METAL ALBUMS POLL 2016 VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD. [Voting ends Friday December 16 11.59pm GMT]

you'll eat your pope hat xp

I mean, I like the new Witch Mountain song, "Burn You Down" a nice intro to their new singer. The other track is a re-do of "Hare's Stare."

we broke the 30 ballot mark but thats more than 50% down on recent years so fingers crossed lots of people will still vote before the end

I'm a big doom fan, but this was the year that Sludge metal records totally kicked Doom Metal's ass composition-wise. That Goatess record grew on me, and probably should have made my top 50, but got shut out by SubRosa and Spirit Adrift just slightly.

I just voted

I voted

Id say its pretty safe to say that you all have until 8am uk time to vote but dont just leave it to last minute incase it changes

I fully support Spirit Adrift pushing Goatess off yr list!

While that's the end of Dawnbringer, I'm hoping elements will turn up in Chris Black's next solo project as Professor Black. At Alehorn of Power he played songs from all his bands - Superchrist, Dawnbringer, High Spirits and Pharaoh, with a few different players rotating on stage.

Voted! A 22-strong ballot in the end, much of which has been added over the last few days. Handing the laptop over to tt now for her go. The last thing I added to the ballot was Deathspell Omega after one final listen, at the end of which tt wrote I'M AN ATHEIST on my hand

we're close but not past deadline, yah? i'm in process of voting, should be done soon.

lol why is Sunwatchers nominated

Voted. Apooogies for everything that I nominated that didnt make my ballot; youll be up for consideration when I nake my main albums ballot...

Lol 'Apooogies'. That might be my favorite typo

I expect that you have another 8 or 9 hours as seandalai wont be tabulating til he wakes up in morning

ps never heard of sunwatchers

this Marsh Dweller album is rad

(thx CS)

false metal usually gets nommed by imago or george so own up

just a reminder (and I think it should only be open to voters but that's up to simon h)

oh btw I reiterate this pledge if anyone feels up for an extra layer of tomfoolery

FYI everyone I will be offering a **special metal mystery prize** to whoever most accurately guesses the top 20

*N. Americans only, fuck intercontinental postage

― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.),

I was surprised to see Sunwatchers here too

I still voted for it (further down) because it rules

Our computer has been on the fritz so tt will need a few more minutes...nearly done!

well that midnight UK time but basically you have until seandalai gets up in morning and closes the voting.

If you intend on voting I suggest you mention it here so he can look out for it

except imago of course ;)

i just voted.

prob should've asked this before sending, but i voted for one thing that wasn't nominated. that's not gonna break your all's system, is it?

nope, thats ok. Just means it wont make the poll because you forgot to vote for it and no one else will have voted for it

oh cool, Jute Gyte released another thing a couple of days ago, deffo resubmitting :p

YOU HAVE UNTIL SEANDALAI WAKES UP IN THE MORNING TO VOTE
He will post here when voting is closed

Done! Made it to 50 this year!

I assume yours will likely be the last ballot received since nobody else has stated they intend on voting

It's true, I nominated Sunwatchers

Resubmitted my ballot! That really will be the last word. Just had to add the new Jute Gyte, then also Ophidian Forest and then bump up Forgotten Spell one place because like omg

I'm re submitting my ballot too

ok

but how can an album imago only found about after he had his ballot have been heard enough to really call it one of the albums of the year?

I assume as seandalai hasnt posted yet there's still time to vote if you havent already

I'm a big doom fan, but this was the year that Sludge metal records totally kicked Doom Metal's ass composition-wise.

Like Slabdragger? Damn. I saw it in the Terrorizer list and realized I forgot it. I wish more people would have talked up some of their faves per Kerr's request.

