Ok, here's the deal...

Contest is Over

• Contest was judged on July 2, 2008
• Rewards: Gold: 320, Silver: 140, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 2 people
• Final notes:
  This contest must have beat some records here, as it has been open since April of 2007 =P
  So, I want to thank all of you for waiting, and for writing these superb pieces!
  I really loved most of the entries, and I wanted to award everyone... But alas, I can't and so I have decided upon winners:
  
  Gold goes to the superb story I'm Coming for You, which reminded me of so many stories I've read and movies I've seen (and love), but it set it's own mood and had a special feel to it, and it was just overall very good =)
  
  The Silver is awarded to another superb story, The Last Note, which really had an impact, both because of the great content and the very impressive way it was written =)
  
  Bronze goes to Chain, yet another great story with great content written in an amazing way by a talented author =)
  
  HM's goes to the two stories
  Piano in the Dark
  and
  Clear Vision
  And I just wish I could have given gold to all of these stories =)
  
  Runner up is The Dark Legacy.
  
  All the other stories were also great, and I enjoyed reading every single one =)
  Well done everyone, and I added some points today, as thanks for waiting for so long =P
  So, again, thanks, and I hope you'll all enter my next contests, which will hopefully only last a week or two, and not a year +
  
  ~ Drac

Contest Winners

1. I'm Coming for You

   by Michael 8000 words, 4 comments, on Jun 19 12:49 PM 2007. In Crime, Dark, Erotica
   Gold trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
2. The Last Note

   by Paragonz Shadow 4400 words, 15 comments, on Apr 18 5:52 AM 2008. In Depression, Fiction, Love, Pain, Romance, Third person, Tragedy, Young adult
   Silver trophy winner

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
3. Piano in the Dark (edited and revised)

   Downstairs the house moaned as it settled for the night. A whisper of tread slid across the polished, hardwood floors. A sharp creak echo

   by SageSyren 600 words, 36 comments, on May 5 1:44 PM 2007. In , Dark, Love....
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]
4. Clear Vision

   Mike Ryler thundered down the stairs, hurrying to work.1 / At the age of thirty seven, Mike's pursuing past still haunted him. His young wi

   by Seshat Kitty 1400 words, 12 comments, on Jun 21 7:35 AM 2008. In Family, Hope, Love, Short story, Spiritual, Strange, Young adu
   Honorable mention

   • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
5. This Girl

   The tears slid down her cheek
   The razor across her skin

   by TrystNightshade 100 words, 2 comments, on Jan 30 8:42 AM 2008. In Life, Poem, Sad

   • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [21]

• Die My Bride

  “…and Ben, do you take Claire as your wife?” the minister at the church asked Ben. Today, he and his fiancée Claire were getting married. C

  by Pray For Me 1000 words, 5 comments, on Apr 7 3:07 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Razorblade Kisses

  by Chemical Imbalance 100 words, 16 comments, on May 8 11:31 AM 2007. In Dark, Depression, Love, Pain, Poem, Poetry, Sad

  • Commented on by judge.
• Love To Let You Down

  “I’m sorry, honey,” he whispered into my hair, “It’ll never happen again.” / / I nodded, breathing in his familiar scent of sweat and alco

  by travis34dietC 900 words, 18 comments, on May 20 3:35 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge.
• City Of The Dead

  Once this was a mighty metropolis- its streets swarmed with people of every age, every race, every religion… / Life thrived here- love thrived here- money was made here. / Now, it is a tomb. / Crows caw i

  by necronomijon 200 words, 3 comments, on Jun 18 10:43 AM 2007. In Contest entry, Dark, Post-apocalyptic, Present tense, Third person

  • Commented on by judge.
• Bitter Wishes

  Be careful what you wish for!

  by NotTheDroids 700 words, 10 comments, on Sep 18 1:12 PM 2007. In Dark, Depression, First person, Other

  • Commented on by judge.
• Beautiful

  Beautiful is / something to be judged / but not by / yourself. / Beautiful is / supposed to be / curvy and / sparkly. / Beautiful is / meant to be / the auma / shining through. / Beaut

  by Vampyrecat 100 words, 8 comments, on Jul 2 7:12 AM 2007

  • Commented on by judge.
• White

  Baed on White Wedding

  by ChristineDaae <100 words, 6 comments, on Nov 17 2:01 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge.
• Die! Die! Die! Die My Bride!!

