Crosstalk Black-Metal Riff-Off Has Entered Phase Two: THE JUDGING
The end is nigh.
The end of the first ever Crosstalk Black Metal Riff-Off that is! And now we hand the reigns of fate over to you, the loyal (and vociferous) Gearwire / Crosstalk audience.
Below are the top nine riffs submitted for our contest. Amongst these blood curdling riffs are three that were submitted by the Gearwire (wizard's) staff*, including Henry's riff. We're not saying which.
HA HA HA!!! Don't you see?!?!? You may be driven to cast your ballot in support of that which you so despise!! THAT IS THE POWER OF BLACK METAL!!! YOU CANNOT RESIST ITS SARDONIC WILL!!!!!
The voting commences now, and will close at MIDNIGHT, May 15th, 2008 (that's this coming Thursday). Whichever riff garners the HIGHEST AVERAGE SCORE will be deemed "The Blackest Of Riffs." The creator of the winning riff shall win a T-Shirt and a Folk Album, as detailed in the contest's rules.
Each riff will be ranked individually, judged by the masses on a scale from 1-5. We will average the results in a very metal way. We kindly ask that you vote for all nine (or as many as you can handle) or risk being impaled by the horns of Satan's army of minions.
And now, to the riffs (SKULL POLLS PROVIDED BY THE DEMONIC FORCES OF POLL DADDY):
Black Metal Riff #1
Black Metal Riff #2
Black Metal Riff #3
Black Metal Riff #4
Black Metal Riff #5
Black Metal Riff #6
Black Metal Riff #7
Black Metal Riff #8
Black Metal Riff #9
*Should a GW staffer's riff be selected as "The Blackest Of Riffs," the contest prize will still go to the highest-rated user-submitted riff. We may be subject to the will of our collective satanic ID, but we're still fair.
My name was written with
fire in the place you only
can see when your time has come
When you walk down in the
land of shadows for eternity
my winamp shows the clear
my winamp shows the clear name of the riff and artist - so this is not working as a blind test...
and please somebody punch
and please somebody punch henry in the nuts! Ever since this doosh got on here he has ruined this show.
Only two deserved a 5. 1 and
Only two deserved a 5. 1 and 9. The rest stunk.
Tell the truth. Did you only
Tell the truth. Did you only get six entries?
Most of them went over the
Most of them went over the thirty second limit. One was a minute long.
From My Experiance
From My Experiance
as a sound board operator for many metal bands. Alot of these riffs were not so bad. However most of them were not what the industry calls "Black Metal." Most were Power Metal, Death Metal, and similar sub-genres. After listening to the riffs again I found that only one riff really deserved a 5; two riffs deserved a 4; and the rest that were considered "good" I gave a 3, just because they weren't Black Metal. This may sound elitist but were looking for the "The Blackest Of Riffs."
i think its funny that henry
i think its funny that henry is too pussy to say which riff is his! That's NOT metal dude! You SUCK!
Over the limit
yeah quite a number went over the time limit...and most are NOT black metal!
yeah quite a number went
yeah quite a number went over the time limit...and most are NOT black metal!
+1
I agree completely that
I agree completely that these are hardly black metal, a couple are, and couple might be, but are so bad in the fidelity department, I can't even tell; maybe that makes them blacker? =/
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