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

There are such sources with (about?) every video. So also when videos were nominated, I assume (correct me if I'm wrong).
So I can't see if LooseCannon may have picked my nomination and then went to another source (list) and mixed up the album somewhere in the process.

It would be great if both albums are in this game of course. But unexpected as well, so I'd like to know if part II will also appear in the game.
 
Forostar said:
There are such sources with (about?) every video.
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LC will correct me if I'm wrong but we haven't arrived at the Maidenfans-nominated albums stage of the game yet. All albums in the game so far are from external sources. LC doesn't list the "source" for anecdotal purposes, it's to indicate the pathway. When Maidenfans-nominated albums come into the frame, the names of the people who have nominated them will likely also appear.

In short, both albums are going to be in the game.
 
The reason why Pig Destroyer stands as one of their genre's best bands in the world nowadays in the eyes of many is something I can't simply understand. Yes, they play decent Grind Core with tons of energy but there's lots of bands out there doing the same with much more wit and intensity. On the other hand we have Destroy Erase Improve: a mind blowing game changer and one of the most influential albums of the 90's. This record alone would create a sub genre of its own and made kids all around the world starting bands all around the globe trying to mimic Haake's and Thornendal's insane time signatures. It was with records like this that Meshuggah became one of the most revered metal bands of their generation and rightfully so.

Regarding the second tie I'm not a Virgin Steele fan but the guys really show they know their craft and can create interesting Heavy/ Power Metal tunes... at least way better ones than the Hammerfall's and Rhapsody's of the world.

Then let's put it simple: apart from a handful of tracks from their debut I absolutely loathe Cradle Of Filth. Cruelty And The Beast is yet another chewing gum pseudo Symphonic Black Metal piece of garbage. Don't get me wrong... it features some good passages but the overall picture in which they're embedded is so moronic that any shard of quality is instantly pulverized. As for White Zombie it's yet another one of those acts that I never managed to understand what was all the fuss about (with the exception of their last album - Astro Creep 2000 - that is really interesting and energetic). Here they bathed their muscular heavy/ punk rock with some groove metal and voilá... that's it. Unlike many others I think La Sexorcisto is an absolutely average record that serves as a transition to a great record that would follow.

To close the board we have again those Aria guys and man... I find myself listening to various snippets from the album just to marvel at this dude's voice. I'm sure that it contributed somehow to reinforce Gorbachev's believe in the Perestroika since no one can diminish something that helps revealing such a talent. As for the rest it's generic solid (may I use this term or do I have to copy paste once again the disambiguation?) classic heavy metal. But Aria have been unlucky this time since find themselves trying to defeat a titan. The Real Thing is indeed the real thing and the album that would definitely make out of Faith No More and Funk/ Alternative Rock/ Metal the next big thing in rock. Make no mistake: this is borderline perfection (remains as my FNM favorite one) and if it wasn't for Patton's unexplainable squeaky pitch (the very same tunes sound way better in Live At The Brixton Academy with Mike's "normal" voice) this album would be a 10 out of 10 hands down regarding variety, creativity, execution and composition. In one sentence: arguably one of rock's best moments in last century.
 
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The Flash said:
LC will correct me if I'm wrong but we haven't arrived at the Maidenfans-nominated albums stage of the game yet. All albums in the game so far are from external sources. LC doesn't list the "source" for anecdotal purposes, it's to indicate the pathway. When Maidenfans-nominated albums come into the frame, the names of the people who have nominated them will likely also appear.

In short, both albums are going to be in the game.
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Excellent.

Thanks Flash and Black Wizard. And sorry if I understood wrong, LC!
 
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lolwut? Metallica? Trying to sound like Meshuggah? On Load and ReLoad?
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I’m too lazy to try to dig up the articles at the moment, but I’m pretty sure Hammett’s on record saying Meshuggah was a big influence on him during that time.
 
Jer said:
I’m too lazy to try to dig up the articles at the moment, but I’m pretty sure Hammett’s on record saying Meshuggah was a big influence on him during that time.
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Hammett has praised Meshuggah on many occasions but I find the notion that they'd be an influence on him on Load and ReLoad very dubious. Meshuggah hadn't really "made it" when Metallica dropped Load and ReLoad. Their debut was rather obscure and unremarkable, the album that made them noticable was their sophomore LP, which is the one featured here and it hadn't come out when Metallica started recording Load and ReLoad.