  "Mom, I can't believe I'm finally getting married today! And to the man of my dreams!" Lacy squealed to her mother who was zipping up the b

  by LovelyxNightmare 1000 words, 3 comments, on Jun 18 5:35 PM 2007

  • Commented on by judge.
• My Dearest Angel

  by Miss Fang 100 words, 2 comments, on Nov 25 4:10 AM 2007. In

  • Commented on by judge.
• Stairway to Heaven

  by Namoopf 200 words, 1 comment, on Feb 7 4:42 PM 2008

  • Commented on by judge.
• Opium

  A woman accuses her husband of "doing opium".

  by Viola.King 200 words, 6 comments, on Mar 27 8:08 AM 2008. In Drama, Drugs, Fiction, First person, Romance

  • Commented on by judge.
• Wishes that Shouldn't Come True

  "Look! It's the freak; get her!" / You know what? hearing this sort of thing on a daily basis sure gets exhausting. What's their deal, a

  by Zephyr Aryn 1000 words, 5 comments, on Jul 16 10:37 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Fiction, Other, Short story

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• Alleyway Chronicle Excerpt- Hell of Vietnam

  Mark didn’t understand what was going on. People ran by him, tripping over the bodies of their fallen companions. Loud explosions, screams,

  by happy go lucky13 800 words, 1 comment, on Dec 29 4:04 PM 2007. In Action, Death, Fragment, Personal, Sad, Teen, Third person, Tragedy, War

  • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
• An Almost Drown

  I awoke to a loud bang. Ah it must be him trying to get in again. I wandered down stairs in nothing but my summer nightgown. I looked at my

  by Sorath 800 words, 3 comments, on May 5 1:16 AM 2008. In Crime, Horror, Short story, Strange

  • Commented on by judge.
• Razorblade Kiss

  Love is a dangerous thing, and sometimes, it gets the better of you.

  by Moonchaser 700 words, 3 comments, on Jun 8 11:07 AM 2008

  • Commented on by judge.

Comments

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  sodancewithsoda
  April 30, 2007
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  *doesn't recognize ANY song, save for the ones you gave me a link to*
  
  Great idea, Dracius
  Oooooooooh Bullet with Butterfly wings I know great video *loves some smashing pumpkins songs*
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    Drac
    April 30, 2007
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    Haha, better say Dracy then Rachel
    Bacause the ius thing is only related to bad memories
    Hehe, but yeah, Bullet with butterfly wings has a great video.... You should write about it Rachel!
    Btw, I saw you posted a new story!
    *goes to read*
    
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  SageSyren
  April 30, 2007
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  Wow!!! Talk about a lot of song. Hope you get a lot of great entries.
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    Drac
    May 3, 2007
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    Thank you, so do I
    Have you heard any?
    Would love it if you would enter!
  • • SageSyren
      May 3, 2007
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      I am so lame and old. The only songs I know are the old ones; The Doors, etc. And I only know Country really. I'm just too old for this contest
      But hey will see what I can do.
    • • Drac
        May 3, 2007
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        There is nothing lame about The Doors
        And I knew that I forgot some musical genres... Country for instance isn't very well represented, is it?
        Hmm... There is a lack of it on my playlist though, so I wouldn't know what to feature But hey, I reccomend all these songs! And remembere, you can write a story only inspired by the title!
        
        But yeah, thanks for considering it
        Would be great to read an entry from you
      • • SageSyren
          May 3, 2007
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          I didn't mean that the Doors were lame, just me. And will see what I can come up with. Thanks for the ego boost.
          
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  Pray For Me
  April 30, 2007
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  Wednesday 13, Murderdolls, Iron Maiden, Life of Angony, all great bands. I think I may have something for this contest.
• • Drac
    April 30, 2007
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    Yeah, someone with a good taste in music I see
    I hope you'll enter!
    (Don't worry about the time limit, I will prolong it alot )
    
    EDIT: Saw you entered! Great!
    I'll be reading it soon
    And hey, I LOVE that song
    (Have written a story based on it myself )
    So that's a brownie-point right there
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  Lizz Emm
  April 30, 2007
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  OMG I SO WANNA DO THIS!!!! DDD: I have GOT to find the time. :3
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    Drac
    April 30, 2007
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    I sure hope you find time
    And don't worry about the deadline, it will be expanded, trust me
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  Faeinthewood
  April 30, 2007
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  I LOVE YOU!!!!! U HAVE A SONG FROM LABYRINTH AND IT'S DAVID BOWIE! *SQUEAL*
• • Drac
    April 30, 2007
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    Hehe, actually, you made me download that song
    (By writing the lyrics somewhere, I just had to download it ) And that's why I have it in this contest It's a great song
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  EtherealButterfly
  April 30, 2007
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  I don't know ANY of these people...bummer...
• • Drac
    April 30, 2007
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    That's ok, just get inspired by a title or something then? That's also possible!
    But hey, I reccomend all of those songs
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      EtherealButterfly
      April 30, 2007
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      Those titles ARE pretty interesting...I'll look into that.
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  Delfishie
  May 1, 2007
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  ooohhhhh

  Her Ghost in the Fog is the greatest CoF song ever. I love how they had the guy who played Pinhead in the Hellraiser movies do the intro to that song. Too cool.
  
