It's election time, bitches! Again!

With as broad of a genre as Metal, you will often find clashes of ideas, opinions, and Titans. The beauty of these debates is that no one can ever prove themselves right! Just think about it, there's no objective way of proving that, say, the Beatles are better than Ke$ha. More record sales? That doesn't prove shit. Soulja Boi has sold an exponential amount more records than Bad Company, so are they technically better? Don't even try.

Below you will find your ballot for the Metal Election '10 containing some of the fiercest rivalries in Metal and Rock (hint: if you are reading this, you MUST vote! Post your ballot in the comment box below.) Divided in two halves, the first half gives you a few choices, allowing you to pick one of the choices, but if you really feel strong for another candidate, you may also leave an answer blank or write in an answer (please provide a short defense). Please remember that this is all opinionated and as music enthusiasts, we must be open to other peoples' opinions, but you must also not be a pussy and choose not to vote! Stand your ground and man up! Starting off, we ask you one of the oldest questions in Metal:

Thrash Kings: Metallica v Megadeth

Best rock band producer: America v United Kingdom

Best metal band producer: America v United Kingdom

1990's Metal Torch Bearer (who kept Metal alive in the 90s): Pantera v Alice in Chains

Metal's worst offspring: Glam Metal v Rap Metal

Hard Rock's biggest D-bag (personality wise, not a talent contest): Axl Rose v Gene Simmons

British Band (metal): Judas Priest v Iron Maiden

British Band (rock): The Beatles v The Rolling Stones

Metal Pioneers (who had the bigger influence on the genre, all things considered?): Black Sabbath v Led Zeppelin

Venue for a show (in warm temperatures, but factoring in unpredictable weather): Outside v Inside

Sabbath Singer (talent/style): Ozzy v Dio

Solo Career: Ozzy v Dio

Best joke/comedy band: Spinal Tap v Dethklok

Best awesomely terrible vocalist: Lemmy Kilmister v Dave Mustaine


Now, these next questions are all write-ins, but feel free to choose only the ones you wish to answer. Please try to stay within the genre of hard rock and metal for these polls--this is a metal blog, after all:

Most underrated band:

Most overrated band:

Most overplayed song:

Your personal favorite band:

Wipe one band from the history books and all of existence:

Favorite album from the favorite band mentioned above:

Most metal moment (in the musicians' lives/shows):

Best stage show:

Satanic Necromancy Ritual, bring one Metalhead back from the dead:

Best non-American/British producer of metal bands (country):

Best singer/songwriter/guitarist/etc. (all in one person, I mean, this one may also extend the entire genre of Rock):

Best debut album (once again, you may include any rock band for this question):

Metal's brightest hope for the future (best new [not nu] metal band):

Your prediction for next metal band inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame (even if it isn't until 2083):



I could go on forever, but these are the questions that came to my mind immediately. If you have some juicy debate topics you would like to add to the ballot, feel free to do so! Just a reminder that if you're reading this article then you MUST cast your vote! Vote or die motherfucker, motherfucker vote or die!