Rock/Metal Album of the Year 2013 *VOTE*

Passenger

Thanks to everybody who posted their Album nominations in the Nominations thread. Here are the most nominated albums.

Voting closes on NYE.

Wrongway1985

Passenger wrote: »

Thanks to everybody who posted their Album nominations in the Nominations thread. Here are the most nominated albums.

Voting closes on NYE.

Prob woulda went with Ghosts latest but outta the album's that I've listened to that made that list it's QOTSA I've gone with one of those that got better on each listen tracks were great performed live too fitting in amongst the classics lucky to have caught them over the summer as I couldn't make the Nov point gig which looks like it might win in the gig of the year thread. Also includes possibly my song of the year in I Appear Missing.

GLaDOS

Steven Wilson for me, though Ayreon get an honourable mention.

Knifey Spoony

None of my favourite choices are up there, so went with Sabbath. It's not the disaster of an album that everyone was expecting and has some cracking moments in it.

Just as a side note, you are all slowly turning me into a Steve Wilson fan. Storm Corrosion was only brought to my attention last year after it won the rock album of the year here and it is now one of my favourite albums. Now, you've brought his new album to my attention and I really must pick up a copy of it now. That and the new Altar of Plagues.

Angron

Standing by my Carcass nomination.

Passenger

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

Just as a side note, you are all slowly turning me into a Steve Wilson fan. Storm Corrosion was only brought to my attention last year after it won the rock album of the year here and it is now one of my favourite albums. Now, you've brought his new album to my attention and I really must pick up a copy of it now. That and the new Altar of Plagues.

You see, that's what it's all about. That's why we do this Album of the Year poll so people can be exposed to other peoples tastes and maybe be introduced to new and exciting music. And I can assure you that if you enjoyed Storm Corrosion you should really enjoy The Raven that Refused to Sing.

Lithium93_

Black Sabbath for the Rock/Metal Album of the Year, simply because it's Black Sabbath, and the first album with Ozzy in 35 years

Nea

Passenger wrote: »

You see, that's what it's all about. That's why we do this Album of the Year poll so people can be exposed to other peoples tastes and maybe be introduced to new and exciting music. .

Spot on. Discovered the Ayreon album this way which is stunning.
Voted for Steven Wilson ,truly amazing album.

Passenger

Nea wrote: »

Spot on. Discovered the Ayreon album this way which is stunning.
Voted for Steven Wilson ,truly amazing album.

Both quality albums. Aryeon should have more than one vote in the Poll.

Passenger

The Boards Rock & Metal Album of the year 2013 is...

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork


With worthy runners up...

Steven Wilson - The Raven that Refused to Sing


and...

Carcass - Surgical Steel


Thanks to all who participated.

Angron

Tied second. Still disappointed Carcass didn't win, but that's not a bad result.

Mushy

Very shocked Steven Wilson didn't win to be honest.

In saying that, ...Like Clockwork is an absolute belter of an album. Fair enough it may not hit out immediately, but if anyone gives it time to grow, they will know they are onto a winner with it.

Quite a short album with only 10 songs on it ( I know SW's only has 6, but it probably clocks in a bit longer), and I find it fairly easy to listen to all the songs. Some favourites on it are Sat By The Ocean and If I Had A Tail.

Favourite song is undoubtedly I Appear Missing. Its just....yes!

The album as a whole is certainly a step up from Era Vulgaris, and it could be a contender for my favourite album of theirs (which was Lullabies to Paralyze).

Not surprised to see them step up to bigger arenas and now appear to be making the steps to headlining festivals!

Useful.Idiot

That's a pretty varied mix of albums at the top which is good. New QOTSA is fantastic as is Surgical Steel (riff riff riff riff) so I suppose I may have to check out the new Steven Wilson given all the love it's getting. I did rather enjoy Porcupine Tree.

Somnus

QOTSA are one of those bands I enjoy when I hear but I've never properly listened to them. Must get the album after it's victory here.

Raven is a superb album and I'm actually surprised by how much love it's gotten here. Didn't think he had quite as many fans on the forum as that.

I actually voted for Ayreon myself. Arjen is a visionary in my opinion. He just writes some of the most interesting music going and when I heard there was going to be a new Ayreon album I was actually struggling to contain my excitement. In any case, I was not let down at all, and the album is absolutely superb. Has all the elements that make Arjen's work great so I'm sure any previous Ayreon fan will love it. And any prog fans who've never listened to his stuff should definitely check it out!

Passenger

Here are some Metal publications Best Albums of 2013 lists.

