GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 2009
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Phylactery
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Sirjack
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Sirjack
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Phylactery
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Sirjack
Stinkupuss
Isles of Scilly but i'm from Oz and never bothered to look at UK time zones...there's only one lol
TechnicalBarbarity
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nah ... you just clearly have a thing for theatrical faggotry, not "musicianship". Now go put on your kiss makeup and sing along with uncle Gene, you pansy ass little bitch.
To me, everything from Manowar up to and including Sign of the Hammer is classic. Denying their influence and the awesomeness of their early work is rather dense, honestly.
TechnicalBarbarity
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.. dense can be used to describe your grasp of the English language, sweetheart.
Not a single one of their "awesome, influential" albums even comes close to an average of 4/5 on rym. And most of their albums on MA are ranging from the lower 60's to the low-mid 80's.
IMO if you like manowar, then your taste in music should automatically be questioned. And again, 4-5 guys over here circle jerk themselves to the band and all of a sudden some of you think they're great and respected?
They are a joke and metalheads have been shitting on them forever, and rightfully so. bands like that are an embarrassment to metal tbh, nothing more than a stain.
Not a single one of their "awesome, influential" albums even comes close to an average of 4/5 on rym. And most of their albums on MA are ranging from the lower 60's to the low-mid 80's.
IMO if you like manowar, then your taste in music should automatically be questioned. And again, 4-5 guys over here circle jerk themselves to the band and all of a sudden some of you think they're great and respected?
They are a joke and metalheads have been shitting on them forever, and rightfully so. bands like that are an embarrassment to metal tbh, nothing more than a stain.
TechnicalBarbarity
Poser Disposer
>makes baseless accusation that I only like Manowar to ingratiate myself with a few other users on this site
>uses the opinions of people on sites that have a reputation of giving albums lower scores for completely superficial crap that no one cares about
Good job.
TechnicalBarbarity
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CiG
Approximately Infinite Universe
It is also dense to deny the glory of The Triumph of Steel, especially if you call yourself a Manowar fan.
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1) the chasm - farseeing the paranormal abysm
2) nokturnal mortum - voice of steel
3) while heaven wept - vast oceans lachrymose
4) varathron - stygian forces of scorn
5) altar of oblivion - sinews of anguish
6) griftegard - solemn . sacred . severe
7) procession - the cult of disease
8) absu - absu
9) bulldozer - unexpected fate
10) goreaphobia - mortal repulsion
i probably consider FARSEEING their most overrated album, but it's still great, and what else is there from 2009 that offers a more immersive and holistic experience? i prefer the arcane, emotionally charged wildness of their earlier material; they've become more calculated, repetitive and atmosphere-centric over the years and it feels like they're on autopilot at times. but this is still such a vivid journey, littered with great ideas.
nokturnal mortum's best record pushes it close, bursting with creativity itself, but it doesn't have a climactic song like 'the mission / arrival...' to push it over the edge. the while heaven wept is easily my favourite of theirs and i listen to it a lot, but it's just a big dumb glorious nonsense (and needs to be approached as such - the fates warning comparisons, while superficially very accurate, do it no favors lol) that constantly attempts to out-epic itself and mostly succeeds. not sure i respect it enough to have it any higher but it's super satisfying. the varathron is my favourite of theirs that i've heard, more of a melodeath/meloblack album but an excellent one.
then there's a trio of quality doom records, each quite different from the other. the AoO vocalist needs to stick to the great fierce singing and give up on the weak falsetto but musically it's really cool, the griftegard doesn't exactly live up to the 10/10 i gave their cover in the mixtape game but it's been growing on me a lot, 'the funeral of an age' by procession is probably my favourite tune of the year along with the aforementioned closer on FARSEEING. and then there's three cool ass albums by bands who've been knocking around a long time - particularly pleased to see bulldozer had such a fun comeback record, that one wasn't really on my radar at all before this round.
lots of stuff i could give honourable mentions to, but this is probably my weakest list to date as it is. since phylactery will probably ask me about BM/DM stuff, i like the excoriate, beherit, sammath, ketzer (a better d666 album than DEFIANCE) and blut aus nord quite a lot. if the BaN lived up to that opening riff it'd be my number 1, man. the cruciamentum's pretty cool. probably some other stuff i'm forgetting.
