CHEESEVIVÖR: The Book of Metal: ALL HAIL VICTORIUS!

THE LAST BATTLE

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Excaliburuse me? Hhelloooohooooww, metalhead! Hellooooooo Maiden fan forum member.

What is there not to like about these superior melodies and riffs that Domine deliver in this mightly track. The Battle for the Great Silver Sword sparkles from excitement. The build-up is fantastic. And the pre-chorus and chorus are strong as well. The intro is very memorable. Great vocalist as well. Yes, he is Italian, so he has some funny mistakes (accent), but this man has range and power.

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@Brigantium what happened? It's been less than 3 years. :down:
Brigantium said:
Domine - I liked this a lot, even if it verges on heroically epic cheese.
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My music taste isn't based solely around metal, I also happen to like pop and what have you as well. Hair metal, by the way, is one of my favorite genres. Hence, while Excalibur only gives me meh feels given I know of many metal songs better than it, the pop metal ballad of Dragonsong ticks off all the right boxes. Sure, the singer isn't perfect, but far better than the other guy.

And comparing Rime, Keeper, and songs like that again - 13 minutes can fly by. It can also drag on. Excalibur is of the latter caliber.
 
Of course it is a matter of taste. But yours has to be one the most disregarding takes I have come across in the last 5 years or so, several of your top 150-something reviews excluded. Too epic for some too take, I guess.
 
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Not at all. You liked it a lot then, and now you treat it as something else. A joke? Or denial of the highest order?

*steam comes out of ears in increasing volume*
 
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I mean, I'd write up a bit more about why I dislike the song but I really don't wanna revisit it.
 
Brigantium said:
I bet anything the singer has an open shirt and a hairy chest
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Ironically, this more applies to Domine...
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Thobbe, of course.
Domine, of course.

The two other bands share a common trait - inept singers. Those two should move in together and make duets under the shower, so that they could only torture one set of neighbours.
 
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Thobbe, of course.
Domine, of course.

The two other bands share a common trait - inept singers. Those two should move in together and make duets under the shower, so that they could only torture one set of neighbours.
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Agreed! Although, I honestly think the melodies in Claymorean wouldn't be terrible if they had a basic grasp of English and a better singer.

Freternia and Domine are equally cheesy and equally bad, but I'll definitely give it to the more ambitious band in this case.
 
Please note that you can now view the current standings in the first post of this thread.

Volume I, Chapter 17: GOLDEN BATTALION BATTLE 3: Antonio Giorgio vs Ravensire

Antonio Giorgio - The Vision
Antonio Giorgio's Vision of Golden Metal (see what I did there?) evidently does not exhaust itself in recording music to the best of his abilities, but also in stepping into the footsteps of visionary (!) Italian filmmakers such as Luchino Vosconti, Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini. I think the result speaks (sings?) for itself.

Ravensire - Crosshaven
With their epic about the act of drawing a sword, Ravensire failed to convince more than half of their audience in the first battle, but their defeat was not as destructive as that of some others in this round. They still stand every chance as it is now.

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Volume I, Chapter 18: GOLDEN BATTALION BATTLE 4: Olympos Mons vs ValSans

Olympos Mons - Through the Ice and Snow
An early favourite, Olympos Mons beat Antonio Giorgio with a whopping 9-1 victory. It remains to be seen whether this was due to their own cheesy quality, or just their opponent, whose vision did not prove to be up to the challenge.

ValSans - Eyes of a Viper
One thing is for certain, ValSans are serious about the WTF factor of their lyrics. After convincing us that they are definitely not Nazis, this time around, they seem to try to give us some advice with imagery that just about falls short of making any sense.
 
Antonio Georgio's bobbing around and gesturing is quite hypnotic. #lowbudgetvideo Decent bit of soloing. I'm going for the guitar-based heroism and weirdly hoarse vocals of Ravensire, though.

Incredibly singalong chorus with Sabatonesque rhyming lyrics from Olympos Mons. The twiddly harpsichord is a nice touch. The chorus is the most memorable thing from ValSans too, the rest is fairly standard non-cheesy metal with slightly iffy vocals. Difficult choice, but Olympos Mons are more cheeseriffic IMO.
 
First pair: Ravensire - Crosshaven
Neither were the best but I actually managed to sit through this one all the way.

Second pair: Olympos Mons - Through the Ice and Snow
The ValSans chorus was decent and so was the riffing, but I don't wanna listen to it again. Actually, all four of these songs are things I can forget about, but Olympos Mons definitely have the most quality when it comes to fun cheese. The rest are just cheese.
 
Indeed, I never want to hear Antonio "singing" again...but I'd be open to watching more of his "cinema" :D Definitely voting for Ravenshire, which sounds like Paul Di'anno singing behind his range in a bad power metal band.

Despite glorious lines of cheese from ValSans, such as:

"When a butterfly gets its wings!"
"The prince is just a jerk!"
"Don't be fooled by those vipers and always remember this song!"

I have to vote for Olympos Mons, because at least their music isn't terrible and I'm a sucker for some harpsicheese!
 
Although the Olympos Mons song had a catchy chorus, I felt the track was too generic. The ValsSans music had more to offer.
I'm voting for Antonio since I like his epic keyboard sound.
 
Ravensire's song is rather underwhelming, but it's still miles better than Antonio, so Ravensire. Olympos Mons are good cheese, but ValSans get a vote for this heroic effort.
 
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