ILX METAL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2008 RESULTS (NOW COUNTING DOWN THE TOP TEN, BTW)

Buns N Roses?

Am I the only one that voted for Dragonforce?

Also, don't get me wrong, Ghost Reveries is freaking awesome. Watershed is just freaking awesome in a different way.

I cannot say. I'm not giving anything away or giving clues to what is up next anymore. People like suspense and not being told what might be next.

pfunkboy your like a rock chick tease

http://www.scotweb.co.uk/club_images/largeitems/sr_hotch_bra_pants_suspenders.jpg

Final four: She & Him, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes and, of course, U2.

this isn't spin

That isn't a rawk chick

the question is, will Torche or Harvey Milk take the coveted #1 spot?

I voted for DragonForce, too.

well i couldn't find roxymuzak in suspenders on the interweb

The question is, are you over or underestimating any albums?

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Boris - Smile (Diwphalanx Records/Southern Lord) 227 Points

ahhhh i just want to see #1 before 5:00 when i leave the computer!

oh wow.

this was the first boris album that did nothing for me.

what time is it for you just now?

Yeah, definitely my least favorite Boris album so far. But the Japanese version is quite a bit better than the Southern Lord one.

4:40

and yeah i gotta listen to the japanese one; tho i think their two versions thing is some bullllshit

It's a good enough Boris album (esp the diwphalanx version) but Smile and Pink really pale into insignificance compared to a lot of their older stuff. I almost voted for it but gave Coffins my last vote instead.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
eastern time zone ... New York Fri 4:41 PM

oh i wont be posting no 3 til about 10.30- and it's 9.41 just now. no 2 and no1 will be after 11. Gotta spin it out, sorry.

so this is like foreplay not premature eJOCKulation

Boris: 16 votes here (but no #1s), 6 in P&J. I'm still puzzled that the Japanese version sounds more Southern Lordish to me than the Southern Lord version.

#s 2 and 3 were tied in votes, but 2 beats 3 on both points and #1 votes. #1 has the most votes and the most points, but not the most #1 votes.

dj custosian
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i have yet to hear the US version of Smile, which is probably why i voted for it. either that or the boring Nadja album was my lowest vote I think.

reminder of decibel magazine top 40
http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=140019

I'll be offline while Pfunk is posting the last 3, but I'll be back with lots of stats later in the (Boston) evening...

I'm still puzzled that the Japanese version sounds more Southern Lordish to me than the Southern Lord version.

This is exactly right.

I'm still pissed off I didn't get a chance to buy the Diwphalanx vinyl

I could just post no3 now while everyone's disappeared for 30 mins thinking I wont post it.

ok just poking my head in here for god knows what reason and WAHT

well i couldn't find roxymuzak in suspenders on the interweb

admittedly this is the only post i read

and yeah i gotta listen to the japanese one; tho i think their two versions thing is some bullllshit

Yeah, I'm pretty sick of Boris's act. Choose a mix and stick with it, instead of taking advantage the vinyl obsessiveness of SL fans.

The Japanese mix is cool in a Velvet Underground Guitar Amp Tape imitation kind of way, but I actually prefer the more straightforward sound of the US version. Smile grew on me quite a bit over the course of 08.

you are disappointed DJ Martian doesn't have such a photo?
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Time for no 3?

or will we wait for Glenn?

3w
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Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (Southern Lord) 276 Points

19 people voted for it. No number one votes.

love that band love that cover A++++

i don't accept Earth as metal, but it's a great album for sure.

I've never really cared for metal before but some of these covers look too cool not to check out. I knew I shouldn't click on here, I was trying to cut back on what I need to listen to.

Most people seem to think the list isn't metal so don't worry about it a hoy hoy,. Check away and enjoy! That was the whole point of me doing this poll.

yeah for metal dilettantes like myself this is a godsend, thanks for the hard work!

i would have voted vertebrae no 1 tbh but i was discouraged from voting

lol. because i asked you to vote?

you told me i couldnt vote for only 2 albums

im no metalhead (though i somehow like to read metalthreads) but bought two cd's that fall into the category. i think they're the 1 & 2 here.. :)

i said i didnt want to encourage that incase people did it to skew the vote (ie guns n roses fans ). there was 268 albums nominated, surely you could have done more than 2.

I'll give you a clue to the shock at no2. It's neither Guns N Roses OR Dragonforce.

Re voting: I didn't vote either, because I honestly hadn't heard enough of the nominations. Metal lightweight. Still, nice to see both of my nominations got decent placings.