SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
The less annoying original rock version from 1982 that's a lot less glam than the 1987 hit/re-recorded version 
GREATEST METAL ALBUM CUP - Winner: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son!
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Cornfed Hick
Ancient Mariner
In the only matchup in which my vote might impact the outcome, I voted for Mekong Delta. You can make uninteresting songs, and you can make long songs, but making long uninteresting songs is lame. Porcupine Tree seems to specialize in those.
KidInTheDark666
What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine too
Well said.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Whatever the result, the winner of GMAC League 9, Match 28 must be a nominee for all MaidenFans, not just the MaidenFans who may have voted for it.
Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
With very half assed votes 'cause I came very late:
Priest
Rainbow
Ensiferum - this song actually rocked and I liked what we've gotten from them so far, and they're getting trashed either way so sure. But I probably do prefer VXI much more.
Porcupine Tree - only one here where I listened to the whole song. It feels very free-flowing, like prog but the transitions aren't forced. Notably more metal than In Absentia too. Good and interesting. Mekong Delta feels like they got homework to create a metal song. And maybe then they decided it's so good they can make an album out of it. It sounds like classical music, if that's what they were going for, but it's void of emotion, in one word - it's pretentious.
Priest
Rainbow
Ensiferum - this song actually rocked and I liked what we've gotten from them so far, and they're getting trashed either way so sure. But I probably do prefer VXI much more.
Porcupine Tree - only one here where I listened to the whole song. It feels very free-flowing, like prog but the transitions aren't forced. Notably more metal than In Absentia too. Good and interesting. Mekong Delta feels like they got homework to create a metal song. And maybe then they decided it's so good they can make an album out of it. It sounds like classical music, if that's what they were going for, but it's void of emotion, in one word - it's pretentious.
Judas Priest defeats the only Whitesnake album in the game. They'll next see Murg's album on...what appears to be animal conservation.
Rainbow easily snips Krokus. That's it for Krokus, and it's Audioslave next.
Ensiferum is crushed by Iron Maiden. They're back one more time in League 7.
Finally, Porcupine Tree is barely eliminated (potentially with shenanigans) by Mekong Delta. Americans really do go to Vietnam to die. It'll be Deep Purple's turn to challenge next.
Rainbow easily snips Krokus. That's it for Krokus, and it's Audioslave next.
Ensiferum is crushed by Iron Maiden. They're back one more time in League 7.
Finally, Porcupine Tree is barely eliminated (potentially with shenanigans) by Mekong Delta. Americans really do go to Vietnam to die. It'll be Deep Purple's turn to challenge next.
Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
Um, I feel really weird right now because I was sure I checked earlier and it was updated, and there were already a bunch of replies... 
I must have dreamt about this or something...
I must have dreamt about this or something...
Amaranthe - The Nexus (2013) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Travis The Dragon | |
| League 9 - Match 29 | vs. |
Iron Maiden - Dance of Death (2003) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Black Wizard Previous Rounds: League 14: Defeated King Diamond - Conspiracy 21-9. League 13: Defeated Samson - Head On 21-6. League 12: Defeated Ghost - Prequelle 15-7. League 11: Defeated Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale 18-7. League 10: Defeated Rammstein - Reise Reise 24-6. |
Babymetal - Babymetal (2014) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Midnight | |
| League 9 - Match 30 | vs. |
Rush - Counterparts (1993) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @matic22 Previous Rounds: League 11: Defeated Coroner - Punishment For Decadence 16-9. League 10: Defeated Primordial - Exile Amongst the Ruins 17-12. |
Powerwolf - The Sacrament of Sin (2018) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @KidInTheDark666 | |
| League 9 - Match 31 | vs. |
Amorphis - Skyforger (2009) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Spambot Previous Rounds: League 10: Defeated Primordial - Spirit the Earth Aflame 16-11. |
As always, I invite you to take a look at next round's matchups!
KidInTheDark666
What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine too
Jeez, my album is facing The Final Frontier again? At least this time it'll be a bit more interesting match.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Endgame probably deserves to win that one on the merits, but home field advantage appears to be pretty strong in this game...
