Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
May I know which ones?
Best Metal Song Tournament (Round 4)
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Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
Errrrrm, lets see, Metallica, Bruce Bruce, Venom Strike, Tool, Avantasia, something like that. Possibly Metal Church or somethin, too.May I know which ones?
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
6 Bruce Dickinson - The Tower
3 Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun +1
9 Metallica - Disposable Heroes +1
0 Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
8 Avantasia - Avantasia +1
1 Primal Fear - Eden
5 Ghost - Cenotaph
4 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross +1
I care more about Stare at the Sun, they're both fantastic songs though... I really thought there would be more Blaze votes here.
Second round isn't even close, sorry. Didn't hear anything in Sacrifice.
The Metal Opera Pt. I is one of my best discoveries from the game Mosh ran last year! This song isn't the reason, but I like it too. Reach out for the Light and Sign of the Cross are the real highlights there.
I didn't expect Eden to be what it was and I enjoyed the coldness of it. Could give it the vote but I think Avantasia is just better.
Last round is the hardest, I don't love everything I've heard from Ghost but this one is very strong. I've loved Albatross for longer so I will take the easy way out and vote for it, but it's very close. Wouldn't hesitate if it was Clean My Wounds, or mostly anything from Blind.
3 Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun +1
9 Metallica - Disposable Heroes +1
0 Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
8 Avantasia - Avantasia +1
1 Primal Fear - Eden
5 Ghost - Cenotaph
4 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross +1
I care more about Stare at the Sun, they're both fantastic songs though... I really thought there would be more Blaze votes here.
Second round isn't even close, sorry. Didn't hear anything in Sacrifice.
The Metal Opera Pt. I is one of my best discoveries from the game Mosh ran last year! This song isn't the reason, but I like it too. Reach out for the Light and Sign of the Cross are the real highlights there.
I didn't expect Eden to be what it was and I enjoyed the coldness of it. Could give it the vote but I think Avantasia is just better.
Last round is the hardest, I don't love everything I've heard from Ghost but this one is very strong. I've loved Albatross for longer so I will take the easy way out and vote for it, but it's very close. Wouldn't hesitate if it was Clean My Wounds, or mostly anything from Blind.
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
6 Bruce Dickinson - The Tower
4 Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun +1
10 Metallica - Disposable Heroes +1
0 Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
8 Avantasia - Avantasia
2 Primal Fear - Eden +1
5 Ghost - Cenotaph
5 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross +1
I love The Tower. To this day, whenever I tune a guitar, I play the lead guitar lick from the song's intro. It's one of my go tos. Despite that, I have to go with SATS on this one. It feels like Blaze's attempt at a Harris-style epic. That resonates more with my tastes. As good as The Tower is, there are better songs on TCW.
I've already mentioned how I'm not the biggest Metallica fan. MOP is a legendary album filled with bangers though and Disposable Heroes is one of them. First time hearing of Sacrifice and any of their songs. It's thrash metal alright.
Avantasia is relatively simple. I would've preferred something a bit more bombastic, I guess. Not a huge fan of Michael Kiske's voice either, to be honest. Eden aligns a lot more with my tastes. A vocal style I appreciate more and an overall much more epic song. Easy choice.
Sorry to the fans of Satanic Scooby Doo Chase Music out there, but Cenotaph does nothing for me. The only part I enjoyed was the solo. Albtross is an easy winner. Gives me some sludgier Alice In Chains vibes, in a good way. Really fun song.
4 Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun +1
10 Metallica - Disposable Heroes +1
0 Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
8 Avantasia - Avantasia
2 Primal Fear - Eden +1
5 Ghost - Cenotaph
5 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross +1
I love The Tower. To this day, whenever I tune a guitar, I play the lead guitar lick from the song's intro. It's one of my go tos. Despite that, I have to go with SATS on this one. It feels like Blaze's attempt at a Harris-style epic. That resonates more with my tastes. As good as The Tower is, there are better songs on TCW.
I've already mentioned how I'm not the biggest Metallica fan. MOP is a legendary album filled with bangers though and Disposable Heroes is one of them. First time hearing of Sacrifice and any of their songs. It's thrash metal alright.
Avantasia is relatively simple. I would've preferred something a bit more bombastic, I guess. Not a huge fan of Michael Kiske's voice either, to be honest. Eden aligns a lot more with my tastes. A vocal style I appreciate more and an overall much more epic song. Easy choice.
Sorry to the fans of Satanic Scooby Doo Chase Music out there, but Cenotaph does nothing for me. The only part I enjoyed was the solo. Albtross is an easy winner. Gives me some sludgier Alice In Chains vibes, in a good way. Really fun song.
