Anyone feel like some March Metal Madness?
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ConnieOH
Metal Lover in Ohio
Here are the new matchups in the Round of 32 in PM:X2 March Metal Madness.
Anyone who voted in Round 1 will receive links for voting via e-mail. If you did not vote in Round 1 and would like to vote in Round 2, drop me a note at metalprof@verizon.net
Voting in Round 2 will be open until 6pm CST on Monday 3/24.
Regions 1/2
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Reign in Blood (SLAYER) vs. Holy Land (ANGRA)
Dreaming Neon Black (NEVERMORE) vs. Burnt Offerings (ICED EARTH)
The New Order (TESTAMENT) vs. Moving Pictures (RUSH)
Abigail (KING DIAMOND) vs. Land of the Free (GAMMA RAY)
Black Metal (VENOM) vs. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (SYMPHONY X)
Shout At the Devil (MOTLEY CRUE) vs. To Mega Therion (CELTIC FROST)
Heaven and Hell (BLACK SABBATH) vs. Master of Puppets (ABBA)
The Sound of Perseverance (DEATH) vs. Rainbow Rising (RAINBOW)
Region 3/4
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The Fourth Legacy (KAMELOT) vs. Control and Resistance (WATCHTOWER)
Streets: A Rock Opera (SAVATAGE) vs.vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying (MEGADETH)
British Steel (JUDAS PRIEST) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (QUEENSRYCHE)
Entropia (PAIN OF SALVATION) vs. Powerslave (IRON MAIDEN)
Decipher (AFTER FOREVER) vs. Images and Words (JOHN DENVER)
Theli (THERION) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (OZZY)
Perfect Symmetry (FATES WARNING) vs. The Fullness of Time (REDEMPTION)
Into the Electric Castle (AYREON) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (HELLOWEEN)
************* RESULTS FROM ROUND 1 *************************
Region 1
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Not much love for Canniabal Corpse? Surely the cover art was worth something!
Reign in Blood (28) vs. Tales From the Thousand Lakes (9)
Holy Land (25) vs. Unquestionable Presence (11)
Still Life (11) vs. Dreaming Neon Black (24)
Tomb of the Mutilated (1) vs. Burnt Offerings (34)
The New Order (28) vs. Ziltoid the Omniscient (8)
Lateralus (5) vs. Moving Pictures (30)
Abigail (22) vs. In Search of Truth (15)
Beyond the Crimson Horizon (13) vs. Land of the Free (22)
Region 2
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Venom squeaks one out. I think Claus is the only person who pointed out my goof of writing that Mandylion was by The Gathering. Which I knew, but for some stupid reason wrote in "Nightingale". That wasn't supposed to be one of the jokes like Abba or Jonh Denver!
Black Metal (15) vs. Turn Loose the Swans (14)
Theater of Salvation (5) vs. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (32)
Shout At the Devil (24) vs. Gretchen Goes to Nebraska (12)
Nothingface (16) vs. To Mega Therion (19)
Heaven and Hell (28) vs. Focus (6)
Holy Diver (13) vs. Master of Puppets (24)
Mandylion (14) vs. The Sound of Perseverance (20)
Rainbow Rising (20) vs. Don't Break the Oath (16)
Region 3
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I had to call organizer's prerogative and cast the tiebreaking vote between Streets and Peace Sells; at the end of the voting, they were tied at 18. I always save my own votes until the end in case they're needed.
And poor Morbid Angel.
In the Nightside Eclipse (8) vs. The Fourth Legacy (28)
Fabulous Disaster (11) vs. Control and Resistance (22)
Streets: A Rock Opera (19) vs. Imaginations From the Other Side (18)
Peace Sells But Who's Buying (31) vs. Wishmaster (6)
British Steel (29) vs. Nightfall (8)
Covenant (0) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (37)
Heartwork (12) vs. Entropia (20)
Forbidden Evil (3) vs. Powerslave (34)
Region 4
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Poor Immortal. No love for black metal here. Or much death, either, if Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel's tallies are anything to go by. At least Focus and Sound of Perseverance got some votes. And so did Black Metal (Venom), but that was up against doom, not any power or prog.