Cornfed Hick
Ancient Mariner
In the 1992 Olympics, Charles Barkley of the Dream Team famously said of their next opponent: “I don’t know anything about Angola, but Angola’s in trouble.” To borrow from Chuck, I don’t know anything about Rosetta, but Rosetta’s in trouble.
EDIT: So is Amaranthe.
EDIT: So is Amaranthe.
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Cornfed Hick
Ancient Mariner
Powerwolf is fun, but Amorphis just seems to be a cut above.
God help me, but I may actually vote for Babymetal. Counterparts isn’t my favorite Rush album and Babymetal seems...interesting. Not sure if it’s utterly stupid or completely brilliant. The last time I had a similar thought, it was about the film, Napoleon Dynamite. In hindsight, it was brilliant. Maybe Babymetal will be too. It’s worth it to me to keep them in the game a bit longer
God help me, but I may actually vote for Babymetal. Counterparts isn’t my favorite Rush album and Babymetal seems...interesting. Not sure if it’s utterly stupid or completely brilliant. The last time I had a similar thought, it was about the film, Napoleon Dynamite. In hindsight, it was brilliant. Maybe Babymetal will be too. It’s worth it to me to keep them in the game a bit longer
DJ James
A coma stole my name.
Megadeth might actually get knocked out next league. North From Here is a masterpiece. Also, someone nominated Steelfactory! There's other UDO albums I would have loved to see, but Steelfactory is solid. Make the Move is one of my favorite UDO tracks. I'm also preparing myself for the shitfest that is going to be Virtual XI wiping out The Return......
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Whatever it is that Amaranthe is selling, I’m not buying it. This fake-ass melange of pop, power metal, downtuned chugging, and video game music with Symphonic Girl, Emo Guy, and Bro-Yelling Boy on vocals is like the manufactured, focus-grouped wet dream of some sad Swedish incel. Bottom-third Maiden takes this one in a walk. Sorry, @Travis The Dragon, but @Black Wizard ‘s nominee is the clear winner here. Winner: Iron Maiden
Speaking of manufactured, focus-grouped wet dreams of sad incels, next up is Babymetal. This time it’s a fake-ass melange of pop, EDM, anime theme songs, and a random assortment of metal genres with Jailbait 1, Jailbait 2, and Jailbait 3 on vocals. The songs that use harsh vocals and blast beats are completely ridiculous, but stuff that hews closer to symphonic and power metal like “Megitsune” and “Ijime, Dame, Zettai” works better. I can’t figure out if this is an intentional joke band, or some crass corporate experiment. It’s not as bad as Amaranthe, but it’s definitely not good. Much like the last match-up, even bottom-tier Rush mops the floor with this. Sorry, @Midnight, but @matic22 ’s nominee wins this one easily. Winner: Rush
Next up is the toughest match of the round for me. This Powerwolf album isn’t their best work, but it’s still one of their stronger albums overall, and it’s got a couple of killer tracks in “Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend” and “Killers With The Cross”. The first half of the album is great, and the second half is still good, albeit derivative. Meanwhile, we’ve got a very consistently strong Amorphis album with a very limited amount of harsh vocals. I find almost all of this album appealing and want to spend some more time with it, but it could really use a “no harsh vocals remix” like that Cynic album got. I could really go either way here, but the Powerwolf album has higher highs and none of the unnecessary extreme vocals, and I’m still stinging from Lupus Dei’s elimination. So, sorry @Spambot, your nominee was worthy, but I have to go with @KidInTheDark666 ’s choice here. Winner: Powerwolf
This Rosetta album is a little different. I guess it would be considered post-metal? The vocals are non-melodic screamy garbage, but they’re so low in the mix that they don’t really have the opportunity to get on my nerves. Unfortunately the music layered on top of them is so-so alt-metal that’s good in places, but often doesn’t hold my interest. And also unfortunately for them, they’re up against a top-tier Rush album that they have no hope of realistically competing against. Sorry, @karljant, but @Midnight ’s nominee takes this one easily. Winner: Rush
