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Derigin
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:40 pm 
 

Welcome to the 6th Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge!

Originally the "MA Virgin Reviews Challenge," this is a time-honored tradition among our reviewers here. Every spring and every autumn, reviewers are encouraged to spend a week writing and submitting as many quality reviews as possible, with the aim to focus on albums with no reviews so far (i.e. virgin albums). Every day, the reviews submitted and accepted are tallied, so that participants can see how they compare with one another and whether or not, altogether, we've been able to surpass previous challenges' totals. Previous challenges can be found here.

The challenge is named in memory of our friend Diamhea, a long-time contributor to this challenge and staff member here at Metal Archives, who sadly passed away on May 21, 2018. He was the first person to have ever written 100 reviews for a single challenge!

This challenge will run from Monday Nov 30 @ 12:00AM EST to Sunday Dec 6 @ 11:59PM EST.

The magic number to beat is 609. That was set in May 2009. It's high but we can beat it.
The second magic number to beat is 428. That was the total from the last challenge!

Challenge Rules

1. The focus is on virgin albums.
The only albums that count are those that had zero reviews prior to the challenge.

2. Every release listed on the main site is valid including singles, videos, boxed sets and so on.
However, please try to refrain from mass reviewing singles and 'best of' compilations for this challenge. That's lame.

3. Eligible releases have to be virgins at the beginning of the challenge.
Multiple people can review the same virgin. There’s no bonus for getting to it first, so no need to hurry – focus on quality instead.

4. Eligible reviews must have been written during the challenge.
Pre-listening to albums and taking notes is, of course, fine, but avoid stockpiling already written reviews in advance.

5. Value quality over quantity!
Everyone is welcome to participate, but keep in mind that the mods won't be more lenient during the challenge.

6. The challenge abides by the default time of the site (Eastern Standard time or GMT-5).
Please ensure that you are posting your review(s) within the right time frame in order for them to count.

7. The total number of reviews written will be tallied once a day (under normal circumstances).
Derigin (myself) will kindly do the tallying as soon as possible. Please don't nag him (me).

8. Stay cordial and respectful with one another.
Don't hijack this thread with petty arguments or whining. Remember that the mods are watching (and waiting)...

9. The only reward is our eternal appreciation.
The only prize is knowing that there is an album that previously didn't get any love... that now has a review to call its own.

Hall of Fame

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General Challenge

May 2006: 56 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
May 2009: 609 reviews
November 2009: 489 reviews
June 2010: 605 reviews
December 2010: 274 reviews
October 2012: 114 reviews
June 2013 (low-key): 338 reviews
December 2014: 384 reviews
June 2015: 230 reviews
December 2015: 462 reviews
June 2016: 347 reviews
December 2016: 486 reviews
June 2017: 483 reviews
December 2017: 353 reviews
June 2018: 368 reviews
December 2018: 398 reviews
May 2019: 332 reviews
December 2019: 581 reviews
June 2020: 428 reviews
December 2020: 322 reviews

