Round 3: Metal Up Your A$$!
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Ancient Mariner
I read a quote from Quincy Jones yesterday. I refused to verify it cos I liked it. Says he "The Beatles were a bunch of non-playing motherfuckers....McCartney was the worst bass player I ever seen." Ho ho ho.
In terms of Carcass, I entered a small, old pub in London one day last year. Real old, secluded down an alleyway.
The bar man goes "are you here for the 'gram?"
Says I "wha?"
"Oh most strangers we get in here come the the Instagram posts. We're London oldest pub."
I told him that I knew not of what he spoke and ordered a pint.
We got chatting about metal and he told me that one of Carcass drinks in there regularly.
So there's my tale about Carcass.
About the pub, there's a sign at the top of the alleyway saying "London oldest and most secret pub this way." Pointing out the secret seemed a tad funny to me.
In terms of Carcass, I entered a small, old pub in London one day last year. Real old, secluded down an alleyway.
The bar man goes "are you here for the 'gram?"
Says I "wha?"
"Oh most strangers we get in here come the the Instagram posts. We're London oldest pub."
I told him that I knew not of what he spoke and ordered a pint.
We got chatting about metal and he told me that one of Carcass drinks in there regularly.
So there's my tale about Carcass.
About the pub, there's a sign at the top of the alleyway saying "London oldest and most secret pub this way." Pointing out the secret seemed a tad funny to me.
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
3 Anthem - Venom Strike +1
3 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
3 Carcass - The Scythe's Remorseless Swing +1
3 Legion Of The Damned - Malevolent Rapture
4 Evergrey - Solitude Within
2 Pagan's Mind - Supremacy, Our Kind +1
4 Tool - Forty Six & 2 +1
2 The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition
Invincible Shield is, no doubt a great song for a band that debuted in 1974 and still going strong in the present but the overall feel of Venom Strike feels so organic and genuine. It's energy is just infectious. Both songs have a lengthy solo section, again Anthem sounds more strong in this department as well!
The Carcass song has got the melody from the Heartwork album as well as that rock n' roll groovy swagger from their late period albums like Swansong as well, so that's definitely a win for me. Malevolent Rapture is standard Death-Thrash but I won't call it my favourite...
To the Evergrey fans in the forum, I really liked Solitude Within but at a recent listen I realized the main melody (specially at the intro) sounds a lot similar to another song of theirs called "The Masterplan" (although that song came a couple years later) which, in my opinion, is a much better representation of the band.
Still a good song with a great modern-sounding production for it's time period. For me, Supremacy, Our Kind is just beautiful and dreamy. The chorus is HUGE! Space based sci-fi is a recurring theme in the band's discography.
For the 4th Match, I'm actually coming out of my comfort zone here. I'm not super familiar with Tool. Did try their music at several occasions before but yet to get into them properly. I actually really liked the theme behind Forty Six & 2. The music is pretty engaging as well.
When I first looked at @Shmoolikipod's list, I thought its gonna be full of Djent stuff. But his list has some really unique numbers which we will be seeing further! The Contortionist sounds like nice modern Prog band (in the lines of Between The Buried And Me and Plini) but Tool's song is a stronger contender here!
P.S. waiting for your vote bro @Kalata !
3 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
3 Carcass - The Scythe's Remorseless Swing +1
3 Legion Of The Damned - Malevolent Rapture
4 Evergrey - Solitude Within
2 Pagan's Mind - Supremacy, Our Kind +1
4 Tool - Forty Six & 2 +1
2 The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition
Invincible Shield is, no doubt a great song for a band that debuted in 1974 and still going strong in the present but the overall feel of Venom Strike feels so organic and genuine. It's energy is just infectious. Both songs have a lengthy solo section, again Anthem sounds more strong in this department as well!
The Carcass song has got the melody from the Heartwork album as well as that rock n' roll groovy swagger from their late period albums like Swansong as well, so that's definitely a win for me. Malevolent Rapture is standard Death-Thrash but I won't call it my favourite...
To the Evergrey fans in the forum, I really liked Solitude Within but at a recent listen I realized the main melody (specially at the intro) sounds a lot similar to another song of theirs called "The Masterplan" (although that song came a couple years later) which, in my opinion, is a much better representation of the band.
Still a good song with a great modern-sounding production for it's time period. For me, Supremacy, Our Kind is just beautiful and dreamy. The chorus is HUGE! Space based sci-fi is a recurring theme in the band's discography.
