BLAZE: The Rankings (Completed... At Last)

[Kalata]

28. Blood

Oh fuck, this song is in my top 10. Great song with a awesome chorus.

27. The Brave

Another very good song.

 

[Jer]

Though he does not like us
Be sure he is our brother
Come from the Diesel spirit
We must pray our prayers of light for him
If our prayers of light be strong enough
If our belief be strong enough
He will rise, and he will know he can post

Spirit of the Diesel
This thread is his home
Counting down the music
Here in the place he belongs​

 

[Forostar]

Blaze suffers under the one album everyday activity. Might be pretty symbolic. Lots of metal fans might like Blaze but simply never check him (well) because they do too many other things.

 

[Diesel 11]

26. Regret
Average Score: 7.64/10
Blood & Belief 7/10

"Regret" has always been one of the more popular songs from Blood & Belief, and I wouldn't be surprised if many people expected it to be closer to the actual Top 10 than just outside the Top 20. But it did have a few detractors weighing it down, but obviously this is nothing to sneeze at anyway.

Comments:

I've heard some people actually call this Blaze's best song. Well... I disagree, definitely, but I will say that it's pretty strong. I love the soft opening a lot. It loses a little something when it gets heavier but not enough to ruin the song. Actually, the music sounds kinda like '90s Megadeth.

Kinda like the previous one, this tune is enjoyable, but missing something unique that could elevate it above being just good. Another emotional piece, but feels a bit repetitive.

Nice clean opening with tasteful bass accompaniment. Sleepy off-key Blaze returns, unfortunately. Ooh, nice harmonized rhythm guitar with a great lead! Strong verse with strong vocals. Pretty good pre-chorus, though the vocals are more uneven there. Ooh, I like the chorus quite a bit except for the phrasing -- if he'd just sung "the man that I could be" instead of "the man I could be" it would have worked so much better. Another round of verse through chorus and we get a great little interlude that breaks into a pretty good series of solos. In the end I think the stronger parts outweigh the weaker ones.

Good song. More on par with the quality of the first 4 songs; a noticeable step up from the previous three.

Votes:

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10 - 2
9 - 2
8 - 2
7 - 3
6 - 0
5 - 1
4 - 1
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 7/12
Blood & Belief 7/10
Promise And Terror 7/11
Infinite Entanglement 8/12
Endure And Survive 6/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

Next week go and bother LC with his Eddies thread.

 

[Diesel 11]

25. The Truth Revealed
Average Score: 7.67/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12

Coming by way of another tie is the song we've all been waiting for: "Meant To Be's" intro track, "The Truth Revealed". I think everyone agrees that this piece is great, though most wouldn't say it deserves a spot in the Top 25, given it's beaten so many better, full-fledged songs in the countdown. But so it has, and so let the controversy begin.

Comments:

A fantastic little intro for "Meant To Be". Blaze sings his bit passionately in a lower range, and the soloing that ensues is great.

A great little interlude of sorts with some nice acoustic guitars and atmospheric licks. I like how it feels like part 2 of a trilogy of songs that sorta flow together, starting with "Leap of Faith" and continuing into the next one.

Nice acoustic riff! Blaze sounds a little shaky at first, but recovers nicely. Very nice electric leads. This is really just a little bridge between two other songs, but it's done really well.

It may be short, but it's still a great piece of music that features some sexy guitar licks and serves as the perfect intro for Meant to Be.

I really really love The Truth Revealed but it's SO not top 5 in Tenth Dimension and it's not better than any of the songs between 58 to 52 maybe except Human. Kill and Destroy and the 3 PaT tracks should be so so much higher as well, along side other tracks that have fallen before (The Path & The Way, End Dream, Madness and Sorrow and the Launch).

The Truth Revealed beat another 3 songs. I can't wait to see if the intro beats the actual song!

I admit it's very good and mystic but it's not fucking better than Letting Go of the World!

Votes:

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10 - 1
9 - 2
8 - 3
7 - 1
6 - 0
5 - 2
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 7/10
Promise And Terror 7/11
Infinite Entanglement 8/12
Endure And Survive 6/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

 

[Shmoolikipod]

25 is a nice beautiful number and not too high, I can agree. Can you kill Escape Velocitttttttt-yyyyyyy-ohhhhh-ohh?

 

[Diesel 11]

Can you kill Escape Velocitttttttt-yyyyyyy-ohhhhh-ohh?

Oh, you are so gonna hate where it ended up.

 

[Shmoolikipod]

Hopefully the correct track from the album got first plac, your wording made me a little nervous about that...

 

[Diesel 11]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

 

[Diesel 11]

24. Comfortable In Darkness
Average Score: 7.67/10
Promise And Terror 8/11

Tying with "The Truth Revealed" is Promise And Terror's closing track, the brooding and moody "Comfortable In Darkness". Blaze comes around to the idea of finally moving on after his wife's death and it's a pretty epic affair as a whole. An extra vote for 10 pushed it up past "The Truth Revealed" and it's a firm piece of the Top 25.

