It's that time again, kids. Thanks to the significantly longer campaigning period (we're waiting for the main polls to wrap), there's going to be ample time to discover new faves, so campaign liberally!
The rules are as usual: up to 50 votes, weighted/ranked or unweighted/unranked. You can submit your ballot and find the full nominations spreadsheet below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhF7fGiZ0O7Vy2U6BZ-RCI7Z3MWjFjigtvDzi6JQo6UjOOqA/viewform
For pollrunners' ease, ****please**** copy and paste directly from the spreadsheet to the voting form on individual lines, like so:
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Wandering The Outer SpaceAether Realm - TarotAetherian - The Untamed WildernessAkatharta - Spiritus ImmundusAkercocke – Renaissance In Extremis
After you vote, please post here so the Metal Authorities can confirm they've received your ballot.
Ballots are due by Saturday, February 3rd!!!
― Simon H., Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:11 (six years ago) link
And remember to campaign for your faves as boosting really works!
Also the spotify playlist!https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:16 (six years ago) link
imago, you might get some mileage from the Multishiva album? It's basically blackened sludge with lots of Värähtelijä-style effects on top
https://multishiva.bandcamp.com/album/time-messer
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, December 23, 2017 12:45 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
We'll all be dead by February
― Dinsdale, Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
Well in that case everyone needs to make sure that they hear Retrocausal then.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
Youre not getting out of voting that easily, Dinsdale!
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
redle
― calstars, Saturday, 23 December 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
I hope you all give the Solstafir, Sannhet and Au Champ des Morts albums a listen
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 23 December 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
Aside from Retrocausal, the one I'd like you all (and D.A.M. in particular) to hear is the Corpse Garden, a brilliantly psychedelic death-trip through Costa Rican drug magic, led by a wondrous fretless bass performance
― Cardi Acs (imago), Saturday, 23 December 2017 21:12 (six years ago) link
Enjoying the Multishiva
― Dinsdale, Saturday, 23 December 2017 21:31 (six years ago) link
2nd and 4th tracks go off nicely
― Cardi Acs (imago), Saturday, 23 December 2017 21:39 (six years ago) link
I may vote later today since I have a day off from visiting my mum in hospital. (she fell last week and broke her leg on the icy pavement because the council didn't salt them despite the weather being treacherous and she lay on the pavement for two hours in excruciating agony waiting for the ambulance because they had thousands of similar scenarios across the country ) and she wont be home for Christmas.
Fuck the Council!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 24 December 2017 08:24 (six years ago) link
best to you and yours. although i'm not sure quite how metal a sentiment 'fuck the council' is haha
― Cardi Acs (imago), Sunday, 24 December 2017 09:53 (six years ago) link
remember to keep nominating in big poll
ILM's 2017 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 24 December 2017 12:18 (six years ago) link
If all goes according to plan, I shd def have listened to Cleric & Corpse Garden by Christmas
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 24 December 2017 15:34 (six years ago) link
Merry Christmas folks!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 24 December 2017 23:02 (six years ago) link
\m/erry xmas :)
― Cardi Acs (imago), Sunday, 24 December 2017 23:21 (six years ago) link
Hope everyone had a good Christmas. My dad and I visited my mum in the hospital on Christmas Day.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 26 December 2017 13:21 (six years ago) link
Anybody voted yet?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 28 December 2017 11:46 (six years ago) link
Not yet.
Wow, that Couch Slut album is pretty rad, isn't it? Some high-quality noise-rock going around this year
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 28 December 2017 13:14 (six years ago) link
I'm going to do some campaigning in the new year for sure. Couch Slut will def be on my ballot.
― Simon H., Thursday, 28 December 2017 13:48 (six years ago) link
yeah it's great! closing track is best doom of the year too imo
― imago, Thursday, 28 December 2017 13:48 (six years ago) link
My mum's getting out of hospital tomorrow btw so I shall be voting in the next day or 2
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 28 December 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
Such good news, dude!
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 29 December 2017 02:09 (six years ago) link
^^^^^co-sign!!!
― Simon H., Friday, 29 December 2017 05:30 (six years ago) link
my mum is home!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 29 December 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
welcome back, \m/o\m/
― Dinsdale, Friday, 29 December 2017 15:02 (six years ago) link
Spirit Adrift has a lot of what I like about Pallbearer but I think is a better, more musically interesting band overall.
― Joan Digimon (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 29 December 2017 20:26 (six years ago) link
Here's an progressive black metal album that is at risk of being overlooked:
Entheos - Le Zahir
Listen to Cité Perdue for a taste.
― Dinsdale, Saturday, 30 December 2017 13:10 (six years ago) link
Happy Hogmanay everybody!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 31 December 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
How many voters have we had so far?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 1 January 2018 22:08 (six years ago) link
Is it too late to have things added to the spreadsheet? I have a ranked list of 61 metal albums and only 38 of the albums are on the spreadsheet.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 03:07 (six years ago) link
Like, three of my top 10 ain't there... :(
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 03:09 (six years ago) link
im sure simon could add it
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 13:12 (six years ago) link
sure, list 'em off here!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 2 January 2018 13:25 (six years ago) link
Super! Thanks! I tried to format them in the same manner as the spreadsheet.
Alestorm - No Grave But The SeaAntisect - The Rising of the LightsBig|Brave - ArdorCursed Moon - Rite of DarknessDisharmony - Goddamn The SunEluveitie - Evocation II: PantheonFalaise - My Endless ImmensityFarsot - Fail LureHorn - Turm Am HangIdes of Gemini - WomenLight of the Morning Star - NoctaMammoth Mammoth - Mount the MountainNaudiz - Wulfasa KunjaNortt - EndeligtOverkill - The Grinding WheelPyriphlegethon - The Murky Black of Eternal NightReverorum ib Malacht - Ter Agios NuminiSelcouth - Heart Is the Star of ChaosSlagmaur - Thill Smitts TerrorTau Cross - Pillar of FireThe Midnight Ghost Train - Cypress Ave.The Wizards - Full Moon in ScorpioZeal & Ardor - Devil Is Fine
Kinda surprised that a few of these didn't make the list since many of them were discussed in Rolling Metal 2017 extensively.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:01 (six years ago) link
There's always someone who says they missed the nomination period
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:09 (six years ago) link
Has anyone voted yet? I don't have access to check and just wondered if people have voted but didn't post here saying so.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:10 (six years ago) link
Happy to add these, I think the Zeal and Ardor album is 2016 though?
