Wow, there's some utterly horrible shit in there.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:38 (seven years ago) link
pro tip: there is nothing worthwhile after 1990
― Brexectile dysfunction (Noodle Vague), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:40 (seven years ago) link
Pro tip ignored. This is either Songs for the Deaf or Lateralus.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:41 (seven years ago) link
bryan adams!!
― nomar, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:42 (seven years ago) link
Therapy? - Troublegum
this gave me the hardiest lol
i voted for the eponymous foo fighters album, the only foo fighters album i like
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:42 (seven years ago) link
yikes i don't know what to vote for. Foo Fighters won three times? i can't believe they're going to get into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in a few years. i mean you know it's gonna happen.
i might vote for Vs. tbh
― nomar, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
I can't believe all of the first three Foo Fighters albums got AOTY... I mean, I like the first two but I wouldn't call either of 'em "best of year" material.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:45 (seven years ago) link
Tool or Van Halen.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 28 April 2017 17:47 (seven years ago) link
diamond eyes!
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:50 (seven years ago) link
oh wait actually this is louder now, my favorite taking back sunday record, great job kerrang
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:51 (seven years ago) link
i admire the purity of this magazine's dedication to covering the whatever the shittiest bands on that year's warped tour are
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 17:52 (seven years ago) link
also it's incredibly difficult for me to choose between pyromania, 1984, and eat em and smile
You should see the full lists
Kerrang! End Of year Lists 1982
1.Scorpions - Blackout2.Van Halen - Diver Down3.Robert Plant - Pictures At Eleven4.Rush - Signals5.Kiss - Creatures Of The Night6.Tom Petty - Long After Dark7.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast8.Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance9.Rainbow - Straight Between The Eyes10.Rose Tattoo - Scarred For Life10.Gillan - Magic
Kerrang! Singles of the year
1. Journey - Don't Stop Believin'2. Rainbow - Stone Cold3. Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger4. Marillion - Market Square Heroes5. Diamond Head - Call Me
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:02 (seven years ago) link
Kerrang! End Of year Lists 1983
1. Def Leppard - Pyromania2. ZZ Top - Eliminator3. Kiss - Lick It Up4. Molly Hatchet - No Guts ... No Glory5. Dio - Holy Diver6. Aldo Nova - Subject6. Manowar - Into Glory Ride8. Eric Martin Band - Sucker For A Pretty Face9. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil10. Ratt - Ratt11. Journey - Frontiers11. Yes - 9012513. Robert Plant - The Principle Of Moments14. .38 Special - Tour De Force15. Blue Öyster Cult - The Revolution By Night16. Judie Tzuke - Ritmo16. Accept - Balls To The Wall18. Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol18. Pink Floyd - The Final Cut18. Jonah Koslen & The Heroes - Aces
Singles
1. Queensrÿche - Queen Of The Reich2. Genesis - Mama3. Kiss - Lick It Up3. Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me3. Hellion - Hellion3. Police - Every Breath You Take3. Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow3. Riot - Live (EP)
Kerrang! End Of year Lists 1984
1. Van Halen - 19842. Prince - Purple Rain3. Chequered Past - Chequered Past4. Legs Diamond - Out On Bail5. Wendy O. Williams - W.OW.6. John Cougar Mellencamp - Uh-huh7. Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers8. The Rejects - Quiet Storm9. Hanoi Rocks - Two Steps From The Move10. The Cars - Heartbeat City11. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi12. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire12. Q5 - Steel The Light14. White Sister - White Sister15. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather15. John Waite - No Brakes17. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell17. Lords Of The New Church - The Method To Our Madness19. Molly Hatchet - The Deed Is Done19. Jim Dandy - Ready As Hell
1. Van Halen - Jump2. Prince - When Doves Cry3. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'4. John Waite - Missing You5. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax6. Motörhead - Killed By Death7. Robin George - Heartline8. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie9. Van Halen - I'll Wait10. W.A.S.P. - Animal (**** Like A Beast)
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:03 (seven years ago) link
Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1985
