Metal World Cup

[Vilden]

Sweden also doesn't seem to have anything that can compete with Manilla Road or Cirith Ungol.

Yeah when it comes to uspm/trad and especially epic trad USA is miles ahead and for me the biggest argument for voting USA, the quality of other genres makes Sweden the winner for me though.

I mean Sweden has their gems like Heavy Load, Gotham City, Mercy, Quicksand Dream, etc. but it is just nothing compared to the US.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Yeah when it comes to uspm/trad and especially epic trad USA is miles ahead and for me the biggest argument for voting USA, the quality of other genres makes Sweden the winner for me though.

>doom and thrash don't exist

 

[Vilden]

Thrash don't Atleast not as factor for me when I decide.

And I'm not a big fan of the US doom scene, most bands have way too "southern" (for lack of better term) sound, even bands like 'Vitus, Pentagram, etc. often lean that way. There are ofcourse several exceptions, like Solitude Aeturnus.

 

[-CC-]

Let's not forget Kongh!!

 

[Vilden]

Let's forget Kongh!!

 

[CiG]

I understand what you mean, American doom metal often shows it's blues influences whereas European doom metal like Candlemass, Solstice, Scald etc do not. I also appreciate that about European doom metal.

For me the main reason I must go with America is due to it's death metal/deathgrind bands. Autopsy/Abscess, Necrophagia, Repulsion, Macabre, Impetigo, Dr Shrinker, Exhumed, Nekro Drunkz, Nunslaughter, Obituary, Nekrofilth, Meatshits, Incantation, Mortician, Blood Freak, Deicide, Possessed, Death, Deceased and so on.

I love doom, epic metal, USPM, trad, etc but I'll always be a deathgrinder at heart.

 

[EspaDa]

Sweden doesn't have trivium!!!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Trivium > N*Flaymz

 

[CiG]

Trivium are so fucking gay.

 

[EspaDa]

In Flames are even worse than them nowadays. It's just unbelievable.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i think the only way you can vote sweden is if you're very extreme metal-centric, and even then it's close (particularly if you're somewhat ambivalent toward a lot of sunlight studios stuff as i am). if you have comparable love for trad, doom, thrash etc, only the USA makes sense.

 

[-CC-]

Let's forget Kongh!!

Fite me bish.

 

[Krow]

My first vote in this thread but fuck you.

USA

 

[crimsonfloyd]

USA

19 hour warning.

 

[SweptbackFlame]

SHIT NVM way late haha


USA

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Final result:

USA 10 Sweden 5

Final rankings:
1. USA
2. Sweden
3. United Kingdom
4. Norway
5. Germany
6. Finland
7T. Italy
7T. France
9T. Canada
9T. Greece
11. Brazil
12. Poland
13. Mexico
16T. Czech Republic
16T. Switzerland
16T. Ukraine

 

[Baroque]

Nice. Curious how different it would have been with different seeding. I think UK might be 2nd and Canada might be higher

 

[Blind Guardian]

I don't think Switzerland would be so low if we used a point system instead. Does any of Italy, Czech Republic or France top Celtic Frost, Samael and Coroner?

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

I haven't paid attention to this shit, but is it for best country? All around the best country for metal has to be either Germany or Poland but I'd choose Germany any day. The sheer amount of ass kicking bands they have is nuts. I mean Obscura, Sulphur Aeon, and Alkaloid all from the same country? Fuck off. Not right.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

I don't think Switzerland would be so low if we used a point system instead. Does any of Italy, Czech Republic or France top Celtic Frost, Samael and Coroner?

Yeah, Switzerland ended up in a tough group and then drew a tough round of 16 match. But that's the nature of a tournament format.

Also, I'd agree with you on Italy and Czech Republic, but contest you on France. Deathspell Omega and the first two Mutiilation records are superior to anything Celtic Frost or Samael produced. Add in less consistent but still at times exceptional acts like Aosoth, Mortifera, Vlad Tepes, Belketre, the rest of LLN, SVEST, Peste Noir, and so on, and the choice is easy.