Cue the fake horns! It’s time for us to gorge ourselves on a banquet of cheese! Three-seed The Final Countdown from the Swedish band Europe breaks down the doors of propriety and demands that you listen to it now! Who would dare to take on this Velveeta Icon? A little outfit called Love and Rockets, that’s who! They bring their fourteen-seed challenger “So Alive” to the table. Give it a listen.

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