Decipher (22) vs. Deicide (9)
Forest of Equilibrium (3) vs. Images and Words (33)
Slaughter of the Soul (14) vs. Theli (20)
Crimson (8) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (27)
Perfect Symmetry (24) vs. Alive II (11)
The Fullness of Time (26) vs. Time Does Not Heal (7
Into the Electric Castle (18) vs. Ecliptica (16)
Pure Holocaust (0) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (35)
Anyone who voted in Round 1 will receive links for voting via e-mail. If you did not vote in Round 1 and would like to vote in Round 2, drop me a note at metalprof@verizon.net
Voting in Round 2 will be open until 6pm CST on Monday 3/24.
Regions 1/2
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Reign in Blood (SLAYER) vs. Holy Land (ANGRA)
Dreaming Neon Black (NEVERMORE) vs. Burnt Offerings (ICED EARTH)
The New Order (TESTAMENT) vs. Moving Pictures (RUSH)
Abigail (KING DIAMOND) vs. Land of the Free (GAMMA RAY)
Black Metal (VENOM) vs. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (SYMPHONY X)
Shout At the Devil (MOTLEY CRUE) vs. To Mega Therion (CELTIC FROST)
Heaven and Hell (BLACK SABBATH) vs. Master of Puppets (ABBA)
The Sound of Perseverance (DEATH) vs. Rainbow Rising (RAINBOW)
Region 3/4
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The Fourth Legacy (KAMELOT) vs. Control and Resistance (WATCHTOWER)
Streets: A Rock Opera (SAVATAGE) vs.vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying (MEGADETH)
British Steel (JUDAS PRIEST) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (QUEENSRYCHE)
Entropia (PAIN OF SALVATION) vs. Powerslave (IRON MAIDEN)
Decipher (AFTER FOREVER) vs. Images and Words (JOHN DENVER)
Theli (THERION) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (OZZY)
Perfect Symmetry (FATES WARNING) vs. The Fullness of Time (REDEMPTION)
Into the Electric Castle (AYREON) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (HELLOWEEN)
************* RESULTS FROM ROUND 1 *************************
Region 1
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Not much love for Canniabal Corpse? Surely the cover art was worth something!
Reign in Blood (28) vs. Tales From the Thousand Lakes (9)
Holy Land (25) vs. Unquestionable Presence (11)
Still Life (11) vs. Dreaming Neon Black (24)
Tomb of the Mutilated (1) vs. Burnt Offerings (34)
The New Order (28) vs. Ziltoid the Omniscient (8)
Lateralus (5) vs. Moving Pictures (30)
Abigail (22) vs. In Search of Truth (15)
Beyond the Crimson Horizon (13) vs. Land of the Free (22)
Region 2
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Venom squeaks one out. I think Claus is the only person who pointed out my goof of writing that Mandylion was by The Gathering. Which I knew, but for some stupid reason wrote in "Nightingale". That wasn't supposed to be one of the jokes like Abba or Jonh Denver!
Black Metal (15) vs. Turn Loose the Swans (14)
Theater of Salvation (5) vs. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (32)
Shout At the Devil (24) vs. Gretchen Goes to Nebraska (12)
Nothingface (16) vs. To Mega Therion (19)
Heaven and Hell (28) vs. Focus (6)
Holy Diver (13) vs. Master of Puppets (24)
Mandylion (14) vs. The Sound of Perseverance (20)
Rainbow Rising (20) vs. Don't Break the Oath (16)
Region 3
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I had to call organizer's prerogative and cast the tiebreaking vote between Streets and Peace Sells; at the end of the voting, they were tied at 18. I always save my own votes until the end in case they're needed.
And poor Morbid Angel.
In the Nightside Eclipse (8) vs. The Fourth Legacy (28)
Fabulous Disaster (11) vs. Control and Resistance (22)
Streets: A Rock Opera (19) vs. Imaginations From the Other Side (18)
Peace Sells But Who's Buying (31) vs. Wishmaster (6)
British Steel (29) vs. Nightfall (8)
Covenant (0) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (37)
Heartwork (12) vs. Entropia (20)
Forbidden Evil (3) vs. Powerslave (34)
Region 4
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Poor Immortal. No love for black metal here. Or much death, either, if Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel's tallies are anything to go by. At least Focus and Sound of Perseverance got some votes. And so did Black Metal (Venom), but that was up against doom, not any power or prog.
