[QUOTE=Obi One Kenodi]Yeah, Jon Lord on the Hammond makes for some of the best music to come out of any keyboard instrument.[/QUOTE]

Jon Lord is why I started playing keyboard.

I like keys in both rock and metal, of course (as said before), only if used wisely.

I think whats great about it in metal is how it can add so much more to the old Em key.
Even if the guitars are just chugging and repetitive it can add a whole new dimension to that part in a song.
Then when the guitars are doing something fantastic it can just sit back and add haunting tones.

Kalmah, I think, would be a good example.

And to add, noone can go past a kickass keys solo. ;}

I like keyboards... they sound cool, if they're not overused.

[QUOTE=G_Mac07]How have Arcturus managed to not be mentioned in this thread?!

Sverd has created some beautiful pieces, and they blend perfectly with what the rest of the band is doing. Listen to the intro to [i]Star Crossed[/i] (or the whole Sham Mirrors album) for an example of his greatness.[/QUOTE]

Collapse Generation and Nightmare Heaven are my favourite tracks for awesome Sverd keys! Oh and La Masquerade Infernale, Ad Astra, Fall of Man, Thou Who Dwellest In The Night... I could go on.

One of my favourite songs for keyboard is Like Gods of the Sun by My Dying Bride. And also Ye Entrancemperium by Emperor, of course.

Never really liked the tone of any keyboard or keyboard-like instrument, apart from the occasional organ.

[QUOTE=Werny]Collapse Generation and Nightmare Heaven are my favourite tracks for awesome Sverd keys! Oh and La Masquerade Infernale, Ad Astra, Fall of Man, Thou Who Dwellest In The Night... I could go on.[/QUOTE]

Nightmare Heaven is my favourite Arcturus track, hence the user title. I definately prefer Sverd's work on [I]La Masquerade Infernale[/I] and [I]The Sham Mirrors[/I] to what he did on [i]Aspera Hiems Symfonia[/i] though.

Jon Lord is just amazing.

AMAZING

I cant believe the solo he put together for Burn. About 4 mins 24 seconds.

But I love keyboards in metal and rock.

omg i posted in this thread nearly a year ago. anyhow, i still love keyboards in metal, at the moment i'm on a bit of a Symphony X binge, i've been listening to them all day because they're so awesome. the keyboard / guitar solo trade-offs are just amazing, IMO no other band really does it as well.