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This is the Greatest Metal (Non Maiden) Album game, thankyou and welcome. Here is the format:
128 Metal albums will be polled in 16 elimination rounds consisting of 8 albums per round.
Upon reaching our final 16, a round-robin elimination will occur and each album will battle a heads up elimination with another album until we reach the final 8, from which the order of the final 8 will be decided.
The final 8 works as follows:
Elimination Final 1: (EF1) 5th plays 8th, loser is out.
Elimination Final 2: (EF2) 6th plays 7th, loser is out.
Qualifying Final 1: (QF1) 1st plays 4th
Qualifying Final 2: (QF2) 2nd plays 3rd
Semi Final 1: (SF1) Winner of EF2 plays loser of QF1, loser is out.
Semi Final 2: (SF2) Winner of EF1 plays loser of QF2, loser is out.
Preliminary Final 1: (PF1) Winner of QF1 plays winner of SF2, loser is out.
Preliminary Final 2: (PF2)Winner of QF2 plays winner of SF1, loser is out.
Grand Final: Winner of PF1 plays winner of PF2.
The metal albums are made up from my own personal top albums, it's really the only criteria I could use.
Voting will last approx. 2-3 days per round, have fun.
Also, feedback on your vote is by no means compulsory, but much appreciated as it adds life to whole thread.
Anyhow, here goes...
And the Qualifiers are:
Round 1: Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Round 2: Judas Priest - Painkiller
Round 3: Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Round 4: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Round 5: Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Round 6: Dio - The Last in Line
Round 7: Megadeth - United Abominations
Round 8: Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Round 9: Metallica - Master of Puppets
Round 10: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Round 11: Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Round 12: Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Round 13: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Round 14: Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Round 15: Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Round 16: AC/DC - Back in Black
Elimination Round 1: Dio - The Last in Line 56 defeated Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 44
Elimination Round 2: Metallica - Kill 'Em All 53 defeated Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 47
Elimination Round 3: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 69 defeated Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith 31
Elimination Round 4: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell 75 defeated Black Sabbath - Mob Rules 25
Elimination Round 5: Metallica - Master of Puppets 94 defeated Megadeth - United Abominations 6
Elimination Round 6: Judas Priest - Painkiller 80 defeated Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 20
Elimination Round 7: Megadeth - Rust in Peace 70 defeated AC/DC - Back in Black 30
Elimination Round 8: Metallica - Ride the Lightning 73 defeated Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 27
The Final 8:
1.
Metallica - Master of Puppets 94
2.
Judas Priest - Painkiller 80
3.
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell 75
4.
Metallica - Ride the Lightning 73
5.
Megadeth - Rust in Peace 70
6.
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 69
7.
Dio - The Last in Line 56
8.
Metallica - Kill 'Em All 53
Elimination Final 1: Megadeth - Rust in Peace defeated Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Elimination Final 2: Dio - The Last in Line defeated Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Qualifying Final 1: Metallica - Ride the Lightning defeated Metallica - Master of Puppets
Qualifying Final 2: Judas Priest - Painkiller defeated Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Semi Final 1: Metallica - Master of Puppets defeated Dio - The Last in Line
Semi Final 2: Megadeth - Rust in Peace defeated Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Preliminary Final 1: Metallica - Master of Puppets defeated Judas Priest - Painkiller
Preliminary Final 2: Megadeth - Rust in Peace defeated Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Participating Albums:
Kiss - Lick It Up
Dokken - Under Lock and Key
Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What!