Decipher (22) vs. Deicide (9)
Forest of Equilibrium (3) vs. Images and Words (33)
Slaughter of the Soul (14) vs. Theli (20)
Crimson (8) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (27)
Perfect Symmetry (24) vs. Alive II (11)
The Fullness of Time (26) vs. Time Does Not Heal (7
Into the Electric Castle (18) vs. Ecliptica (16)
Pure Holocaust (0) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (35)
The 2008 edition of PM:X2 March Metal Madness continues!
We are now at the Sweet Sixteen! Results of the Round of 32 are at the bottom of this post, the new pairings are right here.
There is at least one *brutal* matchup in this round.
PM:X2 2008 SWEET SIXTEEN
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Reign in Blood vs. Dreaming Neon Black
Moving Pictures vs. Abigail
The Divine Wings of Tragedy vs. Shout At the Devil
Heaven and Hell vs. Rainbow Rising
The Fourth Legacy vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying
Operation: Mindcrime vs. Powerslave
Images and Words vs. Blizzard of Ozz
Perfect Symmetry vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2
If you prefer your brackets in, well, brackets, see here:
http://faculty.valpo.edu/kluther1/pmtourneygrid08.xls
************* RESULTS FROM ROUND 2 *************************
Looks like there's some love for thrash in this crowd, as King Diamond
exiles Gamma Ray and Megadeth sabotages Savatage. On the other hand,
Black Sabbath makes Metallica roam off.
Regions 1/2
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Reign in Blood (25) vs. Holy Land (17)
Dreaming Neon Black (23) vs. Burnt Offerings (17)
The New Order (18) vs. Moving Pictures (24)
Abigail (22) vs. Land of the Free (17)
Black Metal (6) vs. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (36)
Shout At the Devil (25) vs. To Mega Therion (17)
Heaven and Hell (25) vs. Master of Puppets (17)
The Sound of Perseverance (12) vs. Rainbow Rising (29)
Region 3/4
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The Fourth Legacy (26) vs. Control and Resistance (15)
Streets: A Rock Opera (17) vs.vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying (25)
British Steel (9) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (33)
Entropia (8) vs. Powerslave (34)
Decipher (4) vs. Images and Words (38)
Theli (11) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (30)
Perfect Symmetry (26) vs. The Fullness of Time (14)
Into the Electric Castle (7) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (34)
We are now at the Sweet Sixteen! Results of the Round of 32 are at the bottom of this post, the new pairings are right here.
There is at least one *brutal* matchup in this round.
PM:X2 2008 SWEET SIXTEEN
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Reign in Blood vs. Dreaming Neon Black
Moving Pictures vs. Abigail
The Divine Wings of Tragedy vs. Shout At the Devil
Heaven and Hell vs. Rainbow Rising
The Fourth Legacy vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying
Operation: Mindcrime vs. Powerslave
Images and Words vs. Blizzard of Ozz
Perfect Symmetry vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2
If you prefer your brackets in, well, brackets, see here:
http://faculty.valpo.edu/kluther1/pmtourneygrid08.xls
************* RESULTS FROM ROUND 2 *************************
Looks like there's some love for thrash in this crowd, as King Diamond
exiles Gamma Ray and Megadeth sabotages Savatage. On the other hand,
Black Sabbath makes Metallica roam off.
Regions 1/2
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Reign in Blood (25) vs. Holy Land (17)
Dreaming Neon Black (23) vs. Burnt Offerings (17)
The New Order (18) vs. Moving Pictures (24)
Abigail (22) vs. Land of the Free (17)
Black Metal (6) vs. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (36)
Shout At the Devil (25) vs. To Mega Therion (17)
Heaven and Hell (25) vs. Master of Puppets (17)
The Sound of Perseverance (12) vs. Rainbow Rising (29)
Region 3/4
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The Fourth Legacy (26) vs. Control and Resistance (15)
Streets: A Rock Opera (17) vs.vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying (25)
British Steel (9) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (33)
Entropia (8) vs. Powerslave (34)
Decipher (4) vs. Images and Words (38)
Theli (11) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (30)
Perfect Symmetry (26) vs. The Fullness of Time (14)
Into the Electric Castle (7) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (34)
peptide X
metal pirate!
