The old geezer is a bit tired now, I'll leave the rest for tomorrow; I expect 30 more, at least. If anyone else wishes to work on the queue, feel free to do so, there's been plenty of work this week.

I think I've beaten my own record in both written reviews and processed reviews within a week. That in addition to a felling a rather problematic and largish tree, a two-day education camp, a business trip, and five full days at work really drains an old man.

I'll have a glass of Lagavulin tomorrow for this.

Well, I just submitted a review for The Scourger's Dark Invitation to Armageddon, which I highly recommend. I might be able to crank out another review, but I'm afraid that some of the reviews I've been preparing to write will have to wait until after the challenge is over. It's too bad because I've got a number of virgins that I've been listening to, of late.

Whoa, that's pretty cool. I've never been on this board to find this thread until today, the day I submit my first review for a virgin, second review ever. I wish I would have found this earlier...

I didn't realize I was scheduled to go on a family outing over this weekend, and since it just so happened to be Thanksgiving here in the US, that made being able to complete the additional reviews more than a little challenging.

It's a bit of a bummer, because the two I wrote were extremely fun to write, especially since there was the overarching feel from the challenge going on, but I was physically unable to write more.

Oh well, time to take heart in knowing that there will be other challenges along the road!

I'm tossing in the towel. I just wrote and submitted number ten, that's four more than my previous record. Suck my diiiick!!!

Pretty good for a guy that's can't talk or inhale properly, has been working full time, writing a research paper, and trying to see a cluster of family and friends before the goddamn holiday ended.

Finished up with five, and now I'm out of writing juices for a while. Three more than last time which is fairly good for someone as lazy as me. And I got my first 8-pointer for the last one that I submitted, so a good way to finish up. Well done to everyone on breaking a few more virgins in. Time to go watch Australia clean up New Zealand's tail.

*Exhales* Finally submitted the last of them that I've been working on. Hopefully, they went through before the end of the time limit. Ha, I don't think I'll be able to submit that many in another challenge again though, that was a lot of work.

I had to quit, there was nothing else I could review that was above 80%, and I didn't feel like I could stand reviewing anything else mediocre.

I've almost spent my mind, I think I may try to squeeze in a review of Dokken's "Dysfunctional" in the last 20 minutes here, but I knew well before this day started that I was yet again going to fall short of my record, although I think I got a little closer this time than I did last time.

Poor showing from me this time, owing to work and then illness during my short time off. DAMN YOU, CRUEL FATE! Well, that just means more stuff I can do for next time.

I'm happy with my input. I consider an infinity percent increase pretty substantial. LOL

I didn't write anywhere near as many as I hoped I would today, so I'm disappointed in myself. My mind was just spent though after Saturdays events. I'll aim for 50 next time round.

I submitted Dysfunctional literally 2 seconds after the clock on my computer hit midnight. Somehow I don't think I made it before the turn over, but regardless I've pretty well outdone myself for today. I think I put up 20 reviews in one day.

I only got two in, but I'm happy. Prolific I'm not.

I got in the relatively low number of 14 out of the 22 or so reviewable things I had, which is alot better than my half-effort of last time which has a result of 3 reviews.

Yep, just as I feared, the Dysfunctional review didn't quite make it in on time. Oh well, I was still a good 10 reviews short of breaking my old record even if that one counted.

Damn site was down for the three days (for me, it seems like other people got it to work... maybe I'm unlucky) before I left for my trip, so I only got around to one. Good thing since the only other review I'd started at all had already been done by Sean16.

Same. I beat my last record of one, so that's not bad.

It is getting harder and harder with the large amount of reviews written in each competition to beat the last record...

Sean16 ..... I heard your call and did a piece on ZBT. Either my ears have changed or his music ... damn...

Everything is clean now. Sean, go for the kill!

I think the final result will be about 350, give or take some. And there have been just two submissions since the site's midnight, so I think we have a little bit of hangover here.

Yeah, and one of those was me submitting a last review about 8 seconds too late to make the closing buzzer. If I count that one I did 19 reviews on Sunday, and I've got the computer head right now to prove it. I think I ease off for a little while until my sense of reality comes back.

Kiuas, or Poisonblack? I can't really imagine you reviewing anything else from what I did...



HATE



I'm on the way.

I'd say that doing two reviews for my first challenge is pretty good. it'll be easy to top next time around.

