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Poll Question: Who is your band?
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Not a huge fan of either, but Cynic for me.
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Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

How am I supposed to vote against metal if two metal bands are facing each other?


hahahah. Yeah, I was wondering how you would approach this poll.

Do what I plan on doing. Listening to the two samples and picking whichever turns your stomach less. LOLWink

I had thought about changing this one when random selection put both of these bands against each other but while the voting on some of the very different stylistic differences we have seen can be fun, so can voting on bands that for the uninitiated might sound like the same band haha. 
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Cynic. No point in voting for myself, being a devoted atheist. Tongue
Seriously, though, all credits to the band that spawned Exivious eventually.
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Points: 4335 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2014 at 09:22
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by manofmystery manofmystery wrote:

How am I supposed to vote against metal if two metal bands are facing each other?


hahahah. Yeah, I was wondering how you would approach this poll.

Do what I plan on doing. Listening to the two samples and picking whichever turns your stomach less. LOLWink

I had thought about changing this one when random selection put both of these bands against each other but while the voting on some of the very different stylistic differences we have seen can be fun, so can voting on bands that for the uninitiated might sound like the same band haha. 


Just going to have to skip this poll then go after the winner hard in the next round.  It's hard to watch good bands fall left and right while at least one metal band is guaranteed to move on, though.


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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I've never heard a note of either band, but instead of sitting out this time, I listened to the two songs Micky provided and voted based solely on that.  Since I have no prior knowledge of either band, I figured this was fair.  I liked the Cynic track better so I voted for that.
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Points: 2033 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 08 2014 at 18:37
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

Not my wheelhouse. Staying away from this one.

Exactly what HT said
 
Never heard of either. Don't care to. Nothing left to see here, move on.
 
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Points: 65937 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2014 at 16:31
I sat this one out as well, although Cynic appeals to me more than Athiest does based on heard samples.


Edited by rushfan4 - December 09 2014 at 16:31
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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I've never heard a note of either band, but instead of sitting out this time, I listened to the two songs Micky provided and voted based solely on that.  Since I have no prior knowledge of either band, I figured this was fair.  I liked the Cynic track better so I voted for that.

This has been how I worked the entire Battle of the Bands.  It's a chance to listen to some bands I know little or nothing of.  I'm going to be busy in the New Year exploring now.

In this case, i know Cynic a little.  Despite the death growls, they still get my vote.
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Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2014 at 19:13
time to cast my vote.

Listening to the sample (which were provided to me btw for the poll) I haven't heard them.

So here we go!!!
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Points: 46828 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2014 at 19:26
huh.

I actually liked both tracks but talk about being very different.

Atheist was nice sonic assault. Like a sledgehammer hahha

Cynic had some of that sh*t we were just talking about ... subtlety and dynamics. I really liked that clip.

easy vote. For Cynic!!!
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Points: 1422 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 10 2014 at 08:25
Both are absolutely amazing...
Atheist have numbers (more albums) by their side...while Cynic..to me have the greatest rythm section in extreme metal...
You know where my vote goes...
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Points: 10044 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 10 2014 at 10:23
I prefer tech-thrash/death-metal to prog-metal and vote for Atheist because of Piece of Time and Unquestionable Presence (although the latter album is proggy).
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