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

[JudasMyGuide]

The second pick in every match except a vote for Rhapsody - I love Turilli more than anyone in Helloween and I feel this match is going to be brutal, so I'm voting for the underdog.

(fun fact, both songs in that match were nominated by me and in both wifey explicitly had a say)

 

[srfc]

Hell - Blasphemy and the Master vs. System of a Down - Toxicity
Toxicity is a fairly nondescript sort of nu-metal track, it at least sounds a bit original because he has an accent and there's a few weirdo groove changes but otherwise there's nothing suggesting why it should be in this hallowed competition, and my heart sank a bit when I saw it's got almost a billion views. Blasphemy and the Master is the far more metal, and lets face it, better track here, whether nominated by me or not Blasphemy and the Master

Megadeth - Into the Lungs of Hell (original version) vs. Sepultura - Refuse/Resist
I loved Chaos A.D. at the time, and still listen to it once in a blue moon, but Refuse/Resist has always been a bit braindead. Into the Lungs of Hell (original version)

Rhapsody of Fire - Knightrider of Doom (Power of the Dragonflame version) vs. Helloween - Halloween
Halloween is a genuinely great Power Metal track, this Rhapsody of Fire track is pretty bad Halloween

Angra - Carry On vs. Dream Theater - Metropolis, Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper
Metropolis is a genuinely great DT track, this Angra track is pretty bad. Metropolis, Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper

Dio - Stand Up and Shout vs. Megadeth - Tornado of Souls
Stand Up and Shout is great, and one of Metal's best album openers, but it's come up against a higher standard of track in this round Tornado of Souls

Anthrax - Medusa vs. Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno
Medusa is pretty decent and Spreading the Disease is one of Anthrax's actual good albums. Dante's Inferno certainly has some fast picking in it, whether the riffs are any good is debatable Medusa

 

[Magnus]

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”

That's one of Bathory's best
Angra vs DT both awful, tossed a coin.

 

[Magnus]

Coin rolled away somewhere initially, had to search for it, go figure.

 

[Mosh]

Voting Carry On over Metropolis is like choosing The Wheels on the Bus over Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Voting Carry On over Metropolis is like choosing The Wheels on the Bus over Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

Well... one of those actually has a semblance of a structure.

I actually voted for Metropolis mostly for...

!DEATH IS THE FIRST DANCING TURTLE!

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Carry On is excellent, but Metropolis is truly one of the greatest of all time.

 

[MindRuler]

Carry On is excellent, but Metropolis is truly one of the greatest of all time.

That song alone justifies the purchase of Images And Words.

 

[Kalata]

Knightrider Of Doom vs Halloween is a tough matchup. So are Stand Up And Shout vs Tornado Of Souls and Carry On vs The Miracle And The Sleeper. Favorite parts will decide.

Medusa for the win.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

1. That Hell song is hilarious. Easy pick. Bonus points for not being SOAD.
2. Megadeth easily. Sepultura is not for me.
3. Ugh. Helloween is far less generic, but I can’t stand the vocals.
4. LOLOLOLOL
5. I hate to vote against Dio, but this track is far from his strongest, while Tornado is one of Megadeth’s best. That solo!
6. Not sure how this is so close. Iced Earth have the much stronger song here, full of great powerful riffage and memorable moments. Lucifer! Angel of light!

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

System, easily.
Deth, easily.

Rhapsody because I just can't with Helloween.

Dream Theater, easily.
Tornado of Souls, easily (unfortunately).

I'm not a huge fan of Dante's Inferno, but it's better than a mediocre BellaThrax song.

 

[Jer]

“Blasphemy And The Master” vs. “Toxicity”: The Hell track is kind of a mess, but it’s never boring, while the SOAD track has super-annoying vocals and a bad chorus, despite some nice guitar bits. Not a fan of either track, but sorry no5pambot, I’m going with @srfc’s nominee here. Winner: Hell - “Blasphemy And The Master”

“Into The Lungs Of Hell” vs. “Refuse/Resist”: Sepultura sucks while Megadeth rocks. This would be a complete no-brainer even if it weren’t for own-nominee bias. Congratulations me, meet the real me. Winner: Megadeth - “Into The Lungs Of Hell”

“Knightrider Of Doom” vs. “Halloween”: Rhapsody pays the Fabio Lione tax and loses hard to Helloween here. Congratusorrylations, @JudasMyGuide, but Bogna5MartGidget’s nominee takes this one. Winner: Helloween - “Halloween”

“Carry On” vs. “Metropolis, Part 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper”: The Angra track is a mixed bag while the Dream Theater track is excellent. Sorry, @Black Bart, but DJ JooseCameOn’s choice takes this easily. Winner: Dream Theater - “Metropolis, Part 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper”

“Stand Up And Shout” vs. “Tornado Of Souls”: The Dio track is pretty good, but the Megadeth track is excellent. A very easy call for nogmideo5’s nominee. Winner: Megadeth - “Tornado Of Souls”

“Medusa” vs. “Dante’s Inferno”: Not a fan of either track, but while the Anthrax song is a very mixed bag, the Iseditionist Earth song has more memorable parts, even though it runs way too long, has patchwork songwriting, and I am not enamored of Matt Barlow’s voice. Sorry, @The Dissident, but non5eos’s choice edges yours out here. Winner: Iseditionist Earth - “Dante’s Inferno”

 

[____no5]

Wow I nominated 3 in this round and I managed to miss voting

 

[Shmoolikipod]

My excuse is that I that I read 6:12 PM instead of AM...