For the 4th Match, I'm actually coming out of my comfort zone here. I'm not super familiar with Tool. Did try their music at several occasions before but yet to get into them properly. I actually really liked the theme behind Forty Six & 2. The music is pretty engaging as well.
When I first looked at @Shmoolikipod's list, I thought its gonna be full of Djent stuff. But his list has some really unique numbers which we will be seeing further! The Contortionist sounds like nice modern Prog band (in the lines of Between The Buried And Me and Plini) but Tool's song is a stronger contender here!
P.S. waiting for your vote bro @Kalata !
MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
The Masterplan is amazing too yes.
Azas
Navigatio
Dear participants of this Great Game of Songs for the Title of the Greatest Metal Song Ever and Forever,
I hereby come forth and propose to you all that we set a voting period of no more than three days. Because those who don't give a fuck will do so even more willingly in the longer term.
There is an old adage that says that the show must go on, and that the train does not wait for those who are stuck on the toilet. I hope that this proposal of mine will be considered very seriously and thoroughly. Because time flies, and flies love to sit on the waste products of all living things... I mean, time waits for no man. No man.
Thank you all for your understanding and attention to this very serious and attention-demanding matter. Do not sit on the toilet too long!
Azas was in da house. I mean, in this great hall of music and great songs, in the shadows of great and acquired taste, good ears and good manners. To the music and to the spirit of participation. Never Surrender. Hail, and post your very precious opinion. Vote now or shut up forever. Ooops, I meant stay silent and grumpy forever.
Sláinte and cheers to all audiophiles, because the fate of the world is being decided here. And now!
Hop on the train or be the dust falling from the trousers.
THE GAME IS ON!
I hereby come forth and propose to you all that we set a voting period of no more than three days. Because those who don't give a fuck will do so even more willingly in the longer term.
There is an old adage that says that the show must go on, and that the train does not wait for those who are stuck on the toilet. I hope that this proposal of mine will be considered very seriously and thoroughly. Because time flies, and flies love to sit on the waste products of all living things... I mean, time waits for no man. No man.
Thank you all for your understanding and attention to this very serious and attention-demanding matter. Do not sit on the toilet too long!
Azas was in da house. I mean, in this great hall of music and great songs, in the shadows of great and acquired taste, good ears and good manners. To the music and to the spirit of participation. Never Surrender. Hail, and post your very precious opinion. Vote now or shut up forever. Ooops, I meant stay silent and grumpy forever.
Sláinte and cheers to all audiophiles, because the fate of the world is being decided here. And now!
Hop on the train or be the dust falling from the trousers.
THE GAME IS ON!
Azas
Navigatio
My post was just a proposal, albeit a very convincing one. Also full of displays of good taste, good manners and profound knowledge... and then I got carried away. (In a straitjacket, as I am now.)
That's what the majority of people here will say, unless they're currently sitting on the toilet and completely consumed by Candy Crush.
Diesel 11
As you scream into the web of silence...
I’m cool with five. It took some time before I was able to vote in the first round and I was happy that it was still open.
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
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Shmoolikipod
Stranger to the Light
4 Anthem - Venom Strike +1
3 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
4 Carcass - The Scythe's Remorseless Swing +1
3 Legion Of The Damned - Malevolent Rapture
5 Evergrey - Solitude Within +1
2 Pagan's Mind - Supremacy, Our Kind
4 Tool - Forty Six & 2
3 The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition +1
A lot of the first round came down to the surprise factor. I knew what Invincible Shield is going to sound like before pressing play, and it's still great and reminds me a lot of the Firepower album which I love, but so is Venom Strike and I did just have more fun with Anthem.
Love the riffing and sound in Malevolent Rapture, the vocals were fine to me. It wasn't enough to move me from Carcass. I really wanted to have something from this album here and I think I spent 50% of the time I was making my list on picking the song
. But I really think it's up there with Heartwork. Scythe is a pretty epic closer that has a bit of everything from the rest of the album so I went with it. Metallica did the tic tic tic toc better though.
Solitude Within is quite incredible, I'll have to check out more Evergrey... It had some Symphony X vibes at places. I liked the Pagan's Mind song too but less consistently than Evergrey. The singer is incredible though.
Like Rob Halford said, 46&2 is the one I love to hate. No, not really, but it was never close to being the best song even just on Aenima. Meanwhile I discovered Language only this year, and it's wild, I thought people write words because they look pretty. I know that's what I did!
