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

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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?

Where's the pup and moon tooth and mdou moctar fans who bemoaned them not making the eoy poll?

Where's brad?!

May I recommend the albums by

Esoteric https://open.spotify.com/album/7GrKomosr29udfIEPtk3o0?si=F890jcGFTo6Ia-Y59-AFyg
Schammasch https://open.spotify.com/album/1PmHVrFZdWmaaOni45bqD7?si=ITxNAmK5QQ2AOTwYmnfRKA

Voted. Never did get to listen to the Yellow Eyes record, someone convince me that was a major oversight.

It was.

I voted too btw.

If everyone could post when they have voted it means seandalai can check incase something went wrong.

Almost done with the preliminary ballot. Will post when I vote for sure and probably to campaign for things...

The Obsequiae album is pretty great! And Lord Weird Slough Feg! And give the Candlemass album a chance, I think it's their best in over a decade tbh.

I liked the Esoteric, surprisingly since I usually think the doom metal albums with the organs are goofy. As usual, I don't see the appeal of Obsequiae or Schammasch, despite many others really enjoying them.

It didn't make my ballot, but I'll point out the Ausmuteants "album," a 20 minute group of punk songs sung from the point of view of a cop, but written by crusty anarchists. Absolutely hilarious.

Three more suggestions:

Veiled – In Blinding Presence (pitch-black manic dissonance heightened through hypnosis)
Belenos – Argoat (Celtic BM heroism from Brittany)
Sur Austru – Meteahna timpurilor (ex-Negură Bunget, in keeping with that band's final albums)

Jesus Wayne Rogers rules so hard, check the solo @ 03:10...unreal...

https://youtu.be/1XftyHePPNQ

major stars album fucking rules

Lol, I'm kinda getting into this. I have the most fake metal taste ever, but I did hear enough good stuff that it's kinda fun to finesse it into a top 25.

good good

Would be nice to get lots of ballots from ilxors who have never voted before.

Look at the nominations list and if there are albums you like, then please vote for them. Don't worry if you think you are not metal enough. If its on the noms list its metal enough.

Exactly, I predict Weyes Blood will win this poll too. I'm holding off sending the ballot until the last day but I will vote as usual.

Agreed.

There's a staggering range of sounds on that list, so everyone (well, except for Tuomas) can find something worth voting for.

xp

There are a couple albums I like but aren't voting for, because I don't consider them metal enough, though. Fly Pan Am and Blanck Mass. I don't begrudge anyone voting for them, they are good albums, but I'm having more fun creating a list without them.

Blanck Mass might not be 'metal' as such but I have no problems classing it as 'industrial' and valid for this poll. Not sure if I actually like it enough to place it high tho.

I did hesitate when finishing my ballot, as my picks are unlikely to surprise. The hesitation didn't last long though: this poll and the nomination process made for some excellent catching-up listening during xmas and after, and I can truthfully say I like to love all 25 albums I listed. I'll send it in this week.

I have no problem thinking of them as valid. They were on my first version of the list. But half the fun for me is digging into what it is I really value in metal records, and Blanck Mass belongs to a genre I listen to for other things. Cattle Decapitation, great use of climate change monologues, trve metal.

You have a ballot of up to 50 albums and we encourage as many as possible to do so as possible so we get interesting results.

I have my initial short list of.....81 albums. Hoo boy.

That's the spirit!