IoMP 104: The Longest Metal Songs Ever
If you’ve ever thrown on a 25-minute prog-metal epic and thought, “Yeah, I can totally fold laundry AND mosh my heart out at the same time,” this Influencers of Metal Podcast episode is the love letter your playlist deserves.
Collin and Tom charge head-first into the realm of ultra-long metal songs, the kind of tracks that are longer than most failed Tinder dates and twice as emotionally complex.
The real star of the show is X JAPAN’s masterpiece “Art of Life” — a 29-minute odyssey featuring a piano solo long enough to qualify as a minor workout. Collin fell down an Instagram rabbit hole and came out a changed man, dragging Tom and the Pumpkin Queen along for the ride.
From there the guys dive deep into Dream Theater, debating what counts as a single long song vs. a bunch of tracks wearing a trench coat and pretending to be one. Then it’s off to Rhapsody for some Italian power-metal wizardry, and even a brief moment of mourning over doom bands who make 30-minute songs just because they physically cannot stop themselves.
If you’ve ever wanted to know why some long songs work beautifully while others are just guitarists showing off their fretboard stamina, this episode is your jam.
Stick around for the nonsense, stay for the metal nerdiness, and enjoy a guided tour through the longest songs worth your time.
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