 

[The Dissident]

“Medusa” vs. “Dante’s Inferno”: Not a fan of either track, but while the Anthrax song is a very mixed bag, the Iseditionist Earth song has more memorable parts, even though it runs way too long, has patchwork songwriting, and I am not enamored of Matt Barlow’s voice. Sorry, @The Dissident, but non5eos’s choice edges yours out here. Winner: Iseditionist Earth - “Dante’s Inferno”

Don't be sorry, I voted for Dante's Inferno as well xD

 

[Night Prowler]

1. That Hell song is hilarious.

Wait till you see how they perform it live:

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Okay, next time around, I'm voting for them, since the singer somehow looks like a misbegotten child of Zappa and Geezer Butler.

 

[LooseCannon]

A pretty easy round, all winners won by at least 5:
Hell loses to System of a Down
Megadeth beats Sepultura
Rhapsody of Fire put down by Helloween
Angra chilled by Dream Theater
Dio stifled by Megadeth
Anthrax flushed in lots of clean water and scrubbed with a detoxin by Iced Earth.

Time is short, I am preparing to go on vacation for a month, updates may become fairly irregular.

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Part II, Round 3, Matches 79-84​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 79​	Revelations Division​
Candlemass - The Well of Souls	vs.​	Accept - Balls to the Wall​
@Confeos	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100, VH1 40, Best Music Art 100​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +1	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +3​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 80​	Speed of Light Division​
Rainbow - Spotlight Kid	vs.​	Judas Priest - Exciter​
@Black Bart	Nominators​	Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -17	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +12​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 81​	Moonchild Division​
Public Enemy feat. Anthrax - Bring the Noise	vs.​	Rainbow - Stargazer​
Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, VH1 40	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Radio EHS 100, Rate Your Music 100, Best Music Art 100 @Mosh, @The Dissident, @MrKnickerbocker, @Black Bart, @____no5, @The Sentient, @LooseCannon, @DJMayes, @Poto, @KiDDo​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -15	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +23​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 82​	Nights of the Dead Division​
Unleash the Archers - Soulbound	vs.​	Mercyful Fate - The Oath​
@Wogmidget	Nominators​	Popoff 500, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100, Best Music Art 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -4	Record​	0-0-1, 1 pts, +0​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 83​	Remember Tomorrow Division​
Tarot - Stigmata (I Feel For You)	vs.​	Judas Priest - Victim of Changes​
@Diesel 11	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100, DigitalDreamDoor 100, Rate Your Music 100 @Black Bart​
0-0-1, 1 pts, +0	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +26​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 3	Match 84​	Stranger in a Strange Land Division​
Evanescence - Going Under	vs.​	Deep Purple - Highway Star​
Youtube 50	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Radio EHS 100, Best Music Art 100 @DJMayes​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -1	Record​	1-0-0, 2 pts, +23​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	7Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Speaking of easy rounds! No-brainers all around here.

Candlemass
Rainbow
Unleash the Archers
Deep Purple
Judas Priest x2

 

[Jer]

"The Well Of Souls" vs. "Balls To The Wall": Not a fan of either track, but overall the Candlemass song has more highlights than this mostly annoying Accept song. Congratulations, @Confeos. Winner: Candlemass - "The Well Of Souls"

"Spotlight Kid" vs. "Exciter": This Rainbow track is good-to-great while the Priest track is merely pretty good. A straightforward call for @Black Bart's nominee. Winner: Rainbow - "Spotlight Kid"

"Bring Tha Noize" vs. "Stargazer": The Anthrax track is little more than an interesting experiment, while the Rainbow track is consistently good, and that's more than enough for The MrDJMoo5erBlackBarkentissipoDDo’s nominee to win the day here. Winner: Rainbow - "Stargazer"

"Soulbound" vs. "The Oath": The Unleash The Archers track is pretty strong aside from the shitty growls, but the Mercyful Fate track is great throughout. Sorry, @Wogmidget, but I prefer the list nominee here. Winner: Mercyful Fate - "The Oath"

"Stigmata (I Feel For You)" vs. "Victim Of Changes": Not thrilled with either track, but the Tarot song is pretty solid throughout while the Priest track feels like it's treading water most of the time. Sorry, @Black Bart, but I prefer @Diesel 11's choice here. Winner: Tarot - "Stigmata (I Feel For You)"

"Going Under" vs. "Highway Star": The Evanescence track is great all around, while the Deep Purple track is a mixed bag. Sorry, @DJMayes, but this one's a no-brainer for the list nominee. Winner: Evanescence - "Going Under"