Here it is, this new monument to the MA reviewers. The Challenge has really become an institution now, and I can’t really imagine it fading out at least in a near future. A thousand thanks to everyone involved, and again, particular thanks to all the new reviewers (I’m saying reviewers, not members, e.g. Misainzig or Catachthonian) who cared for posting in this thread and submitting reviews for not-so-well-known albums. Every beginner should follow their example!

Let’s not forget the veterans though:

- the infamous threesome I won’t bother mentioning again. See the individual list for details (following in something like half an hour or a bit more, I’m hungry and ain’t lucky enough to have some delicious woman to do the cooking for me),

- Byrgan, originator of the MA Reviews Challenge, and still an over-solid contributor ,

- Our wonderful webmasters Hellblazer and Morrigan, first for having made everything possible in the first place, then to have quickly dealt with all the bugs which threatened the present edition,

- The inimitable Napero which, I’m sure, would literally give his life, and maybe even his sauna, for the Challenge; with him, all the mods which helped him to clean the queue and chop his embarrassing tree,

- Nightgaunt, because you’d better always thank Nightgaunt,

- Everyone else who participated, even by writing only one review. Together we’ve won!


BEER FOR EVERYONE!



Total number of reviews written: 444
Total number of reviews written for virgin albums: 360 (81% of total – the highest in the Challenge history)


Monday 24th

Metallica - Cyanide by hells_unicorn and Nhorf
Ensiferum - One More Magic Potion by hells_unicorn
Gorgoroth - Promo by hells_unicorn
Withered Sun - Ascension of Our Fathers by hells_unicorn
Forever Slave - Tales For Bad Girls by hells_unicorn
Ayin Aleph - I by hells_unicorn
Manilla Road - Roadkill by hells_unicorn
MGR - Nova Lux by Pfuntner
Sabotage (Ita) - Behind The Lines by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Svartediket - Svartediket by before_i_forget
Anathema (UK) - An Iliad of Woes by differer
Anathema (UK) - We are the Bible by differer
God Forsaken - The Tide Has Turned by differer
Witchhammer (Bra) - The First And The Last by Byrgan
Hellkommander - Death To My Enemies by Byrgan
Mind Snare - The Dream - Quest Into the Unknown by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Trimegisto - Subterranean Streams by Perplexed_Sjel
Mastodon - Slick Leg by lord_ghengis
Serpentcult - Weight of Light by Perplexed_Sjel
Name in Vain - Name in Vain by Empyreal
Satan (UK) - Kiss of Death by Empyreal
Hotbild - Vemod by Phuling
Hotbild - I blint raseri by Phuling
Aeons of Eclipse - The Hour of Desolation by Phuling
Mgla - Groza by Perplexed_Sjel
Ossadogva - IA Ancient One by oneyoudontknow
Taake - Manndaudsvinter by Call_From_The_Tower
Ceremonial Castings - Midnight Deathcult Phenomena by Khull
Caïna - Temporary Antennae by Perplexed_Sjel
Maledictive Pigs - Soul Surgery by demonomania
Shagnum - Shagnum by Perplexed_Sjel
Centinex - Decadence: Prophecies of Cosmic Chaos by demonomania
Ministry - Filth Pig by demonomania
Baphomet (US) - Morbid Realities by The_Boss
Baphomet (US) - Baphomet by The_Boss
Kiuas - The New Dark Age by Sean16
Baphomet (US) - Boiled in Blood by The_Boss
Trauma (Pol) - Suffocated In Slumber by demonomania
Moonspell - Anno Satanae by Nhorf
Sodom - Ausgebombt by Nhorf
SubMission (Nam) - i mortal by Aeturnus65
Dark Sanctuary - Les Mémoires Blessées by Khull
Made of Hate - Bullet In Your Head by The_Boss
Mustasch - Parasite! by The_Boss
Raise Hell - Not Dead Yet by RageW
Mourn - Mourn by Perplexed_Sjel
Occulta Struttura - Vol. III by oneyoudontknow
Noism - ± by GuntherTheUndying
Mekong Delta - The Principle of Doubt by Napero
Figure of Six - Aion by GuntherTheUndying
Panopticon - Panopticon by Perplexed_Sjel
Early Man - Beware The Circling Fin by SpiritOfRock
Nightmare (Fra) - Silent Room by hells_unicorn


Total for Monday: 53/73
May 2008 challenge: 65/78
December 2007 challenge: 48/66
July 2007 challenge: 41/50
February 2007 challenge: 52/67
November 2006 challenge: 18/32
May 2006 challenge: 30/41