Besides, Hammett's contribution to the songwriting in Load and ReLoad is quite limited anyway. That album is Alice in Chains-influenced through and through, and I believe James Hetfield credited Lars Ulrich for directing their sound that way. Hetfield and Ulrich are both massive Alice in Chains fans and the timeline as well as the sound fit together. Meshuggah's signature rhythmic complexity and percussiveness is nowhere to be found on those albums, which is why I was really thrown off by your comparison.
 
Meshuggah - Destroy, Erase, Improve vs. Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer

Destroy Erase Improve features Meshuggah in their earlier stages, before completely refining their sound and putting out their best material. It still has many of the elements that would come to define the band's signature sound, though. What they do on this album is more of a combination of thrash and industrial a la Fear Factory. Some very interesting rhythmic work and breakdowns on this one and the guitar sound is killer. Terrifyer is more exciting instrumentally than I expected it to be, being a grindcore album. It approaches death metal territory, that's probably why I find it palatable. The high-pitch screamed vocals just take away from the music, unfortunately, I'd probably like the instrumental version. This matchup is a battle between good screamed vocals (Meshuggah) and bad screamed vocals (Pig Destroyer).

Virgin Steele - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell Part I vs. Hammerfall - Legacy of Kings

Neither album really appeals to me stylistically. Hammerfall's music is the type of power metal that I simply cannot stand - the cheesy, forced "epicness" and a mismatch of melody and aggressive playing. I found them scarcely tolerable. Virgin Steele does nothing for me, but their style is far less annoying - probably because they sound more like a straight heavy metal band rather than a power metal band, even though they clearly have power metal elements. I could see it becoming hard to bear if I followed through the entire way though, looking at the album duration of 70 minutes.

Cradle of Filth - Cruelty and the Beast vs. White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One

Cruelty and the Beast is awful. It's like you combined shitty death metal with the worst symptoms of symphonic metal. Dani Filth's vocals are annoying and the production is all over the place. The opening track of La Sexorcisto is more than enough to get the vote here with its nice groovy heavy riffs. Most of the tracks here are pretty forgettable but they are very listenable and entertaining at least. Not sure about the replay value, but I did like what they were going for with this album.

Faith No More - The Real Thing vs. Aria - Герой Асфальта

Mike Patton's nasally vocals on this album really, really grate on me. Shame really, because he's a very talented vocalist otherwise. The music isn't all that memorable but the funkier moments are pretty entertaining. They have an original sound at least, the same can't be said about Aria. I could listen to Aria, or I could listen to bands that they're trying to emulate. I'll choose the latter, there isn't much to write home about when it comes to the music being played on this album.
 
The Flash said:
LC will correct me if I'm wrong but we haven't arrived at the Maidenfans-nominated albums stage of the game yet. All albums in the game so far are from external sources. LC doesn't list the "source" for anecdotal purposes, it's to indicate the pathway. When Maidenfans-nominated albums come into the frame, the names of the people who have nominated them will likely also appear.
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This is exactly correct, as well as any lists that nominated the albums as well.

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Part II is in League 5.
 
I don't care for Meshuggah, but it's at least mildly better than literally any grindcore bullshit such as Pig Destroyer. Safe to say I will vote against anything that falls under the grindcore/noise genre tag.

Virgin Steele continue to surprise me! Literally a band I've never heard of coming through with another solid (if incredibly dated) album. Hammerfall is fine, but Steele is more up my alley.

I'm shockingly gonna go with Cradle of Filth, if only for their incredibly superior instrumentals. White Zombie is fun and more listenable (cause holy fuck those Filth vocals are obnoxious), but the music is nowhere near as good.

Aria cannot compete with Faith No More in any way (despite Mike Patton frequently sounding like an infant dinosaur sock puppet).
 
Mosh said:
784 albums in 5 months
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@The Dissident

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Mosh said:
784 albums in 5 months
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So each league is 32 matches, in batches of 4. At two days, if assuming no extra time/kicks, each league takes 16 days to play through. There are 17 full leagues + league 18, which only had 8 matches (2 batches). So we're at 276 days to play through the leagues, bare minimum.

But look at it this way, it'll only be a quarter of the time of the Iced Earth survivor or BBE.
 
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