Results are now here! Some really good songs already. I can tell I'll have a lot to dig deeper into once this is all over. Doing this made me realize I suck at write-ups, oh well.
Senecadawg2 vs. MoraWintersoulSenecadawg2: Anathema – Dreaming LightI've been meaning to check Anathema out for a while and this song just made that a top priority. This song is simply beautiful, listeining to it makes me feel very happy. Not much else to say really, great song!
MoraWintersoul: Dan Swanö – UncreationThis is a very interesting song. if I had just heard an instrumental version of it, I would never have guessed it featured harsh vocals! It still fits though, and creates quite a unique sound, I'm not sure what I would compare it to. I like it quite a bit, and it will surely see some rotation in the future.
Winner: Senecadawg2Scorpion vs. Tom BombadilScorpion: Pyramid Theorem – Another Day Slips ByThis is pretty much a standard prog ballad, that doesn't make it any less good though! I was enjoying this song quite a bit the first time I heard it, but the part that really sold it was dat guitar solo
. These guys were already on my list of bands to check out and I definitely will do just that!
Tom Bombadil: Mastodon – March of the Fire AntsListening to this song feels like getting punched in the face, but in a good way!
I really enjoyed the crushing heaviness of it, but aside from that there unfortunately wasn't much that gripped me in this song.
Winner: ScorpionEvermind vs. Buddyhunter1Evermind: Avantasia – The ScarecrowNow this is power metal done right! Sure it's pretty cheesy in some ways, but it's some mighty fine cheese. The main riff kinda reminds me of Ayreon (that's a good thing) and the vocals are outstanding. This song just keeps being awesome all the way through. It loses some momentum after the first 4 minutes or so, but immidiately starts building up again to the epic climax. Fantastic song, and one that should have been an easy win, however...
BuddyHunter1: Ihsahn – UndercurrentThis song is awesome. The atmosphere of it is the polar opposite of the Avantasia song, while that song felt triumphant and grand this one invokes a feeling of... well, whatever the opposite of triumphant is
. The first few minutes feature some beautiful clean vocals but I must admit that I was sceptical when I first heard the growls. They are a bit different and I didn't really dig them when I first heard it, they have grown on me since then though. My favorite part of the song is when the main riff returns with the support of some saxophone of all instruments, I've never heard a sax used quite this way and the result is eargasmic. The song just keeps going from there and doesn't disappoint at any part. I love this song.
Winner: BuddyHunter1. This was by far the most difficult match to decide, both songs are awesome and I feel really bad not giving Evermind any points after a submission like that. Hope you understand!
Buddyhunter also recieves the extra 2 points for the best song of the round, leaving the results as follows:
1. Buddyhunter1: 5
2. senecadawg2: 3
2. Scorpion: 3
4. MoraWintersoul: 0
4. Tom Bombadil: 0
4. Evermind: 0
Match-ups for next round:
senecadawg2 vs. Scorpion
Evermind vs. MoraWintersoul
Tom Bombadil vs. Buddyhunter1
Constructive criticism concerning the write-ups and layout is welcome and appriciated.