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Gojira vs. As I Lay Dying – Death Match

Roadrunner / Metal Blade Félicitations to French metal masters Gojira for claiming a win over Dethklok in our last Death Match. This racks up one win for Gojira’s latest single, ‘The Axe,’ from their critically acclaimed 2012 release, ‘L’Enfant Sauvage.’ Gojira are currently at a high point in their career, but will they be able to beat metalcore’s leading band? As I Lay Dying  have just drop their sixth full-length album, ‘Awakened,’ and the second single released from ‘Awakened’ is ‘A Greater Foundation.’ Having stuck with their signature sound while adding in some gang vocals for good measure, As I Lay Dying now find themselves in a fight to the death. Can Gojira turn As I Lay Dying’s band name into a reality after a brutal beating with a freshly made baguette? Or will As I Lay Dying crunch their French foes with their American assault? The choice is yours and yours alone. Vote for your favorite track in the poll below! (This Death Match ends on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 10AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Gojira, ‘The Axe’ As I Lay Dying, ‘A Greater Foundation’ ? 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.

The Faceless vs. Converge – Death Match

Congrats to the Faceless for snatching a win from Every Time I Die in our latest Death Match. The technical deathcore band and their track ‘Autotheist Movement III: Deconsecrate’ will now make it’s pilgrimage to the Death Match Hall of Fame, but they’ve got an extreme and incredibly innovative band to go up against this round. Experimental extreme music pioneers Converge are back to release one of the most anticipated

Katatonia vs. High on Fire – Death Match

Three cheers for Swedish progressive metal masters Katatonia for their consecutive victories against Gojira, Nile and an incredibly impressive win against As I Lay Dying. Seemingly the underdogs throughout each of their Death Match battles, Katatonia and their track ‘Dead Letters’ are only one more win away from being declared immortal in the Death Match Hall of Fame. Katatonia’s final opponents are the members of High on Fire. Having released

Katatonia vs. As I Lay Dying – Death Match

Cheers to Katatonia and their new track ‘Dead Letters,’ for the band has racked up a second Death Match win against death metal legends Nile. Apparently the Red Sea decided not to split for a second time, as Nile drowned in defeat. Katatonia will now face their third opponent, who have nearly made the Death Match Hall of Fame in the past. As I Lay Dying are one of the

Katatonia vs. Nile – Death Match

In their first ever Death Match appearance, Katatonia managed to defeat French heavy hitters Gojira in last week’s battle. The Swedish metal heavyweights have now begun their very own path to the Death Match Hall of Fame, but their path may be blocked by the Gods of Ancient Egypt. Nile recently released the track, ‘The Fiends Who Comes to Steal the Magick of the Deceased,’ from their latest album, ‘At

Gojira vs. Katatonia – Death Match

La victoire appartient à Gojira metal français une fois de plus, comme ils ont défait Between the Buried and Me en Death Match la semaine dernière! … Sorry … for those of you who can’t read French, we’re informing you all that the French metal masters of Gojira defeated Between the Buried and Me in last week’s Death Match. That makes two wins for Gojira, with another two left to

Gojira vs. Between the Buried and Me – Death Match

Gojira picked up their first win this week in our Death Match after defeating thrash legends Testament. Gojira’s track ‘L’Enfant Sauvage’ is proving to be one of the most exciting songs of the year, but another band with a sterling reputation for composition and musicianship is ready to challenge the French metallers with a spacey new jam. Between the Buried and Me showcase some of metal’s greatest pure musicians on