my ballot will be short this year, but will try to work through some of these.
adding:
Thantifaxath - Void Masquerading as MatterUrarv - AurumFuneral Chant - Funeral ChantImpetuous Ritual - Blight Upon Martyred SentienceEntrench - Through the Walls of Flesh
― Dominique, Wednesday, 6 December 2017 14:51 (six years ago) link
Pagan Altar - The Room of Shadows
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 16:19 (six years ago) link
Akvan - Forgotten GloryEnslaved - ESufferer - SuffererGWAR - The Blood of GodsUfomammut - 8Kreator - Gods of Violence
― airdnb (Tom Violence), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 18:05 (six years ago) link
Azonic - Prospect of the Deep Volume 1White Suns - Psychic DriftBotanist - Collective: The Shape of He to ConeForgotten Spell - The NecromancerSxuperion - MyriadBlack Cilice - Banished from TimeGrails - Chalice Hymnal
― the underground is pass-agg (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 6 December 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Antiversum - Cosmos Comedenti Apostate Viaticum - Before the Gates of Gomorrah Extremity - Extremely Fucking Dead Malokarpatan - Nordkarpatenland Tombs - The Grand Annihilation
(Btw, there's a typo in Immmolation in the spreadsheet.)
― o. nate, Thursday, 7 December 2017 02:46 (six years ago) link
Árstíðir lífsins - Heljarkviða
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Thursday, 7 December 2017 03:32 (six years ago) link
The plan this time around is to leave the voting/campaigning period open till end of January, after the main trax/album polls close.
Just for reference, noms for the standard poll will open next Thursday, go through January 5th, voting will go through the 19th, and then the rollouts for tracks & albums will wrap up on February 1st.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 7 December 2017 04:25 (six years ago) link
Some more!
Daemogog – Ancient Extradigestional RitesExecration – Return to the VoidMorbid Evils – DeceasesRebel Wizard – Triumph of GloomSerpent Column - Ornuthi ThalassaUlulatum Tollunt - Quantum Noose of Usurpation
This came out in 2016 but I think we were going to have an exemption for December releases?
The Mass – Ghost Fleet
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 7 December 2017 08:05 (six years ago) link
Merkabah - Million MilesMotorpsycho - The Tower
― Noel Emits, Thursday, 7 December 2017 08:06 (six years ago) link
Corpse Garden - IAO 261Cleric - Retrocausal
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 13:14 (six years ago) link
aaaargh I somehow got that wrong
Corpse Garden - IAO 269
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 13:15 (six years ago) link
The plan this time around is to leave the voting/campaigning period open till end of January, after the main trax/album polls close.Just for reference, noms for the standard poll will open next Thursday, go through January 5th, voting will go through the 19th, and then the rollouts for tracks & albums will wrap up on February 1st.― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever),
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever),
cheers!we might leave a week after that then to give anyone interested in voting a bit more time.
However I hope people will start listening to nominated albums now rather than wait for voting period OR after big poll results. (That means you especially Imago since you like to listen to everything before voting)
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 7 December 2017 13:19 (six years ago) link
Hey AG!
― Universal LULU Nation (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 7 December 2017 13:28 (six years ago) link
hello
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 7 December 2017 13:41 (six years ago) link
remember to add your nominations to the Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 7 December 2017 14:07 (six years ago) link
wow aero needs to hear that Tomb Mold album, holy shit
― Simon H., Thursday, 7 December 2017 14:09 (six years ago) link
Oh yeah it's great. They also did a comp of their first two demos this year which is well worth hearing, one of my favorite Repulsion pastiches appears on it.
