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Campaign 1: Dragon Battalion, Battle 4: Emerald Sun vs Bloodbound Emerald Sun - Planet Metal The only question I have after hearing this song is... Gabe? ... ? Bloodbound - Metalheads Unite So another one of those attempts at creating an anthem that no one, and I mean no one, will ever...

Campaign 1: Dragon Battalion, Battle 4: Pyramaze vs Insania Pyramaze - Sleepy Hollow I've been trying to pinpoint lately the moment in history when down-tuned spoken intros in metal songs stopped being cool and started being perceived as cheesy. Which, of course, begs the question which side...

Campaign 1: Unicorn Battalion, Battle 4: Silent Force vs Metalium Silent Force - Iron Hand I tried long and hard to figure out what this song is supposed to be about and what it's trying to tell me. The best I could come up with is a guy trying to protect his loved one from an evil tyrant...

Campaign 1: Unicorn Battalion, Battle 3: Crystal Eyes vs Attick Demons Crystal Eyes - Shadow Rider To be honest, I'm not really sure what the band is trying to do with this song, or what direction it is supposed to take, but whatever it is, the lyrics involve rainbows, lords of the fallen and...

Campaign 1: Glory Battalion, Battle 4 - Iron Mask vs Human Fortress Iron Mask - Shadow of the Red Baron So in 2004, Iced Earth released the Glorious Burden with the song Red Baron/Blue Max. The attempt to make a metal song about WW1 air combat certainly is commendable, but Schaffer's troop...

Campaign 1: Glory Battalion, Battle 3 - Evertale vs Magic Kingdom Evertale - In the Sign of the Valiant Warrior The low-budget Blind Guardian strike again. I still think this album sounds impressive for the debut by an unsigned band, even if it does sometimes descend into stereotypical...

For the prologue, see this link. For the first battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Orc Battalion, Battle 2: Timeless Miracle vs DragonHammer Timeless Miracle - Return of the Werewolf If this band doesn't win, I will call farce. End of story. DragonHammer - Age of Glory Another...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Orc Battalion, Battle 1: Galloglass vs Grave Digger Galloglass - Remember the Fire According to metal-archives.com, they "originally spelled their name Gallowglass, but changed the spelling to...

For the prologue, see this link. For the first battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Doom Battalion, Battle 2: Pathfinder vs MetalForce Pathfinder - The Demon Awakens Will you fly on wings of destination? From the band's website: Pathfinder was formed in 2006 by Arkadiusz E. Ruth...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Doom Battalion, Battle 2: StormWarrior vs Holy Knights StormWarrior - Servants of Metal Whatever happened to "we will never kneel"? Nope, these guys put their lives into the service of metal, just...

For the prologue, see this link. For the first battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Storm Battalion, Battle 2: Twilight Messenger vs Gaia Epicus Twilight Messenger - Twilight Messenger (The World Below) Do yourself a favour and give this one a fair chance: It's not as great as you...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Storm Battalion, Battle 1: Twilight Force vs Civil War Twilight Force - Enchanted Dragon of Wisdom This band is so Italian that it's hard to believe that they're actually from Sweden. Their lineup...

For the prologue, see this link. For the first battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Magic Battalion, Battle 2: StormHammer vs Pegazus StormHammer - Bloody Tears Somewhere deep in southern Germany, the dark and damp cellars of an old castle house an institution forgotten by time...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this battalion, go here. Campaign 1: Magic Battalion, Battle 1: Fairyland vs Dragony Fairyland - The Fall of an Empire Once upon a time, heavy metal was about long-haired kids wearing denim vests or leather jackets, getting pissed...

For the prologue, see this link. For the first battle in this campaign, go here. Campaign 1: Rebel Battalion, Battle 2: Highland Glory vs Korpiklaani Highland Glory - From the Cradle to the Brave I just can't get over how awesome this title is - From the Cradle to the Brave. It's just...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this campaign, go here. Campaign 1: Rebel Battalion, Battle 1: Dark Avenger vs Rebellion Dark Avenger - The Knight on the Hill An ichtyogynophobic band from Brazil (you'll find out soon enough what that means), Dark Avenger is one of...

For the prologue, see this link. For the first battle in this campaign, go here. Campaign 1: Dragon Battalion, Battle 2: Insania vs Emerald Sun Insania - Heading for Tomorrow The term "generic Gammaween power metal rip off" is really used very much these days, but... oh screw it, I can't...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this campaign, go here. Campaign 1: Dragon Battalion, Battle 1: Bloodbound vs Pyramaze Bloodbound - In the Name of Metal This band was more of an accidental find. I was at the record store, sifting through the shelves and found a CD...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this campaign, go here. Campaign 1: Unicorn Battalion, Battle 2: Attick Demons vs Silent Force Attick Demons - City of Gold Oh my god, it's an authentic Iron Maiden demo! Just listen at the high tuned guitars, the flat drums, the...

For the prologue, see this link. For the second battle in this campaign, go here. Campaign 1: Unicorn Battalion, Battle 1: Metalium vs Crystal Eyes Metalium - Power of Time To be honest, personally I really hate this band. But they're everywhere and they're cheesy as f'ck. So they have to...