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Oops, thought the poll closes tomorrow. Time flies. 46&2 is one of my less liked Tool songs and it still slaps, they have such a strong catalog.
The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 2, Matches 106-111
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Led Zeppelin's vikings have slain their share of archers over the years, it seems. Tool and Tarot? It's a Tie. Evanescence barely goes under against Type O Negative. Aerosmith's dreams aren't of 70s horror films. Opeth arises. Count Raven's Baltic storm has caught up Morbid Angel.
Part II, Round 2, Matches 88-93
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| The X Factor Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foo Fighters - The Pretender | vs. | Kamelot - Forever | |
| Radio EHS 100 @The Sentient | Nominators | Popoff 500 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Man on the Edge Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantera - Revolution is My Name | vs. | Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong | |
| Popoff 500, Best Music Art 100 | Nominators | Youtube 50 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Stratego Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Purple - Fireball | vs. | Accept - Princess of the Dawn | |
| Radio EHS 100 @The Sentient | Nominators | Popoff 500 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Aces High Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC/DC - Hells Bells | vs. | Heart - Barracuda | |
| Popoff 500, Radio EHS 100 | Nominators | Radio EHS 100 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Flight 666 Division | |
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| Quiet Riot - Metal Health (Bang Your Head) | vs. | Megadeth - Devils Island | |
| Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, VH1 40 | Nominators | Best Music Art 100 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
Yeah, this is a really rough round. Apologies to everyone. Yes, you still have to vote.
On all the matchups.
On all the matchups.
MrKnickerbocker
clap hands
Devils Island and Forever have words.
The Pretender is a perfectly good song, but I have to reward the power metal band in the metal game. It's a good song, too. Kamelot.
I like Somewhere I Belong enough, but I have to reward the thrash metal band in the metal game. Pantera.
This Accept song sucks so much, man. Deep Purple I guess.
I'll vote for Heart, a band that shows ladies can rock hard too.
Megadeth over Quiet Riot, I think. Devils Island isn't a contender but it's a decent enough track.
I will reward the metal song and vote Twisted Sister.
I like Somewhere I Belong enough, but I have to reward the thrash metal band in the metal game. Pantera.
This Accept song sucks so much, man. Deep Purple I guess.
I'll vote for Heart, a band that shows ladies can rock hard too.
Megadeth over Quiet Riot, I think. Devils Island isn't a contender but it's a decent enough track.
I will reward the metal song and vote Twisted Sister.
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
Btw, I nominated Kamelot - since this is one of the few good songs in this round, I want it to be known 
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Free Man
Kalata
Out of the Silent Planet
Kamelot's Forever, what a great song!
Pruple's Fireball is blast from the past, but Accept's Princess Of The Dawn is timeless with its riff.
Hells Bells, give me melodic riffs!
Megadeth's song has great guitar ideas, but Quiet Riot's Metal Health is classic glam metal, which is more for me, not necessarily a better song.
Twisted Sister's Under The Blade is one of their best and pure metal songs.
Pruple's Fireball is blast from the past, but Accept's Princess Of The Dawn is timeless with its riff.
Hells Bells, give me melodic riffs!
Megadeth's song has great guitar ideas, but Quiet Riot's Metal Health is classic glam metal, which is more for me, not necessarily a better song.
Twisted Sister's Under The Blade is one of their best and pure metal songs.
srfc
Ancient Mariner
Foo Fighters - The Pretender vs. Kamelot - Forever
Foo Fighters alright, Kamelot pretty bad The Pretender
Pantera - Revolution is My Name vs. Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Pantera track was from the period after I had stopped listening to them, so never heard it before. Some good riffs, and Sababth-esque middle eight, but very muffled sound. Linkin Park, was same as all their songs. Revolution is My Name
Deep Purple - Fireball vs. Accept - Princess of the Dawn
Much of a muchness on these tracks, neither's best work nor their worst Fireball
AC/DC - Hells Bells vs. Heart - Barracuda
Baracuda is great but c'mon. Hells Bells best track in the round, and probably going back a long time to find a round with a better track Hells Bells
Quiet Riot - Metal Health (Bang Your Head) vs. Megadeth - Devils Island
Metal Health is alright but the bulk of it is completely derivative of Leppard's Let it Go. Devils Island monstrous Devils Island
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild vs. Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
Under the Blade not Sister's best, Born to be Wild a classic of heavy metal thunder Born to be Wild
Foo Fighters alright, Kamelot pretty bad The Pretender
Pantera - Revolution is My Name vs. Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Pantera track was from the period after I had stopped listening to them, so never heard it before. Some good riffs, and Sababth-esque middle eight, but very muffled sound. Linkin Park, was same as all their songs. Revolution is My Name
Deep Purple - Fireball vs. Accept - Princess of the Dawn
Much of a muchness on these tracks, neither's best work nor their worst Fireball
AC/DC - Hells Bells vs. Heart - Barracuda
Baracuda is great but c'mon. Hells Bells best track in the round, and probably going back a long time to find a round with a better track Hells Bells
Quiet Riot - Metal Health (Bang Your Head) vs. Megadeth - Devils Island
Metal Health is alright but the bulk of it is completely derivative of Leppard's Let it Go. Devils Island monstrous Devils Island
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild vs. Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
Under the Blade not Sister's best, Born to be Wild a classic of heavy metal thunder Born to be Wild
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
QFT.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
1. Kamelot duh
2. Pantera duh
3. Deep Purp
5. Megadeth duh
6. Steppenwolf duh
4. This is the only one that warrants discussion, as they’re the best songs I’ve heard by either band. AC/DC gets points because Hell’s Bells is quite different from their typical bluesy riff style, but I simply like Barracuda as a song more. Heart.
