~~~ 2014 ILM METAL POLL TRACKS & ALBUMS COUNTDOWN! ~~~ (Tracks top 30 first then Albums)

they're on Tzadik which takes the Drag City approach to digital distribution options as far as I can tell

85    Sungod - Contakt    178 Points,    6 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/yyVIrWS.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/17udet9gLZzBZFdLQvcF4H
spotify:album:17udet9gLZzBZFdLQvcF4H

http://www.deezer.com/album/6399455

Genre:
Psychedelic Doom/Sludge Metal

Dunno about the doom/sludge part, but it's some great psych.

https://holodeckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/contackt-hd011

84    Obelyskkh - Hymn to Pan    184 Points,    6  Votes
http://i.imgur.com/PacOre2.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/3JWPIjx9z8VhhkwXaVbpUW
spotify:album:3JWPIjx9z8VhhkwXaVbpUW

http://www.deezer.com/album/6864372

Genre:
Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal

Hymn To Nan, luv from Obelyskkh XXX

Hpsmn To Pan is mor like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBb6sggwQ3k&list=PLHqsnP6B8kBfrjLagweULj6FhM51kOwNW&feature=share

Other genres that could apply to Sungod - space rock/kosmische, drone, electro-prog ;)

Dangit, sorry, wasn't supposed to embed.

Anyway, awesome to see it place, I don't think I even campaigned for it, was just outside my top 20.

83    Mammoth Grinder - Underworlds    193 Points,    6 Votes   One #1 
http://i.imgur.com/FHhSuad.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/41ReW9h9vBto0EJjjF1wLQ
spotify:album:41ReW9h9vBto0EJjjF1wLQ

http://www.deezer.com/album/6759707

Genre:
Death Metal/Hardcore  

This one is new to me. Yours for just $6.66 USD: http://mammothgrinder.bandcamp.com/album/underworlds

Really? That Mammoth Grinder is AWESOME. Should've been higher – but I guess you pussies couldn't handle the thrash attack.

RYM Genres: Crust Punk, Grindcore, Sludge Metal, Hardcore Punk.

So do you all generally agree with the genre tags on Rateyourmusic?

The problem with RYM is that the people that use it are prog metal dorks, so anything scarier than Dream Theater they just label as grindcore.

It's been useful for my research in 1968-72 psych prog, but yeah I can see there being problems with current metal genre tagging.

82    Suffocation - Pinnacle of Bedlam    196 Points,    7 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/hcLkjEk.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/7fejZtBjRFsJpUVHQz81RE
spotify:album:7fejZtBjRFsJpUVHQz81RE

http://www.deezer.com/album/6345777

Genre:
Brutal Technical Death Metal  

http://youtu.be/NsFD2AVrIaY

81    Purson - The Circle and the Blue Door    202 Points,    5 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/imkW06i.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/4PcI4cy6cGEc6BPrMtiMLZ
spotify:album:4PcI4cy6cGEc6BPrMtiMLZ

http://www.deezer.com/album/6485041

Surprised this wasn't higher up. Maybe not enough people considered it metal.

Possibly

I was a sceptic at first, but that Suffocation record is really really good.

#17 Decibel, #17, Stoner HiVe, #32 Captain Beyond Zen

"The Contract" - http://youtu.be/47CP2-f5mdg
"Leaning On A Bear" - http://youtu.be/c90mXA_Jrc4

Kind of shocked that mark e. called them "dreary"! Dark, swirly heavy occult psych, measures up to the great Jess and the Ancient Ones track upthread IMO.

80    Russian Circles - Memorial    204 Points,    6   Votes
http://i.imgur.com/6fJe7Zo.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/2169qq2aiycEtmgwEQlwgp
spotify:album:2169qq2aiycEtmgwEQlwgp

http://www.deezer.com/album/6928938

Genre:
Post-Metal

#12 Pop Matters Metal, #20 Rock-A-Rolla

http://russiancircles.bandcamp.com/album/memorial
http://youtu.be/klVU-O5M-jA

I think this album's status may grow over time.

Also #13 on Pitchfork Metal list.

A popular enough band but doesn't get much of a look in on ilm

Mammoth Grinder is amazing, but like Power Trip the record falls short of their awesome live show. Spellbindingly good.

Which also could be said about this..

