WHO WILL OPEN THE ALL STARS TOUR 2012?

Three bands traded first place in the opening two weeks. Modern Day Escape opened with every vote, lost it to Capture The Crown on day 2, watched Ice Nine Kills seize it on day 6, saw Capture The Crown grab it back on day 11 — then Modern Day Escape retook the top spot on day 14 and never let go, holding a steady 22% lead over Capture The Crown for the remaining 124 days.

The finish masked a real gender split: Modern Day Escape won with 3,146 women to 2,650 men, the only frontrunner favored by women, while runner-up Capture The Crown skewed hard male (4,462 to 1,016) and third-place Ice Nine Kills leaned male too. Country data adds a wrinkle — the largest bloc, the US, actually favored Ice Nine Kills, while Canada, Australia and the UK all leaned Capture The Crown.

• Three lead changes · Top spot flipped four times before day 14, then froze.
• Women decided the winner · Modern Day Escape won on women's votes; every rival skewed male.
• US backed the runner-up-to-be · America's largest bloc actually leaned Ice Nine Kills, not the winner.