Versus (x-post from Powerfest)

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

I thought this was a fun thread that was over on the Powerfest board.

MAIDEN VS PRIEST
Maiden owns!

METALLICA VS MEGADETH
I gotta go with Dave and co on this one.

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM
Kreator, duh.

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE
The King foh sheezy

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD
I gotta go with Rage on this one.

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY
I cant pick. I love them both and to me it is essentially still one band, but with alter egos.

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY
BG wins by a landslide

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH
Dio wins hands down

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA
The days I have spent going to PPUSA have been some of the greatest days of my life.

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra
Matos all the way

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence
Nightwish

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius

Dream Theater vs Symphony X
SX

Brainstorm vs Symphorce
I to decide this I need to so BS in concert first.

 

[truemindframe]

Anyone want to fill these out?

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica

Dream Theater vs Symphony X

Brainstorm vs Symphorce

 

[booB]

Original list, plus some that were added on both boards:

MAIDEN VS PRIEST
Maiden. Priest is okay at their best.

METALLICA VS MEGADETH
Tie. Both bands a) have a bunch of old albums that I don't care much about, b) have two mid-period albums that I love, and c) have made shitty records since the mid-to-late 90s. If I have to pick one, I'll pick Megadeth, because Lars is a complete prick. Suing kids? Die.

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM
Kreator, for their versatility.

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE
MF, because I haven't heard much Venom.

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD
Rage, by a huge margin, and once again for their versatility.

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY
Gamma Ray, because only half of Helloween's catalog doesn't suck.

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY
BG. Crapsody is bloody annoying.

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA
Lineup: CPF. Overall fest experience and atmosphere: PPUSA.

SAINT VITUS VS TROUBLE
Saint Vitus, although I prefer Pentagram over both of them.

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH
Dio-era, because Ozzy is a whiny drunk.

Solitude Aeturnus VS Candlemass
Solitude, because Candlemass's thrash influence sometimes gets in the way of their doom.

MARTIN-era Sabbath VS DIO-ERA
Martin is a boring Dio-wannabe, hence Dio.

Brainstorm vs Symphorce
Symphorce, for their versatility. Brainstorm is good, but kind of monotonous.

Dream Theater vs Symphony X

Symphony X, because DT died out for me after Awake.

And I'll add a metalcore one... answer if you want:

Shadows Fall vs. Killswitch Engage
The two bands who are mostly responsible for the rise of the metalcore scene... Shadows Fall wins this for me, for better songwriting and more "fun" material in general.

 

[DADRocks]

Anyone want to fill these out?

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica

Dream Theater vs Symphony X

Brainstorm vs Symphorce

1. Matos
2. After Forever
3. Sonata Arctica
4. Dream Theater (very close though)
5. Symphorce

 

[DADRocks]

I thought this was a fun thread that was over on the Powerfest board.

MAIDEN VS PRIEST
Maiden owns!

METALLICA VS MEGADETH
I gotta go with Dave and co on this one.

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM
Kreator, duh.

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE
The King foh sheezy

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD
I gotta go with Rage on this one.

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY
I cant pick. I love them both and to me it is essentially still one band, but with alter egos.

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY
BG wins by a landslide

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH
Dio wins hands down

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA
The days I have spent going to PPUSA have been some of the greatest days of my life.

1. Maiden (all the way)
2. Testament (OK, between the two, Megadeth)
3. Kreator (though I'd take Death Angel over Kreator)
4. Venom (don't care too much for either)
5. Rage
6. Helloween
7. Blind Guardian
8. Dio era
9. This one is way too easy - PP USA!

 

[truemindframe]

That's pretty interesting because I disagree with each and every one of your picks. Different strokes for different metalheads.

1. Matos
2. After Forever
3. Sonata Arctica
4. Dream Theater (very close though)
5. Symphorce

 

[Braxil]

I thought this was a fun thread that was over on the Powerfest board.

MAIDEN VS PRIEST
Maiden owns!

METALLICA VS MEGADETH
I gotta go with Dave and co on this one.

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM
Kreator, duh.

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE
The King foh sheezy

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD
I gotta go with Rage on this one.

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY
I cant pick. I love them both and to me it is essentially still one band, but with alter egos.

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY
BG wins by a landslide

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH
Dio wins hands down

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA
The days I have spent going to PPUSA have been some of the greatest days of my life.

Maiden
Megadeth
Kreator
Mercyful Fate
Rage
The pre-Deris Helloween albums are better than anything in the GR catalog, but the rest is complete crap to me
Blind Guardian
Dio
Never been to Powerfest

Anyone want to fill these out?

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica

Dream Theater vs Symphony X

Brainstorm vs Symphorce

Matos (don't get me started)
Nightwish
Stratovarius
Symphony X
Brainstorm

 

[kashford]

Definitely Edu Falaschi Angra, all the way, hands down.

It no longer sounds like I'm listening to a cat being squeezed underneath a doorway, but rather a Bruce Dickinson-esque vocalist. Just my 2 cents.

 

[caex]

MAIDEN VS PRIEST

Maiden

METALLICA VS MEGADETH

Megadeth, can't stand Metallica

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM

Kreator

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE

Mercyful Fate

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD

Grave Digger

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY

Gamma Ray

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY

Blind Guardian

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA

ProgPowerUSA

SAINT VITUS VS TROUBLE

Trouble

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH

Dio-era, don't like more than a couple Ozzy Sabbath songs

Solitude Aeturnus VS Candlemass

Candlemass

MARTIN-era Sabbath VS DIO-ERA

Dio Sabbath, since I believe the Dio era was the best one

Brainstorm vs Symphorce

Brainstorm

Dream Theater vs Symphony X

Symphony X

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra

Matos Angra

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence

After Forever

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica

 

[...AndTimeBegan]

MAIDEN VS PRIEST
Priest

METALLICA VS MEGADETH
Both suck.

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM
Destruction

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE
Fate

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD
Rage

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY
Gamma Ray

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY
Rhapsody

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH
Dio

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA
This year? Powerfest wins, but I'm probably going to ProgPower anyway.

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra
Not an Angra fan.

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence
Ummm I'd say Nightwish.

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica
Sonata.

Dream Theater vs Symphony X
Symphony X

Brainstorm vs Symphorce
Don't like either

yup

 

[King Lek]

MAIDEN VS PRIEST
Priest...fan from the Rocka a Rolla release

METALLICA VS MEGADETH
But for the occasional song....can't stand either

KREATOR VS DESTRUCTION VS SODOM
N/A

VENOM VS MERCYFUL FATE
N/A

RAGE VS GRAVE DIGGER VS RUNNING WILD
N/A

HELLOWEEN VS GAMMA RAY
Toss Up...both good, but inconsistent bands for me.

BLIND GUARDIAN VS RHAPSODY
Rhapsody.....love cheese.

OZZY-ERA SABBATH VS DIO-ERA SABBATH
Ozzy....grew up on it, and back then, there was nothing like it.

CHICAGO POWERFEST VS PROG POWER USA
PP

Matos Angra vs Edu Angra
N/A

Nightwish vs Epica vs After Forever vs Wthin Temptation vs Evanescence
Not so easy...but Nighwish

Stratovarius vs Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius, Sonata bores me to tears.

Dream Theater vs Symphony X
Dream Theater (by a small margin)

Brainstorm vs Symphorce
Brainstorm... for some reason I cannot get into Symphorce.