1. Bryan Adams - Reckless2. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love2. Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors4. Iron Maiden - Live After Death5. ZZ Top - Afterburner6. Marillion - Misplaced Childhood7. The Power Station - The Power Station8. Molly Hatchet - Double Trouble Live8. John Fogerty - Centerfield10. Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Soul To Soul11. The Cult - Love11. Sabu - Heartbreak13. Accept - Metal Heart14. Magnum - On A Storyteller's Night15. Jeff Beck - Flash16. Jason And The Scorchers - Lost And Found16. Ratt - Invasion Of Your Privacy18. AC/DC - Fly On The Wall18. The Godz - I'll Get You Rockin'20. The Firm - The Firm
Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1986
1. David Lee Roth - Eat'em And Smile2. Slayer - Reign In Blood3. Metallica - Master Of Puppets4. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet5. Peter Gabriel - So6. Megadeth - Peace Sells ... But Who's Buying?7. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time8. Vinnie Vincent Invasion - Vinnie Vincent Invasion9. Magnum - Vigilante10. Queensrÿche - Rage For Order11. Poison - Look What The Cat Dragged In12. Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile13. Georgia Satellites - Georgia Satellites13. Aerosmith - Classics Live13. Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill16. AC/DC - Who Made Who17. Van Halen - 515018. Run DMC - Raising Hell19. Judas Priest - Turbo19. GTR - GTR
wow these '80s lists are all super interesting and cool
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:04 (seven years ago) link
Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1987
1. Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation2. Whitesnake - 19873. Anthrax - Among The Living4. Guns n'Roses - Appetite For Destruction5. Metallica - The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-revisited6. Marillion - Clutching At Straws7. Def Leppard - Hysteria8. Celtic Frost - Into The Pandemonium9. U2 - The Joshua Tree10. Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls11. Intrinsic - Intrinsic12. Testament - The Legacy13. John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee14. Helloween - The Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I15. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason16. Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S17. Rush - Hold Your Fire18. Tigertailz - Young And Crazy19. Faster Pussycat - Faster Pussycat19. Jethro Tull - Crest Of A Knave
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:04 (seven years ago) link
Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1988
1. King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet2. Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime3. Metallica - ... And Justice For All4. David Lee Roth - Skyscraper5. Slayer - South Of Heaven6. John Kilzer - Memory In The Making7. Motörhead - No Sleep At All8. Van Halen - OU8129. Jimmy Barnes - Freigh Train Heart10. Robert Plant - Now And Zen11. Cinderella - Long Cold Winter12. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking13. Michael Katon - Proud To Be Loud14. Bon Jovi - New Jersey15. Living Colour - Vivid16. Jimmy Page - Outrider17. Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II18. Kingdom Come - Kingdom Come19. Death Angel - Frolic Through The Park20. Only Child - Only Child
and the year noodle vague stopped buying Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 1989
1. Faith No More - The Real Thing2. Aerosmith - Pump3. Dan Reed Network - Slam4. King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska5. Masters Of Reality - Masters Of Reality6. Skid Row - Skid Row7. Michael Monroe - Not Fakin' It8. The Cult - Sonic Temple9. Vain - No Respect10. Wolfsbane - Live Fast, Die Fast11. Cats In Boots - Kicked & Klawed12. Bad English - Bad English13. Pandora's Box - Original Sin14. Sea Hags - Sea Hags15. Mötley Crüe - Dr Feelgood16. Babylon AD - Babylon AD17. FM - Tough It Out18. Diving For Pearls - Diving For Pearls19. Badlands - Badlands20. Faster Pussycat - Wake Me When It's Over
They didn't predict the future classics very well did they?
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:05 (seven years ago) link
who cares
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:06 (seven years ago) link
i don't think "worst album" would be a more interesting poll bc without peer the worst album on this list is enter shikari
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:08 (seven years ago) link
Death Magnetic was really bad but st anger makes it look better than it was.
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:09 (seven years ago) link
death magnetic is perfectly fine. feast ur ears on this horseshit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GgTgQM5D0M
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:10 (seven years ago) link
that's the only post 1990 one i thought about repping for tbh
― Brexectile dysfunction (Noodle Vague), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:11 (seven years ago) link
Nobody is worse than Biffy Clyro
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:13 (seven years ago) link
The 1982 list is pretty good! And this is Pyromania vs 1984. I might vote for 1984.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:14 (seven years ago) link
that's how i break it down basically
― Brexectile dysfunction (Noodle Vague), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:15 (seven years ago) link
How would you have chosen between Prince and Kate Bush?
