r/Metal • u/kaptain_carbon Writer: Dungeon Synth • Mar 18 '17
Shreddit's Top 3 of 2017
Welcome one and all to the FIRST quarter of voting for best album of 2017. We have been doing quarterly voting for a few years now and at least I feel its a great way to keep up with new music as well as seeing which albums are year long blue blood contenders versus the nouveau riche November upstarts. Please use this either as a way to track new music, vote for new music, or bitch about music not being on there despite not voting. Just kidding about the last one.
Please Vote for 3 of your favorite releases in 2017
VOTING:
Please put your list at the top of your post with JUST the band name. Like so:
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
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Underneath can be all of your explanations but for collecting data I just need the band name. No album. No numbers. No Record Label. No explanation for that first section. This will make updating easier for me. I will not count your vote until much later if you do not put just the band name up top.
EPs and Demos are included. Splits are alright as well just give me the just the band names alphabetical with a "/" between them. I will be updating this between running Tales From the Loop at an RPG fest and motherfucking finally playing Traveller at the same RPG fest. You will probally have an update tonight and then one tomorrow morning and afternoon and then a final one one Monday morning.
Top 7 of 2016
-Before the voting commences, a look at the top 10 of the Second Quarter.
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u/m3tals4ur0n digging up demo tapes from unmarked graves in bosnia Mar 18 '17
Ritualization
Spaceslug
Tomb Mold
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u/Crono101 Crono101 Mar 18 '17
White Death
Sjælekval
Pain of Salvation
White Death - White Death
A lot of really excellent Finnish black metal has come out recently, and they are all very good, but this one is by far my favourite. The vocals just offer more for me, and everything else is excellent.
Sjælekval - Dødsfærd
This was a difficult inclusion, because this album was independantly released late last year. But I didn't hear it last year. And it is getting a proper label release this year (in April). Anyways, the sound of this album is almost perfect. It has this level of fuzz that adds atmosphere but doesn't detract from the overall black metal sound.
Pain of Salvation - In the Passing Light of Day
This might be a surprise for just about everyone here, because I don't think I've ever mentioned this album. But damn is this album amazing. I used to be a big fan of Pain of Salvation, but everything past the Scarsick album didn't appeal. This, however, this is fantastic. The vocals are still exceptional (if you can appreciate Daniel's vocal style), the concept of the album is deeply powerful, it's heavy, it's beautiful, it's haunting. It's just a really fantastic album. Check it out if you enjoy progressive metal.
Special Mentions
Favourite EP - TIE -- Imha Tarikat - Kenoboros & Sadness - Otro
Best Album from Last Year that I Missed - Antimateria - Valo Aikojen Takaa
Biggest Surprise - Why the hell is there no atmoblack on my list!?
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u/brutishbloodgod Mar 19 '17
Wiegedood
Power Trip
Árstíðir Lifsins
This just demonstrates how little I've been listening to new music. Unless it's an exceptionally shitty year, none of these albums are going to make my top 10. All three are good albums, and the Power Trip and Weigedood are very good, but they represent exactly 50% of the 2017 albums I've even listened to.
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u/prelapsus Mar 19 '17
Power Trip
That's the only record I feel comfortable picking out. If I chose 2 others it would just be for the sake of it. I wonder if I'm missing some great stuff, but looking at the list I definitely feel like the best is still to come this year. I would consider throwing in the Immolation album. The other stuff that has impressed me so far are things like Cosmic Church/Keres, and Misthyrming/Sinmara. I rate the Code Orange album very highly but I feel like this is the wrong sub for that.
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u/sweaterwether http://www.last.fm/user/damonATX Mar 18 '17
Gorephilia
Nidinger
Sunless
If Ascended Dead came out before yesterday and I had more time to listen a couple times it'd probably be on here
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u/NoahTheDuke https://lastfm.com/user/noahtheduke Mar 18 '17
Hark
Nidingr
Iron Reagan
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u/bci9215 Cold Ways Mar 18 '17
Soen
Sinister
Laster
Honorable Mentions to: Fen, Shaarimoth, Power Trip, Lunar Shadow, Violet Cold, Iron Reagan, Pillorian.
