It totally should be voted for in metal poll if you like it.
If something is nominated that you like then please vote for it.UNLESS you cant cut your shortlist down to the limit and its near the bottom of your list.
but please no its not metal enough BS. It wasn't vetoed during noms.
― Oor Neechy, Thursday, 30 January 2020 23:03 (four years ago) link
It's more entertaining exercise (to me) if I leave it out. Others are free to do as they wish, it goes without saying.
― pomenitul, Thursday, 30 January 2020 23:12 (four years ago) link
*It's a
― pomenitul, Thursday, 30 January 2020 23:13 (four years ago) link
Spotify Nominations playlist for you all to listen to
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uKGEOJlIeCmzYH7kf5d9A?si=FjP5wLBLRkSN00DzuxNeHw
― Oor Neechy, Saturday, 1 February 2020 20:15 (four years ago) link
Thanks.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Saturday, 1 February 2020 20:26 (four years ago) link
vote for major stars
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 1 February 2020 20:42 (four years ago) link
Anyways, I'm going to confess unlimited wrongness and throw myself upon the mercy of the pollrunners and humbly request that these two albums which I didn't in fact hear in time but am asking now that they be added to the nominations list this late in the game:
Wyrmwoods - Spirit and TeethPharaoh Overlord - 5
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 3 February 2020 11:56 (four years ago) link
What say you, Neechy?
Btw Witch Trail stans should post about their love for that album itt. I'll listen to it later today.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 3 February 2020 12:03 (four years ago) link
I only ask because I do objectively think these are two of the finest metal albums to be released in the past year. The Wyrmwoods especially is a fine slab of that experimental BM syncretism that we all know & love around here, this time fusing it with Berlin School type synth kosmiche and ambient. The first track is downright batshit. imago & it, take note:
https://youtu.be/OCBoamIzK88
The extreme, nonsensical compression is the point: the next track clicks in at precisely four minutes--exactly twice the farmer's length-- and the track after that, 16 mins, w/ the last one at 32
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 3 February 2020 12:04 (four years ago) link
(xp)
(imago & tt*)(grrr)
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 3 February 2020 12:05 (four years ago) link
Um, ok, that Wyrmwood video is a pretty incredible few minutes of music. Is the whole album as good?
― Frederik B, Monday, 3 February 2020 13:12 (four years ago) link
yeah add em
― Oor Neechy, Monday, 3 February 2020 13:15 (four years ago) link
Um, ok, that Wyrmwood video is a pretty incredible few minutes of music.
Agreed!
14 views lol. This can be the metal Balloon.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 3 February 2020 13:17 (four years ago) link
Added.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 3 February 2020 13:44 (four years ago) link
Thanks, honorable poll people!
Re: Wyrmwoods, this is the next track. I wouldn't say the rest of the album sounds like this but it kind of gives you an idea of where it's going, maybe enough of one to let you know whether or not you want to continue on to the final two, very long tracks
https://youtu.be/pXljYadyaqQ
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 3 February 2020 13:45 (four years ago) link
The extreme, nonsensical compression is the point: the next track clicks in at precisely four minutes--exactly twice the former's length-- and the track after that, 16 mins, w/ the last one at 32― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money)
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money)
Wait, there's no 8 minute track on this album.
― enochroot, Monday, 3 February 2020 14:56 (four years ago) link
Wait what?!?!?! I'm not listening to it anyway!
― Frederik B, Monday, 3 February 2020 15:00 (four years ago) link
From the Glenn Branca metal thread:
since we don't have a thraed for metal that sounds like SY and/or PiL:https://witchtrail.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun-has-left-the-hill― gaudio, Sunday, February 2, 2020 12:40 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglinkYep, just bought that on first listen. Really nice guitar sound and riffs. My partner called it "surf metal", actually.― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r)
https://witchtrail.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun-has-left-the-hill
― gaudio, Sunday, February 2, 2020 12:40 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Yep, just bought that on first listen. Really nice guitar sound and riffs. My partner called it "surf metal", actually.
― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r)
Listening to it now – Sund4r's partner is otm.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 3 February 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
Will check out that Wyrmwood shortly.
If the WOSO album doesn't place on the main poll I'm holding all of you responsible fwiw
― TOO LOW, the Curator (imago), Monday, 3 February 2020 15:14 (four years ago) link
Well, yeah.
(It's on my ballot.)
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 3 February 2020 15:25 (four years ago) link
Ok, halfway through the third song, the whole Wyrmwood album is incredible
― Frederik B, Monday, 3 February 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link
So far
Echoing the recent hype for Witch Trail! It is some blissful doomish punk.
A minute into Wyrmwoods and it is making an impression!!
