Results time!
LolzeezGenesis block
Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 8/10
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) 8/10
Firth of Fifth 8/10
8 x 2 = 16Liked these way more than the first Genesis song you sent me, nice job there.
Ariich Moon Safari – A Kid Called Panic 8/10
Moon Safari – The World’s Best Dreamers 8/10
8 x 2 = 16Pretty sweet and uplifting stuff, and they sure know how to close a song, which is something I like in a band.
RubaDeath – Crystal Mountain 9/10
Djerv – Only I Exist 7/10
(9+7)/2 = 8
8 x 2 = 16Ruba sent me a death metal classic and another song of his favorite singer and they were cool beans most of the time
Mystery Participant
darkology – violent vertigo 7/10
beyond twilight – perfect dark 7/10
Savatage - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12-24 7/10
Tesla - Edison's medicine 8.5/10
(7+7+7+8.5)/4 = 7.375
7.375 x 2 = 14.75The first three songs were somehow ordinary (with the exclusion of EXCEPTIONAL vocals by Jorn and Kelly - whoever you are, you know my vocalists) but good, and the Tesla song really hit the jackpot. Nice work.
Dr. DTVTFair To Midland block
Dance of the Manatee – 8/10
Vice/Versa – 8/10
Whiskey and Ritalin – 8/10
A Loophole In Limbo – 9/10
Rikki Tikki Tava – 7/10
(8+8+8+9+7)/5 = 8
8 x 2 = 16Fair To Midland is one of those bands some of my friends have always poked me to check out, and I have to say, my first impression, based on the very few songs I've heard of theirs, they sound like Coheed & Cambria would sound if they were awesome (sorry Nick, if you're reading this
). Very good.
EliteDARKWATER - Again 8.5/10
8.5 x 2 = 17Elite sent me one, Swedish melodic prog metal song. The dude knows I love my Wolverine and Seventh Wonder and Nightingale and what have you. Or just guesses pretty good These guys are excellent.
YtseBitsySpiderBullet For My Valentine – The End 6/10
Anthrax - In The End 8/10
7 x 2 = 14One relatively okay but unremarkable BFMV song and a well-structured Anthrax song off their last album which I dug. Appropriate names for the final round, also
OnnoJurojin - The Winter 8/10
Karnivool - All I Know 8.5/10
Flying Colors – Blue Ocean 8/10
Motorhead – Going To Brazil 7/10
(8+8.5+8+7)/4 = 7.875
7.875 x 2 = 15.75So, another band in this roulette I haven't previously heard of (Jurojin), the only Flying Colors song I actually remember off their album, and wow Karnivool sounds good, they remind me of someone. Great round, loved it.
Scorp Ensiferum - Token Of Time 8/10
Ozric Tentacles – Snakepit 7/10
The Cat Empire – Fishies 8.5/10
Devin Townsend – Deep Peace 9/10
(8+7+8.5+9)/4 = 8.125
8.125 x 2 = 16.25The short psychodelic song was just okay but then that awesome song you got in your roulette really hit the jackpot and I have to say the Devin song you sent me is my favorite DT song yet. Great work as always Scorp.
The final standings:
Scorpion - 50.75 points
Elite - 47 points
ariich - 45.5 points
Dr. DTVT - 45 points
Mystery Participant - 43.25 points
YtseBitsySpider - 42 points
Onno - 39.75 points
Ruba - 39 points
Lolzeez - 37.5 points
And, to make the final statement - this roulette has finally tipped me over the edge in regards to checking out some long overdue bands, so if I run another one without having these bands in the updated forbidden list, you have every right to round-kick me:
Evergrey
In Mourning
Incura
Bruce Dickinson (seriously I'm an idiot)
Haken
Anathema
Devin Townsend (although I've gotten a little farther with him during the course of this roulette)
Von Hertzen Brothers
Star One
Ihsahn
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Frost*
Moonloop
After Forever
Theocracy
Agalloch
IQ
Jeff Buckley
Death (seriously I'm an idiot)
Darkwater
And probably, I will in the very least youtube the albums which contained all the other songs I've liked.
Thanks for participating. You were great.
see all of you on some other GMD battlegrounds.