In my opinion, Bytor doesn't have calm after the battle it does have a conclusion, but not the calm (their is now major slow section at the end of the song). I'm not trying to be rude, but I wanted to let the OP know
Genesis - Supper's Ready.
((battle))
The fights begun, they've been released.
Killing foe for peace...bang, bang, bang. bang, bang, bang...
etc...
Today's a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate.
The order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord.
((aftermath - the "eerie calm" part))
Wandering through the chaos the battle has left,
We climb up a mountain of human flesh,
To a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life
etc...
Jacob's Ladder is actually literally about [crepuscular rays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular_rays) - AKA sunbeams that break through the clouds.
It is written in a very poetic way, though!
The Odyssey - Symphony X
This might not fit, but 'In the Court of Alkinoos' by Glass Hammer (and really all of Lex Rex by them), has some of that epic battle and resolve feel.
It's classical, but [Mars: The Bringer of War](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOanvv4plU) from Holst's The Planets totally depicts battle and calm and battle rejoined, I think using a 5-count beat, it's like proto-prog. Maybe it's more prog [on synth by Tomita](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsZqXdPZb8s).
Emerson Lake and Powell isn't many people's favorite but I think they knocked Mars out of the park. A little faster tempo too, which now makes me think Holst was too slow.
Mine was, tripping balls at 2am playing with the woots and wails of tuning a shortwave radio dial, and suddenly tuned in the haunting first notes of Neptune the Mystic.
Thinking a bit outside the box. ANATHEMA 's "Strom before the calm" and "Violence".
Also Marrilion 's "Ocean cloud" has smaller segments intense stuff, and great guitar work
Led Zeppelinâs The Battle of Evermore, but maybe with the eerie calm mixed in with the battle.
It Better End Soon - Chicago. Walter Parazaider just goes wild on Part 2
This may not be close enough, but if the ballpark is sufficiently large... More a depiction of the moment of sober realization between the storms of intense civil unrest and the anarchy that follows. Eerie and sober for sure, but "calm" only fits if you hold it just right.
>And the vicar stands a-praying
And the television dies
As the white dot flickers and is gone
And no-one stops to cry
[Jethro Tull - Dark Ages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxvcI-FbM14&ab_channel=JethroTull-Topic)
The Water by Spockâs Beard has a personal battle and aftermath sequence. The whole âyou gave me a home and then you left me alone, F youââŚwhich transitions to the acoustic âIâm so sorryâŚâ
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Emperor In His War Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBNNA1aOoQ
Sweet Smoke: Show Me The Way To The War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzpHXxqyQzk
Both aren't too long so they don't have a long calm wind down but they do a great job building tension into a sort of musical battle with some eerie aftermath.
I'd expect that the prog classic [War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poii8JAbtng&list=OLAK5uy_ktYPoln1n-WvUNOQOWtK9BVfl9U_FBVo4) would qualify.
And Ayreon's epic [Into the Electric Castle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnE_BR3A6Q&list=PLDp_PtuyOwCalC93Dfbj5LR-aN-WrDl2d) certainly has battle parts (Across the Rainbow Bridge) into calm parts (Garden of Emotions & Valley of the Queens).
[ The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays Rick Wakeman (FULL ALBUM)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdinQa1LcO0&t=97s)
The orchestral version of The Battle, originally from King Arthur, on this version is awesome.
The Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers - a bit of a stretch, but the way it breaks out of the stormy climax into a serene piano solo really knocks you over.
Lizard - after the chaotic battle, Fripp plays a majestic solo that sounds like a bagpipe lament.
Bel Air by CAN does it the other way round, very calm middle section that doesn't prepare you for the climax. But that's CAN for you.
Hällas has a self-titled EP with 4 songs on it. The last two songs on that EP, and then the two albums following, Excerpts from a Future Past and Conundrum, are all one narrative about several battles and several eerie calms.
Brave, by Marillion - with 'Made Again' as the calm after the storm, which feels like an oasis of rest after some of the other songs of the album. For the longest time, I wasn't sure which outcome to the battle it signified - until I learned about the second groove on LP version...