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:16 (seven years ago) link
Purple Rain, if only because I'm much more familiar with it. If The Dreaming were on here, that would be a lot harder.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:19 (seven years ago) link
2008 Metallica - Death Magnetic
What.
I think I like Dirt or Leviathan the best of these.
― chap, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:22 (seven years ago) link
sund4r I was meaning NV I knew you would pick Prince
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:23 (seven years ago) link
Considered Lateralus, went for Leviathan.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:24 (seven years ago) link
I remember hearing a rumour that Enter Shikari used to be an Oasis tribute band until they decided to switch styles.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:24 (seven years ago) link
Voted for Pyromania in the end, although I should have probably spun Leviathan again before doing so.
― My Body's Made of Crushed Little Evening Stars (Sund4r), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:28 (seven years ago) link
Love all of these...
1982 Scorpions - Blackout1983 Def Leppard - Pyromania1984 Van Halen - 19841988 King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet1989 Faith No More - The Real Thing1992 Alice In Chains - Dirt1994 Therapy? - Troublegum1998 Monster Magnet - Powertrip2000 Queens Of The Stone Age - Rated R2001 Tool - Lateralus2002 Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf2003 The Darkness - Permission To Land2004 Mastodon - Leviathan
Blackout and Troublegum are literally two of my favorite albums ever though.
Voting Therapy? because someone should.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:31 (seven years ago) link
voted Blackout
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:31 (seven years ago) link
not so much as glanced at K! for years but always been intrigued by how they've repeatedly tried to gerrymander metal's genre boundaries in what I assume are attempts to pick a new/larger reader base
― Vlogs from other credible bands such as Shed Seven (DJ Mencap), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:33 (seven years ago) link
Three Foo Fighters albums and zero Nirvana ones is hilarious.
― Matt DC, Friday, 28 April 2017 18:35 (seven years ago) link
the black album above nevermind is worse than bandwagonesque over nevermind
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:47 (seven years ago) link
I'm amazed that it was the first Metallica album Kerrang! ever gave AOTY to.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:50 (seven years ago) link
compounding the wrongness
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:51 (seven years ago) link
like yeah I'm sure that king's x album is better than and justice for all
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Friday, 28 April 2017 18:52 (seven years ago) link
Kerrang's readership has plunged to 18,000.It's been bought over by Mixmag's owners and going monthly.
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 19:20 (seven years ago) link
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/mixmag-buys-kerrang-plans-revive-face-double-acquisition/1431481
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 19:21 (seven years ago) link
Mixmag buys Kerrang! and plans to revive The Face in double acquisition
Mixmag Media, which made its name in the 80s and 90s during the dance music boom, has reinvented Mixmag in recent years by expanding online and in digital video and hopes to do the same with the Kerrang! and The Face.
Jerry Perkins, who runs Mixmag Media, plans to turn Kerrang! from a print weekly to a monthly in the UK and focus on building its global, digital audience.
"Mixmag and Kerrang! are quite similar – they’re ‘f*** it’ audiences," Perkins said. "They like what they like and don’t care about what anyone else thinks."
Perkins will also revive The Face, which closed in 2004, as a digital brand.
He described it as "the original style magazine" that "has never been bettered".
He is "possibly" looking at bringing back The Face in print but won’t discuss his "really exciting" plans for the brand "in London and New York" until later in the year.
The Face was founded in 1980 and Kerrang! in 1981 and Perkins said historic titles had appeal with readers.
"It’s difficult to establish new media brands in today’s digital marketplace," he said.
His initial focus is on Kerrang! after acquiring the global rights to the print magazine, its website and its awards.
"Kerrang! is a trusted brand because of the years of passion, knowledge and profound enthusiasm that have gone into producing it, week in, week out.
"Under our ownership Kerrang! will take its rightful place at the heart of a global digital community of like-minded spirits. The platforms are there and, thanks to our recent experience with Mixmag, we know how to use them.'
Bauer Media will retain the rights in the UK and Europe "to continue broadcasting Kerrang! Radio and Kerrang! TV".
Perkins said that it was important to keep Kerrang! in print "as the soul of the brand", as Mixmag has done, but "we’ll move to a digital video-first strategy with Facebook and Google to build an international audience".
