!!!!!!!! ILX METAL ALBUMS of 2009 POLL RESULTS!!!!!! (FINAL RESULTS NOW IN! LISTENING TO THESE ALBUMS WILL MAKE YOU STRONGER FRAIL INTERNET PERSON!)

It wasn't bad at all, will play again. I then listened to the Absu, which I already liked.

What shall I check out next?

Has anyone checked out albums that they said they would on this thread?

I've warmed to the Mastodon one! And that's something!

This is from a while back, but:

I voted for that Tyr album. I got into it through a Viking-folk compilation. My second favorite viking-folk metal album of the year (third if you include the comp).

― Mordy, Monday, January 18, 2010 4:59 PM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark

What came first?

I have so much to check out from this thread.

What are you going to check out, Maria?

LOL Stephen likes Mastodon now (p4k musta liked it ;)

Hahaha why I oughta...

To be fair, Pfork's been high on Mastodon since (looking at the archives) they gave Remission a 9.0 way back in the day. I've always kept an eye on the band, made an effort to hear a song or two from each album, just never taken the plunge into fandom. But I may be getting there, finally.

Maria = scott?

the Krallice disc is a solid BM record - not anything to get particularly worked up about imo; just part of the environment, i guess. gimme classic Darkthrone/Burzum/Immortal/etc. over 'em any day. still pretty good tho.

No, it's not that Maria (i already asked upthread)

So Stephen, what other p4k approved albums are you gonna check out? ;)

Really grateful for this list again. I'm downloading all the albums I don't already have. I enjoy nearly everything from these lists. (I do not have quite the same experience when it comes to the general ILX lists.:P)

So Stephen, what other p4k approved albums are you gonna check out? ;)

Hmm well definitely not that Brunettes album, they got a 5.3 today for Christ's sake.

Maybe the Oneohtrix Point Never, that one got an 8.0 and I think that's a high enough rating to check out. I saw it at #2 on the Wire's year-end list and was like "WTF mate?" and skipped over it, but now that it's approved by Pitchfork I just HAVE to check it out or I may miss out on something really really cool.

Do you guys think the Fucked Up compilation is worth hearing? It only got a 6.8, that's getting pretty far down there. I usually won't go below a 7 but these guys' last album was so good... could I live with myself if I had a 6.8 album in my collection?

Also, who are the House of Love? I saw some reference to post-punk in that review, are they, like, some cheap Interpol knock-off? And why scores in the 8 range if this shit came out 20 years ago and needs a reissue to even be noticed? Geez, Pitchfork and their history revisionism... I mean it's like my Bible and all but sometimes that site does annoy me. Like when Mark R. wrote about Xtina in his column, how DARE he compare her to anyone actually good.

Herman, sorry, I know this is a metal thread. Can you recommend me any metal albums that scored highly on Pitchfork? I really don't like metal though, just mainly Grizzly Bear and Metric and other cool indie bands... so a metal album needs to score, like, an 8.5 or above to even merit a listen. Understood?

haha.
I dont read p4k so I have no idea what metal they reviewed. Maybe someone else can help there.

Do check out Oneohtrix Point Never though

I'm a huge fan of Fucked Up, but I thought the comp was only so-so after my first listen. It really doesn't have the appeal of either of the last two full-lengths, at least for me. Less inventive, with a few exceptions. If you are a huge Fucked Up fan, might be worth a listen - but it isn't essential.

Haha thanks for the honest evaluation, I wasn't at ALL serious in my post though. :)

Do check out Oneohtrix Point Never though

Already have this one and it's enjoyable enough, though I'm not head over heels. Yet.

I thought you might have been serious about the Fucked Up, not at all a big stretch to imagine metal fans liking them.

Not serious about any of the above. I'm not really a Fucked Up fan, though I'd be open to hearing more of their stuff. Like the Oneohtrix compilation, really really love the two House of Love albums, and certainly don't need my metal or anything else with a Pfork "stamp of approval" on it. I think Herman's just desperate to keep the thread alive, honestly... ;)

lol

YOB is great! Why did I not hear them before?

You weren't following the rolling metal thread?

