News: Track-by-track video for Paralyzed:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5TbGbalPs&feature=youtu.be

Time for a penultimate round!

Rules:

• Each round will consist of four match-ups between Nightwish albums.
• The order in which the albums will face each other was determined by random.org. Every album will face each other once.
• Every person has four votes to place in the poll: one for each match-up. Vote for the album you'd like to see win its respective match. Don't vote for both albums in the match-up. If you can't decide between two albums, better don't vote in this match-up at all.
• The match-ups are separated by "Next Match Below" options — please don't vote for them.
• The ties are allowed. No tiebreakers.
• Each round will last 48 hours.

Round 5 Results:

Once defeats Angels Fall First 8-1
Dark Passion Play defeats Oceanborn 8-1
Imaginaerum defeats Wishmaster 8-1
Century Child defeats Endless Forms Most Beautiful 8-1

Standings:

#. Album | W - L (Votes difference)

1. Imaginaerum | 5 - 0 (+31)
2. Century Child | 5 - 0 (+28)
3. Once | 3 - 2 (+9)
4. Dark Passion Play | 3 - 2 (+3)
5. Endless Forms Most Beautiful | 2 - 3 (+3)
6. Oceanborn | 2 - 3 (-6)
7. Wishmaster | 0 - 5 (-24)
8. Angels Fall First | 0 - 5 (-44)

Imaginaerum is still in the lead, and Century Child still isn't far behind.

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Round 6 match-ups:

Angels Fall First - Wishmaster
Oceanborn - Century Child
Once - Imaginaerum
Dark Passion Play - Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Vote for the album you'd like to win each match.

Wishmaster
Century Child
Imaginaerum
Dark Passion Play

This must be the first time in a while that I'm not just quoting Evermind.

I think this may have been all around the best match ups

That might be true. For me, this is:

#8 vs. #7
#6 vs. #1
#4 vs. #2
#3 vs. #5

So with the exception of the second one, some close matches for me.

#8 vs. #7
#6 vs. #1
#4 vs. #2
#3 vs. #5

I have the same rankings if you swap #8 and #7.

How is Imaginaerum losing to Once ._.

Nah, it's not..

This is:

1. Imaginaerum | 5 - 0 (+31)
2. Century Child | 5 - 0 (+28)
3. Once | 3 - 2 (+9)
4. Dark Passion Play | 3 - 2 (+3)
5. Endless Forms Most Beautiful | 2 - 3 (+3)
6. Oceanborn | 2 - 3 (-6)
7. Wishmaster | 0 - 5 (-24)
8. Angels Fall First | 0 - 5 (-44)

Yeah, I realized that  ..

But I think completely the opposite.. That's their golden era.. Now they're just good..

Century Child was when they really grew beyond the confines of straightforward power metal and started making some really ambitious music. AFF, OB and WM, they're a prelude to what came later, as Tuomas became a more ambitious composer, arranger and lyricist.

Yes, this is all true.. But since then they've lost (precisely) their power.. Anyway, after EFMB I'm hopeful that some of the old Nightwish returns..

Century Child onwards is the era of Nighwish I enjoy listening to. I'm not really a fan of the first three albums with the exception of some songs.

I'm glad I contributed to it.. At least once the overrated album had to lose..

Yeah, it's really all kinds of fun seeing the way these things go, but also Imaginaerum.