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

[mckindog]

If the third match was close between two excellent albums. I would have voted for Book of Souls if it was behind, but it’s not so I threw Pyromania a bone because it is certainly more deserving of upsetting the masters than some of the other albums that have.

Like Knick I think it falls partway between AC/DC and Van Halen, with the catchy riffs of the former and the melodic hooks of the latter. Unlike Knick I think that’s something to applaud. No weak tracks and some very good ones like Die Hard the Hunter and Photograph. Like Empire, it’s pretty hard to improve on it in terms of what target they were trying to hit.

 

[mckindog]

Twisted Sister is simple and dumb, but it believes what it selling and is loaded with hooks. Just a little too cringey for me. Iced Earth is also flawed, but just as sincere, deeper, and much more to my taste, although I generally think I prefer the Purgatory versions.

 

[Cornfed Hick]

The next person who calls Hell Bent for Leather a lesser Priest album will get an angry emoji from me. Don't push me, I'm not afraid to do it. I submit that it is one of the two or three BEST Priest albums. Every song is a banger, which you cannot say for most Priest records. The production is the best too -- beefier than Sad Wings or Sin After Sin, yet devoid of the 80s sheen found on later albums. Other than Unleashed in the East, it is my most-played Priest album.

No point explaining my votes for AMOLAD or Iced Earth, those are justifiably blowouts.

Pyromania meant so much more to me in my life than Book of Souls. I wore my copy out when I was in middle school. It was my gateway drug to bands like Maiden, Sabbath, Priest, etc. The hits are well known, but the deep tracks are the gems. The last great Def Leppard album. It also doesn't have any 20-minute-long Broadway showtunes, which is nice.

 

[Diesel 11]

The next person who calls Hell Bent for Leather a lesser Priest album will get an angry emoji from me.

Hell Bent for Leather is a lesser Priest album.

The last great Def Leppard album.

I humbly submit that Hysteria is an overhated record and actually filled with mostly great songs. Like I said before in this sound, it’s got hits, but they’re really well-crafted.

 

[Cornfed Hick]

Hell Bent for Leather is a lesser Priest album.

Now you've done it. LFG:

Spoiler

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

The next person who calls Hell Bent for Leather a lesser Priest album will get an angry emoji from me. Don't push me, I'm not afraid to do it. I submit that it is one of the two or three BEST Priest albums. Every song is a banger, which you cannot say for most Priest records. The production is the best too -- beefier than Sad Wings or Sin After Sin, yet devoid of the 80s sheen found on later albums. Other than Unleashed in the East, it is my most-played Priest album.

No point explaining my votes for AMOLAD or Iced Earth, those are justifiably blowouts.

Pyromania meant so much more to me in my life than Book of Souls. I wore my copy out when I was in middle school. It was my gateway drug to bands like Maiden, Sabbath, Priest, etc. The hits are well known, but the deep tracks are the gems. The last great Def Leppard album. It also doesn't have any 20-minute-long Broadway showtunes, which is nice.

Man, I want to upvote the first half of this post a million times and also burn it in fiery hate for that last sentence.

 

[Cornfed Hick]

burn it in fiery hate for that last sentence

Is that because you could tell, from my spot-on apt description, that I was referring to "Empire of the Clouds"?

I realize I'm in the minority on this here, that's fine. Parts of that track are actually impressive, I thought the SOS bit was clever, but too many other parts make me cringe.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Is that because you could tell, from my spot-on apt description, that I was referring to "Empire of the Clouds"?

I guess we just differ on our opinions about musical theater. I quite like it.

And I’ll take a heavy metal musical theater piece over 10 tracks designed to be the backing track for Canddi Roxxx’ lunchtime lap dance special down at Bob’s Boob Barn.

 

[Saapanael]

Is that because you could tell, from my spot-on apt description, that I was referring to "Empire of the Clouds"?

I realize I'm in the minority on this here, that's fine. Parts of that track are actually impressive, I thought the SOS bit was clever, but too many other parts make me cringe.

Huh, I only now realised that the weird part was an SOS signal.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

SOS signal?

 

[Jer]

Now you've done it. LFG:

Spoiler

You cant not fool me, blonde-with-boobs face.

 

[Magnus]

SOS signal?

Spoiler

 

[KidInTheDark666]

I know what it means, duh.

 

[Magnus]

Sorry Oh Sorry then.

Spoiler

duuh duh duh duh duh duuh duh duh duh duh

 

[JudasMyGuide]

It also doesn't have any 20-minute-long Broadway showtunes, which is nice.

As a huge fan of Broadway showtunes (hey! It's just opera for the proletariat, amirite?), I am deeply offended.

...

Not because of the sentiment, but because of the comparison.

Spoiler

 

[Brigantium]

Actually, I think Cornfed has hit on the words I was trying to find to describe the direction Nightwish has gone.

 

[Saapanael]

SOS signal?

@6:57

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Actually, I think Cornfed has hit on the words I was trying to find to describe the direction Nightwish has gone.

I find the opposite to be true. They've gone away from the melodrama and gaudy emotion of Broadway. Going the direction of a dramatic film score, sure, but we're talking about the band that literally used to cover Broadway showtunes...

 

[karljant]

I know what it means, duh.

But clearly you didn't get the connection with EOTC... I wouldn't either if it wasn't for a friend of mine that told me.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

But clearly you didn't get the connection with EOTC... I wouldn't either if it wasn't for a friend of mine that told me.

Yeah. Hearing it now it actually is pretty obvious.