Terrorizer Albums of 2013

1 Carcass - Surgical Steel
2 Altar of Plagues - Teethed Glory And Injury
3 Watain - The Wild Hunt
4 Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance
5 In Solitude - Sister
6 Clutch - Earth Rocker
7 Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen
8 Deafheaven - Sunbather
9 Nails - Abandon All Life
10 Rotting Christ - Kata Ton Daimona Eautou

Metal Hammer Albums of 2013

1. Clutch - Earth Rocker
2. Carcass - Surgical Steel
3. Black Sabbath - 13
4. Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats - Mind Control
5. Ghost - Infestissumam
6. Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal
7. Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen
8. Motõrhead - Aftershock
9. Watain - The Wild Hunt
10. Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)
11. Cathedral - The Last Spire
12. Letlive - The Blackest Beautiful
13. In Solitude - Sister
14. Alter Bridge - Fortress
15. Purson - The Circle And The Blue Door
16. The Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer
17. Deafhaven - Sunbather
18. Kvelertak - Meir
19. Killswitch Engage - Disarm The Descent
20. The Bronx - The Bronx (IV)

Pitchfork Albums of 2013

01. Deafheaven: Sunbather
02. Agrimonia: Rites of Separation
03. Inquisition: Obscure Verses for the Multiverse
04. Power Trip: Manifest Decimation
05. Gorguts: Colored Sands
06. Lycus: Tempest
07. Darkthrone: The Underground Resistance
08. Carcass: Surgical Steel
09. Subrosa: More Constant Than the Gods
10. Noisem: Agony Defined

Decibel Albums of 2013

1. Carcass - Surgical Steel
2. In Solitude - Sister
3. Gorguts - Colored Sands
4. SubRosa - More Constant Than The Gods
5. Inquisition - Obscure Verses For The Multiverse
6. Cult of Luna - Vertikal
7. Melt Banana - Fetch
8. Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance
9. Noisem - Agony Defined
10. Tribulation - The Formulas of Death
11. Deafheaven - Sunbather
12. Toxic Holocaust - Chemistry of Consciousness
13. Nails - Abandon All Life
14. Inter Arma - Sky Burial
15. Autopsy - The Headless Ritual
16. Secrets of the Sky - To Sail Black Waters
17. Purson - The Circle and the Blue Door
18. Lycus - Tempest
19. Ihsahn - Das Seelenbrechen
20. The Ruins of Beverast - Blood Vaults: The Blazing Gospel of Heinrich Kramer

scudzilla

So in those 4 lists abover QoTSA don't make it into any, yet Carcass are 1st, 2nd, 8th and 1st

I think we all know who the real winner is folks

Passenger

scudzilla wrote: »

So in those 4 lists abover QoTSA don't make it into any, yet Carcass are 1st, 2nd, 8th and 1st

I think we all know who the real winner is folks

Well those lists are from predominately Metal publications. If you check out the Album of the year lists from the various Rock publications QOTSA is in them.

Mushy

scudzilla wrote: »

So in those 4 lists abover QoTSA don't make it into any, yet Carcass are 1st, 2nd, 8th and 1st

I think we all know who the real winner is folks

Don't see Carcass in many/any rock publications lists.

So yes, we all know the winner are Queens :pac:

Nea

Steven Wilson should be the winner in that list.....:p

As Passenger mentioned its the difference between rock/metal lists,neither of them would hit my Top 10.

I was disappointed to see no love for The Ocean's Pelagial on here, my No.1 without a doubt

buck65

Pitchforks top 40 metal albums is a great list and always contains interesting artists. Altar of Plagues makes it as does Carcass and Deafheaven.

Useful.Idiot

Deafheaven are terribly underwhelming, they wouldn't even be in my metal top 20

Gorguts, Altar of Plagues, Inquisition and SubRosa all getting in a lot of those lists in which is great, absolutely fantastic albums. That Agrimonia Rites of Separation is a deadly one too!

xerces

Passenger wrote: »

people can be exposed to other peoples tastes and maybe be introduced to new and exciting music.

Yeah, I listened to Teethed Glory & Injury on the strength of people's opinions in the nominations thread and it was one of the most exciting albums I'd heard all year. The atmosphere it creates was unfamiliar to my ears and the vocals have a stark quality that can genuinely frighten and make your heart race. There's a particular point on the track Burnt Year where a sudden turn of pitch in the vocals make my eyes squint (fry.gif) and think damn that's good, and one of the high points in its atmosphere for me is the ending to Remedy And A Fever.

I voted for Steven Wilson, but Teethed Glory & Injury and Sunbather gave me perspective on the power of black metal. I'll give Gorguts a spin later tonight…

Useful.Idiot

yep the vocal performance on Burnt Year has to one of the most harrowing and emotional vocal parts I've ever heard! Teethed Glory and Injury definitely has a very unique atmosphere to it and it is almost a completely different band to previous albums (which are all great too!)

Gorguts new one is topping metal end of the year lists pretty much universally, it's a very good but very dense and dissonant album!

buck65

When Sunbather was released I thought it was decent but not fantastic but it has got a curious grip on me over the past month or so and now I'm really loving it.
Teethed Glory is a harsh listening experience, you really need to be in the right place mentally before putting it on, it really is bleak.
I would call neither album "black" metal though, certainly both bands are influenced by it but both are way beyond it too. Some of Deafheaven even sounds like My Bloody Valentine, there are definite strains of Aggaloch there too.
Sunbather is the aural equivalent of the Great Gatsby in my mind or maybe John Cheever.