The 2017 ILX Metal n' Heavy Rock Poll VOTING + CAMPAIGNING thread! Ballots due Saturday, Feb. 3rd!

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

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?

Just voted for 12 albums, unweighted

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.

(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.)

Sorry, I'm ridiculously late… If at all possible, I'd like to add the following nominations:

Almyrkvi - Umbra
Bestia Arcana - Holókauston
Lluvia - Enigma
Rebirth of Nefast - Tabernaculum
SLOW - V – Oceans
Väki -Kirous

and voted.

Voted!

voted

again?

no lol

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.

grrr - late additions and I'm too busy to re-submit - oh well it stands

Oh! The Lingua Ignota is amazing!

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.

because you forgot and nobody else heard it?

please remember if you vote to post here that you did so we can confirm it

I didnt nominate anything for the main poll, totally forgot. But more surprised that no-one else did.

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.

Abyss was #6 in the metal poll and #26 in the general one

new album too metal for regular poll this year?

Voted.

got it, thanks! 36 ballots in now

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 - Ulsect
https://ulsect.bandcamp.com/

voted !

I ended up voting for only one of the albums I belatedly nominated today to simplify matters.

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

Is voting a little after the deadline ok?

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.

Just sampled those two. Makes me wish I'd had more time…

well the deadline is US time. so you have what 8 hours or something

Oh! OK!

so im sure you dont need to vote *after* the deadline.

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

Who all intends on voting? Best to let us know here so seandalai can check before closing the voting form

Voting momentarily! Just cross-referencing my list with imago's, just in case I forgot Jute Gyte or something

Voted!

And voted!

Lingua Ignota were the big beneficiaries of my last-minute listening. Incredible

Voted!

ahaha this Summoning album is just dungeon synth done with a budget.

farted, then voted

seandalai isnt around yet so voting form is still open if anyone wants to vote

We just going to do a top 77 this year? 100?

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.

Top 500 this year iirc

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?

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

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.

damn there's a couple of things that I forgot to vote for. next time I won't rush.