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

i thought they dissolved?

me too but someone from Thrill Jockey said one was on the way

didn't the drummer quit? Wonder if he's involved

this In Solitude record is rather good, don't know why I hadn't given it a listen before

especially as you must have heard tracks from it in soundrop

That's a surprising ranking for Altar of Plagues. I saw a bit of positive chatter about it but not a lot of adoration.

It won the Last Rites reader poll and was #7 for the writers top 25.

#7 PopMatters, #20 Stereogum, #11 Rock-A-Rolla, #7 MetalSucks, #17 MetalSucks musicians, #36 Pitchfork, #2 Terrorizer, #633 Pazz & Jop

I'd say that's a fair bit of adoration

just saw the metal poll results & wanted to ask what else you guys would recommend. i didn't have a chance to vote, but here's what i liked this year. Algerian Goalkeeper (or anyone else) if you can recommend 2013 metal albums in a similar vein, that'd be AWESOME. thanks!

CARCASS—love this album, i usually don't go for grindcore or death metal or thrashy stuff, but this is a great mix of all of the above, enough variety to keep things interesting, plus the bits of British sounding heavy metal & Maiden influence are great.

SUBROSA—fantastic doom album. love this band, same with their first album on Profound Lore. the female vox & cello, etc. do lots to set it apart from the usual doom pack. plus great songs.

UNCLE ACID—not as good as the first one, but it's very solid.

MELT-BANANA—better live than on record. that said, i've played this several times & liked it a good deal.

DEAFHEAVEN—more shoegaze than metal. still pretty good.

KYLESA—i played the shit out of Spiral Shadow and didn't get into this as much. but i like these guys. wish they'd go weirder & less alt rock.

NAILS—good album, i can see the appeal BUT it's really too extreme for me (sorry)

QOTSA—not even close to their best album. dig this band though & try to keep up with their stuff.

GHOST—love the first album. didn't get into this one but i haven't really played it more than... twice? dunno.

JESU—good album, hardly metal, not their best. love jesu to bits though.

SHINING—not as good as Blackjazz. still alright.

BARDO POND—fantastic album (made my overall top 10 for the year). not metal. fantastic psych rock.

THE BODY—haven't heard the new EP & album. it's on my short list to check out.

BLACK SABBATH—good album, a lot better than i'd expect for a Sabbath reunion at this stage in their career.

PORTAL—not my thing.

CATHEDRAL—awesome straight doom Cathedral record, i think it's one of their best.

KEN MODE—pretty good rock/metal.

RUSSIAN CIRCLES—i bought this but haven't played it yet.

ULVER—much more soundtrack-y than Shadows or Blood Inside... didn't really love it, but it's interesting.

ENSEMBLE PEARL—love love love. more of a drone record than metal to me. but it's awesome.

PELICAN—wasn't blown away (i never really have been with Pelican) but it's alright.

LOCRIAN—surprised this didn't place higher, i love it.

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anyway... what else would you folks recommend based on the above?

you seem to like doom, have you heard the Windhand, Lycus or Inter Arma albums yet

no i haven't. and yes, doom is pretty much my "thing"-- so i'll check those out! thanks.

you sound like you need advice of the wise sage markers

Avatarium should be right up yr street then. Also: The Fall Of Every Season, Lesbian, The Ruins Of Beverast, Officium Triste and Ataraxie.

yeah the Avatarium is awesome.

Seandalai you got any stats for us?

seandalai says he will knock something up so stay tuned (and give him thanks)

i like to find out metal neighbours n stuff

this Coliseum record has a definite DC hardcore thing going on, Fugazi or even Nation of Ulysses...

By Country breakdown of the top 100 albums -

44 - USA
12 - UK
9 - Sweden
7 - Norway
6 - Canada
5 - Germany
3 - Japan
2 - France, Finland, Italy
1 - Australia, Austria, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, Ireland, New Zealand, Poland.

has there been a new geopolitical realignment that hasn't made the news??

huh?

I did a quick version of voter stats for the metal poll, mostly useful for checking out hivemindness/loneliness/top neighbours: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AumbddEHET5xdERvTkNnTUlIdjRSdmtaSVl1di05NEE&usp=sharing

I meant to say for the albums poll.

awesome, thanks!

heh, johnny fever and mordy both got whiney as top neighbour.

proof that metal cures loneliness

djmartian appears to be most lonely

well, darkwave actually has the opposite effect

poor djmartian

Now I want to see BlackIronPrison's ballot.

Two albums I've discoveres that I totally wouldve voted for--Oranssi Pazuzu and Wolf People

Posted up thread...

I think this poll needs to be held in december next time. Gives everyone something to do before xmas and also a few weeks between big poll so everyone can check out the results.

Naw I liked the timeline. P&J + metal poll, first week, then tracks, then albums