Our April 2012 Band of the Month Is…

Vainglory

Atlanta heavy metallers Vainglory owned this poll from March 1st and onward. Not even a last-minute surge could get metal’s newest starlets Huntress to snatch the lead away. So, in convincing fashion, Vainglory wins the honor of being our April 2012 Band of the Month!

Click here for Vainglory’s Band of the Month Page.

Here is how the final tally shaped up:

1. Vainglory– 228 votes (43.85%)
2. Huntress– 158 votes (30.38%)
3. Arkona – 74 votes (14.23%)
4. Shadowside – 52 votes (10%)
5. Mortad – 8 votes (1.54%)

Since Unleash The Furies celebrated  its first anniversary last month, we decided to do something special for our May 2012 Band of the Month Poll. It’s our first “Second Chance” Poll! We picked the six best-performing second-place finishers from the past year’s polls and are giving them another shot at winning the Band of the Month contest. The chosen six are:

• Die So Fluid, who battled it out with Dimlight to the very end for August 2011, but lost by 48 votes (827 to 875). Die So Fluid are currently working on their fourth studio album, due out later this year.
• Kells, who couldn’t match Stream of Passion’s 2,823 votes for July 2011, but still gathered 1,731 of their own. Kells recently released their third album, Anachromie, and areplaying headlining shows in their native France this month.
• Meden Agan, who came so close to winning for November 2011, but couldn’t overcome Dama’s 76-vote lead (1295 to 1371). Meden Agan are currently promoting their latest album, Erevos Aenaon, and are scheduled to play at this year’s Metal Female Voices Festival.
• Opus Doria, who were neck-and-neck with Modified for February 2012 until Modified ran ahead with a 600+ vote lead (2,783 to 2,143). Opus Doria recently announced a new lead singer, just a few months after releasing their debut album Infraworld.
• Pythia, who never caught up to Elyose’s 1,468 votes for March 2012, but were well ahead of the rest of the pack with 965. Pythia released their second album, The Serpent’s Curse, at the end of February.
• Sacramento, who couldn’t hold off a last-minute rebound by EarlyRise and came up short by 54 votes (394 to 448) for October 2011. Sacramento recently released a video for “Everything To Waste,” from their 2011 album Weight Of Sin.

As always, visit our WordPress site and scroll down to find the poll on the right-hand sidebar. Vote once a day, every day through Monday, April 30th!

Which bands would you like to see featured in our next Band of the Month Poll? Let us know by sending an email to unleashthefuriesmetal@gmail.com.

Our February 2012 Band of the Month Is…

Modified

This latest poll was a fight to the finish between French symphonic metallers Opus Doria and Canadian hard rockers Modified. Every day we saw a flip-flop in the leaderboard: Opus Doria, Modified, Opus Doria, Modified… And in the final days of voting, Modified made a big enough push to claim the Band of the Month honors for February 2012!

Click here for Modified’s Band of the Month page.

Over 5,000 votes were cast this past month! Here are the final results:

1. Modified – 2,783 votes (54.59%)
2. Opus Doria – 2,143 votes (42.04%)
3. The Mariana Hollow – 90 votes (1.77%)
4. Voices of Destiny – 57 votes (1.12%)
5. Evenoire – 25 votes (0.49%)

It’s now time to start our March 2012 Band of the Month Poll!  Your choices are:

• Alpine Fault, a progressive metal band originally from Auckland, New Zealand. The band now resides in Brisbane, Australia, where they’re promoting their recently released debut album Iraena’s Ashes.
• Elyose, an electro-symphonic metal band from Paris, France. Elyose will release its debut album Théogyne on March 1st.
• Midnight Cry, a symphonic rock band from Spokane, Washington, USA. Originally a Christmas and Trans-Siberian Orchestra cover band, Midnight Cry finally released their first album of original music, Fight For This Crime, last November.
• Nightqueen, a heavy metal band from Genk, Belgium. Nightqueen will release its debut album For Queen and Metal via Massacre Records on February 24th.
• Pythia, a classical/gothic metal band from London, United Kingdom. Pythia’s second album, The Serpent’s Curse, will be released on February 27th.

As always, visit our WordPress site and scroll down to find the poll on the right-hand sidebar. Vote once a day, every day through Wednesday, February 29th!

Which bands would you like to see featured in our next Band of the Month Poll? Let us know by sending an email to unleashthefuriesmetal@gmail.com.