~~~ 15 YEARS OF ILM POLL!!! ~~~ (Metal & Heavy Rock [+ related sub-genres] Edition) RESULTS & DISCUSSION THREAD

It figures that the stuff at the bottom of my ballot wd appear highest

Btw that 'Wooowwwww' is from Dopesmoker appearing so low, I thought it was a lock for top 3

i mean i wouldn't go that far, it's a catchy record with a lot of touchstones in its compositions that resonate with different kinds of listeners

but also it's way too high

Cosmic did his part in hyping that one at the time! Vol. 1 is great too, due for a reissue/proper CD. Lossless files are out there, not sure if they were yanked from tape or not, but sound alright. Sorry I've been MIA dealing with life stuff, today have a sick cat, not sure if I'll make it to Riot Fest in time for Fu Manchu.

also blood lust appearing above dopesmoker is pretty :|

dang really thought agalloch was gonna be #1. guess it's dopethrone?

This one doesn't stand out much from the retro doom wave for me.

i'm over Sleep. would rather listen to Blood Lust than Dopesmoker any day of the week.

^^ not necessarily true of the Uncle Acid albums since, however

Just saw Uncle Acid this week, and they were way better than I expected them to be - really tight band, really, and some of the newer tunes sounded better live.

5 Isis - Panopticon 4578.6 Points, 22 Votes, One #1
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Robotic Empire version
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https://open.spotify.com/album/2bPTCyG3NxIRHQL3tsQzIM
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2004
Notes:
This is Isis 3rd album, originally released on CD by Ipecac Records.
Released in Japan by Daymare Recordings on an enhanced CD with an extra video.

Trust No One Recordings released the album on vinyl:
First press:
7 A/B on bright orange, C/D on clear w/smoke
7 A/B on clear w/orange streaks, C/D on clear w/smoke
11 A/B on clear pink, C/D on clear w/smoke
40 A/B on clear w/small traces of yellow/red, C/D on clear w/smoke
75 A/B on clear, C/D on clear w/smoke
75 A/B on clear, C/D on clear
100 A/B on clear, C/D on black
700 A/B on black, C/D on black

Second press:
25 A/B on blue w/black streaks, C/D on blue w/massive black swirls
35 A/B on blue w/black streaks, C/D on blue w/black streaks
40 A/B on blue, C/D on blue w/black streaks
400 A/B on blue, C/D on blue

Robotic Empire released the album also on vinyl with a different artwork:
First press of 2461 copies total:
156 on opaque light blue
212 on opaque orange
2073 on black
20 test presses
8 test presses (C-side)

Second press of 623 copies total:
450 on clear (330 have the full color 3" labels, 120 have black A/B and silver C/D labels),
173 black (all w/ black A/B and silver C/D labels).
Pressed at Erika w/ wrong catalog number, says Robo 045.

Third press of 2010 copies total:
300 on cokebottle blue/clear w/ silver smoke,
300 on half green / half cokebottle green w/ splatter,
300 on grey / silver mix,
1100 on black,
10 test presses.

Fourth press of 1000 copies total:
400 copies on "deep sea" blue,
400 copies on "exploding" orange,
200 copies on black.

Fifth press of 2018 copies total:
120 copies on clear w/ orange splatter,
209 copies on blue/black swirl,
289 black w/ orange splatter
1400 copies on black.

Sixth press of 2000 copies:
2000 copies on black w/matte “revese board” printwork

Seventh press of 2000 copies:
200 copies on clear/translucent blue
500 copies on clear/translucent orange
1300 copies on black vinyl

All in a super high-gloss, tip-on heavyweight gatefold jacket and printed-innersleeves and remastered

The information everyone cared about at the time because vinyl was so cheap

Pretty much the album that kickstarted my love of metal

It's utterly spectacular

My favourite Isis album for sure.

Uncle Acid are awesome. "The Night Creeper" is particularly underrated. The Beatles gone stoner metal. Liking the Weakling album. It's a big dirty whirlwind of fear

Isis dont float my boat tbh

imo just in terms of the year it came out (and albums that brought a lot of people into metal) leviathan >>>> panopticon

xpost and the band arent too good either

I'm now rooting for a Tom G #1 and 2.

oh yeah i forgot monotheist hasn't placed dang

I don't want the Dopesmoker journey to end.

4 Triptykon - Melana Chasmata 5131 Points, 23 Votes
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https://open.spotify.com/album/1grYUhn0k8XBFGRAEs5qVh
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monotheist
oceanic
dopethrone

That was a great album. "Aurorae" and "Waiting" were the highlights for me.

is that 1-3 or 3-1?

Are Triptykon too metal for you imago?

maybe, let's listen

imo you'd like them

also have you heard into the pandemonium? i think that's your kind of record

ooh I haven't, ty

I didn't vote, but I am surprised Khanate's Things Viral hasn't made the cut at all.

3 Isis - Oceanic 5149 Points, 23 Votes, TWO #1's
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https://open.spotify.com/album/0vibPObMMV1cphqMP8P5D0
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US Version Escape Artist Records
First pressing:
200 copies on opaque dark green vinyl
300 copies on transparent light green vinyl (this)

Second pressing:
503 copies on clear vinyl

Third pressing:
300 copies on transparent orange vinyl
300 copies on white vinyl
500 copies on black vinyl

Euro Version Trust No One Recordings

First Test press:
5 A/B black C/D black

Second Test press:
5 A/B black

First press:
6 A/B black C/D black with brown marble
27 A/B purple C/D brown with purple marble
82 A/B purple C/D rust red
125 A/B purple C/D brown
708 A/B black C/D black (this)

Second press:
500 A/B clear C/D clear

Third press:
600 A/B white C/D white

oh dang i was wrong

i think this is the one i like

i get them confused

imo post the last two

Triptykon were awesome at Wacken.

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

Grinning Mouths still leaves me slack jawed and grinning like an idiot.

no fucking Thou in this thing

there's stuff to like about triptykon! but it's still quite mundane (bear in mind all thrash ever leaves me utterly cold) and I'm pretty sure its placement is riding on the celtic frost hypewave. buuuuut I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would

oceanic really suffers for being first heard after panopticon, probably

grinning mouths is on the superior album panopticon lol

its not thrash

Wow, people really like Isis. I better get more on this thing. Interesting that they're doing SO much better than, say, Neurosis.

no fucking Thou and like 15 Jute Gyte albums. Sad!

no fucking Thou in this thing

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through silver in blood would have won this poll (maybe)

and no Woods of Desolation :(

No In Solitude's Sister. I should have weighted my ballot.

the # of votes and also points were not even close between 1 & 2.

twice the amount of points and almost double the # of votes