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President of Heavy Metal 2012 Election – Semifinals

The Presidential election is quickly approaching and the polls have never been closer. Of course we’re speaking of Loudwire’s President of Heavy Metal 2012 election, voted on by the fans themselves. As you can see by our bracket above, we started with 16 candidates and are now down to four. These four metal legends are one step closer to the evil office, with Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister , Rob Zombie , Rob Halford and Ozzy Osbourne remaining in the race. Your votes will decide who will meet at the Final Round. Voting for this round ends on Friday, Nov. 2 at 10am ET. Fans can vote once per hour, so keep coming back to make sure that your favorite metal musician wins! [button href=”http://loudwire.com/lemmy-kilmister-vs-rob-zombie-president-of-heavy-metal-election-semifinals/” title=”Click to Cast Your Votes for the President of Heavy Metal Election” align=”center”]

Adelitas Way vs. Theory of a Deadman – Cage Match

Virgin / Roadrunner Adelitas Way edged out 3 Doors Down in our last Cage Match. The Las Vegas rock act has now taken out three bands in this current Cage Match run, having also defeated Pop Evil and Danko Jones. But will Adelitas Way be able to win against their current tour mates? Canadian rockers  Theory of a Deadman enter the Cage Match with their new single ‘Gentleman’ off the band’s fourth album, ‘The Truth Is…’ The group is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour with their Cage Match foes, Adelitas Way, before beginning a comprehensive Canadian tour with Big Wreck. Can Adelitas Way score their fourth victory in their journey to the Cage Match Hall of Fame? Or will Theory of a Deadman take over to create their own run to the Hall? Your votes will decide. Hit the polls and make your choice below! (This Cage Match will run until Wednesday, Oct. 31, 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 Theory of a Deadman, ‘Gentleman’ ? 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!

President of Heavy Metal 2012 Election, Quarterfinals

After a massive turnout to the polls and some incredibly close battles, we’re entering the quarterfinals to elect the President of Heavy Metal. Fans came out with unwavering dedication for their favorite candidates, but with half of metal’s finest having been eliminated, we’re down to eight musicians. We’ve got some incredible head-to-head battles in the quarterfinals, including James Hetfield vs. Lemmy Kilmister; Dave Mustaine vs. Rob Zombie; Rob Halford vs. Kerry King; and Maynard James Keenan vs. Ozzy Osbourne. Who will make it to the Semifinals of our President of Heavy Metal election? It’s all up to you! Click below to begin casting your votes. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/james-hetfield-vs-lemmy-kilmister-president-of-heavy-metal-election-quarterfinals/” title=”Click to Cast Your Votes for the President of Heavy Metal Election” align=”center”]

See the Winners of Loudwire’s End of Summer Survey

Thanks to everyone for voting in Loudwire’s End of Summer Survey. We asked the Loudwire readers to choose their favorite songs, albums, videos and tours of the summer, along with a few other topics. With the polls having just closed, we’ve got the final results for each category. Lamb of God won both the Best Metal Song and Best Metal Video of the Summer with the track ‘Desolation.’ The WTF