― Simon H., Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
It definitely got some votes last year though I don't think it cracked 101.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:17 (six years ago) link
The Zeal & Ardor was released independently and also saw a vinyl release in 2016 however MVKA Records gave it an 'official' US release on 2/24/2017 and it was also the first time it appeared on CD anywhere.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:31 (six years ago) link
(deliberates wisely) I'll allow it
― Simon H., Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:35 (six years ago) link
Thank you, your honor.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:36 (six years ago) link
I'm sort of amazed we missed Big|Brave in the nomination process
― Simon H., Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:50 (six years ago) link
Slagmaur missing was the head-scratcher for me. We discussed that one a lot in rolling metal.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 15:01 (six years ago) link
Sadly a lot of regulars on that thread don't participate in polls.Hopefully Simon can persuade them? Brian you should try too!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 15:50 (six years ago) link
I'll begin the pestering campaign sometime this week.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 2 January 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
The ones I've listened to a lot this year are Jute Gyte, Akvan (Iranian folk/black metal hybrid that integrates oud with intense black metal), and Árstíðir lífsins (epic progressive Icelandic folk metal). Converge is catching up too. Are there any Branca-metal releases I should check out urgently? Gnaw Their Tongues?
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 14:56 (six years ago) link
If you haven't heard them already 2 Krallices and a Thantifaxath
― queens of the stonage (ultros ultros-ghali), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 16:58 (six years ago) link
Also Blattaria
2 Krallices And a Thantifaxath in a pear tree
― imago, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 18:34 (six years ago) link
*in a PURGATORY
― imago, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
https://tinyurl.com/RYM-2017-Best-Metal
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 3 January 2018 21:09 (six years ago) link
Voted for the first time in a year or two! It was a good year for metal and I *still* feel like I missed so much, looking at that nominations list.
― beard papa, Thursday, 4 January 2018 07:18 (six years ago) link
I had heard both Krallice releases but hadn't given them enough time. Loum is pretty great, esp, and I just bought it. The Thantifaxath surprises me: pretty eclectic with some dazzlingly intense passages.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 4 January 2018 23:52 (six years ago) link
the general poll voting has startedILM's 2017 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / VOTING THREAD
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 6 January 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
I've been listening to In Contact by Caligula's Horse a lot. They blend prog-metal with some mildly djenty elements to uncommonly good effect, and pull off a few gambits that really shouldn't work, most notably a three minute spoken-word-only track (!) and a fifteen-minute closer. Their make-or-break clean vocals sound great to me - there's even a moment in "Dream the Dead" (one of the best openers of the year) that evokes my beloved Anneke-era The Gathering.
― Simon H., Saturday, 6 January 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
I voted. Has anyone else?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 7 January 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
I'm taking the time to discover more stuff, there's almost a whole month left.
― Dinsdale, Sunday, 7 January 2018 19:35 (six years ago) link
I voted a week or so ago.
― gman59, Sunday, 7 January 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
pollrunners have to vote early as seandalai prefers it that way. but like anybody else we can change our ballot if we hear something new we want to include.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 7 January 2018 20:21 (six years ago) link
I'll try to submit a ballot by week's end
― Simon H., Monday, 8 January 2018 13:45 (six years ago) link
Did anyone give these a listen?
I hope you all give the Solstafir, Sannhet and Au Champ des Morts albums a listen― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus),
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus),
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 13:46 (six years ago) link
Also what did you all think of the Electric Wizard album? It seems that those who didn't like the last few loved this one.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 13:47 (six years ago) link
oh and I hope Agalloch fans checked out the excellent Pillorian album. I wonder when the other ex members of Agalloch will get an album out
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 13:48 (six years ago) link
the Solstafir record is pretty solid
― Simon H., Tuesday, 9 January 2018 13:50 (six years ago) link
Au champ des morts is excellent indeed!
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
Sannhet is great, although I'm not sure if I would call it metal.
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
they will always be Gannnet to me
― #TeamHailing (imago), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 14:44 (six years ago) link
― beard papa, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 00:49 (six years ago) link
I liked the Sannhet a lot
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 18:37 (six years ago) link
seandalai how many ballots do we have so far?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 11 January 2018 16:58 (six years ago) link
On a less false note, I need to also stump for Lich King's insanely fun the Omniclasm, the rare metal album that a) has a non-corny sense of humor and b) still manages to rock the fuck out. Even the sequencing is witty, pairing "Cut the Shit", a rant against scene police and self-serious political bands, with "Our Time to Riot"...a sincere political song about destroying the American government. Also: a song about how awful parenting is ("Preschool Cesspool"), and (along with Kreator) one of the year's two explicitly pro-LGBT thrash songs ("Offense").
― Simon H., Thursday, 11 January 2018 18:58 (six years ago) link
I know this hasn't actually been discussed among the pollrunners yet but I'm wondering if it might be wise to extend the voting period for one more week, since the main trax/albums rollout won't actually wrap up until (I believe) February 2nd, and I'm a little concerned there may not leave be lot of spare air for \metal/ while that's going on
― Simon H., Friday, 12 January 2018 13:35 (six years ago) link
To be honest? I'd prob move it back to Sunday, to give people the weekend to focus on their metal ballots, but I doubt much more would be needed. That way you benefit from the momentum coming off the albums poll
I think this is the first time that metal poll happens after the big poll...? Usually metal poll acts an okay hype vehicle for like the top 2 or 3 to make it onto the albums poll, but I don't really kniw what the effect will be now that we're reversing the order. Shoukd be interesting...
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 12 January 2018 18:16 (six years ago) link
Yeah this is a first try at doing it in this order AFAIK
― Simon H., Friday, 12 January 2018 18:18 (six years ago) link
the longer we open the poll the more people put things off and wait til the last hour to vote
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 12 January 2018 18:37 (six years ago) link
and then ask for another 24 hours..
we only have 6 ballots so far btw, hoping to see more campaigning for albums to encourage others.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 12 January 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
I will definitely be voting. Be patient.
I likely won't wait until the last minute either since I am very happy with my Top 60 and placing. I had to get some lists together for earlier deadlines and don't anticipate changing much when I vote here.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 12 January 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
For those who are interested, I created a Spotify list of my favorite tracks from my favorite albums of 2017. The metal-to-non-metal ratio is about 4-to-1 so if you put it on random and let 'er rip, it won't all be the devil's music. But most of it is.
http://open.spotify.com/user/nyc_native/playlist/6AgLUwOX0KciLqQFAGfWob
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Sunday, 14 January 2018 03:29 (six years ago) link
I totally forgot to nominate Emyn Muil - Elenion Ancalima but it is total Summoning worship that will be high on my ballot, easily better than the actual new Summoning record.
