RC Top/Latest CDs of 2000s - Results of Round 2

[General Zod]

Bracket 1
NOVEMBERS DOOM - Pale Haunt (14) over DARKTHRONE - Sardonic Wrath (13)
EMPYRIUM - Weiland (21) over MASTODON - Leviathan (8)
AGALLOCH - The Mantle (28) over NEUROSIS - Eye of Every Storm (5)
TOOL - Lateralus (18) over PRIMORDIAL - The Gathering Wilderness (15)

Bracket 2
MOONSORROW - Verisakeet (16) over BLUT AUS NORD - The Work Which Transforms God (13)
ORPHANED LAND - Mabool (16) over ANATHEMA - A Natural Disaster (7)
ENSLAVED - Isa (19) over MAR DE GRISES - The Tatterdemalion Express (11)
IRON MAIDEN - Dance of Death (15) over NAGLFAR - Pariah (7)

Bracket #3
DESTROYER 666 - Cold Steel...For an Iron Age (22) over OPETH - Ghost Reveries (6)
AMON AMARTH - Fate of Norns (17) over KING DIAMOND - The Puppet Master (9)
HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE - The August Engine (16) over THE CHASM - Spell of Retribution (10)
NEVERMORE - This Godless Endeavor (17) over DARK TRANQUILITY - Character (9)

Bracket #4
BRUCE DICKINSON - Tyranny of Souls (17) over TOWNSEND, DEVIN - Accelerated Evolution (7)
SLOUGH FEG - Atatvism (14) over BATHORY - Norland II (12)
MELECHESH - Sphynx (14) over GRAVELAND - Fire Chariot of Destruction (7)
ISIS - Panopticon (17) over NEGURA BUNGET - 'N Crugu Bradului (14)

 

[Crimson Velvet]

TOOL - Lateralus (18) over PRIMORDIAL - The Gathering Wilderness (15)
HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE - The August Engine (16) over THE CHASM - Spell of Retribution (10)
NEVERMORE - This Godless Endeavor (17) over DARK TRANQUILITY - Character (9)

Such a shame...

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Negura losing to Isis is the only thing that really sucks to me.

 

[JayKeeley]

Tool beating Primordial is a huge shock, but only because I didn't realize there were that many Tool fans here. At least it's a quality band winning it.

Likewise, who would have thought so many people liked "Weiland", considering it's dark neo-folk acoustic material, and less obvious than Mastodon.

Shame Amon Amarth beat King Diamond, who truthfully probably released his best material since Conspiracy and Amon Amarth, meanwhile, released their worst album to date.

I didn't vote between Isis and Negura -- either one would have been ok by me.

 

[General Zod]

I too was shocked by Tool's victory. Especially, since I think "Lateralus" sucked. The other surprise was Slough Feg over Bathory. I think "Atatvism" is quite unspectacular.

Zod

 

[Demilich]

Likewise, who would have thought so many people liked "Weiland", considering it's dark neo-folk acoustic material, and less obvious than Mastodon.

Totally underestimating the Pinkage!

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Cant we just save time and all agree that Weiland is the obvious winner here?

 

[Demonspell]

I wouldn't call it pinkage...Empyrium is a long standing cult band here, and Mastodon has both the -core stigma (which I disagree with) and an overhyped release working against them...not the least bit surprised by that result.

 

[JayKeeley]

For some reason, I thought people here stuck with Empyrium's "metal" material, you know, considering Songs of Moors and Misty Fields is one of the greatest albums of all time and better than anything Agalloch, Opeth, My Dying Bride, or Ulver have ever done. Evar.

Slough Feg beating Bathory rules. Even Quorthon would be ok with that.

 

[Demilich]

Eh, I love 'em both, and even though I'd give Bathory the nod just for Hammerheart, I'd take Atavism over any Bathory after "Blood on Ice".


And the "pinkage" comment wasn't a stab at Empyrium. I love them, though I prefer their non metal stuff. Only album I own (unfortunately enough) is "A Wintersunset..." which i never ever listen to