The Top 5 List Thread

[no country for old wainds]

I can't remember ever saying something that idiotic

I mean, it's a notch below 'sun but that "tombs of epic hidden dynasties..." section is one of the most spine-tingling moments of the year

what you actually said was "Fortune and Glory would be like a 3/5 song if it didn't have that spinechilling outro"

 

[Vegard Pompey]

what you actually said was "Fortune and Glory would be like a 3/5 song if it didn't have that spinechilling outro"

I might stand by this actually, that gorgeous part transforms the whole song. When the chorus comes in again after it, it's 100x more starry-eyed and stirring.

 

[Bloopy]

Bands I saw live the most in 2021:
4× Fatdick
4× Gravel Pit
4× Ripship
3× Bodysiege
3× Mammuthus

More live show geek numbers. 2022 wasn't top 5 friendly - just Mammuthus ×5 and no other artists more than twice.

Seen live the most in 2023 (Ripship moved to Wellington, lucky me):
7× Ripship
5× Dole Bludger (Kiwis love band names with bludger in them too)
3× Old Man Pine
3× Simon Donald
3× Total Violation

Seen live the most in 2024 (but now I was finally based in Auckland again):
11× Brackenwood Coven
5× Exit Sign
5× Forsworn
4× ...a six-way tie between Cesura, Chlorine, Cyanide Altar, Ripship, Soul Stroke and Threat.Meet.Protocol