the countdown shall begin henceforthwithish
2) nokturnal mortum - voice of steel
3) while heaven wept - vast oceans lachrymose
4) varathron - stygian forces of scorn
5) altar of oblivion - sinews of anguish
6) griftegard - solemn . sacred . severe
7) procession - the cult of disease
8) absu - absu
9) bulldozer - unexpected fate
10) goreaphobia - mortal repulsion
i probably consider FARSEEING their most overrated album, but it's still great, and what else is there from 2009 that offers a more immersive and holistic experience? i prefer the arcane, emotionally charged wildness of their earlier material; they've become more calculated, repetitive and atmosphere-centric over the years and it feels like they're on autopilot at times. but this is still such a vivid journey, littered with great ideas.
nokturnal mortum's best record pushes it close, bursting with creativity itself, but it doesn't have a climactic song like 'the mission / arrival...' to push it over the edge. the while heaven wept is easily my favourite of theirs and i listen to it a lot, but it's just a big dumb glorious nonsense (and needs to be approached as such - the fates warning comparisons, while superficially very accurate, do it no favors lol) that constantly attempts to out-epic itself and mostly succeeds. not sure i respect it enough to have it any higher but it's super satisfying. the varathron is my favourite of theirs that i've heard, more of a melodeath/meloblack album but an excellent one.
then there's a trio of quality doom records, each quite different from the other. the AoO vocalist needs to stick to the great fierce singing and give up on the weak falsetto but musically it's really cool, the griftegard doesn't exactly live up to the 10/10 i gave their cover in the mixtape game but it's been growing on me a lot, 'the funeral of an age' by procession is probably my favourite tune of the year along with the aforementioned closer on FARSEEING. and then there's three cool ass albums by bands who've been knocking around a long time - particularly pleased to see bulldozer had such a fun comeback record, that one wasn't really on my radar at all before this round.
lots of stuff i could give honourable mentions to, but this is probably my weakest list to date as it is. since phylactery will probably ask me about BM/DM stuff, i like the excoriate, beherit, sammath, ketzer (a better d666 album than DEFIANCE) and blut aus nord quite a lot. if the BaN lived up to that opening riff it'd be my number 1, man. the cruciamentum's pretty cool. probably some other stuff i'm forgetting.
the countdown shall begin henceforthwithish
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I vaguely remember listening to that Bulldozer album when it came out but forgot all about it. Listening to a bit on YouTube, sounds really good and surprisingly accurate to their later 80s output.
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Vegard Pompey
ALLY TO GOOD, NIGHTMARE TO YOU
So does my RYM list.
Mine also. That tune is the main reason the Procession EP made my list. Did you check out the Dark Forest s/t?
Mine also. That tune is the main reason the Procession EP made my list. Did you check out the Dark Forest s/t?
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GMD Top Ten Albums of 2009
=10) Cosmogenesis by Obscura
And the dance goes on even though worlds collide...
"Anybody who doesn't like all of Cosmogenesis is alligator bait." - @The Butt
"Cosmogenesis is such a ball-less wankfest. Do Not Want." - @Dak
"Cosmogenesis sounds like it was done by robots. I actually like the album myself, but I can understand why people say it sounds lifeless, it sounds mechanical. (which I find kind of cool)" - @Krow
"Cosmogenesis is IMO the greatest modern tech death album there is." - @TechnicalBarbarity
Chosen by:
TechnicalBarbarity (#2)
RedinTheSky (#2)
crimsonfloyd (#5)
zerostatic (#10)
TOTAL: 25 points
=10) Solemn · Sacred · Severe by Griftegård
Man can not suffer enough for his sins...
"Griftegard is rocking my balls, back and forth, like an infant cradled in the loving embrace of his mother. If you don't like this, fuck you and don't talk to me." - @Dodens Grav
"Those two Griftegard releases were garbage" - @rms
"Griftegard is the best thing to happen to doom metal since Warning and Revelation's reunion." - @Master_Yoda77
Chosen by:
Master_Yoda77 (#2)
Mort Divine (#6)
no country for old wainds (#6)
Vilden (#6)
CASSETTEISGOD (#10)
TOTAL: 25 points
=10) Ape Uprising! by Slough feg
Never coming down from the trees, never bending down on my knees!