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 7 December 2017 14:12 (six years ago) link
I'm looking forward to siegbran's recommendations
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 7 December 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
Imago how is the Cleric album? Would I dig it?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 7 December 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
do you like the idea of mathcore played like avant-garde jazz, ON DRUGS, THROUGH A BLENDER etc
it's amazing, give it a go
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
ok. will give it a listen
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 7 December 2017 18:50 (six years ago) link
― Simon H., Thursday, December 7, 2017 7:09 AM (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
apparently so do i
my eyes lit up just reading their name tbh
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:11 (six years ago) link
Ostraca - LastThe Body & Full of Hell - Ascending a Mountain of Heavy LightPlanning for Burial - Below the HouseStabscotch - Uncanny Valley
― gman59, Thursday, 7 December 2017 20:55 (six years ago) link
oh yeah the Stabscotch, whether metal or not, is certainly up there
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:21 (six years ago) link
I understand if you want Uncanny Valley off the list. No hard feelings if it doesn't make the spreadsheet. To me its about as heavy as any Cleric, Deafheaven or Mt. Erie albums that have made it in the past. Certainly weaves through a lot of genre's but it's pretty extreme. But yeah, I guess noise/experimental/avant would be the primary genres.
― gman59, Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:38 (six years ago) link
Let's keep it in I say
― imago, Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:41 (six years ago) link
Me too
― the underground is pass-agg (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 7 December 2017 21:54 (six years ago) link
We've got QOTSA in there, which must make the first time MArk Ronson has had a production credit in one of these polls, so I'm not too concerned.
― Simon H., Friday, 8 December 2017 03:26 (six years ago) link
Last Rites' staff list is up. I don't know around half of these!
https://yourlastrites.com/2017/12/08/best-of-2017-last-rites-combined-staff/
― Simon H., Friday, 8 December 2017 15:52 (six years ago) link
Uh good work on the top two at least. And the Dodecahedron and Klabautamann albums are also pretty good.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 8 December 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
yeah the Pyrrhon album is pretty serious and will be on my ballot. also, Doug Moore is one of the best writers *about* metal currently kicking around
― Simon H., Friday, 8 December 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
Orthodox - Supreme
― gman59, Friday, 8 December 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
sund4r just played an Akvan track in Plug a while ago. Black metal played by an Iranian folk Jandek. Kickarse
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Friday, 8 December 2017 23:50 (six years ago) link
i'd like to nominate Igorrr's Savage Sinusoid. Surprised it's not already here!
― beard papa, Saturday, 9 December 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
Everything mentioned on the thread should now be in the spreadsheet. We're at a hair under 200 noms; we had 474 last year. Keep 'em coming!
― Simon H., Monday, 11 December 2017 13:56 (six years ago) link
If no-one bites, I'll do it:<b>Nokturnal Mortum - Істина</b>
and
<b>Colotyphus - Остання подорож зневіреної душіProgenie Terrestre Pura - oltreLunaWindswept - The Great Cold SteppeForteresse - Récits PatriotiquesDesolate Shrine - Deliverance From the Godless VoidNone - NoneEntrails - World InfernoVeldes - The Bitterness ProphecyGhost Bath - StarmournerNeige et Noirceur - VerglapolisWidziadło - VoidKartikeya - SamudraRaventale - PlanetariumDyscarnate - With All Their MightNecrot - Blood OfferingsBeheaded - Beast IncarnateExhumed - Death RevengeGod Dethroned - The World AblazeSeveroth - ForestpathsAzarath - In ExtremisW - WinterwombBelphegor - TotenritualKalmankantaja - DemonwoodsSvart Crown - AbreactionGrift - ArvetSinister - SyncretismLustre - Still InnocenceSuffocation - Of The Dark Light</b>
― Siegbran, Monday, 11 December 2017 15:21 (six years ago) link
ah fckn bbcode.
― Siegbran, Monday, 11 December 2017 15:22 (six years ago) link
Will probably be voting for NM even if their frontman's disavowal of terrible beliefs was transparently disingenuous - it was a good album. I wish I knew nothing else about the band than their music
― imago, Monday, 11 December 2017 15:25 (six years ago) link
This will probably also ruin the chances of QOTSA winning.
― Siegbran, Monday, 11 December 2017 16:46 (six years ago) link
So is Eastern European exoticism part of Nokturnal Mortum's appeal? To be fair, I've only heard their first two records but they reminded me of post-1989 village wedding bands hellbent on showcasing their portable Yamaha keyboard at every gig.
― pomenitul, Monday, 11 December 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link
xp
I've no doubts that Qotsa will suffer in ILX polls from now on much in the same way Swans did.
