Lamia020281
Educated Fool
They're not too bad. Slightly clumsy perhaps. Unfortunately I don't like the song.
GREATEST METAL ALBUM CUP - Winner: Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son!
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Cornfed Hick
Ancient Mariner
Is it me, or does the guitarist for Dimmu Borgir look like Death from the Bill & Ted movie? I reckon that may even be intentional.
Anyway, I batted in an insurance run for Coroner. My other votes are meaningless but I agree with the majority on each.
Anyway, I batted in an insurance run for Coroner. My other votes are meaningless but I agree with the majority on each.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
I'm glad that my first nomination to enter the tournament has comfortably progressed. Probably a safe bet since it's an Iron Maiden album, but I was a bit concerned since its opponent was King Diamond. Mind you, that album didn't exactly obliterate Hammerfall in the previous round so there wasn't really much to be worried about.
Whooten
Ancient Mariner
Nah, I was one of the first voters this round. I just wanted to get in on the New Frontier silliness.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
I think it was more of an “Et tu, @Brigantium ?” moment.
karljant
Ancient Mariner
karljant
Ancient Mariner
Like... "Screw all that biotechnology stuff! We have necromancy, boy!"
In a more serious note... amazing song (my KD favorite) and really well penned ghost story lyrics.
Iron Maiden trumps King Diamond without too much difficulty. King Diamond returns in League 12.
Coroner continues their minnow run by defeating Luca Turilli in the set's closest match. That's it for Turilli, so we'll see Coroner vs. Killswitch Engage next.
Dimmu Borgir gets crushed by Dark Angel. We'll see Dimmu Borgir back in League 11.
Running Wild continues to cruise the seven seas after defeating a challenge from Dark Tranquility. That's it for Dark Tranquility - from here, the term "DT" will refer to Dream Theater. Devin Townsend challenges the pirates next.
Coroner continues their minnow run by defeating Luca Turilli in the set's closest match. That's it for Turilli, so we'll see Coroner vs. Killswitch Engage next.
Dimmu Borgir gets crushed by Dark Angel. We'll see Dimmu Borgir back in League 11.
Running Wild continues to cruise the seven seas after defeating a challenge from Dark Tranquility. That's it for Dark Tranquility - from here, the term "DT" will refer to Dream Theater. Devin Townsend challenges the pirates next.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
LOL, I enjoyed reading all of the comments, even the negative ones. I totally understand where the people who dislike it are coming from, as it took me a while to warm up to the album myself.
Thanks for giving it a shot — while I’m disappointed that it got knocked out, I’m pleased that it did as well as it did against a strong opponent. If you liked the album at all, give it a few more spins and you may be surprised by how much it sucks you in.
Power Trip - Nightmare Logic (2017) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Whooten | |
| League 13 - Match 1 | vs. |
Katatonia - Brave Murder Day (1996) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @The Flash Previous Rounds: League 14: Defeated AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 12-10. |
Bullet For My Valentine - Fever (2010) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @KidInTheDark666 | |
| League 13 - Match 2 | vs. |
Death - The Sound of Perseverance (1998) How it got here List entries: Metal Kingdom 94 Previous Rounds: League 18: Defeated Deafheaven - Sunbather 28-2. League 17: Defeated Soundgarden - Louder Than Love 15-12. League 16: Defeated Marilyn Manson - Portrait of an American Family 21-4. League 15: Defeated Insomnium - Winter’s Gate 16-8. League 14: Defeated HIM - Venus Doom 19-3. |
Grand Magus - Triumph and Power (2014) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Perun | |
| League 13 - Match 3 | vs. |
Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) How it got here List entries: Metal Rules 85 Previous Rounds: League 17: Defeated Evanescence - Fallen 22-6. League 16: Defeated Helmet - Meantime 22-2. League 15: Defeated Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn 20-5. League 14: Defeated Fear Factory - Demanufacture 19-3. |
Primordial - Where Greater Men Have Fallen (2014) How it got here List entries: n/a Maidenfans Nominators: @Perun | |
| League 13 - Match 4 | vs. |
Possessed - Seven Churches (1985) How it got here List entries: DigitalDreamDoor 42 Previous Rounds: League 15: Defeated Van Halen - Van Halen II 14-10. League 14: Defeated Samael - Above 12-10. |
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Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
The Power Trip song really reminded me of Practice What You Preach, did anyone else get that feeling?
JudasMyGuide
Ancient Mariner
Just a quick question - why is the Primordial video Gods to the Godless, which is from an altogether different album (2000's Spirit the Eath Aflame?)
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
Never heard of Powertrip before but I prefer this song much more than the Katatonia one.
I wouldn´t touch a BFMV album with a coronaproof long stick, so it´s obviously Death.
Megadave has better albums, Grand Magus was a pleasant surprise. Certainly a band I will check out very soon.