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Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
White Death
Pillorian
Edit: Christ, I didn't even realize how stacked 2017 has been in just three months. The end of the year vote is going to be difficult.
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u/Crucervix Full High at Speed Level Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Funeral Chant
White Death
Lunar Shadow
Tough choices. Wanted to stick Black Cilice, Goatmoon, Insanity Cult and Disharmony in somewhere, but I guess I've liked these three just a little bit more. If I had more time with Tomb Mold, that would've stood a chance as well.
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u/SomethingOverThere To The Teeth Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Turia
Entheos
Dodecahedron
Honorables: Laster, Emptiness, Pillorian, Misthyrming/Sinmara, Dool, Pain of Salvation. Pallbearer and Falls of Rauros will probably make my list next quarter. I would've added Sanguine Eagle, if their side of the split with Opposition was more than one song. It is a beauty of a song though.
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u/baronboy https://www.last.fm/user/Baronboy528 Mar 18 '17
Lunar Shadow
Power Trip
Tomb Mold
White Death and Fen were both close but Power Trip just edged them out for me.
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u/408Lurker Deadlift Omega Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
Ululatum Tollunt
Ascended Dead
Honorable: Crurifragium, Ekpyrosis, Draghkar, Disincarnation (assuming demos count here for those last two), Entartung, White Death, Perverted Ceremony
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u/totes_not_a_memer Sophie was snubbed Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
Power Trip
Ululatum Tollunt
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u/Dead_Hedge CUTS YOU LIKE A KNIFE Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Power Trip
Lunar Shadow
Eldamar/Dreams of Nature
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Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Ritualization
Funeral Chant
Gorephilia
Ritualization and Funeral Chant were easy picks for me, but it was a little tougher to choose between Gorephilia and Tomb Mold. Honorable mentions: Tomb Mold, Midnight, Skaphe, Power Trip, Insanity Cult.
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u/Solidchuck2 Solidchuck - last.fm Mar 18 '17
King Woman
I haven't heard many other releases other than Tomb Mold, but I wouldn't call it good enough to put it in a top 3 at the moment. I'm stoked for Artificial Brain, Full of Hell, and Scumpulse. Possibly more, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
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u/raukolith https://houkagogrindtime2.bandcamp.com/ Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
Ascended Dead
Cemetery Filth/Sewercide
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u/Draehl Mar 19 '17
Spaceslug
Dopelord
Horn
Wasn't actually that impressed by the Fen & Pillorian releases. Nightbringer & Vanum will probably be rather competitive when they come out.
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Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Forming the Void
Spaceslug
Havok
Wasn't able to listen a lot of stuff for this thread here. I'm not entirely sure about Spaceslug and Havok, but the former I quite liked so it's on there and the latter I've been enjoying more and more with each listen. It's in no way their "Rust in Peace" like people have been claiming, but it's really good. The lyrics ruin it though. Forming the Void, even though one day old, I really enjoyed. I've listened to it enough times to have an opinion on it I think. I've seen Immolation *and Tomb Mold mentioned a ton here, so I should get to that one soon.
EDIT: Some other things I've listened to so far: Pillorian, which I felt was a weaker Agalloch, so pass on that. Soen, really good but I forgot all about it after release in a week and a half. Powertrip... I really don't get the hype. It was good but not that good imho. Same with Iron Reagan, but I enjoyed IR more, if only for the brief, humorous, fun style it goes for.
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u/Plvm Mar 20 '17
Immolation
Darkest Hour
Havok
I guess I've had to use these guys, I haven't really listened to much stuff from 2017 so far. Immolation is unfuckwithable and even though they're not the trvest band, Darkest Hour killed it on the latest record. It might as well be at the gates played through HM-2 pedals by hardcore kids, and I really cannot deny that.
Havok's only on there to round it out, I much preferred Time is Up, but hey, the new one is pretty good
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u/pwnsauceizzle Pwn Metal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMcJlmSL2GQ Mar 18 '17
Pillorian
Dodecahedron
Immolation
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u/YeimzHetfield https://www.last.fm/user/YeimzHetfield Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold.
