ROUND 4 RESULTSJingle.Boy: Glam Rock/Power BalladFirst song: Hardline - In The Hands Of Time
I don't mind Journey. I've never been too into them. Now,I was kinda afraid this was gonna be cheesy. But it wasn't. Thank god. The vocals are quite nice and the song has a cool flow. It's not really my cup of tea,but I'll keep the score high for taking a risk. Oh and yes,the solo was really awesome.
8/10
Second Song: Whitesnake - Sailing Ships
I've never been a fan of this band. I liked a couple songs here and there but that was it. And guess what? This was one of the songs that I liked. It doesn't have the cheese that most 80s power ballads have which is great. Sadly,I do think that the first half drags. The second half kicks some major ass. Gee,you made a good choice for a Whitesnake song.
8.5/10
I'll give you an 8.5/10 for this round.
Senecadawg2: Progressive MetalSong: Seventh Wonder - Unbreakable
Not gonna lie,that was a pretty sweet intro! Anyways,the first thing that catches my mind is how awesome the instruments support the vocalist's voice and it makes it sound much better. But still,every instrument sounds amazing here. After listening to this,I wanted to do a little research on this album. Found Milena's review on it and then I kept looking up some more reviews. Wow,how the heck have I never heard this before?!
9.5/10 DISCOVERY BABY!
Onno: Classical MusicSong:Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
I've heard this before. One of my father's friends is crazy about classical music and a multi instrumentalist. He makes drone music. He's that weird of a guy. Anyways,this was pretty neat. The cannons at the end scared the living piss out of me at 3:30 AM with headphones. That's okay. I saw Kikia back when it was new. I was like 9 years old.
Anyways this nice piece of music had some really epic ass moments. It's almost as if I'm a 7 year old playing with action figures. EPIC. So yeah,this is nice. But I just gotta be in the mood for classical music. That's why I might be a little biased about it. I'll give you a good score though just because you made me shout at 3:30 AM and wake my turtles up.
8/10
Dr.DTVT: Progressive Black Metal1st song: Dimmu Borgir - Dimmu Borgir
Okay,I don't get it. It's trying to go for this "epic" vibe. But it just doesn't capture me. The vocals don't do anything for me. The guitar solo was pretty decent but nothing else really interested me. Sorry dude.
5/10
2nd Song: Enslaved - Death In The Eyes Of Dawn
Once again,the vocals did nothing for me. BUT the instrumental work was really good! Is there an instrumental version of this album? So yeah,I preferred this over the first song.
7/10
Which means you get a 6/10.
Elite: Classical Music1st Song: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem Mass in D Minor: Lacrimosa
This was quite nice. That's really all. But it went perfectly with the next song.
2nd Song: Ludwig Von Beethoven - Symphony No.5:Allegro Con Brio
I see what you did there! Lacrimosa worked really nice as an intro to this. This was quite epic without being too forced,something I see a lot in music.
3rd Song: Richard Wagner - Ride Of The Valkyries
For some reason,I felt like shouting "COWABUNGA!" during the entire song. Cause it was really epic. Seriously,you just gave me a suite.
Because all three of these songs flow perfectly. I didn't rank the songs individually but I'll give you a high score.
9/10
MoraWintersoul: Power Metal1st Song: Sonata Arctica - White Pearl Black Oceans
Fine. Fine. I guess I'll have to check out Sonata Arctica.
This was really nice. And yeah,the lyrics were quite crushing. This was quite a treat from start to finish. There are some quite proggy moments too. For example,somewhere around the 5 minute mark the piano compliments everything perfectly. So…DISCOVERY
9/10
2nd Song: Kamelot - Abandoned
I preferred the first song. The song at first didn't grab my attention but then the female vocals came in and the song got a little better with the roaring guitars and everything. Still,it didn't do too much for me.
7/10
Which means, an 8/10
Ruba: Symphonic MetalSong: Nightwish - Beauty Of The Beast
You know,after so much "epic" stuff in this round,I got a little bored. And this sounded a little cheesy. The instrumental work was nice and all but nothing really made me go "Wow!". I know,this is probably one of the fan favorites. But I'm not too big into this stuff. I don't even know why I liked that Sonata Arctica track so much. So I guess either Milena used some magic on me or I should have given this more listens. (Only 4 listens for this one.)
7/10
Zantera: Electronic Rock or something like that1st Song: Pendulum - The Tempest
Now for some reason,I can never get into Pendulum. Their music is quite nice but I just can't listen to it all the time if you know what I mean. The vocals were okay. I didn't mind them. The instrumentation was quite nice though. I could have never guessed that this would be such a good idea! Combining electronic music with rock. The song also had some proggy moments which was quite nice. I can safely say that this might be my favorite Pendulum song I've heard. It's very energetic and has a cool vibe to it.
