Themed Mixtape Game

Voivod – Tornado

Classic Voivod, this one has never been a favorite from the album for me but it’s still obviously great. 8/10.

Cephalic Carnage - The Isle of California

Pretty decent. 6/10.

Immortal - Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss

A little less decent. Ambiguously thematic. 3/10.

Bal-Sagoth - Atlantis Ascendant

Gave me initial shitty vibes, but there were actually some cool riffs mixed in with the JRPG battle keyboards. Although it went bad again when it got folky. 3/10.

Lust - Smoke on the Hills

Kvlt pick, unfortunately this isn’t very good. The vocalist is borderline, but I could probably appreciate him if the instrumentation was better. The kinda mournful vibe is cool, good atmosphere, but overall, nah. 5/10.

Fueled by Fire – Catastrophe

Boring, I didn’t feel the slightest urge to even tap my foot. 3/10.

Megadeth - Tornado of Souls

Classic but totally off-theme. 0/10.

Division Speed - Freezing Cold

Woah, this was really good. Great energy, great sound, vocalist almost has a Sabina Classen thing going. I wish it was a little more topical, Russia being a cold place in winter is nature, and I suppose it was a disaster for the Nazi’s plans, but not a natural disaster. 7/10.

Manilla Road - The Deluge

Great song, Randy Foxe really makes it. 8/10.

Midnight - Destroy Tsunami's Power

First non-shit song I’ve heard from Midnight. The lyrics seem like they’re about nuking Japan though. 5/10.

Altered State - Winter Warlock

Still haven’t heard the full comp, but this is the best track from the demo. Ski is an amazing singer. Winter isn’t a natural disaster though. 6/10.

Demolition Hammer – Cataclysm

Yeah fine whatever I won’t downrate this. Definitive and best Demolition Hammer, 10/10.

Einherjer - Fimbul Winter

This is the only Einherjer album I’ve listened to before, probably an entire fucking decade ago. I don’t know if it’s some kind of dormant nostalgia or what, but this was surprisingly good. Riffs all the way through, thick bassy sound, no symphonic or folksy lameness as I’d usually expect. I’m downrating the Ball Sag song further because this one does this thing so much better. 8/10.
 
Voivod - Tornado 7.5/10

Cephalic Carnage - The Isle of California 4/10
Shit band.

Immortal - Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss 10/10
The lyrics might be ambiguous for the theme, but musically this feels like being stuck in a violent snowstorm.

Bal-Sagoth
- Atlantis Ascendant 6/10
Cheesy as fuck but quite endearing.

Lust
- Smoke on the Hills 7.5/10

Fueled by Fire
- Catastrophe 6/10
Not bad.

Megadeth
- Tornado of Souls 2/10
Good song, but no way you can call it on theme.

Division Speed
- Freezing Cold 7.5/10
This is actually pretty fucking good.

Manilla Road
- The Deluge 9/10
This is obviously amazing. Elric picked it no doubt.

Midnight - Destroy Tsunami's Power 6.5/10
Plenty of tasteful people like this band but I just can't get into them. It's decent.

Altered State - Winter Warlock 8.5/10
This rules.

Demolition Hammer
- Cataclysm 8/10

Einherjer
- Fimbul Winter 5.5/10
Not awful. The production is really strange on this.
 
Voivod - 9
Cephalic Carnage - 7
Immortal - 6
Bal-Sagoth - 7.5
Lust - 1
Fueled by Fire - 9.5
Megadeth - 10
Division Speed - 7.5
Manilla Road - 4
Midnight - 6.5
Altered State - 5
Demolition Hammer - 8
Einherjer - 6

There, 10 ratings. Close it up?
 
Demolition Hammer Cataclysm 83 @arg
Chugs along nicely and aggressive as fuck. I dig these guyz. 8/10.

Voivod Tornado 80.5 @HamburgerBoy
Raging tune that actually sounds chaotic like a tornado. 9/10.

Immortal Unsilent Storms in the North Abyss 72 @Phylactery
Great song, but does better in the context of the album. Not really on theme. 7/10.

Division Speed Freezing Cold 68 @CASSETTEISGOD
Who the fuck told this band they could be so good? Ugh, whatever. Thematically impotent tho. 8/10.

Tied with:

Midnight Destroy Tsunamis Power 68 @Master_Yoda77
Fun, simple, forceful tune. 7/10.

Alerted State Winter Warlock 65.5 @mutantllama
So this was all kinds of bad in the beginning. There was a marginal improvement. 5/10.

Fueled by Fire Catastrophe 64 @Baroque
I dunno it packs a punch and all but feels a bit too predictable. Not bad though. 6/10.

Manilla Road The Deluge 63 @Elric of Melniboné
There's a guitar solo. Not for me thanks. 4/10.

Bal-Sagoth Atlantis Ascendant 56.5 @Vegard Pompey
I dunno, a little too trebly? These guys are a bit too over the top, even for me. Still, I do enjoy listening to them. 6/10.

Lust Smoke on the Hills 53.5 @no country for old wainds
This is fucking awesome. There's a cathchiness that I welcome. Great musicianship. 8/10.

Cephalic Carnage The Isle of California 51 @Sirjack
That shit was tight and intense and most def on theme. 8/10.

Einherjer Fimbul Winter 50.5 @Serjeant Grumbles
What a groovy little tune. Nice contrast with them cleans. 7/10.

Megadeth Tornado of Souls 43 @The Ozzman
I don't know why y'all are giving this song a hard time for being off theme. Seems to me there are other tracks here which are way more off the mark. Anyhoo, cool tune. 7/10.

OK everybody, you've chosen arg as your winner. Da fuck is wrong with ya'll???