I am by no means a metalhead ... though I may becoming one. Manowar, nightwish, and now Blind Guardian are quite good (of course some people call this pussy metal so..)

Listening to Blind Guardian for the first time on you tube today ... I ran across a song called Wheel of Time ... "no this can't be about the book series..there is no way" but of course it was. And it is actually quite good ... with understandable and interesting lyrics (though not sure how well they fit the books ending but eh). Link to a lyrical metal version ... and one with a full orchestra (what the hell a "metal" band with a full orchestra what is this...?)

Thought others would be interested. Sorry if already well known.

(but heh its a new post on the wheel of time board not by Cannoli so there is that .

Orchestral version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfEJwK6InXc