9/10
2nd Song: Pure Reason Revolution - The Gloaming
This is some catchy shit. BUT it kinda drags. I got really tired of it around the 4 minute mark and I wasn't even halfway there! Still,I appreciated the groove of the song. This wasn't as rock oriented as Pendulum so I'm guessing that's why I preferred the Pendulum song. This just didn't do too much for me.
6/10
Which means…7.5/10
LieLowTheWantedMan: Avant Garde Metal1st Song:Diablo Swing Orchestra - Honey Trap Aftermath
This was a very fun song. It had a really cool groove to it and I just loved it. That's basically what I think of most DSO tracks. I should really check out this band properly sometime.
9/10
2nd Song: Unexpect - Summoning Scenes
Some bands can be very quirky and fun like Mr. Bungle and some other bands can try to be quirky and it just comes off as forced to me. It took me so many tries to freaking finish this song. There is some parts that I enjoyed but I just don't get it. I'm sorry if I disappointed you.
5.5/10
So that means… like 7.5/10
Rattlehead: FUCKING HIP HOP He sent me 3 hip hop songs. Oh god.
1st Song: A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
The beat was okay. For some reason,I had a big smile on my face throughout the entire song. I enjoyed it believe it or not.
7/10
2nd Song: Jedi Mind Tricks - I Against I
YO DAWG THIS IS SUM BOOM BAP (Actual genre name.) SHIET RIGHT HERE BRUH.
Okay um. I didn't mind it. It kinda faded in the background…
6/10
3rd Song: Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Bleh. I really didn't care for this. It kinda dragged and dragged… Oh and I think I might have heard this sometime on the radio before. Was this some popular single back in the day? So yeah. I got 5 on it too.
5/10
Which means 6+2=8 which means 8/10. Funny cause none of those songs got an 8.
Thanks for taking a risk though.
Scorpion:Piano Driven Rock1st Song: Tori Amos - Winter
I remember someone sent me some other Tori Amos song. I think I gave it like a 7 out of 10. But let me get this clear. I prefer this over that song. And this song is way better. This reminded me of some epic Neil Young song like "Words" which is a good thing. I'll give this a high score but this isn't going on my discovery list since I'm not too big on this stuff unless it's Fiona Apple.
9/10
2nd Song:The Dresden Dolls - Delilah
The lyrics were nice and all but I kinda got bored. Like I said,I'm not too big on this stuff. So I'm not the person to send this stuff to. (Take notes people.) Sorry for a low score,I'm pretty sure some people love this and I can see why. I just don't think I can listen to this again and again. (Like I did now. I listened to most songs that you guys have sent like 5 times each.)
6/10
Which means you get a 7.5/10
?: Doom Metal1st Song: KYPCK - After
Wow.. This is some weird stuff. The riff is alright and all but I don't know. I just don't "get" it I guess. It didn't keep my interest too much and that's kinda why I only listened to it 4 times instead of the regular 5 times I listen to most songs.
6/10
2nd Song: October Tide - 12 Days Of Rain
I've never been to big on Rankse's growls. In fact,I really like his cleans. I quite like the direction Katatonia took with some of their newer albums. But I still don't mind albums like Brave Murder Day. This reminded me of Brave Murder Day which was a treat. The riffs are really cool and overall, I really enjoyed the song. It's just Renkse's growls that I'm not a big fan of.
8/10
Which leaves you with a 7/10.
Nekov: Waiting for resend cause I lost the mp3 files. Sorry man,I remember really liking the stuff though
CURRENT RANKINGSSome asian guy - Always better than you
Elite - 35
Senecadawg - 35
MoraWintersoul - 34.5
Zantera - 34
? - 33
Rattlehead - 33
LieLowTheWantedMan - 32.5
Scorpion - 28
Ruba - 27.5
Dr.DTVT - 27
Jingle.boy - 26
Onno - 26
Nekov - Waiting for resend but currently 22
DiscoveredParadise Lost
Uriah Heep
65daysofstatic
Alcest
IQ
Thrice
Agalloch
Mouth Of The Architect
Gregor Samsa
Russian Circles
Seventh Wonder
Sonata Arctica
Round 5 theme will be announced as soon as I get Nekov's resend. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience dude.
Also,I don't know if I mentioned this before BUT after these 9 rounds,the top 4 are go to the FINALS (Might even be a top 5 if you guys keep sending me some good shit. During the finals,a participant will be eliminated each round. And at the end,the two remaining participants will go head to head. That's gonna be some good stuff!