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There's good news to report from British metal act Sylosis. A serious RV crash sidelined the group last week, but Sylosis have confirmed that all four band members have come home from the hospital. Additionally, Sylosis have asked fans to stop donating towards their crash relief fund, as the band refuses to turn a profit from the accident.

After hundreds of thousands of votes, Loudwire readers have decided which musicians have made it to Round 2 in our Greatest Metal Bassist tournament. Having started with 32, the list of competitors has been chopped in half, leaving us with 16.

In a matchup of legendary acts in Round 2 of our Greatest Metal Bassist tournament, only one bassist can walk away and advance to the quarterfinals!

The Round 2 battle in the Greatest Metal Bassist tournament features a popular nu-metal pioneer up against one of modern metal's most beloved musicians, who sadly left this world far too soon.

Oooh! We've already got two of the genres biggest names squaring off early on! Jason Newsted has been a key member of some major metal bands over the years while David Ellefson earned his stripes as Megadeth's most prominent bassist.

In this matchup, we have two proficient bassists who interject melody with their rhythm-oriented bands. One helped give depth to his band's music, while the other compliments the progressive nature of his band.

This should be an interesting one, as death metal's most powerful bassist steps up to face one of metal's most innovative players.

This Round 2 matchup in the Greatest Metal Bassist tournament pits pure metal power against progressive mastery.

Get ready for an insanely difficult decision in this Round 2 battle between two ultra-technical wizards.

In this Round 2 battle in the Greatest Metal Bassist tournament, we've got members of two pioneering metal acts going face to face.