Fuck Brumpxit its the 2016 Metal and Hard N' Heavy Rock Poll Results Thread (With spotify and bandcamp links)

I thought Blood Ceremony and Abbath would both be higher. I haven't heard either one myself, but I thought there was a lot of talk about them on the rolling metal thread.

Probably was but a lot of people didn't vote this year

97 Dawnwalker - In Rooms 109 Points, 4 Votes
http://i63.tinypic.com/118n0xg.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/4eZVVmoVadvHlVqdsUCyIL
spotify:album:4eZVVmoVadvHlVqdsUCyIL

https://dawnwalker.bandcamp.com/

l0u1s jagg3r I once made this guy sit through a Whit Stillman movie naked against his will and he's repaid me by making one of the best metal albums of 2016. There's no justice Favorite track: Reflecting Pool.

He gets his pal into the poll but isn't even around to comment!

Some metal noob beat Abbath? This is madness.

The Abbath album's great btw.

oh my god

i will text him

it's really good!

:) glad i could persuade two of you (not including my gf) to listen! have repaid the compliment with many things yet to come obv

literally ten people on this earth have heard his music, four of them in this poll. it's great obv - indie-leaning sludge-doom with good production values and songwriting. sounds a bit like if mansun made a metal album (in a good way)

TIE
95 Madder Mortem - Red In Tooth and Claw 110 Points, 4 Votes
http://i66.tinypic.com/2qleffd.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/2odxQG8alGQ2CkAWjq7bpl
spotify:album:2odxQG8alGQ2CkAWjq7bpl
https://maddermortem.bandcamp.com/album/red-in-tooth-and-claw

95 Wardruna - Runaljod - Ragnarok 110 Points, 4 Votes
http://i68.tinypic.com/2ak0ifa.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/7jd4fRf4g2BfmifRRQJIxT
spotify:album:7jd4fRf4g2BfmifRRQJIxT

Does that Wardruna album come in a wooden chest??

If I hadn't voted for both of these then Dawnwalker would have been even higher!

94 Sunwatchers - Sunwatchers 112 Points, 3 Votes
http://i67.tinypic.com/15xtx0g.jpg

dunno what this is nor can i find any music. maybe several bands of the same name?

ok i have to hear this

tom - im guessing a very expensive version of it does

Oh, looks like it's part of a trilogy, maybe the box holds all three records. Can they be listened to out of order, or should one start with the 2009 album and move on from there?

xpost re the Wardruna

It's part 3 of a trilogy I think, so maybe they all feature in the treasure trove, hopefullly with a set of runes too. It's really nice dark folk. Or as imago put it: 'like the in-between bits on a black metal album'

Oh xp, sorry - posting from phone. Any order is fine

93 Truckfighters - V 116 Points, 4 Votes
http://i63.tinypic.com/117scd1.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/2st5WC99waH8DaN3naNq32
spotify:album:2st5WC99waH8DaN3naNq32

still researching Wardruna, that's the other guy from Skuggsja!

Oh I voted for Truckfighters. One of the bands I discovered in the lower reaches of a previous year's poll. Not as good as Conan or Wo Fat, but still pretty solid.

You can listen to the Wardruna in any order. I wrote about how they make their instruments here.

I'm happy just to see Lord Vicar, Blood Ceremony and Madder Mortem make the top 100. I've seen lists with either Blood Ceremony or Purson but rarely both, which is odd, as I think they're both great and very close in quality. I saw them both live this year, a couple of my favorite shows. Truckfighters are one of my top five all-time favorite live bands, and am stoked that I'll see them again next month.

Sunwatchers stream: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/premiere_sunwatchers_sunwatchers_album_stream/

That Wardruna writeup kinda lost me at "sunwheel necklace" :/

92 Atomikylä – Keräily 118 Points, 3 Votes
http://i65.tinypic.com/122hlzl.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/3G8lcItKRyUFlKloluvrU1
spotify:album:3G8lcItKRyUFlKloluvrU1

https://atomikyla.bandcamp.com/album/ker-ily

will take it down to #90 tonight

That Atomikylä record looks intense, I'm gonna check that out after the Wardruna.

xxp I've missed a couple of Madder Mortem records but they're a great band who deserves some goddamn recognition.