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction
Death - Symbolic
Dio - Dream Evil
Trouble - Run to the Light
Venom - Welcome to Hell
Accept - Breaker
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Manowar - Battle Hymns
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of A Madman
Anthrax - Among the Living
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side
Metallica - Metallica
Motley Crue - Shout At the Devil
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Scorpions - Virgin Killer
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Iced Earth - Something Wicked Comes This Way
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Testament - Practice What You Preach
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Halford - Resurrection
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Dio - Last in Line
Van Halen - Van Halen
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
W.A.S.P - The Last Command
Rainbow - Long Live Rock and Roll
Megadeth - Killing is My Business...And Business is Good
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Testament - Souls of Black
Celtic Frost - Vanity/Nemesis
Whiplash - Ticket to Mayhem
Megadeth - United Abominations
Watchtower - Control and Resistance
Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction
W.A.S.P - Kill Fuck Die
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Manowar - Kings of Metal
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Dokken - Tooth and Nail
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Kiss - Destroyer
Overkill - The Years of Decay
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Enslaved - Below the Lights
Whitesnake - Saints & Sinners
Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick
Slayer - South of Heaven
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Van Halen - Van Halen II
In Flames - The Jester Race
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Mortal Sin - Face of Despair
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Deicide - Stench of Redemption
Children of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Bathory - Blood on Ice
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Motorhead - Orgasmatron
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Dark Tranquility - Fiction
Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
W.A.S.P - Inside the Electric Circus
Motorhead - Overkill
Nuclear Assualt - Handle With Care
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Metal Church - The Dark
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Testament - The Legacy
Coroner - R.I.P
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Flotsam & Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiever
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I
GWAR - Scumdogs of the Universe
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II
Sodom - Persecution Mania
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium
AC/DC - Back in Black
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Rush - Fly By Night
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Trouble - Psalm 9
UP THE IRONS
This is the Greatest Metal (Non Maiden) Album game, thankyou and welcome. Here is the format:
128 Metal albums will be polled in 16 elimination rounds consisting of 8 albums per round.
Upon reaching our final 16, a round-robin elimination will occur and each album will battle a heads up elimination with another album until we reach the final 8, from which the order of the final 8 will be decided.
The final 8 works as follows:
Elimination Final 1: (EF1) 5th plays 8th, loser is out.
Elimination Final 2: (EF2) 6th plays 7th, loser is out.
Qualifying Final 1: (QF1) 1st plays 4th
Qualifying Final 2: (QF2) 2nd plays 3rd
Semi Final 1: (SF1) Winner of EF2 plays loser of QF1, loser is out.
Semi Final 2: (SF2) Winner of EF1 plays loser of QF2, loser is out.
Preliminary Final 1: (PF1) Winner of QF1 plays winner of SF2, loser is out.
Preliminary Final 2: (PF2)Winner of QF2 plays winner of SF1, loser is out.
Grand Final: Winner of PF1 plays winner of PF2.
The metal albums are made up from my own personal top albums, it's really the only criteria I could use.
Voting will last approx. 2-3 days per round, have fun.
Also, feedback on your vote is by no means compulsory, but much appreciated as it adds life to whole thread.
Anyhow, here goes...
And the Qualifiers are:
Round 1: Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Round 2: Judas Priest - Painkiller
Round 3: Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Round 4: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Round 5: Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Round 6: Dio - The Last in Line
Round 7: Megadeth - United Abominations
Round 8: Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Round 9: Metallica - Master of Puppets
Round 10: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Round 11: Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Round 12: Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Round 13: Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Round 14: Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Round 15: Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Round 16: AC/DC - Back in Black
Elimination Round 1: Dio - The Last in Line 56 defeated Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 44
Elimination Round 2: Metallica - Kill 'Em All 53 defeated Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 47
Elimination Round 3: Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 69 defeated Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith 31
Elimination Round 4: Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell 75 defeated Black Sabbath - Mob Rules 25
Elimination Round 5: Metallica - Master of Puppets 94 defeated Megadeth - United Abominations 6
Elimination Round 6: Judas Priest - Painkiller 80 defeated Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 20
Elimination Round 7: Megadeth - Rust in Peace 70 defeated AC/DC - Back in Black 30
Elimination Round 8: Metallica - Ride the Lightning 73 defeated Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 27
The Final 8:
1.
Metallica - Master of Puppets 94
2.
