Finally... The Top 200 Extreme Metal Albums of ALL TIME!(results)

well, it IS a compilation...

really do get a VDGG vibe tho

I dunno what those guys would have been listening to then but I imagine they would have liked the heavy end of prog as well as the metal of its time

This whole rollout has been wonderful. What can I listen to this afternoon that will wake me up more than all the other albums (possibly combined)?

Cleric :P

This death metal classic
https://youtu.be/3PakAiTZWAs

Hahaha omg

How have I not watched this yet? Every time I hear about it, it is immediately repressed. I am too sober to watch this right now. 0_o

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5143-leviathan/

lol completely forgot about the isis dig in that

lol at all of this

This has been fantastic. I don't honestly listen to as much metal as I should these days (I find listening to black metal physically painful: Ash Borer finally did for my ears), but I've been revisiting loads of great sounds, and loads of great memories. And I've had my nine year old screaming 'I hope you make sure we're properly dead before you start!' before breakfast so it's all good.

xp

Will listen to this next. I've heard it before but not since my ears became more robust to metal.

Ash Borer are great.

I think i forgot to nominate Bone Awl

candlemass/saint vitus type doom got vetoed right?

I've loved the sheer variety in the countdown, there's a lot of stuff I don't care for but it's cool seeing how it all has its place. I've made it my goal to listen to everything I haven't already heard - favourite discoveries so far: Virus and Sacramentum.

"This whole rollout has been wonderful. What can I listen to this afternoon that will wake me up more than all the other albums (possibly combined)?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdgUv9Bl3cw

Virus mention made me pull out this album today, and reminds what a crime against nature and man that Carl-Michael Eide can't drum anymore.

I really need to listen to Virus...

Oh my god.

xxp According to a recent promo shot for the next Virus album (out in June!) I think C-M Eide can stand now at least which is great

Anyway I'm really behind so I'm going to actually listen to Bathory now

The Black Flux is awwwwesome, maybe not the best thing here - it's a little restrained, if anything - but so cool and so nicely-judged. I love it

I like how varied this poll has been, as it should, and if nothing else it's given me an excuse to listen to some things that I've avoided for years because I thought I was too clever for them. Most of them have turned out to be pretty good.

I just remembered that the reason I omitted not just SYL but everything Devin-related was the whole "what is extreme?" question that likewise axed most (traditional) doom.

So pretend I voted for City, Ocean Machine, Terria, and probably Accelerated Evolution, scattered thoughtfully throughout my 100.

frobisher said 2 hours ago he hoped to finish today. its not even 1pm where he is i think

tho he said he was still ill which is why he didnt start at his usual time

10. Pantera - Projects In The Jungle (1666 Points, 17 voters, 16 #Ones)

http://i.imgur.com/bACG7yZ.jpg

https://youtu.be/_8cEfAs7160

considered doing an avenged sevenfold one, almost had me here tho

get well soon Frobisher, or we'll have to listen to Pantera

9. Vinnie Vincent Invasion - All Systems Go (p much just Johnny Fever)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Systems_Go_(Vinnie_Vincent_Invasion_album)#/media/File:Vinnie_Vincent_All_Systems_Go.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeSuPB_5wr4

Did I vote in this one? Can't remember...

all the death metal suggests yes you did

Hey guys, sorry I got sick. Thank's for posting a lot, CS! So, who wants to see the top 10, eh?

get on with it!

hope you're better frobisher. think you've given me your illness. but yeah, pronto pls ;)

10. Ulver - Bergtatt (665, 9 votes)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61QA9CkfJML.jpg

https://youtu.be/XVcjf_p5pDY
https://open.spotify.com/album/52ua2aBI8N4lDhus48a3lu

Imago has the runny shits? how metal

BOOM

665 points!

had genuinely given up hope, thanks ilx :)

so 3 Metallica in the top 9? Wonder what order

my #15, just perfect songwriting. 'well why does it belong on an extreme metal poll then?' you ask. because this is perfect extreme songwriting duh ;)

Welcome back! Very excited about continuing poll.

(Very brief because at work) discovery highlights from today:

Negura Bunket - Unexpectedly cute!
Drudkh - Nothing this entrenched in pagan tree-worship can be bad.
Harvey Milk - What is this Harvey Milk dream sludge? The fourth track killed me.

Going to be fun seeing everyones ballots
Bergtatt was my #33
Nattens Madrigal was my #5

9. Slayer - South of Heaven (667, 10 votes)

http://www.geeksofdoom.com/GoD/img/2014/01/slayer-south-of-heaven.png

https://youtu.be/NbGqPRFyHtg
https://open.spotify.com/album/09ghSsJ7jalI4jWtf7E08b

the satanic ideal is somewhere between ulver and slayer lol

what Metallica album do you all think will place the highest, and at what number?

south of heaven kinda my platonic satanic ideal. probably the metal album i've played the most since it came out? has to be.