This song is beautiful and tender and it makes me emotional to the point of crying. It's one of two songs I locked into my list before even thinking about other options. I'm not sure which Tool songs would make this competitive, maybe Lateralus or The Pot.
3 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
4 Carcass - The Scythe's Remorseless Swing +1
3 Legion Of The Damned - Malevolent Rapture
5 Evergrey - Solitude Within +1
2 Pagan's Mind - Supremacy, Our Kind
4 Tool - Forty Six & 2
3 The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition +1
A lot of the first round came down to the surprise factor. I knew what Invincible Shield is going to sound like before pressing play, and it's still great and reminds me a lot of the Firepower album which I love, but so is Venom Strike and I did just have more fun with Anthem.
Love the riffing and sound in Malevolent Rapture, the vocals were fine to me. It wasn't enough to move me from Carcass. I really wanted to have something from this album here and I think I spent 50% of the time I was making my list on picking the song
. But I really think it's up there with Heartwork. Scythe is a pretty epic closer that has a bit of everything from the rest of the album so I went with it. Metallica did the tic tic tic toc better though.Solitude Within is quite incredible, I'll have to check out more Evergrey... It had some Symphony X vibes at places. I liked the Pagan's Mind song too but less consistently than Evergrey. The singer is incredible though.
Like Rob Halford said, 46&2 is the one I love to hate. No, not really, but it was never close to being the best song even just on Aenima. Meanwhile I discovered Language only this year, and it's wild, I thought people write words because they look pretty. I know that's what I did!
This song is beautiful and tender and it makes me emotional to the point of crying. It's one of two songs I locked into my list before even thinking about other options. I'm not sure which Tool songs would make this competitive, maybe Lateralus or The Pot.
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
Its all random though.I wonder how Round 3 is going to be named.
Breaking The Jaw
I named this round keeping Carcass in mind.
Vaenyr
Ancient Mariner
5 Anthem - Venom Strike +1
3 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
5 Carcass - The Scythe's Remorseless Swing +1
3 Legion Of The Damned - Malevolent Rapture
6 Evergrey - Solitude Within +1
2 Pagan's Mind - Supremacy, Our Kind
5 Tool - Forty Six & 2 +1
3 The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition
I'm a big fan of Invincible Shield as an album, the title track is one of the weaker tracks on the album though, imo (As God Is My Witness is probably the strongest track for me). Hadn't heard anything from Anthem before, didn't know the band. But holy shit, I'm impressed! The riffs and drumming are pretty cool but the star of the show is without a doubt the vocalist. Absolutely insane voice, I could listen to the dude for hours. The longer the song went, the easier my choice. Though to be fair, the final minute of Invincible Shield might be one of the finest moments in JP discography, I adore that section.
The Carcass song was really not what I expected. Really enjoyed how melodic it was overall. The guitar sound is pretty refreshing as well, compared to the majority of metal albums released in the last decade. I like the harsh vocals as well and the variety is pretty nice. Guess I know which album I'll listen to next lol
Malevolent Rapture is quite thrashy and has very interesting vocals. I think I'd need to listen to this one some more so that it can grow on me. Tick tick tick tock, The Scythe's Remorseless Swing takes this one!
Solitude Within is one of my all-time favourite songs. Great collection of riffs and melodies, and Tom's unique voice back when it was a lot more raw. I love his voice. Anyone who liked this song should listen to the "A Night To Remember" live album. It's basically Evergrey's Live After Death, with most renditions of the songs being better than the respective album versions. This one's on there as well.
Now onto Pagan's Mind, I really enjoyed how the synth takes over and the drum groove changes. The verse was super unexpected in many ways. Funnily enough, I could've sworn that Snowy Shaw was the vocalist and I had to look it up to make sure. Very similar vocals styles. The recurring section with the heavy vocal effects is really cool! As is what I'm assuming is the chorus. Overall a very interesting song that I enjoyed quite a bit, but I have to give to Solitude Within.
Forty Six & 2 is classic Tool and one of my favourite songs of theirs. The hypnotic bass riff, the lovely modal interchange in the vocal lines, the percussion; so much to enjoy in this song. I'm still not used to the snare drum though lol
Language I: Intuition builds some truly captivating atmosphere. That's another album that I'll check out, I think I must've heard something off that before, the cover seems very familiar. Impressive musicianship, great song, but having to choose I'm going with Tool.
