2014 POLL RESULTS COUNTDOWN - ILM Metal Albums of the Year

Re: Ne Obliviscaris - their kind of musical showboating/sensory overload isn't really my thing but they do have a unique sound and I can totally see why they're so highly rated.

62 Atlas Moth - The Old Believer 234 Points, 8 votes
http://i.imgur.com/UNQEQvp.jpg
spotify:album:5w5ANWcCp5ZwmHdZjMhVv9
http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-old-believer-2

nice, two good albums in a row.

thought atlas moth might be higher.

61 Kayo Dot - Coffins On Io 236 Points, 6 votes
http://i.imgur.com/aYDGRio.jpg
spotify:album:6QqK01lacjpsHZKiqFF0O8
http://theflenser.bandcamp.com/album/coffins-on-io

that's the last one for tonight and no, lj didn't vote

Io's big this year.

too low!

too Io!!

Really nice album, just didn't think of it as metal. I guess "Assassination of Adam" gets heavier, though.

RECAP 102 - 61
102 The Cosmic Dead - Easterfaust 143 Points, 4 votes
tie
100 Autopsy - Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves 143 Points, 5 votes
100 Lantlos - Melting Sun 143 Points, 5 votes
99 Ulaan Markhor - Spiral Horns, Black Onions, et al 144 Points, 4 votes, One #1
98 Seven that Spells - The Death and Resurrection of Krautrock: IO 146 Votes, 3 voters , One #1
97 Death Penalty - Death Penalty 146 Points, 5 votes
96 Ambergris - Ambergris 147 Points, 3 votes, One #1
95 Body Count - Manslaughter 147 Points,6 votes
94 Monarch - Sabbracadaver 148 Points, 6 votes
93 Truckfighters - Universe 152 Points, 5 votes, One #1
Tie
91 Raspberry Bulbs - Privacy 155 Points, 6 votes
91 Coffinworm - IV.I.VIII 155 Points, 6 votes

90 A Pregnant Light - My Game Doesn't Have A Name 156 Points, 4 votes, 1 #1
89 Conan - Blood Eagle 157 Points, 5 votes
88 Wolves In The Throne Room - Celestite 157 Points, 6 votes
87 Wo Fat - The Conjuring 158 Points, 5 votes
86 Karma To Burn - Arch Stanton 160 Points, 4 votes
85 Monster Magnet - Milking the Stars: A Re-Imagining of Last Patrol 160 Points, 5 votes
84 At The Gates - At War With Reality 161 Points, 5 votes
83 Rigor Mortis - Slaves To The Grave 161 Points, 6 votes
82 Hands Of Orlac - Figli Del Crepuscolo 162 Points, 5 votes

TIE
80 Saor - Aura 163 Points , 5 votes
80 The Great Old Ones - TEKELI-LI 163 Points, 5 votes
79 Bongripper - Miserable 163 Points, 6 votes
78 The Flight of Sleipnir - V. 168 Points, 4 votes
77 Skull Fist - Chasing the Dream 171 Points, 5 votes
76 Myrkur - Myrkur 173 Points, 6 votes
75 Opeth - Pale Communion 177 Points, 7 votes
74 Mournful Congregation - Concrescence Of The Sophia 186 Points, 6 votes
73 Petrychor - Makrokosmos 189 Points, 5 votes
72 Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails 190 Points, 6 votes
71 Inter Arma - The Cavern 190 Points, 7 votes

70 Towers - II 193 Points, 7 votes
69 Comet Control - s/t 194 Points, 5 votes , One #1
Tie
67 AEvangelist - Writhes in the Murk 205 Points, 6 votes
67 Shooting Guns - Street Rock 205.0 6 votes
66 Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls 209 Points, 8 votes
65 Wizard Rifle - Here In The Deadlights 210 Points, 6 votes
64 Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel 214 Points, 7 votes
63 Nadja - Queller 223 Points, 6 votes, One #1
62 Atlas Moth - The Old Believer 234 Points, 8 votes
61 Kayo Dot - Coffins On Io 236 Points, 6 votes

I thought that inter arma EP/song was a lot more immediate than sky burial, reminds me of early Baroness with the doom turned up

only 9 people have subscribed to the playlist no wonder noone else wanted to do it

Hope everyones enjoying the poll, been good chat this year! Lots of really good albums to come!

Will resume countdown tomorrow about 2pm UK time

oh and go nominate lots of metal please ILM's 2014 End of Year Albums & Tracks Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD

I wish JF would allow the entire top 102 just to be added at the end of nomination if they havent been added.

but please go nominate everything in this countdown!

