Our Halloween quest to determine the spookiest song in rock history has advanced into its third week.
After our round two “Evil Eight” battles, we’re down to the “Frightful Four.” Only the most fiendish duo can move onto the finals.
You can vote once an hour in the two brackets posted below.
Round three voting ends on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 11:59PM EST, with the finals launching the next morning. The spookiest rock song of all time will be crowned on Halloween.
Iron Maiden‘s “The Number of the Beast” reached the semifinals by beating out another devilish song, the Rolling Stones‘ “Sympathy for the Devil” in week one by a margin of 54% to 46%. “Beast” then went on to defeat Alice Cooper‘s “Black Widow” 64% to 36%.
Maiden now go up against the mighty Metallica and “Enter Sandman,” which put an end to the Doors‘ “The End,” 55% to 45%, then silenced Kiss‘ “God of Thunder” 61% to 39%
Ready to see a case of remarkably stupid bracket planning? After ousting Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (58% to 42%) and Motley Crue‘s “Shout at the Devil” 79% to 21%, Black Sabbath‘s “Black Sabbath” lines up against Ozzy Osbourne’s “Bark at the Moon,” which has already bested Led Zeppelin‘s “Gallows Pole” (73% to 27%) and AC/DC’s “Night Prowler” (65% to 35%).
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Together, they paint a portrait of a band that lived hard, worked hard and played hard.
Gallery Credit: Bryan Rolli