Tuesday 25th

Between the Buried and Me - Colors Live by Pfuntner
Aceium - Wicked Metal by orionmetalhead
Dead Raven Choir - My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind by UCTYKAH
Ad Hominem - Omnes Ad Unum by orionmetalhead
Mind Snare - Blind by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Torture Division - With Endless Wrath by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Whourkr - Concrete by MikeyC
Sadist (Ita) - Tribe by differer
Chakal - The Man Is His Own Jackal by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Nightmare (Fra) - Astral Deliverance by hells_unicorn
Night Conquers Day - The First Snowfall by Perplexed_Sjel
Children of a Lesser God - Towards a Grief by Napero
Winterfylleth - The Ghost of Heritage by Perplexed_Sjel
Acid Witch - Witchtanic Hellucinations by shagnarokvonlustmord
Count Raven - Destruction of the Void by Suechtler
Communal Grave - Anomaly by MegaHassan and thomash
Talisphere - Talisphere (demo) by failsafeman
Poisonblack - A Dead Heavy Day by Sean16
Epidemic (US) - The Truth of What Will Be by The_Boss
Vöetsek - Infernal Command by GuntherTheUndying
Slik Helvetika - Krypt Kicker 5 by GuntherTheUndying
Austere (Aus) - Bleak by Zephirus and thomash
Countess - Permafrost by droneriot
Dejecta - The Sound of Dejecta by orionmetalhead
D.B.C. - Unreleased by MaDTransilvanian
Closer - A Darker Kind Of Salvation by GuntherTheUndying
[ówt krì] - Fairytales on a Flowerbed by oneyoudontknow
Battlefields - Stained With the Blood of an Empire by Perplexed_Sjel
Tarot (Fin) - Spell of Iron by Empyreal
Tormenter - Assault from Beyond the Grave by judasismyguide
Nadja - II: Points at Infinity by Perplexed_Sjel and caspian
Fates Warning - Dickie by Kruel
Kapein - Aeon of Rust by Perplexed_Sjel
Tarot (Fin) - Follow Me into Madness by Empyreal
Waverly Hills - The Nurse by Perplexed_Sjel
Tarot (Fin) - Stigmata by Empyreal
Forest (Rus) - Foredooming the Hope for Eternity by MaDTransilvanian

Total for Tuesday: 37/41
May 2008: 48/73
December 2007: 43/59
July 2007: 24/32
February 2007: 43/58
November 2006: 15/23
May 2006: 14/23


Wednesday 26th

Taake - Koldbrann I Jesu Marg by Call_From_The_Tower
Arise from Thorns - Arise From Thorns by Perplexed_Sjel
Arise from Thorns - Before an Audience of Stars by Perplexed_Sjel
Nahemah (Esp) - Chrysalis by Perplexed_Sjel
Sadist (Ita) - Sadist by differer
Black Boned Angel (Nzl) - The Endless Coming Into Life by Perplexed_Sjel
Hellveto - Neoheresy by Arboreal
Epiclore - Labyrinth Alpha by Charlo
Virgin Snatch - Act of Grace by Kinslayer6
Waldheim - Fight Against Time by Perplexed_Sjel
Aorlhac - La Chronique des Vents by thomash
Agent Steel - Earth Under Lucifer by Napero
Gännondorf - Demo by EmperorMantus
Nightmare (Fra) - Cosmovision by hells_unicorn
Muinainen Ruhtinas - Tuskanvuorten Valtaistuin by oneyoudontknow
Grimm (Fin) - Soulraper by oneyoudontknow
Triosphere - Onwards by Nahsil
Divinity (Can) - Allegory by hells_unicorn
Wervolf - Slaughter of God by weakling_goat
The Gathering - A Noise Severe by Perplexed_Sjel
Seven Foot Spleen - Enter Therapy by MosquitoControl


Total for Wednesday: 21/31
May 2008: 49/89
December 2007: 48/72
July 2007: 29/47
February 2007: 20/28
November 2006: 25/53
May 2006: 10/25