Délétère - Per Aspera Ad Pestilentiam : excellent Canadian BM, excellent mix of the usual fast/furious and catchy rockin' stuff.
Goatpenis is absolutely kickass. Ungfell - Tôtbringære if you like Peste Noire. Slagmaur if you like Ceremony-era Samael. Colotyphus if you like Drudkh. Contaminated if you'd have liked Entombed to be doomier. Lingua Ignota if you like Diamanda Galas.
― Siegbran, Monday, 15 January 2018 00:08 (six years ago) link
Goatpenis
― alpine static, Monday, 15 January 2018 09:09 (six years ago) link
Let's make a Goatpenis victory happen, we can do it.
― Siegbran, Monday, 15 January 2018 10:33 (six years ago) link
Siegbran, I added Emyn Muil to the list.
― Simon H., Monday, 15 January 2018 14:05 (six years ago) link
Merci!
― Siegbran, Monday, 15 January 2018 14:36 (six years ago) link
billy woods' album Known Unknowns is fantastic and well worth a listen.
Also the Buddy track Find Me was great: https://youtu.be/NWTNbDkalAQ
Other tracks I am campaigning for:Blanck Mass - PleaseFour Tet - Two Thousand and Seventeen
― octobeard, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 07:36 (six years ago) link
^ ^ ^ Goddamnit wrong thread. NO metal in any of that.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 07:37 (six years ago) link
I don't know how much appeal it will have, since I'm still kind of puzzled by it still after all these months, but I think Locust Leaves - A Subtler Kind of Light is worthy of consideration. Manages to incorporate tech-death, black metal, progressive metal and ambient within 35 minutes, featuring Ayloss from Spectral Lore on lead guitar. If that helps.
And if you anyone ever liked the idea of Peste Noire but found them too problematic, then Ungfell - Tôtbringære is for you.
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
Oh also while I was tinkering with my ballot earlier I noticed The Clearing Path album appears twice, once under the name 'Clearing Path.'
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 20:54 (six years ago) link
Duplicate removed, thanks!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 16 January 2018 21:01 (six years ago) link
Please vote!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 19 January 2018 10:58 (six years ago) link
I feel like a Wyoming voter in this thing. Vote if for no other reason than to stop me from having so much influence!
― beard papa, Saturday, 20 January 2018 03:24 (six years ago) link
This is a total false pick but the Sundays & Cybele album Chaos & Systems is totally tremendous J-psych. The last track here, "Paradise Come" brings to mind a more paisley Acid Mothers Temple:
https://youtu.be/6Ou9i5GHhks
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 20 January 2018 13:44 (six years ago) link
I thought Imago & TT would have been campaigning/liveblogging albums by now
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 14:09 (six years ago) link
Soon...
― #TeamHailing (imago), Saturday, 20 January 2018 15:59 (six years ago) link
Saints alive, "Yarinareth, Yarinareth, Yarinareth" is such a motherfucker.
There's always one song on every new JG album that's just reaches and grabs me and convinces me that it's best thing guy has ever done, and this time YYY is absolutely the winner
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 20 January 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
I VOTED
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Saturday, 20 January 2018 17:11 (six years ago) link
YYY isn't my favourite track on the album (it's...third?) but the way it dissolves at the end is some insane audio magic
― #TeamHailing (imago), Saturday, 20 January 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
Not voting but just wanted to pop in and thank Siegbran for bringing Lingua Ignota to my attention a little while ago. Loved that record so much I wrote it in for the main poll.
― emil.y, Saturday, 20 January 2018 19:56 (six years ago) link
you are allowed to vote for just one album
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
talking about the big poll, I wonder what/if any metal will make the 77? I seem to remember a previous metal poll winner not making the 77 yet lower down albums did.
Will a lack of metal poll being up first hurt chances of enough consensus to make main poll?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link
I've always thought when it comes to main poll that everyone's already voted for metal so leave it out in main poll.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
i voted for 8 (arguably 9) metal albums in the main poll. the one i voted lowest is the only one of those i half-expect to show up though
― #TeamHailing (imago), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
the electric wizard album wasn't nommed in main poll and they usually showed up in the 77 i think? Converge maybe has the best chance
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
would be weird if the electric wizard did badly in polls after how the older fans felt it was a return to form after the last few*
*the last few were awesome and those fans wrong
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:47 (six years ago) link
oh Chelsea Wolfe will make the 77. Will be very disappointed if it doesn't go top 10 tbh
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:50 (six years ago) link
I haven't campaigned for it here as I just assumed everyone will vote for it but if you haven't heard the Chelsea Wolfe album then please do. It's terrific. I always play it back to back with the Myrkur.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
voted for 7 metal albums in the main poll but I don't expect any of them to make the list
― Dinsdale, Saturday, 20 January 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
At least half my big poll is *metal*
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 21 January 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
I usually leave out the metal.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 21 January 2018 12:33 (six years ago) link
aye, in your metal poll :P
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 21 January 2018 15:10 (six years ago) link
dungeon synth is metal too, k3rr, did you not get the memo?
listened to the Colotyphus opening track earlier - it was pretty good! will listen to some more later.
― #TeamHailing (imago), Sunday, 21 January 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link
Six metal albums on my 77 albums ballot.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Sunday, 21 January 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
hey, haven't been around in awhile but I will definitely put a ballot in for this poll!
― Frobisher, Sunday, 21 January 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
i wondered where you were
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 21 January 2018 23:29 (six years ago) link
I put three metal albums on my 77 ballot.
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 22 January 2018 08:42 (six years ago) link
Voted!
― Simon H., Monday, 22 January 2018 13:02 (six years ago) link
i asked seandalai if voting was in double figures yet.
no reply still
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 22 January 2018 18:39 (six years ago) link
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUM6nFmX0AAobtA.jpg:large
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 05:25 (six years ago) link
ayyyy
― Simon H., Tuesday, 23 January 2018 11:58 (six years ago) link
did anyone add to or subscribe to the playlist?https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:23 (six years ago) link
There seems to be much less campaigning going on than past years was everyone just unenthusiastic about metal in 2017?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:34 (six years ago) link
Can't speak for others but I was enthusiastic! I just suck at campaigning. Still, my favorite metal albums this year that no one else seemed to care about, and actually my favorite metal albums period, were Entheos - Le Zahir which is free/name-your-price on bandcamp, and Anakim - Monuments to Departed Worlds which I didn't nominate because I heard it after the deadline. The former are from Quebec and make atmospheric, *cough* post *cough* black metal which manages to not be boring, the latter are a technical death metal band from UK and the album is just fucking great.
Ex Eye's selft-titled was great too but I don't think it needs campaigning.
Another one I loved this year is Der Weg Einer Freiheit - Finisterre.
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:53 (six years ago) link
tbh I think everything needs campaigning. I think we are wrong to assume everyones heard what you think are the major releases.
I don't even know if everyone who liked Agalloch have even heard Pillorian.
I'll say one thing though - the rolling metal thread last year was really quiet and it felt like the core group of posters on it was small.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:56 (six years ago) link
oh and dinsdale simon could add that album for you. With (i hope) 90% of ballots still to be cast, there is a very real chance voters will give it a listen and vote for it.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 21:59 (six years ago) link
I've also just purchased it to give it a listen. Campaigning works!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 22:01 (six years ago) link
oh wait i purchased the Entheos. I think you nommed that?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
yeah I nominated that one
I forgot to mention Cavernlight - As We Cup Our Hands And Drink From The Stream of Our Ache... I don't know if that one was talked about in the rolling thread but it was my favorite doom release this year.
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 25 January 2018 22:17 (six years ago) link
I'm sure Simon will add them to the noms
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 22:18 (six years ago) link
Cavernlight was nominated, I meant I had forgotten about it in my lame attempt at campaigning :)
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 25 January 2018 22:24 (six years ago) link
well since hardly anyone's voted its still a good time to campaign!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 25 January 2018 22:31 (six years ago) link
Not sure how much good it will do, but I'd be happy to campaign for these wonderful albums (strangely, many of my favorites, or at least the low-profile ones, came out on Invictus this year):
Apostate Viaticum - Before the Gates of Gomorrah - Raw and weird death metal, maybe for Howls of Ebb fans.http://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-gates-of-gomorrah
Antiversum - Cosmos Comedenti - Cavernous, atmospheric doomy death.http://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/cosmos-comedenti
Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland - A Slovakian black metal/hard rock concept album, maybe for Hail Spirit Noir fans.http://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/nordkarpatenland
Undergang - Misantropologi - Awesome dank and guttural old-school death, maybe for Convulse fans.http://undergang.bandcamp.com/album/misantropologi
I would also mention Power Trip and Immolation, but I'm assuming everyone knows them already.
― o. nate, Friday, 26 January 2018 01:56 (six years ago) link
dinsdale, I added the Anakim album!
nate, Malokarpapatan have my vote :)
― Simon H., Friday, 26 January 2018 02:23 (six years ago) link
Nice. My campaign is working already.
― o. nate, Friday, 26 January 2018 03:40 (six years ago) link
https://rlv.zcache.com/i_voted_by_mail_but_had_to_make_my_own_sticker-raa4957d67e6941b393f4ef2fdee82048_v9wz7_8byvr_324.jpg
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:42 (six years ago) link
Bummed I didn't nominate some stuff - loved - Resurgency - No Worlds... Nor Gods Beyond , Bufihimat - I , Droid - Terrestrial Mutations, Slow - V - Oceans , Sutrah - Dunes , Madrost - The Essence of Time Matches No Flesh , Toxic Shock - TWENTYLASTCENTURY - but, alas, they weren't listed.
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
If you'd brought it up sooner I could have added them!
― Simon H., Friday, 26 January 2018 16:47 (six years ago) link
We're gonna go back to doing this before the main poll next year right? Good good
― imago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
I guess metal is never truly an anticlimax though
well people requested longer voting times and wanted the year to end so all albums that came out in december got in. And seandalai can only do it before xmas or after big poll.
as it turned out with my mum being in hospital for 2 weeks in december there wouldve been no way i couldve run it and simon wouldve been left on his own
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 16:51 (six years ago) link
all fair, all fair. hoping Mother Odysseus is faring better ofc!
― imago, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
No big deal! Good year for metal - there were a lot of records I really liked a re-visited many times that all made my top 50. I'll rep those missing ones though - esp. the Resurgency.
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 26 January 2018 16:57 (six years ago) link
Perhaps we might naughtily speculate about which metal albums will appear in the 77 next week
― imago, Friday, 26 January 2018 17:00 (six years ago) link
I dont expect any except maybe Chelsea Wolfe. Anything else would be a surprise. Qotsa might not make it because of Josh kicking that photographer, I dont think ILM is prepared to put music on its own after some horrible behaviour like that. I did vote for it but I did want to put in brackets Josh was a knob after it.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
Electric Wizard wasn't even nominated for the big poll.
I suppose Jute Gyte might get in since less votes might be needed and his usual 5 voters amongst us might sneak him in
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:11 (six years ago) link
One year the metal poll winner didn't even get in the top 100 in the big poll. Was it Hammers Of Misfortune?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:12 (six years ago) link
Don't think Jute Gyte will make it this time. There hasn't been so much clamour.
I think Ex Eye has a chance
― imago, Friday, 26 January 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
I have no idea what will even win *this* poll. Seandalai hasn't sent me access to the ballots or anything yet as he's so busy with big poll
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
This was my Top Ten at The Agit Reader, one of two websites I write for these days. Consider that my campaigning!
http://agitreader.com/wp2/something-wicked-top-10-of-2017
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:24 (six years ago) link
Has there been any debut albums by bands that have made an impact this year? Most of the big impact albums I can think of this year are by established acts or related to big bands (Pillorian, avatarium,Au champ des morts)
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:26 (six years ago) link
The Tchornobog debut has gotten a lot of love critically.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
Anyone who likes the 90s Norwegian school of avant-garde/post-black metal should hear Urarv's debut. Aldrahn on vox and guitar!
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 26 January 2018 20:02 (six years ago) link
And I also endorse the Entheos album, I included it in my ballot
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 26 January 2018 20:03 (six years ago) link
YES
― Dinsdale, Friday, 26 January 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
we may as well discuss the big (on ilm) albums then, what did you guys think of the albums byMastodonElectric WizardConvergeCleric ElderBell WitchPallbearerGodfleshWolves in the Throne Room
and jute gyte?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 20:43 (six years ago) link
enh, enh, pretty good, not my thing, awesome, pretty good (tho excessive), not bad, v good, enh, and pretty good, in that order.