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 11 December 2017 18:10 (six years ago) link
tbf I wouldn't have imagined it placing above the mid-50s in any case
― Simon H., Monday, 11 December 2017 18:13 (six years ago) link
Pretty sure I already know what will get #1 :x
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 11 December 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
Bagarre générale - Tohu-BohuBlack Anvil - As WasBlattaria - BlattariaThe Clearing Path - Watershed Between Firmament and the Realm of HyperboreaCormorant - DiasporaDodecahdron - KwintessensDreadnought - A Wake in Sacred WavesEhnahre - The MarrowEntheos - Le ZahirGasp - Ghost in Scow OutGGUW - BEHAUPTUNGSANIMALITÄTHathenter - Hathenter OuijaKlabautamann - SmaragdLocust Leaves - A Subtler Kind of LightMutoid Man - War MoansNjiqahdda - Clouds Upon the SanctuaryPryapisme - Diabolicus felinae pandemoniumQhwertt - Sympathetic HorrorRubedo Nocturno - O grande pai: Abismo incriadoShaarimoth - Temple of the Adversarial FireShardik - ShardikTodesstoß - Ebne GraunUngfell - TôtbringæreVin de Mia Trix - PalimpsestsWeeping Sores - Weeping SoresWintaar - Wintaar
btw the Krallice album is called Go Be Forgotten, not To... sorry to be a pedant.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 11 December 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link
I keep making that mistake, sorry
― Dinsdale, Monday, 11 December 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, December 11, 2017 6:21 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I can think of something that'll get at least 2 #1 votes :D
ILX surely not boring enough to vote Bell Witch #1
― your meat, my veg (imago), Monday, 11 December 2017 20:25 (six years ago) link
Bell Witch will probably be on my ballot, but fairly low. the length really does make it a prohibitive thing.
― Simon H., Monday, 11 December 2017 20:35 (six years ago) link
I didn't like the Bell Witch album that much but I don't resent their popularity. But I seem to remember speculation about placings etc is frowned upon so I'll just say they weren't who I was thinking of and leave it at that.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 11 December 2017 21:08 (six years ago) link
Oh I didn't mind it. Perfectly pleasant, gave it 6/10. I will now work out what you were thinking of and not spill it all over ILM
― your meat, my veg (imago), Monday, 11 December 2017 21:10 (six years ago) link
why not get some early campaigning for albums done? It always helps album placings when people campaign for them
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Monday, 11 December 2017 21:14 (six years ago) link
Haha EZ that Vespero might be one of the best things I've heard this year
― the underground is pass-agg (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 18 December 2017 20:06 (six years ago) link
I know I've nominated a ton of stuff but if there's one I'd recommend everyone to check out it's the Colotyphus album.
― Siegbran, Monday, 18 December 2017 20:45 (six years ago) link
oh whoops i need to not miss the nominations period this time
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 18 December 2017 20:53 (six years ago) link
There's still time!
― Simon H., Monday, 18 December 2017 21:01 (six years ago) link
now for something only I could ever vote for
Thumpermonkey - Electricity EP
― Cardi Acs (imago), Monday, 18 December 2017 21:43 (six years ago) link
There are rumours of an incoming consignment
― Cardi Acs (imago), Monday, 18 December 2017 23:15 (six years ago) link
Potence - L’Amour Au Temps De La PesteUgory - PadlinaGnod - Just Say No to the Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death MachineGnaw Their Tongues - Hymns for the Broken, Swollen and SilentHe Whose Ox Is Gored - ParalyzerAether Realm - TarotAt the Drive In - in.ter a.li.aYowie - SynchromysticismHeaven In Her Arms - White HaloDopelord - Children of the HazeHour of Penance - Cast the First StoneUtopianisti - BrutopianistiWobbler - From Silence to Somewhere
― tangenttangent, Monday, 18 December 2017 23:36 (six years ago) link
??
― Simon H., Tuesday, 19 December 2017 01:09 (six years ago) link
it's right there!