Thursday 27th

Absolute Misery - Before the Rot by caspian
Dreams of Dying Stars - Interludium II - Aeon E by caspian
Dreams of Dying Stars - Interludium V - Buried in the Void by caspian
Chakal - Death Is A Lonely Business by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Cruento - Signal of Distress by caspian
Torture Division - We Bring Upon Thee by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Doomriders - Black Thunder by caspian
Earth (US) - Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars Live by caspian
Fogg - Stormguarde by caspian
Wastelander - Wardrive by caspian
Tear Your Soul Apart - In Pain by caspian
Supercontinent - Vaalbara by caspian
Black Tribe - Prolonged Suffering by caspian
Organium - Interludium IV: Levitation by caspian
Isis (US) - Holy Tears by caspian
Isis (US) - Live 2 by caspian
Isis (US) - Live 1 by caspian
Gorilla Monsoon - Damage King by caspian
Have Mercy - The Years of Mercy by caspian
Senmuth - Izoteri-Ka by caspian and hells_unicorn
From Ashes - As the Leaves Fall by caspian
Matsudo - No People, No Problems by caspian
Om - Live at Jerusalem by caspian
Nightstick - Ultimatum by MosquitoControl
Nocturnal Worshipper - The Return of the Southern Tyrants by Byrgan
Genocídio (Bra) - Depression by Byrgan
Brother Von Doom - Relentless by hells_unicorn
Human Zoo - Over The Horizon by hells_unicorn
Rotting Flesh (Bra) - Infanticious Monstrosities by Byrgan
Rotting Flesh (Bra) - Submandible Limphatic Muscles by Byrgan
Shadow (Jpn) - Forever Chaos by Shiroryuu
Bad News - Bad News by ANationalAcrobat
Black Seas of Infinity - Hieros-Gamos by drengskap
Marshall Law - Warning From History by hells_unicorn
Silent Call - Creations From A Chosen Path by Perplexed_Sjel
The Gathering - Superheat by Perplexed_Sjel
Dirge (US) - Fleshcrawler by orionmetalhead
Love Lies Bleeding - Behold My Vain Sacrifice by Perplexed_Sjel
The Gathering - An Imaginary Symphony by Perplexed_Sjel
Theocracy - Mirror of Souls by caspian
Pentagram (US) - Bias Recordings Studio by Catachthonian
Sólstafir - Black Death by oneyoudontknow
Auspex - Resolutio by Empyreal
Ansur (Nor) - Warring Factions by Perplexed_Sjel
Troll Gnet El - Konung Hop UCTYKAH
Ashes to Ashes (Nor) - Cardinal VII by Empyreal
Syphilic - Erotishock Therapy by beatsfromhell
Parish - Envision by hells_unicorn
Pan.Thy.Monium - Dream II by caspian
Witchfinder General - Resurrected by bassethornmusic
Love Lies Bleeding - S.I.N. by Perplexed_Sjel
Cardiac Arrest (US) - Morgue Mutilations by MethylinInfo
Crematory (Ger) - Nuclear Blast Festivals 2000 by MaDTransilvanian (split album)

Total for Thursday: 53/68
May 2008: 38/53
December 2007: 32/56
July 2007: 21/37
February 2007: 21/47
November 2006: 15/20
May 2006: 6/12


Friday 28th

Acridity - For Freedom I Cry by The_Boss
Doomwatch - A Symphony of Decadence by The_Boss
Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel by orionmetalhead
Hocculta - Warning Games by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Radiation Sickness - Elvis Ain't Dead by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Destitute Savior - Demo '89 by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Internecine Excoriation - Prognosticate The Decrepitude by HeroinAddikt
Midnight Sun (Swe) - Metal Machine by hells_unicorn
PowerWorld - PowerWorld by hells_unicorn
Pagan Hellfire - Solidarity by caspian
Unrest - Back To The Roots by Catachthonian
Roncsipar - Antimonumentum by caspian
In Memorian - Insantification by Byrgan
Overthrash - Reality In Black by Byrgan
Clean Flesh - Clean Flesh by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Puissance - Totalitarian Hearts by Catachthonian
Suma - Let the Churches Burn by caspian
Terminal Death - Faces Of Death by robotiq
Ashbury - Endless Skies by failsafeman
Pandemonium (US) - The Kill by failsafeman
Puissance - A Call To Arms by Catachthonian
Puissance - Genocidal by Catachthonian
Gotham City - Live in Umeå 1985 by failsafeman
Exxplorer - Symphonies of Steel by orionmetalhead
Airdash - Hospital Hallucination Take One by Misainzig
Arditi - Jedem das Seine by Catachthonian
Arditi - Destiny of Iron by Catachthonian
Mägo de Oz - Mägo de Oz by Sean16
Morbid Vision (Dnk) - The Firstborn by hells_unicorn
Jim Martin - Milk And Blood by Napero
Perspective X IV - Shadow Of Doubt by Nhorf
Anialator - Anialator by Misainzig
Deadbird - The Head And The Heart by Perplexed_Sjel
Senmuth - Cognitive Discord by hells_unicorn
Raventale - Long Passed Days by Perplexed_Sjel
Infernal (Col) - The Reapers of God by Napero
Skeletonwitch - Worship the Witch by thomash
Shadrane - Temporal "Temporal." - 94% by Perplexed_Sjel
[B]Satan's Host - Burning the Born Again…(A New Philosophy) by GuntherTheUndying
Ebonillumini - The Ebon Channel by oneyoudontknow
Domain (Ger) - Our Kingdom by hells_unicorn
Methadrone - Horizone by orionmetalhead
The Gathering - Moonlight Archer by Perplexed_Sjel
Pagan Hellfire - In Desolation, In Ruins by Perplexed_Sjel
Concerto Moon - Rise from Ashes by hells_unicorn
Imperium (Hol) - Too Short a Season by Nahsil
Amebix - No Sanctuary by ogmetal
Black Sheep (US) - Sacrifice by hells_unicorn


