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(@hukos)
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Simple little game. Simply put, I'll post a song, the next poster listens to it, gives a small comment review and rates it out of 10 (Or whatever system you want) and posts a song of their choosing. It'll expose other MoFo'ers to our own tastes.

And I know what you're thinking! My first song won't be an Iron Maiden song! =O
(Don't be surprised if future ones are though, lulz).

Black Sabbath - Into the Void

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYmkLSdrxvA

 
(@swanson)
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There's a reason Black Sabbath are the fathers of Metal. Great song and awesome guitar. 9 out of 10.

Mine is a pick from my favorite band
Modest Mouse - Dramamine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAePJ3cpmn8

 
(@shibuya401)
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YES! another MM fan!

That songs a solid 8 out of 10 for me.

My pick is from my favourite band, the Killers! =3

Its called Spaceman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HlJWgBjd1g

 
(@quiksilver09)
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I love the Killers' style. They're pretty good, I love "Human". Awesome. 9/10. And 9/10 people on this forum, probably know what THIS song is. (Hint: The game sucked, but I think the theme is awesome) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYu4dc1SAOU

 
(@blue-the-echidna)
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(@hukos)
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Um, I can't view it because of some kind of copyright restriction o_O

Sorry =/

Well, here's mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEK59AUtNt8

Iron Maiden - Paschendale

This is one of the reasons I love IM so much. While other bands prefer to do songs about living up the rockstar life, getting unlimited amounts of women and drugs, they prefer to stuff that hits closer to the soul.

The song is about one of the most unrecognized battles in the history of mankind (Not to mention one of the bloodiest battles ever fought. I believe somewhere around 800k men died in that one battle. Nearly one million dead corpses lying in a battlefield. Imagine that. And no one knows their story as this battle from WWI is rarely talked upon).

Lyrically, the song just talks about how war is hell, almost quite literally. And not just a "war is bad, m'kay?" kind of way, but takes you into the frightening and horrifying atmosphere that war itself creates.

Some of my favorite lyrical moments of the song (Read: all of it):

In a foreign field he lay
Lonely soldier, unknown grave
On his dying words he prays
Tell the world of Paschendale

Relive all that he's been through
Last communion of his soul
Rust your bullets with his tears
Let me tell you 'bout his years

Laying low in a blood filled trench
Kill tim 'til my very own death
On my face I can feel the falling rain
Never see my friends again

In the smoke, in the mud and lead
Smell the fear and the feeling of dread
Soon be time to go over the wall
Rapid fire and the end of us all

Whistles, shouts and more gun fire
Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire
Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb
Be reunited with my dead friends soon

Many soldiers eighteen years
Drown in mud, no more tears
Surely a war no-one can win
Killing time about to begin

....

The bodies of ours and our foes
The sea of death it overflows
In no man's land, God only knows
Into jaws of death we go

Crucified as if on a cross
Allied troops they mourn their loss
German war propaganda machine
Such before has never been seen

Swear I heard the angels cry
Pray to god no more may die
So that people know the truth
Tell the tale of Paschendale

Cruelty has a human heart
Every man does play his part
Terror of the men we kill
The human heart is hungry still

I stand my ground for the very last time
Gun is ready as I stand in line
Nervous wait for the whistle to blow
Rush of blood and over we go

Blood is falling like the rain
Its crimson cloak unveils again
The sound of guns can't hide their shame
And so we die on Paschendale

Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire
Running straight at the cannon fire
Running blind as I hold my breath
Say a prayer symphony of death

....

See my spirit on the wind
Across the lines, beyond the hill
Friend and foe will meet again
Those who died at Paschendale

Not only does it depict in chilling fashion the unfortunate fates of those who suffered fatal deaths at the merciliess battlefield, but the music itself reincoforces the lyrics so much to the point that I almost feel like the departed souls of those who died are crying out the lyrics themselves.

Not to mention this bit is live, showing just what this band can do in a live setting.

 
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