Seandalai always wants you guys to participate over there

We had a discussion on the nomination thread and it was agreed that all heavy genres, metal or not, were welcome. So maybe not worth bothering assessing metal qualifications.

I was only assessing for my own voting purposes, not judging their inclusion in the poll. The album is pretty soft for the most part imo! (Not a bad thing btw.) I'm happy to see recognition for Kayo Dot anyway. On the other hand, I voted for Sunn O)))/Ulver.

Btw, the Zvi album is recommended to anyone who likes Kayo Dot. It's a solo project of a guitarist from the band. I'd nominated it but it wasn't on the spreadsheet for some reason, at least at first. It sounds a bit like Sunn O))) crossed with Keiji Haino.

Liking the Nadja.

How does it compare to previous albums?

the problem i always have w/ this poll is i can't tell what i should try out and what will sound horrible to me - metal has such an eclectic number of distinct sounds

i did vote for the saor and some of the stoner metal albums (truckfighters, conan, wo fat) and the myrkur which i liked a lot for a very short period of time before getting bored.

- metal has such an eclectic number of distinct sounds

― Mordy,

that's a good thing though. It's also the opposite of what most non-metal people think too.

it's wonderful but it means for any given album i have no idea what i'm gonna get

When did you lose your star?

every time a metalhead intones satan's name backwards a mordy loses a star

I like the pace of the slow roll, because there's been enough time to hear most of each album on Spotify in between.

Mordy I'm willing to bet you'll love Kayo Dot

great list so far! as usual, loads of new discoveries that i'm very intrigued about hearing & some stunning cover art!

I think I voted Wizard Rifle #1, or did my ballot not go through?

catching up after a busy day, sorry, but:

Also, I wonder if I'm the only person who should be the type to like Shooting Guns but find them boring.

― Frobisher, Sunday, December 14, 2014 12:36 PM (Yesterday)

nope, you're not alone. they should be right up my alley, and i have tried several times (mostly thanks to a certain Saskatoon-based metal writer's pimping, i believe) and it just never takes.

its the worst album cover so far too

Anyone around? I can start posting shortly if there are

So far, my favorites on the list are Monarch, Coffinworm, Great Old Ones, and Nadja. I need to hear Ambergris and Petrychor. I listened to Wizard Rifle last night on Spotify and it sounded great. Will be giving it more spins for sure. I wish the dude in A Pregnant Light would find someone else to do the vocals, because the music is killer -- his shouting, though, sounds forced and out of place and one-dimensional. I am loving the countdown and the discussion throughout. Keep 'em coming!

60 The Wounded Kings - Consolamentum 251 Points, 7 votes
http://i.imgur.com/UdzXF2Z.jpg
spotify:album:5yXmGTeBYyUEQekig36NXA
http://candlelightrecordsusa.bandcamp.com/album/consolamentum

where is everybody?

hiya! at work so limited posting time, I liked that Wounded Kings album

59 Stargazer - A Merging to the Boundless 255 Points, 7 votes
http://i.imgur.com/7NvSJUO.jpg
http://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/a-merging-to-the-boundless

generally like Stargazer, haven't heard that new album yet.

Adelaide boys

Crazy cover. #236 on RYM chart. Technical death/prog metal. Wounded Kings is #201.

Remember you can subscribe to the results playlist
http://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/4DzhT7xPiDI3oy9tWVMGos
spotify:user:pfunkboy:playlist:4DzhT7xPiDI3oy9tWVMGos

58 Wovenhand - Refractory Obdurate 262 Points, 7 votes
http://i.imgur.com/cYSxqrw.jpg
spotify:album:3NgDJkCEuunuOB3gipgJBD
http://deathwishinc.bandcamp.com/album/refractory-obdurate

less tech-death, more grind-gore!

woah! Now this seems very low for Wovenhand. Maybe a lot of people just didn't hear it?

weird that this gets recognised in a metal poll but is likely to be ignored in the big poll and whilst its not remotely metal a fair bit of their fanbase is. very intense and lyrically not a million miles from doom metal - hence the appeal.

yeah, not especially metal at all. great album, regardless.

anyone reading that isnt really into metal then that is the album for you to check first.

and if you are into metal then check it too as its really good. Love his other albums and his previous band too.(16 Horsepower)

I suppose it is just straight-up psych rock, maybe a lot of people are purists in their voting.