Total for Friday: 48/60
May 2008: 28/42
December 2007: 30/44
July 2007: 26/43
February 2007: 23/37
November 2006: 11/19
May 2006: 0/2 (site fucked up)


Saturday 29th

Dub Buk - Moon of Revenge by MaDTransilvanian
Rush - Tom Sawyer by saintinhell
Def Leppard - Yeah! by hells_unicorn
At Rest - Demo 2008 by orionmetalhead
Def Leppard - Songs from the Sparkle Lounge by hells_unicorn
Tarantula Hawk - Burrow by caspian
Blatant Frustration - Demo by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Metallica - Turn the Page by caspian
Celestiial - Celestiial/Blood of the Black Owl by caspian
Thee Sounds ov Decay - Excommunication by caspian
Metallica - The Memory Remains by caspian
Janvs - Vega by ravenhearted
Kathaaria (Ger) - The Complex Void Of Negativity by ravenhearted
Nadja - Trinitarian by caspian
Order of Nine - A Means To Know End by Nhorf
Atavist - II: Points at Infinity by caspian and Perplexed_Sjel
Tarantula (Prt) - Kingdom Of Lusitania by Nhorf
Animus (Isr) - Hallucinations: Ideals Surrounding Water, Sand and Clouds of Dust by caspian
Boris - The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 by caspian
Isis (US) - Oceanic Remixes Vol. II by caspian
Isis (US) - Not In Rivers, But In Drops by caspian
World of Silence - Mindscapes by hells_unicorn
Ancient Serpent (Ecu) - Bleeding Christ by GuntherTheUndying
Korzus - Pay For Your Lies by Byrgan
Nephastus (Bra) - Depressive Dementia by Byrgan
Nephastus (Bra) - Tortuous Ways by Byrgan
Sinner (Ger) - Crash & Burn by Catachthonian
Artillery - Mind Factory by DGYDP
Electro Quarterstaff - Gretzky by SLlMER
Doro - Force Majeure by hells_unicorn
Pentagram (US) - Demo '97 by Catachthonian
Pentagram (US) - Demo 1996 by Catachthonian
Drown Me Blue - Drown Me Blue by Napero
Vondur - Vondur by Lord_Sauron
Wolfmare - Whitemare Rhymes by DeathForBlitzkrieg
Black Succubi - Black Succubi. by Nhorf
Graveland - The Celtic Winter by Call_From_The_Tower
Ancestors - Neptune With Fire by Perplexed_Sjel
Cancer - No Fuckin Cover by Misainzig
Another Messiah - Dark Dreams My Child by Perplexed_Sjel
Death Fuck - Abnormal Rape by Misainzig
Angstorm - Haine et Tragédie by MaDTransilvanian
Burial Chamber Trio - WVRM by Bertilak
Matthew Mills - Neoclassical Spirit by Charlo
Black Sabbath - Wicked World by Nhorf
2 Headed Chang - Deliver Us... by Nhorf
Temnozor - Fragments... by MaDTransilvanian
Symphorce - Truth to Promises by hells_unicorn
Elder - Elder by Perplexed_Sjel
Mustan Kuun Lapset - Kauniinhauta by Napero
Dystopia (US) - Dystopia by Perplexed_Sjel and overkill666
Deadlock (Ger) - Manifesto "Different, yet the same" - 52% by Trilogique
[B]Saedus Darknight - Empty "A very solid first attempt" - 68% by overkill666
[B]Sandalinas - Fly to the Sun by hells_unicorn
Senmuth - RXG-242-11 by Crick
Virus (Nor) - Carheart by Abominatrix
The Berzerker - The Reawakening by MikeyC
Arwen - Demo by hells_unicorn
Cranium (Isl) - Abduction by Axlaf
Blinded by Faith - Imperial Collapse: Live In Quebec City by MaDTransilvanian
Sólstafir - Í Blóði og Anda by Perplexed_Sjel
Salome - Salome "Salome." - 76% by Perplexed_Sjel
[B]Gamma Ray - Who Do You Think You Are? by hells_unicorn
Menace Ruine - The Die Is Cast by Perplexed_Sjel
Stratovarius - Hunting High and Low by hells_unicorn
Shadow Keep - Shadow Keep by hells_unicorn
Hartmann - Out In The Cold by hells_unicorn
Carcharoth (Esp) - Desolated Battlefields by Perplexed_Sjel
Masterstroke (Fin) - Sleep by Empyreal
Masterstroke (Fin) - Turn Away by Empyreal
Masterstroke (Fin) - Apocalypse by Empyreal
Salem (Isr) - Necessary Evil by hells_unicorn
Star Queen - Your True Self by hells_unicorn
Gamma Ray - The Karaoke Album by hells_unicorn
Tony Martin - Scream by hells_unicorn
Oblachnyj Kraj - Patriot (Патриот) by UCTYKAH
Pain (Swe) - Pain by MaDTransilvanian