So it shall be written, so it shall be done
Cat Milk Supreme
Ancient Mariner
Good boy.5 Ghost - Cenotaph
5 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross +1
So it shall be written, so it shall be done
Honestly, I don't hate Ghost yet, I love the likes of Rats and Square Hammer, they totally flick my bean but if I didn't know better I'd swear they are an AI band.
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
Round 4: ...On Blackened Wings I Fly!
1. Roadrunner United - In The Fire
(Nominated by - @Siddharth)
Vs.
Tribuzy - Beast In The Light
(Nominated by - @Kalata)
2. Death - Crystal Mountain
(Nominated by - @Diesel 11)
Vs.
Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
(Nominated by - @Siddharth)
3. Kamelot - Karma
(Nominated by - @MindRuler and @MrK)
Vs.
Bloodbound - Nosferatu
(Nominated by - @Kalata)
4. Mastodon - Hearts Alive
(Nominated by - @Vaenyr)
Vs.
Arcane - Promise (Part 2)
(Nominated by - @Shmoolikipod)
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0 Roadrunner United - In The Fire
0 Tribuzy - Beast In The Light
0 Death - Crystal Mountain
0 Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
0 Kamelot - Karma
0 Bloodbound - Nosferatu
0 Mastodon - Hearts Alive
0 Arcane - Promise (Part 2)
1. Roadrunner United - In The Fire
(Nominated by - @Siddharth)
Vs.
Tribuzy - Beast In The Light
(Nominated by - @Kalata)
2. Death - Crystal Mountain
(Nominated by - @Diesel 11)
Vs.
Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
(Nominated by - @Siddharth)
3. Kamelot - Karma
(Nominated by - @MindRuler and @MrK)
Vs.
Bloodbound - Nosferatu
(Nominated by - @Kalata)
4. Mastodon - Hearts Alive
(Nominated by - @Vaenyr)
Vs.
Arcane - Promise (Part 2)
(Nominated by - @Shmoolikipod)
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0 Roadrunner United - In The Fire
0 Tribuzy - Beast In The Light
0 Death - Crystal Mountain
0 Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
0 Kamelot - Karma
0 Bloodbound - Nosferatu
0 Mastodon - Hearts Alive
0 Arcane - Promise (Part 2)
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
Not exactly a fun fact but one thing interesing about the 1st match is that both the songs are by one-off projects.
The All-Star Sessions was released to celebrate 20th anniversary of Roadrunner records. Each song in the album has a different lineup, consisting of different artists signed to the record company. You may have guessed after listening to "In The Fire" that it has King Diamond on vocals, along with Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu both from Trivium, on guitar, Mike D'Antonio of Killswitch Engage on bass (if I'm not wrong, he also did the cover art) and Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino) on drums. I would suggest any Metal fan to check out the Roadrunner documentary.
Though not technically a supergroup or something, the only album released by Tribuzy has guest appearances from several vocalists (Bruce, Michael Kiske, Ralf Scheepers among others) along with Roy Z as well. You may already know that "Beast In The Light" features Bruce. So that makes both the songs kind of same in someway, hence I put them against each other.
Next round starts from: 28th August
The All-Star Sessions was released to celebrate 20th anniversary of Roadrunner records. Each song in the album has a different lineup, consisting of different artists signed to the record company. You may have guessed after listening to "In The Fire" that it has King Diamond on vocals, along with Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu both from Trivium, on guitar, Mike D'Antonio of Killswitch Engage on bass (if I'm not wrong, he also did the cover art) and Dave Chavarri (Ill Nino) on drums. I would suggest any Metal fan to check out the Roadrunner documentary.
Though not technically a supergroup or something, the only album released by Tribuzy has guest appearances from several vocalists (Bruce, Michael Kiske, Ralf Scheepers among others) along with Roy Z as well. You may already know that "Beast In The Light" features Bruce. So that makes both the songs kind of same in someway, hence I put them against each other.
Next round starts from: 28th August
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
0 Roadrunner United - In The Fire
1 Tribuzy - Beast In The Light +1
1 Death - Crystal Mountain +1
0 Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
1 Kamelot - Karma +1
0 Bloodbound - Nosferatu
0 Mastodon - Hearts Alive
1 Arcane - Promise (Part 2) +1
The first match was the toughest but In the end Bruce bias did the trick.
1 Tribuzy - Beast In The Light +1
1 Death - Crystal Mountain +1
0 Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
1 Kamelot - Karma +1
0 Bloodbound - Nosferatu
0 Mastodon - Hearts Alive
1 Arcane - Promise (Part 2) +1
The first match was the toughest but In the end Bruce bias did the trick.
