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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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!

6 comments:

  1. Here's my vote, by the way:
    Thrash Kings: Metallica(all time) Megadeth(now)

    Best rock band producer: America

    Best metal band producer: United Kingdom

    1990's Metal Torch Bearer: Pantera

    Metal's worst offspring: Glam Metal

    Hard Rock's biggest D-bag: Axl Rose

    British Band (metal): Iron Maiden

    British Band (rock): The Rolling Stones

    Metal Pioneers: Black Sabbath

    Venue for a show: Outside
    Sabbath Singer (talent/style): Dio

    Solo Career: Ozzy

    Best joke/comedy band: Dethklok

    Best awesomely terrible vocalist: Dave Mustaine

    Most underrated band: Nightwish

    Most overrated band: AC/DC

    Most overplayed song: Rock You Like a Hurricane

    Your personal favorite band: Iron Maiden

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

    Favorite album from the favorite band mentioned above: Piece of Mind

    Most metal moment (in the musicians' lives/shows): When Howard Jones, lead singer of Killswitch Engage, called a racist heckler onto the stage in the middle of the show and punched him in the jaw.

    Best stage show: Alice Cooper

    Satanic Necromancy Ritual, bring one Metalhead back from the dead: John Bohnam (I think Zep would have done a lot more, some good and some bad, if he was still alive)

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

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

    Best debut album: Boston

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

    Your prediction for next metal band inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame: Deep Purple

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  2. I'll have my ballot submitted next week or later tonight, but I will submit one. I'll link this to FB too.

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  4. I had this all prepared and then it got deleted upon submission and I had to do it again. Needless to say, I raged pretty hard.

    Thrash Kings: Metallica

    Best rock band producer: United Kingdom

    Best metal band producer: America

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

    Metal's worst offspring: Rap Metal

    Hard Rock's biggest D-bag (personality wise, not a talent contest): Gene Simmons - BE LITIGIOUS, what a douche

    British Band (metal): Iron Maiden

    British Band (rock): The Beatles

    Metal Pioneers : Led Zeppelin

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

    Sabbath Singer (talent/style): Ozzy, he had the classics

    Solo Career: Dio

    Best joke/comedy band: Dethklok

    Best awesomely terrible vocalist: Lemmy Kilmister

    Most underrated band: Blind Guardian - everyone thinks theyre just lame power metal, but theyve got serious chops and theyve been playing as long as Metallica

    Most overplayed song: Enter Sandman, cant go to a sporting event without hearing it, even heard it on a Classic Rock station the other day, making me feel old.

    Your personal favorite band: Mastodon - heavy and technically astounding, each member sings, its great, great stuff

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

    Favorite album from the favorite band mentioned above: Crack The Skye, an intense, heavy, and inventive album that deserves a full listening

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

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

    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): Baroness

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

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  5. Thrash kings:metallica

    Best rock band producer: United Kingdom

    Best metal band producer: America

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

    Metal's worst offspring:Rap metal

    Hard Rock's biggest D-bag (personality wise, not a talent contest):axl rose

    British Band (metal): Iron Maiden

    British Band (rock):Beatles

    Metal Pioneers :black sabbath

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

    Sabbath Singer (talent/style):Dio

    Solo Career: Ozzy

    Best joke/comedy band: Dethklok

    Best awesomely terrible vocalist: Lemmy Kilmister

    Most underrated band:Children of bodem, i dont care if they cant speak english well and their lyrics dont make sense, they r all very talented and u wont find a better keyboard soloist.

    Most overrated band:rise against, they are on the radio all day and all their songs are super preachy and kinda sound the same and i honestly cant stand them

    Most overplayed song:another way to die, ever since that song came out it has played on the radio and i can hear it in the kitchen where i eat and i just cant stand it anymore

    Your personal favorite band: machinehead, super catchy riffs sweet soloes and a very talented drummer, love almost every song they have made

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

    Favorite album from the favorite band mentioned above:The Blackening

    Satanic Necromancy Ritual, bring one Metalhead back from the dead:The Rev, he was taken way before his time and he coulda been a legend

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

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

    Metal's brightest hope for the future (best new [not nu] metal band):A7X

    Your prediction for next metal band inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame: WHY IS THE BEST SELLING ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME NOT IN THERE YET???? HOW MANY PLATINUM ALBUMS DOES RUSH HAVE TO MAKE B4 U ACCEPT THEM OVER LL COOL J? YARRR RAGE!

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  6. Oooohh, Hollywood Undead is terrible. Id get rid of them as well. Still, probably wouldnt BE a Hollywood Undead without the success of Limp Bizkit, so my vote stays.

    Also, Id say that Norway is the home of black metal, while Finland is the home of folk metal.

    Otherwise, good post there Kev I agree with almost everything. 5FDP had a great debut album.

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