Decibel's Top 40 Album of 2011, Shocked at actual quality of a best of list TOPIC OPTIONS

[Sir RunkO)))]

Runk approves of at least two thirds of list.

1. Tombs – Path of Totality
2. Opeth- Heritage
3. Mastodon – The Hunter
4. In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil.
5. Brutal Truth- End Time
6. Hate Eternal – Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
7. YOB – Atma
8. 40 Watt Sun – The Inside Room
9. Inquisition – Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual…….
10. Junius – Reports From The Threshold of Death
11. Graveyard – Hisingen Blues
12. Primordial – Redemption at the Puritan's Hand
13. Exhumed – All Guts, No glory
14. False – False
15. Autopsy – Macabre Eternal
16. Revocation – Chaos of Forms
17. Trap Them – Darker Handcraft
18. Obscura – Omnivium
19. Drugs of Faith – Corroded
20. Subrosa – No Help for the Mighty Ones
21. Ulcerate – The Destroyers of All
22. Fucked Up – David Comes to Life
23. Atriarch – Forever the End
24. Disma – Towards the Megalith
25. Moab – Ab Ovo
26. Gridlink – Orphan
27. Skeletonwitch – Forever Abomination
28. Vallenfyre – A Fragile King
29. Crowbar – Sever the Wicked Hand
30. Mournful Congregation – The Book of Kings
31. Machine Head – Unto the Locust
32. ABSU – Abzu
33. Negative Plane – Stained Glass Revelations
34. Origin – Entity
35. Darkest Era – The Last Caress of Light
36. Deafheaven – Roads to Judah
37. Hammers of Misfortune – 17th Street
38. Krallice – Diotima
39. Rwake – Rest
40. Graf Orlock – Doom Box

[Kemuri]

Only heard of 6 of these bands.

[SparksALot]

The fact Opeth is number two already shows me they have no goddamn idea what they are talking about. Although that was pretty evident even before I read the list when I saw that it was Runk-Approved. That almost automatically means it's going to suck and be filled with a bunch of crappy bands no one has ever heard of.

[M2D]

Soon as i saw runk was the poster, i knew this was gonna be a shitty list.
He never disappoints in his suckyness.

[umbrifer]

[Sir RunkO)))]

Guys, goddammit.

[Fitz]

Decibel is the Pitchfork of metal.

[r1Co]

I like a lot of that list, but the new opeth still sucks balls. and that's not because I want there to be blast beats and death metal in it, it just isn't that good. I'll have to check the #1 on the list though

[FotherMucker99]

The fact Opeth is number two already shows me they have no goddamn idea what they are talking about. Although that was pretty evident even before I read the list when I saw that it was Runk-Approved. That almost automatically means it's going to suck and be filled with a bunch of crappy bands no one has ever heard of.

spot on !

[ElanMars]

i'm glad graf orlock is still around-that band is pretty fun and good, saw them live years ago in a tiny bar in french quarter new orleans.

[RWalters]

Over the half the bands on that list won't even be around in 5 years. Horrible. The Opeth at #2 is hilarious considering it's been destroyed by most of their fans / media.

This post has been edited by RWalters: Nov 27 2011, 9:55 AM

[severtrebor]

2/3rds of those bands look like shitty message board screenames lol.

What in the fuck?!

[possum]

interesting list.

i need to hear the new Yob.

Trap Them, and Primordial should both be top 10 though imo. and i don't understand why that Vallenfyre album is getting so much love... i thought it was rather boring melodic-death and wouldn't have generated nearly as much interest if it wasn't for the people in the band. good to see Hate Eternal getting some love. that album is a monster. Tombs is a great album too, but not sure if it's number 1 material.


i know Shawnia is mostly joking with his response, but other people on here should look at this list of bands, pick a handful of bands they've never heard of, and at least look them up on MySpace or YouTube. instead of going "i've never heard of that band! it must suck! hahahahaha!" i mean.

[Sir RunkO)))]

^ The Tombs album keeps growing on me like a rash. It sounds almost completely impenetrable (sp?) but every time I hear it it pwns me a little bit more. But I agree it's not #1 material, but certainly top 10 material.

I personally wouldn't put Trap Them () or Primordial () anywhere near the top 40, and I found In Solitude quite bland, YOB did little for me apart from the Scott Kelly song, the Autopsy album started off well (Hand of Darkness = ) but is too long (the EP that preceeded it was superior), never cared much for Crowbar, Absu or Skeletonwitch and their recent output didn't change that.

I'd put Bastard Priest, Maim, Morbus Chron, KEN Mode, Giant Squid and Saturnalia Temple on the list instead. But that's just me.

Nice to see Subrosa (sic), Ulcerate, Rwake, Exhumed and Gridlink getting some love.

Over the half the bands on that list won't even be around in 5 years. Horrible.

Fuck yeah, let's pretend that's even relevant!

The Opeth at #2 is hilarious considering it's been destroyed by most of their fans / media.

Fuck yeah, hilarious that they manage to have their own opinion on something without checking in with the general consensus first! I know that's a completely alien concept to you, but fuck yeah!

This post has been edited by Sir Runk: Nov 28 2011, 3:15 AM

[Chtimixeur]

Over the half the bands on that list won't even be around in 5 years. Horrible.

Apparently, someone from Metalsucks reads RWalters' posts

Before there were blogs there were these things called magazines, and the only metal magazine we still get excited about reading every month is Decibel. Here’s managing editor Andrew Bonazelli to get in on today’s needless-listing fun…

HIPSTERS

“Well, someone didn’t like Wolves in the Throne Room.”

