~~~ ILM METAL POLL 2013 - ALBUMS & TRACKS VOTING & CAMPAIGN THREAD~~~ (VOTING ENDS FRIDAY JANUARY 10th 11.59pm UK time/6.59pm EST) )

I didn't need to put anything in the tracks box.. I voted really early though

Maybe you're not getting the ballots in cuz of the Google password needed to see the spread sheet..

You shouldn't need to sign in to see the nominations spreadsheet, if that's what you mean?

I've changed the form so you can leave the tracks bit blank - I had misunderstood the intention here, sorry.

I think more people should be talking about the Obliteration album, "Black Death Horizon".

I voted! For the first time evah!

Cheers Dl! we're up to 15 ballots now.. Thank you!

Chucked my virgin ballot into the volcano.

Death Angel is listed as Dark Angel, btw. Being much more a fan of the latter than the former, I went into a momentary google tizzy.

Also, it didn't make my top ten, but if anyone has been displeased with Satyricon since Volcano and wishes to find a suitable taker upper of that sound, Sonic Reign's Monument in Black is a stormer. So good are they that I excuse the borderline plagiarism of that other band's "Fuel for Hatred" and "Possessed" in this tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD2sbkLmz4E

Wounded Giant - Lightning Medicine
http://woundedgiant.bandcamp.com/album/lightning-medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=860VsLMvzpw&feature=youtu.be

Magic Circle - S/T

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-5RdDRZOoQ&feature=youtu.be

Mountain Witch - Cold River
http://mountainwitch.bandcamp.com/album/mountain-witch-cold-river-lp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr3vvJdAXSA&feature=youtu.be

Black Capricorn – Born Under The Capricorn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpUvLAabbA&feature=youtu.be

Wolf People - Fain
Psych/prog and proto-metal influences rooted in obscure Finnish psych, Mighty Baby, Dark, Groundhogs and The Trees. Along similar lines are fellow UK band Hidden Masters, who I've been obsessed with the past couple weeks but I didn't nominate them because they're not as heavy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYFXkVvvZtI&feature=youtu.be

please do not embed. Use the shortened urls please

I'm going to try to finish my ballot today...
BTW people who have yet to vote, don't sleep on Space Witch they're awesome:

http://spacewitch.bandcamp.com/album/the-alchemy-paradox-ep-2013

One of my xmas presents. Such a good album.

http://i.imgur.com/kx8w4db.jpg

Sorry, at first I embedded because I didn't realize there was supposed to be a separate thread for that. But now with so few days left until the end, and the relative inactivity of this thread, it didn't seem to matter anymore.

well just under 72 hours left to vote and we only have 19 album ballots and 12 tracks ballots so please vote and tell your friends to vote and lurkers remember you can vote. If you dont have an ilxname just put your email in so we can see if youre real.
VOTING ENDS THIS FRIDAY - JANUARY 10th 11.59pm UK time/6.59pm EST

I voted.

me too. (Also corrected bandname Selim Lemouchi & His Enemies: it's Lemouchi instead of Lamouchi)

thanks guys!

VOTING ENDS THIS FRIDAY - JANUARY 10th 11.59pm UK time/6.59pm EST

Huh? On the top of the voting thread it sez:

Voting ends at MIDNIGHT EST on Friday, January 17th, 2014.

that's for the ILM poll, not the metal poll

Dur.

OK, I think that's a sign that I need to call it a day and head home. Soz. :/

Argus - Beyond The Martyrs
http://cruzdelsurmusic.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-martyrs
http://youtu.be/KJHCwRYBFrY

Hailing from the fertile metallic landscapes of Pennsylvania, Argus is releasing their third and best album on the Italian metal label that was founded in 2003, and was once the home of Slough Feg and other like minded bands. Unlike Argus’ first two consistently strong albums, doom is less of a factor on Beyond The Martyrs, emphasizing their twin guitar interplay, and mixing in the epic with the darkness. The band were named from a vision Eric Johnson had of Argus Panoptes, the mythological primordial giant with a hundred eyes. Several bands have taken up that name, but this is the one most worthy of it.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61721-S6OZL.jpg

reason why the Cosmic Dead isn't in the nom list?

forgetfulness. Drugs if you cared you could have nominated it ya know.

God placement is so hard, I'm really struggling on my ballot.

OK I finally got my ballots in! a full 50 for the albums and a top 10 for tracks! weeeee!

I am voting but all this does is make me feel bad for all the albums I didn't hear this year.

or on the bright side all the albums you can still check out!

I assume just put it in order from top to bottom then?

Well, that's how I did it.

You did it right (except I'm surprised Attila was your #1)

I was worried our longtime lurker voter Cronos Smith was not going to vote this year but I was pleasantly surprised to see he has overnight.

I am a bit nervous... With the low turnout my lame-ass will have more of an impact.

we should get to thirty ballots. but if any votes have the possibility to change things then that is a good incentive to vote!

Remember everyone you can vote in the tracks poll too!
Check out Spotify Tracks playlist
http://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/5h0uxOzYvaafpBbe6Sve2J

Albums Spotify playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/3nNO4O2LqMLKExSnHDqvup

Here is my appeal:

People, if you don't vote, my lame ass who has to buy everything (and doesn't have a lot of money to do that either) will have a much larger impact on the results, possibly tarnishing this fine website forever.

Please consider the children.

Thank you.

Bölzer In Solitude 2013

A vote for Deafheaven is a vote for hipster pseuds!!

haha
http://www.ronanlyons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/helen-lovejoy.jpg

Seandalai is helping us out here but he also helps run
ILM 2013 | End of Year Albums & Tracks Poll | VOTING THREAD (Voting closes MIDNIGHT EST on Friday, January 17th, 2014)

so please remember to vote there too. He is always saying he would love more metal voters (im sure johnny fever and j0rdan s would too)

reason why the Cosmic Dead isn't in the nom list?

― reductio balls absurdum (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, January 8, 2014 4:53 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

forgetfulness. Drugs if you cared you could have nominated it ya know.

― Viceroy, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 6:19 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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~~~ End Of Year ILM Metal - Albums & Tracks Poll- Nominations 2013~~~

(though to be fair, I def could've noticed its absence before now so)

too much drugs

I realize jmm's earlier comment may have been in jest, but I'm so tired of seeing "Deafheaven" and "hipster" in the same sentence. I'm an old-school metal head who's been listening to heavy music for 25 years (nothing hipster about me) -- and I LOVE Deafheaven. Is it just because the singer's handsome? Is it because they seem to have a sense of humor in their personal lives? Or do folks still perhaps equate popularity with lack of integrity/lack of chops? If you don't like them, whatever, but for God's sake let's all stop with the term "hipster."

Love Bolzer and In Solitude too btw!

I think its the fact they appeared on so many non-metal lists as well as metal lists, aren't on a metal label, dont look like metallers as much as they dont like the music after all theres plenty of music people dont like but never talk about.

You never hear anyone slagging off the death metal band Farting Dudes In Sweatpants and they're really bad.

Yeah don't worry, I was just kidding. I'd never use that term seriously.

Updated the metal poll tracks nominations playlist
http://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/5h0uxOzYvaafpBbe6Sve2J

you have 25 hours left to vote in metal albums and/or tracks poll!

ah shite, got into the Yellow Eyes late and did not nominate :(

Yeah, the Yellow Eyes is great. Borderline hipster? ;-)

Detov I