Flare Time Vol. 38 - Some of the best damn instrumentals I've ever heard

Hey, I decided to write a post that no one else has done...one on instrumentals! Of course, recommendations to me are welcome. These are just some of the best ones I've so far heard.

These are in no particular order. Here they go:

Iron Maiden - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)

What can I say about this one? It's just very well done and one of Iron Maiden's best songs IMHO.

Death Angel - The Ultraviolence

Ten and a half minutes of thrash metal goodness! Great riffs, and it even provides a sort of post-apocalyptic atmosphere.

Dream Theater - The Ytse Jam

The best song on this list though would have to be The Ytse Jam, off of a very underrated Dream Theater album When Dream and Day Unite. Dream Theater hits it dead on in this 4 1/2 minute masterpiece.

Dream Theater - Erotomania

Dream Theater is so damned special to me that they get 2 songs on this list. Erotomania has probably some of the best guitar/keyboard work I've heard. Of course, who can go wrong with Dream Theater?

Metallica - The Call of Ktulu

This 8 1/2 minute masterpiece deserves to be on any "best instrumentals" list. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Chthulu, this song give an evil foreboding atmosphere, like as if Chthulu was going to devour the world. Oh, Metallica, will your golden days ever return?

Evanescence - Ascension of the Spirit

The oddball of this list. It was made back when Evanescence was an underground garage band in Little Rock. Entirely a synthesizer based song, it gives quite a sad atmosphere, like, well, the spirit of a lost loved one ascending to the heavens.

Rush - YYZ

Of course, what's an instrumental list without YYZ? The trio really show their best skill in this song, and is worth a listen to anyone that likes progressive rock/metal.

Nightwish - Moondance

Probably Nightwish's only instrumental (I'm not counting Disc 2 of Dark Passion Play). Off of their best album, Oceanborn, this song shows off some of the true skill of Nightwish. It's very upbeat, and as the name implies, invites you to go up and do a moondance.

Queensrÿche - Anarchy X

A great introduction to probably one the best albums of all time. It hypes you up for Revolution Calling and for the rest of the awesomeness in Operation: Mindcrime, along with having some awesome bass.

Anyways, thought I'd do something that no one else has done (as least as far as I've seen). Suggestions welcome!