THE ILM METAL POLL 2011 RESULTS (All lurkers/non metalheads welcome to join in!)

Everyone who hasn't already go vote THE 2011 ILM SUPER-MEGA YEAR-END ALBUMS 'N' TRACKS POLL™ Voting Thread (Voting ends TONIGHT!)

yes, thanks kerr!

absu tracks on spotify are really good. tara is probably one of my fave metal albums; not sure why I haven't listened to this album until now.

"this album" = abzu

Hammers was my #6 vs. Corrupted my #17, so yay.

A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED!

I deliberately placed Uncle Acid low because (as I said upthread) I don't think it's metal but not enough to raise it a position. Would have been gutted Corrupted missed out by two points had my voting not been what it was.

Actually, surprised this means Amebix didn't place at all.

oh shit just noticed zeb pike finished! that's awesome! great band, bassist is a friend and a total bro

someone else says that funnily enough

yeah jj and him are tight bros from way back when

Unless YOU'RE JJ.

ILM METAL POLL 2011 POST MORTEM - FULL RESULTS/STATS AND BALLOTS

Massive thank you to Kerr and Glenn!

Speaking as someone who had only heard one of the 125 albums listed and had only even heard of 5 or 6 of the artists at all this whole thread has been both hugely enjoyable and informative. Never would I have suspected that I dug so much metal.

Big ups to everyone who voted as well. Great job one and all.

Kerr will shed tears of joy at that. Thanks indeed!

Great poll ASR!

this was great (as usual), K. sorry i didn't vote/participate, but i honestly did not have a very metal 2011 in any sense whatsoever. luckily this poll's bounty should go some way in rectifying last years sad lapse somewhat. so, HAILS!, all.

yeah where you been hiding

pop over to the other thread and check out all the stats
ILM METAL POLL 2011 POST MORTEM - FULL RESULTS/STATS AND BALLOTS

i love this poll because it's educational to a dude like myself whose metal bonafides are nil beyond voting for subrosa and corrupted and gates of slumber in the all-encompassing ILM poll. MAD PROPS

haven't been following this, but glad to see hammers take it. one of my favorite bands going, and probably my single favorite album of the year (if i exclude ghost on the basis of last-year-ness and E-40 on the basis of two-album-ness).

Figured I deserved a treat for having to walk to the train in shitting snow, so I stopped by Reckless and picked up Esoteric and Devils Blood thanks to this poll. Good job guys. Also, Krallice sounds fucking great walking in shitting down snow.

Oh well, I missed a bunch of results to the cut-off, but I will say that one of the soundtracks to my insomnia has been the staccato female-vox chorus to the title track of that Hammers of Misfortune record. And in a good way.

good song that. Everyone needs to go back and check their other records!

nice list

I have only heard three of the top 10 albums which is really quite remiss

moreso because I've *felt* like there's been no shortage of quality metal in my lyfe during 2011

Great list thanks. Sorry I didn't have time to participate this year.

dj mencap you got to check those albums out then!

Great job everyone. Once again I'm stunned over the amount of great music.
Having Spotify in the U.S. sure helps. Thanks for the playlists.

Love the stats too.

glad you dug it!

I thought more people would have been shocked at how close it was. Decided by the last ballot!

thank you so much ilm for recognizing corrupted, that album is incredible, I am so happy they landed at number 2. I didn't vote cuz I listened to like maybe 3 metal albums last year, but last year was also when corrupted became my favourite band. <3 can't wait to listen to moe from this list.

if you had Corrupted would have won!

Yeah but Kerr you wouldn't accept three-album ballots so really its your fault! ;)

wait wait wait!! Hold the godamn phonw... you mean to tell me BATILLUS did not even make this list?!?!??? A tragedy for sure.. You guys need to seriously check out that record! would've been my number 2 or 3..

you should have voted!

remember to subscribe to the winners playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/mordys/playlist/6FNGd20uP6dyX5W1jzFE6Z

or even the nominations playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/v1c3r0y/playlist/3iDbLB1n1SB30gn5p5dTWz

Jon you must have snagged the last copy of The Devil's Blood at Reckless. Are you going to see Ghost/Blood Ceremony/Ancient VVisdom on Tue at Bottom Lounge? Anyone else going?

Oops, sorry about that! Didn't mean to grab the last one! Its fantastic though!

I'm thinking about it, I really want to go, but with the little guy's sleeping issues over the past couple of weeks it may be tough to leave the wife to deal with it on her own. I may still try to make it work though.

Let me know if you do. I don't know if anyone else I know will be going, being a January Tuesday night, and it's good to have someone to talk to in between sets.

I just finished my second listen to the Turisas. J3ff T. was right, it is a huge improvement from their last album. Also, I'm not usually keen on much black metal, but I did enjoy the Absu.

Been meaning to hear that Corrupted album all year. Is there an easy way of buying it in the UK?

CD or download or whatever.

cd
http://coldspring.co.uk/store.cgi

Fastnbulbous I did not know you lived in Chicago!? It wasn't until you mentioned eating at Kuma's that I realized it, actually. Maybe I'm dense.
Anyway, I was (still am) thinking about seeing Yob at the EB on Wednesday but it depends on how my first week of classes goes. Usually it's either really chill or really horrific. I assure you that I am a nice person to talk to between sets should the opportunity ever present itself.

I would happily have a drink with anyone who posts here who's in the area. I'll send a PM with contact info. It's going to be a challenge to get my butt out two weeknights in a row for Ghost and Yob but I will try, as I'd hate to miss these bands.

Thank you K!

Got it! The chance that I'll go on Wednesday is pretty slim, but it's good to know for the future that if I go to a show I will have an irl person to talk to :)

just dont bring your dog or she will annoy it!

btw did you all notice that the albums that were campaigned for all did very well? each time someone campaigned for an album i noticed it got points in following ballots. So if there's any albums you hear in 2012 you really love, start a thread on it and campaign for it in polls as it really works! Look at how well Uncle Acid did. It made me realise that not everyone reads the rolling metal thread but they might read an album thread.

Also Barn Owl made the previous poll, so funny how people are saying anything now.

Amazon has some great prices just now on some of the albums here. Picked up the cauldron for £5.99

jeff and his hamster say to buy Turisas for £6.99 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Up-Fight-Turisas/dp/B004IKDUUK/ref=pd_rhf_se_shvl10

Absu - Abzu £7.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Abzu-Absu/dp/B005HDXMQY/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1327277644&sr=1-1