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

[srfc]

Listened to Practice What You Preach yesterday, it's a decent album but not in the same league as the Real Thing, like if you went to a Testament gig you might get one or two tracks from PWYP as deep cuts whereas at a FNM gig tracks from the Real Thing are going to be the crowd pleasers.

Not going to change my vote.

 

[Whooten]

Touch me from below
I'll never let you go

 

[LooseCannon]

Testament, having forced the tie, doesn't seem likely to gut it out in extra time.

 

[Lampwick 43]

After listening to both albums, I'm sticking with Testament. I do like The Real Thing quite a bit, though.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Come on, thrashers!

 

[Mosh]

Faith No More is unlike anything else and Mike Patton is a rare genius.

Testament is generic, forgettable, and often incoherent thrash with a guitarist who’s playing way below his abilities.

 

[srfc]

a guitarist who’s playing way below his abilities.

and still sounds miles better than his peers

 

[Cornfed Hick]

and still sounds miles better than his peers Faith No More

fixed

 

[Black Wizard]

'Practice What You Preach' will be eliminated because 5 people who voted for it initially didn't turn out for extra time. Something that Sleepy Joe should learn from.

 

[Shmoolikipod]

'Practice What You Preach' will be eliminated because 5 people who voted for it initially didn't turn out for extra time. Something that Sleepy Joe should learn from.

6*

 

[Black Wizard]

I think it ended 13-13 originally, so Faith No More has an extra vote. I think if Midnight had voted in the initial pairing then 'Practice What You Preach; would have won without extra time. Oh well, it did much better than I expected against Faith No More which gives me some optimism for the rest of the tournament.

 

[Saapanael]

I chose Testament originally because I liked the specific song in the matchup more. Don’t know about the full albums, FNM sounds like they could have more going on instrumentally.

 

[Shmoolikipod]

If we were voting songs then I would probably pick Practice What You Preach over most songs from The Real Thing too...

 

[LooseCannon]

Faith No More wins in Extra Time, not surprising, but Testament did good to push it to ET. Testament returns in League 9.

 

[LooseCannon]

Royal Hunt - Paradox (1997) How it got here List entries: Metal Kingdom 58
League 16 - Match 25	vs.
Ecstatic Fear - A Sombre Dance (1999) How it got here List entries: Metal Kingdom 73 Previous Rounds: League 17: Defeated Destruction - Eternal Devastation 12-8.

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Crimson Glory - Crimson Glory (1986) How it got here List entries: Metalstorm 51
League 16 - Match 26	vs.
Baron Rojo - Volumen Brutal (1982) How it got here List entries: Metalstorm 75 Previous Rounds: League 17: Defeated Saxon - Wheels of Steel 11-9.

 

[LooseCannon]

Napalm Death - From Enslavement to Obliteration (1988) How it got here List entries: Rolling Stone 59
League 16 - Match 27	vs.
Edguy - Mandrake (2001) How it got here List entries: Metal Kingdom 88 Previous Rounds: League 17: Defeated Heavens Gate - Livin’ in Hysteria 12-9.

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Alcest - Écailles de Lune (2010) How it got here List entries: Metal Kingdom 50
League 16 - Match 28	vs.
Savatage - The Edge of Thorns (1993) How it got here List entries: Metalstorm 74 Previous Rounds: League 17: Defeated Deicide - Legion 16-5.

 

[MindRuler]

Royal Hunt is defintely my favorite, Ecstatic Fear is just not for me.
As a Queensrÿche fan it's no wonder I voted Crimson Glory.
Edguy wins by far!
Alcest is very atmospheric and melodic but Savatage is a band closer to my heart.

 

[Brigantium]

I already know I'm going to vote for Mandrake again, probably the best album in this competition so far IMO.

Is Royal Hunt rhyming slang? Decent band, though, and a consistent album which is pretty easy on the ear. I wasn't sure they really fit the 'prog metal' label' they attract. Lots of keyboards, some nice guitar, bits of grandiose choral-sounding layered vocals, and fake strings, with only some occasional jaunty time signatures/changes. Mind you, I think I just described prog metal there. As ethereal and folky as Estatic/Ecstatic (nobody anywhere seems to know which it is) Fear are, I'm more likely to put Paradox on than A Sombre Dance. Royal Hunt.

The all red battle (was that intentional, LC?): this is close to evenly matched. I'll go with the greater polish and less dated sound of Crimson Glory.

Pair three: yes, Edguy.

Love the atmosphere and moody feel of Écailles de Lune , or at least the first half of it. It starts to feel tame in the last 3 tracks, even if the change is probably intentional. Savatage is more conventional rock/metal, so I expect them to win this. However, Alcest made more of an impression on me here.

 

[LooseCannon]

(was that intentional, LC?)

Nothing is intentional, I randomized every league.

 

[Black Wizard]

I will definitely be voting for Edguy and Savatage in the final two pairings, no contest there. I will have to listen to the bands in the other pairings to make a decision on those ones.