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

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

liking Clutch ..

may have to get this if i see it in the racks.

Clutch are the best. Catch them live if you can.

TIE
219 Points, 6 Votes

Coffins - The Fleshland  
http://i.imgur.com/3QJexWw.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/5X5rSTPkU8KkwChroBm751
spotify:album:5X5rSTPkU8KkwChroBm751
http://www.deezer.com/album/6413144

Doom/Death Metal

True Widow - Circumambulation
http://i.imgur.com/MmcmS6k.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/5xkD0KbkpBYK3n8rDA0y6j
spotify:album:5xkD0KbkpBYK3n8rDA0y6j

http://www.deezer.com/album/6688188

AMG says:
Experimental rockers from Texas, influenced by wall-of-sound styles like drone, post-rock, and shoegaze.

Exhumed are the perfect example of the band I will happily see live any time, but will never pull out one of their albums at home.

Love Hey Colossus.English Flesh is an amazing track with a great video to boot

True Widow, on the other hand, are great on record but SUPER boring live (especially if they go on after midnight).

J3ff on the money re: True Widow. Hate to knock my friends, but the live show is a snore at best.

71    MUTation - Error 500    221 Points,  6 Votes,  One #1
http://i.imgur.com/KRokOJ1.jpg

http://open.spotify.com/album/0ilr042uLSqsOSI0zCIKK4
spotify:album:0ilr042uLSqsOSI0zCIKK4   

http://www.deezer.com/album/6930370

http://thequietus.com/articles/13929-mutation-error-500-review

Ginger Wildheart & friends inc Merzbow/Napalm Death/Mark E Smith/Hawk Eyes/Cardiacs/Amen

70 Cult Of Fire - मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान    223 Points,    7   Votes
http://i.imgur.com/9qvMhvV.jpg

Genre:
Epic Black Metal

Oh man, all you people that didn't vote for that one need to check it out ASAP.

69    Ken Mode - Entrench    223 Points,    8 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/v9wm2Ea.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/3RdXIb0vTPCACtBHDPxGau
spotify:album:3RdXIb0vTPCACtBHDPxGau

http://www.deezer.com/album/6340175

TIED
225 Points,    6  Votes

Bölzer - Aura
http://i.imgur.com/Yih6cez.png

Genre:
Black/Death Metal

Cloud Rat - Moksha
http://i.imgur.com/kf9aAca.jpg

Genre:
Grindcore
Lyrical themes:
Women's Rights, Vegan, Self-empowerment

That Cloud Rat is phenomenal. Thanks to Kim Kelly for steering me towards it.

Kim told me about it too but its not on spotify or anything. and I'm not buying grindcore 'blind' as its not exactly a genre I'm into but I'd like to check it out

It's on bandcamp:

http://haloofflies.bandcamp.com/album/moksha

Stream it in it's entirety here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVBoZw04LZs

66    Indricothere - ii    228 Points,    8   Votes
http://i.imgur.com/HdPvE0r.jpg
http://open.spotify.com/album/4Db4JofaDxR6C3ZHBQIkRG
spotify:album:4Db4JofaDxR6C3ZHBQIkRG
http://www.deezer.com/album/6974415

Genre:
Avante Progressive Metal
Colin Marston

Yes big thanks to Kim from me too, and I think it got an early mention on the rolling grind thread so thanks to that person too, Moksha came in really late and snuck really high up my list.

Also my contribution to the impromptu Cloud Rat awareness campaign, it was hard to find but the band themselves put the album up for free digital download via link on their site:

http://cloudrat.blogspot.com/p/discography-lyrics.html

scroll down to the Moksha section at the bottom and there's a mediafire link.

cheers I'll check it out!

65    Tribulation - the formulas of death    230 Points,    7 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/oH9zwuK.jpg
http://www.deezer.com/album/6496372

Genre:
Death Metal

this is the second year in a row death metal has made a comeback on ilm. Influx of new American posters or a genuine rise in quality the past few years?

Yes.

Wish I could participate but got more meetings. You trying to finish this all up in 2 days??