― Simon H., Friday, 26 January 2018 20:44 (six years ago) link
I couldn't even tell you what the big metal albums out in the real world are tbh. Was there any platinum metal albums?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
I've only heard 3 of those
Elder = A+Godflesh, WITTR = meh
― Dinsdale, Friday, 26 January 2018 20:51 (six years ago) link
Mastodon Not heard, but I haven't liked anything else that they've done after Crack the Skye so I assume it's pretty lameElectric Wizard Not for me thanksConverge NOCleric YESElder I didn't like their last one but this is really great!Bell Witch Decent, not a keeper for me thoughPallbearer Haven't heard, didn't like their previous much, should give it a go maybe since I liked ElderGodflesh Always been lukewarm on this bandWolves in the Throne Room Overall solid and very impressive in partsJute Gyte Sometimes think this could be his best? Very good, anyway
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 26 January 2018 21:15 (six years ago) link
That formatting is bad and I feel bad sorry
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Friday, 26 January 2018 21:16 (six years ago) link
did Terrorizer publish their EOY list yet? Fuckers sent me about 3 or 4 issues instead of the supposed 13 you got for subscribing.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 26 January 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
Just missed my main ballot but I think Elder might be one of the best rock bands out there rn. I'm holding out meager hope that their album and/or Botanist and/or Ex Eye might scrape the lower reaches of the countdown. Obv Jute Gyte as well...
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 26 January 2018 21:35 (six years ago) link
This might be my favourite metal song of the year Electric Wizard - Necromania
https://youtu.be/HqO_gPaxLYU
remember the year we tried a tracks poll and hardly anyone voted? I thought it was a shame it didn't work out.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 27 January 2018 00:11 (six years ago) link
I was just wondering the other day why there were no tracks poll... Then again I'm not a tracks person myself and my ballot would likely have 3 items top. Doesn't mean I wouldn't be interested if others started to list their favorite tracks in this thread or elsewhere.
― Dinsdale, Saturday, 27 January 2018 07:24 (six years ago) link
the problem was nobody was interested in a tracks poll
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 27 January 2018 13:14 (six years ago) link
Metal is an album-oriented form for most adherents. It certainly is for me.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 27 January 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
Voted. So Power Trip (#65) was the top metal/rock album on Pazz & Jop, followed by Elder (83) and QOTSA (86). No other results available.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 27 January 2018 15:40 (six years ago) link
Who else plans to vote? less than a week to vote! You have until saturday!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 28 January 2018 19:46 (six years ago) link
Will vote!
― Siegbran, Sunday, 28 January 2018 21:56 (six years ago) link
we only have 13 ballots so far, Hope there's a lot more to come!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 28 January 2018 22:17 (six years ago) link
I will likely be voting minutes from the deadline - still a few things to check out first...
If anyone's still looking to fill their ballot, or even radically change it at the last second, then I'd be thrilled to see any of these placing (sorry if they're obvious, I haven't kept up with the ILX zeitgeist much this last year):
Kairon; IRSE - Ruination: This is a very beautiful sprawling psych album in the same kind of wheelhouse as Elder, but considerably more shoegaze (at times).https://kaironirse.bandcamp.com/album/ruination
Psudoku - Psudokument: I'm sure imago's mentioned this plenty already, but if you've not listened yet and your tolerance for glittering electro-grindcore is high, then it's well worth hearing.https://psudoku.bandcamp.com/
Black Cilice - Banished from Time: The grimiest, strangest kind of atmospheric. Genuinely frightening.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXbfMKz9Bi8
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Sunday, 28 January 2018 22:26 (six years ago) link
Oops sorry, didn't mean to post that as a video...
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Sunday, 28 January 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
Yeah to Black Cilice! That album made my main ballot, all the driney mystique of the previous album but mych more chilling priduction and those vocals!
New Forgotten Spell us v much along those lines as well
Another way super lo-fi black metal album I've bern getting into--though its nowhere near as visceral, a lit more synths--is Rubedo Nocturno. I think you can only find it on soundcloud tho
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 29 January 2018 04:22 (six years ago) link
Oh, looks like its only a sample :(
https://m.soundcloud.com/blackgangrene/rubedo-nocturno
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 29 January 2018 04:24 (six years ago) link
Voted. As far as campaigning -- everyone should listen to the Spectral Voice album, which is a perfectly idiomatic example of spooky, doomy death. Atmospheric in places, crushing in others. The whole vibe is spot on.
https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/eroded-corridors-of-unbeing
― Dominique, Monday, 29 January 2018 14:36 (six years ago) link
That's sounding good.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Monday, 29 January 2018 15:12 (six years ago) link
Closing track of the Forgotten Spell (see Youtube for more) is one of the best metal songs of the year, yeah.
The Psudoku is not really for anyone except tt, ultros and I. Maybe Dominique. Hyperactive Cardiacsy grindcore, y'all. You've been warned.
― imago, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:14 (six years ago) link
never heard of Psodouku until now, but it's fun after 2 tracks! Kind of Melt Banana-ish? Also, I sincerely hope the name is a combination of Psyopus and Sudoku.
― Dominique, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
Count me in on Psudoku, though I heard it too late to vote for it. Not normally my thing.xp
― beard papa, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link
you can always resubmit your ballot ;)
― imago, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:50 (six years ago) link
track 5 (the REALLY unpronounceable one) is my pick
― imago, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
Will listen to Spectral Voice a bit later too, cheers
Spectral Voice is great
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 29 January 2018 16:00 (six years ago) link
ok, time to go through all the things mentioned in this thread before voting
― Dinsdale, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
Check out Azonic too--Blind Idiot God's "orchestral doom" project, cuts a path between the drone of Sunn 0))) & the maelstroms of Fushitsusha, plus tympani and gong
https://azonicsonic.bandcamp.com/album/prospect-of-the-deep-volume-one
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
It's probably a little late in the game but I'll try to promote some more of my favorite space-rock choices here. I'm always a little embarrassed trying to justify dragging this stuff into this poll, but it does tend to draw some decent reactions here & there...
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:47 (six years ago) link
(Also: don't forget Multishiva!)