Brb googling Surbiton

Terrorizer Top 50 Albums of 2016

50. TESTAMENT ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’ NUCLEAR BLAST
49. KRYPTS ‘Remnants Of Expansion’ DARK DESCENT
48. SABATON ‘The Last Stand’ NUCLEAR BLAST
47. THE WOUNDED KINGS ‘Visions In Bone’ SPINEFARM
46. SLABDRAGGER ‘Rise Of The Dawncrusher’ HOLY ROAR
45. HORSEBACK ‘Dead Ringers’ RELAPSE
44. KVELERTAK ‘Nattesferd’ ROADRUNNER
43. WARDRUNA ‘Rudaljod – Ragnarok’ SEASON OF MIST
42- WRETCH ‘Wretch’ BAD OMEN
41. KATATONIA ‘The Fall Of Hearts’ PEACEVILLE
40. DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT ‘Transcendence’ HEVY DEVY/INSIDE OUT
39. CONAN ‘Revengeance’ BLACK BOW
38. DÄLEK ‘Asphalt For Eden’ PROFOUND LORE.
37. BÖLZER ‘Hero’ IRON BONEHEAD
36. GRAF ORLOCK ‘Crime Traveller’ VITRIOL
35. ROTTING CHRIST ‘Rituals’ SEASON OF MIST
34. INTERMENT ‘Scent Of The Buried’ PULVERISED
33. INTER ARMA ‘Paradise Gallows’ RELAPSE
32. DARKHER ‘Realms’ PROPHECY
31. BOSSK ‘Audio Noir’ DEATHWISH
30. GADGET ‘The Great Destroyer’ RELAPSE
29. SWANS ‘The Glowing Man’ MUTE
28. IHSAHN ‘Arktis’ CANDLELIGHT
27. INQUISITION ‘Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith’ SEASON OF MIST
26. DESTRÖYER 666 ‘Wildfire’ SEASON OF MIST
25. ALCEST ‘Kodama’ PROPHECY
24. PURSON ‘Desire’s Magic Theatre’ SPINEFARM
23. THE BODY ‘No One Deserves Happiness’ THRILL JOCKEY
22. BOSS KELOID ‘Herb Your Enthusiasm’ BLACK BOW
21. GOJIRA ‘Magma’ ROADRUNNER
20. WORMROT ‘Voices’ EARACHE
19. URFAUST ‘Empty Space Meditation’ VÁN.
18. GRAVES AT SEA ‘The Curse That Is’ RELAPSE
17. ANAAL NATHRAKH ‘The Whole Of The Law’ METAL BLADE
16. OPETH ‘Sorceress’ NUCLEAR BLAST
15. VEKTOR ‘Terminal Redux’ EARACHE
14. BLOOD INCANTATION ‘Starspawn’ DARK DESCENT
13. DISCHARGE ‘End Of Days’ NUCLEAR BLAST
12. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN ‘Dissociation’ PARTY SMASHER INC.
11. DEATHSPELL OMEGA ‘The Synarchy Of Molten Bones’ NORMA EVANGELIUM DIABOLI

10. NAILS ‘You Will Never Be One of Us’ NUCLEAR BLAST
9. ORANSSI PAZUZU ‘Värähtelijä’ SVART
8. CULT OF LUNA AND JULIE CHRISTMAS ‘Mariner’ INDIE
7. COBALT ‘Slow Forever’ PROFOUND LORE.
6. SUBROSA ‘For This We Fought The Battle of The Ages’ PROFOUND LORE.
5. 40 WATT SUN ‘Wider Than The Sky’ SVART
4. TRAP THEM ‘Crown Feral’ PROSTHETIC
3. OATHBREAKER ‘Rheia’ DEATHWISH
2. DARKTHRONE ‘Arctic Thunder’ PEACEVILLE
1. NEUROSIS ‘Fires Within Fires’ NEUROT

Yes to #22 too
https://bosskeloid.bandcamp.com/album/herb-your-enthusiasm

OK, trying the Oathbreaker album because it's high up and somehow passed me by - probably going to stop it soon since it's literally a Deafheaven clone that just so happens to have a female vocalist (and not a very good one either...)

oh whoops i forgot to vote for katatonia

you have time to resubmit i guess as ive not heard from seandalai

eh it's ok

I'll vote if you can extend the deadline an hour

i imagine that's fine. If seandalai appears I know he will wait as you let him know

So anyone else wants to vote just post here so we know. I assume seandalai is at work so Id imagine you have a good few hours to vote so just let us know. The more the merrier

Man, where did Moon Tooth come from? They make it look so effortless here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYjdgjrVXI

I voted, but no Boris/Merzbow and no Wolvserpent was stupid

Would have voted for Dalek too

yeah well they were disallowed by horrid metal elitists

That's dumb, plenty of records that made the list (including at least one I voted for) are only metal-adjacent at best.

I voted, but no Boris/Merzbow and no Wolvserpent was stupid

Guess I will throw those albums on the list