Comments:

And the suite ends with acceptance. "Comfortable In Darkness" is the perfect ending to the album, opening soft, and hitting heavy as the runtime progresses. Excellent track.

I'm still not sold on this one. The doomy feel is nice and reminiscent of "Stranger to the Light", but it ends rather abruptly, and doesn't feel quite as well-written as the three previous tracks. I can't argue against yet another set of strong lyrics, though.

A dark clean intro supports a pretty good soft vocal from Blaze. Bad phrasing again. Nice vocal harmonies on the pre-chorus! The chorus itself is kinda "meh" and repetitive. Decent melodic interlude. Hey, the bridge is good! I like the softer vocals toward the end, too.

Pretty solid track.

Votes:

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10 - 2
9 - 0
8 - 2
7 - 3
6 - 2
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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24. Comfortable In Darkness
25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 7/10
Promise And Terror 8/11
Infinite Entanglement 8/12
Endure And Survive 6/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

 

[Shmoolikipod]

He let go of the dead
He let go of the list
Then I pushed him towards memories of the thread

 

[Forostar]

 

[Jer]

Maybe if we renamed this thread “104 songs in 104 days” it would get more frequent attention...?

Seriously, @Diesel 11 , if you’re not going to finish this, you can just send me the spreadsheet with the votes and ranks for the last 23 songs and I’ll do it.

 

[Number 6]

Diesel, just send him the damn sheet. We all know you're not going to finish this quickly enough.

 

[Diesel 11]

I don’t use a spreadsheet. I plan on updating over the weekend.

 

[Diesel 11]

23. Ten Seconds
Average Score: 7.70/10
Blood & Belief 8/10

"Ten Seconds" is one of my favorite songs from the Blaze band's third album, so I'm glad it got the respect it deserves. The vibe here is great, weaving together a bit of a tale of life in the fast lane and never feeling normal without the adrenaline rush. No one gave it under a 6, although no one gave it a 10 at the same time. It's definitely a well-liked track.

Comments:

Love this song. The opening bit is awesome, the verses and pre-chorus are good, and then the chorus itself is fantastic. Easily one of the best songs on the album.

Another neat track with an interesting interplay between guitar and bass in the intro/main melody. It's not as strong as "Alive", but a great one-two punch to open the album.

Aw geez, is this song based on The Fast And The Furious? Oh well.

Very strong track. It very well may end up growing higher in the future.

Votes:

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10 - 0
9 - 2
8 - 4
7 - 3
6 - 1
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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23. Ten Seconds
24. Comfortable In Darkness
25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 8/10
Promise And Terror 8/11
Infinite Entanglement 8/12
Endure And Survive 6/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

 

[Diesel 11]

22. Eating Lies
Average Score: 7.71/10
Endure And Survive 7/10

One of the more important songs from the second installment of the Infinite Entanglement trilogy, "Eating Lies" features an emotional performance from Blaze, who really brings to life the events happening in the story. As William Black fights for survival, we're on the edge of our seats cheering him on, even if it's not quite clear what is all happening. Like the previous song, there were no votes for 10, but also no votes under 6, proving that it's another well-respected number from the Iron Maiden castaway.

Comments:

"Eating Lies" is my favourite song [from Endure And Survive].

Starting out quietly but building as it goes on, this is a massive piece of the album and a very good one as well. Blaze sounds great, as does the music, as they narrate together how all the lies William Black has been told will soon be shoved in the faces of those who lied to him.

Blaze's voice sounds really good here, but the phrasing is atrocious.

The main melody of this one, whether played acoustically or with heavy guitars, is amazing. Beautiful. If only the chorus was stronger, this could've gotten a perfect score.

One of the major highlights of the album. Blaze sounds great. I really love the entirety of the instrumental section as well.

Votes:

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10 - 0
9 - 2
8 - 3
7 - 0
6 - 2
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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22. Eating Lies
23. Ten Seconds
24. Comfortable In Darkness
25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 8/10
Promise And Terror 8/11
Infinite Entanglement 8/12
Endure And Survive 7/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

 

[Diesel 11]

21. Time To Dare
Average Score: 7.75/10
Promise And Terror 9/11

Our final song before we hit the Top 20! It's been a long time in coming, but we're almost there, folks. Once more, this song received no 10s, but also nothing below a 6. It's a fairly epic number from the second and final Blaze Bayley Band album. Good stuff. Now it's time to meet the real giants...

Comments:

This is a song that starts out good but not great, but by the end it's unlocked that greatness.

Now, this is very good! There are a lot of nice elements to this one; the main melody is very catchy, the chorus is epic, and the calmer parts work very well as a contrast to the heavier riffs. The lyrics are also pretty decent - being haunted by night terrors that start appearing in the daylight is a terrifying thought indeed.

Kinda "meh", but it probably does enough.

I can dig it.