Speaking of manufactured, focus-grouped wet dreams of sad incels, next up is Babymetal. This time it’s a fake-ass melange of pop, EDM, anime theme songs, and a random assortment of metal genres with Jailbait 1, Jailbait 2, and Jailbait 3 on vocals. The songs that use harsh vocals and blast beats are completely ridiculous, but stuff that hews closer to symphonic and power metal like “Megitsune” and “Ijime, Dame, Zettai” works better. I can’t figure out if this is an intentional joke band, or some crass corporate experiment. It’s not as bad as Amaranthe, but it’s definitely not good. Much like the last match-up, even bottom-tier Rush mops the floor with this. Sorry, @Midnight, but @matic22 ’s nominee wins this one easily. Winner: Rush
Next up is the toughest match of the round for me. This Powerwolf album isn’t their best work, but it’s still one of their stronger albums overall, and it’s got a couple of killer tracks in “Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend” and “Killers With The Cross”. The first half of the album is great, and the second half is still good, albeit derivative. Meanwhile, we’ve got a very consistently strong Amorphis album with a very limited amount of harsh vocals. I find almost all of this album appealing and want to spend some more time with it, but it could really use a “no harsh vocals remix” like that Cynic album got. I could really go either way here, but the Powerwolf album has higher highs and none of the unnecessary extreme vocals, and I’m still stinging from Lupus Dei’s elimination. So, sorry @Spambot, your nominee was worthy, but I have to go with @KidInTheDark666 ’s choice here. Winner: Powerwolf
This Rosetta album is a little different. I guess it would be considered post-metal? The vocals are non-melodic screamy garbage, but they’re so low in the mix that they don’t really have the opportunity to get on my nerves. Unfortunately the music layered on top of them is so-so alt-metal that’s good in places, but often doesn’t hold my interest. And also unfortunately for them, they’re up against a top-tier Rush album that they have no hope of realistically competing against. Sorry, @karljant, but @Midnight ’s nominee takes this one easily. Winner: Rush
Midnight
The Ever-Present "It"
The real question is: what did you think of "Iine!"? It's easily their weirdest song, mainly due to the back-to-back breakdowns.
Also, to anyone who's in a hurry and can't listen to the whole album, listen to "Megitsune" (a melodic rocker) or "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (vanilla power metal).
srfc
Ancient Mariner
Amaranthe - over produced to within an inch of it's life
Iron Maiden - opinion given before
Iron Maiden with the win
Baby Metal - I can't help but think this stuff is aimed at paedos, I'm not accusing anyone who likes it of being a paedo, but there is definitely a chance if you go to one of their gigs that you might be standing near a paedo
Rush - opinion given before
Rush with the win
Powerwolf - ten a penny eurometal
Amorphis - opinion given before
Amorphis with the win
Rosetta - intro ok but the drums sound bad, vocal bad again, don't know what this genre is called but bands that have lads screaming over needlessly long chillax songs is another genre that is ten a penny in this game
Rush - Gave the album a full listen after the last round, pretty good, all those 70's Rush albums are fairly similar, at least the ones I've heard.
Rush with the win
Iron Maiden - opinion given before
Iron Maiden with the win
Baby Metal - I can't help but think this stuff is aimed at paedos, I'm not accusing anyone who likes it of being a paedo, but there is definitely a chance if you go to one of their gigs that you might be standing near a paedo
Rush - opinion given before
Rush with the win
Powerwolf - ten a penny eurometal
Amorphis - opinion given before
Amorphis with the win
Rosetta - intro ok but the drums sound bad, vocal bad again, don't know what this genre is called but bands that have lads screaming over needlessly long chillax songs is another genre that is ten a penny in this game
Rush - Gave the album a full listen after the last round, pretty good, all those 70's Rush albums are fairly similar, at least the ones I've heard.
Rush with the win
This might be the best comment. Honestly I should just stop the game now.