Ok, let's end the suspense. Who's cut, and who's qualified for the main competition. As well, who sent what.
In:
Animations/The Manhattan Project - kirksnosehair
Pink Cream 69/Shame - lowdz
Forward Shapes/Proclivity - Nekov
Black Majesty/Firestorm - wolfking
Waysted/How The West Was Won - TAC
Justified/Temple of the Soul - bosk1
Lorenguard/The Prince and the Pariah - Zook
Out:
Nevermore[/b]/My Acid Words - elefantstone
Pathfinder[/b]/Beyond The Space, Beyond The Time - Shadow Ninja 2.0
Alessandro Bertoni[/b]/Megas Alexandros Pt. 3: To the Ends of the Earth - Big Hath
Undecided - your fate:
Find Me/Firefight - Bolsters... wolfie is right, it does age better with multiple listens. And it's good enough on its own
Distorted Harmony/Kono Yume - Elite ... this had more that I liked than I didn't. You're in.
Lethal/Fire in your Skin - jjrock88 ... ditto
Apple Pie/Gates of Never - kingshmegland ... in your 17,000+ song library, I'm sure there's much better. Unfortunately, I won't be finding out this roulette. This wasn't a bad song, just not as good as the rest. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.
Which brings us down to
Kingcrow/Right Before - lonestar
vs
Jolly/Firewell - Dr. DTVT
Doc had a home run in Round 1, and an admitted 'grower' in round 2. lonestar had a bit of a stinker in Round 1, and a really good one in Round 2. If it's a cumulative effort, Doc gets the nod. But alas, it is not. It's a 'what-have-you-done-for-me-lately' effort. And for that, the chef is in.
Rather than making this post any longer, I'll put up the full format details later today. For the time being though, here's what you need to know - 5 open rounds, Jeopardy style. And there will be a mystery competitor.
Final participant list:
kirksnosehair
lonestar
Bolsters
Lowdz
nekov
wolfking
TAC
Bosk
Elite
jjrock
zook