Mixmag claims a global reach of over 20 million fans a month. Its YouTube channel has eight million video views every month and it has five million on Facebook a month.
He added that moving Kerrang! from a weekly to a monthly made sense as it was a better use of editorial resources.
"The monthly frequency suits these ‘passion’ magazines," he said. "It doesn’t need to be a weekly because news in this area has gone digital. If you’re in LA, Kerrang! is a really well-loved [digital] brand."
But he suggested Kerrang! "has been suffering" by putting a lot of its resources in "a relatively low-production, weekly print magazine in the UK".
Print circulation is 18,000 compared to 85,000 in 2006.
Perkins will review staffing levels once Kerrang! goes monthly and "may have to lose some posts".
He dismissed the suggestion that Mixmag or Kerrang! might appeal chiefly to ageing audiences who were interested in nostalgia.
"They are both most definitely a youth audience," he said. "They’re opposite sides of the same coin which is interesting to us.
"They’re both a bit outside the mainstream. Both are a bit counter-cultural, if anything can be counter-cultural in music these days."
Mixmag Media has funded the acquisition out of its own funds and from existing shareholders. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The company is to rename itself Wasted Talent, the name of a former talent agency run by Ian Flooks, the chairman of Mixmag Media and a leading shareholder.
Perkins said the acquisitions would make the group an attractive audience for advertisers.
"‘In a post-Vice world, we believe there are exciting opportunities for these iconic and market-defining media brands to offer commercial partners specialist advice, inside knowledge, access to talent and the story-telling skills to help them create influential content," he said.
"We’re really excited by the potential to create a media powerhouse based on passionate tribes leading counter culture."
A Bauer Media spokesman said it "continues to be hugely invested in music media – be it radio, print, live events or our music TV joint venture with Channel 4" despite the sale of Kerrang!.
"We will continue to invest in our successful magazine brands Q and MOJO, and are excited to extend the Planet Rock radio brand into print."Topics
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 19:23 (seven years ago) link
like yeah I'm sure that king's x album is better than and justice for all― -_- (jim in vancouver),
― -_- (jim in vancouver),
I know a few people who think it is. But that is mainly down to moans about the production and lack of bass on ...and justice
― Odysseus, Friday, 28 April 2017 20:04 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link
i forgot about this
― Odysseus, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 10:41 (seven years ago) link
I "really had a blackout" about this
― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 12:35 (seven years ago) link
More Molly Hatchet than necessary in those full lists, iirc it was Xavier Russell (Ken's son!) who was the writer pushing the southern rock stuff (before southern rock came to mean Pantera).
― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 12:37 (seven years ago) link
really that's his father?
― Odysseus, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 12:37 (seven years ago) link
Yep
― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 13:11 (seven years ago) link
Just out of interest which album would you all say is the worst?
― Odysseus, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
Slayer the best but the worst is really difficult. It's probably obe of the two (!) Bring Me The Horizon records.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:24 (seven years ago) link
2003 The Darkness - Permission To Land
I'd imagine time hasn't been kind to this one.
― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:28 (seven years ago) link
Lateralus
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:33 (seven years ago) link
i know it's going to shock literally no one that i'm saying this but bring me the horizon are good
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:37 (seven years ago) link
I bet you even like the Enter Shikari
― Odysseus, Wednesday, 24 May 2017 17:46 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 25 May 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link
DJP's post evidently helped
― Odysseus, Thursday, 25 May 2017 11:23 (seven years ago) link
is bring me the horizon crabcore
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 25 May 2017 11:51 (seven years ago) link
they're metalcore and the two albums on this list are well-made representations of the more emo side of that genre
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 May 2017 14:59 (seven years ago) link
I MADE A DIFFERENCE
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Thursday, 25 May 2017 15:23 (seven years ago) link
I read that in a donald trump voice
― Odysseus, Thursday, 25 May 2017 15:28 (seven years ago) link
well now my feelings are hurt
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Thursday, 25 May 2017 15:44 (seven years ago) link
:(
― Odysseus, Thursday, 25 May 2017 17:04 (seven years ago) link
2003 The Darkness - Permission To Land 4
monsters
― -_- (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 25 May 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link