According to the Grammys, the best metal thingy of 2009 was a live performance of a 23-year-old Judas Priest song.

oh man, that's pretty hilarious.

fingers on the pulse

lol @ 2004 winner:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Metal_Performance

spineshank were robbed.

and "iron man" wins in 2000 because it was on some comp called the best of black sabbath?! maybe the laziest thing I've ever seen.

I had forgotten that Nashville Pussy were nominated for a Grammy.

2000 Black Sabbath "Iron Man" (track from The Best of Black Sabbath) Won

uh waht

hahaha xpost

No mention of jethro tull beating metallica, alan?

According to the Grammys, the best metal thingy of 2009 was a live performance of a 23-year-old Judas Priest song.

It does kick major ass at least.

xpost.

they didn't for this caregory.

This choice led to widespread criticism of NARAS, as journalists considered that the music of Jethro Tull does not belong to the hard rock or heavy metal genres.[2][3] ... The NARAS then created the Best Hard Rock Performance and the Best Metal Performance categories, thus separating the genres.

actually, the nominations for 2010 are about as good as you could hope for.

I mean, jeez...

2004 Metallica "St. Anger" (track from St. Anger) Won
2004 Korn "Did My Time" (track from Take a Look in the Mirror) Nominated
2004 Marilyn Manson "Mobscene" (track from The Golden Age of Grotesque) Nominated
2004 Spineshank "Smothered" (track from Self-Destructive Pattern) Nominated
2004 Stone Sour "Inhale" (track from Stone Sour) Nominated

The category was originally presented as Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental joining two of the most popular music genres in 1980s.[1] Jethro Tull won that Grammy Award for Crest of a Knave beating Metallica, which were expected to win with ...And Justice for All.

xposts

jethro tull are pretty cool, anyway.

The Grammys are the most pointless awards going aren't they? Totally worthless. Does anyone good ever get nominated?
Thank fuck the brit awards dont have a hard rock and metal category, imagine the kerrang emo shite that would win.

Sorry Glenn, but I just dont like this Madder Mortem at all.

The Madder Mortem was a grower for me. At first I was all WTF? but I kept hearing bits of it I could relate to, and then it just clicked. Probably third listen, if I remember correctly.

Does anyone good ever get nominated?

Mastodon, a few years back... ;)

so the answer is no.

EZ would rather you checked out Baroness

Eh, Madder Mortem isn't for everybody. I hate pretty much everybody else's #1s, myself!

Glenn - is it worth going backward into the MM catalog? I haven't checked anything else out, and I saw you mention a new reissue on the rolling metal thread.

I don't think I will be.
Will try that album that Alan recommended upthread today sometime

cool. hope you dig it!

Still not listened yet haha. Will do so this evening.

I finally got around to reading this thread - took me like two full days! I wish I had voted in the poll this year, but I felt like I hadn't heard enough of the nominees (now I realize I wasn't the only one who hadn't).

Anyway, I am having a lot of fun going through listening to stuff I missed before. So far I am really loving: Revocation, Horseback, and especially Hacride.

I was sad not to see Transitional's Stomach of the Sun (which I thought was better than Greymachine), and Hypocrisy's A Taste of Extreme Divinity on here. If I could, I would go back and nominate those and Avenger's Feast of Anger + Joy of Despair and put them in my top 10. Blut Aus Nord would be my #1 and Funeral Mist #2.

I finally got around to reading this thread - took me like two full days!

Consider yourself lucky, I have entire threads bookmarked from months ago that I've been meaning to read...

haha, I can't ignore bookmarked thread bumps any more than I can ignore the Office new email icon in my systray. I crawled through this thread from bookmark to bookmark on and off, like I was scaling a cliff.

I have to say, I had the 1st Horseback album a few years ago, and I'm really surprised at the direction he/they took with the vocals. Nothing about that first album said "extreme outsider black metal vocals" to me. The vox hit me weird at first, but I think it is growing on me.

I PROMISE I WILL PLAY THIS TONIGHT

listening now, Alan.

OK, I liked it a lot. Nice tip. What should I check out next?