The Flash
Dennis Wilcock did 9/11
Pretty Maids - Future World vs. Trivium - Ascendancy
The riffs on the opening track of the Pretty Maids album is more exciting than anything on the Trivium album. Not loving the way synths are utilized but the guitar tone is pretty killer. Ascendancy's production is a turn-off with how pristine it is. I found Future World more listenable, even if it's not much to write home about.
Life of Agony - River Runs Red vs. Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Being familiar with Rhapsody from previous rounds, the first few seconds of River Runs Red pretty much indicated where the vote would go in this round. There wasn't much that stuck with me from the tracks I checked out so the replay value isn't really there but the style is much better than the moldy cheesefest of Rhapsody.
Gorgoroth - Pentagram vs. Angra - Rebirth
As I said in their previous appearance, Angra sounds like a copycat version of bands better than they are. Pentagram's opening track trounces Rebirth straight away. The vocals on the Gorgoroth album do drag the album down, not because they are shrieks - I enjoy a good shriek- but because they sound so weirdly high. Would be better with better shrieks. The music is excellent though, I ended up listening to the entire thing.
Converge - Jane Doe vs. Buckethead - Pepper's Ghost
Really irritated by the bashing drums and the terrible yelling vocals of Jane Doe. I get it, but I don't enjoy it. They lack the compelling riffs to make this style work. They're relying on tone and attack of the playing too much, the actual compositions aren't strong. The moments they get it together are few and far between. Pepper's Ghost isn't amazing and needs vocals to be more compelling, but it's much more listenable. I side with the extreme metal option pretty frequently in this game, but not here.
The riffs on the opening track of the Pretty Maids album is more exciting than anything on the Trivium album. Not loving the way synths are utilized but the guitar tone is pretty killer. Ascendancy's production is a turn-off with how pristine it is. I found Future World more listenable, even if it's not much to write home about.
Life of Agony - River Runs Red vs. Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Being familiar with Rhapsody from previous rounds, the first few seconds of River Runs Red pretty much indicated where the vote would go in this round. There wasn't much that stuck with me from the tracks I checked out so the replay value isn't really there but the style is much better than the moldy cheesefest of Rhapsody.
Gorgoroth - Pentagram vs. Angra - Rebirth
As I said in their previous appearance, Angra sounds like a copycat version of bands better than they are. Pentagram's opening track trounces Rebirth straight away. The vocals on the Gorgoroth album do drag the album down, not because they are shrieks - I enjoy a good shriek- but because they sound so weirdly high. Would be better with better shrieks. The music is excellent though, I ended up listening to the entire thing.
Converge - Jane Doe vs. Buckethead - Pepper's Ghost
Really irritated by the bashing drums and the terrible yelling vocals of Jane Doe. I get it, but I don't enjoy it. They lack the compelling riffs to make this style work. They're relying on tone and attack of the playing too much, the actual compositions aren't strong. The moments they get it together are few and far between. Pepper's Ghost isn't amazing and needs vocals to be more compelling, but it's much more listenable. I side with the extreme metal option pretty frequently in this game, but not here.
