RESULTS – SEMI-FINALSSEMI-FINAL 1 – HERETIC VS NEKOVHeretic: The Butterfly Effect – Worlds on Fire
Rich 3.5 + Other 3.0 = 6.5Seriously, how do you keep finding stuff that I’ve never even heard of before but really, really dig?! Quite a Muse vibe at the start especially, but the song grows and takes on its own identity. This has a bit of everything in it, from a mellow start, through post-rock, into some rocking riffing later on. Very nice stuff, and another of those songs that made me go straight to Spotify to see if the album is on there!
What a really, really interesting song. Damn. Horns, crunchy guitars. Just cool. Not many slowish songs moved me in this roulette, but I was moved.Nekov: Iluvatar – In the Eye
Rich 2.5 + Other 2.5 = 5.0Hmm, this isn’t a bad song, there are some nice ideas, but it really does sound so dated to me. Not just in terms of production, but in style and instrumentation as well. It goes on very long as well, but didn’t make me feel like there was enough variety of sound. Pleasant music undoubtedly, but I found myself losing interest about half way through.
This one was tough to score less than Heretic's. It has so much of what I like, especially being keyboard-driven. A strong guitar here and there, but there was just something about it. It was too much keyboards, it was drowning in that same riff over and over. Was just too much. And the tone he used was a bit of a Rush rip off that gave it this 80\90's vibe. Like Red Sector A or Show Don't Tell. (Apologies, I named the wrong rush tunes I'm trying to use as examples) I feel this song was THIS close to being great they just over did it.WINNER: HERETICSEMI-FINAL 2 – KINGSHMEGLAND VS LONESTARkingshmegland: Demians – Earth
Rich 3.0 + Other 2.5 = 5.5I found two things interesting in this submission: 1) you chose to send the bonus track from the album, and 2) in your description you neglected to mention that Nic is a former DTFer!
Otherwise, great submission; even though it’s a bonus track it’s a great song in its own right. Catchy and engaging, and really nicely done. I’m very familiar with it already though I’m afraid, so only 3 points for you.
These guys used to be board members, or one of them was, right? Good vocals, good harmonies and probably a better-crafted song than lonestar’s selection, I just liked his better. I guess I was supposed to be impressed by some of the deliberate tempo changes and slow-los. Instead I found them a little off-putting.lonestar: Odd Dimension – Farewell to the Stars
Rich 2.5 + Other 3.0 = 5.5This song really disappointed me, because the first 20 seconds really, really grabbed me, and I was all ready to be blown away by some awesome prog metal. But when the vocals came in, the song went a bit downhill. Not that it was bad at all, in fact there are some really good bits, but the song doesn’t hold together all that well, and I find the singer really quite annoying. Far too much vibrato.
The song started pretty weak, but finished incredibly strong. I backed certain parts up and did them over and over. It's nothing really new, it’s just a great track. Right at 3:40 or so they really take off. The singer is really familiar sounding.WINNER: IT’S A TIE! :O
Which can only mean one thing…A REMATCH!Send another song each please.
Heretic is through to the final, but he will not know who his opponent is until the rematch is done.
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