MMA Best of Year 2022 Discussion Thread
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Topic: MMA Best of Year 2022 Discussion Thread
Posted By: Nightfly
Subject: MMA Best of Year 2022 Discussion Thread
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 8:34am
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Nearly another year gone by and it's almost time again for the best of year vote. I'll be opening the voting thread soon so now might be a good time to start thinking about your favourite albums of the year. Use this thread for discussion on the best of 2022 to save clutter in the actual voting thread. All the rules will be at the top of the voting thread when it appears but one of the most important ones is that any albums voted for must be on the MMA database. I always find some in lists that are not so if you're aware of any albums/bands you'd like to vote for that aren't here please add them or bring it to the attention of Collaborators/Admin asap.
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 8:37am
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Oh man I'm going to REALLY have to do some catch up with new releases so get together even a respectable submission for this year. I've rated less than 30 releases all year and a few of them I'd be disinclined to give points to. Here's what I have heard: http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/adg211288/strm_relyear,ss.rd/2022" rel="nofollow - https://rateyourmusic.com/collection/adg211288/strm_relyear,ss.rd/2022 Feel free to drop me any recommendations. My #1 is all but assured, but everything else is up in the air. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 9:30am
| I already have some kind of list... Voivod, Wormrot, Sadist and Ratos de Porão are there. Also, the side project of Matt Heafy, Ibaraki, was a good surprise in 2022! |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 1:01pm
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I´ve never had a year like 2022, where I´ve reviewed so few new releases. If I can muster submitting a top 5 this year, it´ll be a miracle. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 8:57pm
| I thought I had the album of the year selected several times, but new shit just keeps coming along. It's down to a couple now - thrash veterans or grindcore newcomers. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2022 at 9:46am
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I like the new Meshuggah a lot. It´s a bit different and even a bit melodic at times, which I think suits them at this point. Is it even a little bit more accessible than usual?...yeah even that. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2022 at 12:26pm
It does sound more accessible!
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UMUR wrote:Posted By: BitterJalapeno
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2022 at 1:17pm
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Definitely agree on Meshuggah. It almost has a creepy atmospheric vibe that their others don't. I'd rank it quite highly in their discography but perhaps that's down to it still being relatively fresh. I've heard plenty of other great stuff this year. If people need some reccommendations, go for the following: Death metal Suppression - The Sorrow of Soul Through Flesh (old school vibes) Artificial Brain - Artificial Brain (crazy dissonant tech death) Immolation - Acts of Gods (standard Immolation excellence) Sludge/Doom/Post-Metal Conan - Evidence of Immortality (like wading through a blood soaked peat bog) Crowbar - Zero and Below (standard Crowbar solidity) Conjurer - Pathos (bleak and heavy as fuck) Chat Pile - God's Country (blood curdling sluge with a few twists) Mathcore The Callous Daoboys - Celebrity Therapist (delightfully bat-shit crazy) Gospel - The Loser (the aggression of mathcore with 70s prog structures) Black Metal Grima - Frostbitten (chillingly cold and atmospheric) Ashenspire - Hostile Architecture (jazzy black metal with angry Scottish vocals) I'd be most interested in anyone else's findings. ------------- Star baby, did you deep fry a piece of the Great Barrier Reef? |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2022 at 2:39pm
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I've added fewer albums to my collection this year than any year for some time. So far I've bought around 40 2022 releases though with Xmas coming up and a few late buys it's likely to top 50 compared to around 80 last year. There's been some great stuff but overall not one of the best. Immolation are almost certain to top my vote but also high up will be Revocation, Jungle Rot, Undeath, Consumption, Star One and Michael Romeo.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2022 at 9:25am
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The only 2022 releases I´ve reviewed this year are: Album: Toxik - Dis Morta Witchery - Nightside Werewolves - From the Cave to the Grave EP: Abysmal Dawn - Nightmare Frontier Single: Dying Fetus - Compulsion for Cruelty Toxik - Creating the Abyss Toxik - Power Autopsy - Skin by Skin I´ve also listened to but not reviewed: Meshuggah - Immutable Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying... and The Dead Devin Townsend - Lightwork Defleshed - Grind Over Matter ...and probably a few more I can´t remember right now. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: DippoMagoo
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2022 at 1:10pm
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Contrary to most people in here saying it's been a slow year for them, this has actually been my most productive year for music since 2016, and my first time being over 100 albums ranked on RYM since then. I did slow down a bit in the last couple months, but I now have a setup that lets me listen to music a lot more easily without needing to rely on headphones (which make me sick over a long period), so things should finally be steady for me going forward. I still have some stuff to listen to, but I should be able to put together a comprehensive list, once voting starts, maybe needing to add a few albums to the site, as usual.
