2020 Metal ’n’ Heavy Rock Poll: VOTING & FURTHER CAMPAIGNING thread (open until March 5)

What are you going to call it?

the merkins at dusk, obvi

voting rn

done

voted for 50 porngrind bands

As is tradition.

Just checked and the voting form is still open. Seandalai messaged me saying he will have results tonight, so if anyone cares to vote then best post here now alerting seandalai before he closes it.

You got my ballot, pom, right?

seandalai only knows!

the lesser known beach boys demo

I haven't got a clue what is going to win this. What won Decibels album of the year?

ok found the list. Could Napalm Death win this poll?

40. Dark Fortress, Spectres from the Old World, Century Media
39. Fawn Limbs, Sleeper Vessels, Roman Numeral
38. Exgenesis, Solve et Coagula, Rain Without End
37. Megaton Sword, Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire, Dying Victims
36. Oranssi Pazuzu, Mestarin Kynsi, Nuclear Blast
35. Svalbard, When I Die, Will I Get Better, Translation Loss
34. Enslaved, Utgard, Nuclear Blast
33. In the Company of Serpents, Lux, Self-released
32. Xibalba, Años En Infierno, Southern Lord
31. Wake, Devouring Ruin, Translation Loss
30. Cirith Ungol, Forever Black, Metal Blade
29. Proscription, Conduit, Dark Descent
28. Celestial Season, The Secret Teachings, Burning World
27. Midnight, Rebirth by Blasphemy, Metal Blade
26. Krallice, Mass Cathexis, Self-released
25. ACxDC, Satan is King, Prosthetic
24. Temple of Void, The World That Was, Shadow Kingdom
23. Atramentus, Stygian, 20 Buck Spin
22. Tombs, Under Sullen Skies, Season of Mist
21. Haunt, Flashback, Church
20. Kirk Windstein, Dream in Motion, eOne
19. Pallbearer, Forgotten Days, Nuclear Blast
18. Lamp of Murmuur, Heir of Ecliptical Romanticism, Self-released
17. Godthrymm, Reflections, Profound Lore
16. Dropdead, Dropdead, Armageddon
15. Ripped to Shreds 亂 (Luan), Pulverized
14. Vile Creature, Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!, Prosthetic
13. Of Feather & Bone, Sulfuric Disintegration, Profound Lore
12. Armored Saint, Punching the Sky, Metal Blade
11. Incantation, Sect of Vile Divinities, Relapse
10. Goden, Beyond Darkness, Svart
9. Paradise Lost, Obsidian, Nuclear Blast
8. Uada, Djinn, Eisenwald
7. Sweven, The Eternal Resonance, Van
6. Necrot, Mortal, Tankcrimes
5. Spirit Adrift, Enlightened in Eternity, 20 Buck Spin
4. Paysage d’Hiver, Im Wald, Kunsthall Produktionen
3. Imperial Triumphant, Alphaville, Century Media
2. Eternal Champion, Ravening Iron, No Remorse
1. Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism, Century Media

If last year's pop general ILM poll is anything to go by, it'll be a duel between Hum and Oranssi Pazuzu.

previous winners of this poll have not got near the big pop poll however

deafheaven do better in that poll than this one, lol

plus voters are weirdly purist and say they wont vote for things like Hum as its not metal, despite the fact this isn't an exclusively metal poll.

Plus Zombi tend to make it every album hehe

I liked the Hum but not enough to vote for it because I'm not 100% sold on those noncommittal vox. But I'm getting ahead of myself here.

i dont even know if it will just be diehard metallers voting this year or those who dabble (potential Hum voters) and are into all kinds of music.

Personally I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't that high but who knows.

I did however vote for it.

Voting is closed, results are in.

Thank you seandalai!

And I do believe we have enough for a 101.

How many ballots did we get?

Why would anyone vote for Hum in a metal poll unless they are trolling? Even the people who are into all kinds of music know they're not metal. Nobody would look for their records in the metal section of their local record shop.

I think it's fair to say they are a heavy rock band.

I briefly removed Hum from my ballot for tactical reasons, then restored them because the album bangs

And I do believe we have enough for a 101.

I'd say so too.

You wouldn't find them on the heavy rock shelf either. Those are reserved for AC/DCs and Motley Crues.

Sure, but it's heavy and it's rock.

Obviously yes. I love Hum and I know it's louder and heavier than many actual metal records that will place, but calling it metal or heavy rock just seems wrong.

Perhaps it is your record store's shelves that are wrong.

Usually we wait for the results before we start screaming NOT METAL

For what it's worth, I just typed "what genre is the band hum" into Google and the first thing that came up was "alternative metal".

I don't think it's weird at all to include them. It's not like someone nominated the Spin Doctors

Yeah I guess I'm the one having the blinders on. I just thought nobody would seriously think of Hum as a metal band.

This has never been a metal-exclusive poll.

it's in the title, even. heavy rock is a term that is pretty broad and inclusive.

It's going to be fun if Hum win

now she's out back counting VOTES

Hum probably sound more rooted in Black Sabbath to me than a lot of the bands on that Decibel list do, though.

They were at the bottom of my list tbc.

mine too

Last on mine I think as well LOL.

In a break from previous traditions we wont be starting the rollout today as pom is busy and doesn't want to miss out on any of the rollout.

So I think we will be starting tomorrow about 8/9am his time, which will be UK lunchtime I think?

ahaha that makes at least 4 of us xp

I hope you are all excited

Won't be able to listen along because I'm at work, but at least I can follow the rollout since I'm working from home.

Starting in 30 mins or so. Stay tuned.

Very excited! Working until half 6, but I'll be checking in sporadically.

And so it begins:

2020 Metal ’n’ Heavy Rock/Heavy Music Poll: RESULTS – Top 100 Countdown

Thanks all, re: above <3

Hope you're ok, LBI.

Feel free to join us in the rollout, of course (if you feel like it!).