Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016

[Krow]

I actually listened to that Megadeth album a couple times because my wife wanted to check out their 3D viewer version (she's an account manager for a company that sells them, she called that one a flimsy piece of trash, for whatever that's worth)

It was alright. Maybe I'll try it again. It might have been on my top 20 tbh.

Just from what I read on here I feel like a couple guys are rating it maybe a bit higher than they normally would because they released a few really bad albums and they finally dropped a good one.

Edit: I'm actually a bit surprised Vektor didn't win and I wouldn't have been too upset if they did. Even though I didn't put it in my top ten, it's a damn good album and superior to the Megadeth album imo. It's just far too long for me to sit and listen to in one go.

 

[Krow]

It's not supposed to be like War Metal. They've changed their sound already on Eater of Birds. And their sound kicks ass.

Since you aren't a native English speaker, I was just telling Ozz they were different. I know it's not supposed to sound the same, I just didn't like it at all.

 

[Phylactery]

may as well drop this here:
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I've been listening to that SDG album after you said it was really good and I've been enjoying it a lot. Now I'm wondering if I've maybe been missing out by only bothering with Moonrise in Total Darkness and the debut, which I like a lot. Are you familiar with their other stuff?

 

[Talos of Atmora]

While I really liked Dystopia, putting it in the #2 spot is a bit hyperbolic. Especially when you have albums like Post Society, The Northern Sanctuary, Terminal Redux, The Hunted, Affinity, Winter's Gate, Vessels, Vampiro, and Sumerlands below it. In my opinion, kind of ridiculous.

 

[The Ozzman]

While I really liked Dystopia, putting it in the #2 spot is a bit hyperbolic.

If it's an objective scoring system, how can it be hyperbolic?

 

[no country for old wainds]

vektor received more votes than anything else but a lot were low down on the rankings - it placed tenth on three different lists iirc. whereas most people who picked megadeth or eternal champ ranked it pretty high.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I've been listening to that SDG album after you said it was really good and I've been enjoying it a lot. Now I'm wondering if I've maybe been missing out by only bothering with Moonrise in Total Darkness and the debut, which I like a lot. Are you familiar with their other stuff?

no, just snowland, but i'm similarly curious about the rest.

 

[Talos of Atmora]

whereas most people who picked megadeth or eternal champ ranked it pretty high.

@The Ozzman ^ That's what I'm referring to. I was commenting on the ratings used to make the list. Not the list itself.

 

[The Ozzman]

@The Ozzman ^ That's what I'm referring to. I was commenting on the ratings used to make the list. Not the list itself.

I remember him saying that if the list didn't have numbers he would just make the numbers equal for all of them. Did this not happen?

 

[Talos of Atmora]

I remember him saying that if the list didn't have numbers he would just make the numbers equal for all of them. Did this not happen?

Well, in that case, he'd have to say. I don't remember.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

Yeah, Terminal Redux >>>> Dystopia

And man, i need to check out that Eternal Champion album.

 

[EspaDa]

Since you aren't a native English speaker, I was just telling Ozz they were different. I know it's not supposed to sound the same, I just didn't like it at all.

To me War Metal is their worst but still a good album. Eater of Birds is almost untouchable.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I remember him saying that if the list didn't have numbers he would just make the numbers equal for all of them. Did this not happen?

i'm not rly following this convo but yes it did

 

[nizzon]

Is there really a point in arguing over this? I mean every person rate albums on different aspects when it comes to top 10/20 lists, fuck I moved albums around for months because I couldnt even get along with myself on how to think and judge.

 

[The Ozzman]

If ratings can be hyperbolic, why even do ratings lists? That argument is bogus, Talos.

 

[nizzon]

Do you really think everyone is rating every album on the exact same terms? No way.

 

[The Ozzman]

Do you really think everyone is rating every album on the exact same terms? No way.

Not saying that.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

why in the world would you assume that? I've never even heard of that band. This place has a few people hwo basically circle-jerk each other to every Incantation style knock off band you can think of. Its been like that ever since ive been here(as far as that select group of people goes).

@crimsonfloyd More people here hate on bands like Megadeth due to "name recognition", not the other way around.

Considering that this ranking didn't have any sort of negative vote fuction, that isn't revelent to this particular ranking.

@Master_Yoda77 oh yeah, because some 3rd rate Incantation knock off band or average ho-hum doom album who only fanbase is like 4-45 people form these forums are more deserving of the #2 spoot than one of the best comeback albums in years, amirite? Retards commenting on albums that they have almost surely have not even listened to, ugh.

And as far as "pure name recognition" goes, almost every single person that voted for that album will also tell you how much of a steaming pile of shit their previous album was.

Yeah, I've heard it. Own it, actually. It's ok.

 

[CiG]

Vektor weren't in my list either, but I would have been okay with them winning, as much as I love Eternal Champion.

Remember when you passed that off as brutal death metal like an idiot? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

No no, you dense fat spastic Trumpvestite homo with jiggling moobs, I said they were brutal metal and maybe someone in the brutal death metal thread might have an opinion on them. Never said they were brutal death metal.

 

[Baroque]

i'm not rly following this convo but yes it did

The way you did the results for these is cool. Just curious did you count my votes as ordered or unordered? I put Vektor first meaning for it to get most points. and I think Megadeth was 11th which I thought would not be counted, I just threw it on there for an honorable mention. Will number them from now on