Total for Saturday so far: 77/89
May 2008: 35/57
December 2007: 34/52
July 2007: 41/53
February 2007: 28/44
November 2006: 16/27
May 2006: 11/26


Sunday 30th

Soilent Green - In These Black Days: vol.6 by caspian
Eyehategod - In These Black Days: vol.1 by caspian
The Gathering - Monsters by Perplexed_Sjel
Hartmann - Home by hells_unicorn
Brutal Truth - In these Black Days Vol.2 by caspian
Pain (Swe) - Rebirth by MaDTransilvanian
Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant - Infinite Dreams by hells_unicorn
John Petrucci - Suspended Animation by Mango_Sauce
Theatres des Vampires - The Vampire Chronicles by Derigin
Egzekuthor - Hateful Subconsciousness by Derigin
Destitute Savior - Exhumed by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Victory (Ger) - Fuel to the fire by Catachthonian
Black Bile (Aus) - Obscure Yet Vivid by Call_From_The_Tower
Sühnopfer - L'Aube des Trépassés by Sean16
Pentagram (US) - Human Hurricane by Catachthonian
The Anal Treatment XXXperience - Anal Promo 2008 by Muloc7253
Horrid (Ita) - Eternal Suffering by CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
Waltari - Channel Nordica by Napero
Pentagram (US) - First Daze Here Too by Catachthonian
Saxon - Ride Like the Wind by ANationalAcrobat
Paria (Ger) - VerminRace by Perplexed_Sjel
Falkenbach - Læknishendr by Call_From_The_Tower
Arthemis - Black Society by Empyreal
Swallow the Ocean - Swallow the Ocean by Perplexed_Sjel
Cryonic Temple - Immortal by Empyreal
Rick Renstrom - Until the Bitter End by hells_unicorn
Bible of the Devil - Freedom Metal by GuntherTheUndying
Shock Machine - Shock Machine by hells_unicorn
Napalm Death - Greed Killing by hells_unicorn
Candlemass - 20 Year Anniversary Party by Bonedust
Cirrhosis (Bra) - Alcoholic Death Noise by Byrgan
Ayreon - Timeline by Nhorf
Korzus - Mass Illusion by Byrgan
The Body - The Body by MosquitoControl
Xystus - Equilibrio by GuntherTheUndying
Accept - Live in Japan by hells_unicorn
Court Jester (Ger) - Forced II Believe by hells_unicorn
Railsplitter - 860 Some Odd Lbs [/B]by MosquitoControl
Inhepsie - Orbe by Sean16
Nightwish - Sacrament of Wilderness by Napero
Drop Hammer - Mind and Body by The_Boss
Accept - T.V War by hells_unicorn
Motörhead - Overkill c/w Too Late, Too Late by ANationalAcrobat
Annihilator - In Command (Live 1989-1990) by hells_unicorn
The Scourger - Dark Invitation to Armageddon by thomash
Zwenz - Wir sind frei by Derigin
Saint Vitus - Heavier Than Thou by hells_unicorn
Hiverna - L'Aube Septentrionale by MaDTransilvanian
Carina Alfie - Electric Fuzz by hells_unicorn
Paul Chain - Park of Reason by Abominatrix
Zarach 'Baal' Tharagh - Zarach 'Baal' Tharagh / Dog by oneyoudontknow
Behemoth (Pol) - Ezkaton by thomash
Leatherwolf - Leatherwolf (Island) by hells_unicorn
Leatherwolf - Hideaway by hells_unicorn
Unholy (Fin) - Trip to Depressive Autumn by Byrgan
Atomica (Bra) - Back and Alive by Byrgan
Lecherous Nocturne - The Age of Miracles Has Passed by GuntherTheUndying
Anubis Gate - A Perfect Forever by hells_unicorn
Korzus - K.Z.S. by Byrgan
Headhunter D.C. - Born...Suffer...Die by Byrgan
Kristallnacht - Creation Through Destruction/Adversary by MaDTransilvanian
Decollation - Cursed Lands by Byrgan
Leatherwolf - Wide Open by hells_unicorn
Chemical Disaster - Resurrection by Byrgan
Leatherwolf - Cry Out / Bad Moon Rising by hells_unicorn
Leatherwolf - Demo '04 by hells_unicorn
Branikald - Varg Fjerne A Tornet by MaDTransilvanian
Nitberg - Nitsanger by MaDTransilvanian
Metalium (Ger) - Incubus - Chapter Seven by hells_unicorn
Onward - The Neverending Sun by hells_unicorn
Marduk (Swe) - Blackcrowned by MaDTransilvanian