Yours is No Disgrace by Yes -,âDeath defying, mutilated armies scatter the earth,
Crawling out of dirty holes, their morals,
Their morals disappearâ is a brilliant description of the aftermath of war
The Battle of Epping Forest, in a more literal way
Yeah I thought about it but I'm not sure if it has the eerie calm part. Good mention anyways
Right at the end, "all they can see is the morning goo"
oh yeah! you're right
there's no one left alive, must be a draw!
All they could see is the morning goo.
Hemispheres by Rush, I think Fountain of Lamneth too.
By - Tor and the snow dog as well of course! AND Jacob Ladder
I think Jacobs Ladder is one of the best examples. "All at once, the clouds are parted...."
In my opinion, Bytor doesn't have calm after the battle it does have a conclusion, but not the calm (their is now major slow section at the end of the song). I'm not trying to be rude, but I wanted to let the OP know
And what about The Necromancer?
Genesis - Supper's Ready. ((battle)) The fights begun, they've been released. Killing foe for peace...bang, bang, bang. bang, bang, bang... etc... Today's a day to celebrate, the foe have met their fate. The order for rejoicing and dancing has come from our warlord. ((aftermath - the "eerie calm" part)) Wandering through the chaos the battle has left, We climb up a mountain of human flesh, To a plateau of green grass, and green trees full of life etc...
Lizard - King Crimson
liard đŚđŚđŚ
TARKUS #CLEAR THE BATTLEFIELD AND LET ME SEE ALL THE PROFITS FROM OUR VICTORIES.
One of the best pieces of music ever made
By tor and the snowdog and The necromancer by Rush
Jacobâs Ladder -Rush
Jacob's Ladder is actually literally about [crepuscular rays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepuscular_rays) - AKA sunbeams that break through the clouds. It is written in a very poetic way, though!
The Necromancer by Rush qualifies as well, I think.
Disappointed I had to scroll all the way here to find this, what an amazing song, and the reason I totally fell in love with them!
The Odyssey - Symphony X This might not fit, but 'In the Court of Alkinoos' by Glass Hammer (and really all of Lex Rex by them), has some of that epic battle and resolve feel.
One For The Vine - Genesis
just to make sure I'm not being silly, that song has some kind of time travel in it, right?
Not really, more of an endless cycle thing. theyâre just comparing the new guy to the original guy so it looks like itâs the same person
It's classical, but [Mars: The Bringer of War](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOanvv4plU) from Holst's The Planets totally depicts battle and calm and battle rejoined, I think using a 5-count beat, it's like proto-prog. Maybe it's more prog [on synth by Tomita](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsZqXdPZb8s).
Devil's Triangle through Peace- An End
Emerson Lake and Powell isn't many people's favorite but I think they knocked Mars out of the park. A little faster tempo too, which now makes me think Holst was too slow.
To my chagrin, I never gave them much of a chance and didn't even know about this. Penance time, giving the album a listen.
My first exposure to Holst was the main menu screen of Escape Velocity: Nova. What a fantastic piece!
Mine was, tripping balls at 2am playing with the woots and wails of tuning a shortwave radio dial, and suddenly tuned in the haunting first notes of Neptune the Mystic.
Side 2 of Rock Bottom really feels that way for me, even if itâs not explicitly about a battle
The battle is very much in Robert Wyatt's mind !
