Closing track of the Forgotten Spell (see Youtube for more) is one of the best metal songs of the year, yeah.
The Psudoku is not really for anyone except tt, ultros and I. Maybe Dominique. Hyperactive Cardiacsy grindcore, y'all. You've been warned.
― imago, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:14 (six years ago) link
never heard of Psodouku until now, but it's fun after 2 tracks! Kind of Melt Banana-ish? Also, I sincerely hope the name is a combination of Psyopus and Sudoku.
― Dominique, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:48 (six years ago) link
Count me in on Psudoku, though I heard it too late to vote for it. Not normally my thing.xp
― beard papa, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:49 (six years ago) link
you can always resubmit your ballot ;)
― imago, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:50 (six years ago) link
track 5 (the REALLY unpronounceable one) is my pick
― imago, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:51 (six years ago) link
Will listen to Spectral Voice a bit later too, cheers
Spectral Voice is great
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 29 January 2018 16:00 (six years ago) link
ok, time to go through all the things mentioned in this thread before voting
― Dinsdale, Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:05 (six years ago) link
Check out Azonic too--Blind Idiot God's "orchestral doom" project, cuts a path between the drone of Sunn 0))) & the maelstroms of Fushitsusha, plus tympani and gong
https://azonicsonic.bandcamp.com/album/prospect-of-the-deep-volume-one
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
It's probably a little late in the game but I'll try to promote some more of my favorite space-rock choices here. I'm always a little embarrassed trying to justify dragging this stuff into this poll, but it does tend to draw some decent reactions here & there...
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 22:47 (six years ago) link
(Also: don't forget Multishiva!)
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 23:19 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 1:
The Imajinary Friends - The Imajinary Friendshttps://theimajinaryfriends.bandcamp.com
Admittedly, it's already a stretch to include space rock in this poll, but its prob an even further stretch to consider this 'space rock': more like potent zone-out acid rock, maybe the most potent head music album I've heard since Black Bananas' Rad Time Xpress IV. It's true that this was a one-off side project for shoegazers like Swervedriver & Brian Jonestown Massacre, their sole caustic acid-fried album released over 20 years ago. And it's true the lead off track brings to mind a lost Broadcast song, prob the least metal thing to touch this thread. Still: this stuff is heavy in the best sense of the world...
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 06:10 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 2:
Vespero - Shum-Shirhttp://music.vespero.ru/album/shum-shir
Maybe even less metal than Imajinary Friends but this isn't really that out of place among other stuff like Sungod, Zombi & Kayo Dot's Coffins on Io. These Russian space-rockers have shown up on my radar once or twice before, but this is the first album that really broke through to me. Basically the concept reads to me as "Fela in space", but there's many unusual elements, like violin and breakbeats, along with the weird alien hyperclarity in the production which often accompany the nerdier corners of *rock*, all of which serves to denaturalize matters quite a bit. I mean, yeah I see how 'neoprog Ozric clones deconstruct afrobeat' might not be the most appealing proposition, but I found this engaging and offbeat
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:07 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 3:
https://youtu.be/s4b4rXvh3
^the other key track from Choas & Systems. probably should've led off with this one, seeing as it doesn't bite "Pink Lady Lemonade"
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:20 (six years ago) link
In the metal thread no one can hear you campaigning
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 31 January 2018 11:44 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 4:
Liquidarlo Celuloide - Superfriccionhttps://buhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/br84-liquidarlo-celuloide-superfricci-n
More like 'space punk' this time. Apparently this Peruvian band has been around for a long time. They're totally bonkers, and come across like a more psychedelic Brainiac. This album tends to have two modes: 'manic' and 'frantic'. That said, this might be a touch too much straightforward garage rock for attn defct crew, but I think the first 50 seconds of "Sin piel por no fabricar pegamento" might be sufficient to provide imago with a stray grin
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 21:08 (six years ago) link
this poll ends on saturday night so dont leave it too late to vote. We NEED to get the runout started on Monday so no extra days , voting period has been very long (longest ever)
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 22:18 (six years ago) link
I was hoping to sneak in a bit more time to listen to other nominees, but I think I'm just going to have to suck it up and vote.