Total for Sunday so far: 71/82
May 2008: 59/85
December 2007: 39/57
July 2007: 57/77
February 2007: 44/67
November 2006: 10/21
May 2006: 4/7

Sorry for the delay. My computer fucked up twice, and those lists are getting longer and longer by the way. Guess who’s won now?


57 reviews
hells_unicorn

He wins the eternal MA Board consideration, a new keyboard, new headphones and stronger glasses, all of those virtual of course. Damn machine!

42 reviews
Perplexed_Sjel

He wins... a very perplexing prize

41 reviews
caspian

He would've won the authentic China-made Viking Helmet if he didn’t hate folk metal.

19 reviews
Byrgan

14 reviews
CHRISTI_NS_ANITY8
MaDTransilvanian

13 reviews
Catachthonian

12 reviews
Empyreal

10 reviews
GuntherTheUndying
Nhorf

9 reviews
Napero
The_Boss

8 reviews
oneyoudontknow
orionmetalhead

6 reviews
thomash

5 reviews
Call_From_The_Tower
differer
Sean16

4 reviews
demonomania
failsafeman
Misainzig
MosquitoControl

3 reviews
ANationalAcrobat
Derigin
Phuling
UCTYKAH

2 reviews
Abominatrix
Charlo
Khull
MikeyC
Nahsil
overkill666
Pfuntner
ravenhearted

1 review
Aeturnus65
Arboreal
Axlaf
bassethornmusic
beatsfromhell
before_i_forget
Bertilak
Bonedust
Crick
DeathForBlitzkrieg
DGYDP
drengskap
droneriot
EmperorMantus
HeroinAddikt
judasismyguide
Kinslayer6
Kruel
lord_ghengis
Lord_Sauron
Mango_Sauce
MegaHassan
MethylinInfo
Muloc7253
ogmetal
RageW
robotiq
saintinhell
shagnarokvonlustmord
Shiroryuu
SLlMER
SpiritOfRock
Suechtler
Trilogique
weakling_goat
Zephirus

The MA Reviews Challenge Hall of Fame



• General Challenge


May 2006: 75 reviews
November 2006: 110 reviews
February 2007: 231 reviews
July 2007: 239 reviews
December 2007: 274 reviews
May 2008: 322 reviews
November 2008: 360 reviews