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Posted By: Psydye
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2022 at 4:04am
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Good thing I got a head start on this. So far I've got 12 albums I may be voting for. They are: Keldian - The Bloodwater Rebellion Stratovarius - Survive Venator - Echoes From the Gutter Power Paladin - With the Magic of Windfyre Steel A Sound of Thunder - The Krimson Kult Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvram Immolation - Acts of God Septicflesh - Modern Primitive Blind Guardian - The God Machine Grave Digger - Symbol of Eternity Megadeth - The Sick, The Dying...And the Dead! Soilwork - Overgivenheten Still have to add more of course and this list may change as a result. Other releases I still need to check out are: Revocation - Netherheaven
Amon Amarth - The Great Heathen Army Witchery - Nightside Alestorm - Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum Sigh - Shiki Municipal Waste - Electrified Brain Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown Kreator - Hate uber alles Animals As Leaders Goatwhore - Angels Hung From the Arches of Heaven Lamb of God - Omens Terra Atlantica - Beyond the Borders Avatarium - Death, Where Is Your Sting Satyricon - Satyricon and Munch Esoctrilihum - Consecration of the Spiritus Flesh Darkthrone - Astral Fortress Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat Allegaeon - Damnum Candlemass - Sweet Evil Sun Satan's Host - This Legacy Will Never Die Ruby the Hatchet - Fear is a Cruel Master Grave Digger - Symbol of Eternity Obituary - Dying of Everything |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2022 at 3:27pm
The new Threshold album might be worth you checking out Adam. Haven't made my mind up on it yet but I know you liked the last one.
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2022 at 5:22am
Ah yes, will definitely give that one a whirl. The last album made me a fan having been rather indifferent to them previously. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2022 at 7:43am
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The Best of 2022 voting thread is now open so feel free to start adding your lists as soon as you like. Please read all the rules before submitting your list. https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17771&PID=258116" rel="nofollow - https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17771&PID=258116
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2022 at 7:41am
| I saw the lists already available, good to see that Wormrot's Hiss is being loved! |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2022 at 4:26am
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Only 7 lists in the voting thread so far so please keep those lists coming. There's still over a month to go but if there's not sufficient lists to make a meaningful vote by the end of january I'll extend the deadline. If that doesn't do the trick then It'll be a waste of time compiling a presentation so I won't bother. Going to start sending out PM's after Xmas to see if that drums up a bit of interest.
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Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2022 at 9:19am
| Still got mine to submit. I’ll compile after Christmas. Sorry for the delay. |
Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 24 Dec 2022 at 10:53am
| Mine's pretty much done. Creating a Spotify list to keep track during the year has been really handy. |
Posted By: DalesaniXMMA69
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2022 at 9:24am
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Cult of Luna - The Long Road North Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach King Buffalo - Regenerator Meshuggah - Immutable Blut Aus Nord - Disharmonium/Undreamable Abysses Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat Kayo Dot - Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike Korn - Requiem Amorphis - Halo Zeal & Ardor - Zeal & Ardor Immolation - Acts of God Ghost - Impera Septic Flesh - Modern Primitive Astronoid - Radiant Bloom Imperial Triumphant - Spirit of Ectasy Fallujah - Empyrian Heilung - Drif Behemoth - Opvs Contra Natvrem Etrange - Énigme Elder - Innate Passage White Ward - False Light Chat Pile - Gods Country |
Posted By: DippoMagoo
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2022 at 12:26pm
| ^Copy/paste that list and post it in this thread, please: https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17771&FID=79&PR=3&PID=259404&title=mma-best-of-year-2022-voting-thread#259404 |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2022 at 10:54am
| Thanks Travis, remember folks this thread is just for discussion. All lists should be posted in the voting thread where all the rules for inclusion can be seen at the top. See the link in the post from Travis above. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2023 at 3:37pm
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There's still 3 weeks to the deadline to add your best albums of 2022 lists to the voting thread. Please make sure you read the rules first. https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17771&FID=79&PR=3&title=mma-best-of-year-2022-voting-thread
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2023 at 10:10am
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We currently don't have enough submissions (only 8) for a meaningful result in the best of 2022 voting thread. If you intend to submit one please do it soon as it's just over a week to the deadline. It takes a lot of time and effort to compile the presentation so if there's not much interest shown in the coming week or so I may extend the deadline a couple of weeks and if that doesn't make any difference it won't be worth doing it so it's unlikely I'll bother this year. Post your lists here... https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17771&FID=79&PR=3&title=mma-best-of-year-2022-voting-thread
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Posted By: BitterJalapeno
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2023 at 11:59am
Imploring the death metallers among us to give this a try before completing their lists... https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/suppression(chile)/the-sorrow-of-soul-through-flesh ------------- Star baby, did you deep fry a piece of the Great Barrier Reef? |
Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2023 at 1:04am
| ^ I bought it based on a friends recommendation - great album. |
Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2023 at 1:25am
That would be a shame. I'm guilty as I did pull a list together but need to still tweak it. I'll do so this week. Sorry been swamped with work and with trying to keep / get my subs up to date.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2023 at 3:14pm
| No worries Chris. I know you're always late in the month with yours so was confident you'd be doing one. |
Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2023 at 12:45am
That makes me feel terrible, Paul
 It's true though  |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2023 at 9:46am
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I'll be last minute myself. Had a good half year of 2022 then i got too busy to listen to anything new. Now i'm catching up ------------- 
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2023 at 12:17pm
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 8:52am
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Wow. 2022 was a great year for metal, prog and all kinds of music. This is the first year i had so many more candidates for my list than we were allowed to vote for! My list my change a tad in the next few days but at least i finally posted it in case i don't find something new to blow me away. -------------
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 4:34pm
| ^Yep, 2022 was an amazing year for music in general! |
Posted By: Psydye
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 4:43pm
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I'm predicting, based on everyone's lists, that Wormrot and Blind Guardian are going to be very high on the best of '22 list. Guess we'll see! |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 6:26pm
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^ the new Blind Guardian is excellent. Thanks for reminding me to check out Wormrot -------------
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Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2023 at 11:57pm
I suppose I should check out that Blind Guardian album sometime.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2023 at 6:49am
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Voting deadline extended. We've had a few more lists added but to see if we can get a few more and get a more meaningful result I'll extend the voting deadline to Friday 17th Feb.
