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Both Rush songs are great, as usual. I have a slight preference for "The Spirit of Radio", but both are definitely worthy winners. I had never heard "Lost Horizons" before, but I really liked it. It had a cool mood and vibe, even if the ending dragged. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" is good...

I'm generally not keen on Malmsteen (see what I did there), and "I'll See the Light Tonight" felt pretty soulless. Neither of the musicians in Warlock can obviously match Malmsteen when it comes to pure skill, but "True As Steel" just had much more warmth and charm than its counterpart. I'm...

I was a bit underwhelmed by "Spit" - I thought it lacked truly great ideas and wasn't executed that well. "Numb" is extremely overplayed, but it's by far the superior song here. Linkin Park. Both Rush songs are great, but A Farewell to Kings was the first Rush album I listened to, so I'm going...

Sorry! Grunge generally does very little for me. Massive confusion cleared up, thanks - baffling that I managed to listen to the song without realising it wasn't The Cure, but oh well.

"Been Here Forever" was not what I expected, in a good way. Nice riffing and an overall feel that reminds me of some later Mastodon. I will probably check out some more Dr. Smoke. I really like Trivium, but lost interest in them for a number of years when they put out a couple of mediocre albums...

15 years ago, power metal was by far the genre I listened the most to, and both Gamma Ray and Sonata Arctica were in heavy rotation. Fast forward to the present, and I rarely find myself putting anything by Tony Kakko and his gang on, while "Valley of the Kings" still has a spot on my regular...

There's just not enough quality in either of the other songs to even make me consider not voting for "Nightrain" - it's a timeless classic and one of G'n'R's very best songs. "Last Call" is definitely better than the other Ratt song, but I don't find it that memorable, while the Poison track...

I could do without either of the three songs in the first match. "Modern Day Cowboy" is the most mediocre, while "Lay It Down" at least has a decent riff, but Ratt kinda sounds exactly like every other glam band out there. I'm voting for Ratt for a marginally more interesting song. You know why...

"FFF" is probably one of the least Megadeth-sounding Megadeth songs I've heard, but it's undeniably catchy and has great energy. On the other hand, I've always felt "Damage Inc." was the worst song on Master of Puppets - I actually don't care for the whispered chorus. Voting for Megadeth. The...

The riff in "Unchained" is great, as is the solo, but the rest is forgettable. "Hush" is a nice little tune from early Deep Purple that holds immense nostalgia for me. Deep Purple. And while we're on the topic of great riffs - "After Forever" is just classic Iommi. I'm amazed at how he manages...

Missed the previous round, but my votes probably wouldn't have changed anything. Bar a few songs, I really don't like Avenged Sevenfold, and I especially don't like the singer's voice. His rasp sounds incredibly artificial, and really rubs me the wrong way. I have heard "Afterlife" before, and...

I love "Show Yourself". Compared to stuff from Leviathan, I can definitely see why it would put older fans off, but I think it's amazing. Troy's vocals in the chorus are a high point for me; I like to think he sounds a bit more vulnerable than usual, and it's a side of him you don't see (hear)...

"Black Rose" is probably my favourite Lizzy-track, though there are so many amazing ones to choose from. But honestly, that Lynott/Moore-combo is just legendary, and I'm always on board with some folky, medieval melodies and lyrics. "The Wizard" is fine, but there are much better Uriah...

I kinda feel like once when you've heard one SOAD song, you've heard them all. I guess you can apply that same logic to Linkin Park, but anyway. The second voice in "Hypnotize" felt really out of place, and despite som good ideas, the song didn't really go anywhere. "Faint" is pure nostalgia and...

Dethlok is good fun, and I love the story behind the band, but this track is also very generic. I'm obviously biased, but I just don't think it even comes close to one of COB's most iconic songs - it perfectly blends death, black and neo-classical metal in one great tune. Children of Bodom...

Lovebites, for reasons posted earlier. "Midnight Sun" is decent, though. I immediately knew I'd heard the riff in "Quintessence" before - it's basically the same as the song "Noregsgard" by Storm. Both bands feature Fenriz, so go figure - @Magnus, were you aware? The vocals are better in the...

Lovebites, ouch. This is written before listening to the Helloween song (which I am not familiar with), so I don't know if it's simply the better song, or because people tend to vote for the bigger name. In any case it doesn't matter, as LC has pointed out, each reason is just as valid as the...

"Mandatory Suicide" is not top-tier Slayer, but it's up against Pantera and the ever-annoying Phil Anselmo, so it's tough. I like the solo in "Domination", but I'd still rather listen to "Mandatory Suicide" again, so Slayer it is. The second round is very close too. I love both bands, probably...

I know, and I respect their views, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous to me. Kinda like if a band founded by meatlovers called themselves "Beheading Broccoli".

This is my very first time hearing Girlschool; a decent track, but nothing too exciting. I was 99 % sure beforehand what I was gonna vote, as Thin Lizzy is one of my all-time favourite bands, though I didn't nominate anything from them for the cup (I would just never classify them as metal)...