Posts Tagged ‘competition’

Hatebreed vs. Upon A Burning Body – Death Match

Razor & Tie / Sumerian Hatebreed have defeated yet another band, bringing the Connecticut hardcore heavyweights only one win away from their track ‘The Divinity of Purpose’ attaining immortality in our Death Match Hall of Fame. To give Hatebreed one last run for their money, we’ve put them against one of extreme metal’s most up-and-coming acts. Upon a Burning Body have been making deathcore, death metal, extreme metal, or whatever you choose to call it, since 2005. Hailing from San Antonio, Texas, the band released its second studio album, ‘Red. White. Green.,’ earlier this year, with ‘Sin City’ having just been chosen as the latest track to get a music video. Can Hatebreed complete their journey to the Death Match Hall of Fame? Or will Upon a Burning Body reduce their competition to ash? Vote for your favorite track below! (This Death Match ends on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 10AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Hatebreed, ‘The Divinity of Purpose’ Upon A Burning Body, ‘Sin City’ ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Death Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the weekly winner of the Death Match, as well as our top stories of each day. Email Rules of Death Match Two bands fight to the death each week. Fans can vote once per hour. The triumphant band goes on to compete in the next Death Match. If a band wins four straight Death Matches, its song will be honored as immortal in the Loudwire Death Match Hall of Fame.

Adelitas Way vs. Pop Evil – Cage Match

Photos: EMI / Facebook: Pop Evil Adelitas Way and their latest single ‘Alive’ beat out Danko Jones’ ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ in a close match in the last Cage Match, but will Adelitas Way be able to prevail against a new challenger? Pop Evil enter the matchup with ‘Purple,’ their most recent single off the album ‘War of Angels.’ After being a part of this year’s Trespass America Festival, the Michigan band is currently on a Canadian trek with Black Label Society. They follow that up with a gig on the ShipRocked cruise followed by a U.S. trek in December. For a full list of dates, go here . So will Adelitas Way continue to stay ‘Alive’ in this competition or will Pop Evil have them seeing red with ‘Purple’? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track below! (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Oct. 26, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to Adelitas Way, ‘Alive’ Listen to Pop Evil, ‘Purple’ ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!

Bret Michaels and Dee Snider Return for ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’

Frazer Harrison/Brad Barket, Getty Images What’s better than watching Poison’s Bret Michaels and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider going at it in their respective seasons of NBC’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’? How about Bret Michaels taking on Dee Snider head-to-headbanging-head in the new ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ set to kick off in March of 2013. ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ is bringing back 13 of the shows most notorious and successful celebrities to duke it out for the all-star crown and tons of cash for their associated charities. Returning rocker Bret Michaels was the victor of his season back in 2010 even battling through several life-threatening illnesses to win the show. He’ll also serve as the only returning celebrity who has walked away as a champion from the past seasons. Michaels recently expressed his enthusiasm about the opportunity to compete again in a new interview. “Last time I was really sick, and this time I’m ready to come back, being a lifelong diabetic,” Michaels told the Today Show . “This year is going to be insane; the competition is going to be insane.” Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider didn’t win his season but was a formidable competitor, even keeping it very rock ‘n’ roll and breaking a finger during the competition. Other celebs on the roster include Gary Busey, Lisa Rinna, Lil Jon, Dennis Rodman, Stephen Baldwin, Trace Atkins, Marilu Henner, Penn Gillette, Claudia Jordan and Brande Roderick. The winner will score $250,000 for the charity of their choice. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/bret-michaels-dedicates-music-room-at-arizona-hospital-that-saved-his-life/” title=”Bret Michaels Dedicates Music Room at Arizona Hospital” align=”center”]

12 Stones vs. Smashing Pumpkins – Cage Match

12 Stones continue to knock out their competition left and right as they beat out Godsmack over the weekend. Will they do it again against today’s opponents? The Smashing Pumpkins take the matchup by storm with their brand new single ‘Panopticon’ off of their latest album, ‘Oceania.’ The band is also set to kick off their ‘Oceania’ fall 2012 tour on Sept. 22 in Mexico. For a full list of

Extreme Metal Olympics: Gold Medal Match

After over two weeks of voting and four grueling rounds in the books, we’ve reached the final part of Loudwire’s Extreme Metal Olympics. It’s been an awesome run, with a total of 32 bands from around the world representing their countries in the competition. With only Death and Dir En Grey left undefeated, the two acts will now duke it out for a gold medal. Death have had an insane

Extreme Metal Olympics: Groups 3 & 4, Semi Finals

Welcome to the Semi Finals of the Extreme Metal Olympics. Beginning with 32 bands competing for glory, we’re now down to four bands after a grueling cycle of eliminations. Your votes will now determine which bands will advance to the Gold Medal Round. In Group 3 of our competition, we showcased acts from Sweden, Poland, Australia, Canada and France, but the band who swept Group 3 come from the beautiful

Motley Crue vs. Fozzy – Cage Match

Motley Crue continue to overtake the competition as they beat out KISS in the last Cage Match, but can they do it again against today’s challengers? Fozzy, led by frontman Chris Jericho, take the matchup by storm with their brand new single ‘Sandpaper’ which features guest vocals by Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows. The new tune is off of Fozzy’s upcoming album ‘Sin and Bones,’ which is due out Aug. 14. The