K-Rock - Smells Like Teen Spirit Victorious In K-Rock's Summer Slam

Smells Like Teen Spirit Victorious In K-Rock's Summer Slam

Forty songs entered... Only one survived...

We put rocks biggest songs head-to-head and your votes crowned Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit as the Ultimate K-Rock Anthem.

After two weeks of knock-down, drag out, bare-knuckle brawls, that produced some long winning streaks, only one song emerged wearing the belt, as the reigning Ultimate K-Rock Anthem

Got a problem with that? Don’t blame us. Keep your texting fingers ready and let your votes do the talking when our champion defends the belt next summer.

And coming soon - Metallica takes on all comers, and goes for two-in-a-row in March Bracket Brawl…

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Summer Slam Champ:

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana - Nevermind - 1991

4 Wins
Successful Belt Defenses - 3

Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Highway to Hell - 1979

*Eliminated by Smells Like Teen Spirit - 50.3% - 49.7%

We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
Queen | News of the World - 1977

*Eliminated by Smells Like Teen Spirit - 51.2% - 48.8%

Runnin' With The Devil
Van Halen | Van Halen - 1978

*Eliminated by Smells Like Teen Spirit - 85.4% - 14.6%

Another Brick In The Wall
Pink Floyd | The Wall - 1979

*Eliminated by Smells Like Teen Spirit - 71% - 29%
1 Win | No successful belt defenses

Baba O'Riley
The Who | Who's Next - 1971

*Eliminated by Another Brick In The Wall - 55.2% - 44.8%
2 Wins | 1 Sucessful Belt Defense

Sunday Bloody Sunday
U2 | War - 1983

*Eliminated by Baba O'Riley - 65.8% - 34.2%

Man In The Box
Alice In Chains | Facelift - 1990

*Eliminated by Baba O'Riley - 50.4% - 49.6%
2 Wins | 1 Sucessful Belt Defense

Dream On
Aerosmith - Aerosmith - 1973

*Eliminated by Man In The Box - 58.9% - 41.1%

Iron Man
Black Sabbath | Paranoid - 1971 (US release)

*Eliminated by Man In The Box - 55.8% - 44.2%
1 Win | No successful belt defenses

Stairway To Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV - 1971

*Eliminated by Iron Man - 60.3% - 39.7%
Wins - 2 | Successful Belt Defenses - 1

Free Fallin'
Tom Petty | Full Moon Fever - 1989

*Eliminated by Stairway To Heaven - 59% - 41%

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne | Blizzard of Ozz - 1981

*Eliminated by Stairway To Heaven - 56% - 44%
Wins - 2 | Successful Belt Defenses - 1

Alive
Pearl Jam | Ten - 1991

*Eliminated by Crazy Train - 52.1% - 47.9%

Plush
Stone Temple Pilots | Core - 1992

*Eliminated by Crazy Train - 56.4% - 43.6%
1 Win | No successful belt defenses

What I Got
Sublime | Sublime - 1996
*Eliminated by Plush - 50.5% - 49.5%
Wins - 3 | Successful Belt Defenses - 2

Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Smashing Pumpkins | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - 1995

*Eliminated by What I Got - 51% - 49%

Yellow
Coldplay | Parachutes - 2000

*Eliminated by What I Got - 66% - 34%

Killing In The Name
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine - 1992
*Eliminated by What I Got - 52.2% - 47.8%
Wins - 5 | Successful Belt Defenses - 4

I Wanna Be Sedated
The Ramones | Road to Ruin - 1978

*Eliminated by Killing In The Name 59.6% - 40.4%

Paint It Black
Rolling Stones | Aftermath - 1966

*Eliminated by Killing In The Name 55.9% - 44.1%

Rock and Roll All Nite
Kiss | Alive! - 1975

*Eliminated by Killing In The Name 59.7% - 40.3%

Loser
Beck | Mellow Gold - 1994

*Eliminated by Killing In The Name 76.4% - 23.6%

Enter Sandman
Metallica | Metallica - 1991

*Eliminated by Killing In The Name 52.7% - 47.3%
Wins - 16 | Successful Belt Defenses - 15

Hash Pipe
Weezer | Weezer (The Green Album) - 2001

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 52.1% - 47.9%

Break On Through (To the Other Side)
The Doors | The Doors - 1967

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 57.7% - 42.3%

Basket Case
Green Day | Dookie - 1994

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 57.5% - 42.5%

Creep
Radiohead | Pablo Honey - 1993

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 62.1% - 37.9%

All Along The Watchtower
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Electric Ladyland - 1968
*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 58.4% - 41.6%

Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet - 1986

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 53.9% - 46.1%

Roxanne
The Police | Outlandos d'Amour - 1979 (US release)

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 71.1% - 28.9%

Head Like A Hole
Nine Inch Nails | Pretty Hate Machine - 1989

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 59.9% - 40.1%

Mr. Brightside
The Killers | Hot Fuss - 2004

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 69.9% - 30.1%

In The End
Linkin Park | Hybrid Theory - 2000

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 60.3% - 39.7%

Jane Says
Janes Addiction | Nothing's Shocking - 1988

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 75.2% - 24.8%

Everlong
Foo Fighters | The Colour and the Shape - 1997

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 51.7% - 48.3%

Under The Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Blood Sugar Sex Magik - 1991
*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 59.2% - 40.8%

Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses | Appetite for Destruction - 1987

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 55.5% - 45.5%

Seven Nation Army
White Stripes | Elephant - 2003

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 73.8% - 26.2%

Fight For Your Right
Beastie Boys | Licensed to Ill - 1986

*Eliminated by Enter Sandman 70% - 30%

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What Is An Anthem?

A Rock Anthem is a big-ass song that seems written for football stadiums (even when you are watching it performed in a small club). It has nothing in common with a “national anthem,” but it still might make you want to wave a flag (and if you are Bono, you might actually grab an actual flag and wave it onstage). It has big hooks, and big guitar parts that soar, and probably – at some point – lyrics that go “oh-way-oh” (so the folks in the top row can sing along).

To make sure the competition is wide open, we instituted a “one-song-per-band” rule. Think about it: for a song to be the ultimate anthem of all-time, it has to be the ultimate rock anthem by a particular band.

How We Broke It Down To 40 Anthems

Sometimes a band’s biggest rock anthem is obvious. G N’ R? “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Nirvana? “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Pearl Jam? “Alive.” Ozzy? “Crazy Train.” Pink Floyd? “Another Brick In The Wall.” Van Halen? “Runnin’ With The Devil.” There were 26 "Locks".

Sometimes, it gets a little tricky to pick just one song from one band... So we enlisted your help. We wanted your input to help figure out the ultimate K-Rock anthem, from some of the biggest K-Rock bands. Here's how you voted: