UM Hall of Fame July 2016 Inductions

[no country for old wainds]

I find it weird that some of you are against the idea of The Chasm being one of the best metal bands of all time. I can post you numerous top death metal album lists from RYM and other websites where Deathcult for Eternity is in the top 10/20. Hell, this very forum voted for for the best death metal albums and it came in the top 10 (http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/gmd-votes-top-10-osdm-albums.962472/). So not only are they widely considered to have written one of the 10 best death metal records ever, they also have 6 other albums that range from good to great. Not many other bands in this Hall of Fame list can make the same claim, in fact a lot of them went on to record utter train wrecks of albums that disgrace their early works.

None of you have given any reasons as to why you think they shouldn't be there, apart from your personal opinions that they aren't as "legendary" as some of the others on there, or some shit. I can only think this is because they aren't as well known, which I don't think is a valid reason for them not to be there.

I'm aware that this isn't about voting for your favourite bands only, I haven't done that. I have voted for a mix of personal favourites and highly influential bands. If I'd only have been voting for favourites, I wouldn't have voted for Burzum so early, because I'm not nearly as a big of a fan of Burzum as I was a few years back. Credit given where credit is due though, Burzum belong near the top of that list. This thread was about voting for what GMD posters consider to be the greatest metal bands of all time, and obviously they consider The Chasm to be up there.

i agree with TB that they're not nearly as widely canonised as the bands around them (although i suspect he underestimates how much their stock has grown over the past decade)... i just don't give a fuck.

 

[Caecius]

I have never listened to a single 'The Chasm' song. I have listened to a bunch of albums, but none of their stuff has ever crossed my path. I guess I will give them a listen but I thought it was just a UM fluke being inducted in the 2nd round.

 

[no country for old wainds]

there was a core of users here circa 2004 who raved about them relentlessly and i think that's always kinda lingered (as in, either those same people have stuck around or new ones have been attracted/influenced by it). certainly isn't a new GMD phenomenon in any case.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Okay you glorious pukes, I've tallied the results and we've got a knockout class of inductees this time although it is a little on the slim side I must admit. This being due to the absurd 16 name long list of bands that got exactly 3 votes thus forcing me to exclude them from induction for fear of overabundance of inductees. One other thing, if a band you're nominating has a counterpart of the same name from a different country or subgenre, do ensure that you differentiate the one you're nominating from any others. As was the case with the Solstice votes this round, I just presumed they were all in favor of the British doom band as that was the first one cast and specified. I'd like to know in the future, as I wouldn't want to snub, say, the American thrash/death band Solstice for example from induction on account of a silly clerical error such as this. Enough of that though, here are your Ultimate Metal Hall of Fame inductees for the Class of July 2016:

Pentagram (5 votes)
Immortal (5 votes)
Testament (5 votes)
Saxon (4 votes)
Overkill (4 votes)

Be sure to check out the Hall of Fame Museum for all previous inductees and classes! http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/threads/ultimate-metal-hall-of-fame-museum.1026011/

 

[Elric of Melniboné]

I'm certainly glad that Pentagram got in. I love the First Daze Here compilations and really like the first five studio albums.

 

[CiG]

I love Pentagram, but Saxon is fucking royalty. It's about damn time.

 

[EchoForever]

Saxon
Accept
Pentagram
Witchfinder General
Slough Feg
Omen
Twisted Tower Dire
Attack (Germany)
Solitude Aeturnus
Scald
Solstice (U.K.)
Nunslaughter
Hammers Of Misfortune
Riot
Revelation

first time ive seen nunslaughter mention here
good shit

 

[CiG]

I'm a huge fan!

 

[EchoForever]

have you listened to the split with gravewurm?
im thinking about getting the 7 inch picture disc since its only seven bucks

 

[CiG]

Sure it's good, "The Red Ram" is a killer track.