Welcome to a tournament style death match to determine the best metal releases of 2014! Place your bets hit the polls, and let the games begin.

*These matchups aren’t set. They’re randomized according to the albums that you, the community, entered in the preliminary round last month. Here are the bands that almost made it in.

RECAP – ROUND 1 – ROUND 2 – ROUND 3 – ROUND 4 – SEMI-FINALS – FINALS – CHAMPION

THE 2014 METAL MADNESS CHAMPION IS…

RINGS OF SATURN