Powerslave versus O:M????? Oh the sweet agony!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm torn between decades of greatness and the only album I continually listen to from start to finish..... making it the best album, right? Brutal matchup, indeed!
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
I seriously almost cried when i had to decide between powerslave and O:M
That and Heaven and Hell vs Rising? BAH!
That and Heaven and Hell vs Rising? BAH!
Blame Excel.
By the way, some people had trouble with the link to voting I originally sent; I resent the link and at least one person reported the new link works. If you have trouble, let me know!
Ken
lady_space
Porno kitty
Yeah, those were a little rough!! So what did you vote for??
I have to admit, I voted for Mindcrime and H&H.
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
Mindcrime (i listen to it way more and know it inside out) and Rising. Stargazer clinched that one for me haha
DarkOne
Black Belt in Sarcasm
Yeah, those were a little rough!! So what did you vote for??
I have to admit, I voted for Mindcrime and H&H.
Powerslave, and to a lesser degree, Rainbow Rising, are trendsetting mega-albums. Certainly PS was the one that cemented Maiden in the stratosphere.
However, Mindcrime is one of the top albums of all time (and my #2 overall). H&H is far above RR. I voted the same as Lady Space, but it was tough.
Steve in Philly (still upset that my #1 album of all time - Streets - was beat out by the excellent but not worthy of the win Peace Sells).
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
We are now at the Elite Eight! The new pairings are
ELITE EIGHT
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Reign in Blood vs. Moving Pictures
The Divine Wings of Tragedy vs. Heaven and Hell
Peace Sells But Who's Buying vs. Operation: Mindcrime
Images and Words vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2
Voters know how to vote. Previous non-voters can e-mail or PM me to get the new link.
Results from the prior round are:
************* RESULTS FROM SWEET 16 *************************
Not really any close contests here.
Reign in Blood (31) vs. Dreaming Neon Black (12)
Moving Pictures (27) vs. Abigail (17)
The Divine Wings of Tragedy (29) vs. Shout At the Devil (15)
Heaven and Hell (33) vs. Rainbow Rising (9)
The Fourth Legacy (12) vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying (32)
Operation: Mindcrime (29) vs. Powerslave (15)
Images and Words (32) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (12)
Perfect Symmetry (17) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (25)
ELITE EIGHT
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Reign in Blood vs. Moving Pictures
The Divine Wings of Tragedy vs. Heaven and Hell
Peace Sells But Who's Buying vs. Operation: Mindcrime
Images and Words vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2
Voters know how to vote. Previous non-voters can e-mail or PM me to get the new link.
Results from the prior round are:
************* RESULTS FROM SWEET 16 *************************
Not really any close contests here.
Reign in Blood (31) vs. Dreaming Neon Black (12)
Moving Pictures (27) vs. Abigail (17)
The Divine Wings of Tragedy (29) vs. Shout At the Devil (15)
Heaven and Hell (33) vs. Rainbow Rising (9)
The Fourth Legacy (12) vs. Peace Sells But Who's Buying (32)
Operation: Mindcrime (29) vs. Powerslave (15)
Images and Words (32) vs. Blizzard of Ozz (12)
Perfect Symmetry (17) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (25)
lady_space
Porno kitty
Okay, you asked for it.
ELITE EIGHT
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Reign in Blood vs. Moving Pictures
Both good albums; if it had been another Slayer album (South of Heaven or Seasons), I might have had a harder time choosing, but MP is a better all-around album IMO.
The Divine Wings of Tragedy vs. Heaven and Hell
Clear choice... the song "Heaven and Hell" alone wins this contest for me.
Peace Sells.But Who's Buying vs. Operation: Mindcrime
Love Peace Sells... but I think we've aleady established what most everyone's favorite album is around here.
Images and Words vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2
I&W is a masterpiece... I like Keeper, but it doesn't hold a candle.
O:m vs. Powerslave and H&H vs. Rising were more difficult choices by far! Such a shame In Search of Truth got knocked out so early, too. :/ It was really interesting seeing how the votes got generally more evened out later on.
Shaye
ELITE EIGHT
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Reign in Blood vs. Moving Pictures
Both good albums; if it had been another Slayer album (South of Heaven or Seasons), I might have had a harder time choosing, but MP is a better all-around album IMO.