  Although Nymphetamine comes in as a close second.....
• • Drac
    May 1, 2007
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    Omg! You are so right!
    Those are my two favorites too, and you are also talking to a major Hellraiser nut! (Has all the 8 movies ) So yeah, I loved that too!
    And the girl in Nymphetamine, Liv Kristine, is the singer in another of my favorite bands, Theatre Of Tradgedy
    
    Well, I hope you'll come up with something for the contest! Would be great!
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    Midnightmare
    July 4, 2007
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    OMG I SO KNOW!!! haha i love CRADLE OF FILTH! theyre my favourite band... i think i shall look into writing about her ghost in the fog. hmmm...
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  bedovich
  May 5, 2007
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  wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww songsssssss

  i listen to these songs all the day they are my favs all my beloved bands wow i am confused what to choose this is greatttttt thanks for da contest
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    Drac
    May 5, 2007
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    Glad you like it!
    These are the most of my beloved bands too, hehe
    So, choose away, and enter your story!
    
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  Hell Boy
  May 26, 2007
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  can I do Let The Bodies Hit The Floor by Drowning Pool? If not thats fine I juss wanna know.
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    Drac
    May 26, 2007
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    Well.. Sure you can! =)
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    Midnightmare
    July 4, 2007
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    ooh good song =D
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  Nocturne
  June 6, 2007
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  You might also like Kryptoria, Angtoria, Apocalyptica, Sirenia, Therion and After Forever. Maybe Epica and Leaves' Eyes. Possibly The Rasmus too.
  
  Off subject much? Yeah. That's what happens when I see song titles and artist names.
  
  Good luck with the contest!
  
  Oh, and maybe Edguy and Guano Apes (sp?).
• • Drac
    June 6, 2007
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    Hehe =D
    I already like Angtoria, Apocalyptica, Sirenia, After Forever, Leaves Eyes, The Rasmus and Edguy! =D
    So you got me there!
    Leaves Eyes features the same singer as in Theater Of Tragedy... The awsome Liv Kristine! =D
    Yeah, just had to say it =)
    (The only reason I didn't feature all these bands, and alot of others, was that it would make tooooo long of a list =D)
    
    So thanks for your post... And I'll surely check out Kryptoria, Therion, Epica and Guano Apes =)
    
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  necronomijon
  June 9, 2007
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  Might have to enter this, as you have some great songs on here!
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  EmeraldDreams
  June 9, 2007
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  Oooooo! now i have an urge to go play with my Cds! I love so many of the bands on here.... and i thought i was the only Katatonia fan on the planet! no body ever seems to have heard of them!!!! For my Demons is such a great album!!!! Good luck with this contest!
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  LovelyxNightmare
  June 18, 2007
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  I am so entering this contest! i have the perfect story idea for the perfect song on here! i hope i can get it in on the time!
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  Taylor Renee
  June 18, 2007
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  *Is just like Soda/Rachel/Venus and doesn't recognize anything except stairway to heaven*
  
  I think I'm gonna write something today for this though!!!
  xoxo
  Tay
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  Dreams27
  June 18, 2007
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  a great selection of songs and artists...i'll see what i can write!!! xx
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  On.Cue
  July 2, 2007
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  Hmmm, I'm a My Chem fanatic. You'd think I was nuts if I start talking about them and never end...so I was disappointed when you said that there were no My Chem songs on here in a kind of negative tone. But, hey, all life doesn't revolve around My Chem.
  
  Anybryars, you have Smashing Pumpkins, HIM, and Cradle of Filth. Kudos for that =)
• Midnightmare
  July 6, 2007
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  can we write poetry about a couple of songs all mixed in?
  oh and can i do a song by WED13 that you dont have there...?
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  StillbornAlive
  July 14, 2007
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  Damn! You have good taste in music!
• ohemeegeeay
  July 27, 2007
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  Proud of you for banning Fall Out Boy.
  
