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  1. DJMayes

    IRON MAIDEN ALBUM SURVIVOR 2023: Results -> Somewhere In Time wins!

    I will continue this crusade until it's gone.
  2. DJMayes

    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Match 61 - Megadeth - FFF Match 62 - W.A.S.P. - The Idol Match 63 - Megadeth - Wake Up Dead Match 64 - Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me Match 65 - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again Match 66 - Megadeth - My Last Words No time for a write-up today. Megadeth is my favourite thrash band. See...
  3. DJMayes

    The Running thread

    I need it - if I don't stick to it then I just hyperfocus on work.
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    The Running thread

    I have not posted here in a week or two! As an update, I have stuck to my plans of maintaining at 30km/week so far. This consists of the following: Tue - 5km easy (~7:30/km pace) Wed - 5km easy (with 4x100m at ~4:15/km pace, this is my attempt at strides) Fri - 5km easy/tempo (running club at...
  5. DJMayes

    IRON MAIDEN ALBUM SURVIVOR 2023: Results -> Somewhere In Time wins!

    It's just a really boring album by Maiden's standards. That's it. Lifeless songs devoid of energy.
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    IRON MAIDEN ALBUM SURVIVOR 2023: Results -> Somewhere In Time wins!

    Voted for The X Factor and The X Factor alone because it's so much worse than all of the other albums it's unreal.
  7. DJMayes

    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Ah, fair enough - they've just all appeared pretty early (with Victim of Changes presumably starting in Round 2).
  8. DJMayes

    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Match 55 - Deep Purple - Hush I was excited to listen to a new Deep Purple song but I've definitely heard this one somewhere before and never realised it was them. Fantastic song, thanks for the earworm. I'm a big fan of the Van Halen song too but this wasn't a contest. Match 56 - Black...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Match 1 - Avenged Sevenfold - Afterlife This song came out slap bang in the middle of my teens and I've always considered it a (relatively) iconic song from that time. Buckethead is perfectly enjoyable too, but ultimately I want something I can sing along to. Match 2 - Megadeth - The Conjuring...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Song 37 - Thin Lizzy - Rosin Dubh Neither of these songs clicked with me initially, but I found myself enjoying Thin Lizzy more moving into the second half of the song. Song 38 - Firewind - Hate World Hero It's cheesy, it's bombastic, but that's why I nominated it: these are the qualities I...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Match 31 - System of a Down - Hypnotize I imagine a lot of people here dislike Linkin Park but I don't have strong feelings against them. Their top few songs are genuine bangers but Faint isn't one of those for me. I think SOAD have done better than Hypnotize as well, to be fair, but it's...
  12. DJMayes

    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Looks like we're twins this round!
  13. DJMayes

    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    I'm shocked by the Def Leppard result, to be honest. Anyway, moving on... Match 25 - Dethklok - I Tamper with the Evidence at the Murder Site of Odin This was a strange round. I'm not keen on the harsh vocals of either, but I really enjoyed the instrumental parts of both. Fairly close here...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    I'm a bit late, but a nice way to ring in the weekend! Match 19 - Helloween - Midnight Sun This felt like a pretty balanced matchup to me, but apparently not! Both are the brand of metal I really enjoy. Where both songs were let down were their vocalists, so I voted for Helloween because the...
  15. DJMayes

    The Running thread

    You are 100% right about the lack of structure and I will definitely work your suggestions in, with two caveats: 1) not immediately; I haven't adapted to the increase to 30km a week yet so I don't think the added stress of speed work (having done none) is sensible for at least a couple of...
  16. DJMayes

    The Running thread

    An update: I hit 40 VO2 max this morning, which feels like a nice milestone. My current plan for weekly running is as follows: Mon - Rest Tue - 5km Wed - 5km Thu - Rest Fri - 5km Sat - 5km Sun - 10km This gives me 30km a week, which I will repeat for a few weeks to consolidate before any...
  17. DJMayes

    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Match 13 - Pantera - Domination This could've been literally any Slayer song I've ever heard and Pantera would've won. I will be the first to say I simply don't understand the love for them (or, indeed, most thrash metal). Match 14 - Gamma Ray - Gardens of the Sinner I didn't mind either...
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    The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 79-84

    Match 7 - Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song Pretty easy round for me. The Girlschool song did nothing for me, whilst the Cowboy Song was the umpteenth reminder that I need to listen to more Thin Lizzy. Match 8 - Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker Both bands have much better songs than the ones here. I...
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    The Running thread

    An end of week running update: I have now fully moved, so spent the last couple of days exploring the local area for running routes. I've got quite lucky; I'm in a fancy residential area with massive amounts of cycle paths so despite being relatively close to town it's really easy to run here...
  20. DJMayes

    IRON MAIDEN SURVIVOR #7: Results -> Hallowed Be Thy Name wins for the 6th time!

    Maiden survivor is simple. We all spend weeks voting and in the end, the Beckett song always wins.
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