Welcome to the Greatest Metal Album Cup!
The purpose of this game is to determine, in no way definitively, in no way completely, and in no way fairly, the greatest metal album of all time. This game will consist of 18 League rounds. The first league round will consist of 8 games, played 4 at a time. The following league rounds will consist of 32 games, played 4 at a time. Once all 18 leagues are played through (in a fairly lengthy process), the final surviving 32 will face off in a round of 32, 16, quarter finals, semi-finals, and then a final. After this process is complete, one album will be able to wield the title of Greatest Metal Album. A hastily photoshopped victory trophy will be tweeted at the official band account for the winning band.
Seeding was determined from multiple sources, listed here:
Rules
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 12 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 12 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 13 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 13 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 14 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 14 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 15 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 15 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 16 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 16 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 17 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 17 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 18 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 18 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Now without further ado, your contenders:
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The purpose of this game is to determine, in no way definitively, in no way completely, and in no way fairly, the greatest metal album of all time. This game will consist of 18 League rounds. The first league round will consist of 8 games, played 4 at a time. The following league rounds will consist of 32 games, played 4 at a time. Once all 18 leagues are played through (in a fairly lengthy process), the final surviving 32 will face off in a round of 32, 16, quarter finals, semi-finals, and then a final. After this process is complete, one album will be able to wield the title of Greatest Metal Album. A hastily photoshopped victory trophy will be tweeted at the official band account for the winning band.
Seeding was determined from multiple sources, listed here:
Rolling Stone Top 100 Metal Albums
Loudwire Top 50 Metal Albums
Metal Rules Top 100 Metal Albums
Metal Storm Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums
DigitalDreamDoor Top 100 Metal Albums
Metal Kingdom Top 100 Metal Albums (first page only)
Maidenfans.com Greatest Metal Cup Nominees
(please note some lists are dynamic)
Loudwire Top 50 Metal Albums
Metal Rules Top 100 Metal Albums
Metal Storm Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums
DigitalDreamDoor Top 100 Metal Albums
Metal Kingdom Top 100 Metal Albums (first page only)
Maidenfans.com Greatest Metal Cup Nominees
(please note some lists are dynamic)
Albums were seeded based on the number of times they appeared in the eight different lists (with Maidenfans.com nominations counting twice), with the position on all lists averaged to form a ladder. If there were ties, those ties were randomized before being added to the Leagues. Leagues were formed in order from bottom to top, then their seeding inside the League randomized again. This game is more about fate than anything.
Rules
- All matches will run for 48 hours. Winners will advance to the next set of brackets. Losers go home in disgrace.
- You may choose who to vote for on any qualification. You can love the band, hate the singer, hate the video, love the vocalist, hate the vocalist, hate the hairstyle, love the drummer's dog. All votes are valid. Please explain your reasoning.
- Please vote no matter what. I don't want to see this bullshit "I don't like either band" excuse. That's not metal. Metal is picking a side and voting for it based on whether or not you like the singer's hairstyle.
- Own goals count. Fuck up a vote? Too bad, Jamie Pollock.
- If a tie occurs at the end of 48 hours, we will move to a 24 hour extra time where votes are reset.
- If, following extra time we are still tied, we will move to kicks. In kicks, the first band to get three different posters call out the band in the thread will win. I will not participate in the kicks in order to avoid bias.
- As we near the end of the League round, I will provide a playlist of the upcoming bands in alphabetical order on Spotify and Youtube.
- Your favourite album is in here and it will probably lose somewhere along the way. Be prepared to cry.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 12 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 12 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 13 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 13 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 14 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 14 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 15 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 15 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 16 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 16 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 17 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 17 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 18 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST
CLICK HERE FOR THE LEAGUE 18 YOUTUBE PLAYLIST
Soundgarden - Louder Than Love (12)
Boohwal - II: Remember (12)
Riot - Fire Down Under (11, 48%)
Accept - Blood of the Nations (11, 41%)
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon (10)
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica (10)
HammerFall - Legacy of Kings (10)
Manowar - Hail to England (10, 45%)
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade (9)
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast (9)
Saxon - Wheels of Steel (9)
Heavens Gate - Livin' In Hysteria (9)
Burzum - Filosofem (9)
Destruction - Eternal Devastation (8)
High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings (8)
Morbid Angel - Covenant (8)
Ophelia - 당신의 환상을 동정하라 (7, 30%)
Deafheaven - New Bermuda (7, 29%)
Body Count - Body Count (7)
Avantasia - Moonglow (7)
Lamb of God - As the Palaces Burn (6, 23%)
Evanescence - Fallen (6, 21%)
Ministry - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (5)
Aria - Герой Асфальта (5)
Deicide - Legion (5)
Eyehategod - Take as Needed For Pain (4)
Heavenly - Dust to Dust (4)
Aria - Игра С Огнём (3)
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (3)
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer (3)
Naked City - Torture Garden (2, 10%)
Korn - Follow the Leader (2, 7%)
577. Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (14)
T-578. Heavens Gate - Planet Earth (11, 48%)
T-578. Gorgoroth - Antichrist (11, 48%)
580. Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black (11, 46%)
581. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick (10)
582. Kvertelak - Meir (9, 39%)
583. X Japan - Blue Blood (9, 31%)
584. Deafheaven - Sunbather (2)
Boohwal - II: Remember (12)
Riot - Fire Down Under (11, 48%)
Accept - Blood of the Nations (11, 41%)
Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon (10)
Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica (10)
HammerFall - Legacy of Kings (10)
Manowar - Hail to England (10, 45%)
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade (9)
Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast (9)
Saxon - Wheels of Steel (9)
Heavens Gate - Livin' In Hysteria (9)
Burzum - Filosofem (9)
Destruction - Eternal Devastation (8)
High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings (8)
Morbid Angel - Covenant (8)
Ophelia - 당신의 환상을 동정하라 (7, 30%)
Deafheaven - New Bermuda (7, 29%)
Body Count - Body Count (7)
Avantasia - Moonglow (7)
Lamb of God - As the Palaces Burn (6, 23%)
Evanescence - Fallen (6, 21%)
Ministry - Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs (5)
Aria - Герой Асфальта (5)
Deicide - Legion (5)
Eyehategod - Take as Needed For Pain (4)
Heavenly - Dust to Dust (4)
Aria - Игра С Огнём (3)
Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (3)
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer (3)
Naked City - Torture Garden (2, 10%)
Korn - Follow the Leader (2, 7%)
577. Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (14)
T-578. Heavens Gate - Planet Earth (11, 48%)
T-578. Gorgoroth - Antichrist (11, 48%)
580. Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black (11, 46%)
581. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick (10)
582. Kvertelak - Meir (9, 39%)
583. X Japan - Blue Blood (9, 31%)
584. Deafheaven - Sunbather (2)
Now without further ado, your contenders:
Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (2009) How it got here List entries: Rolling Stone 98 | |
League 18 - Match 1 | vs. |
Korn - Follow the Leader (1998) How it got here List entries: DigitalDreamDoor 100 |
Deafheaven - Sunbather (2013) How it got here List entries: Rolling Stone 94 | |
League 18 - Match 2 | vs. |
Death - The Sound of Perseverance (1998) How it got here List entries: Metal Kingdom 94 |
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