"The results are in! You nominated the albums. You voted for the albums. And now the results are in. With thousands of votes coming in, it’s been exciting to follow the process. Some only chose to vote for one album, others picked three. However, Slipknot took the lead quite quickly which was surprising since some […]"
THE BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2014
The results are in!
You nominated the albums. You voted for the albums. And now the results are in. With thousands of votes coming in, it’s been exciting to follow the process. Some only chose to vote for one album, others picked three. However, Slipknot took the lead quite quickly which was surprising since some either regard them as not true metal, or a disappointing album because of the hype. But it’s clear that most of you did think it was the best album of the year. Beartooth comes in second and is the surprise hit since it hasn’t been one of the most active metal album on the site this year. Very close, with only a few votes behind, we find UK’s Architects and their massively popular album.
You’ll find the complete list below. And the comment section where you can vent your frustration or the conclusion that everyone is wrong except you. Even if you agree or disagree with the list, it was a lot of fun doing the list with you. Thanks to everyone who participated!
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Dysphoria – The Apogee
Seizures – The Sanity Universal
Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater
Wow! You guys are amazing. Keep em’ coming – Nomination stops and voting begins on Friday!
1. Opeth – Pale Communion.
2. Agalloch – The Serpent and the Sphere
For me at the moment I’d have to say:
1) The Contortionist – Language
2) Every Time I Die – From Parts Unknown
3) Job for a Cowboy – Sun Eater
Honorable mentions:
Stolas put out a more than solid record I’d say.
Haven’t given Ne Obliviscaris’ Citadel more than one listen yet, but it’s also a contender for Top 10 for me.
Mastodon, Opeth, Animals As Leaders!
Anaal Nathrakh – Desideratum
Behemoth – The Satanist
Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain
Runner-ups:
Cretin – Stranger
Misery Index – The Killing Gods
Ne Obliviscaris – Citadel
Behemoth – The Satanist
Intervals – A Voice Within
honorable mentions;
The Contortionist – Language
Mastodon – Once More Round the Sun
Fallujah – The Flesh Prevails
and no, no Opeth – Pale Communion because there is nothing metal about that album.
Nice choices, and sound comment re: Opeth. How I long for another ‘Still Life’ album.
Hard choice but here are mine:
Soen – Tellurian
Empty Yard Experiement – Kallisti
Teramaze – Esoteric Symbolism
Mentions go to Machine Head – Bloodstone & Diamonds, Skyharbor – Guiding Lights, and the yet to be released Northlane album (as I am sure it will kill).
Scratch that Northlane comment. New single just released, but album out mid-2015. Listen to the new single ‘ROT’ on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5NI35Bg-I#t=80
Monuments – The Amanuensis
Skyharbor – Guiding Lights
Architects – The Lost Forever // Lost Together
1: For Today – Fight the Silence
2: Demon Hunter – Extremist
3:Slipknot – The Gray Chapter
Worth a mention
Slipknot – The Grey Chapter
Obey the Brave – Salvation
Worth a mention supposed to be the ghost inside – avalanche moved slipknot into number 3
Rings of Saturn – Lugal Ki En
The Acacia Strain – Coma Witch
Meshuggah – I (remaster)
Black Tongue – Born Hanged : Falsifier Redux
Devin Townsend – Z2
Behemoth – The Satanist
Nominates are now closed! Look forward to actually voting for the best albums – Poll coming up soon!
I can’t click on the boxes but I vote for:
1. Slipknot – .5 The Gray Chapter
2. Machine Head – Bloodstone & Diamond
3. Godflesh – A World Lit Only By Fire
My ability to click on the boxes has been fixed. Thank you @mojib
Devin Townsend – Z2
In This Moment – Black Widow
Intervals – A Voice Within
If this doesn’t show my Progressive taste, I don’t know what will. :P
Honorable mentions: Beartooth, Fallujah, The Acacia Strain, and Slipknot.
No Upon A Burning Body? You guys are crazy. That is the album of the year in my opinion.
I can think of 5
1.Bloodshot Dawn (you have to hear these guys)
2.Pyscrence-(Great “Images and Words” type prog rock.
3.Arch Enemy-War Eternal
4.Crowbar-Symmetry In Black
5.Rigor Mortis-Slaves To The Grave (good corny old thrash)
Very few others, Machine head was meh, Exodus, meh, Opeth-BLAH, Mastodon-enh, At The Gates-HORRIBLE-worst comeback album ever.
1. Prepared Like A Bride – Overcomer
2. Surroundings – Of Bane, Burden & Change
3. Invent, Animate – Everchanger
4. Texas In July – selftitled
5. The Helix Nebula – Meridian EP
6. Intervals – A Voice Within
for me, counting metalcore as metal ,)
1. I Killed The Prom Queen – Beloved
2. Mallory Knox – Asymmetry
3. Devil Sold His Soul – Belong ≠ Betray
4. Emarosa – Versus
5. Code Orange – I Am King
Mustn’t forget Aversions Crown – Tyrant!
This list is missing Skyharbor, Animals As Leaders, Alaya and The Contortionist
1. Skyharbor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqmnyW3iK6E
2. Animals As Leaders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kha5RWYsCHw
3. Alaya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTiJEj1TcKw
4. The Contortionist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZKdCT-Fvak
Only one vote for Code Orange. And nothing for ’68. For shame.
Bloodshot Dawn – Demons
Soilwork – Beyond the Infinite EP
Unearth – Watchers of Rule
Animals as Leaders- – The Joy of Motion
The Contortionist – Language
Revocation – Deathless
Skyharbor – Guiding Lights
Behemoth “The Satanist”
At The Gates “At War With Reality”
Opeth “Pale Communion”
Emigrate “Silent so Long”
Voices “London”