2. Pantera duh
3. Deep Purp
5. Megadeth duh
6. Steppenwolf duh
4. This is the only one that warrants discussion, as they’re the best songs I’ve heard by either band. AC/DC gets points because Hell’s Bells is quite different from their typical bluesy riff style, but I simply like Barracuda as a song more. Heart.
Detective Beauregard
Leviathan of Doggerland
Actually just last round we had Opeth’s Ghost of Perdition, so…
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
"The Pretender" opens with nice atmosphere and a strong verse melody, but loses some appeal as it gets heavier. The chorus doesn't really do it for me either. The bridge build-up is good, though, and I like the overlaid chorus near the end of the song. Decent, but a mixed bag. "Forever" has a nice melodic lead. The synths are a bit cheesy, the vocal melodies are generally good but not great, and the drumming is mostly mindless double-bass power metal cliché. The soft interlude and the solo are nice, though. It's good and all, but it feels interchangeable with pretty much any other above-average derivative power metal song. And yet, sorry, @The Sentient, but that's still enough for @JudasMyGuide's nominee to eke out a win here. Winner: Kamelot - "Forever"
"Revolution Is My Name" has decent riffs, but Phil Asshole-bro sucks hard, as expected. He goes semi-melodic for parts of the vocals, but not in a good way, and everything about his performance is offputting. The guitar harmony parts are queasy and sound bad, and the solos are just OK. I've heard much worse Pantera songs, but that doesn't mean that this one is any good. "Somewhere I Belong" is superior in pretty much every respect -- better songwriting, better vocal lines, better performances. The chorus isn't one of their best, but it's still pretty good. No contest here. Winner: Linkin Park - "Somewhere I Belong"
"Fireball" has good energy, strong drumming, and solid vocal lines through the verses. I'm less thrilled with the chorus, and the guitar non-solo sucks. The keyboard solos work, though. A solidly OK song. "Princess Of The Dawn" has a decent riff, but the vocal melodies are so-so and I'm not a fan of the timbre of Udo's voice. The non-solos are sort of interesting in their own way, and the actual solo is decent; but this song just keeps going and going way past the point that its musical ideas would merit. Not a fan of either track, but I'll toss this one to @The Sentient's nominee. Winner: Deep Purple - "Fireball"
"Hells Bells" is an iconic opener from an iconic album, with the titular bells heralding a plaintive lead that slowly builds into a less morose verse groove. Brian Johnson's performance here totally slays, and the melodies are great. The feely solo is a nice choice, and the guitar and vocal crescendo at the end is great. Excellent stuff. "Barracuda" has a classic driving groove, great vocal lines, and an excellent vocal performance. I love the color work with the harmonics and ringing notes, too. Great harmonized vocal bridge, strong solo, cool extended outro. Great song. Both competitors are worthy, but the AC/DC track hits just a bit harder for me. Winner: AC/DC - "Hells Bells"
"Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" has a great anthemic feel, but as @srfc mentioned, the verse music is completely lifted from Def Leppard's "Let It Go", which had only come out 2 years prior. The pre-chorus builds nicely and the chorus is great, though. The bridge isn't the best, but the solos are pretty dope, and the variant chorus with the guitar call-and-response is cool. If it weren't for the plagiarism I'd say this was a great song, but it's still very good. "Devils Island" has an appropriately sinister opening that soon kicks into a driving verse that builds nicely into a solid but simple chorus. The solos are great, as is the bridge, and the ending is effective. I could probably go either way on this one, but the tie breaks to the more original song. Winner: Megadeth - "Devils Island"
"Born To Be Wild" has a buoyant, memorable riff and great vocal melodies throughout. It also calls out "heavy metal thunder" in the lyrics, so screw you people who claim it has no right to be here! I dig the jammy instrumental sections that neither get boring nor descend into masturbatory excess. A very good song overall. Twisted Sister has about two good songs total, and "Under The Blade" is not one of them. The riffs are OK, but the vocal lines aren't very good, and the chorus flat-out sucks. The lead work is fine, I guess. The song runs out of ideas around the 3 minute mark, but it just keeps on going. Yeah, no thanks. A very easy call for Steppenwolf here. Winner: Steppenwolf - "Born To Be Wild"
"Revolution Is My Name" has decent riffs, but Phil Asshole-bro sucks hard, as expected. He goes semi-melodic for parts of the vocals, but not in a good way, and everything about his performance is offputting. The guitar harmony parts are queasy and sound bad, and the solos are just OK. I've heard much worse Pantera songs, but that doesn't mean that this one is any good. "Somewhere I Belong" is superior in pretty much every respect -- better songwriting, better vocal lines, better performances. The chorus isn't one of their best, but it's still pretty good. No contest here. Winner: Linkin Park - "Somewhere I Belong"
