THE ILM METAL POLL 2011 RESULTS (All lurkers/non metalheads welcome to join in!)

I tried to tell you all it was worth campaigning! ilxors do tend to trust recommendations from other ilxors than other lists these days tbh

xp

btw rock is dead again
Why Rock Music IS Dead.

wonder if that metal dude i mentioned earlier is the us equivalent

I might check me out some Trap Them; I'm surprised to see them so low too tbh. I thought that album more popular here than how it showed

never assume anything with an ILM poll!

105. Falkenbach - Tiurida (308 Points, 10 Votes)
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http://www.last.fm/music/Falkenbach

Falkenbach is a one-man German folk/viking metal project created by Vratyas Vakyas (literally, “The Searching Wanderer”). Vratyas Vakyas lived in Iceland for a considerable time, but now lives in Düsseldorf, Germany again. Throughout the band’s lifetime, Falkenbach has progressed from a rawer, more “black” sound towards viking-influenced folk metal with mainly clean vocals. Vakyas’ music is nowdays accompanied by session musicians.

i assume glenn voted for this

104. Vektor - Outer Isolation (313 Points, 11 Votes)
http://f0.bcbits.com/z/46/12/461267658-1.jpg
Spotify
http://www.last.fm/music/Vektor

Refusing to be pigeon-holed into any metal sub-genre, Vektor employs an array of intricacy, virtuosity and a wholly unique sound that sets them clearly apart from the growing legions of color-by-numbers thrash bands. They released their debut full length Black Future in November 2009, and the follow up Outer Isolation in December 2011 (both on Heavy Artillery Records).

Throughout the band’s lifetime, Falkenbach has progressed from not at all, sounding *exactly* as they did on their debut fifteen years ago.

Ah nice, most of my top 10 is already done. Surprised about the lack of love for Azarath, while it's not something ILM normally likes, I would think that this was charismatic enough. Basically they do Behemoth, but better than they have done it for at least 10 years, and with way better solos. Same with Septic Flesh...

No, I didn't vote for Falkenbach. Plenty of other folk-metal, and plenty of other German bands, but not this one.

i would say placing at all means ilm liked it siegbran

btw quick poll so please give your answers
do you want this poll to finish on thursday so friday can be spent discussing the results and all the stats?
or do you want it to finish on friday?

True 9 votes is not bad at all actually. I'm actually more surprised with the low placement of Woods of Desolation, given the whole post-BM hype and all, WITTR, Krallice, Drudkh etc.

No preference, whatever's best/easiest for you

finish it on Friday. already moving too quickly to listen to the stuff that looks interesting

i'll go with what the majority wants.

i agree with LL

this is a lot of work (thx btw) so if you want to spread it out til Friday to make it easier on yourself then have at it

its no more hassle to do it over 4 days than 5 tbh

i just know that some people leave work on a friday before it ends and wont see any results til monday so thats why im asking

if we finish on friday then theres only 3 more for tonight

103. Black Tusk - Set the Dial (317 Points, 12 Votes)
http://www.relapse.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/364x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/e/setthedialrgb_1.jpg
Spotify

http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Tusk

Black Tusk is a sludge band from Savannah, Georgia, United States formed in 2005

who on ilx are all the big sludge fans? i feel like most of it is totally off my radar

Man, a good chunk of my list has been burned off already. That Machine Head record was in my top five, it's fantastic but I understand why it placed so low on this particular poll.

Meanwhile, I don't understand why ASR is sidetracking his own thread into conversation about a secondhand account of an article that he knows is idiotic?

myself, jjj and a bunch of others

btw where is j3ff?

lol xp

maybe machine head and others would have done better if people had campaigned for them and persuaded everyone to listen to them.

102. Animals As Leaders - Weightless (336 Points, 12 Votes)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rkOcd4UQDWg/TrO6EY4FnBI/AAAAAAAABIU/_NFoyUaIlek/s1600/Animals-As-Leaders-Weightless.jpg

Animals as Leaders is a Washington, D.C. based instrumental progressive metal project by guitarist Tosin Abasi in 2007. Their self-titled debut album was released in April 2009 by Prosthetic Records.

Decent list so far. I really like 90% of that Machine Head record, but that goddamn kiddie's chorus kills all momentum dead.

I like that part, I think it adds a nice contrast to the blunt brutality of the rest of the song.

Aw c'mon, that deserved better.

101. Karma to Burn - V (341 Points, 14 Votes)
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Spotify
http://www.last.fm/music/Karma+To+Burn

Karma to Burn is an American instrumental stoner rock band. The band was formed in 1994, in Hicksville, West Virginia (actually Morgantown, West Virginia, though this was a running joke also reflected in bios of the band on other Web sites). The band is currently located in Los Angeles

Whoops, I sent in the top 50 I did for MSN in early December and forgot to stick in Vektor. Best thrash album of 2011 right there, it grew on me in a big way over the last month.

Thanks for voting though! (same to all of you)

You're welcome.

You're weclome.

damn cant find a pic of that still game reference

Direct Link to poll recap & full results

found it!
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lssuudTgAj1qh4utio1_500.jpg

Need to check out some of these; all I've done so far is listen to the one Pharaoh Overlord album that's on Spotify (from 2005) and been appropriately impressed.

While you're all waiting for part 2 of the countdown tomorrow, why not put together your ballot for the big ILM poll? The more metal-inclined voters we get, the more metal-inclined the results will be and the more enjoyment you'll get from exposing other ILXors to e.g. your favourite grindcore band. The voting thread is here and the ballot form is here.

http://heavyartillery.bandcamp.com/album/outer-isolation (Vektor)
http://blacktusk.bandcamp.com/releases

Windham and Vektor look fun. I look forward to hearing 'em. A pretty high average quality for 125-101, nice start.

yeah I think it's a pretty good list so far. Yeah there's albums i don't know but they seem to be pretty highly rated in their sub-genres.
Surprised with the within temptation placing. Goth metal has never had any traction round here outside of like 2 posters. It's a concept album, right? Maybe that's what attracted votes?
To anyone who has heard it (or any of the albums in the list, its never too late to chime in even if they were posted ages ago) want to tell us more?

I've heard it and it's ok. Just played it again today, didn't notice it was a concept album apart from maybe some silly spoken word parts. I don't hear much "gothic" metal in it tbh, it's basically a Kelly Clarkson pop/rock album with a little bit of 80s AOR thrown in (I'm hearing bits of Heart, Bon Jovi). I realise I'm not selling this album very well.

^^^ Within Temptation, that is.

Ahh, so the description way above about it looking like an album for 12 year old girls is accurate then?

Or for boomers who don't hear "music like this made anymore".

bound to do well in the P&J poll then..

It's like music from alternative chart-rock universe, where grunge and nu-metal never happened

(a parallel universe)

you mean Holland?

Wonder if any non metal folks have stuck around to listen to anything. Though I realise the albums at the top end of the poll will be of more interest, I'd still like to see their comments if they did check anything out. If you have and didn't like anything then dont give up! The poll is varied.

I didn't listen to anything because I'm non metal and just assume most of this stuff sounds like ass. I'm just checking in to see if LULU has shown up yet.