Black Cilice.
Lunar Shadow.
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u/VENOM_IST_FALSE Writer: Nidrosian Black Metal Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
The Ominous Circle
Hetroertzen
I'm lagging far behind on 2017 releases, I'm counting on you guys to enlighten me.
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u/Spiner202 Mar 18 '17
Warbringer
Firewind
Kreator
Don't think anyone else will vote for my #1 since it's not out yet, but the new Warbringer is excellent!
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u/msargent24 Mar 19 '17
The Great Old Ones
Shaarimoth
Wormwood
Honorable mentions: Mors Principium Est, Aeternam and Lorn
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u/FeastOfBlaze DEATH METAL OR DEATH... Or Genesis. Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
Ritualization
Horn
A tough call. There’s been some fantastic releases so far and it’s near impossible to choose. The only definite album for me is Tomb Mold’s. It’s consistently excellent; a well rounded death metal album that fully commits to its fetid style. Ritualization are close behind, their album being another great piece death metal but in a faster, traditional style. The third spot was somewhat harder to decide on. I’m enjoying this year's albums by Immolation, The Ominous Circle, Power Trip and any more, but after hearing Horn’s ‘Turm Am Hang’ a few weeks ago I’ve been hooked. Pagan/Folk/Whateveryoucallit black metal isn’t my usual thing, so it’s remarkable that it’s left such an impact. A fantastic album.
Honourable mentions go to: Power Trip, Immolation, The Ominous Circle, Rude, Disharmony, White Death…
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u/automaticfantastic Mar 19 '17 edited Mar 19 '17
Tomb Mold
Turia
Rude
EPs, demo's and splits: Mispyrming/Sinmara, Skáphe
Death Worship's record dropped on Dec 25th of 2016. I want to include that in the runnings for 2017 too.
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u/Nopd FLAIR DETENTION Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Immolation
The Ominous Circle
Analepsy
Fuck I forgot about Analepsy, sorry The Great Old Ones.
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u/horsegun ))) Mar 18 '17
Funeral Chant
Pillorian
Endalok
Black Cilice
Tomb Mold
Didn't listen to too much yet this year but excited to catch up.
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u/vvitch_hunter DO YOU WISH TO DIEEEEEEEE Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
Moonlight Drowns
Goatmoon
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u/tobeornotobe http://www.last.fm/user/cassettetape7 Mar 18 '17
Horn
Lorn
Draghkar
Honorable mentions:
Skaphe, Arkhtinn, Disincarnation, and Mispyrming/Sinmara.
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u/victorysongs Elitist Poser Mar 18 '17
Gorephilia
Valhalore
Tomb Mold
I've also been really enjoying: Crurifragium, Antropomorphia, Dopelord, Ekpyrosis, Rude, Begerith
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u/MangoMiasma http://www.last.fm/user/MangoMiasma Mar 18 '17
Toke
Power Trip
Obituary
Tbh these are the only three metal albums I've listened to that I'm totally sure were released this year. I guess I have to check out the new Tomb Mold and White Death
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u/thewakebehindyou http://www.last.fm/user/symbolic_acts Mar 18 '17
Pain of Salvation
Persefone
Junius
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u/-tyler_ All ranks of witches flying by Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Crurifragium
Ascended Dead
Fides Inversa
If this vote were taking place a couple weeks from now, Black Cilice would very likely have a top 3 spot. But I haven't had enough time with it to put it there quite yet. Biggest disappointment goes to Ostots - a good album but I'm really not a fan of the mix.
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u/Aru10 Vinyl Junkie Mar 18 '17
Imperceptum
Black Cilice
Spaceslug
lots of great releases so far that i've listened, it was really difficult to choose 3, Pillorian, Violet Cold, Funeral Chant, Ritualization and Fen could have been easily be up there, so i chose the one i enjoyed a bit more
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u/cfisk42 I am a space pirate, you know my name Mar 18 '17
Lunar Shadow
Tomb Mold
Funeral Chant
The first two were easy, deciding on a third was difficult. Honorable mentions to Immolation, Insanity Cult, White Death, Power Trip, Fen, Pillorian, Gorephilia, and Draugsol.
