The World Cup of Maidenfans
A competition to determine the second-best band in the world.
Eighty bands face off in a three-part competition for the right to sit at Eddie’s right hand
Part one: the qualifier
A modified survivor to determine who gets to join the eight top seeds in the round robin
Part two: the round-robin
Group play to determine who makes the playoffs
Part three: the playoffs
Head-to-head elimination rounds to determine the winner
The top seeds (given a bye into the round-robin):
Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Metallica, Dio, Rush, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Iced Earth,
The rest (hoping to qualify):
Group 1: AC/DC, Amon Amarth, Candlemass, Dire Straits, Helloween, Motley Crue, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Steve Vai, ZZ Top
Group 2: Avenged Sevenfold, Blind Guardian, Extreme, Foo Fighters, Motorhead, Queen, Testament, Van Halen, Yes
Group 3: Alice In Chains, Gamma Ray, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Michael Schenker, Slayer, UFO, Y&T
Group 4: Anthrax, Avantasia, Blue Oyster Cult, Children of Bodom, Kiss, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam
Group 5: Edguy, Pink Floyd, Queensryche, Scorpions, Symphony X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sabaton, Venom, The Who
Group 6: Accept, Amorphis, The Beatles, Chickenfoot, Deep Purple, Dokken, King Diamond, Savatage, Joe Satriani
Group 7: Alice Cooper, Guns and Roses, Hammerfall, Jimi Hendrix, Genesis, Kreator, Mastodon, Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep
Group 8: Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Manowar, Rainbow, Opeth, Saxon, Soundgarden, Stratovarius, Whitesnake
Bands were determined by months of reading this forum, with a special emphasis on the favourite bands thread. Qualifying groups were constructed mostly at random, except for an emphasis on making sure each group had a mix of styles. Contest to start tomorrow with the Group One qualifier
A competition to determine the second-best band in the world.
Eighty bands face off in a three-part competition for the right to sit at Eddie’s right hand
Part one: the qualifier
A modified survivor to determine who gets to join the eight top seeds in the round robin
Part two: the round-robin
Group play to determine who makes the playoffs
Part three: the playoffs
Head-to-head elimination rounds to determine the winner
The top seeds (given a bye into the round-robin):
Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Metallica, Dio, Rush, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Iced Earth,
The rest (hoping to qualify):
Group 1: AC/DC, Amon Amarth, Candlemass, Dire Straits, Helloween, Motley Crue, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Steve Vai, ZZ Top
Group 2: Avenged Sevenfold, Blind Guardian, Extreme, Foo Fighters, Motorhead, Queen, Testament, Van Halen, Yes
Group 3: Alice In Chains, Gamma Ray, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Pantera, Michael Schenker, Slayer, UFO, Y&T
Group 4: Anthrax, Avantasia, Blue Oyster Cult, Children of Bodom, Kiss, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam
Group 5: Edguy, Pink Floyd, Queensryche, Scorpions, Symphony X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Sabaton, Venom, The Who
Group 6: Accept, Amorphis, The Beatles, Chickenfoot, Deep Purple, Dokken, King Diamond, Savatage, Joe Satriani
Group 7: Alice Cooper, Guns and Roses, Hammerfall, Jimi Hendrix, Genesis, Kreator, Mastodon, Thin Lizzy, Uriah Heep
Group 8: Aerosmith, Jethro Tull, Manowar, Rainbow, Opeth, Saxon, Soundgarden, Stratovarius, Whitesnake
Bands were determined by months of reading this forum, with a special emphasis on the favourite bands thread. Qualifying groups were constructed mostly at random, except for an emphasis on making sure each group had a mix of styles. Contest to start tomorrow with the Group One qualifier