MTV’s Musical March Madness Reaches The Elite Eight
My Chemical Romance exist thirty Seconds to Mars, in Bigger Than the Sound’s bracketology!
By James Montgomery

My Chemical Romance
Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic
When historians demeanour at the back of on MTV News’ initial Musical Mar Madness competition, they will positively concentration on the Sweet sixteen matchup in between My Chemical Romance and thirty Seconds to Mars( well, possibly which or Linkin Park’s rsther than erring repudiation from the complete margin of 65) . It was, to steal a couple of catchphrases, a strife of the titans, a barn-burner, a great out-of-date slobberknocker: Dual of the greatest bands on the world — with dual of the many wild fanbases, the MCRmy and the Echelon — squaring off for a mark in the Elite Eight . It was similar to Duke/ North Carolina, Ohio State/ Michigan, Israel University/ Palestine Tech, usually bloodier, some-more vicious . It was a compare for the ages.
Votes poured in by the bucket bucket . Both bands led for lengthened durations of time, fell at the back of, afterwards surged in to the lead again, interjection to a little rsther than beautiful campaigning( 30STM imploring fans to opinion from their school’s mechanism labs was a might hold ,) and, maybe suitably, when choosing by casting votes sealed on Tuesday night, things were scored equally, with each action grabbing 50 percent of the vote.
So, who won ? Well, in a competition where some-more than 50, 000 ballots were expel, it came down to usually 327 votes, and in the finish, My Chem changed on to the Elite Eight . I’m not gonna distortion, we’ll skip thirty Seconds to Mars and their left-wing, rather violent loyalty to winning a illusory championship . But the fans have oral, and Leto and association will have to wait for until subsequent year.
So, who will be fasten My Chemical Romance in the Elite Eight ? You can take a demeanour at the updated joint here, and choosing by casting votes will open Wednesday afternoon( Mar 31) over on the Newsroom blog . Let’s get to the results.
Midwest
In a segment highlighted by intolerable upsets( #16 the Hold Steady besting #1 Nickelback, #11 Shinedown over #6 Cobra Starship), we’re left with a flattering candid final: second-seeded Muse contra fourth-seeded the White Stripes . Both bands rubbed their Sweet sixteen opponents with relations ease — the Stripes thumped Patrick Stump, and Muse rallied to hit off a diversion AFI — but usually one can allege to the Last Four.
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The results:
( 4) The White Stripes def . ( 9) Patrick Stump, 70-30
( 2) Muse def . ( fourteen) AFI, 53-47
So, once again, the last in the Midwest segment is #2 Muse v . #4 the White Stripes . To be honest, I’m arrange of vacant the Stripes have done it this far . I didn’t think Jack White even knew how to have use of a computer.
West
The Wild West one after an additional to live up to the nickname, as it played host to both the MCR/30STM lean and #14 the Young Veins vs . #15 Panic! at the Disco, a matchup which pitted former bandmates opposite one an additional . Sadly — maybe due to Ryan Ross’ warding off to debate on interest of his rope — Panic! rolled past the Veins, environment up a last of dual bands which haven’t expelled many brand new song in new years but whose fans do not appear to mind.
The results:
( 5) My Chemical Romance def . ( 9) thirty Seconds To Mars, 50-50( OT, MCR won on sum votes)
( fifteen) Panic! at the Disco def . ( fourteen) The Young Veins, 85-15
The West segment last is #5 My Chemical Romance v . #15 Panic! at the Disco . Can the Panic! boys’ mental condition run go on on to the Last Four ? Or will MCR go on to be at home their muscles ? It’s up to you.
East
I suspect it had to come down to this: 16th-seeded Tokio Hotel, who entered the competition merely as an afterthought, hurl on to the Elite Eight, after eventually putting divided a irritable Vampire Weekend . ( True story, VW frontman Ezra Koenig all tweeted at me to protest about his band’s matchup .) They’ll face off opposite Owl City, who pasted MGMT . Both bands’ immoderate fanbases will need to up their efforts heading up to the Last Four.
The results:
( sixteen) Tokio Hotel def . ( 4) Vampire Weekend, 63-37
( 3) Owl City def . ( 7) MGMT, 62-38
So, the East segment last pits #3 Owl City opposite #16 Tokio Hotel . Surely the Internet will bend underneath the weight of the vote.
South
The segment which refuses to have any clarity reaches maybe the many( il) judicious end possible: #13 Alice in Chains — who outlasted Adam Lambert — going up opposite #15 Coheed and Cambria, who surfaced heavily adored Phish . Coheed appear to caring about this competition some-more than any rope left in the margin, so I suspect it’s tough to gamble opposite them at this point.
The results:
( thirteen) Alice in Chains def . ( 9) Adam Lambert, 65-35
( fifteen) Coheed and Cambria def . ( 6) Phish, 56-44
The South last is #13 Alice in Chains v . #15 Coheed and Cambria . Someone’s got to win, right?
Once again, Elite Eight choosing by casting votes opens Wednesday afternoon and runs until Thursday night over on the Newsroom blog . Opinion early, opinion mostly, and maybe you can assistance your the one preferred rope allege to the Last Four!
Who do you think will take home the Musical Mar Madness championship ? Have been you as astounded as we have been by the formula ? Talk about it here!
Related Photos
- MTV News’ Rope Bracketology
- Who Will Win MTV’s Musical Mar Madness?!
Related Artists
- My Chemical Romance
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