CHAMPIONS CUP OF MAIDENFANS 2014: Results -> Hallowed rules

[MrKnickerbocker]

Rebellion
Stairway
One
Fade to Black
Heaven & Hell
Among
Tornado
Stare

 

[Forostar]

Estranged
Painkiller
One
Fade to Black
Limelight
Among the Living
Tornado of Souls
The Legacy

All the other picks apart from Painkiller and Limelight.

 

[Crimson Idol]

Pair 7 was the only one I didn't have an instant choice, that's a dang hard one.

 

[Saapanael]

Gamma Ray
Painkiller
One
Fade to Black
Heaven and Hell
Time
Tornado
Stare at

 

[The Flash]

Estranged
Painkiller
One
Fade to Black
Heaven & Hell
Time
Tornado of Souls
Stare at the Sun

 

[Collin]

Estranged
Painkiller
One
Fade to Black
Heaven & Hell
Time
Tornado of Souls
Stare at the Sun

Limelight and Among the Living and there's my vote.

 

[Unknown One]

Rebellion, Painkiller, One, Fade to Black, H&H, Time, Resurrection, Stare at the Sun

Power Metal has 0% chance of lasting on this forum, even the utterly brilliant one that is Rebellion. And I'm a bit surprised that Resurrection is getting thumped because it's awesome.

 

[Mosh]

Rebellion is great, but it's going up against one of my all time favorites. In my case, at least, it's an unfortunate pairing.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

Gamma Ray (simply because it's not GNR)
Zeppelin
Metallica x2
Sabbath (this was hard but in the end it came down to Rush's lack of Dio)
Pink Floyd (never cared for most Anthrax or thrash in general)
Megadeth (one of their best songs)
Blaze

 

[Black Wizard]

never cared for most Anthrax or thrash in general....
....Megadeth

 

[LooseCannon]

I will be banning anyone who votes against Stare at the Sun. Just so you all know.

 

[Mosh]

For a Testament song no less.

 

[LooseCannon]

I edited in a ninja, just so people realize I am either not serious...or I'm a fucking ninja.

 

[Night Prowler]

The Legacy is better in every way...

 

[Detective Beauregard]

My favorite Megadeth songs are the ones that aren't thrashy.

 

[Unknown One]

How is Stairway and Painkiller the closest pairing? Because Painkiller absolutely destroys Stairway. Stairway is more overrated than Hallowed, Master of Puppets and Paranoid combined.

 

[Black Wizard]

For a Testament song no less.

Testament are brilliant. They're better and more consistent than Metallica and Slayer plus they're one of the few bands that have evolved their sound without going off the rails. They're also probably the only Metal band I listen to that that don't have a bad album.

My favorite Megadeth songs are the ones that aren't thrashy.

'Tornado of Souls' isn't Thrashy? It's one of the genre's highlights!

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

My favorite Megadeth songs are the ones that aren't thrashy.

I can mostly agree with this. I've begun The Great Megadeth Relistening Party of 2014 in anticipation of the upcoming survivor, and the early stuff is really mediocre. There are great songs in the mix, definitely, but the thrashiest stuff is simply cluttered, jumbled, and forced (not a surprise considering how many drugs Mustaine was on at the time). He figured out the perfect mix by Rust in Peace, an incredible album, but I vastly prefer Countdown. I like Youthanasia a lot as well.

 

[Crimson Idol]

I'm not a huge thrash fan, I don't mind it in general but I think it goes over the top at times.
My favourite 'Deth compilation would be - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits:_Back_to_the_Start - In part because (even though it has nothing from my favourite album) I think it has a good collection of songs that are fast and heavy without going to the extremes that the majority of the earlier albums do.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Other than Mechanix, that's a pretty good compilation.