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There’s been a couple Rainbow songs I’ve been struck by, but I’ve never been particularly struck by Kill the King. It’s ok I guess. Also I agree that if this was Obituary’s Circle of the Tyrants I would’ve had an exceptionally easy time voting for it. In this case though I am still voting for...

Greatest Clean Sung Metal Song Cup

Three ties with only a couple hours remaining. This really was a good round, only song I skipped halfway through while listening to everything was Amorphis. I even finished the Dream Theater song!

What an excellent vocal melody in the chorus. Arch hits his peak in that song for me. Such an ethereal feel to the song. Glad those that hadn’t before listened to it! Spectre Within and Awaken the Guardian are two of the greatest American metal albums of the 80’s.

Exodus - A Lesson in Violence vs. Anthrax - Among the Living I don't really need reminders about how awesome early Exodus was with Baloff, but man early Exodus rules! That main riff under the verse is excellent. A rightful classic from a classic thrash album. I always thought the Among the...

Well, I would do TRIPLE that. How you gonna one up that one?

I love Danger and Killer off Creatures, and also War Machine! Very heavy sound indeed

Creatures of the Night is a great KISS track. I use to like that album a lot, but it is a little janky in how it is put together. There’s a strange NWOBHM character to the album that just doesn’t mesh well with KISS. There’s a surprising amount of nuance to KISS’s output in the 80’s. It would...

Great nomination @Stardust

It feels weird saying that ANYTHING off Metallica’s first three albums is underrated, but I do find Trapped Under Ice to be underrated. If anyone were to come up to me and ask for a great 80’s thrash song as a jumping off point or just a great introduction to 80’s thrash in general, Trapped...

I think Lemmy’s musings border on nonsensical a lot of the time, but there are some real gems in Motörhead’s lyrics. Orgasmastron I know back to front and front to back again, my favorite line on there: “Your bones will fill my palaces, your eyes will stud my crown, for I am Mars the God of War...

Also, before anyone asks - no, K.M.A. was not a joke nomination, it genuinely is one of my favorite thrash songs EVER and I think perfectly encapsulates the sometimes comical and over the top anger and fury that thrash in the 80’s had to offer. Amazing, perfect and quite short. It’s part of a...

K.M.A. vs. Orgasmatron, why must I choose AGGGHHHH

Martin Popoff’s Greatest Metal Song Cup

Priest’s Green Manalishi has one of my favorite riffs ever. That chug underneath the verse along with the drums is just the perfect head banging tempo. I know I’ve probably said this about 20~ songs so far but that’s one I got very close to nominating myself.

That’s about my reaction to most his posts too.

Great nomination in Travel in Stygian. I just listened to Night of the Stormrider last night.

Shot Chaser

Also, I would imagine true elitists don’t concern themselves with In Flames to begin with.

Use to be my favorite Priest song! It’s now Battle Cry, but A Touch of Evil is pretty comfortably no. 2