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    Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:26
From the Prog Metal Conference we have the survivor of a death match against the might Samla's!! Angry

From Poland

RIVERSIDE!!!!



From Rio/Avant Conference we have another surivor of a 1st round death matchup. Knocking off the Soft's!!!

From the good 'ol USA

FRANK ZAPPA/M.O.I



Vegas has installed Zappa as a slight 10 vote favorite. Can Riverside pull the upset. Most certainly. We shall see!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:33
Zappa easily, would have been a much harder call against Samla
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:46
Riverside, just to spice things up. Love Hot Rats and Make A Jazz Noise Here, but, we got to have some fun somehow.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 08:54
Zappa; i am aware of a couple of his pieces.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:09
Loads of respect for Zappa and all he accomplished but I am going for Riverside on this one. Given the staggering amount of output from Frank I really only enjoy a very small percentage of it. The percentage is much higher with Riverside.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:11
Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Zappa easily, would have been a much harder call against Samla


yep.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:12

Too easy: Zappa.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:15
Zappa all the way. Riverside, like Opeth, have been going downhill for a while.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:48
Ok, no offense intended, but one of the most original acts ever against a yawn-inducing modern prog act? Really? Easily, Zappa...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 09:48
Zappa for historical reasons.

I don't like any of both, but Zappa means something.
            
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:13
Since I don't care about Riverside at all...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:17


Frank Zappa the other one has the word *metal* and anyway sound awful to these ears.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:20
I voted against Riverside in the previous round but this time I support my compatriots.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:26
Zappa may be a genius but I don't like his music.

Riverside made prog metal respectable, so they easily get my vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:39
That Riverside song is still cringe-worthy. Though they're better than Zappa, for me. 

I prefer Lunatic Soul to Riverside actually. While Riverside is a very accessible progressive metal band, they still lack something special for me to listen to constantly. Don't get me wrong, ADHD is fantastic along with their other albums, but they can sound stale on certain days. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:46
Definitely Zappa here. One of my all-time favorites.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 10:53
Voted Zappa but really not fair this post tho' both bands are so different plus Zappa is Zappa "paid his dues if you will" I feel bad for Riverside because they are really good but different and are competing against an icon  Hug

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 11:04
Zappa of course!!!

I also prefer Lunatic Soul to Riverside, Austin
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2014 at 11:54
Voted against both of these in the first round. And I'll vote against Riverside again. Easy one for Zappa.
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