― tangenttangent, Monday, 3 February 2020 16:28 (four years ago) link
It takes a lot for a >20 mins track to hold my attention like this Wyrmwoods closer has, omg. I don’t mind ambient when it is brickwalled maximalist galactic splendour. Thanks for flagging this up, DAM!
― tangenttangent, Monday, 3 February 2020 17:24 (four years ago) link
I guess this calls for a 64-minute followup album?
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 3 February 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
Wasn't on board until this closing track. This and the two minute opener should have been the whole album
― TOO LOW, the Curator (imago), Monday, 3 February 2020 18:12 (four years ago) link
it bugs me that the closer is not 128 minutes long
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 3 February 2020 18:16 (four years ago) link
Well there's a MISSING TRACK you see, but only if you reject the cosmic logic that lies beyond mathematical ken.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Monday, 3 February 2020 18:19 (four years ago) link
Closer should be 256m long - every length the square of the preceding
― TOO LOW, the Curator (imago), Monday, 3 February 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
Yeah pomenitul otm: I'm sure there's some covert reason why this album has a MISSING CENTER...I still love it anyhow
Anyways, serious props to whomever it was who nominated this awesome-as-fuck Cherubs album because it's been doing my head in lately
https://youtu.be/_sUo7ZdPaFM
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:28 (four years ago) link
"Sooey Pig" is a decent approximation of how "Tommy Gun Angel" would've ended up like if Bardo Pond had been on Amphetamine Reptile
https://youtu.be/k5C1ueLTg8Y
― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:31 (four years ago) link
@pomenitul, @seandalaivoted a few weeks ago, realizing now that i want to give points to 5 more records. prolly not making a difference in the rollout, but is it ok if i resend and replace my ballot?
― gaudio, Friday, 7 February 2020 13:22 (four years ago) link
I'll wait for seandalai to confirm but I'm fairly sure that's fine.
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Friday, 7 February 2020 13:23 (four years ago) link
right! thanks pom
― gaudio, Friday, 7 February 2020 13:24 (four years ago) link
yeah i'll let him know
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 17:54 (four years ago) link
Could everyone start thinking about their ballots now? EOY season poll is not over yet!
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 21:06 (four years ago) link
Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uKGEOJlIeCmzYH7kf5d9A?si=VVPrvp9aRT2guNgD_xzL4w
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
Pastebin if its easierhttps://pastebin.com/3nTvzgnF
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 21:10 (four years ago) link
Thanks!
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Friday, 7 February 2020 21:14 (four years ago) link
I hope y'all don't forget about the Chelsea Wolfe album. Again she failed to make the general poll so I hope she gets in this one even if it isnt as riff heavy as the past few
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link
Anyone want to campaign for other albums?
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 23:13 (four years ago) link
Where's the pup and moon tooth and mdou moctar fans who bemoaned them not making the eoy poll?
Where's brad?!
― Oor Neechy, Friday, 7 February 2020 23:24 (four years ago) link
May I recommend the albums by
Esoteric https://open.spotify.com/album/7GrKomosr29udfIEPtk3o0?si=F890jcGFTo6Ia-Y59-AFygSchammasch https://open.spotify.com/album/1PmHVrFZdWmaaOni45bqD7?si=ITxNAmK5QQ2AOTwYmnfRKA
― Oor Neechy, Saturday, 8 February 2020 00:04 (four years ago) link
Voted. Never did get to listen to the Yellow Eyes record, someone convince me that was a major oversight.
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Saturday, 8 February 2020 01:05 (four years ago) link
It was.
― Oor Neechy, Saturday, 8 February 2020 01:07 (four years ago) link
I voted too btw.
If everyone could post when they have voted it means seandalai can check incase something went wrong.
― Oor Neechy, Saturday, 8 February 2020 03:50 (four years ago) link
Almost done with the preliminary ballot. Will post when I vote for sure and probably to campaign for things...
The Obsequiae album is pretty great! And Lord Weird Slough Feg! And give the Candlemass album a chance, I think it's their best in over a decade tbh.
― Frobisher, Saturday, 8 February 2020 04:46 (four years ago) link
I liked the Esoteric, surprisingly since I usually think the doom metal albums with the organs are goofy. As usual, I don't see the appeal of Obsequiae or Schammasch, despite many others really enjoying them.
It didn't make my ballot, but I'll point out the Ausmuteants "album," a 20 minute group of punk songs sung from the point of view of a cop, but written by crusty anarchists. Absolutely hilarious.
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Saturday, 8 February 2020 04:59 (four years ago) link
Three more suggestions:
Veiled – In Blinding Presence (pitch-black manic dissonance heightened through hypnosis)Belenos – Argoat (Celtic BM heroism from Brittany)Sur Austru – Meteahna timpurilor (ex-Negură Bunget, in keeping with that band's final albums)
― toilet-cleaning brain surgeon (pomenitul), Saturday, 8 February 2020 14:13 (four years ago) link