Individual Challenge

May 2006: Drowned (10), Byrgan and Gutterscream (5), Sean16 and Velkaarn (3)
November 2006: Corimngul (9), Cianan (8), Peregrin (7)
February 2007: hells_unicorn (65), erickg13 (17), Sokaris (15)
July 2007: hells_unicorn (38), oneyoudontknow (17), CannibalCorpse (16)
December 2007: hells_unicorn (56), Mors_Gloria (15), Mungo (9)
May 2008: Noktorn (55), hells_unicorn (52), lord_ghengis (12)
November 2008: hells_unicorn (57), Perplexed_Sjel (42), caspian (41)
May 2009: hells_unicorn (93), DeathRiderDoom (89), OzzyApu (84)
November 2009: Perplexed_Sjel (95), iamntbatman (46), sushiman (36)
June 2010: OzzyApu (97), Perplexed_Sjel (91)
December 2010: hells_unicorn (85), OzzyApu (38), Noktorn (24)
October 2012: androdion, Thumbman, and TheStormIRide (8), Noctir (7), Jophelerx (6)
June 2013 (low-key): Thumbman (51), iamntbatman (50), MutantClannfear (47)
December 2014: Diamhea (57), iamntbatman (53), hells_unicorn (23)
June 2015: hells_unicorn (30), Zodijackyl (28), iamntbatman (27)
December 2015: Diamhea (65), TheStormIRide (44), hells_unicorm (27)
June 2016: stainedclass2112 (45), kluseba (41), hells_unicorn (29)
December 2016: Diamhea (100), Crossover (58), Thumbman (34)
June 2017: Zodijackyl (53), gasmask_colostomy and hells_unicorn (50), kluseba (38)
December 2017: Thumbman (56), gasmask_colostomy (51), hells_unicorn (35)
June 2018: gasmask_colostomy (67), hells_unicorn and kluseba (30), GOOFAM (22)
December 2018: gasmask_colostomy (58), Thumbman (46), hells_unicorn (45)
May 2019: gasmask_colostomy (68), GuntherTheUndying (48), hells_unicorn (35)
December 2019: Thumbman (111), gasmask_colostomy (103), RapeTheDead (69)
June 2020: gasmask_colostomy (50), Twisted_Psychology (34), hells_unicorn (25)
December 2020: gasmask_colostomy (50), hells_unicorn (30), orphy (25)


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What is SECRET SATAN? The gist of it is simple. People put their names forward. I randomly match those people with one another. They send each other a virgin to review. They both review one another's respective virgins for the challenge. SECRET SATAN is opt-in and totally optional to the review challenge. You have to put your name forward, either by mentioning it in this thread OR by sending me a PM on the forum. Once I have collected enough names, I'll notify people who their matches are a week before the challenge starts. I'll notify through a forum PM.

Once matched, you must do the following:

Step 1: You will exchange with one another a virgin album for review.
It MUST be an album on this site with no reviews at the time it is shared with the other person.

Step 2: You are required to provide to the other person a link to the album you want him/her to review.
It MUST be available for FREE online and in either a QUALITY DOWNLOAD or QUALITY STREAM. No self-promoting your own albums, thanks!

Step 3: You will review the virgin album you received from the other person for the challenge.
Be prepared for the possibility that it may be well outside your comfort zone. Please remember this is done in good faith!

If you have any problems with the person you're matched with, let me know. I have spare albums for review just in case it doesn't work out.

Signed up for Secret Satan (CLOSED):
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gasmask_colostomy
PaganiusI
Thumbman
Twisted_Psychology


Have fun! Looking forward to your participation!
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Derigin
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 1:40 pm 
 

As mentioned last time, starting with this challenge I'll be changing a few things with the tallying process:

1. Removing the "did not participate" list on daily tallies.
2. Adding a running total for everyone, individually, every day.
3. Noting what release types have been reviewed each day.
4. Tracking the virgin album that was most reviewed during the challenge.
5. Tracking which bands were virgin bands before they got a review during the challenge.

Additionally, moving forward and to keep things interesting, I will be replacing "Secret Satan" with something else for the spring/summer challenge, while keeping it for the autumn/winter challenge. So this time around "Secret Satan" is the same as before, but next spring/summer there will be something different. I am open to ideas, but I'm leaning towards a "Pool Party" idea (eg. getting participants to throw a bunch of albums into a shared pool of virgins, and crediting the participant(s) who review the most out of them). Just a thought.
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PaganiusI
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:09 pm 
 

sign me up for SS
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Thumbman
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:46 pm 
 

Reckon I'll go for the SS too
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Metantoine
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:23 pm 
 

Hopefully Thumb can beat his 111 reviews record.
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gasmask_colostomy
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:33 am 
 

I will do Secret Satan because it's neat. Yay for Pool Party in the summer!
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Napero
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:54 am 
 

I'm in, as always.
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hells_unicorn
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:37 pm 
 

Looks like I'll be opting out of the SS this time, hopefully the Allied Forces are still hiring. :P

In all seriousness, I'm not sure how much of a contribution I'll make this time, but I'll definitely see what I can do to hopefully help push the cumulative total over the top.
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Twisted_Psychology
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 2:46 pm 
 

I'll see what I can get done. Sign me up for Secret Satan!
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caspian
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:24 pm 
 

Will attempt to shit out a few reviews.
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MRmehman
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:09 pm 
 

Hell yeah, I've been wondering when this would be announced! I'll probably sit out SS but I'm really excited to bang out some reviews over Christmas.
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Sean16
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:57 am 
 

Nice to see it's Challenge time again. I'll write a couple, for sure.
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Spiner202
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:06 pm 
 

I haven't participated in one of these in a while so I think I'll give it a go. I'll have to abstain from Secret Satan, but looking forward to finding some cool stuff to review!

