I was going to wait til after Wolf posted R1, but an Ultimate Warrior results demand wins all day long
Round 2 results!!!
TAC:
Shadow Quest- All One: Very similar for me as the Bloodbound song from R1 (same vocalist), this is just no bones about it, straight up metal. The vocals tend to make it Hammerfallish to me again. But cool song, no question. 8
Kade:
Grand Magus- Triumph & Power: Very cool song. Reminds me of a possible modernish Manowar or Virgin Steele. Great vocals and great guitar solo as well. 8.5
Fluff:
Datsuns- Lady: Garage rock 101. I can appreciate this kind of music, but never in a million years would I buy it or listen to it on a regular basis. This is why I could never fully get into early Alice Cooper. Just too much of that garage rock sound. Not bad though, just doesnt really float my boat. Sorry brother. 6
Brent:
Trail of Murder- Some Stand Alone: Hellz Yeah! You mentioned that this was your album of the year in 2012 and I can see why. This is again, modern metal done right. Almost gives me a vibe of an amped up modern day Queensryche. The vocals are great, and looking into Urban Breed I see he was the singer of Tad Morose, another band I like what I hear from. My favorite of the round. 9
Splent:
Autograph- Turn Up the Radio: F'n Whammo Bammo Bonus. Spent, you get full points plus one Japanese bonus point. You also have a wild card to re-do any round, any time. 11
Chad:
Freedom Call- The Quest: Besides Helloween, I've never really gotten into much European Happy Power Metal. I'm as cheesy as it gets, but even I have some boundaries. For example, Rhapsody does very little for me. Freedom Call; however, is much better then that, but still came across as a less manlier version of Manowar. Epic for sure and still a good song. 7.5
Hath:
Pink Cream 69- Gods Come Together: I don't have anything from PC69, but have checked them out a few times due to Andi Deris being the ex lead singer. I really liked what I heard from the Deris era, but never heard much post Deris. This is a great melodic tune and very enjoyable. It seems that PC69 is a very underated band and should have had more success. 8
Evermind:
Blind Guardian- Majesty: This is another band that I've always liked what I've heard from, but don't own anything. Hansi's vocals never really did much for me. However, on this tune both Hansi and the band are on fire. Great performance and great selection. 8
Paul:
Royal Hunt- Lies: Yet another band I've looked into checking out; this was due to DC Cooper being the vocalist on some albums. I liked what I heard on the song "message to God" and this band sounds very cool. I listened to some of that new album a couple of years ago and found it pretty boring. However, this song is great solid metal with a good vocalist John West. He's no DC, but not many guys are. I might have found it slightly generic to get it a score of eight. Good tune. 7.5