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