Yeah, so I heard that all the cool people were doing this, so I figured I'd do it and maybe trick people into thinking I was cool.
So, first, music I like. The majority of what I listen to is metal of some description, i.e., power, prog, death etc. However, I do enjoy a number of artists outside this realm as well. Basically, there are no real restrictions as to what you can send. There's no group/artist that I'll dismiss based just on genre (rap and country I don't often enjoy, but if you've got something you think I'd like, by all means, send it). I also enjoy pretty much any type of harsh vocals, so don't worry about sending only songs with clean vox. In addition, as some of you may know, I like some really strange music as well. If you think something's just too strange to send, send it anyway. I'll probably like it.
So, let's talk rules (or lack thereof). This is going to be a pretty basic roulette, I'm not planning on including any twists or any sort of side games, basically you send a song, get a score, rinse and repeat. This may sound unexciting, but do you really think I care? (
). Songs will be scored from 1-10. I'm thinking that any band scoring, say, 7 or over will be banned from being sent again.
I haven't decided regarding the number of rounds, but I'm currently thinking that 9 is a good number. Once we see how the pace of the roulette goes, that number may be revised.
I'm generally thinking I'm going to stay away from theme rounds for the most part, leaving most of them as open rounds, because I think the less restriction you have, the more interesting stuff you're able to send. I will say, however, if everyone just sends Generic Prog Metal Band X, some theme restrictions will be put in place.
In the event themes are used, songs will be given two scores: the regular, 1-10 score, plus a score from 1-5 based on how well it fits the given theme.
At this point, I'm not planning to restrict song length either, though note, the longer your song is, the less I'll be able to listen to it completely in comparison to other, shorter songs. So only send epics if you feel they make a pretty immediate impression.
And, uh... I guess that's everything. Let me know if there's anything I missed. Sign up is now open, and I don't have any real restrictions on the number of participants either. If things become overwhelming, I'll eliminate some of you.
Participants as of now:
Scorpion
Sacul
adace
Nekov
senecadawg2
bl5150
Lucien
LieLowTheWantedMan
Bolsters
Onno
edit: Banned artists list. This thing is vaguely alphabetized. That should cover it, though there are probably a few I forgot to put in there.
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30 Seconds To Mars
Adagio
Aeon Spoke
Aeon Zen
Agalloch
Alan Parsons
The Album Leaf
Alchemist
Alexi Murdoch
Alice In Chains
Allen/Lande
Amaranthe
Anathema
Angels and Airwaves
Animals as Leaders
Anthriel
Anubis Gate
Arch/Matheos
Arcturus
Arjen Lucassen (and related projects)
Ark
Assemblage 23
Atoma
Audioslave
Avantasia
Ayreon
Azure Emote
Between the Buried and Me
Beyond the Bridge
Big Big Train
Bjork
Blind Guardian
Chroma Key
Circus Maximus
CKY
Cloudscape
Coheed and Cambria
Coldplay
Cynic
Dan Swano
Dark Tranquillity
Darkane
Darkwater
Deadsoul Tribe
Deafheaven
Death
The Dear Hunter
Depeche Mode
Devil Doll
Devin Townsend
Diablo Swing Orchestra
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Dir en grey
Dominici
Dragonforce
Dream Theater
Dredg
Edge of Sanity
Entwine
Epica
Explosions in the Sky
Fair To Midland
Faith No More
Fantomas
Five For Fighting
Flower Kings
Frost*
Gamma Ray
Ghost Brigade
Glass Cloud
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Gojira
Goo Goo Dolls
Gordian Knot
Gotthard
Green Carnation
Haken
Hammerfall
Heather Dale
Iced Earth
Ihsahn
Imagine Dragons
Into Eternity
IQ
James LaBrie
Jeff Buckley
John Wesley
Jon Oliva's Pain
Journey
Judas Priest
Jupiter Society
Kamelot
Katatonia
Keldian
Kimbra
King Crimson
Kip Winger
Kvelertak
Lady Gaga
Lana Del Rey
Lance King
Leverage
Light Bearer
Lindsey Stirling
Linkin Park
Liquid Tension Experiment
Loreena McKennit
Lost Horizon
Low Roar
Marillion
The Mars Volta
Mastodon
maudlin of the Well
Meshuggah
Metallica
Michel Camilo
Mike Patton
Mind's Eye
Mirrorthrone
Moody Blues
Mr. Bungle
Mumford and Sons
Muse
Neal Morse
Nightingale
Nightwish
Now, Now
The Ocean
Oceansize
One Republic
Opeth
Orbs
OSI
Ozric Tentacles
Pain Of Salvation
Paramore
Pathfinder
Persefone
Place Vendome
Planet X
Porcupine Tree
Powerwolf
Psychotic Waltz
Pyramaze
Queens of the Stone Age
Queensryche
Radiohead
Redemption
Red House Painters
Reinxeed
Rishloo
Rise Against
Riverside
Rush
Sabaton
Sarah Fimm
Savatage
Scale The Summit
Scar Symmetry
Scott Walker
Second Person
Seventh Wonder
Shadow Gallery
Shadow Theory
Shamrain
Sikth
Silverchair
Skillet
Skyharbor
Solution .45
Sonata Arctica
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Spock's Beard
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steven Wilson
Strapping Young Lad
Stratovarius
Sun Kil Moon
Switchfoot
The Sword
Sylvan
Symphony X
Tallest Man on Earth
Theocracy
Thousand Foot Krutch
Threshold
Thrice
Tom Waits
Tool
Transatlantic
Triosphere
Trivium
Ulver
Unisonic
Volbeat
Voyager
We Are The Fallen
While Heaven Wept
Wintersun
Within Temptation
Yes
Zero Hour