The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 4, Matches 82-87

What is your favourite song in each match? Vote in all six matchups!

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And hot take: barring "Angel of Death" and "The Sentinel", "Jesu død" is the best song here. This is an eight minute song that perfectly builds and sustains and intense atmosphere with its incredibly melodic feel.
I, and many others, just hear noise. It's eight minutes of listening to your neighbor leave their chainsaw on and unattended as it flops around a shoddy garage. I simply cannot look past every single basic element of production to hear this "perfectly built" song you're talking about.
 
Search and Destroy is fun, but just about any part of Deliverance is more interesting than it.

More Human Than Human has decent groove and a terrible chorus. Still don't have a high opinion of it. Jesu Død is a little overlong, and basically a trance song with black metal aesthetic which I'm not too big on. Still better.

Warzone is great, hard to deny The Sentinel's greatness even if I don't ever listen to it.

I like Dream Theater.

Super cool stuff in Wide Shut, it's a little too well produced though. Angel of Death is perfect.

Anthem that goes on for twice as long as it should vs a lively interesting song. Freezing Moon
 
Search and Destroy is fun, but just about any part of Deliverance is more interesting than it.

More Human Than Human has decent groove and a terrible chorus. Still don't have a high opinion of it. Jesu Død is a little overlong, and basically a trance song with black metal aesthetic which I'm not too big on. Still better.

Warzone is great, hard to deny The Sentinel's greatness even if I don't ever listen to it.

I like Dream Theater.

Super cool stuff in Wide Shut, it's a little too well produced though. Angel of Death is perfect.

Anthem that goes on for twice as long as it should vs a lively interesting song. Freezing Moon
If nobody got me, I know Shmoolikipod got me. :shred:
 
“Search And Destroy” vs. “Deliverance”: A shit song with good guitar work vs. a great song with shitty extreme vocals? No contest despite the Cookie Monster nonsense. Congratulations, MrJunkerMyBride. Winner: Opeth - “Deliverance”

“More Human Than Human” vs. “Jesu Død”: A dope groove vs. a better-than-it-ought-to-be black metal song that runs on twice as long as it should? Sorry, @Magnus, but I know which song I’d rather listen to again. Winner: White Zombie - “More Human Than Human”

“Warzone” vs. “The Sentinel”: Great riffs, a decent vocal line, and little else from Armored Saint aren’t enough to topple a very good Judas Priest track. Congratusorrylations @MrKnickerbocker, but The Kissindrocker’s nominee takes this one. Winner: Judas Priest - “The Sentinel”

“The Spirit Carries On” vs. “Smoke On The Water”: A schmaltzy Dream Theater track only partially redeemed by its solo vs. a solidly good Deep Purple track? Sorry, @DJMayes, but the list nominee is preferable here. Winner: Deep Purple - “Smoke On The Water”

“Wide Shut” vs. “Angel Of Death”: A good and interesting Myrath track vs. a better-than-average but still disappointing Slayer track? Sorry, KaGGno, but @Confeos ‘s nominee takes this one. Winner: Myrath - “Wide Shut”

“Warriors Of The World United” vs. “Freezing Moon”: A cheesy AF yet catchy Manowar track vs. a shit show with a few bright spots? Congratulations, @Poto, your nominee takes this one easily. Winner: Manowar - “Warriors Of The World United”
 
Opeth has delivered us from, uh, punk. Do you think that the only kind of zombie that Burzum likes is a White Zombie? Judas Priest's sentinel has smashed Armored Saint in the warzone. The spirit carries the smoke on the water on to Dream Theater. Close your eyes wide shut because the angel of death has come to, uh, Slayer us all. Warriors of the world, unite! Manowar is here to defend us from the frozen moon!






