52

That's the number of times I listened to Opeth before today.

I only remember Blackwater Park (the song) if I am honest.

Last year #Opeth won the battle for #MostLovedMetalBand: https://metalhead.club/@derthomas/111336759990677772

Last week Opeth realeased a new album everyone has been talking about these past few days.

I still don't care much for Opeth.

It is time for a #Metaljourney 🚶

Follow along if you would like! 🚶🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

🧵 1/n

✅ Judas Priest #Metaljourney
✅ #MostLovedMetalBand

Time for something new:

🎵 #NowPlaying Scandinavian Hunger by Maggot Heart
https://song.link/y/B_8OAPfLMv0

...as recommended by @Banur and many others.

#TomsNowPlaying #MaggotHeart #Hunger

Good morning people of the Mastodons!

Yesterday #Opeth gloriously won the first ever #MostLovedMetalBand polling madness against Sepultura.

I put all results into an excel sheet.
Are there any data nerds and diagram aficionados out there who would like to prepare the data in a nice looking way?

You can download the file here:

https://drive.proton.me/urls/GVEJNSXY7M#V7hwkp9N6XkU

Password is the number of the beast.

Thanks for anyone who volunteers to do some data magic with it!

🙏 🤘

You have decided! Your #MostLovedMetalBand is:

🏆 Opeth 🤘

Congratulations, this was well deserved. 🎉👏
They didn't let anyone else even come close in any poll.

The silver and bronze medal go to

🥈 Sepultura

🥉 Dark Tranquillity

Congratulations 👏🎉

Thank all of you for contributing, that was a wild, but fun ride.
Maybe I'll do another one next year, who knows.
Of course you can also tell me to never do a poll again, I would totally understand that 😂

#Opeth #Sepultura #DarkTranquillity

🚨 #MostLovedMetalBand UPDATE 🚨

#Opeth and #Sepultura fight relentlessly for the title of the most loved metal band of the Mastodons.

It is a very close battle so far with no winner at sight yet.

You can vot for your favourite here:

https://metalhead.club/@derthomas/111331015761597226

🤘 It is time for the grand finale! 🤘

Who will be the #MostLovedMetalBand of the Fediverse?

They battled ther way through 4 epic rounds of polling madness and beat the most elite metal bands.

They are two absolute legends!

Who's it gonna be, the relentless #Sepultura from Brazil 🇧🇷 or the magnificent Swedes #Opeth 🇸🇪 ?

Bring it on, lovely people of the Mastodons!

🔁 appreciated ...I mean mandatory!!!🤘

You know in the end my search for #MostLovedMetalBand was just a way for me to find my next bands for a #Metaljourney

Here's my shortlist:

- Dark Tranquility
- Amorphis
- Blind Guardian
- Helloween
- Lacuna Coil
- At The Gates
- Opeth

Except for the latter two, I haven't listened to any of these bands.

Anyhow, if you haven't voted yet, here is Dark Tranquillity vs Testament:
https://metalhead.club/@derthomas/111324979951027154

You probably know already which band I'll vote for in the upcoming final of @derthomas' #MostLovedMetalBand, so to balance things out a bit, enjoy this excellent MTV-era stop-motion clip in 4:3 glory:

Sepultura: Ratamahatta

"Vamos detonar essa porra, é, porra!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwqRSCWw2g

Alright folks, we are almost at the end of #MostLovedMetalBand madness poll thingy!

But I have a surprise for you:

@MiseryPath asked if there'll be a battle for 3rd place, and you know what? There will be one!

Because admit it, you like these polls.

So before we have the grand finale with Sepultura and Opeth, the mighty Testament will battle the great Dark Tranquillity ⚔️

🔁 would be appreciated 🤘

Here we go: