92 tracks received at least one vote. But I'm not sure how many tracks ballots there were. Metal fans on ILM, are like metal fans in general - they prefer albums.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 07:51 (ten years ago) link
I think there was 16 tracks ballots.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 08:07 (ten years ago) link
so what poor track got no votes?
― a chance to cross is a chance to score (anonanon), Saturday, 11 January 2014 08:21 (ten years ago) link
AG is that your first time listening to Purson? They are a bit proggy. I've recently been listening to old psych-prog albums from 1969-70 by Affinity, Axe, Goliath, Julian's Treatment/Julian Jay Savarin, all with female singers, and noticing a lot of similarities with Purson, Blood Ceremony and others.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 11 January 2014 14:45 (ten years ago) link
My landlord is mixing a sort-of-prog album with female lead vocals in my basement, so for just a split second hearing that Purson track I thought maybe someone was playing a weird joke on me.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 11 January 2014 15:06 (ten years ago) link
25 Inter Arma - the survival fires 51 Points, 3 Voteshttp://youtu.be/W-85l1QWI6Ahttp://open.spotify.com/track/5k09LZjCoHRpE2azjhYIvEspotify:track:5k09LZjCoHRpE2azjhYIvE
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:40 (ten years ago) link
The quiet bit around 5:00 of this one had me wondering if I was going to skip the rest, but the payoff totally makes it worth it. It looks like these guys are on tour with KEN Mode and Russian Circles in February, I might look into going to see that.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 11 January 2014 16:52 (ten years ago) link
24 Anciients - faith and oath 52 Points, 3 Votes, One #1http://youtu.be/XMaI0xqVwokhttp://open.spotify.com/track/4TvCcRi0D2qJilaH9KOONRspotify:track:4TvCcRi0D2qJilaH9KOONR
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:11 (ten years ago) link
Good stuff that
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
23 Bölzer - Entranced By The Wolfshook 54 Points, 3 Votes , TWO #1s http://youtu.be/BXkP4WS8Y_YNo Spotify
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
Glad to see an Anciients track, as they've been slightly underrepresented on most polls. We'll see how they do on albums.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link
Wasn't fond of the Anciients track, apparently I'm in the minority. 25 and 26 have been my favorites so far, for those keeping track.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:32 (ten years ago) link
That Bölzer track is massive. I hope their full length lives up to expectations (whenever it arrives). They are onto something special methinks.
― Skrot Montague, Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:52 (ten years ago) link
22 Carcass - the granulating dark satanic mills 56 Points, 3 Votes, One #1http://youtu.be/5ppON4k_1kIhttp://open.spotify.com/track/0CNArqK4FWOf6PzN0SyCP4spotify:track:0CNArqK4FWOf6PzN0SyCP4
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
Wolfshook is the best thing ever. I'm so hyped for Bölzer, can't wait to see what they do next.
― jmm, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:05 (ten years ago) link
21 Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats - Mind Crawler 57 Points 5 Voteshttp://youtu.be/yACaB6fzt_chttp://open.spotify.com/track/4FKXVuHbKGGJZ5OEQA42Tkspotify:track:4FKXVuHbKGGJZ5OEQA42Tk
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:17 (ten years ago) link
20 Windhand - Woodbine 62 Points, 4 Voteshttp://youtu.be/XC0MQog6Omghttp://open.spotify.com/track/59ML0d8TWN9YIUK1KG62NCspotify:track:59ML0d8TWN9YIUK1KG62NC
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:46 (ten years ago) link
for years i have avoided 'metal' cos i never enjoyed it, well, certainly not the stuff i heard.yet the last few months i have been listening to bands that are classed as metal (qotsa/mastodon/sunn 0)))/earth/ghost) more than anything else.so, thought i'd try a few of these youtubes.
darkthrone : love it - but not sure i could listen to a whole album.watain : oh yes. will investigate more.uncle acid : top 10 album of 2013 for me.dillinger : nah .. anciients (great name !) : like this ..
so, looking forward to using this thread as a reference point to help me find more ...
is the onset of my midlife crisis taking form in a newfound love of a genre i have never really enjoyed ..
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
well it sure beats you listening to nu-metal!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:49 (ten years ago) link
haha.
carcass : i realise the importance and the love for these guys, but i aint feeling this. have tried before when the new album came out.
windhand : not sure ..
will dip back into this thread and check more, but i need to get back to tackhead now ..
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:53 (ten years ago) link
windhand sound like the latter day Electric Wizard stuff you like
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 18:57 (ten years ago) link
19 Suffocation - eminent wrath 63 Points, 4 Voteshttp://youtu.be/IgOMuiRSJpAhttp://open.spotify.com/track/3ZzF989swBny8VeqpQqeZBspotify:track:3ZzF989swBny8VeqpQqeZB
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:06 (ten years ago) link
saw that reference to EW in the youtube thread.
my local source of rock music, i.e. hmv !, has a few of the EW albums on cd ..
not hit the pay option yet, but could happen next week ..
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:10 (ten years ago) link
xpost, agreed re: Mark's opinion on Darkthrone, that track is pretty much an album by itself. It's a lot to digest, they cover a lot of ground all in fifteen minutes (esp. for such a kvlt black metal band). Works great as an album side, though.
― Tom Violence, Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:21 (ten years ago) link
18 Noothgrush - Thoth 66 Points, 4 Votes One #1http://youtu.be/8yzZr68JfOchttp://open.spotify.com/track/2nN4RVg11hPat1dKdifstRspotify:track:2nN4RVg11hPat1dKdifstR
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:31 (ten years ago) link
17 Vhol - Grace 66.0 Points, 5 Voteshttp://open.spotify.com/track/3Ap3V7FvHcrfkQOemkUX7Mspotify:track:3Ap3V7FvHcrfkQOemkUX7M
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:53 (ten years ago) link
16 Ghost - Ghuleh/Zombie Queen 67 Points, 4 Votes, One #1 http://youtu.be/dQDaWoWwqdMhttp://open.spotify.com/track/4yrxgaL6zAsxkeMCwCtORSspotify:track:4yrxgaL6zAsxkeMCwCtORS
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
album highlight ..
such an immense track ..
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:09 (ten years ago) link
genuine question : what makes ghost part of the 'metal' genre
to me the ghost album is more psych ..
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:11 (ten years ago) link
with a ton of pop rock thrown in ..
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:12 (ten years ago) link
Well, metal wasnt always "extreme" Blue Oyster Cult were still 'metal'plusthis is guys from other metal bands (though identities are supposed to be 'secret')subject matter and image is very old skool metal.
Some welcome a return to old skool metal with real singing (and some dont)
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
it matters not, as i love love love this album ..
i love the whole sonic excess, the image, the secrecy.
bands with a plan, an identity, a look etc always push my buttons.
(had no idea this was folks from other bands, as i have never felt the need to do the digging ..)
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:18 (ten years ago) link
I didn't love the album, but I love this song. This is where they stuffed all of their good ideas.
― jmm, Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
15 Fen - Consequence 73 Points, 5 Voteshttp://youtu.be/F0Zj3gtosAUhttp://open.spotify.com/track/2fhcVncNegVhyZdbfQP3ckspotify:track:2fhcVncNegVhyZdbfQP3ck
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:41 (ten years ago) link
14 Deafheaven - Dreamhouse 75 Points, 5 Votes, 2 #1shttp://youtu.be/RWyVhIBmdGwhttp://open.spotify.com/track/6l3A2EWZSOA8LTMmzRCyD3spotify:track:6l3A2EWZSOA8LTMmzRCyD3
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
remember there's a spotify playlist for the tracks resultshttp://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/3JEQkwsSD5C7VsXMg4k1HXspotify:user:pfunkboy:playlist:3JEQkwsSD5C7VsXMg4k1HX
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:57 (ten years ago) link
13 Ghost - Monstrance Clock 81 Points, 6 Voteshttp://youtu.be/KCkoIEbjbsMhttp://open.spotify.com/track/27n116KPPtEaryhXyMiTrNspotify:track:27n116KPPtEaryhXyMiTrN
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:17 (ten years ago) link
i have said all i need to say re this band.
clearly i am not alone in my love for their excess.
― mark e, Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:20 (ten years ago) link
Best track on the album and best song they've ever done imo.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:26 (ten years ago) link
More occult rock up next..
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
12 Jess and the Ancient Ones - Astral Sabbat 82 Points, 6 Votes, One #1 http://youtu.be/5hgWxb1bXkEhttp://open.spotify.com/track/72bB7G3kyg28jAA8lH65n0spotify:track:72bB7G3kyg28jAA8lH65n0
mark e i think you would dig this band (its from an ep, check out their only album too)
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
Nice song. Weird that stuff like Jess is still subsumed under metal. The occult-psych trend could be this decade's freak-folk.