"Fireball" has good energy, strong drumming, and solid vocal lines through the verses. I'm less thrilled with the chorus, and the guitar non-solo sucks. The keyboard solos work, though. A solidly OK song. "Princess Of The Dawn" has a decent riff, but the vocal melodies are so-so and I'm not a fan of the timbre of Udo's voice. The non-solos are sort of interesting in their own way, and the actual solo is decent; but this song just keeps going and going way past the point that its musical ideas would merit. Not a fan of either track, but I'll toss this one to @The Sentient's nominee. Winner: Deep Purple - "Fireball"
"Hells Bells" is an iconic opener from an iconic album, with the titular bells heralding a plaintive lead that slowly builds into a less morose verse groove. Brian Johnson's performance here totally slays, and the melodies are great. The feely solo is a nice choice, and the guitar and vocal crescendo at the end is great. Excellent stuff. "Barracuda" has a classic driving groove, great vocal lines, and an excellent vocal performance. I love the color work with the harmonics and ringing notes, too. Great harmonized vocal bridge, strong solo, cool extended outro. Great song. Both competitors are worthy, but the AC/DC track hits just a bit harder for me. Winner: AC/DC - "Hells Bells"
"Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" has a great anthemic feel, but as @srfc mentioned, the verse music is completely lifted from Def Leppard's "Let It Go", which had only come out 2 years prior. The pre-chorus builds nicely and the chorus is great, though. The bridge isn't the best, but the solos are pretty dope, and the variant chorus with the guitar call-and-response is cool. If it weren't for the plagiarism I'd say this was a great song, but it's still very good. "Devils Island" has an appropriately sinister opening that soon kicks into a driving verse that builds nicely into a solid but simple chorus. The solos are great, as is the bridge, and the ending is effective. I could probably go either way on this one, but the tie breaks to the more original song. Winner: Megadeth - "Devils Island"
"Born To Be Wild" has a buoyant, memorable riff and great vocal melodies throughout. It also calls out "heavy metal thunder" in the lyrics, so screw you people who claim it has no right to be here! I dig the jammy instrumental sections that neither get boring nor descend into masturbatory excess. A very good song overall. Twisted Sister has about two good songs total, and "Under The Blade" is not one of them. The riffs are OK, but the vocal lines aren't very good, and the chorus flat-out sucks. The lead work is fine, I guess. The song runs out of ideas around the 3 minute mark, but it just keeps on going. Yeah, no thanks. A very easy call for Steppenwolf here. Winner: Steppenwolf - "Born To Be Wild"
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JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Fixed!Once again, it's not a list nominee!
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
JudasMyListOnce again, it's not a list nominee!
Fun fact, I thought I updated this on Sunday, but I didn't finish the post.
I like the Foo Fighters enough, but are they going to be around forever like the legend of Kamelot? Linkin Park has found it's name is actually not a revolution as they lose to Pantera. Accept gets burnt up by Deep Purple. It's a tie between Heart and AC/DC in a classic hard rock contest. Megadeth knows the best place to bang your head (?) is Devils Island. If you go under the blade, then Steppenwolf knows you're just not born to be wild.
I like the Foo Fighters enough, but are they going to be around forever like the legend of Kamelot? Linkin Park has found it's name is actually not a revolution as they lose to Pantera. Accept gets burnt up by Deep Purple. It's a tie between Heart and AC/DC in a classic hard rock contest. Megadeth knows the best place to bang your head (?) is Devils Island. If you go under the blade, then Steppenwolf knows you're just not born to be wild.
Part II, Round 2, Matches 88-93
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Paul Cairns Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratt - Round and Round | vs. | Borknagar - The Rhymes of the Mountain | |
| Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100 | Nominators | ||
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Derek Riggs Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Steel - The Burning of Rome (Cry for Pompeii) | vs. | Death - Flesh and the Power it Holds | |
| @Perun, @Wogmidget | Nominators | ||
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| The Legacy Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap | vs. | Melvins - Night Goat | |
| Popoff 500, VH1 40 | Nominators | Rolling Stone 100 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Maiden England Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beatles - Helter Skelter | vs. | Slipknot - Psychosocial | |
| Popoff 500, Radio EHS 100 @Stardust | Nominators | Youtube 50, Best Music Art 100 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |
| Group Stage - Round 2 |
| Rainmaker Division | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony X - The Odyssey | vs. | Uriah Heep - Gypsy | |
| @MrKnickerbocker, @LooseCannon | Nominators | Popoff 500 | |
| 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | Record | 0-0-0, 0 pts, +0 | |
| Youtube | Spotify | Amazon | Links |