Metal World Cup

[crimsonfloyd]

This is a tournament style competition to proclaim which country is the best at producing metal in the world. The Metal World Cup will be modeled on FIFA style soccer tournaments. There will be two stages: first a group stage, and then a knockout stage.

Group stage: For the group stage, countries are clustered into groups of four. For each group:

• BOLD your first choice. This is worth five points.
• Italicize your second choice. This is worth three points.
• Underline your third choice. This is worth one point. (If you have no third choice, just leave it blank).

The two countries with the most points will automatically advance.

Knock out stage: There will then be a four round knock-out tournament. Teams will be ranked based on points earned. The knockout stage will follow the pattern below:

You have until next Friday at 5 PM Pacific to vote on the group stage. Therefore, you can change your votes between now and Friday without consequence. Feel free to lobby and share music from any countries that have bands you think other people may not be familiar with.

Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Hungary
Japan

Group B:
Denmark
Iceland
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Group C:
France
Netherlands
New Zealand
Poland

Group D:
Canada
Colombia
Italy
Ireland

Group E:
Austria
China
Finland
Greece

Group F:
Czech Republic
Romania
Russia
Sweden

Group G:
Australia
Mexico
Norway
Portugal

Group H:
Croatia
Spain
Ukraine
USA

 

[Phylactery]

Neat idea! Couple of tough decisions I'll have to make.

Group C is tricky because France, Poland and the Netherlands all have loads of good shit.
And then group E is a choice between Finland and Greece for the top spot.


Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Japan

Group B:
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Denmark

Group C:
France
Poland
Netherlands

Group D:
Italy
Canada
Ireland

Group E:
Greece
Finland
Austria

Group F:
Sweden
Czech Republic
Russia

Group G:
Norway
Mexico
Australia

Group H:
USA
Ukraine
Spain

I'll edit in group C later.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Group A:
Japan
Germany

Group B:
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Denmark

Group C:
Poland
France

Group D:
Italy
Ireland (if you say Thin Lizzy doesn't count you are wrong)
Canada

Group E:
Finland
Greece
Austria

Group F:
Sweden
Czech Republic
Russia

Group G:
Norway
Mexico
Australia

Group H:
USA
Spain

 

[Vegard Pompey]

Wtf Phylactery did you edit your list to match the formatting of mine just as I edited my list to match the formatting of yours?

 

[Phylactery]

Haha, I love how I've edited my post to look like yours originally did, and you've edited yours to look like mine originally did. I think yours was correct or else we'd just list them in order. Maybe he has some way to collate the results set up.

 

[-CC-]

Group A:
Germany
Brazil
Japan

Group B:
United Kingdom
Iceland
Switzerland

Group C:
France
Poland
Netherlands

Group D:
Colombia
Canada
Italy

Group E:
Finland
Greece
Austria

Group F:
Sweden
Czech Republic
Russia

Group G:
Norway
Mexico
Australia

Group H:
USA
Ukraine
Croatia

 

[Vegard Pompey]

@crimsonfloyd, tell us which format you prefer.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

@crimsonfloyd, tell us which format you prefer.

I like the way you and CynideChrist did it, as it will be easy to add up the score.

 

[Phylactery]

Then what's the point in doing the bolding, italicising and underlining? We just rank them in order.

That's how I originally did it and now I've changed it to match Pompey's who changed it to match mine at the same time!

 

[Vegard Pompey]

I should note that in my ranking I've occasionally ranked a country with a lower quantity of great metal over one with a greater quantity because I think the former has a more interesting musical identity. I'm referring especially to Japan and Mexico who I ranked over Germany and Australia respectively. I haven't heard a ton of material from either of those countries but much of what I've heard just sounds uniquely Japanese/Mexican and I love that.

While looking for material by an obscure, amazing Mexican band called Gehenna I discovered this sampler called "Escuadron Metalico", and it's a good example of what I'm talking about. The audio quality is utter shit but some of the stuff on it is really interesting. I enjoy listening to samplers of obscure heavy metal bands but none of the other ones I've listened to were this off-kilter and fascinating.


Arguments for Japan:

Spoiler

 

[crimsonfloyd]

It will make scoring quicker. I guess ranking them could have worked just as well.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Chile not being included is a glaring omission.

Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Japan

Group B:
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Denmark

Group C:
France
Netherlands
Poland

Group D:
Canada
Italy
Colombia

Group E:
Greece
Finland
Austria

Group F:
Sweden
Czech Republic
Russia

Group G:
Norway
Mexico
Australia

Group H:
USA
Ukraine
Spain

 

[Vilden]

Group A:
Germany
Brazil
Japan

Group B:
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Denmark

Group C:
Poland
France
Netherlands

Group D:
Italy
Canada
Ireland

Group E:
Finland
Greece
Austria

Group F:
Sweden
Russia
Czech Republic

Group G:
Norway
Australia
Mexico

Group H:
USA
Ukraine
Spain

 

[Vilden]

Suprised so many voted Czech Republic over Russia. I don't even think that is a contest tbh, Russia wins with a landslide. Same with Italys group.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Group A:
Germany
Brazil
Japan

Group B:
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Denmark

Group C:
France
Poland
Netherlands

Group D:
Italy
Canada

Group E:
Greece
Finland
Austria

Group F:
Sweden
Russia
Czech Republic

Group G:
Norway
Mexico
Australia

Group H:
USA
Ukraine
Spain

 

[EspaDa]

Really nice thread!

Group C is tough as hell.

Group A:
Brazil
Germany

Group B:
Iceland
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Group C:
France
Netherlands
Poland

Group D:
Canada
Italy
Ireland

Group E:
Finland
Greece

Group F:
Czech Republic
Romania
Sweden

Group G:
Australia
Mexico
Norway

Group H:
Ukraine
USA

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Chile not being included is a glaring omission.

Chile was literally my final cut.

Suprised so many voted Czech Republic over Russia. I don't even think that is a content tbh, Russia wins with a landslide. Same with Italys group.

Czech Republic has Master's Hammer, Root, Trist, Lykathea Aflame. I'm not sure there's any Russian act I like as much as any of those.

I think I'm more on the same page as you when it comes to Italy, though I think it's closer than you're suggesting.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Japan

Group B:
Denmark
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Group C:
France
Netherlands
Poland

Group D:
Canada
Italy
Ireland

Group E:
Austria
Finland
Greece

Group F:
Czech Republic
Russia
Sweden

Group G:
Australia
Mexico
Norway

Group H:
Spain
Ukraine
USA

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I don't know enough bands from some of these countries.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Group A:
Brazil
Germany
Japan

Group B:
Denmark
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Group C:
France
Netherlands
Poland

Group D:
Canada
Colombia
Italy

Group E:
Austria
Finland
Greece

Group F:
Sweden
Czech Republic
Russia

Group G:
Norway
Australia
Mexico

Group H:
Croatia
Ukraine
USA