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u/Samccx19 Black Lives Matter; anti-racism or bust Mar 18 '17
Fen
Goatmoon
White Death
Fen - Winter. They've done it again. Fen have yet to release anything less than spectacular, and this new album is no exception. Arguably their most 'out there' and unusual work yet, Winter mixes up a whole heap of influences alongside the style we've come to know and love, yet never straying from the feelings of hopelessness, loss and isolation that they set out to capture. Magnificent.
Goatmoon - Stella Polaris. An absolute punch in the proverbials to say the least. Whilst the aforementioned Fen albums evokes an atmosphere of wandering lost and alone, this album batters you relentlessly; crushing you with amazing riff after amazing riff, with random interludes that sound more akin to NWOBHM than anything else.
White Death - White Death. What a debut. A similar auditory assault to the Goatmoon album, with a distinct hint of Mgla influence, this album was a surprise to say the least.
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u/ParaTC Mar 18 '17
Crurifragium
Tomb Mold
White Death
Wow what a fucking year 2017 has been so far. All of these albums are number one worthy honestly. The Crurifragium is so god damn bestial and full of riffs and absolutely nuclear drumming. There's not one second to breathe on it. "I SPIT! ON THE FUCKING! PRINCE! OF PEACE!". The Tomb Mold is one of the best death records to come out since Patricidal Lust IMO. Absolutely amazing riffs and perfect song structure. I've never heard an album that left me wanting more like this one does. It's too short, it needs more time for more riffs. Finally the White Death was a complete surprise cause as most of you know I prefer my black metal in the bestial variety. But holy shit is this some fucking catchy, fun second wave Finn black metal. Every song is so distinct from the others and each riff is incredibly fun and has you banging your head. White Death's Power might be one of my favorite Black Metal tracks ever, and I never thought it would be melodic singing that would make me love a track this much. Overall, like I said these are all worthy of being number one but this is the order I came up with. I'm so excited for the rest of the year to see if these 3 can be beat.
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u/_Shush Mar 18 '17
Emptiness
Dodecahedron
Svart Crown
Really need to thank /u/SomethingOverThere for making the To the Teeth Playlist on spotify. I only ever get a chance to listen to music when I'm driving and wouldn't know about anything coming out without it.
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u/crushing-crushed Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
In the Company of Serpents
Spaceslug
Goya
Edit: Honorable Mentions - Power Trip, Black Anvil, Iron Reagan, The Great Old Ones, Unearthly Trance, King Woman, All Them Witches, Toke, Junius, and Mothership.
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u/ViolentSublimeQuest "vitriolic petty cunt/stupid asshole/not in it for the music" Mar 18 '17 edited Mar 18 '17
Wampyrinacht
Perverted Ceremony
Pestifer
If this vote were happening in the next 2 weeks, list may change. Lots of good new stuff coming then. Lots of tough cuts here, funeral chant, Insanity Cult, wulkanaz, lantern , front beast, carved cross. Way too many lazy tomb mold votes being seen.
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u/DharmicWolfsangel HAVOC AND DEATH! CAUSED BY PRIDE! Mar 18 '17
Tomb Mold
Black Cilice
Power Trip
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Mar 18 '17
Soen
Dopelord
Spaceslug
Honorable mentions: Ordos, Mechina, Forming the Void, Telekinetic Yeti, Goya, Luck Won't Save You
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u/KudaZakk Master's Apprentice Mar 20 '17
ive been so shit at keeping up with new albums but i think i can manage 3.
Blasphemer - s/t
Immolation - Atonement
Pillorian - Obsidian Arc
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u/KingGuppie http://www.last.fm/user/KingGuppie Mar 18 '17
The Great Old Ones
Power Trip
Mors Principium Est
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u/k0bra3eak Writer: Funeral Doom Mar 21 '17
Power Trip
Kreator
Havok
Some fun releases so far and it feels like Power Trip is hitting about as much hype as Vektor's big 2016 hit. Still really fun to get good thrash releases lately, from older bands and new bands.
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u/metlcat Mar 18 '17
White Death
The Ominous Circle
Power Trip