― o. nate, Thursday, 1 February 2018 01:10 (six years ago) link
don't make AG cry. V O T E
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 04:01 (six years ago) link
IN SPACE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU'RE NOT SCREAMING part 5:
Nik Turner - Life in Spacehttps://nikturnermusic.bandcamp.com/album/life-in-space-3
Nobody understands the impulse to write this off more than me; I was all set to play this once and forget. I half-suspect this was the album that made GOTT PUNCH say "fuck it" & nominate Pontiak. Even after the first track, an ok-to-middling ballad, I still figured this was some sort of throwaway anachronism. Then the second track came on, and by the time I made it to the fairly transporting echo-drenched gutar solo, I was won over. Featuring the drummer and guitarist from the old punk band UK Subs
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 1 February 2018 06:09 (six years ago) link
Don't make simon cry, V O T E
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
did no one nominate the cannibal corpse album? how did i forget to nominate the cannibal corpse album
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:40 (six years ago) link
are write-ins ok? not that it'll make it in lol
yes but simon can add it to the noms too
since i assume most are still to vote
also anyone can resubmit their ballot as long as they say so on here so we can check
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 16:41 (six years ago) link
anyway, it's v late in the game, but i'd like to particularly rep for
- lunatii's elimino, basically a fake early katatonia record, beautifully, shatteringly depressing, it's all i wanted to listen to last year (https://lunatiiofficial.bandcamp.com/album/elimino-2017)- the new godflesh, it's so cool and good and i can never stop thinking about it, it's like broadrick employing every style he's ever explored at once (https://godflesh1.bandcamp.com/album/post-self)- paradise lost's medusa, obv, feels like after the shift in style in their last record they've really arrived on this one- spectral voice, who are mentioned upthread, and who are one of the rare bands who really get the death/doom balance right, mesmerizing record- ingurgitating oblivion's vision wallows in symphonies of light which iirc was a joan crawford recommendation. it lives up to the title (https://ingurgitatingoblivion1.bandcamp.com/album/vision-wallows-in-symphonies-of-light)- fucking couch slut, my god- king woman! stoner metal packed with hooks!- idk the new cannibal corpse and immolation records fucking rock
yeah i think that's it
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:07 (six years ago) link
Couch Slut and King Woman are both going to be very prominent on my ballot
― the man from P.O.R.L.O.C.K. (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
Closing track of Couch Slut is best doom of the year, and they're not a doom band
― imago, Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:20 (six years ago) link
I was just listening to King Woman! Will have to re-check-out Couch Slut.
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:30 (six years ago) link
i didn't manage to listen to it until this year but the code orange album is so, so, so brutal
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:38 (six years ago) link
love the code orange record, pretty unique sound
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
if we were doing a tracks poll "Bleeding in the Blur" might top mine
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
they're so stylistically varied while remaining 100 percent punishing, what a great unique band
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:45 (six years ago) link
i also forgot to nominate the new blood command but for me it ended up feeling like kind of a step down from funeral beach. the title track was still one of the best things i heard all year
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
I added cannibal corpse <3
― Simon H., Thursday, 1 February 2018 17:53 (six years ago) link
thank u friend
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
wow, last year's obituary album really fucking cooks
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
yo dinsdale, thanks for recommending the anakim record. the production sucks but everything else about it is amazing
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
like what if progressive death metal..... was super fun?
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
you're welcome and yeah that's a good way to describe it
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:30 (six years ago) link
sorry i need to reiterate how badass this album is
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:38 (six years ago) link
we have 16 ballots, we need more!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
i think my ballot is basically done but i just wanted to mention that the undergang album is nasty af
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
voted!
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:28 (six years ago) link
17 ballots now! We're on a roll!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:30 (six years ago) link
Voted!
― Siegbran, Friday, 2 February 2018 09:46 (six years ago) link
http://calvarygranada.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ivoted.jpg
― ArchCarrier, Friday, 2 February 2018 13:35 (six years ago) link
voting finishes tomorrow!
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 16:11 (six years ago) link
we have hit the twenty ballot mark. Last year we got 40 ballots, the year before we had 60 ballots.
Is the Tenth annual Metal poll also the last?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 17:21 (six years ago) link
I feel like I've heard too little to vote.
― pomenitul, Friday, 2 February 2018 17:25 (six years ago) link
not at all. you also have around 30 hours to listen to some noms
why not follow the spotify nominations list?https://open.spotify.com/user/pfunkboy/playlist/74IL7uL4YEy2tTiBYtRJ4G
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 17:27 (six years ago) link