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

you done good, pfunkboy; this is a terrific thread!

xxp

seconded.

or thirded or whatever!

now that the dust has settled, i just want to encourage people (again) to give that Zebulon Pike record a listen. its just epic.

^good name.

Zebulon Pike are terrific.

In case anyone is Wondering, No, Geir did not vote.

how about the lex?

I doubt he was aware the poll existed

Just in case anyone is wondering I don't have the stats for record labels for the whole poll. I had to do the 50 manually by just running down the top 50 where I actually had posted the record label name.

This thread is lacking Alex In NYC death to false metal posts

DEATH TO FALSE METAL

DEATH TO FALSE METAL!!1

Do a poll for rap now.

Yeah Jeff do a poll for rap.

I thought deej or Hoos would have done a rap poll actually. Could have been a useful way for the non-autogoon's to find out about good stuff.

METAL TO FALSE DEATH!!1

http://images.gfx.no/471/471488/cover-manowar-anthology-555x555.jpg

WTF??!!
http://www.thorcentral.com/mp_redesign/images/memorabilia/truemetal-greek-mag.jpg

lololololol

To say something I'll probably regret - if someone can be arsed sorting out rules and such, I'll count votes and whatnot for a rap poll. Someone may also have to tell me how to post images.

this thread made me finally warm up to that torche album. now to track down vinyl awesome version (i think i like lizard skin best)

man, how old is Thor? wasn't he putting out records in the '70s???

(2CD Δορο is a nice touch, tho.)

I think most if not all of the 2nd press colours are still available from Robotic Empire.
Pic disk version was shops only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Mikl_Thor

His most recent album, Devastation of Musculation, was released in March, 2006.

good grief.

To say something I'll probably regret - if someone can be arsed sorting out rules and such, I'll count votes and whatnot for a rap poll. Someone may also have to tell me how to post images.

― a hoy hoy,

If you ask musically she might share her secrets with you. Though she will be busy for 2 weeks doing the big ilx poll results.
Also you should ask on the autogoon thread to see if anyone will help.

Posting images is easy. Just click the link to show formatting help below where you type out a post.

Good luck!

What I did was I started a nominations thread.
Keep it open for a week. Then compile all the nominations then do a thread with the list on it, with details on how to vote and supply an email address for ballots to be sent to (I set up a specific gmail for it)
Once voting ends you count it all up.

Then I got stuck on how to tabulate and thankfully got help with that!
But if you know how to work excel, you should be ok!

Get album covers from Amazon or somewhere (don't use rateyourmusic, they don't show up)
And use the tag to post

Oh and some of them would rather have a rap trax poll, so you might have to do both.

I'm thinking about it, if I do move it'll be tomorrow. cheers for the info though. (Tomorrow I'm also going to pick one of the albums on this list I like the cover of to listen to.)

Glad to be of help. Good luck with it all. Just keep bumping the nominations and voting threads. Check out the metal noms and voting threads for some tips on how to run it.

a hoy hoy what album are you picking up?

Torche should appeal to all pop fans. The band themselves label it "stoner pop" or "sludge pop".

I might read about it first but 36 looks too great to shy away from.

Well thats one I dont know but of course troo metallers will tell you its not metal its punk or something.

I cant find any pics of the deluxe versions of Earth or Colour Haze. Which is a shame as they're really nice.

The Colour Haze gatefold was a sleeve like a hard backed book, inside it was like a photo book. Really really nice. I don't have a cam or I would take photos. Same with the Earth vinyl.

http://squirrellgripprecords.com.au/product.php?productid=573832
http://squirrellgripprecords.com.au/images/P/colourhaze_all.jpg

DLP limited luxury edition: clothbound book cover, 4 page booklet and many nice features.
2 x 180gr. ltd. and handnumbered to 500 copies.

TRACKLIST:

1. Silent
2. Moon
3. Turns
4. Lights
5. If
6. Stars
7. All
8. Fall
9. One
10. Remains

"Colour Haze’s “All” lives up to its name. It seems to capture practically “All” of Colour Haze’s reach and breadth in one single amazing disc. Each album they have released has been, to me, a cause of celebration. But this one is a revelation—never before have they ever packed so much range into an album, and such a superb blend of studio precision and free flowing abandon. This album adds even more psychedelia (was that possible?) to the mix, along with the most effective set of shorter songs they’ve ever released."

http://www.southernlord.com/press/earthbeesmadehoney/images/cover_small.jpg
http://www.southernlord.com/images/merch/85/b3959053707ebdb90865e2f16ca878a1.jpg

EARTH - "THE BEES MADE HONEY IN THE LION'S SKULL"
sunn90 CD&2XLP

Earth's latest incarnation will be available FEBRUARY 2008. After refaceting some old gems for greater illumination on "Hibernaculum". The band returns once again to it's continuing evolution. Where "Hex" reveled in dark satanic twang and austere american beauty, "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull" finds Dylan Carlson and the band growing into a harder, more rock, american Gospel and impovisitory direction framed by truly psychedelic production and blazing guitar sounds.

Earth shows it's affinity with a nod to the best elements of the more adventurous San Francisco bands of the late 60's and 70's, and the more spiritually aware and exciting forms of Jazz-Rock from the same era. This is no nostalgia trip but a thoroughly inspired and original metamorphosis. Earth is also very honored to be joined on this record for three songs by legendary and virtuoso guitarist BILL FRISELL (doing some of his most fuzzed out playing in years!) .

Bill Frisell adds a brilliant texture and counterpoint to the scintillating and inspired riffs of Dylan Carlson and the band. Adrienne Davies joins again on drums lending a classic and steady feel to the proceedings. Steve Moore also returns adding heavy hammond organ and his intense jazz inspired piano playing. Live Bassist Don McGreevy also makes his full length Earth debut on this record.

