The Greatest Metal Song Cup - Part II, Round 5, Matches 25-30

[Kalata]

Monster Magnet's Powertrip is not bad, but Hush is a really fun song.
Black Sabbath's After Forever, easy. So Ozzy song, great riff.
Both KYSTL and Damage are equal, not exactly favorites, but still nice. The speed of Damage, Inc is difficult to ignore.
Dokken's Mr Scary is a cool instrumental with great playing (I want to hear it with lyrics too), but against a proper song like The Idol, sorry. One of WASP's very best (despite the 3 minute slow intro) with an emotional chorus. Solos!
Won't Get Fooled Again is a classic, but I usually prefer 80's songs more. So Lay It Down, nice glam.
Avantasia's Seven Angles is interesting and quality long power metal, but The Unforgiven just hits differently.

 

[srfc]

Not mad about either, going with Monster Magnet, Hush losing points after being covered by Kula Shaker

After Forever

Tough choice, going with my nomination Killing Yourself to Live, but it was close

Could have nominated The Idol myself

Not a great Ratt track, Won't Get Fooled Again

The Unforgiven is the best track on metal's biggest selling album, the Avantasia track is the sort of metal guff that doesn't strike a chord with me

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Hush isn't metal. Monster Magnet pity vote.

After Forever is barely metal, but at least it isn't Meshuggah.

Damage Inc fucking slays.

Mr. Scary is a cool instrumental. Also, fuck Blackie Lawless.

Won't Get Fooled Again is definitely not metal, but I just can't bring myself to vote for Ratt.

The Unforgiven.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

The Unforgiven is the best track on metal's biggest selling album

OMG we agree!

 

[Mosh]

You know what the worst feeling is? Voting for Dokken, Ratt, and Monster Magnet basically by default in their respective rounds, and then having to choose between Damage Inc. and Killing Yourself to Live. Both songs crush anything else in this round.

BTW I immediately regretted voting for Meshuggah, not sure what I was thinking there, just acting on autopilot I guess. Consider it an own goal.

 

[Confeos]

Easy choices this time.

Purple, Sabbath x2, Dokken, The Who, Metallica.

 

[Diesel 11]

BTW I immediately regretted voting for Meshuggah, not sure what I was thinking there, just acting on autopilot I guess.

It’s a great song, innovative and a genre definer.

 

[Mosh]

I mean it's fine but not really what I want to listen to and not as good as the opponent.

 

[____no5]

Idol vs Mr. Scary was the only hard choice here, I’ve chosen The Idol

 

[LooseCannon]

Wow, we got a lot of votes quick on this. Thanks everyone!

 

[LooseCannon]

Hush, Monster Magnet. Deep Purple is on a powertrip. But you'll have after forever with Black Sabbath. We really did some damage inc with Metallica. The idol isn't Mr. Scary, is it, WASP? Ratt lays it down and refuses to get fooled by The Who, and finally, Metallica refuses to forgive all seven angels.

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Part II, Round 5, Matches 25-30
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Group Stage - Round 5	Match 25​	Andy Taylor Division​
Guns N' Roses - Nightrain	vs.​	Symphony X - Through the Looking Glass​
@The Sentient	Nominators​	@Shmoolikipod​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -3	Record​	1-1-0, 2 pts, -8​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 5	Match 26​	Nicko McBrain Division​
Life of Agony - This Time	vs.​	Machine Head - Davidian​
Rolling Stone 100	Nominators​	Popoff 500, Rolling Stone 100​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -11	Record​	0-2-0, 0 pts, -28​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 5	Match 27​	Paschendale Division​
Linkin Park - In the End	vs.​	HammerFall - Templars of Steel​
Youtube 50	Nominators​	@Kalata​
0-1-0, 0 pts, -7	Record​	0-2-0, 0 pts, -20​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 5	Match 28​	Lord of the Flies Division​
Motörhead - Love Me Like a Reptile	vs.​	Gamma Ray - Valley of the Kings​
@DJ James	Nominators​	@Black Bart​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +2	Record​	1-1-0, 2 pts, +7​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 5	Match 29​	Melvyn Grant Division​
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak	vs.​	Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction​
Popoff 500	Nominators​	Rolling Stone 100​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +4	Record​	1-1-0, 2 pts, -5​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​

Group Stage - Round 5	Match 30​	Tony Moore Division​
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary	vs.​	Disturbed - Down With the Sickness​
Radio EHS 100	Nominators​	Youtube 50 @KiDDo​
1-0-0, 2 pts, +2	Record​	0-2-0, 0 pts, -28​
Youtube | Spotify | Amazon	Links​	Youtube | Spotify | Amazon​