drumroll please
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Thursday, 1 December 2016 00:40 (seven years ago) link
Jute Gyte - Perdurance
also, Thy Catafalque - Meta isn't even the best metal album called Meta this year, not that anyone here has any interest in Car Bomb
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Thursday, 1 December 2016 00:41 (seven years ago) link
Moon Tooth - ChromaparagonWarm - The Human Exemplar
― Tom Violence, Thursday, 1 December 2016 00:59 (seven years ago) link
Furia - Księżyc milczy lutyInterment - Scent of the BuriedWrong - WrongOccult Burial - Hideous ObscureBlizaro - Cornucopia Della Morte
― o. nate, Thursday, 1 December 2016 01:33 (seven years ago) link
Updated https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16yRJl7C_FiuzCxzED07e1mV-0h3NxJjmC2NLDfoahBE/edit?usp=sharing
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 1 December 2016 12:41 (seven years ago) link
Please remember to add nominations tohttps://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/5jWlgqW5pvNHmO7BTqXIT7spotify:user:pfunkboy:playlist:5jWlgqW5pvNHmO7BTqXIT7
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 1 December 2016 12:42 (seven years ago) link
I'm relistening to the new Tanya Tagaq and y'know what
Tanya Tagaq - Retribution
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
otm
― jmm, Thursday, 1 December 2016 18:39 (seven years ago) link
Good shout on Helen Money tangenttangent, Become Zero's definitely metal-adjacent and a very good album in any case
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 1 December 2016 19:08 (seven years ago) link
Thank you. Yeah, I like its gothic chamber vibe a whole lot and I'm always enamoured of anything where dark, heavy cello is involved.
Also thanks for the reminder about that Ophidian Forest LP. I had totally forgotten! Relistening now - it's lovely. The lo-fi production makes it feel truly wrought from the fibres of the forest.
― tangenttangent, Thursday, 1 December 2016 19:43 (seven years ago) link
Absolute Power - Absolute Power
(not too much of a stretch to include in this poll, I think)
― o. nate, Friday, 2 December 2016 02:08 (seven years ago) link
Nécropole – NécropoleArizmenda – Beneath This Reality Of FleshCaverne – Aux Frontières du MondeSapaudia - Sainte NuitBestial Raids – Master Satan's WitcheryCultes Des Ghoules – Coven, Or Evil Ways Instead Of LoveDeathspell Omega – The Synarchy Of Molten BonesShataan – Weigh Of The Wolf
― Yelploaf, Friday, 2 December 2016 03:48 (seven years ago) link
Bekëth Nexëhmü – De Dunklas ÅterkomstWormed - KrighsuQrixkuor - Three Devils DanceIrkallian Oracle – ApollyonMystik – Dunkla Klangor... (Kapitel I)Void Meditation Cult – Utter The Tongue Of The DeadDeviant Process - ParoxysmSorcier Des Glaces - NorthRide For Revenge - Thy Horrendous Yearning
― Yelploaf, Friday, 2 December 2016 04:16 (seven years ago) link
is the Cultes Des Ghoules – Coven, Or Evil Ways Instead Of Love out?
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 08:33 (seven years ago) link
Ashbringer - YügenEchoes of the Moon - ElusionMorphinist - Giants
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 2 December 2016 09:51 (seven years ago) link
Dälek - Asphalt for Eden
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 2 December 2016 09:52 (seven years ago) link
dälek is metal as fuck
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Friday, 2 December 2016 10:14 (seven years ago) link
Sure, but it's not metal.
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 2 December 2016 11:50 (seven years ago) link
good point
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 13:33 (seven years ago) link
but but 'heavy rock' where do you draw the line yawn
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Friday, 2 December 2016 13:48 (seven years ago) link
Personally I dont care what we allow, we allow zombie,Earth, marnie stern, ulver (yes i know they are all metal or rock musicians making non metal which is why they get in and dalek are hip hop)
I will leave it for people here to decide if they should be added to the spreadsheet.
Same goes for emo. Screamo has always got in and you the voters can argue here what gets in and doesnt.
feel free to campaign for albums though or describe those albums so others might give it a listen and vote. Also please add your nominations to the spotify playlist
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 14:05 (seven years ago) link
I recommend some of you check out the Schammasch album.
It actually intrigued Mark S enough to check it out and I think he did like it.
Its very ambitious and well worth giving it some time. Its a triple album but can also be listened to as 3 separate albums too as theyre quite distinct.
Schammasch - Triangle https://open.spotify.com/album/08pUbf5AYJ38OpjpPKoXpr
you can also find it in the spotify playlist
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 14:12 (seven years ago) link
tangenttangent and glenn iirc loved the schammasch too
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 14:18 (seven years ago) link
http://www.themonolith.com/music/review-schammasch-triangle/
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 14:19 (seven years ago) link
on with the campaigning then. I mean description.