  I'm ashamed to say I don't recognise some of these songs. And a lot of them I've heard of the band, but not the song... But hey, at least I've heard of Smashing Pumpkins, that's something. And The Cure are there! Yay!
  
  
  I might enter, but I really doubt it. Good luck anyway!
• peripheral visionary
  July 30, 2007
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  "There Must Be Some Way Out Of Here - Jimi Hendrix"
  
  I'm pretty sure the song you're thinking of is "All along the Watchtower"... just so to not confuse anybody... (it was originally a Bob Dylan song, btw)
  
• • Drac
    July 31, 2007
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    Hehe, you are indeed correct!
    My Jimi Hendrix knowledge is very bad, but I should have known this... especially if it was originally a Dylan song...
    Thanks for informing me
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  Tarja
  October 3, 2007
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  There are so many beautiful songs to be inspired from... I looked but maybe I missed, is Under the Bridge by RHCP on it? Or perhaps Hurt by Johnny Cash? I love that Goodbye Love (From Rent) is on here... I will consider doing something for that
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  Miss Fang
  November 23, 2007
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  You have *really* great taste in music! i usually don't write for or about songs, but as soon as you wrote about not wanting fall out boy or my chemical romance (yea, I hate them) i just had to read on. I recognise most of the songs/ bands so i think I shell write about one... Well byebye
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    Drac
    November 24, 2007
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    Great! =D Looking foreward to your entry! =)
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  happy go lucky13
  December 29, 2007
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  heyy

  i have a story connected with my chemical romance's "Ghost of You," its not on the list i think, but its an amazing song, and i think you would like it. do u mind if i enter it?
• • Drac
    December 29, 2007
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    Sorry, but as I state in the very beginning of the contest explanation, "there is going to be NO my chemical romance or fall out boy... so if you want to write about any of those, there's already hundreds of contest doing those..."
    And I'll stick to that too, because I mean it, and it wouldn't be as fun to read a story based on a song I never heard, or even had plans of hearing... Maybe I'll read it sometime else though, cause I don't doubt it's good... but not now, and not for this contest... Stories about songs like that will be DQed...
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  TwoFacedPsycho
  January 18, 2008
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  I love that song by David Bowie! Ever since I've watched Labyrinth, I've been hooked !! I absolutely love Within Temptation, though!! Good luck to everyone entering the contest! I would if I had half the brains to write based on such good music!
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  Knightsong
  February 13, 2008
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  Hey look at that! I'm on the list!
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  TrystNightshade
  March 26, 2008
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  heh..

  I love the Safety Dance...I didn't know anyone other than me still liked it.
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    Drac
    March 26, 2008
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    The safety dance is great =D I even have a 'best of' cd of the band, whee =D
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  Glowstarcharmer
  April 9, 2008
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  Bligey! You werent kidding when you said there would be a lot of songs to choose from. Although I do believe I spotted a song from the 'Labyrinth' in that list. I may enter. With this much choice your bound to get loads of enteries.
  
  X Amber X
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  Mr Majenta
  April 21, 2008
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  yesh! you made the doors an option
  now if only i had been around the frisco scene
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  Vanilla King
  April 27, 2008
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  This Night Has Opened My Eyes - Morrisey
  
  I already wrote the story I joined with (pre-write), but when looking through the list of songs, I saw this title and it matches PERFECTLY with the story! Hope you enjoy!
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  Sorath
  May 4, 2008
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  Wow we have the same taste in music. Yay I'm bookmarking this!
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  Asfand
  May 10, 2008
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  lol. Drac, this has become the oldest contest of all time. It even had its anniversary passed away!
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    Drac
    May 10, 2008
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    Haha, I know... Wonder why I'm not nominated for best contest host
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  Noisome.
  May 12, 2008
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  Well, I was just glancing through contests, and I stumbled on this. Not sure I'm to enter, I found your song choices intriguing, though. Just thought I'd mention that All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix is actually a cover. ^_^ The original's Dylan, I believe. Doesn't affect the contest much, just thought it interesting. (:
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  Melancholic Smile
  May 16, 2008
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  Any chance of adding Something i can never have by Nine Inch Nails to ur list?!
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    Drac
    May 17, 2008
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    I'd rather not
    Never heard it
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  intoothandclaw
  June 25, 2008
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  You know, I've got a story that's heavily inspired by various Iron Maiden and ICP songs -- mainly Be Quick or Be Dead and Piggy Pie. Would that be close enough or would you prefer a new write based on the specific songs on the list?
  
  (In all honesty, just about everything I've written is inspired by a Maiden, ICP, Megadeth, etc. song.)