Part II, Round 3, Matches 67-72


Group Stage - Round 3
Match 67
Virtual XI Division​
Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
vs.
Overkill - Elimination​
@srfc
Nominators
DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100, Best Music Art 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -2
Record
0-1-0, 0 pts, -5​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 68
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Division​
Annihilator - Alison Hell
vs.
Manowar - Battle Hymn​
Popoff 500
Nominators
Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100
@Perun
1-0-0, 2 pts, +4
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +10​
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Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 69
Sanctuary Division​
Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be
vs.
Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain​
Popoff 500
Nominators
Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100, Best Music Art 100​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +2
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +6​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 70
Somewhere in Time Division​
Sentenced - Fields of Blood, Harvester of Hate
vs.
Bathory - A Fine Day to Die​
@Magnus
Nominators
Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -3
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +9​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 71
BBC Archives Division​
Motörhead - Killed by Death
vs.
Slayer - Raining Blood​
Popoff 500, Best Music Art 100
Nominators
Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Radio EHS 100, Rate Your Music 100, VH1 40
@Diesel 11, @KiDDo
1-0-0, 2 pts, +1
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +11​
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Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 72
Hell on Earth Division​
Nightwish - The Siren
vs.
Dio - Rainbow in the Dark​
@Diesel 11
Nominators
Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +11
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +16​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links
 
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Metallica and Slayer over Ozzy and the always overrated Motörhead. Sixth match was tough because I love The Siren’s uniqueness but I couldn’t vote against a Dio classic (even if Dio himself hated it).

Fourth match was a painful 15 minutes. Threw @Magnus a bone because parts of his pick reminded me of old Opeth.

Edit: I like The Thing That Should Not Be, but there are much stronger Metallica tracks that should be in this game that probably aren’t (namely almost the rest of the Puppets album).
 
Battle Hymn is the real Manowar. Great classic metal song.

Over The Mountain's parts/ideas are just so good. The Thing That Should Not Be's heaviness is brutal, but that's it for me.

The Siren is more than a worthy opponent of Rainbow In The Dark. With its vibe, music and chorus. Both are special songs imo.
 
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Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow vs. Overkill - Elimination
Elimination has a good riff/groove and great vocal, but it's not in the ball park of Suicidal How Will I Laugh Tomorrow

Annihilator - Alison Hell vs. Manowar - Battle Hymn

I like Battle Hymn, it's a great track, bar the Disney breakdown in the middle, but Alison Hell is far better Alison Hell

Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be vs. Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain

The Thing That Should Not Be has always been the weakest song on Puppets, it seems to get some kudos just because it's in a low tuning. Over the Mountain obliterates it Over the Mountain

Sentenced - Fields of Blood, Harvester of Hate vs. Bathory - A Fine Day to Die

Sentenced had some decent riffs but wasn't for me, Bathory was great, proper head nodding groove A Fine Day to Die

Motörhead - Killed by Death vs. Slayer - Raining Blood

Killed by Death is possibly my favourite Motorhead track, but it's way out of it's depth here. Raining Blood

Nightwish - The Siren vs. Dio - Rainbow in the Dark

Nightwish was pretty good, would like to hear more from them in this sort of proper song format, liked the goth vibe of the chorus-y section, reminded me a bit of a band @MindRuler had in an earlier round, could do with a memorable hook though. Rainbow in the Dark is awesome, one of Dio's very best vocals and a proper memorable hit Rainbow in the Dark
 
“How Will I Laugh Tomorrow” vs. “Elimination”: The Suicidal Tendencies track has good vocal lines, great songwriting, and a great solo, while the Overkill track has good riffs and bass work, but little else. An easy call for @srfc’s nominee. Winner: Suicidal Tendencies - “How Will I Laugh Tomorrow”

“Alison Hell” vs. “Battle Hymn”: The Annihilator track has strong music with terrible vocals, while the Manowar track is merely OK and stuffed to the gills with cheese. Sorry, @Perun, but I prefer the list nominee here. Winner: Annihilator - “Alison Hell”

“The Thing That Should Not Be” vs. “Over The Mountain”: The Metallica track is very good, if a bit repetitive, while the Ozzy track is merely good. A straightforward call here. Winner: Metallica - “The Thing That Should Not Be”