• Individual Challenge


May 2006: n/a
November 2006: Corimngul (9 reviews), 2nd Cianan (8), 3rd Peregrin (7)
February 2007: hells_unicorn (65 reviews, absolute record), 2nd erickg13 (17), 3rd Sokaris (15)
July 2007: hells_unicorn (38 reviews), 2nd oneyoudontknow (17), 3rd CannibalCorpse (16)
December 2007: hells_unicorn (56 reviews), 2nd Mors_Gloria (15), 3rd Mungo (9)
May 2008: Noktorn (55 reviews), 2nd hells_unicorn (52), 3rd lord_ghengis (12)
November 2008: hells_unicorn (57 reviews), 2nd Perplexed_Sjel (42), 3rd caspian (41)

I only got around to doing six... this time. There will come a day when I no longer have ridiculous writing assignments and when I shall wrest the title from Hells_Unicorn! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Excellent! I can't believe I wrote 9, I thought I had 7. In any case, that's my personal best so far... and it's equal to the individual best of the first challenge with stats available...

I must say that the improvement over the last challenge was big enough but not too much. This way, the next one will be tough but not unbeatable, once again.

A few regulars seem to be missing from the ranks, and as a side note, caspian would have been tied with Perplexed_Sjel, hadn't I nuked his premature Metallica single review. The quality was the highest ever, I think, and I haven't awarded that many 8-pointers in a week as far as I can remember. There's definitely some really good stuff there. One interesting observation I made is that drone and doom got more than their fair share of reviews, mostly due to Perplexed and caspian emptying the slot machine pretty comprehensively.

Excellent work, folks, and many thanks to Sean16. You're the man!

Lagavulin time!

You're probably getting too generous with your 8-pointers, but I won't complain I agree that the quality has been undoubtedly higher than before, even if I'm far from having read everything.
Another thing I want to comment on is the ratio (number of reviews) / (number of reviewers). The overall tendency if there aren't many more reviewers, but each reviewer is writing more reviews. There are also less "accidental" deflorations: the overwhelming majority of people writing reviews from virgins this week did it for the Challenge. The case of "the n00b participating without being aware of it" is getting less and less common.



Guinness for me, thanks

Looking forward to the next challenge already. Will be difficult, but I'll aim to hit the 50 mark. At least I've gone down in history somehow, representing the more extreme genres.

Wow that's awesome, hopefully next time I'll be able to participate more as well. I think I'm getting to the point where I might be able to write better reviews when I really try. Congrats to all

I really need to get my head out of my ass and contribute with more than just one review in the next challenge. So far I've participated four times with a grand total of four reviews. Maybe I should write more in general, making it easier when being 'under pressure'.

Whatever, congrats and thanks to all involved!

Don't hold your breath, it should be for May 2009. So many things could happen until then! Bands forming, bands splitting up, new reviewers, hells_unicorn leaving, Slipknot becoming metal, a new kid for Napero, a new girlfriend for Sean... who knows!

I think I'll visit a doctor tomorrow, for a little bit of snip-snip. I hope it's covered by the company contract.

360 is a lot... really. To beat that will be tough, but when more people write more reviews, also this could be possible.

8 reviews was ok for me, but perhaps mere could have been possible. A lot of bands still wait to be reviewed: Swan Art, Pale, Horrible Hour, Agony (Aut), Sempiternal (US).

I know its going to be months away, but I'm still looking forward to it. The part about new bands would be welcomed. Some good records scheduled for 09'. You also might want to hurry up and find yourself a woman, its December already.

How many kids do you have? If it were me, I wouldn't want to have that operation unless I had, quite literally, legions of spawn that I could no longer feed or care for. Before I ever end up in that situation, though, I must put together my legion-like harem of willing consorts...

Three. No need for more. Almost had five, but that's another story. I'm fertile, the Booby Animal is super-fertile, and I'm broke.

Gunther, there we are, ten reviews each

I don't think you'll have much to worry about, barring my band getting signed or me becoming a porn star depicting a sultan deflowering an ever expanding harem of virgins, I'll pretty much always be around.

Congrats to Perplexed and Caspian for the excellent output, and everyone else who contributed, 360 is a great accomplishment. I don't know if my insane output back in February of 2007 had something to do with the expanded interest in this, but this is the sort of thing that will really improve the content of this site.

Unfortunately my suicide attack failed because that liar Allah only got me 57 virgins. Oh well, no big deal, I'll just convert to Hinduism, be reincarnated, and then maybe this time try the more peaceful route of being a Zoroastrian monarch, and violate the hymens in a corporeal existence for a change.