The Divine Wings of Tragedy vs. Heaven and Hell
Clear choice... the song "Heaven and Hell" alone wins this contest for me.
Peace Sells.But Who's Buying vs. Operation: Mindcrime
Love Peace Sells... but I think we've aleady established what most everyone's favorite album is around here.
Images and Words vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2
I&W is a masterpiece... I like Keeper, but it doesn't hold a candle.
O:m vs. Powerslave and H&H vs. Rising were more difficult choices by far! Such a shame In Search of Truth got knocked out so early, too. :/ It was really interesting seeing how the votes got generally more evened out later on.
Shaye
We are now at the Final Four, only two exciting rounds left to go! Voters
have been mailed the link. Here are the matchups:
44444444444444444444 THE FINAL FOUR!! 44444444444444444444444
--> Moving Pictures vs. Heaven and Hell <--
--> Operation: Mindcrime vs. Images and Words <--
44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
Here are the tallies from the last round:
************* RESULTS FROM ELITE 8 *************************
We actually have what might be called an upset! Go Canada!
Reign in Blood (19) vs. Moving Pictures (21)
The Divine Wings of Tragedy (12) vs. Heaven and Hell (28)
Peace Sells But Who's Buying (10) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (30)
Images and Words (28) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (12)
have been mailed the link. Here are the matchups:
44444444444444444444 THE FINAL FOUR!! 44444444444444444444444
--> Moving Pictures vs. Heaven and Hell <--
--> Operation: Mindcrime vs. Images and Words <--
44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
Here are the tallies from the last round:
************* RESULTS FROM ELITE 8 *************************
We actually have what might be called an upset! Go Canada!
Reign in Blood (19) vs. Moving Pictures (21)
The Divine Wings of Tragedy (12) vs. Heaven and Hell (28)
Peace Sells But Who's Buying (10) vs. Operation: Mindcrime (30)
Images and Words (28) vs. Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt 2 (12)
Ladies and Gentlemen! In this corner, with a total weight of 500 pounds, a total height
of three and a half people, two missing fingertips, and a great sense of relief from
the departure of a future-reality-show embarassment to the universe we have
HEAVEN AND HELL
In the other corner, with lots of hair spray, a yes-we're-metal-no-we're-not attitude,
and a vision to at some point in the future stain the memory of this classic by trying
to recapture its success with a sequel (and in the process recruiting one of
the team members above), we have
OPERATION: MINDCRIME
64 albums have battled it out for three weeks, leading to this ultimate match-up!
The winner of this receives absolutely nothing, except an ass kicking from Slayer
who are now waiting back in the locker room after their elimination in a previous
round.
Let the voting begin!! Most of you know how by now! The voting will close at
6pm (Central) Monday April 7.
************* RESULTS FROM FINAL FOUR *************************
Moving Pictures (13) vs. Heaven and Hell (25)
(about as close as I'd imagined it would be)
Operation: Mindcrime (24) vs. Images and Words (15)
(not nearly as close as I would have thought)
of three and a half people, two missing fingertips, and a great sense of relief from
the departure of a future-reality-show embarassment to the universe we have
HEAVEN AND HELL
In the other corner, with lots of hair spray, a yes-we're-metal-no-we're-not attitude,
and a vision to at some point in the future stain the memory of this classic by trying
to recapture its success with a sequel (and in the process recruiting one of
the team members above), we have
OPERATION: MINDCRIME
64 albums have battled it out for three weeks, leading to this ultimate match-up!
The winner of this receives absolutely nothing, except an ass kicking from Slayer
who are now waiting back in the locker room after their elimination in a previous
round.
Let the voting begin!! Most of you know how by now! The voting will close at
6pm (Central) Monday April 7.
************* RESULTS FROM FINAL FOUR *************************
Moving Pictures (13) vs. Heaven and Hell (25)
(about as close as I'd imagined it would be)
Operation: Mindcrime (24) vs. Images and Words (15)
(not nearly as close as I would have thought)
TXHOSER
Nobody f**ks w/ the Jesus
That was tough. The critic in me wanted to chose Heaven and Hell but Mindcrime was always a favorite on a more personal level. I'll go with Mindcrime for the upset.
DoomsdayZach
The Professor was right
DarkOne
Black Belt in Sarcasm
ConnieOH
Metal Lover in Ohio
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