The Top 5 List Thread

[Bloopy]

Top 5 albums pre-1967 (that being the earliest year we've done in the GNMD polls)

1. Julie London - About the Blues (1957)
2. Barbara Dane - On My Way (1962)
3. Desmond Leslie - Music of the Future (1960)
4. Julie London - Julie Is Her Name (1955)
5. Jimmy Witherspoon - Evenin' Blues (1964)

Honourable mention to Karel Appel - Musique barbare (1963):



I DO NOT PAINT I HIT!!

edit: had to promote Julie London to #1

 

[Vegard Pompey]

1. Hellsword - Cold is the Grave
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   Awesome Slovenian no bullshit black/death/thrash!

I love that the band logo reads more like Heccsword.

 

[CiG]

I love that the band logo reads more like Heccsword.

Hecc Awaits!

 

[CiG]

Top 5 metal releases of October 2021:

1. Count Raven - The Sixth Storm
   
   The legendary Swedes haven't lost any of their socio-political bite. <3
   
   
2. Force of Darkness - Twilight of Dark Illumination
   
   For anybody who just wants to be assaulted by venomous riff after venomous riff.
   
   
3. Cult of Eibon - Black Flame Dominion
   
   Greeks worshiping the Greek sound dogmatically.
   
   
4. 1914 - Where Fear and Weapons Meet
   
   Melodic blackened death doom is now a thing apparently!
   
   
5. Hideous Death - Remnants of Archaic Evil
   
   Norwegian death metal demo that sounds right out of the 80's.

Top 5 non-metal releases of October 2021:

1. Tunic - Quitter
   
   Canadian noise rock/post-punk. My recent sadboi vibes.
   
   
2. :Of the Wand & the Moon: - Your Love Can't Hold This Wreath of Sorrow
   
   One of those albums where I love half the songs and the other half I just kinda like. But it also feels like a grower. Great neofolk.
   
   
3. Hologram - No Longer Human
   
   DC hardcore punk that sounds feral.
   
   
4. Kohti tuhoa - Väkivaltaa
   
   Solid Finnish crustcore.
   
   
5. Spy - Habitual Offender
   
   Cali hardcore that sounds pretty classic.

I fell behind with non-metal a bit last month. Still need to hear the new records by Lana Del Rey, Yes, Hard-Ons, JPEGMAFIA and Lil Ugly Mane's new hypnagogic pop album sounds intriguing.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

1. 1914 - Where Fear and Weapons Meet
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   Melodic blackened death doom is now a thing apparently!

I've seen this album mentioned several times and I'm only now realizing this is a different band than that boring black metal band 1349. Naming your band after a year is stupid.

Maybe I'll check it out now though, your description sounds intriguing.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i really need to revisit 1349, some of my rym friends say they’re actually very weird and DHG influenced and the rep of being generic is way off.

 

[Vegard Pompey]

i really need to revisit 1349, some of my rym friends say they’re actually very weird and DHG influenced and the rep of being generic is way off.

I've been hearing some high praise for their recent album "Where Fear and Weapons Meet".

 

[challenge_everything]

i really need to revisit 1349, some of my rym friends say they’re actually very weird and DHG influenced and the rep of being generic is way off.

Your friends are fucking with you mate

 

[no country for old wainds]

they’re on this list which i consider a treasure trove so w/e!

 

[challenge_everything]

they’re on this list which i consider a treasure trove so w/e!

I'm not really being serious. I dont know their discography so maybe they've evolved. however, interesting that list features Hellfire which is the only 1349 album I've heard and it really is generic and forgettable as fuck.

 

[CiG]

I've seen this album mentioned several times and I'm only now realizing this is a different band than that boring black metal band 1349. Naming your band after a year is stupid.

Maybe I'll check it out now though, your description sounds intriguing.

You're hard to predict for, but it's worth a listen. Has a Bolt Thrower vibe at times too.

 

[RadicalThrasher]

5 of some of my favorite dystopian/scifi films of the late 80's/early 90's

 

[CiG]

All fucking classics!

 

[CiG]

Top 5 metal releases of November 2021:

1. Bestial Invasion - The Divine Comedy: Inferno
   
   Ukrainian techprog thrash with some power metal vibes too.
   
   
2. Haalbuaer - Mortal Ones Scream in Horror
   
   Norwegian death metal FFO Infester, Undergang etc.
   
   
3. Tyrannic - Mortuus Decadence
   
   Black/thrash/doom metal from Sydney. So many good riffs.
   
   
4. Archgoat - Worship the Eternal Darkness
   
   Archgoat doing what Archgoat does.
   
   
5. Vile Apparition / Miscreance - split
   
   Killer split, Vile Apparition play death metal leaning towards brutal and Miscreance play fucking awesome tech thrash leaning towards Atheist style tech death.

Top 5 non-metal releases of November 2021:

1. Richard Dawson & Circle - Henki
   
   Mr. Dawson dipped heavily into some amazingly cerebral art/prog rock here, even spacey at times. Been a great year for art and prog rock, the new Ciccada album, Trettioåriga kriget, Tusmørke, Needlepoint etc.
   
   
2. NRBQ - Dragnet
   
   NRBQ snuck back in and dropped a really cool, understated, catchy album.
   
   
3. ABBA - Voyage
   
   Still growing on me, it's like half instant appeal tracks and half slow burners. But it's like they never left.
   
   
4. Parcels - Day / Night
   
   I think I still prefer their 2018 debut because it was heavy on the disco vibes, but this is no slouch. Awesome boogie, soft rock, yacht rock, disco mixture. Very lush, beautifully produced.
   
   
5. Alien Nosejob - Paint It Clear
   
   After a brief detour into hardcore punk, Alien Nosejob dives back into synth punk.

 

[zerostatic]

I enjoy your top 5 lists @CiG! I am surprised Adele's new album didn't make your top 5 for November though!

 

[EspaDa]

top 5 tracks off Motorhead's Overkill

1. Overkill
2. Damage Case
3. Stay Clean
4. Limb from Limb
5. (I Won't Pay) Your Price

Ace of Spades

1. The Chase Is Better than the Catch
2. Shoot You in the Back
3. Live to Win
4. Ace of Spades
5. (We Are) the Road Crew

Bomber

1. Dead Men Tell No Tales
2. Bomber
3. Over the Top
4. Stone Dead Forever
5. Poison

 

[no country for old wainds]

henki sucks








just kidding

 

[CiG]

I enjoy your top 5 lists @CiG! I am surprised Adele's new album didn't make your top 5 for November though!

I'm actually missing a lot of albums by the bigger pop artists on my monthly lists, because I often find they take much more time investment to get into. Especially if they contain infectious singles, because it becomes a thing where if I feel like listening to the artist I just listen to the singles I like over and over.

I don't think I included Lana Del Rey's Chemtrails Over the Country Club either even though I must've listened to the title track at least 40 times. That stuff usually goes unmentioned until I get around to doing a list for the whole year.

 

[Bourbon]

@CiG That Bestial Invasion album is awesome. Never heard of them before but I’m digging it.

 

[CiG]

@CiG That Bestial Invasion album is awesome. Never heard of them before but I’m digging it.

Every album is top notch too.