REASONABLE NERDS

“Somewhat surprised that neither Batillus nor Hull cracked the top 40, while Junius—a meh-ish post-something-or-other band w/ a Coldplay vocal influence—did.”

UNDERGROUND ELITIST DOUCHEBAGS

“well im glad to see decible is still totally clueless and of total shit taste as they should be. stay out of the trve vndergrovnd!”

PEOPLE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT LULU

“Over the half the bands on that list won’t even be around in 5 years. Horrible.”

PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY BUY RECORDS

“Glad to see Yob, 40 Watt Sun, Tombs, Subrosa, and Graveyard among a few others getting some love.”

-AB

http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/12/01/fear-...-the-year-list/

[possum]

^

[umbrifer]

^^ Bien joué, gamin !

Also, I listened to Wolves in the throne room before they were cool . (true story)

[Gruffle]

"so errr, the top 40 list we said we'd come up with...
"i know, lets pick 35 bands that no one has ever heard of, that way no one can dispute the list"
"sounds good"

[r1Co]

that _YOU_ never heard of, don't try and generalize it please. I can't help if all the info brought to you comes through kerrang, radio, mtv and popular youtube vids

[possum]

^ The Tombs album keeps growing on me like a rash. It sounds almost completely impenetrable (sp?) but every time I hear it it pwns me a little bit more. But I agree it's not #1 material, but certainly top 10 material.

I personally wouldn't put Trap Them () or Primordial () anywhere near the top 40, and I found In Solitude quite bland, YOB did little for me apart from the Scott Kelly song, the Autopsy album started off well (Hand of Darkness = ) but is too long (the EP that preceeded it was superior), never cared much for Crowbar, Absu or Skeletonwitch and their recent output didn't change that.

I'd put Bastard Priest, Maim, Morbus Chron, KEN Mode, Giant Squid and Saturnalia Temple on the list instead. But that's just me.

Nice to see Subrosa (sic), Ulcerate, Rwake, Exhumed and Gridlink getting some love.

See now you're naming bands I've not heard, they must suck!!!!



No love for Trap Them or Primordial Runkus? i reckon both of those are fantastic albums. The Primordial one especially. I agree on the Autopsy album, it's solid, but doesn't blow me away (I've never been much of a fan anyway though), I don't recall it being too long though. 40ish minutes?

Skeletonwitch are a gay trendhopper band that Durt likes. similar to Goatwhore. not surprised you're not a fan.

That Crowbar album was great. how can you not love a song like Cleanse Me, Heal Me though?

The Absu release was solid again this year, but like most Absu releases suffers from the fact that it was released by Absu, and is therefore utterly ridiculous and self pretentious.


This list needs more Blut Aus Nord, Fen, and The Project Hate.

[umbrifer]

This list needs more Blut Aus Nord, Fen

[Jonas]

Wow, not that I keep up anymore, but there were 30 metal releases this year that trumps Unto The Locust? Srsly?

[Yaphet_Brotto]

I've been a subscriber to Decibel for at least 4 years and this list is even a bit weird to me. Not bad per se, I think the right albums are in the list. The order is a bit off to me, though. Surprised that there is no Wolves in the Throne Room or Cormorant.

On a personal note, I'm so stoked that my boys in Junius got number 10. I became friends with those dudes about 5 years ago and have put them up a couple times for the night when they came through town. They really deserve anything posi they get. Super nice guys who absolutely crush live. They want me to do merch for them on an upcoming tour. Still trying to make that happen. You guys should check them out if you haven't already.

This post has been edited by yaphet_kotto: Dec 3 2011, 8:40 AM

[r1Co]

didn't think the new WITTR was as awesome as the last two releases tbh, same goes for the latest primordial, but I guess that one at least struck a real chord with possum Bloodied yet unbowed remains awesome though

[Head Creeps]

Fair To Midland

[waldotv]

Good to see Primordial on that list. Anyone who hasn't heard them needs to check them out. Album of the year for me.

This post has been edited by waldotv: Dec 4 2011, 6:59 AM

[Sir RunkO)))]

^ BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!!!!!

See now you're naming bands I've not heard, they must suck!!!!

WOTUDIDTHEREWASSEENBYME

I agree on the Autopsy album, it's solid, but doesn't blow me away (I've never been much of a fan anyway though), I don't recall it being too long though. 40ish minutes?

I don't have the record with me at the moment (computer is busted so I'm posting from my parents house - so fucking hardcore) so I couldn't say how long it is, but it felt to me like it dragged like hell. Perhaps it really only is 40sh minutes, but that would only make me think even less of it as it felt like 60+ at least.

But like I said, it opens very strongly. Though I must admit I liked Hand of Darkness even more back when I misread the title as "Hard of Darkness" (as in a very Reifert-esque pun on the novel Heart of Darkness). Imagine my disappointment.

Skeletonwitch are a gay trendhopper band that Durt likes. similar to Goatwhore. not surprised you're not a fan.

Durt being a fan tells you everything you need to know about Skeletonwitch. I literally have nothing more to add.

That Crowbar album was great. how can you not love a song like Cleanse Me, Heal Me though?

Yeah, alright, fine. I admit that particular song is pretty sweet, but generally I've never been a big Crowbar fan. They just don't nibble my taint the right way.

This list needs more Blut Aus Nord, Fen, and The Project Hate.

Wurd brah.

This post has been edited by Sir Runk: Dec 4 2011, 7:32 AM