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 23:19 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 1:
The Imajinary Friends - The Imajinary Friendshttps://theimajinaryfriends.bandcamp.com
Admittedly, it's already a stretch to include space rock in this poll, but its prob an even further stretch to consider this 'space rock': more like potent zone-out acid rock, maybe the most potent head music album I've heard since Black Bananas' Rad Time Xpress IV. It's true that this was a one-off side project for shoegazers like Swervedriver & Brian Jonestown Massacre, their sole caustic acid-fried album released over 20 years ago. And it's true the lead off track brings to mind a lost Broadcast song, prob the least metal thing to touch this thread. Still: this stuff is heavy in the best sense of the world...
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 06:10 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 2:
Vespero - Shum-Shirhttp://music.vespero.ru/album/shum-shir
Maybe even less metal than Imajinary Friends but this isn't really that out of place among other stuff like Sungod, Zombi & Kayo Dot's Coffins on Io. These Russian space-rockers have shown up on my radar once or twice before, but this is the first album that really broke through to me. Basically the concept reads to me as "Fela in space", but there's many unusual elements, like violin and breakbeats, along with the weird alien hyperclarity in the production which often accompany the nerdier corners of *rock*, all of which serves to denaturalize matters quite a bit. I mean, yeah I see how 'neoprog Ozric clones deconstruct afrobeat' might not be the most appealing proposition, but I found this engaging and offbeat
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:07 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 3:
https://youtu.be/s4b4rXvh3
^the other key track from Choas & Systems. probably should've led off with this one, seeing as it doesn't bite "Pink Lady Lemonade"
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:20 (six years ago) link
In the metal thread no one can hear you campaigning
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:44 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 4:
Liquidarlo Celuloide - Superfriccionhttps://buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/br84-liquidarlo-celuloide-superfricci-n
More like 'space punk' this time. Apparently this Peruvian band has been around for a long time. They're totally bonkers, and come across like a more psychedelic Brainiac. This album tends to have two modes: 'manic' and 'frantic'. That said, this might be a touch too much straightforward garage rock for attn defct crew, but I think the first 50 seconds of "Sin piel por no fabricar pegamento" might be sufficient to provide imago with a stray grin
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 21:08 (six years ago) link
this poll ends on saturday night so dont leave it too late to vote. We NEED to get the runout started on Monday so no extra days , voting period has been very long (longest ever)
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 22:18 (six years ago) link
I was hoping to sneak in a bit more time to listen to other nominees, but I think I'm just going to have to suck it up and vote.
― o. nate, Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:10 (six years ago) link
don't make AG cry. V O T E
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 04:01 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 5:
Nik Turner - Life in Spacehttps://nikturnermusic.bandcamp.com/album/life-in-space-3
Nobody understands the impulse to write this off more than me; I was all set to play this once and forget. I half-suspect this was the album that made GOTT PUNCH say "fuck it" & nominate Pontiak. Even after the first track, an ok-to-middling ballad, I still figured this was some sort of throwaway anachronism. Then the second track came on, and by the time I made it to the fairly transporting echo-drenched gutar solo, I was won over. Featuring the drummer and guitarist from the old punk band UK Subs
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 1 February 2018 06:09 (six years ago) link
Don't make simon cry, V O T E
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
did no one nominate the cannibal corpse album? how did i forget to nominate the cannibal corpse album
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
are write-ins ok? not that it'll make it in lol
yes but simon can add it to the noms too
since i assume most are still to vote
also anyone can resubmit their ballot as long as they say so on here so we can check
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
anyway, it's v late in the game, but i'd like to particularly rep for
- lunatii's elimino, basically a fake early katatonia record, beautifully, shatteringly depressing, it's all i wanted to listen to last year (https://lunatiiofficial.bandcamp.com/album/elimino-2017)- the new godflesh, it's so cool and good and i can never stop thinking about it, it's like broadrick employing every style he's ever explored at once (https://godflesh1.bandcamp.com/album/post-self)- paradise lost's medusa, obv, feels like after the shift in style in their last record they've really arrived on this one- spectral voice, who are mentioned upthread, and who are one of the rare bands who really get the death/doom balance right, mesmerizing record- ingurgitating oblivion's vision wallows in symphonies of light which iirc was a joan crawford recommendation. it lives up to the title (https://ingurgitatingoblivion1.bandcamp.com/album/vision-wallows-in-symphonies-of-light)- fucking couch slut, my god- king woman! stoner metal packed with hooks!- idk the new cannibal corpse and immolation records fucking rock
yeah i think that's it
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
Couch Slut and King Woman are both going to be very prominent on my ballot
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
Closing track of Couch Slut is best doom of the year, and they're not a doom band
― imago, Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
I was just listening to King Woman! Will have to re-check-out Couch Slut.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
i didn't manage to listen to it until this year but the code orange album is so, so, so brutal
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:38 (six years ago) link
love the code orange record, pretty unique sound
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
if we were doing a tracks poll "Bleeding in the Blur" might top mine
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
they're so stylistically varied while remaining 100 percent punishing, what a great unique band
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
i also forgot to nominate the new blood command but for me it ended up feeling like kind of a step down from funeral beach. the title track was still one of the best things i heard all year
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
I added cannibal corpse <3
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:53 (six years ago) link
thank u friend
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
wow, last year's obituary album really fucking cooks
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
yo dinsdale, thanks for recommending the anakim record. the production sucks but everything else about it is amazing
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
like what if progressive death metal..... was super fun?
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
you're welcome and yeah that's a good way to describe it
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link
sorry i need to reiterate how badass this album is
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link
we have 16 ballots, we need more!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
i think my ballot is basically done but i just wanted to mention that the undergang album is nasty af
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
voted!
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:28 (six years ago) link
17 ballots now! We're on a roll!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:30 (six years ago) link
― Siegbran, Friday, 2 February 2018 09:46 (six years ago) link
http://calvarygranada.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ivoted.jpg
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 2 February 2018 13:35 (six years ago) link
voting finishes tomorrow!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
we have hit the twenty ballot mark. Last year we got 40 ballots, the year before we had 60 ballots.
Is the Tenth annual Metal poll also the last?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
I feel like I've heard too little to vote.
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:25 (six years ago) link
not at all. you also have around 30 hours to listen to some noms
why not follow the spotify nominations list?https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 17:27 (six years ago) link
Alright, I'll do what I can.
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:28 (six years ago) link
good good
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
i miss lj and tt liveblogging their listening
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:27 (six years ago) link
29 hours left, eh?
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:35 (six years ago) link
Going to compile the first draft of my ballot and then let's see if any of these campaigned-for offerings can creep onto my ballot...
