| Round
1 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Iron
Maiden/Dickenson |
1
|
114
|
33.8
|
| Death |
24
|
79
|
23.4
|
| Sonata
Arctica |
36
|
41
|
12.2
|
| Immortal |
48
|
28
|
8.3
|
| Borknagar |
60
|
18
|
5.3
|
| Bolt
Thrower |
72
|
20
|
5.9
|
| Old
Mans Child |
84
|
16
|
4.7
|
| Einherjer |
96
|
21
|
6.2
|
|
|
| Round
2 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Black
Sabbath/Ozzy |
2
|
113
|
33.6
|
| Amorphis |
23
|
48
|
14.3
|
| Type
O Negative |
35
|
34
|
10.1
|
| Therion |
47
|
47
|
14.0
|
| Moonspell |
59
|
15
|
4.5
|
| At
The Gates |
70
|
44
|
13.1
|
| Darkseed |
83
|
15
|
4.5
|
| Satyricon |
95
|
20
|
6.0
|
|
|
| Round
3 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Metallica |
3
|
115
|
26.3
|
| WASP |
22
|
71
|
16.2
|
| Hypocrisy |
34
|
53
|
12.1
|
| Venom |
46
|
53
|
12.1
|
| Danzig |
58
|
34
|
7.8
|
| The
Haunted |
71
|
40
|
9.2
|
| Exodus |
82
|
38
|
8.7
|
| Candlemass |
94
|
33
|
7.6
|
|
|
| Round
4 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Slayer |
4
|
131
|
38.5
|
| Testament |
21
|
63
|
18.5
|
| Savatage |
33
|
35
|
10.3
|
| Queensryche |
45
|
34
|
10.0
|
| Black
Label Society |
57
|
24
|
7.1
|
| Charon |
69
|
13
|
3.8
|
| Vader |
81
|
22
|
6.5
|
| White/Rob
Zombie |
93
|
18
|
5.3
|
|
|
| Round
5 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| In
Flames |
5
|
124
|
29.5 |
| Nightwish |
20
|
83
|
19.7 |
| Emperor |
32
|
71
|
16.9 |
| Kreator |
44
|
66
|
15.7 |
| Anathema |
56
|
23
|
5.5 |
| Theatre
Of Tragedy |
68
|
18
|
4.3 |
| Angel
Dust |
80
|
16
|
3.8 |
| Destruction |
92
|
20
|
4.8 |
|
|
| Round
6 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Iced
Earth |
6
|
197
|
35.9 |
| Sepultura |
19
|
78
|
14.2 |
| Nevermore |
31
|
44
|
8.0 |
| Hammerfall |
43
|
41
|
7.5 |
| Vintersorg |
55
|
47
|
8.6 |
| Finntroll |
67
|
63
|
11.5 |
| Nile |
79
|
45
|
8.2 |
| Napalm
Death |
91
|
33
|
6.0 |
|
|
| Round
7 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Judas
Priest/Halford |
7
|
123
|
28.8
|
| Opeth |
18
|
124
|
29.0
|
| Motörhead |
30
|
54
|
12.6
|
| Morbid
Angel |
42
|
45
|
10.5
|
| Annihilator |
54
|
24
|
5.6
|
| Kiss |
66
|
20
|
4.6
|
| Samael |
78
|
23
|
5.3
|
| Saxon |
90
|
14
|
3.2
|
|
|
| Round
8 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Megadeth |
8
|
135
|
32.7
|
| Sentenced |
17
|
69
|
16.7
|
| Dark
Tranquillity |
29
|
53
|
12.9
|
| Soilwork |
41
|
59
|
14.3
|
| Six
Feet Under |
53
|
15
|
3.6
|
| Accept |
65
|
34
|
8.3
|
| Amon
Amarth |
77
|
27
|
6.6
|
| Obituary |
89
|
20
|
4.9
|
|
|
| Round
9 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Cradle
Of Filth |
9
|
83
|
20.2
|
| King
Diamond/Mercyful Fate |
16
|
86
|
20.9
|
| Anthrax |
28
|
45
|
10.9
|
| My
Dying Bride |
40
|
45
|
10.9
|
| Dio |
52
|
70
|
17.0
|
| Norther |
64
|
19
|
4.6
|
| Marduk |
76
|
33
|
8.0
|
| Seasons
Of The Wolf |
88
|
30
|
7.3
|
|
|
| Round
10 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Blind
Guardian |
10
|
107
|
25.9
|
| Children
Of Bodom |
15
|
110
|
26.6
|
| Stratovarius |
27
|
35
|
8.5
|
| Rhapsody |
39
|
28
|
6.8
|
| Metal
Church |
51
|
51
|
12.3
|
| Deicide |
63
|
17
|
4.1
|
| Sodom |
75
|
31
|
7.5
|
| Dissection |
87
|
34
|
8.2
|
|
|
| Round
11 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Pantera |