Possessed isn´t really my thing, Primordial is a band I´ve never checked out before but I love their sound.
I wouldn´t touch a BFMV album with a coronaproof long stick, so it´s obviously Death.
Megadave has better albums, Grand Magus was a pleasant surprise. Certainly a band I will check out very soon.
Possessed isn´t really my thing, Primordial is a band I´ve never checked out before but I love their sound.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
srfc
Ancient Mariner
Power Trip - Manowar groove straight outta Return of the Warlord but it's got the head nodding, vocals not particularly great but I hear words which I wasn't expecting from a 2017 album, kind of an Exodus style with the gang vocals, old school production gets a thumbs up, really derivative but good
Katatonia - Intro has a kind of "Rude Awakening" by Prong vibe, change is terrible, arse falls out of the song, vocals laughable, you get two or three measures of a good goth riff here and there and then it inexplicably changes really quickly to piss poor parts for no reason. Outro reprises the good intro, something Maiden get crucified for?
Power Trip with the win
Bullet for my Valentine - generic rhythm intro, hammer on riff over it is ok with a decent chord progression, half time verse is awful but vocals not as bad as they usually are in this kind of thing, he says "I'm in your heart" according to the lyrics on google but for some reason he clearly pronounces the word "I'm" starting with a consonant.
Death - opinion given loads of times, aces high chord progression in the intro, this is really bad just loads of technical riffs slapped together with no nuance or vibe
Bullet for my Valentine with the win, don't really like either but I'll throw kid in the dark a charity vote and also am really sick of this shit Death album
Grand Magus - A band I like a lot but only have a couple of records by. This is an album I don't have. Just classic heavy metal sent over the top by the best metal singer since the 80's. I don't know if this is just a bad mix on youtube but it's a bit tamer than the albums I'm familiar with. Key change at the end makes my skin crawl though
Also, "hail victory" is a bit dodgy, no?
Megadeth - opinion given a few times
Going with Grand Magus as this isn't a particularly great Megadeth record
Primordial - Fellow countrymen and Dubliners no less, my band were recording a shit demo in the same studio as these round about what ever album they were working on circa 1999/2000. I've tried loads of times to get into these but something just doesn't click with me, "The Coffin Ships" is brilliant as is their version of "The Foggy Dew", but everytime I check something out and I'm getting into it, a shit black metal beat kicks in or a dodgy lyric that he obviously thinks is really clever just draws me out of it. Another band that seems to get away with songs that are overly long in a way Iron Maiden get crucified for. @LooseCannon wiki says this track is not on the album listed
Possessed - opinion given before
Primordial with the win, despite the somewhat harsh review above, and not even out of loyalty to fellow dubs, it's just miles, miles better than Possessed
Katatonia - Intro has a kind of "Rude Awakening" by Prong vibe, change is terrible, arse falls out of the song, vocals laughable, you get two or three measures of a good goth riff here and there and then it inexplicably changes really quickly to piss poor parts for no reason. Outro reprises the good intro, something Maiden get crucified for?
Power Trip with the win
Bullet for my Valentine - generic rhythm intro, hammer on riff over it is ok with a decent chord progression, half time verse is awful but vocals not as bad as they usually are in this kind of thing, he says "I'm in your heart" according to the lyrics on google but for some reason he clearly pronounces the word "I'm" starting with a consonant.
Death - opinion given loads of times, aces high chord progression in the intro, this is really bad just loads of technical riffs slapped together with no nuance or vibe
Bullet for my Valentine with the win, don't really like either but I'll throw kid in the dark a charity vote and also am really sick of this shit Death album
Grand Magus - A band I like a lot but only have a couple of records by. This is an album I don't have. Just classic heavy metal sent over the top by the best metal singer since the 80's. I don't know if this is just a bad mix on youtube but it's a bit tamer than the albums I'm familiar with. Key change at the end makes my skin crawl though
Also, "hail victory" is a bit dodgy, no?Megadeth - opinion given a few times
Going with Grand Magus as this isn't a particularly great Megadeth record
Primordial - Fellow countrymen and Dubliners no less, my band were recording a shit demo in the same studio as these round about what ever album they were working on circa 1999/2000. I've tried loads of times to get into these but something just doesn't click with me, "The Coffin Ships" is brilliant as is their version of "The Foggy Dew", but everytime I check something out and I'm getting into it, a shit black metal beat kicks in or a dodgy lyric that he obviously thinks is really clever just draws me out of it. Another band that seems to get away with songs that are overly long in a way Iron Maiden get crucified for. @LooseCannon wiki says this track is not on the album listed
Possessed - opinion given before
Primordial with the win, despite the somewhat harsh review above, and not even out of loyalty to fellow dubs, it's just miles, miles better than Possessed
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