“Fields of Blood, Harvester of Hate” vs. “A Fine Day To Die”: The Sentenced track has some interesting guitar and bass work, but the vocals and songwriting kinda stink, while the Bathory track is almost great, if a bit raw and unpolished. Sorry, @Magnus, but I prefer the list nominee here. Winner: Bathory - “A Fine Day To Die”

“Killed By Death” vs. “Raining Blood”: The Motörhead track is typically serviceable but forgettable, while the Slayer track is actually pretty good, minus the typically bad vocals and shitty soloing. An easy call for DiDDo11’s nominee. Winner: Slayer - “Raining Blood”

“The Siren” vs. “Rainbow In The Dark”: The Nightwish song is good, if a bit too soundtrackish, while the Dio song is great. Sorry, @Diesel 11, but the list nominee takes this one. Winner: Dio - “Rainbow In The Dark”
 
Both the vocals in the first match are terrible, but Overkill is at least more harmless.

Sentenced and Bathory are both alright, I don't love either of them. I wanted Bathory to go somewhere, but it feels very samey. The riffing by Sentenced gives it the win.

Easy votes for Annihilator, Metallica, Slayer, and Dio.
 
Suicidal Tendencies, Manowar, Metallica, Bathory, Slayer, Dio.

Was tempted to vote for Annihilator and Nightwish in their respective matchups, but their opponents just pulled ahead.
 
Pretty easy votes for Overkill, Annihilator, Metallica, Bathory and Motorhead, only the last match took a while to decide and, well, Rainbow in the Dark is such a cool, 80s-style song, one of the catchiest things Dio ever put out, but still... Nightwish are Nightwish, call me band biased (because I am).
 
You know, there's a joke about Overkill and Suicidal Tendencies but I'm not adroit enough to make it currently. Annihilator brings the battle hymn to their foes in this one. Metallica doesn't want to go over the mountain and face the thing that should not be. Doesn't Sentenced have the best song name to go against Bathory's A Fine Day to Die? Slayer is raining blood on their speed-fueled predecessors. You don't need a siren to navigate in the dark, says Dio. You need a rainbow.






Part II, Round 3, Matches 73-78


Group Stage - Round 3
Match 73
Dennis Stratton Division​
Hell - Blasphemy and the Master
vs.
System of a Down - Toxicity​
@srfc
Nominators
VH1 40, Youtube 50
@Spambot, @____no5
0-1-0, 0 pts, -15
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +7​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 74
Can I Play With Madness? Division​
Megadeth - Into the Lungs of Hell (original version)
vs.
Sepultura - Refuse/Resist​
@Jer
Nominators
Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, Radio EHS 100, VH1 40​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +9
Record
0-1-0, 0 pts, -4​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 75
Brave New World Division​
Rhapsody of Fire - Knightrider of Doom (Power of the Dragonflame version)
vs.
Helloween - Halloween​
@JudasMyGuide
Nominators
Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100
@Black Bart, @____no5, @Wogmidget, @JudasMyGuide
1-0-0, 2 pts, +1
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +15​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 76
Ghost of the Navigator Division​
Angra - Carry On
vs.
Dream Theater - Metropolis, Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper​
@Black Bart
Nominators
Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100
@DJ James, @LooseCannon
1-0-0, 2 pts, +3
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +20​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 77
Hallowed Be Thy Name Division​
Dio - Stand Up and Shout
vs.
Megadeth - Tornado of Souls​
Popoff 500
Nominators
Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100
@____no5, @Confeos, @Wogmidget
1-0-0, 2 pts, +5
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +18​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
Links

Group Stage - Round 3
Match 78
Wasted Year Division​
Anthrax - Medusa
vs.
Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno​
@The Dissident
Nominators
Popoff 500
@____no5, @Confeos
0-1-0, 0 pts, -15
Record
1-0-0, 2 pts, +10​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon
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