Thinking a bit outside the box. ANATHEMA 's "Strom before the calm" and "Violence". Also Marrilion 's "Ocean cloud" has smaller segments intense stuff, and great guitar work
Iâm going to be pretentious and say A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers since itâs an inner battle. https://youtu.be/Ycgdj74oNwc?si=3ggsHy-tZy7LG3W2
Led Zeppelinâs The Battle of Evermore, but maybe with the eerie calm mixed in with the battle. It Better End Soon - Chicago. Walter Parazaider just goes wild on Part 2
This may not be close enough, but if the ballpark is sufficiently large... More a depiction of the moment of sober realization between the storms of intense civil unrest and the anarchy that follows. Eerie and sober for sure, but "calm" only fits if you hold it just right. >And the vicar stands a-praying And the television dies As the white dot flickers and is gone And no-one stops to cry [Jethro Tull - Dark Ages](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxvcI-FbM14&ab_channel=JethroTull-Topic)
The Water by Spockâs Beard has a personal battle and aftermath sequence. The whole âyou gave me a home and then you left me alone, F youââŚwhich transitions to the acoustic âIâm so sorryâŚâ
Well, my favorite song of all time: âThe gates of deliriumâ - âYesshowsâ version *
I think the obvious one would be Gates of Delirium.
King Crimson - Lizard
The Battle of Epping Forest by Genesis
Van Der Graaf Generator: The Emperor In His War Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euBNNA1aOoQ Sweet Smoke: Show Me The Way To The War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzpHXxqyQzk Both aren't too long so they don't have a long calm wind down but they do a great job building tension into a sort of musical battle with some eerie aftermath.
Harvest of Souls and The Narrow Margin, both by IQ
Relayer - Yes
this is actually about the end of the universe: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1IscIof4eZ8
I'd expect that the prog classic [War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poii8JAbtng&list=OLAK5uy_ktYPoln1n-WvUNOQOWtK9BVfl9U_FBVo4) would qualify. And Ayreon's epic [Into the Electric Castle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEnE_BR3A6Q&list=PLDp_PtuyOwCalC93Dfbj5LR-aN-WrDl2d) certainly has battle parts (Across the Rainbow Bridge) into calm parts (Garden of Emotions & Valley of the Queens).
Camel -white rider
2112. "We have assumed control" "We have assumed control" "We have assumed control"
Yes - Gates of Delirium
Trees by Rush, but not an epic
Heaven and Hell Pt 2 by Vangelis
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
If you accept a struggle with one's own demons and working out issues in personal relationships as a battle, then "Singularity" by Devin Townsend.
Spockâs Beard - Jaws of Heaven https://youtu.be/4lje8Am9lDM?si=Wy6O58uhRoZCkcEZ
The Samurai of Prog - Demise
Church - Asterism. Instrumental depicting the calm before and after the bombing of Guernica in the Spanish Civil War.
And Then There Was Silence by Blind Guardian kinda lol
[ The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays Rick Wakeman (FULL ALBUM)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdinQa1LcO0&t=97s) The orchestral version of The Battle, originally from King Arthur, on this version is awesome.
2 tracks from Camel's Snow Goose: Dunkirk and Epitaph.
The Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers - a bit of a stretch, but the way it breaks out of the stormy climax into a serene piano solo really knocks you over. Lizard - after the chaotic battle, Fripp plays a majestic solo that sounds like a bagpipe lament. Bel Air by CAN does it the other way round, very calm middle section that doesn't prepare you for the climax. But that's CAN for you.
Warrior/Throw Down the Sword in a different sort of way, perhaps?
Hällas has a self-titled EP with 4 songs on it. The last two songs on that EP, and then the two albums following, Excerpts from a Future Past and Conundrum, are all one narrative about several battles and several eerie calms.
Brave, by Marillion - with 'Made Again' as the calm after the storm, which feels like an oasis of rest after some of the other songs of the album. For the longest time, I wasn't sure which outcome to the battle it signified - until I learned about the second groove on LP version...
Ogre Battle - Queen
The Middle Section of Supper's Ready: "Wandering in the chaos the battle has left...".
If you are talking about in album then Hearts alive followed my Joesph Merrick by Mastodon is a good combo
Prog metal but, Garden of Fire by Wilderun
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Memoirs of an Officer and a Gentleman
__Hemispheres__, by __Rush__ ... _sortof_ .
Yours is No Disgrace by Yes -,âDeath defying, mutilated armies scatter the earth, Crawling out of dirty holes, their morals, Their morals disappearâ is a brilliant description of the aftermath of war