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

Hammers of Misfortune are never "blah"!

Well in a thread full of fantastic album cover art, that probably is the best

My thoughts on Hammers Of Misfortune, from the blog:

I’m a fan of Hammers’ band-leader John Cobbett. Whether working with Hammers, The Lord Weird Slough Feg or Ludicra, his guitar style and undeniable mastery of the riff from hell shine through. With his focus now solely and strongly on this version of Hammers Of Misfortune, he’s crafted his masterpiece. 17th Street is an amazing listen from front to back, and, in this era of red-lined ear fatiguing mixes, an absolute pleasure to listen to regardless of the playback medium (though I’m partial to cranked in the car, because I can sing along and play steering wheel drums). I remember fondly when metal was a broad, nearly template free music whose one criteria for greatness was rocking the fuck out, and this record rocks the fuck out like the best of the best. “The Grain”, is by far my song of the year. An instant all-time classic on on album chock full of songs nearly as good.

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Kewl! Thanks to everyone who ran this, it was a lot of fun as usual!

I'm glad it was Hammers and not Corrupted.

Didn't know YOB was gonna be at Empty Bottle wed. - I just got tix too - that's gonna be awesome - wish I would have voted - woulda been my number one

Thanks for doing this guys. Another year done and dusted.

i've tried with hammers. i really have.

Direct Link to poll recap & full results

Will start a new thread with full results, stats as soon as Glenn opens needle to the public and i get the link. Dont post any ballots until ive posted full results and link please.

Thanks guys! Great poll. Don't quite have that much love for Hammers, but happy to see it place nonetheless.

Get over to http://outloud.fm/ILXORS where tracks from all these albums will be playing

Awesome poll Kerr and Glenn; kings amongst ilxors, the both of you are

Everyone who hasn't already go vote THE 2011 ILM SUPER-MEGA YEAR-END ALBUMS 'N' TRACKS POLL™ Voting Thread (Voting ends TONIGHT!)

yes, thanks kerr!

absu tracks on spotify are really good. tara is probably one of my fave metal albums; not sure why I haven't listened to this album until now.

"this album" = abzu

Hammers was my #6 vs. Corrupted my #17, so yay.

A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED!

I deliberately placed Uncle Acid low because (as I said upthread) I don't think it's metal but not enough to raise it a position. Would have been gutted Corrupted missed out by two points had my voting not been what it was.

Actually, surprised this means Amebix didn't place at all.

oh shit just noticed zeb pike finished! that's awesome! great band, bassist is a friend and a total bro

someone else says that funnily enough

yeah jj and him are tight bros from way back when

Unless YOU'RE JJ.

ILM METAL POLL 2011 POST MORTEM - FULL RESULTS/STATS AND BALLOTS

Massive thank you to Kerr and Glenn!

Speaking as someone who had only heard one of the 125 albums listed and had only even heard of 5 or 6 of the artists at all this whole thread has been both hugely enjoyable and informative. Never would I have suspected that I dug so much metal.

Big ups to everyone who voted as well. Great job one and all.

Kerr will shed tears of joy at that. Thanks indeed!

Great poll ASR!

this was great (as usual), K. sorry i didn't vote/participate, but i honestly did not have a very metal 2011 in any sense whatsoever. luckily this poll's bounty should go some way in rectifying last years sad lapse somewhat. so, HAILS!, all.

yeah where you been hiding

pop over to the other thread and check out all the stats
ILM METAL POLL 2011 POST MORTEM - FULL RESULTS/STATS AND BALLOTS

i love this poll because it's educational to a dude like myself whose metal bonafides are nil beyond voting for subrosa and corrupted and gates of slumber in the all-encompassing ILM poll. MAD PROPS

haven't been following this, but glad to see hammers take it. one of my favorite bands going, and probably my single favorite album of the year (if i exclude ghost on the basis of last-year-ness and E-40 on the basis of two-album-ness).

Figured I deserved a treat for having to walk to the train in shitting snow, so I stopped by Reckless and picked up Esoteric and Devils Blood thanks to this poll. Good job guys. Also, Krallice sounds fucking great walking in shitting down snow.

Oh well, I missed a bunch of results to the cut-off, but I will say that one of the soundtracks to my insomnia has been the staccato female-vox chorus to the title track of that Hammers of Misfortune record. And in a good way.

good song that. Everyone needs to go back and check their other records!

nice list

I have only heard three of the top 10 albums which is really quite remiss

moreso because I've *felt* like there's been no shortage of quality metal in my lyfe during 2011

Great list thanks. Sorry I didn't have time to participate this year.

dj mencap you got to check those albums out then!

Great job everyone. Once again I'm stunned over the amount of great music.
Having Spotify in the U.S. sure helps. Thanks for the playlists.

Love the stats too.

glad you dug it!

I thought more people would have been shocked at how close it was. Decided by the last ballot!

thank you so much ilm for recognizing corrupted, that album is incredible, I am so happy they landed at number 2. I didn't vote cuz I listened to like maybe 3 metal albums last year, but last year was also when corrupted became my favourite band. <3 can't wait to listen to moe from this list.

if you had Corrupted would have won!

Yeah but Kerr you wouldn't accept three-album ballots so really its your fault! ;)

wait wait wait!! Hold the godamn phonw... you mean to tell me BATILLUS did not even make this list?!?!??? A tragedy for sure.. You guys need to seriously check out that record! would've been my number 2 or 3..

you should have voted!

remember to subscribe to the winners playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/mordys/playlist/6FNGd20uP6dyX5W1jzFE6Z

or even the nominations playlist http://open.spotify.com/user/v1c3r0y/playlist/3iDbLB1n1SB30gn5p5dTWz

Jon you must have snagged the last copy of The Devil's Blood at Reckless. Are you going to see Ghost/Blood Ceremony/Ancient VVisdom on Tue at Bottom Lounge? Anyone else going?

Oops, sorry about that! Didn't mean to grab the last one! Its fantastic though!

I'm thinking about it, I really want to go, but with the little guy's sleeping issues over the past couple of weeks it may be tough to leave the wife to deal with it on her own. I may still try to make it work though.