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SPUT ROYALE: Round 4 Part A

Hello welcome to this OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT of Sputnik's most popular artists! The committee (JustJoe, minushuman, budgie, Bedex, me) have watched the results of Rounds 1 and 2 and 3 with b a t e d breath and, um, now it's Round 4. Yikes. Please vote! Here is how to vote: submit a full ballot of ALL ten match-ups. Blanks are acceptable. The winners will go through to the next round, the losers will be forgotten forever (any tie-breakers will be announced separately). This will continue until there is one winner. Fun!
1Metallica
Ride the Lightning

1. Metallica vs. Bjork

15 votes

Metallica so far:

Round 1: vs. Manchester Orchestra 20-19
Round 2: vs. Rush 23-20
Round 3: vs. Megadeth 31-17
2Bjork
Homogenic

1. Metallica vs. Bjork

WINNER - Bjork (39 votes)
15 vote margin, through to Round 5

Bjork so far:

Round 1: vs. Boards of Canada 25-16
Round 2: vs. King Crimson 27-22
Round 3: vs. Portishead 24-22
3Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor vs. Slowdive

WINNER - Godspeed (29 votes)
16 vote margin, through to Round 5


Godspeed You! Black Emperor so far:
Round 1: vs. Daughters 31-17
Round 2: vs. the Dillinger Escape Plan 24-23
Round 3: vs. Sigur Ros 33-21
4Slowdive
Souvlaki

2. Godspeed You! Black Emperor vs. Slowdive

13 votes

Slowdive so far:

Round 1: vs. The Hotelier 25-14
Round 2: vs. Blood Incantation 31-16
Round 3: vs. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 21-20
5Alcest
Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde

3. Alcest vs. Gospel

14 votes

Alcest so far:

Round 1: vs. Deafheaven 21-15
Round 2: vs. Have A Nice Life 23-21
Round 3: vs. Carly Rae Jepsen 28-25
6Gospel
The Moon Is a Dead World

3. Alcest vs. Gospel

WINNER - Gospel (23 votes)
9 vote margin; into the elimination play-off

Gospel so far:

Round 1: vs. Genghis Tron 17-7
Round 2: vs. Off Minor 32-6
Round 3: vs. Sufjan Stevens 28-26
7Boris
Boris At Last -Feedbacker-

4. Boris vs. Thrice

WINNER - Boris (23 votes)
9 vote margin; into the elimination play-off


Boris so far:

Round 1: vs. Yndi Halda 32-7
Round 2: vs. Porcupine Tree 34-11
Round 3: vs. Orchid 29-18
8Thrice
Major/Minor

4. Boris vs. Thrice

14 votes

Thrice so far:

Round 1: vs. Devin Townsend 21-16
Round 2: vs. Brand New 23-17
Round 3: vs. Women 24-22
9David Bowie
Hunky Dory

5. David Bowie vs. Rolo Tomassi

WINNER - David Bowie (31 votes)
17 vote margin, through to Round 5

David Bowie so far:

Round 1: vs. Swans 31-16
Round 2: vs. Gorguts 32-19
Round 3: vs. Kendrick Lamar 38-15
10Rolo Tomassi
Grievances

5. David Bowie vs. Rolo Tomassi

14 votes

Rolo Tomassi so far:

Round 1: vs. Haken 29-7
Round 2: vs. Trophy Scars 19-18
Round 3: vs. The Mars Volta 24-18
11Melt-Banana
Fetch

6. Melt-Banana vs. Danny Brown

14 votes

Melt-Banana so far:

Round 1: vs. Chevelle 29-6
Round 2: vs. Kacey Musgraves 27-9
Round 3: vs. Ichiko Aoba 19-12
12Danny Brown
Atrocity Exhibition

6. Melt-Banana vs. Danny Brown

WINNER - Danny Brown (17 votes)
3 vote margin; into the elimination play-off


Danny Brown so far:

Round 1: vs. Agalloch 22-21
Round 2: vs. Oceansize 25-18
Round 3: vs. Tim Hecker 22-18
13Talking Heads
Remain in Light

7. Talking Heads vs. The Knife

WINNER - Talking Heads
17 vote margin, through to Round 5


Talking Heads so far:

Round 1: vs. Tame Impala 31-7
Round 2: vs. Cult of Luna 29-24
Round 3: vs. The National 31-26
14The Knife
Silent Shout

7. Talking Heads vs. The Knife

11 votes

The Knife so far:

Round 1: vs. Muse 21-19
Round 2: vs. Denzel Curry 21-18
Round 3: vs. Fiona Apple 21-16
15Sonic Youth
EVOL

8. Sonic Youth vs. Unwound

14 votes

Sonic Youth so far:

Round 1: vs. Hammock 24-14
Round 2: vs. Faith No More 21-17
Round 3: vs. Fugazi 24-22
16Unwound
Fake Train

8. Sonic Youth vs. Unwound

WINNER - Unwound (21 votes)
7 vote margin; into the elimination play-off

Unwound so far:

Round 1: vs. Elder 27-8
Round 2: vs. Massive Attack 25-18
Round 3: vs. mewithoutYou 23-19
17Neurosis
Through Silver in Blood

9. Neurosis vs. Isis

15 votes

Neurosis so far:

Round 1: vs. Run the Jewels 27-19
Round 2: vs. Modest Mouse 27-21
Round 3: vs. Chelsea Wolfe 35-16
18Isis
Panopticon

9. Neurosis vs. Isis

WINNER - Isis (23 votes)
8 vote margin; into the elimination play-off

Isis so far:

Round 1: vs. Leprous 35-3
Round 2: vs. Ulver 27-21
Round 3: vs. Shai Hulud 34-8
19Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here

10. Pink Floyd vs. Converge

WINNER - Pink Floyd (33 votes)
19 vote margin, through to Round 5


Pink Floyd so far:

Round 1: vs. Ulcerate 30-13
Round 2: vs. Tentenko 35-6
Round 3: vs. Queens of the Stone Age 38-20
20Converge
You Fail Me

10. Pink Floyd vs. Converge

14 votes

Converge so far:

Round 1: vs. The Ocean 32-9
Round 2: vs. Radiohead 29-26
Round 3: vs. Death 32-20
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