Cadaveric Fumes - Dimensions Obscure EP: French twangy death metal with a sinister edge, as if Soulside Journey was made right after listening to King Crimson's Red. also good synth stuff
Khanus - Rites of Fire EP: Finnish twangy death metal, as if they were going for a similar sound as the above band, but as they are orcs, it all came out like ritualistic mountain metal
Head of the Demon - Sathanas Trismegistos: blackened traditional doom, with odd tunings, introspective passages and old school necro feelings
Wakedead Gathering - Fuscus: Strings of the Black Lyre: straight ahead one-man death metal, but expertly written, arranged, performed. This faded a bit for me as the year went on, compared to the more original stuff above, but still really solid release overall.
Darkthrone - Arctic Thunder: yeah, the new Darkthrone album. Good for fans who miss the black metal sound, but still pretty much new school Darkthrone in execution.
Void Meditation Cult - Utter the Tongue of the Dead: just heard this recently, but very heavy, blackened death metal. For fans of the classic Incantation death doom sound, but even darker vibe.
Cultes des Ghoules - Coven, or Evil Ways Instead of Love: Ridiculously epic "play"/double album. Maybe not quite as immediately good as Henbane, but it's not like they changed their sound up or anything. You need to sit down and take this in, because CdG are clearly the kind of band who wants to hypnotize you.
Ghoulgotha - To Starve the Cross: unique, semi-technical death-doom. A bit overlong as an album, but the sound is cool, and the band is definitely one to keep an eye on.
Skáphe - Skáphe²: suffocating, surrealistic black metal, for fans of Darkspace/Paysage, or even Portal-esque abstract sounds. About as dark as it gets, but done well, and not afraid to let its sound bleed out into psychedelic spaces
(some of these are duped on spreadsheet)
― Dominique, Friday, 2 December 2016 14:24 (seven years ago) link
I need to hear the cultes des ghoules, i thought it wasnt out til next year
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 2 December 2016 23:15 (seven years ago) link
imago kept telling me 'Dälek totally counts!'. The main guy gave us some metal recommendations last year when we saw them, which is I think why they are so closely associated with metal for me. I do not mind if they are axed from the nominations so much as I'm sure they'll pick up votes in the main end of year poll.
― tangenttangent, Friday, 2 December 2016 23:41 (seven years ago) link
And yes, I was very into that Schammasch album at the beginning of the year, but haven't listened to it much recently so will need to be addressing that. Looking forward to listening to some of Dominique's recommendations too.
Will follow up with my own repping soon.
― tangenttangent, Friday, 2 December 2016 23:45 (seven years ago) link
Elder - Lore
― calstars, Friday, 2 December 2016 23:53 (seven years ago) link
Moon Tooth - Chromapargon
Long Island prog-metal band, this album thrashes and croons and belts and grinds all in turns. Also there's a guest vocal by Roz Raskin, of the Rice Cakes, another great (non-metal) band who don't get enough attention.
http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/01/13/moon-tooth-chromaparagon/
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 3 December 2016 00:00 (seven years ago) link
last year?
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 3 December 2016 00:06 (seven years ago) link
the Elder was definitely 2015.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 3 December 2016 00:15 (seven years ago) link
Sorry guys
― calstars, Saturday, 3 December 2016 00:32 (seven years ago) link
but tbf Lore was better than anything that came out this year, so
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 3 December 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
The new DsO release has more interesting ideas in 29 minutes than both the Schammasch and Cultes des Ghoules albums have in their whatever too long running times, honestly.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 3 December 2016 00:54 (seven years ago) link
FYI everyone I will be offering a **special metal mystery prize** to whoever most accurately guesses the top 20 this year (once the nom list is ready)
*N. Americans only, fuck intercontinental postage
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 3 December 2016 03:33 (seven years ago) link
Echoing Cosmic Slop's praise for the Schammasch album here, will be high up on my list.
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 3 December 2016 11:49 (seven years ago) link
do you have a particular favourite of the 3 discs?
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 3 December 2016 16:02 (seven years ago) link
just a reminder that nominations close on (this) wednesday (7th)
Poll had to be run before xmas or seandalai couldn't do it.Voting will open as soon as seandalai can set up the forms etc and voting will definitely finish friday 16th with no extra days voting possible so make sure you do it on time as we cant have extensions.
The results will roll out the week before xmas.
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 3 December 2016 16:16 (seven years ago) link
(Xpost) I've only listened to it as a whole rather than any of the discs separately but I think maybe the first part is my favourite for the Diluclum/Consensus/Awakening... run at the end.
― Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 3 December 2016 16:59 (seven years ago) link
Mesarthim - Pillars
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Saturday, 3 December 2016 17:19 (seven years ago) link
Nominating so I'll remember to listen to the whole thing:Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep of Reason
― Spiritual Hat Minimalism (Sund4r), Saturday, 3 December 2016 17:28 (seven years ago) link
Child Bite - Negative NoiseVenomous Concept - Kick Me Silly VC III
And the Cult of Luna/Julie Christmas album is called Mariner. Wreck of SS Needle is one of the songs on the album.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 3 December 2016 18:40 (seven years ago) link
Oops, good spot. That's the best song on it in any case...