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orphy
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:22 pm 
 

Since I have NOTHING better to do right now, I think I'll hop on the review challenge for once. I'm eyeing up a few things that I'm sure I can ramble about.
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Derigin
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:30 pm 
 

Secret Satan is now closed. We are now one week away from the beginning of the Review Challenge!
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caspian
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 6:13 am 
 

been enjoying shitting all over my keyboard lately, won't do SS but might see if I can crack, uhhh, 5 for the review challenge
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gasmask_colostomy
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 7:25 am 
 

caspian wrote:
been enjoying shitting all over my keyboard lately, won't do SS but might see if I can crack, uhhh, 5 for the review challenge

Yes, and then wash your hands afterwards, I suggest :-P

If Thumbman is out there, when can I expect a Secret Satan?
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Derigin
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:00 am 
 

He's at my apartment, and said "Sorry I don't go on the MA forums very much anymore, and I'll try to get you one today."
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gasmask_colostomy
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:31 pm 
 

Derigin wrote:
He's at my apartment, and said "Sorry I don't go on the MA forums very much anymore, and I'll try to get you one today."

And indeed he did :)
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Derigin
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:21 am 
 

Well, the review challenge has officially begun this morning! Best of luck, everyone! Let's see if we can beat the numbers from past challenges.
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hells_unicorn
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:10 pm 
 

I had a bunch of drama take place both yesterday and today that kind of hampered my efforts the first day. Managed to crank out a few that I had assigned from Sonic Perspectives, including the Diamond Head review which I technically wrote last night for a Monday premier on said site. I plan on hitting the ground running tomorrow and maybe I'll hit a couple more tonight, but if I were a betting many I'd put money on gasmask running away with this one.
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gasmask_colostomy
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:14 pm 
 

I've got a nice free day today (Tuesday in the US) but after that various stuff will hinder me from making any very large contribution on any given day.
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hells_unicorn
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:50 pm 
 

gasmask_colostomy wrote:
I've got a nice free day today (Tuesday in the US) but after that various stuff will hinder me from making any very large contribution on any given day.


Hopefully some other heavy-hitters will come through, because I don't think I'll be breaking any of my old records this time and we're off to a fairly humble start on cumulative reviews for the first day. Oh well, anything can happen with these things. lol
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orphy
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:00 am 
 

3 up so far, but I got a handful in the works. I'm also contemplating doing a box set which is going to be a challenge.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:14 am 
 

orphy wrote:
3 up so far, but I got a handful in the works. I'm also contemplating doing a box set which is going to be a challenge.

Boxsets sort of feel like a discography review with a very strict word limit. Who's that of?
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Sean16
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:01 am 
 

OK, first review written. Don't know how many I'll be able to cram before Sunday, lack of time for in-depth listens these days.
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Derigin
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:31 am 
 

Daily Tally for Nov 30 2020
Total Reviews: 42 / 42
Total Virgin Reviews: 39 / 39
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 92.9% / 92.9%

Participant List for Nov 30 2020
Total Participants: 20 / 20

Today's Totals per Individual:
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BastardHead = 1
bayern = 1
caspian = 3
CHAIRTHROWER = 1
colin040 = 1
Demon Fang = 2
droneriot = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 10
hells_unicorn = 6
John_e _C = 1
MrMetalpants = 2
Napero = 1
orphy = 2
PaganiusI = 1
Spider_X = 1
TheLoneForest = 1
therealmetalfan = 1
TheSlayFer = 1
Twisted_Psychology = 1
Wilytank = 1