Earth will begin touring throughout the world when the album is released, Australia, Europe and a full US campaign and on from there. The new songs are equally compelling live where EARTH takes the vehicles and expand and explore them for further musical and meditative exploration. Enjoy "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull".

"From Strength, sweetness. From darkness, Light, The bees made honey in the Lion's Skull"

1. Omens And Portents I : The Driver (mp3)
2. Rise To Glory
3. Miami Morning Coming Down II (Shine)
4. Engine Of Ruin
5. Omens And Portents II: Carrion Crow
6. Hung From The Moon
7. The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

Dylan Carlson: Electric Guitars and Amplifiers Adrienne Davies: Drums and Percussion Steve Moore: Acoustic Grand Piano and Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Hammond Organ Don Mcgreevy: Electric Bass and Acoustic Upright Bass

Songs One, Four, Five Featuring: Bill Frisell: Electric Guitar and Amplifier

Further Information:

www.myspace.com/earthofficial
www.thronesanddominions.com
www.billfrisell.com

So even if you dont like Metal, you might still like Earth

I had no idea Frisell played on an Earth album TBH. Will get for certain.

Everything I have downloaded so far is really good. Why did I never hear Caina before? And Torche indeed seems as good as "Foo Fighters in Southern Lord jeans" made them sound. (Actually, they remind me of Sunny Day Real Estate at times.)

(Had Opeth and Meshuggah before, liked both but thought both bands had done better, as my question upthread might have suggested.)

But, in the case of Meshuggah, it might be that I just really like "I".

If anyone wants to show what they voted for, then post below and lets see how they compare with the actual results.
I wont be posting other peoples ballots as that would be unfair. But please post your own if you're so inclined.

My Ballot

Esoteric - The Maniacal Vale
Torche - Meanderthal
Harvey Milk - Life . . . the Best Game in Town
5ive - Hesperus
Grails - Doomsdayer's Holiday
Asva - What You Don't Know Is Frontier
Ascend - The Fire Within
Earth - The Bees Made Honey...
Ocean - Pantheon Of The Lesser
Moss - Sub Templum
Sunn 0))) - Domkirke
The Goslings - Occasion
Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
Caïna - Temporary Antennae
Nadja - Desire In Uneasiness
Jex Thoth - Jex Thoth
Journey To Ixtlan - S/t
Melvins - Nude With Boots
UFOmammut - Idolum
Unearthly Trance - Electrocution
Morkobot - Morto
Trees - Lights Bane
The Austrasian Goat - pieces to oblivian
Cave - Hunt Like Devil
Coffins - Buried Death

My ballot:

Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner
Earth - The Bees Made Honey...
Harvey Milk - Life . . . the Best Game in Town
Wetnurse - Invisible City
Conifer - Crown Fire
Torche - Meanderthal
The Goslings - Occasion
UFOmammut - Idolum
Caïna - Temporary Antennae
Ocean - Pantheon Of The Lesser
Witch - Paralyzed
5ive - Hesperus
Cough - Sigillum Luciferi
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Opeth - Watershed
Enslaved - Vertebrae
Asva - What You Don't Know Is Frontier
Bison B.C. - Quiet Earth
Tyr - Land
Viking Skull - Doom Gloom Heartache & Whiskey

Ha. I was going to check out a couple things on the list. So even if that one isn't metal, another I look up might be.

From that Thor wiki entry

Zombie Nightmare Actor, composer (1986)

This is, by a country mile, the worst film I have ever seen.

So... I am going to hopefully find/listen to one of these a week. My plan:

Today, after the football (am currently listening to the Marnie Stern, but that doesn't count): Genghis Tron - Board Up the House (Relapse)

Tomorrow: Gojira - The Way of All Flesh (Listenable Records)

Tuesday: Boris - Smile (Diwphalanx Records/Southern Lord)

Wednesday: Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull (Southern Lord)

Thursday: Wetnurse - Invisible City (Seventh Rule Recordings)

Friday: Jesu - Why Are We Not Perfect

Saturday: (the no. 1 album) Torche - Meanderthal (Hydrahead (CD)/Robotic Empire(LP/Pic Disk)

Sunday: Harvey Milk - Life…the Best Game in Town (Hydra Head)

Also, I asked on autogoon about the rap list and i dunno...

It's gonna take me a year to digest this list.
Not sure when I'll find time for new stuff.
Guess I'll just be a year behind.

my ballot:

Disfear - Live The Storm
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Coffins - Buried Death
Nachmystium - Assassins: Black Meddle Part 1
5ive - Hesperus
Wetnurse - Invisible City
Withered - Folie Circulaire
Torche - Meanderthal
Leviathan - Massive Conspiracy Against All Life
Made Out of Babies - The Ruiner
Harvey Milk - Life . . . the Best Game in Town
Boris - Smile
Opeth - Watershed
Cynic - Traced In Air
Enslaved - Vertebrae
Gojira - The Way of All Flesh
Lair Of The Minotaur - War Metal Battle Master
Motörhead - Motörizer
Meshuggah - obZen
Hate Eternal - Fury and Flames
Neuraxis - The Thin Line Between
Ocrilim - Annwn
Krallice – Krallice
Arsis - We Are the Nightmare
Earth - The Bees Made Honey...

It's gonna take me a year to digest this list.
Not sure when I'll find time for new stuff.
Guess I'll just be a year behind.

― steampig67,

I think Scott feels your pain. Didn't he say he couldn't keep up with new music as he had lots of old but great stuff to catch up on?