― Cardi Acs (imago), Tuesday, 19 December 2017 07:49 (six years ago) link
I had my doubts. Glad you could make it tt
― the underground is pass-agg (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 19 December 2017 09:32 (six years ago) link
We had a sneak peek at the Forgotten Spell last night btw - it was sounding like the most metal thing on earth obv
― Cardi Acs (imago), Tuesday, 19 December 2017 09:47 (six years ago) link
Not sure if it's metal enough but
Brutus - Burst
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 11:39 (six years ago) link
Dirge - Alma Baltica
(haven't heard it yet but since the nominations round ends today I want to be able to vote for it if it's good)
― Dinsdale, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 11:53 (six years ago) link
Some I, Voidhanger releases I haven't been able to listen to in depth but will hopefully get to soon:Bloodway - A Fragile Riddle Crypting CluesTongues - HreiliaClearing Path - Watershed Between Firmament And The Realm of HyperboreaInconcessus Lux Lucis - The Crowning Quietus
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 19 December 2017 12:06 (six years ago) link
Brutus def counts
― Simon H., Tuesday, 19 December 2017 13:15 (six years ago) link
i only have one nomination but it's incidentally like the best metal album i've heard this year
Lunatii- Elimino
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 December 2017 17:19 (six years ago) link
Thank you! Glad to be here! Now we commence listening...
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 17:34 (six years ago) link
I had forgotten about the Lunatii album! It rules so much.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 19 December 2017 20:09 (six years ago) link
Iron Monkey - 9-13
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 21:56 (six years ago) link
some more nominations:
Aetherian - The Untamed WildernessAmenra - Mass VIAnomalie - VisionsAntarktis - IlldlaanteApotelesma - Timewrought KingsArchspire - Relentless MutationArallu - SixAsira - EfferenceAuðn - Farvegir FyrndarClaret Ash - The Great Adjudication: Fragment OneDuskmourn - Of Shadow and FlameDVNE - AsheranEnisum - Seasons of DesolationHallatar - No Stars Upon the BridgeKaunis Kuolematon - VapusNetra - IngratsNightbringer - Terra DamnataNullingroots - Into the GreyPersona - MetamorphosisProtean Collective - CollapseRa's Dawn - From the Vile CatacombsRed Moon Architect - Return of the Black ButterfliesSorrow Plagues - HomecomingSun of the Sleepless - To the ElementsThe Great Discord - The Rabbit HoleW.E.B. - Tartarus
Bandcamp Links:
Aetherian - The Untamed Wildernesshttps://aetherianlfr.bandcamp.com/album/the-untamed-wildernessFrance
Amenra - Mass VIhttps://amenra.bandcamp.com/album/mass-viBelgium
Anomalie - Visionshttps://anomalie-official.bandcamp.com/album/visionsAustria
Antarktis - Illdlaantehttps://agoniarecords.bandcamp.com/album/ildlaanteSweden
Apotelesma - Timewrought Kingshttps://apotelesma.bandcamp.com/album/timewrought-kings-2Netherlands
Arallu - Sixhttps://arallu.bandcamp.com/album/six-folk-black-thrash-metalIsrael
Archspire - Relentless Mutationhttps://archspire.bandcamp.com/album/relentless-mutationCanada
Asira - Efferencehttps://asira.bandcamp.com/England
Auðn - Farvegir Fyrndarhttps://audnofficial.bandcamp.com/album/farvegir-fyrndarIceland
Claret Ash - The Great Adjudication: Fragment Onehttps://claretash.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-adjudication-fragment-oneAustralia
Duskmourn - Of Shadow and Flamehttps://duskmourn.bandcamp.com/album/of-shadow-and-flameNew Jersey, USA
DVNE - Asheranhttps://songs-of-arrakis.bandcamp.com/album/asheranScotland
Enisum - Seasons of Desolationhttps://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/seasons-of-desolationItaly
Hallatar - No Stars Upon the Bridgehttps://hallatar.bandcamp.com/album/no-stars-upon-the-bridgeFinland
Kaunis Kuolematon - Vapushttps://kauniskuolematon.bandcamp.com/album/vapausFinland
Netra - Ingratshttps://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/ingratsGreece
Nightbringer - Terra Damnatahttps://nightbringer.bandcamp.com/album/terra-damnataColorado, USA
Nullingroots - Into the Greyhttps://nullingroots.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-greyArizona, USA
Persona - Metamorphosishttps://personaband.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosisTunisia
Protean Collective - Collapsehttps://proteancollective.bandcamp.com/album/collapseMassachusetts, USA
Ra's Dawn - From the Vile Catacombshttps://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ras-dawn/from-the-vile-catacombs/Germany
Red Moon Architect - Return of the Black Butterflieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOH6KmPO0Ekhttps://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/red-moon-architect/return-of-the-black-butterflies/
Sorrow Plagues - Homecominghttps://sorrowplagues.bandcamp.com/album/homecomingUK
Sun of the Sleepless - To the Elementshttps://sun-of-the-sleepless.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-elementsGermany
The Great Discord - The Rabbit Holehttps://thesignrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-discord-the-rabbit-holeSweden
W.E.B. - Tartarushttps://apathiarecords.bandcamp.com/album/tartarusGreece
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 00:15 (six years ago) link
You need Biblical in there.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
Added!
