I was more referring to David anyway . By the time he sees it , it'll be well and truly beyond April Fools. It's approaching 4am here ......... twas a big night . Hic
Well, that was just a general attempt to joke. I didn't consider anyone's time zone, if Dave and RJ weren't there to be fooled, well, that's their loss.
Anyway, I just couldn't miss that fine opportunity with these fake results. Now, here are the serious, real ones.
Round 6 Tiebreaker Real Results:
lonestar: Day Six – 7th SignAlright, look, RJ, how about that... can you do every round with “Oh well, enough fucking around” approach? From this one example it seems to work like a charm. I’ll be honest, writing the fake writeup for this song was torturous and incredibly difficult, because this song is the very definition of awesome for me.
I knew where to start with the fake write-up, since there were some parts – like that transition at 4:25 – I only liked, while the other sections I loved dearly. So I don’t really know where to start with that positive write-up. I love the singer, he sounds beyond awesome. He won me over with one of the very first lines,
“never to be suuuure”. The whole intro is bloody magnificent, with the prominent bassline and the tasteful guitar licks all over it, very atmospheric. The singer is a perfect fit for the mood this song builds up. I especially like how he adjusts his voice to the more intense moments of this song, yet staying in his vocal range. The vocal effects at the second verse are still the weak point of this tune, yes, but the rest is really magnificent.
RJ, I know I didn’t like Barracuda too much, but I guess that’s just the age differences showing. I really liked this song. You’re like an endless storage of wonderful progressive metal music. Just when I think you used up all your bands, you manage to send something like this. This is fantastic. Welcome to the Round 7.
9.5/10
Bolsters: Burnclear – Lost For LifeSo, you indeed said you wanted to save this song for one of the next two rounds, and I can indeed understand why you wanted to do it. This song is quite a good one, really solid metal track.
I think it’s sufficient to say that the part I mentioned in my fake writeup (the one with farting from 1:15 to 1:20) is the one that bothers me the most; other than that, this song is very solid and enjoyable. Cool vocalist with deep and somewhat raspy voice when needed, nice heavy vibe all along, and the big plus here is the fact the singer fits the music really well. I think there is another thing I can complain about, even though those complaints are pretty small… for what it’s worth, I think the chorus sounds too happy, and that’s the same problem I had with that Beautiful Sin track from the last round.
Other than that, I really enjoyed this tune. I think it’s a solid 8.5 bordering on 9, and it’s one of the best tracks you sent to me if you don’t count The Bonding. Unfortunately for you, RJ just didn’t allow for the competition here.
It’s kind of sad, really, because I thought you had a huge potential to, well, maybe not win this one, but to kick some people asses alright. Your qualifying songs were really great, but then you just struggled to find something that would align well with me. Still, you introduced me to some great bands I will definitely explore further – Edenbridge, Pantommind, Pandora’s Box, Burnclear, Beyond the Black and Dave Kerzner are all on my radar. I can’t help but think I should’ve bumped your Beyond the Black score to 8.5, but then I think I should’ve bumped RJ’s Prospekt score to 8.5 either, so it just doesn’t work like that. I’m not going to change any scores, I’m sticking with the choices I’ve made when I ranked your songs, and I feel this is a good decision. So, unfortunately, you’re out. I hope this event won’t bite my ass in your roulette later.
8.5/10Bands added to banned list:Day Six
Burnclear
The scoreboard:wolfking - 52
Big Hath - 52
TAC – 51
bl5150 - 49.5
senecadawg2 - 49.5
lonestar - 49