THE 10TH ANNUAL ILM METAL POLL:2017 RESULTS THREAD

Krallice can do no wrong, and I love that they do more frequent, more focused releases now.

As far as Botanist goes, the clean vocals have this slightly off-key, Ameri-hymnal-like quality to them that I can never stand, whether in this context or elsewhere. The dulcimer is promising but too little is made of it – it mostly just shadows the guitar.

6 Myrkur - Mareridt 509 Points, 14 Votes
https://i.imgur.com/1rzoWLl.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/3ewAlccDDYFoybQaMnkTvW?si=1g_T5EjDRFyhbSkqx1qUBw

https://myrkur.bandcamp.com/album/mareridt-deluxe-version

Mareridt (translation: Nightmare) is the highly anticipated sophomore full-length from renowned Danish composer and multi-instrumentalist MYRKUR. Recorded between Copenhagen and Seattle with producer Randall Dunn (Marissa Nadler, Earth, Sunn O))), Boris, Wolves In The Throne Room), Mareridt is a rich juxtaposition of the dark and the light; the moon and the mother earth; the witch and the saint. MYRKUR explores deeper into the mysterious and the feminine with 11 tracks that further progress her visionary blend of metal with gorgeous, stirring melodies, dark folk passages, choral arrangements and superb, horrific beauty. Further taking MYRKUR to new artistic heights are lyrics in multiple languages, an unforgettable collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and an array of special instrumentation including violin, mandola, folk drums, nyckelharpa (an ancient Swedish key harp), and Kulning (an ancient Scandinavian herding call). Mareridt is a profound manifestation of nightmares that demonstrates MYRKUR as one of the truly exceptional artists of our time.
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released September 15, 2017

2017 Relapse Records

http://www.angrymetalguy.com/myrkur-mareridt-review/

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/09/myrkur-mareridt-review.html

xp There is no guitar for it to shadow though... Anyway it's a beautiful album that I keep going back to, no insult to Mr. Botanist himself but collabrating with other people was a very good idea.

Obviously pleased to see Krallice so high, and I love a lot of GBF, but it feels incomplete to me, there's only three fully fleshed out tracks and one of them is a cover of a previous Mick Barr project. For that reason I prefer Loum.

wait whaaaaaaat

oh it's the fake one

fairly or not, I honestly never really tuned into this one after reading her jerky remarks, though I understand she apologized and whatnot

NICE FAKE K3RR now what's the real #6 :P ILM isn't throwing 1 votes to an out-and-proud Islamophobe, no matter how good her music is!

*16

*14 haha

Yeah, pomenitul, what you're calling "guitar" probably IS the (amplified and distorted) hammered dulcimer.

Never really got into Myrkur. I always just feel like there's not enough musical meat there.

although her voice is pretty and there are some nice tunes.

(I really like Ameri-hymnal folk singing, tbf.)

Myrkur does not know how to write songs. I went back to her 1st album and it has a nice vibe but there's something that REALLY feels incomplete. From what I heard this is something that has not been solved with her latest. And that's ignoring her milkshake duck moment.

I mean, I voted for Nokturnal Mortum and they probably have worse opinions than her, but that's coz I'm special :P Not questioning her right to be there, I just think it's a fake lol

Last sentence was incomplete. There's a lot less to no clean singing on the earlier Botanist releases. Try VI if you haven't heard it, maybe? 2xp Yeah, I think that's it.

flora rules

^yes

I dont do puns or fakes

except for the time i posted this instead of the real album

https://youtu.be/3PakAiTZWAs

noooo

fine, fine, let's actually listen to this

What is this Nightwish/Within Temptation shit?

Yeah, that's not a guitar and I'm a dunce. I'll check out Botanist's earlier stuff as penance.

Re: Myrkur, I preferred her debut.

Myrkur's debut had 2 or 3 good songs on it at least. Let's see how this fares in comparison

a profound manifestation of nightmares

Talk about inflation of metal jargon. Runhild Gammelsæter this ain't.

LBI, what's yr beef with Nightwish

oh god

it's on

No beef, I just think it's terrible fairy muzak.

Shitewish amirite

btw the myrkur album is good.

Once was a fine metal gateway record when I was but a wee lad.

Anyway, I will try to give this one an earnest shot soon.

gonna go with 'so far not as bad as I had feared'

I like the Myrkur album a lot. I hope to go see her when she plays NYC in the next few weeks.

https://i.imgur.com/KNnwMur.jpg

5 Converge - The Dusk In Us 640 Points, 16 Votes, ONE #1
https://i.imgur.com/80Rklbu.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/23cl7dningjCbwiNpOyFMP?si=HxteNCOdS_SxPQ1yac-fKQ

https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/the-dusk-in-us

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/converge-the-dusk-in-us/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/02/converge-the-dusk-in-us-review
http://www.angrymetalguy.com/converge-the-dusk-in-us-review/

Not my favorite of theirs (I have some qualms about track selection/sequencing) but a very solid effort.

Fine album, but I only got around to listening to it a couple times. It was too much for my ears this year.

I listened to the b-side "Eve" a lot though.

Was a fan of this one. "Trigger" is probably one of the songs of the year imo.

yeah, love the Jesus Lizard swing on that one

I wish we could get enough enthusiasm for a tracks poll

heh, even mentioning it brings the tumbleweed

i'm still trying to work out my 2010s metal tracks POX

LOL just got to the Myrkur closing track

My vinyl copy of 'Dusk In Us' (been on backorder since release) arrives today - I'm the number one vote - Love the opening track.

damn, that's quite a wait!

Not a subgenre I usually favour but this was pretty good.

4 Ex Eye - Ex Eye 656 Points, 16 Votes, ONE #1
https://i.imgur.com/g3jL5LF.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/5A1un7Vo3rofNGNctzayxd?si=BtZXFDcnQEKcl4XyQLalrQ
https://exeyeband.bandcamp.com/

Debut album from EX EYE, the instrumental, post-everything quartet led by renowned saxophonist Colin Stetson and featuring the otherworldly drumming of Greg Fox. EX EYE seamlessly weave between precise, clockwork intricacy and aggressive, ecstatic abandon while taking the listener on a cathartic, thrilling journey to total transcendence. Recorded live at EX EYE member Shahzad Ismaily's Figure 8 Studios in Brooklyn, NY (Blonde Redhead, Damien Rice, Okkervil River, Son Lux, Pussy Riot), the self-titled debut showcases a band that is without question the sum of its parts, as each player contributes not only their own particular technical prowess and expertise but also their signature compositional character. EX EYE make incredibly complex yet beautifully dramatic and emotive music which eclipses usual expectation of style or genre and is sure to be talked about for many years to come.
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released June 23, 2017

2017 Relapse Records
www.relapse.com

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ex-eye-ex-eye/

Everyone agrees that this album has one killer track on it - but there's little consensus as to which it is. Maybe the whole album's great. My last vote to place :)