3.5 more hours for nominations!
― Simon H., Wednesday, 20 December 2017 01:37 (six years ago) link
10 more nominations:
All them Witches - Sleeping Through the WarBelow the Sun - Alien WorldGreta Van Fleet - From the FiresHanging Garden - I Am BecomeIn this Moment - RitualRosk- MiasmaRuby the Hatchet - Planetary Space ChildThe Thirteenth Sun - StardustVoyager - Ghost MileWormwood - Ghostlands Wounds From A bleeding Earth
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 01:38 (six years ago) link
Vattnet - Vattnet
https://vattnet.bandcamp.com/album/vattnet
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 01:54 (six years ago) link
Black Mare - Death Magick Mother
https://magicbulletrecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-mare-death-magick-mother
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 02:05 (six years ago) link
I guess if we have the Chelsea Wolfe album this one should be fair game:
Lingua Ignota - All Bitches Die
― o. nate, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 02:15 (six years ago) link
I mean the Wolfe album *is* unquestionably metal for long stretches but yeah the Lingua Ignota is fine by me
― Simon H., Wednesday, 20 December 2017 02:19 (six years ago) link
Slaughtbbath - Contempt, War and Damnation
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 20 December 2017 05:17 (six years ago) link
Anomalie was already nominated
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 07:16 (six years ago) link
Nominations are closed. 472 albums in all - 2 shy of last year.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 20 December 2017 12:05 (six years ago) link
voting prob wont start til tomorrow so I'm sure if there's anything been missed you can add before seandalai opens.
Plus we usually allow nominations to be added after votings started because there's always people who say they didn't know nominations were started
been busy lately as my mum broke her leg on the icy path across the road last friday as the council hadn't gritted the roads and paths. So its going to be even more hectic once she gets home (dunno when)
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 20 December 2017 17:07 (six years ago) link
yeah gl with that. no rush with anything
― Cardi Acs (imago), Wednesday, 20 December 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
Since I neglected a couple on the falser end, I'll add them to put us on par with last year:
Gold Key - Hello, PhantomGrave Pleasures - Motherblood
― Simon H., Wednesday, 20 December 2017 19:04 (six years ago) link
Hey, this Elder album isn't half bad you know. This kind of "stoner" stuff isn't usually my kind of thing.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
...And you will know us by the Crack the Skye
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 20 December 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
The Body - A Home on Earth
― gman59, Thursday, 21 December 2017 08:12 (six years ago) link
I just found a few more via those handy new Spotify genre lists
Throane - Plus une main a mordreVassafor - MaledictionJoDöden - Sittandes i sjön med vatten över huvudetSaiva - Markerna bortomVukari - Divination
― Simon H., Thursday, 21 December 2017 14:28 (six years ago) link
Is it common knowledge that Phil from Vassafor played bass for the Chills once? Just for a tour. So weird.
― The Fortnightly Intruder (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 21 December 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
imago, you might get some mileage from the Multishiva album? It's basically blackened sludge with lots of Värähtelijä-style effects on top
https://multishiva.bandcamp.com/album/time-messer
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 23 December 2017 17:45 (six years ago) link
Voting thread is up. Could a mod kindly lock this one?
The 2017 ILX Metal n' Heavy Rock Poll VOTING + CAMPAIGNING thread! Ballots due Saturday, Feb. 3rd!
― Simon H., Saturday, 23 December 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link