― jmm, Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
well its still heavy rock innit?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:41 (ten years ago) link
Last one for tonight coming up
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 21:54 (ten years ago) link
11 Grayceon - Pearl 85 Points, 6 Voteshttp://youtu.be/Ygk6iEmajJwhttp://open.spotify.com/track/1gfVjGhMDDrk40JfZec9mlspotify:track:1gfVjGhMDDrk40JfZec9ml
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 22:00 (ten years ago) link
I totally slept on that Grayceon album.
Like Ghost and Purson, it dips a bit into 70s proto-metal. I felt the first Ghost album was definitely more metal than the newer one though.
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 11 January 2014 22:02 (ten years ago) link
It was an ep rather than album though
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 11 January 2014 22:14 (ten years ago) link
I'm just catching up now but I must first say -- WAY TOO LOW for Carcass - Granulating Dark Satanic Mills!Also too low for Astral Sabbat! (the #1 vote was mine)
― Viceroy, Saturday, 11 January 2014 22:23 (ten years ago) link
Yeah true. Actually I'm not sure why I called it weird, this stuff is definitely heavy metal, especially in the 70s sense where "heavy metal" just meant badass heavy rock band.
― jmm, Saturday, 11 January 2014 22:24 (ten years ago) link
i thought they dissolved?
― j., Sunday, 19 January 2014 17:57 (ten years ago) link
me too but someone from Thrill Jockey said one was on the way
― wilful brony (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 19 January 2014 20:52 (ten years ago) link
didn't the drummer quit? Wonder if he's involved
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 19 January 2014 20:54 (ten years ago) link
this In Solitude record is rather good, don't know why I hadn't given it a listen before
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Monday, 20 January 2014 10:37 (ten years ago) link
especially as you must have heard tracks from it in soundrop
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 20 January 2014 15:30 (ten years ago) link
That's a surprising ranking for Altar of Plagues. I saw a bit of positive chatter about it but not a lot of adoration.
― jmm, Monday, 20 January 2014 15:51 (ten years ago) link
It won the Last Rites reader poll and was #7 for the writers top 25.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 20 January 2014 15:59 (ten years ago) link
#7 PopMatters, #20 Stereogum, #11 Rock-A-Rolla, #7 MetalSucks, #17 MetalSucks musicians, #36 Pitchfork, #2 Terrorizer, #633 Pazz & Jop
I'd say that's a fair bit of adoration
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 January 2014 13:08 (ten years ago) link
just saw the metal poll results & wanted to ask what else you guys would recommend. i didn't have a chance to vote, but here's what i liked this year. Algerian Goalkeeper (or anyone else) if you can recommend 2013 metal albums in a similar vein, that'd be AWESOME. thanks!
CARCASS—love this album, i usually don't go for grindcore or death metal or thrashy stuff, but this is a great mix of all of the above, enough variety to keep things interesting, plus the bits of British sounding heavy metal & Maiden influence are great.
SUBROSA—fantastic doom album. love this band, same with their first album on Profound Lore. the female vox & cello, etc. do lots to set it apart from the usual doom pack. plus great songs.
UNCLE ACID—not as good as the first one, but it's very solid.
MELT-BANANA—better live than on record. that said, i've played this several times & liked it a good deal.
DEAFHEAVEN—more shoegaze than metal. still pretty good.
KYLESA—i played the shit out of Spiral Shadow and didn't get into this as much. but i like these guys. wish they'd go weirder & less alt rock.
NAILS—good album, i can see the appeal BUT it's really too extreme for me (sorry)
QOTSA—not even close to their best album. dig this band though & try to keep up with their stuff.
GHOST—love the first album. didn't get into this one but i haven't really played it more than... twice? dunno.
JESU—good album, hardly metal, not their best. love jesu to bits though.
SHINING—not as good as Blackjazz. still alright.
BARDO POND—fantastic album (made my overall top 10 for the year). not metal. fantastic psych rock.
THE BODY—haven't heard the new EP & album. it's on my short list to check out.
BLACK SABBATH—good album, a lot better than i'd expect for a Sabbath reunion at this stage in their career.
