Round 8 results!
Sacul: Riverside - Hybrid Times
9
Is this rock? Is this metal? Is it prog-metal? Is it electronica? Is it from a Metroid game? No idea. But it is great!
Jingle.boy: Tangerine Circus - The Conspiracy
9
Great song, a mixed bag of what a prog-metal epic should include.
kingshmegland: The Network - No More Pain
8
Good epic prog rock song. Lots of layers, sections, diveristy, didn't feel as long as its 17+ minutes.
Stadler: Whitesnake - Forevermore
8
My knowledge of Whitesnake begins and ends with their Self-Titled album, thanks to MTV and the video with the chick dancing on the car. Wouldn’t have guessed this was the same band. Great song. Stadler's Wild Card was: The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station
Parama: Tetrafusion - Perfect Silence
8
Beautiful intro. Had a Gabriel Knight vibe (if anyone gets that reference). Instrumental sections all over the place, mostly good though, strong vocals.
Shadow Ninja 2.0: Keldian - The Last Frontier
8
First submission was Highlander, after TAC sent it in. "A different type of epic" he says about the Last Frontier. Epics don't have to be long! Get in, kick ass, get out. Awesome.
home: Mastodon - The Czar
8
Home scores big in garbage time. Face-melting guitar, very doom-y, eerie feel to it.
TAC: Lost Horizon - Highlander
8
TAC brings in Mariano Rivery to close it out. Not a perfect 1-2-3 inning though, a little repetitive at times. Harmonies were majestic.
Elite: Headspace - Daddy Fucking Loves You
7
Awkwardest song title in my little roulette. Really liked the gear it kicked in to around 4:00. Took a wrong turn around 6:30, got back on track quickly, finished up strong. A bit of a mixed bag. Probably not something I will revisit, but a good listen.
Tomislav95: Mastodon - The Last Baron
6
Not too bad, but nothing too memorable. I liked the faster parts more than the slower parts, but do appreciate how balanced the song is for a 13 minuter.
Twosuitsluke: Avenged Sevenfold - Strength of the World
6
Didn't know anything about this band till Portnoy joined them after leaving DT. Some cool instrumentation here, didn't feel very "epic" though. Vocals didn't do anything for me.