79 Clutch - Earth Rocker 205 Points, 5 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/v6Gpo2a.jpg

Genre:
Stoner/Jam rock

Metal Hammer #1 AOTY

Another one that was high on my list.

#11 Pop Matters, #30 Rock-A-Rolla, #8 Metal Sucks writers, #1 The Obelisk, #1 The Obelisk readers, #2 Stoner HiVe

http://youtu.be/YrfZdv4PEXI

Clutch are hugely popular. I wasn't feeling it most of the year but have warmed to it somewhat.

never cared for them, mainly due to the vocalist

78    Hey Colossus - cuckoo live life like cuckoo    205 Points,    6 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/HYcLvur.jpg

That Mammoth Grinder is so good. I usually don't go for the crustier stuff but between the album art, the reverberant spookiness in the production, and some of those lead guitar lines, I feel like I'm listening to a crusty death metal version of In the Nightside Eclipse.

This one didn't show up in polls, and I haven't heard it yet myself.

https://soundcloud.com/miemusic/sets/hey-colossus-cuckoo-live-life

Here's poll placings for 101-91. It's interesting to see which mags/sites align with yr tasts.

101 Monster Magnet - #2 The Obelisk, #5 Obelisk readers, #18 Captain Beyond Zen, #6 Stoner HiVe, #49 Metal Hammer
100 Watain - The Wild Hunt - #9 Metal Hammer, #17 Revolver, #37 Decibel
99 Woe - Withdrawal - #37 Stereogum
98 Corrections House - Last City Zero - #38 Decibel, #5 Rock-A-Rolla
96 Goatess - Goatess - #16 Captain Beyond Zen, #16 Stoner HiVe
91 Cult Of Luna - Vertikal I & II - #6 Decibel, #6 Rock-A-Rolla, #31 Metal Hammer

tastes!

Hey Colossus from London, been around since 2003, several albums of sludge/noise, really should get on Bandcamp at least.

I have a lot of their stuff. Great band. dont own this one yet

77    Agrimonia - Rites of Separation    208 Points,    6 Votes   One #1
 http://i.imgur.com/08ji9cY.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/0KcauY8yEYKotAznu2CPJn
spotify:album:0KcauY8yEYKotAznu2CPJn

Genre:
Post-Metal/Sludge Metal/Crust

that Hey Colossus record would have got a vote from me, had I voted. Good run-down thus far, looking forward to the rest!

#27 Stereogum, #6 Metal Sucks, #2 Pitchfork, #50 Terrorizer

http://agrimoniasl.bandcamp.com/
http://youtu.be/dOaiSsHKowc

76    Intronaut - habitual levitations (instilling words with tones)    208 Points,  7  Votes
http://i.imgur.com/w7Kzz3Q.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/25zQ59bRfI7d2E8X8CJe75
spotify:album:25zQ59bRfI7d2E8X8CJe75

http://www.deezer.com/album/6319198

Genre:
Progressive/Post-Meta

The Agrimonia is great, I just missed it in the list.

some more comparisons

Terrorizer Albums of 2013
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Technogoat/terrorizer_albums_of_2013/
Top 50

Metal Storm - Top 20 albums of 2013
http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/albums_top.php?album_year=2013
rankings constantly changing
Number 1: Obscure Sphinx - Void Mother

Sputnikmusic.com - Best Metal Albums of 2013
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/best/albums/2013/metal
Top 200 !
Number 1: Hell (UK) - Curse and Chapter

#5 Metal Sucks, #7 Metal Sucks musicians poll

http://youtu.be/NVcxDsY3vv4
https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/intronaut-sore-sight-for-eyes

Terrorizer albums that have placed here so far:

3 Watain - The Wild Hunt
6 Clutch - Earth Rocker
11 Purson - The Circle and the Blue Door
16 Corrections House - Last City Zero
18 Cult Of Luna - Vertikal I & II
50 Agrimonia – Rites Of Separation

75    Magic Circle - Magic Circle    214 Points,    5 Votes,   One #1
http://i.imgur.com/sD5jhhq.jpg

Genre:
Doom Metal/Occult Rock

off to a meeting

74    Exhumed - Necrocracy    216 Points,    6 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/FDx7h9F.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/4iWkgAmG4TEVNQQIjyN2kf
spotify:album:4iWkgAmG4TEVNQQIjyN2kf

http://www.deezer.com/album/6763873

Genre:
Death Metal/Grindcore