GREATEST METAL ALBUM CUP - Winner: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son!

Yeah, I'll vote for Mekong Delta again. I don't plan on voting for Porcupine Tree again after everyone told me to listen to this one song sound of theirs and there was this acoustic guitar happy-go-lucky breakdown complete with clapping in it and it was awful. I mean I laughed at how bad it was. Think the song had 'Train' in the title.
 
Pentagram - I was sure we're back to the crap toaster black metal. Meh and I don't like the low quality production either. Gojira is good.

Opeth - as much as I like Opeth, this one is not as strong as the later releases. There are some fantastic songs here (April Ethereal, When...), but they're not on the level of the other, better highlights (like Ghost of Perdition and Deliverance).
So just because I don't really care for this relatively weaker Opeth losing, and because Surfing is really fucking good, I'm going with Satriani. I might vote for Opeth any other day though.

Fight - didn't really care for this. It was even a bit annoying to be honest, even though I like Halford. Not the day for this, I guess... I really want Tales gone (both albums), but I'll sadly vote for BG.

Tiamat - very likeable, seriously reminds me of Mastodon. I guess I didn't hear too much of this style other than Mastodon. Cool album, gets the vote.
 
Gojira defeats Pentagram, and that's it for the Americans. We'll see how Gojira does against Canadians next, with Annihalator.
Opeth falls short against Joe Satriani, and Opeth is still around all over the place.
Blind Guardian beats Fight, knocking the band out of the GMAC. It'll be Scorpions next.
And last, Faith No More beats Tiamat, sadly. It'll be FNM vs. GNR next.
 
Whitesnake_%28album%29.jpg

Whitesnake - Whitesnake (1987)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Kalata
League 9 - Match 25vs.
Judas_Priest_Nostradamus.jpg

Judas Priest - Nostradamus (2008)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Night Prowler
Previous Rounds:
League 12: Defeated Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 16-10.
League 11: Defeated Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies 14-8.
League 10: Defeated Ulver - Bergtatt 14-13.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Headhunter_cover.jpg

Krokus - Headhunter (1983)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Kalata
League 9 - Match 26vs.
220px-Rainbow_-_Ritchie_Blackmore%27s_Rainbow_%281975%29_front_cover.jpg

Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow (1975)

How it got here

List entries: Metalstorm 49
Previous Rounds:
League 15: Defeated Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory 12(ET)-11.
League 14: Defeated Tony MacAlpine - Maximum Security 20-3.
League 13: Defeated Powerwolf - Lupus Dei 21-8.
League 12: Defeated Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation 14-12.
League 11: Defeated HammerFall - Crimson Thunder 20-2.
League 10: Defeated Death - Leprosy 20-7.
 
Ensiferum_-_One_Man_Army.jpg

Ensiferum - One Man Army (2015)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Niall Kielt
League 9 - Match 27vs.
Iron_Maiden_-_Virtual_XI.jpg

Iron Maiden - Virtual XI (1998)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Niall Kielt
Previous Rounds:
League 10: Defeated Borknagar - The Olden Domain 16-11.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Porcupine_Tree_-_Deadwing_%28album_cover%29.jpg

Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (2005)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Lampwick 43
League 9 - Match 28vs.
Wanderer_on_the_Edge_of_Time.jpg

Mekong Delta - Wanderer on the Edge of Time (2010)

How it got here

List entries: n/a
Maidenfans Nominators: @Jer
Previous Rounds:
League 10: Defeated W.A.S.P - The Headless Children 15-11.
 
Back
Top