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Friday, 2 February 2018 18:36 (six years ago) link
Remembering how much I loved this Hell album. The vocals are insane! And the production really turns the blood.
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Friday, 2 February 2018 19:35 (six years ago) link
I'm only voting for stuff I gave 7/10 or more to, which currently numbers at about 17 albums. I'm sure I'll be able to add to that later!
― imago, Friday, 2 February 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 2 February 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
I submitted a ballot but accidentally left off my bottom five, so I resubmitted. Please take the longer ballot and discard the shorter one? Sorry!
― airdnb (Tom Violence), Friday, 2 February 2018 19:57 (six years ago) link
I guess I should chuck a ballot into this thing since I was the lone Rebel Wizard voter in the non-metal poll ... been listening to a bunch of Chinese metal but obv none of that's nominated. What time on Saturday does the poll close? 's 9am where I am. Enjoying the Vespero and King Woman so far, though o_O at the latter's Stone Roses cover.
― etc, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
― Dinsdale, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
Something Tom Ewing wrote about the last track of the Mara Balls album
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/nylpm/2017/11/my-pop-year-mara-balls-elava-kivi/
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:32 (six years ago) link
Don't forget to vote in the 10th annual metal poll tomorrow! Even if you send a ballot with only Ex Eye, Blanck Mass and Elder it will still be welcome!
Lol xp
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, February 2, 2018 6:14 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Blanck Mass is not on the noms list?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
This is how you lure poor, innocent voters in huh? Disgrace.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 2 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
lmao
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
*psst Blanck Mass has already gotten one vote, go ahead and include it*
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
Ok I've been informed that I'm out of order here.
Will you please add
Blanck Mass - World Eater
to the nominations list
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 2 February 2018 20:46 (six years ago) link
Drugs A and AG lured me into this thread. When I saw how I was greeted
https://i.giphy.com/media/PHPxb8qUkKqKA/giphy.gif
I simply couldn't resist. Voted!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Friday, 2 February 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
wahey!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 21:22 (six years ago) link
we have 26 ballots in! Last year we dropped from 60 to 40, so lets see if we can get to 40 again at least
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
Is it too late for write-ins?
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 February 2018 22:15 (six years ago) link
Yeah I have no idea why that Europe album wasnt nominated either, go ahead.
― Siegbran, Friday, 2 February 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
Simon can add to the noms for you if you nominate them here
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 23:01 (six years ago) link
last 24 hours to vote!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:19 (six years ago) link
Did anybody give the Solstafir album a listen? Their third masterpiece in a row. Siegbran loved it iirc
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:23 (six years ago) link
lj and tt i hope you give it a try
tbh I think Solstafir is something that could crossover on ilx
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 01:29 (six years ago) link
acck i can't get my shit together with this. still gonna vote!
― Frobisher, Saturday, 3 February 2018 03:32 (six years ago) link
ok I voted!
― Frobisher, Saturday, 3 February 2018 06:19 (six years ago) link
Voted submitted, unweighted for once.
― my dreams in the hell-pits (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 3 February 2018 08:48 (six years ago) link
I'm enjoying the organs in Solstafir, but I wish there was more of them!
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Saturday, 3 February 2018 10:46 (six years ago) link
Favourite finds of the morning:
Big Brave - Surprised I didn't hear about this sooner, so thanks to whoever brought it up itt! Love the vocals and their delicacy as set against this slow grind Slagmaur - Victorian ghost story covered in mossPillorian - Heavy and melodic enough. I like how it changes it up every 30 seconds or so and still manages to sound evenly pacedSundays & Cybele - You had me at 'paisley'. A smoke-filled fabrics den on a sunny Sunday afternoon
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Saturday, 3 February 2018 12:09 (six years ago) link
Shit I think I forgot to vote for Slagmaur.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 3 February 2018 12:27 (six years ago) link
A few more quick albums on the last day of voting
Korto, this year's Comet Control though it's definitely harder candy. See also: power-pop Astronoidhttps://korto-yo.bandcamp.com/album/korto-s-t
Plastic Crimewave, spacy Stooges-style garage rock with the chaos element quite prominent https://cful.bandcamp.com/album/plastic-crimewave-syndicate-thunderbolt-of-flaming-wisdom
10000 Russos, kind of like a more postpunk/kraut-y Moon Duo but with plenty of oppressive sludginesshttps://fuzzclub.bandcamp.com/album/distress-distress
Moths & Locusts: this album has a lot more ideas than your average stoner releasehttps://mothsandlocusts.bandcamp.com/album/intro-outro
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 3 February 2018 12:28 (six years ago) link
I voted for Big|Brave.1000 Russos sounds awesome, I'm going to check them out.
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 3 February 2018 12:43 (six years ago) link
10000, even
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 3 February 2018 12:44 (six years ago) link
we have 30 ballots, still ten down on last year (30 down on 2016)
thanks to all who have voted and if anyone wants to vote , please do! dont be afraid, chuck in a ballot
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 13:58 (six years ago) link
It's is a 3-wheeled race car that combines the past to future, advocates free public transportation and doesn't order dessert at a restaurant.
Haha this Korto is lovely! How do you find this stuff DAM?
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Saturday, 3 February 2018 14:25 (six years ago) link
Just voted for 12 albums, unweighted
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 3 February 2018 15:20 (six years ago) link
Posting mine now, unweighted. There's a bunch of these I haven't heard yet but I'm sure I have in a folder full of promos. My bad.
― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Saturday, 3 February 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
(Also some of my picks I'd barely count as metal, like Oxbow and White Suns, but they were in the nominations so on my list they went.)
― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Saturday, 3 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
Sorry, I'm ridiculously late… If at all possible, I'd like to add the following nominations:
Almyrkvi - UmbraBestia Arcana - HolókaustonLluvia - EnigmaRebirth of Nefast - TabernaculumSLOW - V – OceansVäki -Kirous
― pomenitul, Saturday, 3 February 2018 16:34 (six years ago) link
and voted.
― auto focus, Saturday, 3 February 2018 17:15 (six years ago) link
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 3 February 2018 17:25 (six years ago) link
voted
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Saturday, 3 February 2018 17:32 (six years ago) link
again?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 17:46 (six years ago) link
no lol
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Saturday, 3 February 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
I resubmitted since I forgot two albums. Please discard the first ballot (with 12 albums) and accept the second (with 14). Sorry for the confusion.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 3 February 2018 17:59 (six years ago) link
grrr - late additions and I'm too busy to re-submit - oh well it stands
― BlackIronPrison, Saturday, 3 February 2018 18:18 (six years ago) link
Oh! The Lingua Ignota is amazing!
