I really love albums that tell stories. Just post the band, album, what genre you'd say it is, and give a brief summary of the story
I'm always up for a good story, no matter the type of music. I'll post a few of my favourites. Feel free to discuss any of the stories shared if you happen to listen!
[I'll just note here that my first two albums are pretty dark, oops]
Band: Carach Angren
Album: Death Came Through a Phantom Ship
Genre: Black metal. Kinda symphonic
Story: This is based on the Flying Dutchman. In modern times, a man picks up interference from a ghost ship. He is then haunted by the ghosts -- hearing voices and later put into a trance. While in the trance, he kills his family onboard, before then killing himself. The ship claimed another victim. We then flash back a few centuries and hear about how Van der Decken became captain of the Flying Dutchman. Depressing story, I know, but the whole genre is.
Band: Opeth
Album: Still Life
Genre: Prog metal
Story: This story takes place a few centuries ago, back when religion played a much larger role in society. This man — the protagonist — was exiled from his village 15 years ago. At the start of the album, he returns to find his old love, Melinda. The album focuses on two things. One are his thoughts — outweighing the cost of coming back, his emotions, his feelings, etc. The other is the story itself. So, he meets Melinda, and tries to convince her religion is folly. They meet a few times, and he courts her. He goes to meet her again, but find she has been hung for apostasy. He murders the soldiers responsible before being captured and taken to be executed. As he's on the gallows, he dreams of meeting Melinda again. The story is more complex than that, but I'm not going to fit it all here, haha. It's a love story, albeit a depressing one.
Band: Blind Guardian
Album: Nightfall in Middle Earth
Genre: Power metal
Story: This one is more of a special mention as it isn't an original story. It follows The Silmarillion. It has all the stories, ranging from Morgoth fighting Ungoliant (they even include the Lammoth) to the Fall of the Noldor to Maeglin betraying Gondolin! Definitely an album for any Tolkien fans here.
Band: Pellek
Album: Ocean of Oppurtunity
Genre: Power metal
Story: The protoganist recently lost his daughter. The protoganist's daughter always wanted to adventure, but he never did — his life was normality. Upon his daughter dying, he decides to travel the world as she would have wanted. He describes all the things he sees as he travels from Northern Europe to varsious parts of the world. While in America, his ship burns down. From there, he changes to a hot air balloon, where he continues to adventure. The song ends on his deathbed, as he wishes that he could live, as there is so much more to see. At the very end, he accepts death, as that's just his next adventure.
I've mentioned these bands before, but I have no regrets. Be sure to post your favourites and I'll be sure to give them a listen!