Votes:

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10 - 0
9 - 4
8 - 1
7 - 0
6 - 3
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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21. Time To Dare
22. Eating Lies
23. Ten Seconds
24. Comfortable In Darkness
25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 8/10
Promise And Terror 9/11
Infinite Entanglement 8/12
Endure And Survive 7/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

 

[Diesel 11]

20. Dark Energy 256
Average Score: 7.75/10
Infinite Entanglement 9/12

We open up the Top 20 with another tie. Unlike the last few songs, "Dark Energy 256" didn't get anything below a 6... and it even got a 10 vote. I'm surprised this song has stuck around for so long, but I'm kinda glad because it's a really good song. Hopefully not the only surprise you'll see in this Top 20, eh?

Comments:

For the most part a balls-out rocker, "Dark Energy 256" is a really great listen, easy to headbang to, but also helps the story as we see that something rather sinister may be in the background here.

A mixed bag.

Man, did we get back to awesomeness with this track! The pre-chorus/chorus combination works absolutely brilliant here - I love the interplay between the busy and very heavy pre-chorus and the simpler, but still catchy chorus.

Great solo, everything else is so-so.

Votes:

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10 - 1
9 - 1
8 - 2
7 - 3
6 - 1
5 - 0
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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20. Dark Energy 256
21. Time To Dare
22. Eating Lies
23. Ten Seconds
24. Comfortable In Darkness
25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 8/10
Promise And Terror 9/11
Infinite Entanglement 9/12
Endure And Survive 7/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)

 

[Diesel 11]

19. Speed Of Light
Average Score: 7.78/10
Tenth Dimension 9/12

I still really don't see this song's appeal. It's speedy but nothing about it goes above average territory in my book. Everyone else seems to disagree because I gave it its lowest vote (a 5), and four voters actually gave it a 9 or 10. It sucks to be me, I guess.

Comments:

It's pretty much perfectly average.

Another highlight! Great riff, nice harmonies, amazing chorus and, once again, some very fine solos indeed. This track is an absolute monster live, and the studio version is simply brilliant too.

What a shame that Blaze took such a strong guitar foundation and managed to crap all over it with subpar singing and phrasing!

Fun, fast-paced song.

Blaze - Speed of Light > Stratovarius - Speed of Light > Iron Maiden - Speed of Light > Malmsteen - Faster than the Speed of Light

Votes:

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10 - 2
9 - 2
8 - 1
7 - 1
6 - 2
5 - 1
4 - 0
3 - 0
2 - 0
1 - 0

Overall:

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19. Speed Of Light
20. Dark Energy 256
21. Time To Dare
22. Eating Lies
23. Ten Seconds
24. Comfortable In Darkness
25. The Truth Revealed
26. Regret
27. The Brave
28. Blood
29. What Will Come
30. Already Won
31. Samurai
32. A Work Of Anger
33. Voices From The Past
34. City Of Bones
35. Independence
36. The Man Who Would Not Die
37. Life And Death
38. Alive
39. Identity
40. Stranger To The Light
41. Life Goes On
42. The World Is Turning The Wrong Way
43. While You Were Gone
44. Tearing Yourself To Pieces
45. Will To Win
46. Smile Back At Death
47. Prayers Of Light
48. At The End Of The Day
49. God Of Speed
50. Solar Wind
51. 18 Days
52. Evolution
53. The Hunger
54. Kill And Destroy
55. Letting Go Of The World
56. 1633
57. Human
58. The Trace Of Things That Have No Words
59. Dawn Of The Dead Son
60. Redeemer
61. Immortal One
62. Human Eyes
63. The First True Sign
64. The Dark Side Of Black
65. Stars Are Burning
66. Madness And Sorrow
67. Waiting For My Life To Begin
68. The Launch
69. Fight Back
70. End Dream
71. Robot
72. Remember
73. Reach For The Horizon
74. Destroyer
75. The Day I Fell To Earth
76. Nothing Will Stop Me
77. Land Of The Blind
78. Faceless
79. Serpent Hearted Man
80. Stealing Time
81. Are You Here
82. Living Someone Else's Life
83. The Dreams Of William Black
84. Blackmailer
85. Russian Holiday
86. Crack In The System
87. The Path & The Way
88. Hollow Head
89. Difficult
90. The Rainbow Fades To Black
91. Motherfuckers R Us
92. Beginning
93. Hatred
94. Dimebag
95. Fate
96. The Truth Is One
97. Forgotten Future
98. Eating Children
99. Fighter
100. Shall We Begin
101. One More Step
102. Judge Me
103. The Black Country
104. The King Of Metal

Albums:

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Silicon Messiah 6/10
Tenth Dimension 8/12
Blood & Belief 8/10
Promise And Terror 9/11
Infinite Entanglement 9/12
Endure And Survive 7/10
The Redemption Of William Black 10/11
#8: The Man Who Would Not Die 12/12 (6.61/10 avg.)
Bonus tracks 6/6 (5.65/10 avg.)
#9: The King of Metal 10/10 (4.91/10 avg.)