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Even if "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is one of my favourite pieces of music, I don't think "Prelude to Madness" really works. It barely qualifies as a song, if I'm honest. Just a quick cover stitching together that and "Mars, Bringer of War". No chance against a classic Rainbow tune. The...

Motörhead. Neither song is great, but "Orgasmatron" at least has Lemmy. Virgin Steele. Good, catchy tune, while "Mordred's Song" is a lesser Blind Guardian song. Metallica. Probably my least favourite song on Ride, but I honestly found nothing likeable about Machine Head. Reverend Bizarre...

"Black Diamond" is a great song. Kiss really took me by surprise there, definitely their best song in the game so far. Uriah Heep is usually more up my alley, and "July Morning" is more than good as well, but I feel I gotta reward Kiss for defying my expectations. In the three-way-battle, Skid...

Christmas is over and it's good to get back to some greatest metal listening. Tool is overrated, but I can't deny that "Schism" is a classic. The bassline is iconic and obviously the highlight, but it doesn't really go anywhere, so I can't really rate it beyond merely enjoyable. "Stinkfist" has...

I wasn't big on the intro to "Rain When I Die", but once it got itself going, I really enjoyed it. Since their other stuff in this game has been a bit mediocre, my expectations were quite low, but this is definitely the best I've heard from Alice in Chains so far. I went in fully prepared to...

Not a very exciting round, and can't do a big write-up this time anyway. Blood of My Enemies Melvins Motörhead Sabbath Y&T Hendrix

From a mediocre Metallica instrumental to an amazing one - the vibe and mood of "The Call of Ktulu" is just unmatched. Wonderfully dark and unsettling, it's engaging from start to finish. Power Trip are fun and entertaining, but they are no match for Metallica here. Something about the vocals...

Classic Death full of great, sinister riffing? Sign me up! The solo in "Jordan" is very good, the rest quite bad. Easy, easy vote for Death. I don't rate "To Live is to Die" very highly. It feels more like a disjointed collection of riffs and melodies than an actual song. Easily the worst of...

Always nice to hear some more old-school Uriah Heep. Very enjoyable, and certainly more to my liking than another pedestrian KISS song. The Anthem song was alright, I suppose. Not bad, not that exciting either. "Princess of the Dawn" is more than alright, it's really, really good; I absolutely...

The first match is really, really tough. The music in "Huuto" is absolutely fantastic. Very enjoyable and immersive. In any other match, I'd vote for it in a heartbeat. But, I just can't help but love Skyclad and and Walkyier's... well, Walkyierisms. Both in regards to his lyrics and his vocals...

Glad you like it! I considered nominating something from their earlier albums (High on Infinity remains my favourite), but I honestly think their new album is so strong that I really wanted it to be represented. A full listen is highly recommended!

Based on my nominations so far, I figure some people now know that I'm a big doom metal guy. While Heaven Wept is one of the more progressive doom acts in the arsenal, which only adds to the enjoyment, but most of all they have those heavy, crunching guitars and big, soaring vocals on top of an...

I really dislike Slipknot, but I absolutely despise Limp Bizkit. Slipknot wins by default (and also, I've heard worse from them than "The Devil in I"). I've said so numerous times: I enjoy Manowar's music a lot. But this is only the second time ever I've heard "Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy" in...

When "Christ or Cocaine" started, I immediately knew I had heard this band before, but I can't figure out where or when. Strange. Anyway, the music was good, but the vocals didn't come off quite as well. "More than a Feeling" is a stone cold classic, with those amazing guitar and vocal...

Managed to get a quick vote in before the round ended, and here's my thoughts: Burnt Offerings is my favourite Iced Earth album, and the title track a heavy-as-heck, evil and menacing song. I thought about nominating it myself, but went with something else from that particular album...

Just a short writeup this time. Porcupine Tree - both songs were decent, but something about the vocals in the Coheed and Cambria one rubbed me the wrong way. Dark Moor - another very good tune! It didn't impress me quite as much as their previous entry a few rounds back, but it's still the...

I'm not sure I could stomach an entire album worth of "Mars for the Rich". I was decently entertained by it, but it was very... noisy, I think. Newer bands explicitly trying to sound retro often end up overdoing it, and I think that's the case here. Still, I'm gonna vote for King Gizzard & the...

"Gangland" was quite generic, but a decent song nonetheless. The highlight was the solo (John Sykes, I assume). Meanwhile, there are much better Saxon songs than "Denim and Leather". Voting for Tygers of Pan Tang. The Nazgul song was surprisingly fun and entertaining, but also a bit of a mess...

"The Thing That Should Not Be" is one of the lesser tracks on Puppets. I feel it kinda ruins the momentum and is quite plodding; I'm a huge fan of Lovecraft, but honestly, I think the lyrics could've been executed better. "More Than Meets the Eye" is another one of those songs I first heard when...

The Ozzy albums are the definitive Sabbath albums for me. Other than Maiden, I can't think of any band that can match the run from the debut to Sabotage in terms of pure quality. That being said, I love the other periods of Sabbath almost as much, and I would rank all the Dio- and Tony...