2019 Metal ’n’ Heavy Rock Poll: VOTING & CAMPAIGNING thread (open until the 21st of February)

I voted it for it in the main poll, so you won't hear me grousing.

Thinking of extending the voting period by 2 or 3 weeks to allow 2 or 3 weeks listening/campaigning time after big album poll results are done.
Pom is on board but it all depends on it being convenient for seandalai.

Let winter commence

Winter, eh? *thick Canadian accent*

Good point. Winter here is having to wait for a bus in the sleet. But it makes us ANGRY

So yeah, it's official: everyone's got an extra TWO WEEKS, i.e. until the 21st of February, to send their ballots.

I REPEAT: THIS THREAD WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE 21ST OF FEBRUARY, SO VOTE & CAMPAIGN ACCORDINGLY!

That gives me two extra weeks to convince you that Caligula is a metal album :)

lol I’ll give it another spin with that angle in mind. I may be more easily persuaded to vote for it here if it doesn’t place in the main poll (‘twould be a true disgrace).

It totally should be voted for in metal poll if you like it.

If something is nominated that you like then please vote for it.
UNLESS you cant cut your shortlist down to the limit and its near the bottom of your list.

but please no its not metal enough BS. It wasn't vetoed during noms.

It's more entertaining exercise (to me) if I leave it out. Others are free to do as they wish, it goes without saying.

*It's a

Spotify Nominations playlist for you all to listen to

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uKGEOJlIeCmzYH7kf5d9A?si=FjP5wLBLRkSN00DzuxNeHw

Thanks.

vote for major stars

Anyways, I'm going to confess unlimited wrongness and throw myself upon the mercy of the pollrunners and humbly request that these two albums which I didn't in fact hear in time but am asking now that they be added to the nominations list this late in the game:

Wyrmwoods - Spirit and Teeth
Pharaoh Overlord - 5

What say you, Neechy?

Btw Witch Trail stans should post about their love for that album itt. I'll listen to it later today.

I only ask because I do objectively think these are two of the finest metal albums to be released in the past year. The Wyrmwoods especially is a fine slab of that experimental BM syncretism that we all know & love around here, this time fusing it with Berlin School type synth kosmiche and ambient. The first track is downright batshit. imago & it, take note:

https://youtu.be/OCBoamIzK88

The extreme, nonsensical compression is the point: the next track clicks in at precisely four minutes--exactly twice the farmer's length-- and the track after that, 16 mins, w/ the last one at 32

(xp)

(imago & tt*)(grrr)

Um, ok, that Wyrmwood video is a pretty incredible few minutes of music. Is the whole album as good?

yeah add em

Um, ok, that Wyrmwood video is a pretty incredible few minutes of music.

Agreed!

14 views lol. This can be the metal Balloon.

Added.

Thanks, honorable poll people!

Re: Wyrmwoods, this is the next track. I wouldn't say the rest of the album sounds like this but it kind of gives you an idea of where it's going, maybe enough of one to let you know whether or not you want to continue on to the final two, very long tracks

https://youtu.be/pXljYadyaqQ

The extreme, nonsensical compression is the point: the next track clicks in at precisely four minutes--exactly twice the former's length-- and the track after that, 16 mins, w/ the last one at 32

― are you a fan of i.die music (Drugs A. Money)

Wait, there's no 8 minute track on this album.

Wait what?!?!?! I'm not listening to it anyway!

From the Glenn Branca metal thread:

since we don't have a thraed for metal that sounds like SY and/or PiL:

https://witchtrail.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun-has-left-the-hill

― gaudio, Sunday, February 2, 2020 12:40 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Yep, just bought that on first listen. Really nice guitar sound and riffs. My partner called it "surf metal", actually.

― With considerable charm, you still have made a choice (Sund4r)

Listening to it now – Sund4r's partner is otm.

Will check out that Wyrmwood shortly.

If the WOSO album doesn't place on the main poll I'm holding all of you responsible fwiw

Well, yeah.

(It's on my ballot.)

Ok, halfway through the third song, the whole Wyrmwood album is incredible

So far

Echoing the recent hype for Witch Trail! It is some blissful doomish punk.

A minute into Wyrmwoods and it is making an impression!!

It takes a lot for a >20 mins track to hold my attention like this Wyrmwoods closer has, omg. I don’t mind ambient when it is brickwalled maximalist galactic splendour. Thanks for flagging this up, DAM!

I guess this calls for a 64-minute followup album?

Wasn't on board until this closing track. This and the two minute opener should have been the whole album

it bugs me that the closer is not 128 minutes long

Well there's a MISSING TRACK you see, but only if you reject the cosmic logic that lies beyond mathematical ken.

Closer should be 256m long - every length the square of the preceding

Yeah pomenitul otm: I'm sure there's some covert reason why this album has a MISSING CENTER...I still love it anyhow

Anyways, serious props to whomever it was who nominated this awesome-as-fuck Cherubs album because it's been doing my head in lately

https://youtu.be/_sUo7ZdPaFM

"Sooey Pig" is a decent approximation of how "Tommy Gun Angel" would've ended up like if Bardo Pond had been on Amphetamine Reptile

https://youtu.be/k5C1ueLTg8Y

@pomenitul, @seandalai
voted a few weeks ago, realizing now that i want to give points to 5 more records. prolly not making a difference in the rollout, but is it ok if i resend and replace my ballot?

I'll wait for seandalai to confirm but I'm fairly sure that's fine.

right! thanks pom

yeah i'll let him know

Could everyone start thinking about their ballots now? EOY season poll is not over yet!

Spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1uKGEOJlIeCmzYH7kf5d9A?si=VVPrvp9aRT2guNgD_xzL4w

Pastebin if its easier
https://pastebin.com/3nTvzgnF

Thanks!

I hope y'all don't forget about the Chelsea Wolfe album. Again she failed to make the general poll so I hope she gets in this one even if it isnt as riff heavy as the past few

Anyone want to campaign for other albums?