Finally... The Top 200 Extreme Metal Albums of ALL TIME!(results)

I like how varied this poll has been, as it should, and if nothing else it's given me an excuse to listen to some things that I've avoided for years because I thought I was too clever for them. Most of them have turned out to be pretty good.

I just remembered that the reason I omitted not just SYL but everything Devin-related was the whole "what is extreme?" question that likewise axed most (traditional) doom.

So pretend I voted for City, Ocean Machine, Terria, and probably Accelerated Evolution, scattered thoughtfully throughout my 100.

frobisher said 2 hours ago he hoped to finish today. its not even 1pm where he is i think

tho he said he was still ill which is why he didnt start at his usual time

10. Pantera - Projects In The Jungle (1666 Points, 17 voters, 16 #Ones)

http://i.imgur.com/bACG7yZ.jpg

https://youtu.be/_8cEfAs7160

considered doing an avenged sevenfold one, almost had me here tho

get well soon Frobisher, or we'll have to listen to Pantera

9. Vinnie Vincent Invasion - All Systems Go (p much just Johnny Fever)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Systems_Go_(Vinnie_Vincent_Invasion_album)#/media/File:Vinnie_Vincent_All_Systems_Go.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeSuPB_5wr4

Did I vote in this one? Can't remember...

all the death metal suggests yes you did

Hey guys, sorry I got sick. Thank's for posting a lot, CS! So, who wants to see the top 10, eh?

get on with it!

hope you're better frobisher. think you've given me your illness. but yeah, pronto pls ;)

10. Ulver - Bergtatt (665, 9 votes)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61QA9CkfJML.jpg

https://youtu.be/XVcjf_p5pDY
https://open.spotify.com/album/52ua2aBI8N4lDhus48a3lu

Imago has the runny shits? how metal

BOOM

665 points!

had genuinely given up hope, thanks ilx :)

so 3 Metallica in the top 9? Wonder what order

my #15, just perfect songwriting. 'well why does it belong on an extreme metal poll then?' you ask. because this is perfect extreme songwriting duh ;)

Welcome back! Very excited about continuing poll.

(Very brief because at work) discovery highlights from today:

Negura Bunket - Unexpectedly cute!
Drudkh - Nothing this entrenched in pagan tree-worship can be bad.
Harvey Milk - What is this Harvey Milk dream sludge? The fourth track killed me.

Going to be fun seeing everyones ballots
Bergtatt was my #33
Nattens Madrigal was my #5

9. Slayer - South of Heaven (667, 10 votes)

http://www.geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2014/01/slayer-south-of-heaven.png

https://youtu.be/NbGqPRFyHtg
https://open.spotify.com/album/09ghSsJ7jalI4jWtf7E08b

the satanic ideal is somewhere between ulver and slayer lol

what Metallica album do you all think will place the highest, and at what number?

south of heaven kinda my platonic satanic ideal. probably the metal album i've played the most since it came out? has to be.

imago wouldnt that be ...and justice for all by metallica?

any of the first three metallica is a good vote. obvious or whatever but what are ya gonna do? they helped write the book. till the cool guy died anyway.

...and bass for none

scott you dont like and justice for all?

damn the slayer img link is broken already?
this is why I was uploading them to an img server... I get lazy for a couple of posts and look what happens.

i never listen to and justice for all. some good stuff on it but the beginning of the end...(much prefer garage days EP)

(soundwise, i definitely prefer the garage days EP. wish all their albums sounded like that.)

for posterity, the South of Heaven cover (again):

https://i.sli.mg/cyBXeG.png

next up is something I know a lot of people have been waiting to see place...

8. Godflesh - Streetcleaner (701, 10 votes)

https://i.sli.mg/PJrxFG.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/1BloguumODLJ2PKsP7dza6

i was VERY excited when and justice came out and i did play it a lot after i bought it but it didn't live forever with me. i could listen to master of puppets any old day of the week.

south of heaven and streetcleaner, what more do you need out of life?

Too loooooow

like raaaaaaats

It's definitely enjoyable but I personally wouldn't put Streetcleaner anywhere near the top - dystopian and sludgy, very repetitive, but I kinda see it as an extension to Swans and Killing Joke, and not so much an extreme metal classic.

7. Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion (732, 10 votes)

https://i.sli.mg/uVKYVb.jpg

https://youtu.be/9SgtScsVUg4

\m/

i always understand 'mega therion' to be a theme park

hoped that might beat out metallica and slayer to #1

I remember reading about Bergtatt first in a review that completely panned it as a boring Burzum-ripoff, all recycled riffs, a sure sign that the Norwegian scene had totally lost it if bands like this were coming up, etc.

"and not so much an extreme metal classic."

i agree but i'll take what i can get in the land of liturgy and deafheaven. still one of my favorite albums.

there's still room for surprises... any thoughts on unexpected albums popping up?

Babymetal?