Running Totals per Individual:
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gasmask_colostomy = 10
hells_unicorn = 6
caspian = 3
Demon Fang = 2
MrMetalpants = 2
orphy = 2
BastardHead = 1
bayern = 1
CHAIRTHROWER = 1
colin040 = 1
droneriot = 1
John_e _C = 1
Napero = 1
PaganiusI = 1
Spider_X = 1
TheLoneForest = 1
therealmetalfan = 1
TheSlayFer = 1
Twisted_Psychology = 1
Wilytank = 1


Other Data for Nov 30 2020

Today's Totals per Release Type:
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Full-length = 27
EP = 9
Single = 1
Split = 1
Compilation = 1
Live album = 0
Demo = 0
Video = 0
Boxed set = 0
Split video = 0
Collaboration = 0


Today's Virgin Bands:


Compared to the first day of the last challenge, we are down 38 reviews and down 15 participants.

Congrats on gasmask_colostomy for being today's leader with 10 reviews!

A slow start, but it's only the beginning. Keep up the hard work! \m/
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orphy
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 2:01 pm 
 

gasmask_colostomy wrote:
orphy wrote:
3 up so far, but I got a handful in the works. I'm also contemplating doing a box set which is going to be a challenge.

Boxsets sort of feel like a discography review with a very strict word limit. Who's that of?

Order From Chaos. I've done some discography run downs on my personal website before, but that's still far too lengthy for a review. As for OFC, I've reviewed both of their full lengths years back, so we'll see what I can figure out for the "Frozen In Steel" box set.
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Derigin
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:51 am 
 

Daily Tally for Dec 1 2020
Total Reviews: 60 / 102
Total Virgin Reviews: 50 / 89
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 83.3% / 87.3%

Participant List for Dec 1 2020
Total Participants: 24 / 36

Today's Totals per Individual:
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AndromedaVessel = 1
bayern = 1
caspian = 1
CHAIRTHROWER = 2
Demon Fang = 4
Dragonchaser = 1
Edmund Sackbauer = 5
Film = 2
flexodus = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 8
GodOfMalice = 2
hells_unicorn = 4
Lord_araya = 1
Metantoine = 1
Naught = 1
orphy = 3
PaganiusI = 1
robotiq = 1
Sean16 = 1
Slater922 = 1
SmallPoxie = 1
snow wolf = 5
spookymicha666 = 1
WorldEater1126 = 1


Running Totals per Individual:
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gasmask_colostomy = 18
hells_unicorn = 10
Demon Fang = 6
Edmund Sackbauer = 5
orphy = 5
snow wolf = 5
caspian = 4
CHAIRTHROWER = 3
bayern = 2
Film = 2
GodOfMalice = 2
MrMetalpants = 2
PaganiusI = 2
AndromedaVessel = 1
BastardHead = 1
colin040 = 1
Dragonchaser = 1
droneriot = 1
flexodus = 1
John_e _C = 1
Lord_araya = 1
Metantoine = 1
Napero = 1
Naught = 1
robotiq = 1
Sean16 = 1
Slater922 = 1
SmallPoxie = 1
Spider_X = 1
spookymicha666 = 1
TheLoneForest = 1
therealmetalfan = 1
TheSlayFer = 1
Twisted_Psychology = 1
Wilytank = 1
WorldEater1126 = 1


Other Data for Dec 1 2020

Today's Totals per Release Type:
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Full-length = 32
EP = 7
Demo = 5
Compilation = 3
Single = 2
Split = 1
Live album = 0
Video = 0
Boxed set = 0
Split video = 0
Collaboration = 0


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Compared to the second day of the last challenge, we are down 5 reviews and down 5 participants.

We had 16 new people join us yesterday. Welcome aboard.

Congrats on gasmask_colostomy for being today's leader with 8 reviews!

We're doing well. Keep up the great work! \m/
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MRmehman
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:29 pm 
 

Finally got my first review done and submitted. I don't know how guys like gasmask_colostomy can bash out so many solid reviews in such a short space of time. I always find myself running out of synonyms for brutal and dick-crushing by the fourth paragraph or so.
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gasmask_colostomy
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:33 am 
 

MRmehman wrote:
Finally got my first review done and submitted. I don't know how guys like gasmask_colostomy can bash out so many solid reviews in such a short space of time. I always find myself running out of synonyms for brutal and dick-crushing by the fourth paragraph or so.

