This round was very tough to judge.
Round 5 – SurpriseSacul: Ulver – I Troldskog Faren Vild
I’ve been sent Ulver twice in previous roulettes and I remember being underwhelmed by it, so I wasn’t too enthused when I saw Ulver again, even though I know their career has covered a lot of ground. After doing a little research, It seems that the early Ulver would interest me the most, and that’s where this song comes from, and it looks like my research is right, because I do like this song much more than the other Ulver songs I’ve heard. It’s dark but has a bit of energy to it, but the sound is crisp and I’m guessing well produced based on the quality of this clip.
7/8TAC: Jerusalem – Beyond the Grave
For being an early 70s hard rock song, this song is all over the place. The song starts with a section reminiscent of the Canterbury Scene, which later gets replaced with a darker, Black Sabbeth-esque guitar tone, and later a guitar solo in a Phrygian dominant scale, giving that part a very middle-eastern feel, and that is all in the first 3 minutes. This song really grew on me the more time I had to appreciate it. It is a shame this band only released one album, because as Ian Gillan said, while there is some rawness in their sound, there is a ton of potential.
6/8Obfuscation: Maximum the Hormone – Alien
When this song started, I was thinking, “Aaaaannnnd we’re back on track.” Then about two minutes into the song I had to make sure another one hadn’t started. The band might be called Maximum the Hormone, but it might as well be called Maximum the Japan, because as a whole this was just one weird ass song and video. The first half is
and balls out brutal. Had me hook line and sinker. Then pretty much halfway through the song, what in the actual fuck? Japan happened, that’s what. I think the video is worth sharing, because the video, while not judged, is pretty much required viewing if you love crazy Japanese stuff. If the first half of this song is par for the course for this band, I’m interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdwT5JlH8gM (warning, this will get stuck in your head)
3/8senecadawg2: Journey – Kohoutek
Neil Schon is a beast on guitar, I’ve known that for a while. This is the second pre-Perry Journey song I’ve heard, the other one I remember enjoying a lot, and I checked to make sure it wasn’t this one. This song takes two minutes to get going, but when it does with that simple, but awesome buzzing riff, it takes no prisoners. At some point I’m going to get these old Journey albums. Again, score not reflective of how much I actually liked the song.
4/8Nekov: Von Hertzen Brothers – Bring Out The Snakes
This would have won the round theme if it weren’t for the schizo song Obfuscation sent. I got a Von Hertzen Bros. song in a previous roulette, and remember not being very wowed by it. I’m going to guess that the first half of this song isn’t typical for the band, and it was just them being goofy. The second half of this song was more interesting than the last VHB song I got, so at least there is improvement on that front. I’m not sure if this is a real song, or just a goofy song that bands sometimes put at the end of an album. This song just ran into a literal buzz saw of death this round. I’m guessing this song was sent for the round theme, but for non-roulette purposes I would like to see what you think their best song is, because maybe it’s time for me to give this fake boy band another shot (it sounds like a boy band for hormonal teenage girls, you can’t deny that).
1/8jingle.boy: Beautiful Sin – Lost
Well folks, Nanook of the North has awakened. I know of this singer from her work with Ayreon and Flaming Row, but didn’t even know what band she came from. That has now been answered. This song was enough to convince me to put this on my next amazon order. This song got in my head like a Ceti eel on my first listen and stayed in front over several listens.
8/8lonestar: The Hive-Mind– Sparks
Probably this songs biggest problem is that it was less memorable than the other instrumental this round. It’s not bad at all, but hours later I can still remember what the Journey song sounded like, whereas this song isn’t sticking in my mind. Again, this was quite enjoyable, but it just ran into very tough competition this round.
2/8Scorpion: Ensiferum – Lai Lai Hei
Folk metal…he shoots he scores. With most folk metal, I’m listening more for the music than the lyrics, as the lyrical themes can be hit or miss. A big chorus helps, and that’s what this song has in “LAI LAI HEI!”. Overall, a fun romp through the metal forest.
6/8Dark Castle: Altar of Plagues – God Alone
Damn, that opening riff is jarring, creating a ton of tension right off the bat. If panic attacks had a soundtrack, this would one of the first songs on it. Much like DC’s other successful songs, it is dark, loud, and abrasive as 60 grit sandpaper, yet it has a cohesive sound that works.
5/8Round theme winner: Obfuscation
HANDICAPSJingle.boy, for the next TWO rounds your song name must begin with a G, H, L, U, or V
Senecadawg2, for the next round, you must send me songs with names that begins with a J, K, Q, X, or Z
TAC, for the next TWO rounds, your song must feature a non-traditional rock/metal instrument (something other than drums, guitar, bass, keyboards), and for the next round your song must be from an album released in 1978 or earlier.
Public StandingsTAC – 30
jingle.boy – 30
Dark Castle – 28
Scorpion – 28
Senecadawg2 – 27
Sacul – 21
Lonestar – 17
Obfuscation – 16
Nekov – 15
Round 6 theme: Spicy
Also, the last round will be an epic round and no one will be handicapped, so you can plan ahead
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