Ktulu (why Ktulu and not Cthulhu?)

Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark
Blind Guardian - Lord of the Rings (Actually everything by Blind Guardian)
Nightwish - The Siren (Actually many things by Nightwish)
Ayreon - Dragons of the Sea (Actually most of the things by Ayreon)
Edguy - Spirit will remain
Edguy - Pharaoh
Edguy - Crimson Rose
Moonspell - Full Moon Madness
Moonspell - Wolfshade
The Cruxshadows - Return
Rhapsody - Power of the Dragonflame (Actually everything by Rhapsody)
Hammerfall - Hammerfall (Actually everything by Hammerfall)
ManOWar - Warriors of the World (Actually most of the things by ManOWar)
Opeth - Demon of the Fall
Daemonarch - Corpus Herneticum
Finntroll - Trollhammaren
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys

I can continue but I'll leave the others to fill <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

who wants to live forever
seven seas of rhye
killer queen
it's a kind of magic

- Queen

or

it's a sin
suburbia

- PetShopBoys (who says u can't mix RPG with disco?)

staying alive
new york mining disaster
i started a joke

-Bee Gees (can u ever avoid Bee Gees?)

dancing queen
thank u for the music (good for ending)

- Abba (Sweden!!)

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edit: for those who aren't sure, u can always check out the songs used in A Knight's Tale movie.

They also made a song called The Soulforged, doesnt that make you think about BD?

I didn't know you liked Blind Guardian, Rythok <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.
Actually I do not know BG too well. I know two dozens of songs but if I recall correctly, they have plenty of albums.

Yep I love Blind Guardian, especially their latest album "A night in the Opera"

I also like Nightwish and Rhapsody but I dont listen to them much cause BG takes all the place in my mini-disc player. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Ah, I love Nightwish above all <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.

The song "Suburbia" by the PSB is about a novel, my sister has read it at school.

thanks for the info, Al. what's the book about?

I'll add Battlelore. I just name the group cause most of their songs have an rpg theme.