I think it's probably because I don't listen to anything dick-crushing, thus I still have the potential to rob albums of their virginity beyond that flaccid fourth paragraph. In all honesty, it's tired me out this week, and today (Thursday for me) I've finished one review all day, mostly because I slept like crap yesterday. Hoping to rally again tomorrow and possibly crack 50 by the end of the week.

On a more serious note, can we instate a rule that Eddy Sackbauer can't place top 3 if he gives every album 90%±3?
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Derigin
The Mountain Man

Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:25 am
Posts: 5998
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:29 am 
 

Daily Tally for Dec 2 2020
Total Reviews: 49 / 151
Total Virgin Reviews: 43 / 132
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 87.8% / 87.4%

Participant List for Dec 2 2020
Total Participants: 21 / 43

Today's Totals per Individual:
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caspian = 1
CHAIRTHROWER = 1
Demon Fang = 2
Edmund Sackbauer = 1
Felix 1666 = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 6
hells_unicorn = 3
Lane = 1
lord_ghengis = 1
MorbidAtheist666 = 11
MRmehman = 1
NausikaDalazBlindaz = 1
orphy = 4
PaganiusI = 1
robotiq = 1
Slater922 = 1
SmallPoxie = 1
snow wolf = 2
TheSlayFer = 1
we hope you die = 1
WorldEater1126 = 1


Running Totals per Individual:
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gasmask_colostomy = 24
hells_unicorn = 13
MorbidAtheist666 = 11
orphy = 9
Demon Fang = 8
snow wolf = 7
Edmund Sackbauer = 6
caspian = 5
CHAIRTHROWER = 4
PaganiusI = 3
bayern = 2
Film = 2
GodOfMalice = 2
MrMetalpants = 2
robotiq = 2
Slater922 = 2
SmallPoxie = 2
TheSlayFer = 2
WorldEater1126 = 2
AndromedaVessel = 1
BastardHead = 1
colin040 = 1
Dragonchaser = 1
droneriot = 1
Felix 1666 = 1
flexodus = 1
John_e _C = 1
Lane = 1
Lord_araya = 1
lord_ghengis = 1
Metantoine = 1
MRmehman = 1
Napero = 1
Naught = 1
NausikaDalazBlindaz = 1
Sean16 = 1
Spider_X = 1
spookymicha666 = 1
TheLoneForest = 1
therealmetalfan = 1
Twisted_Psychology = 1
we hope you die = 1
Wilytank = 1


Other Data for Dec 2 2020

Today's Totals per Release Type:
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Full-length = 28
EP = 10
Demo = 1
Compilation = 1
Split = 1
Video = 1
Single = 0
Live album = 0
Boxed set = 0
Split video = 0
Collaboration = 0


Today's Virgin Bands:


Compared to the third day of the last challenge, participants and virgins are down.

We had 7 new people join us yesterday. Welcome aboard.

Congrats on MorbidAtheist666 for being today's leader with 11 reviews!
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MRmehman
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Joined: Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:34 pm
Posts: 789
Location: The Painted World of Ariamis
PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 12:20 pm 
 

Got my second review submitted and this time, it's a boxset! I'm playing around with not reviewing any more full-lengths, just that's what everyone's doing and doing way better than I could.
gasmask_colostomy wrote:
MRmehman wrote:
Finally got my first review done and submitted. I don't know how guys like gasmask_colostomy can bash out so many solid reviews in such a short space of time. I always find myself running out of synonyms for brutal and dick-crushing by the fourth paragraph or so.

I think it's probably because I don't listen to anything dick-crushing, thus I still have the potential to rob albums of their virginity beyond that flaccid fourth paragraph.

"Aha!" I said. "So that's the trick! Do your best and don't destroy your dick!"
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Spiner202
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Joined: Wed May 06, 2009 3:32 pm
Posts: 2738
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 6:15 pm 
 

I got excited for this, but quickly realized I'm just not immediately familiar enough with the few albums I had planned to review. I got one up that came out a week ago, which I had planned to review anyways. And I have another release that I'm going to review in the next couple of days that comes out tomorrow, so I guess that will count for a 2nd one, but we'll see if I can knock any others out.