Atomikyla record's great, Oranssi Pazuzu dudes (I think?) doing super heavy psych doom.

this section has always been known as the george section fir a reason

Sunwatchers may not be metal, but they have some super heavy psych fusion jamz, which functionally work a bit like super heavy psych doom maybe so go for it

Sunwatchers reminds me a little of, like, Lightning Bolt. Not metal, per se, but well within bounds of this poll. (Of course, I think Tanya Tagaq is too, and now that I see Dalek made the Terrorizer list, I would've fought harder for him)

91 Wo Fat - Midnight Cometh 121 Points, 4 Votes
http://i67.tinypic.com/o8cmj6.jpg

https://open.spotify.com/album/0evEp1io20rWIF32pQ3hSt
spotify:album:0evEp1io20rWIF32pQ3hSt

https://wofat.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-cometh

My first top 10 to place! I didn't even know this was out until a couple weeks ago but it's really good. I think it's a step down from the last album, but I need to hear it a few more times to be sure.

Wo Fat and Truckfighters are generally solid. You wont get anything new from them but you wont be letdown.

Last one for tonight up next. Will resume around lunchtime

Who is volunteering this year to post the recaps at the end of the day?

90 Grand Magus - Sword Songs 122 Points, 3 Votes
http://i.imgur.com/CHFz0aa.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/2PUPnMAPQ6zuTu2KzTwfKF
spotify:album:2PUPnMAPQ6zuTu2KzTwfKF

Descriptors boastful, fantasy

I called them as Swedish from the album cover alone btw. What an adorably surly eagle!

They have been around for years. They used to be an awesome doom band. They went in a more metal direction after the 1st couple and had a decent amount of success. Another band who wont let you down really.

Forgot to listen to that Madder Mortem album after being told they had gotten harder/heavier. I'm so out of it this year that besides the Blood Ceremony I don't know any of the albums posted so far. Lots of ties... that usually means low ballot count. :(

big drop this year. 42 ballots 60 odd last time. Still waiting on the reason theory promised upthread

Maybe the metal bubble's deflating.

― rudy githyanki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 18 December 2016 01:53 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I have theories as to why that # is down but maybe let's hash that out another time

― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 18 December 2016 01:54 (one hour ago)

nows the time

Recap
101 Khthoniik Cerviiks - SeroLogiikal Scars (Vertex of Dementiia) 108 4 1
98 Abbath - Abbath 109 3 0
98 Blood Ceremony - Lord Of Misrule 109 3 0
98 Lord Vicar - Gates of Flesh 109 3 0
97 Dawnwalker - In Rooms 109 4 0
95 Madder Mortem - Red In Tooth and Claw 110 4 0
95 Wardruna - Runaljod - Ragnarok 110 4 0
94 Sunwatchers - Sunwatchers 112 3 0
93 Truckfighters - V 116 4 0
92 Atomikylä - Keräily 118 3 0
91 Wo Fat - Midnight Cometh 121 4 0
90 Grand Magus - Sword Songs 122 3 0

I like metal, but trying to keep up with the rolling thread is like trying to hold back the tide. Props to those who can be in the know. Most of the metal I see is more local/regional music. All I can say, is The Stonecutters are my favorite Louisville metal band and are worth checking out. Their guitarists can really rake. Devil to Pay's new LP was good too.

If you ever want to pop in on Rolling Metal and say "hey, I feel like listening to stuff that sounds like ______" we'd be happy to help, I'm sure! It is kind of a flood there sometimes.

if i'd heard blood ceremony in time maybe they'd have made my ballot since i really love em (tbh i still haven't heard this album.)

I love Wo Fat, my favorites being Psychedelonaut (2009) and The Black Code (2012). Some people don't like the vocals, but I always felt Rowlf from the Muppets should front a stoner/blues/psych band. I didn't listen to the new one as much as the others, and I think the Truckfighters album is way better, but it did make my ballot. Fun fact, the Texas band have toured Europe multiple times, but never did a proper U.S. tour, and have never played Chicago.

That is an interesting point about heavy rock. It does seem like there is a whole lot more interest on the other side of the pond than in the US. Kinda sad in a way.