3 Judas Priest - Invincible Shield
5 Carcass - The Scythe's Remorseless Swing +1
3 Legion Of The Damned - Malevolent Rapture
6 Evergrey - Solitude Within +1
2 Pagan's Mind - Supremacy, Our Kind
5 Tool - Forty Six & 2 +1
3 The Contortionist - Language I: Intuition
I'm a big fan of Invincible Shield as an album, the title track is one of the weaker tracks on the album though, imo (As God Is My Witness is probably the strongest track for me). Hadn't heard anything from Anthem before, didn't know the band. But holy shit, I'm impressed! The riffs and drumming are pretty cool but the star of the show is without a doubt the vocalist. Absolutely insane voice, I could listen to the dude for hours. The longer the song went, the easier my choice. Though to be fair, the final minute of Invincible Shield might be one of the finest moments in JP discography, I adore that section.
The Carcass song was really not what I expected. Really enjoyed how melodic it was overall. The guitar sound is pretty refreshing as well, compared to the majority of metal albums released in the last decade. I like the harsh vocals as well and the variety is pretty nice. Guess I know which album I'll listen to next lol
Malevolent Rapture is quite thrashy and has very interesting vocals. I think I'd need to listen to this one some more so that it can grow on me. Tick tick tick tock, The Scythe's Remorseless Swing takes this one!
Solitude Within is one of my all-time favourite songs. Great collection of riffs and melodies, and Tom's unique voice back when it was a lot more raw. I love his voice. Anyone who liked this song should listen to the "A Night To Remember" live album. It's basically Evergrey's Live After Death, with most renditions of the songs being better than the respective album versions. This one's on there as well.
Now onto Pagan's Mind, I really enjoyed how the synth takes over and the drum groove changes. The verse was super unexpected in many ways. Funnily enough, I could've sworn that Snowy Shaw was the vocalist and I had to look it up to make sure. Very similar vocals styles. The recurring section with the heavy vocal effects is really cool! As is what I'm assuming is the chorus. Overall a very interesting song that I enjoyed quite a bit, but I have to give to Solitude Within.
Forty Six & 2 is classic Tool and one of my favourite songs of theirs. The hypnotic bass riff, the lovely modal interchange in the vocal lines, the percussion; so much to enjoy in this song. I'm still not used to the snare drum though lol
Language I: Intuition builds some truly captivating atmosphere. That's another album that I'll check out, I think I must've heard something off that before, the cover seems very familiar. Impressive musicianship, great song, but having to choose I'm going with Tool.
Siddharth
Long Distance Trooper
Round 3:
1. Bruce Dickinson - The Tower
(Nominated by - @Azas)
Vs.
Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun
Nominated by - @Kalata)
2. Metallica - Disposable Heroes
(Nominated by - @Diesel 11)
Vs.
Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
(Nominated by - @Clairvoyant Parchment)
3. Avantasia - Avantasia
(Nominated by - @Azas)
Vs.
Primal Fear - Eden
(Nominated by - @Kalata)
4. Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross
(Nominated by - @Siddharth)
Vs.
Ghost - Cenotaph
(Nominated by - @Azas)
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0 Bruce Dickinson - The Tower
0 Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun
0 Metallica - Disposable Heroes
0 Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
0 Avantasia - Avantasia
0 Primal Fear - Eden
0 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross
0 Ghost - Cenotaph
P.S. In case of Sacrifice, "Forward To Termination" and "Terror Strikes" are two different songs but completely work together as one piece of music, something in the lines of "The Hellion/Electric Eye". So its allowed.
1. Bruce Dickinson - The Tower
(Nominated by - @Azas)
Vs.
Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun
Nominated by - @Kalata)
2. Metallica - Disposable Heroes
(Nominated by - @Diesel 11)
Vs.
Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
(Nominated by - @Clairvoyant Parchment)
3. Avantasia - Avantasia
(Nominated by - @Azas)
Vs.
Primal Fear - Eden
(Nominated by - @Kalata)
4. Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross
(Nominated by - @Siddharth)
Vs.
Ghost - Cenotaph
(Nominated by - @Azas)
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0 Bruce Dickinson - The Tower
0 Blaze Bayley - Stare At The Sun
0 Metallica - Disposable Heroes
0 Sacrifice - Forward To Termination/Terror Strikes
0 Avantasia - Avantasia
0 Primal Fear - Eden
0 Corrosion Of Conformity - Albatross
0 Ghost - Cenotaph
P.S. In case of Sacrifice, "Forward To Termination" and "Terror Strikes" are two different songs but completely work together as one piece of music, something in the lines of "The Hellion/Electric Eye". So its allowed.