This was another very good round and once again I hate myself for coming up with this ranking system. I received some song that I really didn't want to give a low score to, but it turned out this way. Thanks once again for all of your submissions.
ROUND 7 RESULTS
Last Place:Participant: Scorpion
Artist/Song: The Human Abstract - FaustI'm so sorry for placing this low, I really wanted to like this, but for some reason it didn't click with me at all. I didn't like the vocals and some of the technicality in this song felt overdone, without really adding too much to the strength of the song. Perhaps if I had more time to check out this song and let it grow on me, I would enjoy it more, but in the short time I had to listen to the song, it didn't. You won't get any points this round, sorry bro.
7th PlaceParticipant: Ravenheart
Artist/Song: Depeche Mode - John the RevelatorFirst off, your song didn't fit the round theme, young man. It doesn't have a 7 in the duration, but I decided not to give you any point reduction for that, since it doesn't score that high either and because the word 'seven' is sung multiple times throughout the song. Like with Scorpion's song, I wanted to rate this higher, because it's not really a bad song at all, I just got songs I enjoyed more this round, sorry man.
1 point6th PlaceParticipant: Xanthul
Artist/Song: Arcade Fire - Wake UpThis is the placement I actually feel the most guilty about, seeing as Xanthul told me this is one of his favourite songs (yeah, I really do read everything you people send me in the e-mails
). I actually thought this was a very good song, something I can totally understand people really loving. That dude's voice is lovely and the way he delivers his lyrics really sounds heartfelt. The song definitely would have gotten more points in an open-scored round, but in the way I'm scoring this, I regrettably have to only give it
2 points, despite actually really liking this.
5th PlaceParticipant: kári
Artist/Song: Massive Attack - Inertia CreepsAnother electronica song, like the one Ravenheart sent, only I liked this one quite a lot better. I have heard of this band a lot and have wanted to check them out after having seen them mentioned on the forums a lot. This song was quite rad, though not really what I had expected of the band, for some reason. It's pretty haunting, especially with the almost whispered vocals and the wacky background noises. A cool song, from a band I will likely check out further. 3 points, + an extra point for the band makes
4 points4th PlaceParticipant: Zantera
Artist/Song: Dir en Grey - The Blossoming BeelzebubThe first time I listened to this I was amazed at whatever the hell it was. I don't think I've ever heard anything like this song before, which is a good thing in itself. This is some wacky avant-garde or experimental metal stuff, that really doesn't make too much sense most of the time, especially with the vocals, but the final result is something amazing, something very extraordinary, yet hauntingly beautiful. Holy shit, I will listen to the full album, because I think I'll really like it.
4 points3rd PlaceParticipant: ReaperKK
Artist/Song: Across the Delta - The LoopWow, this was some amazing alternative rock. They made me think of dredg a bit, mostly of Catch Without Arms and El Cielo and since those are favourites of mine, I was bound to really like this. Awesome guitar work and riffs and an amazing chorus, this song really rocked. I'll check out this album, also after I saw you placed this really high in your album top 50. If the rest of the album resembles anything this song has, it could potentially be an album I would enjoy very much. Awesome song, thanks.
5 points2nd PlaceParticipant: Nekov
Artist/Song: Von Hertzen Brothers - Always Been RightYou asshat, always sending me those damn good songs. How will other people even get a chance at winning this way?
You're only getting those bonus points (see side mission 2) because there actually was a song I liked better than yours, or else this one would have taken the full 7. There's something about this sound, very reminiscent of the song you sent me in the first round (Cutting the Cards by Arena) that I really like. This was some stellar progressive rock from a band that I will check out more from. It didn't exactly blow me away as much as the aforementioned Arena song did, but nevertheless I think you've found me yet another band I like. Checking out their other stuff soon.
6 points, you lucky bastard.
Round Winner!Participant: MoraWintersoul
Artist/Song: Wolverine - This Cold Heart of MineDamn girl, you really nailed it with this one. I think I've found another new band to check out, because this song rocks, a lot. I'm a fan of the guitar work and the dude's voice. If you haven't noticed so far, vocals can really make or break a song for me, but on this they complemented really well with the atmosphere of the song. It's a great metal song, with some very slight progressive influences. Although this was the longest song I got (just clocking in under 8 minutes) it didn't bore more me at all. Awesome, thanks, I'll check this band out, any albums in particular I should start with?
7 points---
Side Mission 1:kári's song clearly deals with Inertia (or Sloth) as it's even in the title. For this he'll receive
1 extra point Any other claims I got for the song to be attributed to a sin I couldn't place, so this is the only bonus I'm giving this round. If I have overlooked something - I didn't look up lyrics at all for instance - please tell me and I will rectify this.
Side Mission 2:I had three people who guessed the correct amount of points and they're all high scoring people! Zantera guessed he'd get 4 points, ReaperKK guessed he'd get 5 points and Nekov pulled in the big one scoring 6 points, as he had guessed. All three people will get
2 extra points.
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Current Standings:Nekov: 24+6+2= 32 points
Zantera: 21+4+2= 27 points
MoraWintersoul: 20+7= 27 points
ReaperKK: 19+5+2 = 26 points
kári: 20+3+1+1= 25 points
Ravenheart: 21+1= 22 points
Xanthul: 20+2= 22 points
Scorpion: 19+0= 19 points
Team Standings:Team Coffee: 32+26+25+19= 102 points
Team Tea: 27+27+22+22= 98 points
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Next Round! INSTRUMENTALS
Main Goal:That's right, as has been announced, an instrumental round. Although I have already received some instrumentals in previous rounds, I want something without vocals from all of you now. If the song contains vocals of ANY kind, even in samples, the song will be awarded with 0 points, no matter how good it is. This is your last chance to score points before the big and epic last round, in which you will be able to send me multiple stuff. Scoring reverts back to normal. Because of this being the last 'formal' round, there are also NO side missions anymore, so you can just focus on sending me an awesome instrumental. As with other all other rounds so far, you may send a song from a band that got the lowest possible score (1 in every round, 0 for Round 7), but now you'll also be able to send anything from a band that got 2 points in a previous round. Good luck once again!
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