11
|
68
|
17.8
|
| Dimmu
Borgir |
14
|
102
|
26.6
|
| Overkill |
26
|
60
|
15.7
|
| AC/DC |
38
|
59
|
15.4
|
| Rammstein |
50
|
26
|
6.8
|
| Machine
Head |
62
|
13
|
3.4
|
| Dark
Funeral |
74
|
25
|
6.5
|
| Entombed |
86
|
30
|
7.8
|
|
|
| Round
12 |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Manowar |
12
|
105
|
23.9
|
| Helloween |
13
|
78
|
17.8
|
| Cannibal
Corpse |
25
|
47
|
10.7
|
| Gamma
Ray |
37
|
26
|
5.9
|
| Carcass |
49
|
52
|
11.8
|
| Paradise
Lost |
61
|
37
|
8.4
|
| Arch
Enemy |
73
|
70
|
15.9
|
| Falconer |
85
|
24
|
5.4
|
|
|
| Round
13 - Bracket I Wild Card |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Blind
Guardian |
10
|
96
|
21.1
|
| Dio |
52
|
57
|
12.6
|
| Helloween |
13
|
66
|
14.6
|
| Emperor |
32
|
67
|
14.8
|
| Finntroll |
67
|
41
|
9.1
|
| At
The Gates |
70
|
33
|
7.3
|
| Hypocrisy |
34
|
35
|
7.7
|
| Soilwork |
41
|
58
|
12.8
|
| |
|
|
|
| Round
14 - Bracket II Wildcard |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Death |
24
|
73
|
18.1 |
| Testament |
21
|
67
|
16.6 |
| My
Dying Bride |
40
|
40
|
9.9 |
| Metal
Church |
51
|
24
|
5.9 |
| Therion |
47
|
43
|
10.6 |
| AC/DC |
38
|
46
|
11.4 |
| Arch
Enemy |
73
|
42
|
10.4 |
| Sentenced |
17
|
68
|
16.8 |
| |
|
|
|
| Round
15 - Bracket III Wild Card |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Judas
Priest |
7
|
105
|
26.1
|
| Pantera |
11
|
60
|
14.9 |
| Cannibal
Corpse |
25
|
33
|
8.1 |
| Anthrax |
28
|
17
|
4.2 |
| Dark
Tranquility |
29
|
61
|
15.1 |
| Sonata
Arctica |
36
|
46
|
11.4 |
| Amorphis |
23
|
38
|
9.4 |
| Kreator |
44
|
43
|
10.7 |
| |
|
|
|
| Round
16 - Bracket IV Wildcard |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
|
Cradle Of Filth
|
9
|
86
|
19.1 |
| Nightwish |
20
|
105
|
23.3 |
| Carcass |
49
|
55
|
12.2 |
| Venom |
46
|
35
|
7.8 |
| Motorhead |
30
|
54
|
11.9 |
| Sepultura |
19
|
39
|
8.6 |
| Overkill |
26
|
44
|
9.8 |
| WASP |
22
|
33
|
7.3 |
| |
|
|
|
| Round
17 - Quarter Finals I |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Iron
Maiden/Dickenson |
1
|
204
|
49.0
|
| Megadeth |
8
|
74
|
17.8
|
| Manowar |
12
|
70
|
16.8
|
| Nightwish |
20
|
68
|
16.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round
18 - Quarter Finals II |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Black
Sabbath/Ozzy |
2
|
167
|
38.0
|
| Opeth |
18
|
85
|
19.3
|
| Dimmu
Borgir |
14
|
93
|
21.4
|
| Death |
24
|
94
|
21.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round
19 - Quarter Finals III |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Metallica |
3
|
96
|
23.8
|
| Iced
Earth |
6
|
105
|
26.0
|
| Children
Of Bodom |
15
|
95
|
23.5
|
| Judas
Priest/Rob Halford |
7
|
108
|
26.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round
20 - Quarter Finals IV |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Slayer |
4
|
135
|
32.9
|
| In
Flames |
5
|
104
|
25.3
|
| King
Diamond/Mercyful Fate |
16
|
69
|
16.8
|
| Blind
Guardian |
10
|
102
|
24.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Round
21 - Final Four |
Seed
|
Votes
|
Percent
|
| Iron
Maiden/Dickenson |
1
|
177
|
45.1
|
| Black
Sabbath/Ozzy |
2
|
59
|
15.1
|
| Judas
Priest/Rob Halford |
7
|
43
|
11.0
|
| Slayer |
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