REMEMBER, ROUND 2 STILL DOES NOT END UNTIL SATURDAY 10PM
Get your scores in for that round if you have not submitted yet!


Round 3
Theme: Maidens of Metal
About the theme:
Metal. The word evokes images of shirtless guys with long hair wailing on their guitars, intense drum fills with gritty vocals and... beautiful women with operatic voices?
It's more likely than you think: this round focuses on metal with female lead vocals!
(before you say it, yes I realize the pun I could have made with Iron Maiden and "Maidens of Metal," no you are not clever for thinking of it)
I would up mostly focusing on Northern European Symphonic/Melodic/Power Metal bands, but there's plenty more out there I couldn't make files for.
If you find you like this sound, here's a few dozen more bands to check out in addition to the five featured this round:
Krypteria, Xandria, Nemesea, Satyrian, Lyriel, Arkona, Katra, Indica, Sirenia, Amaranthe, Evanescence, Tristania, Ancient Bards, Crimfall, Imperia, Magica...



D1
Sensorium
Artist: Epica
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 8
Length: 2:01
Max Combo: 823
Framers: 0,0,0,5,2

About the file: Okay, hopefully you guys are done AAAing things as of now. Jeez.
This song is the same length as last round but boasts roughly 200 more arrows, making it a lot more dense.
The handful of minijacks and a climax ending should prove a good challenge for D1 players this round.



D2
Avalon
Artist: Lunatica
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 10
Length: 2:26
Max Combo: 1163
Framers: 0,0,0,0,1

About the file: Oh my, look at all that jumpstream.
This file is a nice long consistency test- some long runs of 145 bpm jumpstream. While not too dense, it is very relentless.
Playing this file should serve as an excellent introduction to the coming mid-VC and up level files.
I was torn between high 9 and low 10 for this file, so as usual I rated high. Let me know if it needs to be bumped down.



D3
Starlight Reverie
Artist: Edenbridge
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 10
Length: 3:00
Max Combo: 1995
Framers: 0,0,0,10,5

About the file: So I hit you guys pretty hard last round, huh.
Main Theme (The Legend of Zelda) actually got bumped to an 11 mid-round, it took me by surprise how hard it wound up being in FFR.
This round should be a little bit of a breather- it wound up easier than I expected, a solid 10 but not too hard.
At only 140 bpm, the jumpstream in this song is very slow by D3 standards, but it makes up for that in relentlessness and density.
The jumpstream is continuous for almost the entire file, and at 3:00 long you might start feeling a stamina drain... enjoy!



D4
Arctica
Artist: Amberian Dawn
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 12
Length: 3:17
Max Combo: 2412
Framers: 0,0,6,26,465

About the file: Oh boy. Nice FGO you got there D4, hm?
Summary: multiple 200 bpm JS sections, a crazy colorfucced solo section with some 300+ bpm bursts, and hyperlayered 8th jump/hand sections.
You guys thought Angel Island Zone was hard? Oh this will be good :twisted:



D5
Crownless
Artist: Nightwish
Steps: hi19hi19
Difficulty: 12
Length: 2:49
Max Combo: 1953
Framers: 0,0,5,232,24

About the file: The last of D5's jack files arrives.
There's a good deal of bootraps in this file, and some incredibly aggressively layered 16th jumpspams, but it's not too bad by D5 standards.
From here on out it's borderline 13 stuff, so enjoy your last mid FGO.




ROUND 3 FILES DOWNLOAD LINK

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THERE WILL BE A SIDE GAME THIS ROUND
I haven't had a chance to finish it but I will post it maybe late tonight, otherwise on Sunday.
Stay tuned!

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3645618) Yeah I showed Crownless to Halogen a long time ago and he called it quote "agressively layered" aka "**** man what is this AIDS" in a more polite manner of speaking. It was really hard to find a good song for D5 that fit this theme, so I just took a jack-y sounding song and made a layerdump. Sorry :(

Originally Posted by RadiantVibe (Post 3645632) Feelin' good right now :P

Originally Posted by Ninty64 (Post 3645628) This song is amazing <3. I give it a 9/10. It would get a 10/10 if it has faster jumpstream sections ;)

Originally Posted by RadiantVibe (Post 3645646) lol hi19hi19 u mad? I just had a skill boost mid round 2 when I switched my key configuration So i guess it's sorta lucky on my part :P

Originally Posted by hi19hi19 (Post 3645648) Well, I can't AAA the next round's D2 file now so I really hope you can't either >_> <_<

Originally Posted by RadiantVibe (Post 3645632) Feelin' good right now :P

Originally Posted by Anaru (Post 3645637) //angry spongebob

Originally Posted by who_cares973 (Post 3645669) i have 27 greats with 6cbs in sm and this is what i have on ffr

Originally Posted by alloyus (Post 3645667) Don't care for the awkwardness

Originally Posted by Ninty64 (Post 3645672) This is my best misscount yet :p seriously. Breaking 5 would be good enough, don't set impossible goals for me lol

Originally Posted by JJTrixX (Post 3645690) fun chart hi19, but kinda easy(a little smoother to aaa then round 2's song imo), I just suck at aaa'ing. I would rank this chart a mid-to-high 9 at most though

Originally Posted by Jake Ferguson (Post 3645693) A lot better, still getting most my goods from the last 15 seconds though :-P

Originally Posted by Elite Ninja (Post 3645733) the averages ruin the score :(

Originally Posted by Crazyjayde (Post 3645744) Finally had time to play this song. Well this score is the best I can do for now. I just gotta take a break before it gets too much on my nerve.

Originally Posted by noname219 (Post 3645788) @Crazyjayde I hate you. And I can't beat my old score. :( Also The Legend of Zelda should be a 10. I can FC this song every time I want with a good sightread. But this one : Should be a 11. There's no pause in that song. It just keep on going for 3 minutes. I can't FC that one yet.

Originally Posted by noname219 (Post 3645788) Also hi19, you do realize you're making files to piss people off? :-D

Interesting... That's the first I've heard from someone of that skill level. Most people who has been telling me to bump Zelda Theme was a D4 player or higher who just find the beginning and ending patterns extremely hard to PA well (and I certainly agree with that) Though I personally hardly find Starlight dense enough to be an 11, perhaps you are not used to reading handstream? Either way I wouldn't read too much into the file difficulties. If you guys want a change made with regards to the difficulties it's not hard to make, so don't get all up in arms about it. I'd much prefer if you focus on the files themselves :P

Originally Posted by DossarLX ODI (Post 3645822) Looks like I whored too many pictures http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...d.php?t=122799