"Ape Uprising is definitely the best of their 2000s albums. I think they really nailed it with that one. Really diverse, lovely warm production and simply great riffs." - @Rumpole
"Ape Uprising and Animal Spirits aren't the type of album that you immediately fall in love with like Traveller or Down Among the Dead Men, but they are real growers." - @Master_Yoda77
"Ape Uprising is fantastic sing alongable planet of the apes metal." - @Krow
"the new Slough Feg-Ape Uprising is really starting to click after about 6 or so spins,geez i love this band
" - @JontRevolting
Chosen by:
zabu of nΩd (#1)
Slammed (#6)
Slayed Necros (#7)
RedinTheSky (#7)
rms (#9)
TOTAL: 25 points
=10) Cosmogenesis by Obscura
And the dance goes on even though worlds collide...
"Anybody who doesn't like all of Cosmogenesis is alligator bait." - @The Butt
"Cosmogenesis is such a ball-less wankfest. Do Not Want." - @Dak
"Cosmogenesis sounds like it was done by robots. I actually like the album myself, but I can understand why people say it sounds lifeless, it sounds mechanical. (which I find kind of cool)" - @Krow
"Cosmogenesis is IMO the greatest modern tech death album there is." - @TechnicalBarbarity
Chosen by:
TechnicalBarbarity (#2)
RedinTheSky (#2)
crimsonfloyd (#5)
zerostatic (#10)
TOTAL: 25 points
=10) Solemn · Sacred · Severe by Griftegård
Man can not suffer enough for his sins...
"Griftegard is rocking my balls, back and forth, like an infant cradled in the loving embrace of his mother. If you don't like this, fuck you and don't talk to me." - @Dodens Grav
"Those two Griftegard releases were garbage" - @rms
"Griftegard is the best thing to happen to doom metal since Warning and Revelation's reunion." - @Master_Yoda77
Chosen by:
Master_Yoda77 (#2)
Mort Divine (#6)
no country for old wainds (#6)
Vilden (#6)
CASSETTEISGOD (#10)
TOTAL: 25 points
=10) Ape Uprising! by Slough feg
Never coming down from the trees, never bending down on my knees!
"Ape Uprising is definitely the best of their 2000s albums. I think they really nailed it with that one. Really diverse, lovely warm production and simply great riffs." - @Rumpole
"Ape Uprising and Animal Spirits aren't the type of album that you immediately fall in love with like Traveller or Down Among the Dead Men, but they are real growers." - @Master_Yoda77
"Ape Uprising is fantastic sing alongable planet of the apes metal." - @Krow
"the new Slough Feg-Ape Uprising is really starting to click after about 6 or so spins,geez i love this band
" - @JontRevoltingChosen by:
zabu of nΩd (#1)
Slammed (#6)
Slayed Necros (#7)
RedinTheSky (#7)
rms (#9)
TOTAL: 25 points
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9) Seven Chalices by Teitanblood
A horror so tangible as to lose meaning...
"And here's another morbid insanity, a pile of satan's faeces of chaos." - @Onder
"ostensibly death metal or occult goatfuck metal or who cares, it's incredible." - @Anticitizen One
"Normally, thick and brutal albums like this would drain me and make me want a shorter album, but as I'm nearing the end of this, I'm actually longing for more despite it being about an hour long. " - @ASD
"Seven Chalices is definitely well within the upper echelon of death metal from the past decade." - @Dodens Grav
Chosen by:
Anom@nder Rake (#2)
Onder (#3)
Vilden (#8)
Krow (#10)
Atomic Tide (n/a)
TOTAL: 26.5 POINTS
A horror so tangible as to lose meaning...
"And here's another morbid insanity, a pile of satan's faeces of chaos." - @Onder
"ostensibly death metal or occult goatfuck metal or who cares, it's incredible." - @Anticitizen One
"Normally, thick and brutal albums like this would drain me and make me want a shorter album, but as I'm nearing the end of this, I'm actually longing for more despite it being about an hour long. " - @ASD
"Seven Chalices is definitely well within the upper echelon of death metal from the past decade." - @Dodens Grav
Chosen by:
Anom@nder Rake (#2)
Onder (#3)
Vilden (#8)
Krow (#10)
Atomic Tide (n/a)
TOTAL: 26.5 POINTS
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