― tangenttangent, Saturday, 3 December 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
It's going to go high on my ballot so I wanted to make sure it got all the votes it could muster.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 3 December 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
tt has put on Hail Spirit Noir and we're enjoying it loads
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Saturday, 3 December 2016 20:21 (seven years ago) link
More organ in everything
― tangenttangent, Saturday, 3 December 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
we tried this with lychgate last year and look where that got us
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Saturday, 3 December 2016 20:53 (seven years ago) link
161 albums nominated so far. Has it been a quiet year for metal?
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 4 December 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
O it's quite something
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
Vale of Pnath - II
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 17:41 (seven years ago) link
Deceptionist - Initializing Irreversible ProcessALTARAGE - NihlAuroch - Mute BooksOrdinance - The Ides of MarchAutokrator - The Obedience to AuthorityCarnophage - MonumentCognizant - Cognizant
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 17:48 (seven years ago) link
If anyone needs more atmospheric black metal IN SPACE you should try Mare Cognitum - Luminiferous Aether, it's reet good
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:16 (seven years ago) link
So glad someone nominated Xoth upthread. Saw them with Vektor and they stole the show. The bass player is a total character and also their producer. They seem to be on all the good metal bills in Seattle so I'm happy to have a rad local band to follow.
― Yelploaf, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
This year has been a giant leap for space metal.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
All the metal is escaping this planet.
― jmm, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
and not on horses
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
Caïna - Christ Clad In White Phosphorus
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Have we got everything then?
― Cosmic Slop, Wednesday, 7 December 2016 21:55 (seven years ago) link
Now closed and just waiting on voting form to be set up by seandalai.
Voting will end FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 regardless so I suggest forming your shortlists/listening now.
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 8 December 2016 11:53 (seven years ago) link
Dammit. Bloodiest.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 8 December 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
just realized Khthoniik Cerviiks - SeroLogiikal Scars (Vertex of Dementiia) was nominated, came out Dec '15. This is a great record! For fans of the Cadaveric Fumes/Khanus end of weirdo death metal.
― Dominique, Thursday, 8 December 2016 16:33 (seven years ago) link
seandalai has told me he will set up voting tonight and sorry for the delay. If anyone has forgotten to nominate anything now is your chance.
I suggest you may want to start your shortlists anyway as voting will have to end next friday.
Nominations
― Cosmic Slop, Friday, 9 December 2016 12:08 (seven years ago) link
I nominate:
Wrekmeister Harmonies - Light Falls
Ghold - PYR
Hemelbestormer - Aether
Woman is the Earth - Torch of Our Final Night
― Dinsdale, Friday, 9 December 2016 12:15 (seven years ago) link
and Bloodiest - Bloodiest
― Dinsdale, Friday, 9 December 2016 12:16 (seven years ago) link
which had already been nominated, actually
Listening to Cadaveric Fumes and finding it great fun. It's like a death metal Castlevania.
― dance band (tangenttangent), Friday, 9 December 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
An Autumn for Crippled Children - EternalPsychonaut 4 - Neurasthenia
― Frobisher, Friday, 9 December 2016 19:32 (seven years ago) link
Sorry I didn't ask for those earlier, I didn't know this was happening -- I've been out of the loop.
― Frobisher, Friday, 9 December 2016 19:34 (seven years ago) link
Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Wake to a New Dawn of Another Astro EraAcid Guru Pond - Acid Guru PondHaikai No Ku - Temporary InfinitySun Drifter - Not Coming Back
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 December 2016 19:44 (seven years ago) link
Sendelica - I'll Walk the Stars for YouSendelica - The Cromlech ChroniclesRangda - The Heretic's BargainHorseback - Dead RingersAtomikylä - KeräilyFarflung - 5The Spacelords - Liquid SunCosmic Letdown - In the CavesThe Myrrors - Entranced EarthKandodo/McBain - Lost Chants/Last ChanceMugstar - Magnetic SeasonsVespero - Lique MekwasSunwatchers - Sunwatchers
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:11 (seven years ago) link
I was just about to ask after DA.M!
― dance band (tangenttangent), Friday, 9 December 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
Ask what??
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 10 December 2016 00:20 (seven years ago) link
Oh! Just where you were. I hadn't spotted you itt. And then you arrived with some wonderfully named bands like 'Cosmic Letdown'
― dance band (tangenttangent), Saturday, 10 December 2016 00:31 (seven years ago) link
http://ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=104977#unread
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 December 2016 01:18 (seven years ago) link
Here is another imo wonderfully-named stoner band:
Infinite Flux - Infinite Flux
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 10 December 2016 01:18 (seven years ago) link
Ohh never mind :(
it's ok. I can add late noms this year. Ive added it
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 10 December 2016 01:25 (seven years ago) link
👍👍👍
― sushi and the banh mis (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 10 December 2016 02:00 (seven years ago) link
Inquisition - Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith
I just found out about this band and haven't heard this yet but can we throw it on just in case it turns out to be good? Cheers
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Sunday, 11 December 2016 21:16 (seven years ago) link
It's already nominated, vote with impunity.
― rudy githyanki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 12 December 2016 04:55 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, it's nominated under a truncated title. It's great, too. Probably in my top 10.
― Tom Violence, Monday, 12 December 2016 05:11 (seven years ago) link