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2023 at 11:56am
I'm seeing Voivod and Sigh in many lists too.
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Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2023 at 4:34pm
I'm predicting something melodic and/or progressive wins, even without checking anyone's lists. It's just the nature of this site.
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 9:48am
Hey man, you need to post your list here to count: https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17771&PID=258116 |
Posted By: TheHeavyMetalCat
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 12:50pm
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Sorry all, haven't popped in here lately and hadn't seen this was happening. Should have known anyway but still. I haven't really been keeping track of new releases too well lately, don't really have any record of what I've heard but I'll try to scrape a contribution together before the 17th. Might not be full length this year though.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2023 at 3:28pm
| ^ Every list helps at weight to the result, no matter how short so please do. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 3:04pm
| The vote ends tomorrow (though in reality you'll have until Saturday morning) and I'll start compiling the results Saturday. I'll post in the voting thread when it's too late to make any further changes. |
Posted By: Pekka
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2023 at 11:42pm
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Phew, I'd forgotten the whole thing and just by accident popped by today, so my list is in at the last possible moment. ------------- http://iamthreepeople.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow">  <- Click on this!
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 1:20am
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I´m afraid my list isn´t as long as I wish it was, but the last couple of years have been rough in many departments, so I haven´t been able to prioritize listening to new releases much. I´ve had other priorities both IRL and in the choices I´ve made regarding listening material and writing reviews. I don´t think that´ll change again anytime soon. In regards to writing reviews I´ve come to the realization that I have to just follow whatever direction I´m taken in, which pleases my ears at the moment, and not plan too much that I have to listen to a certain number of new releases a year. I had a look on my listst from 2013 (which I believe was the first year that someone made an end of the year list here on MMA) and onwards, and in 2013 I reviewed 113 new releases, but that number has decreased significantly every year since. I wish there were more hours in the day  ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 12:19pm
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I think this is the first year I don't have a full 30. Almost got there with 29, but didn't quite make it to the maximum in time. My problem is not a lack of time to listen to new music, it's that I don't end up properly appreciating the music I already have if I keep listening to new albums. There's only three artists on my list that I hadn't listened to previously and that's counting Kirk Hammett who I obviously know from Metallica. And I think there's only like four, maybe five releases on the entire list that I've heard more than once. And I only own three of them! I might have bought more, but getting albums on CD is getting bloody expensive these days and there seems little point when almost everything is on Spotify for free. Most of my CD collection is played digitally these days as well rather than using the actual disc, since I can't play discs in the car anymore and I gave up trying to find a CD player that actually worked for more than a couple of CDs before it started skipping them. Err, went off on a tangent there.  Point is, this is the first year of doing this where I feel little confidence in what I've voted for aside from the top two which are two of the three I've actually bought. I can't see 2023 being much different. While I do have a 2023 album on pre-order already, it'll probably be the first one of the year I hear, since I haven't heard a single 2023 release yet. I've actually listened to a lot of music this year so far, but it's almost all been enjoying the parts of my collection that are either the favourites or sat neglected for too long.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 2:52pm
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In my eternal quest for new music alongside new albums from familiar bands I never have a problem coming up with a top 30. Everything on my list I've bought, though last year I've bought less 2022 albums than all the previous years of the last decade at least, if not longer. With the higher prices I'm getting more selective and buying more CD's than vinyl which is getting ridiculously expensive. 2023 is likely to be even fewer purchases no matter how good the year turns out to be.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 2:54pm
Better late than never.
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Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2023 at 3:04pm
| It's the first time I've ever had to actually edit a list because I had too many options. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2023 at 9:51am
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The results are now live... https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17792&FID=79&PR=3&title=mma-best-of-year-2022-results" rel="nofollow - https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17792&FID=79&PR=3&title=mma-best-of-year-2022-results
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