Slightly late results are here:
Round 6 - Evermind Round: THE RESULTS
This round wasn't bad at all, but not that awesome either. I didn't decide the theme for it, and as expected, it turned out to be quite interesting but kind of.. I don't know, a bit repetitive under a certain aspect. I expected more variety from you guys given the various choices, but you all gave me power metal, apart from one hard rock and one 70's song. It's okay nevertheless, and I can't complain at all, for it wasn't shitty at all.
Let's see
FIRST PLACE: Scorpion, with "The Temple Of Hate" by Angra
I've heard of this band, but I didn't know that they were actually brazilian. And now kind of italian too, thanks to Fabio Lione and the likes. Also, I see a familiar face on drums (Aquiles Priester) and on guitar (Kiko Loureiro). Overall, this is a very fun, fast and melodic power metal tune, with lots and lots of progressive influences, featuring synths, complicated guitar parts and all that good stuff. It reminded me a lot of Symphony X, which of course, know their shit with power metal influences.
Good song,
9 pointsSECOND PLACE:A tie between...
Sneakyblueberry, with "All Men Play On Ten" by Manowar
Manowar are one of those band which I can't take seriously thanks to their image. I seriously laugh when I hear them mentioned. But this song, a hard rock piece, has this great groove to it, and the vocals feel very "strong" in a sense. I really dig this piece, it's also very catchy. Wouldn't have expected it to be this high at first.
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Shadowninja, with "The Ghost Of Icarus" by Keldian
This is a great piece that I've enjoyed a lot. It's fast-paced and the chorus is insanely good and catchy. The only thing is that it felt like normal power metal, it didn't have that thing to make it interesting under a certain point of view, whilst the song itself is actually really good. Good job.
8.5 points to all of youTHIRD PLACE Another tie between
Elite, with "White Shadow" by Voyager
Man, I thought that Voyager were prog
- But seriously, the only other song from these guys that I know about is totally a different style, and given that this is from one of their first records, they have grown. This one was a little bit too cheesy for my tastes, but it threw a couple of interesting ideas in to keep the cheese from tearing down the tune.
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Nekov, with "Still I Believe" by Iron Savior
Like The Ghost Of Icarus, this was good and all but it kind of lacked creativity. I appreciate the groove that's going on in the song, but it felt really done-before.
7.5 pointsFOURTH PLACE Sacul with "Babylon" by Aphrodite's Child
You were very undecided about what to send, and your decision didn't exactly pay off that well. This is a good 70's track, catchy, quirky, just how I like it - but I feel that with a different arrangement, and if the song was longer, I would've enjoyed it a lot more.
6.5 pointsFIFTH PLACE Evermind with "Carnivore" by Trail Of Murder
This suffered the King Of Errors Syndrome, which consists in you sending a song that is really stale and repetitive. In my opinion, of course. But this was definitely more fun and groovy than KOE, so it has one point more
6 pointsLAST PLACE WebRaider with "March Of Mephisto" by Kamelot
I really didn't like this one. I think that the atmosphere is kinda off, and the music doesn't work with the lyrics all that well. It felt also really uninteresting to me, I don't know why, but it lacked substance.
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--- I look evil Sorry if I offended you in any way whatsoever guys, but when critiques are needed, they arrive.
Elite - 48.5 pts.
Sneakyblueberry - 48 pts.
Sacul - 47.5 pts.
Shadowninja - 47.5 pts.
Evermind - 46 pts.
Scorpion - 46 pts.
Nekov - 45.5 pts.
WebRaider - 42.5 pts.
This next round fellas, you need to send me dark stuff. I want anything from depressive to creepy. It can be heavy or not, you decide. Just make me shit myself. Or cry a lot, to the point of suicide. I IS DANGER
SEND ROUND 7 GOOD LUCK