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Saturday, 3 February 2018 18:25 (six years ago) link
Good, more people should hear it. Strictly speaking not metal of course, but unhinged apoplectic rage rarely sounded this good.
I’m really surprised this wasn’t even nominated in the regular poll.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 3 February 2018 21:20 (six years ago) link
because you forgot and nobody else heard it?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 21:43 (six years ago) link
please remember if you vote to post here that you did so we can confirm it
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
I didnt nominate anything for the main poll, totally forgot. But more surprised that no-one else did.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 3 February 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
I didn't nominate anything for it either due to my mum being in hospital and being too knackered to do it. So Electric Wizard even went un-nominated.
Only 2 metal albums made the 77 so I think metal poll not running first may have contributed to that?
Chelsea Wolfe only got 3 or 4 votes too so I'm thinking she may not do that well here? I forget if the last one placed.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 21:56 (six years ago) link
Abyss was #6 in the metal poll and #26 in the general one
― Dinsdale, Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:22 (six years ago) link
new album too metal for regular poll this year?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:27 (six years ago) link
Voted.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:31 (six years ago) link
got it, thanks! 36 ballots in now
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
re: Simon can add to the noms for you if you nominate them here
I'm just about to vote, I have 49 albums lined up .. plus 1 that wasn't previously nominated
Please add the following album:
Ulsect - Ulsecthttps://ulsect.bandcamp.com/
― djmartian, Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:52 (six years ago) link
voted !
I ended up voting for only one of the albums I belatedly nominated today to simplify matters.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:58 (six years ago) link
you can still vote for them, but just dont expect them to get more than 1 vote at this late stage. You can be the new gareth saer
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 22:59 (six years ago) link
Is voting a little after the deadline ok?
― imago, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:16 (six years ago) link
If it's because you haven't heard Der Weg Einer Freiheit's 'Finisterre' or Nortt's 'Endeligt' yet, to name but a few, then yes ofcourse it is.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:23 (six years ago) link
Just sampled those two. Makes me wish I'd had more time…
― pomenitul, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:30 (six years ago) link
well the deadline is US time. so you have what 8 hours or something
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:31 (six years ago) link
Oh! OK!
― imago, Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
so im sure you dont need to vote *after* the deadline.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
technically you have until seandalai closes the voting form
But 8am UK time is certainly the earliest it will close. Cant guarantee anything after though
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Saturday, 3 February 2018 23:35 (six years ago) link
Who all intends on voting? Best to let us know here so seandalai can check before closing the voting form
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 4 February 2018 00:33 (six years ago) link
Voting momentarily! Just cross-referencing my list with imago's, just in case I forgot Jute Gyte or something
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Sunday, 4 February 2018 00:52 (six years ago) link
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Sunday, 4 February 2018 00:59 (six years ago) link
And voted!
Lingua Ignota were the big beneficiaries of my last-minute listening. Incredible
― imago, Sunday, 4 February 2018 01:33 (six years ago) link
― mte, Sunday, 4 February 2018 01:55 (six years ago) link
ahaha this Summoning album is just dungeon synth done with a budget.
― airdnb (Tom Violence), Sunday, 4 February 2018 04:26 (six years ago) link
farted, then voted
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Sunday, 4 February 2018 04:58 (six years ago) link
seandalai isnt around yet so voting form is still open if anyone wants to vote
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 4 February 2018 14:38 (six years ago) link
We just going to do a top 77 this year? 100?
― imago, Sunday, 4 February 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link
feel like some of the albums I voted on here that I loved, I haven't listened to in months. too much new stuff. had to dig back into the recesses.
I think the Wolves in the Throne Room is the one I played the most. second was the latest Suffocation.
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:15 (six years ago) link
Top 500 this year iirc
― airdnb (Tom Violence), Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:18 (six years ago) link
Don't know until we see results. Should have them tonight so may post a few tonight as tradition dictates.
I think we normally do a 101?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
btw I have no idea what will win, or even make up the top 10. There's no front runners this year that I can tell from the metal thread or metal mags EOY lists
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
I do hope we get lots more participation on results thread than last year. I love reading what people think, even if they haven't voted.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
damn there's a couple of things that I forgot to vote for. next time I won't rush.
― Frobisher, Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:00 (six years ago) link
i think you can still resubmit as seandalai hasnt closed the voting form
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
meh, it's ok. it is what it is.
― Frobisher, Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
what are the things you forgot
― imago, Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
Rollout wont be starting tonight
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 5 February 2018 00:10 (six years ago) link
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Sunday, February 4, 2018 10:52 AM (seven hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i couldn't vote in good conscience. just way too much that i haven't kept up with. but i'll be listening as things roll out and will definitely try to post interesting things that come into my mind about the records.
― budo jeru, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
"interesting" probably a stretch but
― budo jeru, Monday, 5 February 2018 00:14 (six years ago) link
you really shouldnt let that put you off voting
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 5 February 2018 00:16 (six years ago) link
Its ok we don't do poser-shaming for new voters
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Monday, 5 February 2018 00:41 (six years ago) link
I haz poll results
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 5 February 2018 03:37 (six years ago) link
How many ballots did you get in the end?
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Monday, 5 February 2018 10:33 (six years ago) link
40
― ? (seandalai), Monday, 5 February 2018 10:48 (six years ago) link
On a par with last year then, not too bad. I know he got ribbed for it but thanks to Odysseus for campaigning for the poll itself so vehemently
― you can make fun of birthday parties all you want (ultros ultros-ghali), Monday, 5 February 2018 11:02 (six years ago) link
At least 5 people said they voted after you said 36 but you only have 40?
― imago, Monday, 5 February 2018 11:24 (six years ago) link
A couple of people voted twice.
― ? (seandalai), Monday, 5 February 2018 11:25 (six years ago) link
ahhh
― imago, Monday, 5 February 2018 11:26 (six years ago) link
one man, one two votes
― Siegbran, Monday, 5 February 2018 11:49 (six years ago) link
Siegbran's here. You can start! :D
― imago, Monday, 5 February 2018 11:52 (six years ago) link
THE 10TH ANNUAL ILM METAL POLL:2017 RESULTS THREAD
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 5 February 2018 12:50 (six years ago) link