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SmallPoxie
Metal newbie

Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:56 pm
Posts: 333
Location: Chile
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:58 am 
 

Hey, where is Dec 3?
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Spider_X
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Joined: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:48 pm
Posts: 175
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:21 am 
 

Can't remember if I need to let you guys know or not, but my Nov. 30 entry Totale Vernichtung album review, I re-read it just now, and saw a huge glaring error, so I edited it back for submission
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MRmehman
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Joined: Thu Feb 12, 2015 1:34 pm
Posts: 789
Location: The Painted World of Ariamis
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:43 am 
 

SmallPoxie wrote:
Hey, where is Dec 3?

It's probably being written as we speak. Wouldn't surprise me if there's a lot more reviews to catalogue than yesterday and Derigin's still tallying everything up.
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Derigin
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Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:25 am
Posts: 5998
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:28 pm 
 

I'm working on it now. Expect it within the next hour.
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Derigin
The Mountain Man

Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:25 am
Posts: 5998
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:18 pm 
 

Daily Tally for Dec 3 2020
Total Reviews: 44 / 195
Total Virgin Reviews: 40 / 172
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 90.9% / 88.2%

Participant List for Dec 3 2020
Total Participants: 24 / 47

Today's Totals per Individual:
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caspian = 2
CHAIRTHROWER = 1
Demon Fang = 2
Dragonchaser = 1
Edmund Sackbauer = 2
Film = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 4
gerrobbo = 2
GodOfMalice = 1
hells_unicorn = 2
K2GM = 1
Larry6990 = 1
MorbidAtheist666 = 4
MRmehman = 1
NausikaDalazBlindaz = 1
orphy = 2
PaganiusI = 1
robotiq = 1
Slater922 = 1
SmallPoxie = 2
Spiner202 = 1
Twisted_Psychology = 1
we hope you die = 2
WorldEater1126 = 3


Running Totals per Individual:
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gasmask_colostomy = 28
hells_unicorn = 15
MorbidAtheist666 = 15
orphy = 11
Demon Fang = 10
Edmund Sackbauer = 8
caspian = 7
snow wolf = 7
CHAIRTHROWER = 5
WorldEater1126 = 5
PaganiusI = 4
SmallPoxie = 4
Film = 3
GodOfMalice = 3
robotiq = 3
Slater922 = 3
we hope you die = 3
bayern = 2
Dragonchaser = 2
gerrobbo = 2
MRmehman = 2
MrMetalpants = 2
NausikaDalazBlindaz = 2
TheSlayFer = 2
Twisted_Psychology = 2
AndromedaVessel = 1
BastardHead = 1
colin040 = 1
droneriot = 1
Felix 1666 = 1
flexodus = 1
John_e _C = 1
K2GM = 1
Lane = 1
Larry6990 = 1
Lord_araya = 1
lord_ghengis = 1
Metantoine = 1
Napero = 1
Naught = 1
Sean16 = 1
Spider_X = 1
Spiner202 = 1
spookymicha666 = 1
TheLoneForest = 1
therealmetalfan = 1
Wilytank = 1


Other Data for Dec 3 2020

Today's Totals per Release Type:
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Full-length = 19
EP = 7
Single = 5
Demo = 4
Split = 3
Boxed set = 1
Compilation = 0
Video = 0
Live album = 0
Split video = 0
Collaboration = 0


Today's Virgin Bands:


Compared to the fourth day of the last challenge, participants and virgins are down.

We had 4 new people join us yesterday. Welcome aboard.

Congrats on gasmask_colostomy and MorbidAtheist666 for being today's leaders with 4 reviews each!
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orphy
Metalhead

Joined: Thu May 06, 2004 11:24 pm
Posts: 414
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:19 pm 
 

MRmehman wrote:
Got my second review submitted and this time, it's a boxset! I'm playing around with not reviewing any more full-lengths, just that's what everyone's doing and doing way better than I could.

I just did the Order From Chaos box set I mentioned that I was going to do a few posts backs. There's so much to talk about with box sets that it's really hard to exclusively talk about the music - especially if you've reviewed some of the bands' main releases before as I had done in this case.
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