Thanks so much to everyone who helped make our very first Extreme Metal Olympics so successful. After nearly three weeks and hundreds of thousands of votes being cast throughout, Japanese experimental metal band Dir En Grey defeated the legendary Death to capture the gold medal. Beginning the competition in Group 4, Dir En Grey were the only band representing Japan in the Extreme Metal Olympics, and were definite underdogs since
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Dir En Grey Capture Gold Medal in Extreme Metal Olympics
August 14th, 2012 
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August 10th, 2012 Metalkult As the Extreme Medal Olympics come to an end, only two bands have gone undefeated in four straight battles, bringing them to the Gold Medal Round. However, another two acts have proven to be fierce competitors, and although they are no longer in contention for a gold medal, one act will walk away with a bronze one. Cannibal Corpse fought hard to beat out Napalm Death in the first round,
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August 10th, 2012 Metalkult 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
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