Azas
A Light in the Black
2 Tribuzy - Beast In The Light +1
0 Roadrunner United - In The Fire
2 Death - Crystal Mountain +1
0 Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
1 Bloodbound - Nosferatu +1
1 Kamelot - Karma
1 Mastodon - Hearts Alive +1
1 Arcane - Promise (Part 2)
The first match - Tribuzy's song wins not only because of Bruce's involvement, but also because the song overall sounds a little like his solo work, which is a plus. Although King's voice on In the Fire also feels iconic.
Then Crystal Mountain over Dismantle the Dictator because it has that classic feel, and I like the song's duality between its intense and progressive parts. The twin-guitar interplay is nice and very welcome.
*Karma over Nosferatu. I knew this Kamelot song a long time ago and, yes, it was certainly a big favorite of mine, yet long forgotten because I don't listen to Kamelot much nowadays, if at all. Great bittersweet atmosphere. The chorus is majestic. Bloodbound's Nosferatu intro feels very Maiden or Blaze to me, and I liked it very much. The overall song is also very nice. So, in this instance, I voted for Karma because of my nostalgic connection to it, while I was hearing Bloodbound's Nosferatu for the first time. That's also a little shame because I really like Nosferatu - it should have been paired against another song, haha. Again, this song feels very much in the Maiden or Blaze realm to me.*
Mastodon's mammoth of a song, Heart Alive, did not impress me. Much of it sounds like some sort of white noise to me. The guitars are muddy or blurry, more like a wall of sound than distinct instruments. I prefer distinct riffing to that stroke-style guitar playing - I can't even properly explain what I mean, haha. I can't say Arcane's song impressed me much either. I guess it's more melodic, but the clean parts diverge too much into territories I don't like very much. In the end, I chose Mastodon, but this match is more of a toss-up for me.
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So, as I was listening to the songs and writing my notes, I relistened to Nosferatu one more time - and in the end, I voted for this song, sort of to avoid relying purely on nostalgia for Kamelot's Karma. As I mentioned, I really like the Nosferatu intro - pure post-reunion Maiden or Blaze. The song also has some nice galloping qualities.
I would have preferred Karma to be paired against Hearts Alive and Nosferatu against Promise (Part 2), so both Karma and Nosferatu would have gotten my vote.
Edit: Now I'm listening to Karma... and I feel bad for not voting for it. Damn it. The match between Karma and Nosferatu was the toughest one for me this round.
0 Roadrunner United - In The Fire
2 Death - Crystal Mountain +1
0 Revocation - Dismantle The Dictator
1 Bloodbound - Nosferatu +1
1 Kamelot - Karma
1 Mastodon - Hearts Alive +1
1 Arcane - Promise (Part 2)
The first match - Tribuzy's song wins not only because of Bruce's involvement, but also because the song overall sounds a little like his solo work, which is a plus. Although King's voice on In the Fire also feels iconic.
Then Crystal Mountain over Dismantle the Dictator because it has that classic feel, and I like the song's duality between its intense and progressive parts. The twin-guitar interplay is nice and very welcome.
*Karma over Nosferatu. I knew this Kamelot song a long time ago and, yes, it was certainly a big favorite of mine, yet long forgotten because I don't listen to Kamelot much nowadays, if at all. Great bittersweet atmosphere. The chorus is majestic. Bloodbound's Nosferatu intro feels very Maiden or Blaze to me, and I liked it very much. The overall song is also very nice. So, in this instance, I voted for Karma because of my nostalgic connection to it, while I was hearing Bloodbound's Nosferatu for the first time. That's also a little shame because I really like Nosferatu - it should have been paired against another song, haha. Again, this song feels very much in the Maiden or Blaze realm to me.*
Mastodon's mammoth of a song, Heart Alive, did not impress me. Much of it sounds like some sort of white noise to me. The guitars are muddy or blurry, more like a wall of sound than distinct instruments. I prefer distinct riffing to that stroke-style guitar playing - I can't even properly explain what I mean, haha. I can't say Arcane's song impressed me much either. I guess it's more melodic, but the clean parts diverge too much into territories I don't like very much. In the end, I chose Mastodon, but this match is more of a toss-up for me.
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So, as I was listening to the songs and writing my notes, I relistened to Nosferatu one more time - and in the end, I voted for this song, sort of to avoid relying purely on nostalgia for Kamelot's Karma. As I mentioned, I really like the Nosferatu intro - pure post-reunion Maiden or Blaze. The song also has some nice galloping qualities.
I would have preferred Karma to be paired against Hearts Alive and Nosferatu against Promise (Part 2), so both Karma and Nosferatu would have gotten my vote.
Edit: Now I'm listening to Karma... and I feel bad for not voting for it. Damn it. The match between Karma and Nosferatu was the toughest one for me this round.