Well, I wouldn't say the choice was a no-brainer, but it wasn't as difficult as I expected. Both good songs, but one is just more up my alley than the other.
Round 6: Tiebreaker: Results
ErHaO: Threshold – The HoursYour PM said “Sooo Damian Wilson, again”, and that was basically my first thought when I saw which band you’ve sent. Well, I guess that’s not really cheating, because I liked Headspace song and didn’t really enjoy his solo ballad you’ve sent me in Round 2. I did enjoy this tune, however. The keyboards are a big highlight of this track, and Damian enhances the track with his clean singing, especially on the
“I fight against the hours” parts. This song is quite accessible despite its length (more than eight minutes), and seriously enjoyable overall; the only thing I don’t like is the weird sound effect (I think) coming up after the choruses. Great guitar solo in the second half too. Overall, this song was definitely the better one of the two.
8/10
Scorpion: Theocracy – Laying the Demon to RestThis song was more difficult to get into. Not that it’s not accessible, but for nearly ten minutes it has a lot of various stuff going on, and while some parts are just stellar, other sections are really uncalled for or just don’t fit with the song, in my opinion. I don’t see the point of this balls-to-the-wall all out heavy intro; I dislike the whispering vocals in the beginning, though the music beneath them is fine; the vocals aren’t really the strongest point of this tune anyway, except when the guy gets his screams out, like on those
“Into temptation / I can hear it” lines. I really love the chorus though, the melodies there are outstanding, with a grandiose feeling about them. I also don’t appreciate this song getting exceptionally heavy at times (the instrumental break at ~5:30 does exactly that). I think this tune could’ve been really amazing if the band would just cut some parts out; leaving the calm part with clean vocals instead, leave two verses and two choruses as they are, and soften the instrumental break somehow. Of course, that would’ve been another song at this point. I still liked it, but in the long run I think that Threshold song appeals to me more.
7/10
Which means,
ErHaO advances to Round 7, and
Scorpion is out. It's a pity, as I'm sure you've got a lot more of badass metal to send me, but maybe next time! Anyway, Speaking to Stones, Dog Fashion Disco and Lost in Thought were all great entries from you, and I'll be sure to check out some of their albums. Thank you for playing!
So the standings are like that now:
lonestar - 52
bl5150 - 51.5
Dr. DTVT - 48
senecadawg2 - 46
wolfking - 45.5
ErHaO - 44.5
Also, Threshold is added to the banned list. Therefore, Seneca, you kind of need to resend one of your songs (again)
See Round 7 description in the next post.