The 2017 Arsies: February 8, 2017

CHAMPIONSEMIFINALSAnciientsTexturesTexturesTexturesPrimitive WeaponsTestamentEvery Time I DieTestamentAnciientsEntheosEntheosAbbathAnciientsAnciientsDestrageMeshuggahMeshuggahMeshuggahMeshuggahCult of Luna/Julie ChristmasAbortedAbortedDeath AngelNorma JeanNorma JeanNorma JeanAmon AmarthGorgutsGorgutsFates WarningSEMIFINALSIhsahnIhsahnIhsahnIhsahnMagrudergrindOranssi PazuzuHakenOranssi PazuzuPainted WivesPainted WivesPainted WivesToothgrinderVektorVektorKvelertakQUARTERFINALSObscuraObscuraObscuraProtest The HeroRevocationAgoraphobic NosebleedRevocationAnthraxAnthraxAnthraxThe Dillinger Escape PlanGiraffe Tongue OrchestraGiraffe Tongue OrchestraDark TranquilityFebruary 13, 2017February 9, 2017Voice Of The VoidPhenotypePhenotypePhenotypeThe Future of DeathBrotherhood Of The SnakeLow TeensBrotherhood Of The SnakeVoice Of The VoidThe Infinite NothingThe Infinite NothingAbbathVoice Of The VoidVoice Of The VoidA Means To No EndThe Violent Sleep Of ReasonThe Violent Sleep Of ReasonThe Violent Sleep Of ReasonThe Violent Sleep Of ReasonMarinerRetrogoreRetrogoreThe Evil DividePolar SimilarPolar SimilarPolar SimilarJomsvikingPleiades' DustPleiades' DustTheories Of FlightFebruary 10, 2017ArktisArktisArktisArktisIIVärähtelijäAffinityVärähtelijäObsessed With The EndObsessed With The EndObsessed With The EndNoctural MasqueradeTerminal ReduxTerminal ReduxNattesferdFebruary 8, 2017AkróasisAkróasisAkróasisPacific MythGreat Is Our SinArcGreat Is Our SinFor All KingsFor All KingsFor All KingsDissociationBroken LinesBroken LinesAtoma
Save This Bracket

February 8, 2017 arse

Emotion●●●●●○
Memorability●●○●●●
Replayability●●●●●○
Innovation●●●●●○
Pace●●○●●●
Shredding●●●●●●
Vocals●●●●●●
Production●●●●●●

So much cruncy, delicious metal today! If you haven’t listened to either of these albums yet then, god, Jed, I don’t even want to know you. I’ve been saying all along that the Anthrax is better than is reasonable to expect (confirmed by the fact that I couldn’t get Defend Avenge out of my head the other day and wound up playing the riff at band practice; that’s not nothing).
Of course, I would also try playing some riffs off of Akróasis... if I was a far better musician than I am. It’s been 4 years since Obscura’s last album, and in that time, the boys in the band have settled on one performance setting: Jawdropping. Theirs was always a busy, kitchen-sink sort of prog metal (think BTBAM with actual anger issues), but they’ve since added a patina of heft to everything they touch. The Anthrax is all fun and games, but Obscura ain’t playin’. The Germans triumph over Scott Ian and his band of veterans.
And then there were four: the Semis start tomorrow, with our “western division” going to either Anciients or Meshuggah. The winner of that contest will secure the first spot in our Final Contest!

‡ I’m toying with the idea of setting up future tournaments with divisions, like Black, Prog, Thrash, and Djent for example. What do you think of that? Leave a comment and let me know....

 
 
Creative Commons License This work by Metalligentsia is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.