PORTAL—not my thing.
CATHEDRAL—awesome straight doom Cathedral record, i think it's one of their best.
KEN MODE—pretty good rock/metal.
RUSSIAN CIRCLES—i bought this but haven't played it yet.
ULVER—much more soundtrack-y than Shadows or Blood Inside... didn't really love it, but it's interesting.
ENSEMBLE PEARL—love love love. more of a drone record than metal to me. but it's awesome.
PELICAN—wasn't blown away (i never really have been with Pelican) but it's alright.
LOCRIAN—surprised this didn't place higher, i love it.
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anyway... what else would you folks recommend based on the above?
― ilxor, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 17:43 (ten years ago) link
you seem to like doom, have you heard the Windhand, Lycus or Inter Arma albums yet
― a chance to cross is a chance to score (anonanon), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 18:32 (ten years ago) link
no i haven't. and yes, doom is pretty much my "thing"-- so i'll check those out! thanks.
― ilxor, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 21:14 (ten years ago) link
you sound like you need advice of the wise sage markers
― ۩, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 21:21 (ten years ago) link
Avatarium should be right up yr street then. Also: The Fall Of Every Season, Lesbian, The Ruins Of Beverast, Officium Triste and Ataraxie.
― Siegbran, Thursday, 23 January 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
yeah the Avatarium is awesome.
Seandalai you got any stats for us?
― ۩, Thursday, 23 January 2014 21:47 (ten years ago) link
seandalai says he will knock something up so stay tuned (and give him thanks)
― ۩, Friday, 24 January 2014 14:40 (ten years ago) link
i like to find out metal neighbours n stuff
― ۩, Friday, 24 January 2014 14:41 (ten years ago) link
this Coliseum record has a definite DC hardcore thing going on, Fugazi or even Nation of Ulysses...
― Kim Wrong-un (Neil S), Friday, 24 January 2014 14:57 (ten years ago) link
By Country breakdown of the top 100 albums -
44 - USA12 - UK9 - Sweden7 - Norway6 - Canada5 - Germany3 - Japan2 - France, Finland, Italy1 - Australia, Austria, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland.
― ۩, Friday, 24 January 2014 17:03 (ten years ago) link
has there been a new geopolitical realignment that hasn't made the news??
― j., Friday, 24 January 2014 17:04 (ten years ago) link
huh?
― ۩, Friday, 24 January 2014 17:07 (ten years ago) link
I did a quick version of voter stats for the metal poll, mostly useful for checking out hivemindness/loneliness/top neighbours: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AumbddEHET5xdERvTkNnTUlIdjRSdmtaSVl1di05NEE&usp=sharing
― a man with legs made of sausages - that's not real! (seandalai), Monday, 27 January 2014 00:43 (ten years ago) link
I meant to say for the albums poll.
― a man with legs made of sausages - that's not real! (seandalai), Monday, 27 January 2014 00:44 (ten years ago) link
awesome, thanks!
― ۩, Monday, 27 January 2014 00:44 (ten years ago) link
heh, johnny fever and mordy both got whiney as top neighbour.
― ۩, Monday, 27 January 2014 00:49 (ten years ago) link
proof that metal cures loneliness
― j., Monday, 27 January 2014 00:51 (ten years ago) link
djmartian appears to be most lonely
― ۩, Monday, 27 January 2014 00:52 (ten years ago) link
well, darkwave actually has the opposite effect
― j., Monday, 27 January 2014 00:53 (ten years ago) link
poor djmartian
― ۩, Monday, 27 January 2014 15:53 (ten years ago) link
Now I want to see BlackIronPrison's ballot.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Monday, 27 January 2014 16:26 (ten years ago) link
Two albums I've discoveres that I totally wouldve voted for--Oranssi Pazuzu and Wolf People
― Drugs A. Money, Saturday, 1 February 2014 19:39 (ten years ago) link
Posted up thread...
― BlackIronPrison, Saturday, 1 February 2014 19:46 (ten years ago) link
I think this poll needs to be held in december next time. Gives everyone something to do before xmas and also a few weeks between big poll so everyone can check out the results.
― ۩, Sunday, 2 February 2014 03:29 (ten years ago) link
Naw I liked the timeline. P&J + metal poll, first week, then tracks, then albums
― Drugs A. Money, Sunday, 2 February 2014 06:23 (ten years ago) link