Metal Storm Awards 2011 - Now Open!

Metalstormers, the time is here once more.

The Metal Storm Awards 2011 are now open!

Throughout January we have been painstakingly working to provide you with a run-down of our nominations for what we feel are the best albums of 2011. It is now your job to check out the cream of the crop, and vote for your favourites.

This is the eighth year of the Metal Storm Awards, and as always you have the month of February to cast your judgement. This year however, we have introduced a couple of new categories; Melodic Black and Djent/Math metal, and also split up a few of the categories that were coupled in previous years.

Don't forget to share this news with your friends, or even start your own campaign over the internet for your favourite bands to win. We have done the hard work bringing you these nominations, now let's have some fun. Useful banners and buttons can be found here.

Results will be announced on the 1st March!

- The Metal Storm Staff

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Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:05 Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603 Written by enumaelis on 01.02.2012 at 01:54 Oh there was no Obscura in any nomination? Nope, so feel free to add it in the write-ins, but try to listen to the death metal nominees first to see if there is anything you like more ---- 7.0 means the album is good Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:07 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by Marcus on 01.02.2012 at 01:55 Seems really weird that Alrakis is in the metalgaze section but w/e. Makes WAY more sense for it to be there than the Black metal section tbh. IEven deafheaven is there and they are definitely more BM than Alrakis to me. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:08 InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 01:50 Those are probably the ones I won't be able to decide in the long run From the ones I've heard I'm still torn between Yob and Omega Massif Written by Marcus on 01.02.2012 at 02:03 Very true. That's why I figured he ended up there, probably no room for a nomination in the bm category. Indeed that one is packed ---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself. Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:10 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by InnerSelf on 01.02.2012 at 02:08 Written by Marcus on 01.02.2012 at 02:03 Very true. That's why I figured he ended up there, probably no room for a nomination in the bm category. Indeed that one is packed Oh man you should have seen how long it took to count down the nominees for that category. WAY TOO fucking many albums But I still stand by my opinion that Alrakis makes more sense in the Metalgaze section. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:15 InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 02:10 Oh man you should have seen how long it took to count down the nominees for that category. WAY TOO fucking many albums But I still stand by my opinion that Alrakis makes more sense in the Metalgaze section. Hahahahaha I can imagine how hard it was so many great albums and a wide variety of styles this year, but the end result looks legit. One regret I have is finding about Reverorum ib Malacht's album too late, mindblowing to say the least ---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself. Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:17 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by InnerSelf on 01.02.2012 at 02:15 One regret I have is finding about Reverorum ib Malacht's album too late, mindblowing to say the least It was definitely a late album for me too. As far as I remember we were already working on the write-ins when I finally gave it a listen. Shit happens ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
John Shock Posts: 500	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:20 John Shock Posts: 500 Actually, this is my first time that i will participate on the MS Awards...it's about an year that i'm an user here on MS...and i'm glad of that! i found many interesting and new bands with it! Loading...
Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:22 Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 02:07 Makes WAY more sense for it to be there than the Black metal section tbh. IEven deafheaven is there and they are definitely more BM than Alrakis to me. Well I'll just have to respectfully disagree. I agree there's more of an ambient element than a bm one, but I don't think that classifies it as -gaze. Regardless, I'm glad to see Alrakis nominated either way. Loading...
InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:24 InnerSelf proofread free Posts: 2641 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 02:17 It was definitely a late album for me too. As far as I remember we were already working on the write-ins when I finally gave it a listen. Shit happens Cobalt - Gin On an other note, now I realized there is no Mitochondrian ! Flourishing probably took its place ---- He who is not bold enough to be stared at from across the abyss is not bold enough to stare into it himself. Loading...
Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:24 Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 02:07 Makes WAY more sense for it to be there than the Black metal section tbh. IEven deafheaven is there and they are definitely more BM than Alrakis to me. Looking at the noms again I suppose it isn't wildy out of place or anything in the metalgaze since the vast majority of those are in the newfangled "blackgaze" style anyway. Touchez. Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:26 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by Marcus on 01.02.2012 at 02:24 since the vast majority of those are in the newfangled "blackgaze" style anyway. Touchez. Yeah, that was mostly the reason. Also, trust me on this: There was no friggin way Alrakis would have been nominated for the BM category if it went there considering the massive competition So yeah, glad that it's there. It's one of my favorite and might end up voting for it. Not sure. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:29 Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 02:26 Yeah, that was mostly the reason. Also, trust me on this: There was no friggin way Alrakis would have been nominated for the BM category if it went there considering the massive competition So yeah, glad that it's there. It's one of my favorite and might end up voting for it. Not sure. Oh I believe it; I'm sure that's why we now have a melo bm category and metalgaze, just to give some bands a fighting chance. Anyways, that's it for my complaints, for now.... Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:31 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by Marcus on 01.02.2012 at 02:29 Oh I believe it; I'm sure that's why we now have a melo bm category and metalgaze, just to give some bands a fighting chance. Anyways, that's it for my complaints, for now.... Hhahahaha yeah, that was actually the main reason for the melodic black... We were like "we have way too many.... but hey, we can actually split it in two considering how many we have". ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:35 Marcus Doit Like Bernie Posts: 642 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 02:31 Hhahahaha yeah, that was actually the main reason for the melodic black... We were like "we have way too many.... but hey, we can actually split it in two considering how many we have". Hell I'm glad you guys did, gives me about twice as many bands to check out now! Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:49 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 01:50 Written by InnerSelf on 01.02.2012 at 01:48 SubRosa and Sleestak Those are probably the ones I won't be able to decide in the long run easy Sleestak just pisses all over SubRosa ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:51 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.02.2012 at 02:49 easy Sleestak just pisses all over SubRosa Well, I got the cd from the mail so let's see what it would do to me XP. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:51 Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.02.2012 at 02:49 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 01:50 Written by InnerSelf on 01.02.2012 at 01:48 SubRosa and Sleestak Those are probably the ones I won't be able to decide in the long run easy SubRosa just pisses all over Sleestak Fixed. ---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26 Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:54 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Promonex on 01.02.2012 at 02:51 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.02.2012 at 02:49 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 01:50 Written by InnerSelf on 01.02.2012 at 01:48 SubRosa and Sleestak Those are probably the ones I won't be able to decide in the long run easy SubRosa just pisses all over Sleestak Fixed. All nominees in that category are superior to lame SubRosa There is really nothing special about that album. Their selling power is the womaen and the boring violin which doesn't add a thing to their run of the mill sludge. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
BlueMobius Account deleted	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:58 BlueMobius Account deleted I'm pissed Absu isn't a choice anywhere in thrash. Abzu was a way better album than a lot of the choices. Shame on the Metalstorm staff for overlooking that one. Even if I write it in, it simply not being on the list will mean others will forget. Loading...
BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15250	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:59 BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15250 I'll take the lizardmen in that battle. ---- get the fuck off my lawn. Beer Bug Virus Spotify Playlist crafted by Nikarg and I. Feel free to tune in and add some pertinent metal tunes! Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 02:59 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Guest on 01.02.2012 at 02:58 I'm pissed Absu isn't a choice anywhere in thrash. Abzu was a way better album than a lot of the choices. Shame on the Metalstorm staff for overlooking that one. Even if I write it in, it simply not being on the list will mean others will forget. Overlooking it? We voted on the album and it didn't make the cut for BLACK metal ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
BlueMobius Account deleted	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:01 BlueMobius Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.02.2012 at 02:59 Written by Guest on 01.02.2012 at 02:58 I'm pissed Absu isn't a choice anywhere in thrash. Abzu was a way better album than a lot of the choices. Shame on the Metalstorm staff for overlooking that one. Even if I write it in, it simply not being on the list will mean others will forget. Overlooking it? We voted on the album and it didn't make the cut for BLACK metal So why put Skeletonwitch in thrash. They play the same style of music. The riffs in Absu are thrash with black metal vocals, same as Skeletonwitch. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:02 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Guest on 01.02.2012 at 03:01 So why put Skeletonwitch in thrash. They play the same style of music. The riffs in Absu are thrash with black metal vocals, same as Skeletonwitch. The music is also primarily black metal for Absu unlike for Skeletonwitch. Absu can be compared to Rudra and Melechesh in that sense, way more black than thrash. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:04 ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687 Oh man its that time in the year again on metalstorm when everybody get f'kin frenzy about the awards and whatnot ... i'll pass it this year too... ---- "Cross is only an iron,hope is just an illusion,freedom is nothing but a name..." "Build your walls of the dead stone...Build your roofs of a dead wood..Build your dreams of a dead thoughts" Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:06 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 ^ Yeah it's really cool to be the cool kid who doesn't want to participate... because it's cool to be rebel. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
BlueMobius Account deleted	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:11 BlueMobius Account deleted Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.02.2012 at 03:02 The music is also primarily black metal for Absu unlike for Skeletonwitch. Absu can be compared to Rudra and Melechesh in that sense, way more black than thrash. We'll just have to agree to disagree. Too bad a band got screwed because of that. Loading...
ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:11 ANGEL REAPER Posts: 3687 Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.02.2012 at 03:06 ^ Yeah it's really cool to be the cool kid who doesn't want to participate... because it's cool to be rebel. no because i dont spend my time in listening this new releases so i dont feel that i have wright to judge about something i even haven't heard... that and i am mostly only interested in black and death metal so i feel like skipping its the right thing to do... ---- "Cross is only an iron,hope is just an illusion,freedom is nothing but a name..." "Build your walls of the dead stone...Build your roofs of a dead wood..Build your dreams of a dead thoughts" Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:12 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 Written by Guest on 01.02.2012 at 03:11 Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 01.02.2012 at 03:02 The music is also primarily black metal for Absu unlike for Skeletonwitch. Absu can be compared to Rudra and Melechesh in that sense, way more black than thrash. We'll just have to agree to disagree. Too bad a band got screwed because of that. how is that screwing a band over? Abzu is decent but wouldn't have made the cut for me in any category also not in thrash. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:13 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Written by ANGEL REAPER on 01.02.2012 at 03:11 no because i dont spend my time in listening this new releases so i dont feel that i have wright to judge about something i even haven't heard... that and i am mostly only interested in black and death metal so i feel like skipping its the right thing to do... Then check out the genres you are interested in Problem solved. ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...
X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276	Permalink 01.02.2012 - 03:17 X-Ray Rod Skandino Staff Posts: 18276 Yes! We got our first whiner! Do we have the cheese and wine basket to congratulate him? ---- Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29 Like you could kiss my ass Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49 Rod, let me love you. Loading...