Judas Priest - Painkiller 80
3.
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell 75
4.
Metallica - Ride the Lightning 73
5.
Megadeth - Rust in Peace 70
6.
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny 69
7.
Dio - The Last in Line 56
8.
Metallica - Kill 'Em All 53
Elimination Final 1: Megadeth - Rust in Peace defeated Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Elimination Final 2: Dio - The Last in Line defeated Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Qualifying Final 1: Metallica - Ride the Lightning defeated Metallica - Master of Puppets
Qualifying Final 2: Judas Priest - Painkiller defeated Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Semi Final 1: Metallica - Master of Puppets defeated Dio - The Last in Line
Semi Final 2: Megadeth - Rust in Peace defeated Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Preliminary Final 1: Metallica - Master of Puppets defeated Judas Priest - Painkiller
Preliminary Final 2: Megadeth - Rust in Peace defeated Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Participating Albums:
Kiss - Lick It Up
Dokken - Under Lock and Key
Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What!
Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith
Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Anthrax - Fistful of Metal
Carcass - Reek of Putrefaction
Death - Symbolic
Dio - Dream Evil
Trouble - Run to the Light
Venom - Welcome to Hell
Accept - Breaker
Black Sabbath - Born Again
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Kreator - Extreme Aggression
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Bathory - Blood Fire Death
Manowar - Battle Hymns
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of A Madman
Anthrax - Among the Living
Slayer - Show No Mercy
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease
Exodus - Bonded by Blood
Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side
Metallica - Metallica
Motley Crue - Shout At the Devil
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Scorpions - Virgin Killer
AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Iced Earth - Something Wicked Comes This Way
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
Ratt - Out of the Cellar
Deep Purple - Machine Head
Testament - Practice What You Preach
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Halford - Resurrection
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Dio - Last in Line
Van Halen - Van Halen
Accept - Balls to the Wall
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
W.A.S.P - The Last Command
Rainbow - Long Live Rock and Roll
Megadeth - Killing is My Business...And Business is Good
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Testament - Souls of Black
Celtic Frost - Vanity/Nemesis
Whiplash - Ticket to Mayhem
Megadeth - United Abominations
Watchtower - Control and Resistance
Mortal Sin - Mayhemic Destruction
W.A.S.P - Kill Fuck Die
Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Manowar - Kings of Metal
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Dokken - Tooth and Nail
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill
Black Sabbath - Mob Rules
Kiss - Destroyer
Overkill - The Years of Decay
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
Megadeth - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying?
Def Leppard - Pyromania
Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
Enslaved - Below the Lights
Whitesnake - Saints & Sinners
Morbid Angel - Blessed are the Sick
Slayer - South of Heaven
Judas Priest - Stained Class
Scorpions - Tokyo Tapes
Skid Row - Slave to the Grind
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Van Halen - Van Halen II
In Flames - The Jester Race
Twisted Sister - Under the Blade
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Saxon - Wheels of Steel
Mortal Sin - Face of Despair
Megadeth - Youthanasia
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Deicide - Stench of Redemption
Children of Bodom - Tokyo Warhearts
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Bathory - Blood on Ice
Dream Theater - Images & Words
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Motorhead - Orgasmatron
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Anthrax - Persistence of Time
Dark Tranquility - Fiction
Exodus - Fabulous Disaster
Obituary - Slowly We Rot
W.A.S.P - Inside the Electric Circus
Motorhead - Overkill
Nuclear Assualt - Handle With Care
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Dark Angel - Darkness Descends
Metal Church - The Dark
Metallica - Kill 'Em All
Testament - The Legacy
Coroner - R.I.P
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Flotsam & Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiever
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part I
GWAR - Scumdogs of the Universe
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II
Sodom - Persecution Mania
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Celtic Frost - Into the Pandemonium
AC/DC - Back in Black
Metallica - Death Magnetic
Rush - Fly By Night
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Trouble - Psalm 9
UP THE IRONS