GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1996

[Phylactery]

Well it's only two songs which both appeared on their first album, which I'm a big fan of.

 

[Sirjack]

l remember when ...And then You'll Beg came out and being blown away by the riffs from Jon Levasseur. It was Different. Those kind of riffs sounded new. The guy was fucking brilliant. Apart from the fucking didgeridoo shite.
None So Vile remains my favourite Cryptopsy but when he left that was the end of Cryptopsy for me.
Whisper Supremacy is killer. And then it all went to shit.

 

[Phylactery]

The lack of the Burzum album on a lot of lists is quite shocking. Burzum doesn't seem to be all that popular here, which is kinda strange.

 

[Mort Divine]

Well it's only two songs which both appeared on their first album, which I'm a big fan of.

the ep is 4 songs i thought

idk either way good stuff, but fair enough either way

 

[Slayed Necros]

I love Sorhin, but I decided against including EPs/demos for this year. Skogsgriftens rike does deserve a mention, though.

 

[CiG]

I'm probably looking like an impatient asshole but damn, lets end this already.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Yeah, even I got my reviews in like 2 weeks ago.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Any black metal fans that aren't familiar, check this out:

 

[zabu of nΩd]

1. Angra - Holy Land
2. Opeth - Morningrise
3. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
4. Type O Negative - October Rust
   
5. Katatonia - Brave Murder Day
6. Bathory - Blood on Ice
7. Stratovarius - Episode
8. Therion - Theli
9. Dimmu Borgir - Stormblast
10. Ministry - Filth Pig

Hard choice for me. Only the first three I really love. Theli's a transition album, Stormblast is Dimmu before their signature sound, Filth Pig's a kinda tired release by an aging Ministry. Had to relisten to Brave Murder Day after years. Need to relisten to Filosofem too, but Burzum never really did much for me tbh

Holy Land really blew my mind when I first heard it about 4 years ago. I'd heard a song or two by Angra years before, and written them off as another over-the-top power metal band, but this album is so much more. Great ballads for one thing, which I find extremely rare in metal. I swear it out-progs Dream Theater too in terms of dynamic breadth and stylistic diversity.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Good Angra album.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Episode is some pretty solid power metal

 

[no country for old wainds]

cool, if anyone else is doing a list hurry up 'cause i'm gonna close this tonight

 

[no country for old wainds]

1) sacramentum - far away from the sun
2) the chasm - from the lost years
3) scald - will of the gods is great power
4) burzum - filosofem
5) oxiplegatz - worlds and worlds
6) vinterland - welcome my last chapter
7) kvist - for kunsten maa vi evig vike
8) summoning - dol guldur
9) gorgoroth - antichrist
10) joyless - unlimited hate

HM:
branikald - rdyandalir (unlistenable drums on track 3 are the only reason it didn't make it)
arghoslent - arsenal of glory
absurd - facta loquuntur
talisphere - talisphere EP
immolation - here in after
sacramentary abolishment - river of corticone
aura noir - black thrash attack
inquisitor - walpurgis, sabbath of lust
desaster - a touch of medieval darkness
dodheimsgard - monumental possession

oh and i'd better mention ildjarn and sort vokter so omni doesn't complain to me over facebook

 

[crimsonfloyd]

1) sacramentum - far away from the sun
2) the chasm - from the lost years
3) scald - will of the gods is great power
4) burzum - filosofem
5) moonblood - blut und krieg
6) vinterland - welcome my last chapter
7) kvist - for kunsten maa vi evig vike
8) oxiplegatz - worlds and worlds
9) summoning - dol guldur
10) gorgoroth - antichrist

HM:
branikald - rdyandalir (unlistenable drums on track 3 are the only reason it didn't make it)
joyless - unlimited hate
arghoslent - arsenal of glory
absurd - facta loquuntur
talisphere - talisphere EP
immolation - here in after
sacramentary abolishment - river of corticone
aura noir - black thrash attack
inquisitor - walpurgis, sabbath of lust
desaster - a touch of medieval darkness

oh and i'd better mention ildjarn and sort vokter so omni doesn't complain to me over facebook

I think that Moonblood record is from 97.

 

[Krow]

I'll mention Sort Vokter for you.

Sort Vokter fucking suck.

 

[Funerary_Doom]

that sounds like something demiurge would write so that probably means i wrote it

this btw

i'll announce results friday. i know most of these probably won't bother but final call for: @Funerary_Doom @Serjeant Grumbles @Phylactery @I-TEND-TO-DIE @RadicalThrasher @Dazed and Brutal

I'll be around more so it's just getting into the habit of checking the forums more regularly again

 

[no country for old wainds]

I think that Moonblood record is from 97.

looks like you're right. a lot of places call it 96 but nowhere reliable. guess i'll edit. @Phylactery you may want to also

 

[Phylactery]

Thanks. Edited it now.

 

[no country for old wainds]

GMD's Top Ten Albums of 1996
=10) Welcome My Last Chapter by Vinterland
A castle so crystal clear, its gate covered with ice...

"I'm stoked that Vinterland have reformed and are in the process of recording new music. Welcome My Last Chapter is an underrated classic. I've also found that the album is far, far more sorrowful/depressive than basically all of this suicidal BM nonsense. Silencer can fuck right off." - @Slayed Necros

Chosen by:
Talos of Atmora (#6)
Vegard Pompey (#6)
EspaDa (#6)
no country for old wainds (#6)
Slayed Necros (#8)
Mort Divine (#8)
Anom@nder Rake (#8)
Phylactery (#9)

=10) Blood on Ice by Bathory
This sword is the backbone of the life that I know, here among the mountains and snow...

"I prefer Hammerheart to Twilight of the Gods, but I think Blood on Ice is better than both. The very best." - @CASSETTEISGOD

"Twilight of the Gods and Blood on Ice are superior to Hammerheart. I'm listening to "Man of Iron" right now. Such a beautiful song." - @Iron Wizard

Chosen by:
CASSETTEISGOD (#2)
Vilden (#4)
alex76 (#6)
zabu of nΩd (#6)
Master_Yoda77 (#6)

=10) Brave Murder Day by Katatonia
Let's stay here for a while...

"Pfft BMD is the saddest album ever obv, you guys should embrace your inner Katatonia-fanboyism more imo! :'(" - @Vilden

Chosen by:
Vilden (#2)
EternalMetal (#3)
Vegard Pompey (#5)
zabu of nΩd (#5)
Serjeant Grumbles (#9)

 

[no country for old wainds]

of course our first ever threeway tie would be in the 10th spot to give me as much extra work as possible. thanks, cunts