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CONCERNING VOTING!!!

Here it is, the official nominees for Deathrock.com's 2009 album of the year and the 2009 Album of the Year podcast by Nonbeliever! Below the list of nominees is a honorable mention/ surprise nominees. See notes below for an explanation. Be sure to listen to the podcast!

You may cast one vote, but you may change your vote if you decided you voted for the wrong album. To change your vote just vote again for a different album.

Voting ends by April.


OFFICIAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES:

(((S))) - 'Ghost'
- http://www.myspace.com/fustydk
Blank Dogs - "Under and Under"
- http://www.myspace.com/blankdogtime
Burning Image - "Fantasma"
- http://www.burningimageband.com
Camp Z - "Mental Straitjacket"
- http://www.myspace.com/zorchcamp
Cemetary Girlz - "Smoke My Brain"
- http://www.myspace.com/thecemetarygirlz
Cold Cave - "Love Comes Close"
- http://www.myspace.com/coldcave
Cross Stitched Eyes - "Coranach"
- http://www.myspace.com/crossstitchedeyes
Escarlatina Obsessiva - "Pandemic"
- http://www.myspace.com/escarlatinaobsessiva
Factums - "Flowers"
- http://www.myspace.com/factums
Faith and the Muse - "Ankoku Butoh" *
- http://www.myspace.com/faithandthemuse
Fangs on Fur - "Fangs On Fur"
- http://www.myspace.com/fangsonfur
Former Ghosts - "Fleurs"
- http://www.myspace.com/formerghostssleep
Grave Babies - "Deathface" *
- http://www.myspace.com/gravebabies
The Horrors - "Primary Colors"
- http://www.myspace.com/thehorrors
KASMs - "Spayed"
- http://www.myspace.com/kasms
Led er Est - "Dust on Common"
- http://www.myspace.com/lederest
Made In Poland - "Future Time"
- http://www.myspace.com/mip2007
Les Modules Etranges - "Dawn"
- http://www.myspace.com/lesmodulesetranges
Murnau's Playhouse - "Sanity Show"
- http://www.myspace.com/murnausplayhouse
PROJECT:KOMAKINO - "Struggle For Utopia"
- http://www.myspace.com/projectkomakino
Talk Normal - "Sugarland"
- http://www.myspace.com/talknormaltalknormal
Silk Flowers - "Silk Flowers"
- http://www.myspace.com/silkflowersnyc
Squishy Squid - "Bonjour Tristesse"
- http://www.myspace.com/squishysquidband
Varsovie - "Etat Civil"
- http://www.myspace.com/varsovie
Xeno and Oaklander - "Sentinelle"
- http://www.myspace.com/xenoandoaklander
Zola Jesus - "The Spoils"
- http://www.myspace.com/zolajesus

HONORABLE MENTION & SURPRISE NOMINEES:

Grave Babies - "Deathface" *
http://www.myspace.com/gravebabies

- Grave Babies has been officially nominated for album of the year since Plastique Noir was accidentally placed on the roster for this year. Also they digitally released their album, which means people have now had the chance to listen to it.

"Deathface" digitally released in 1/2010 here: http://www.viceland.com/music/2010/01/g ... to-fights/

JUST ADDED...

Faith and the Muse - "Ankoku Butoh" *
- http://www.myspace.com/faithandthemuse

- Due to popular demand, this album has also been added to the roster, bring the grand total of nominees to 26.

2009 OFFICIAL PODCAST:



AAC links
Part 1 http://www.sendspace.com/file/qxiv80
Part 2 http://www.sendspace.com/file/sqh5oz

MP3 links
Part 1 http://www.sendspace.com/file/g0xd89
Part 2 http://www.sendspace.com/file/35mmkc

Also available at http://www.darkmusicproject.com as AAC files.

NOTES:

KASMs

- The album "Spayed" was released in 2009, not 2000 as mentioned in the podcast.

Made in Poland

- The track in the podcast is called "Ball in the Wood" and not "Ball."

Plastique Noir - "Dead Pop"

- This album was accidentally nominated for '09 even though it was released in '08. (Considering that this album was nominated last year, I have no idea how but we did overlook this mistake.) The discogs.com entry (http://www.discogs.com/Plastique-Noir-D ... se/1826983) said album was released in '09. This is incorrect and the album is disqualified from the nominations.



OLD ANNOUNCEMENTS:

At the bottom of this post are links to the official album of the year podcast. A big thank you goes out to Nonbeliever for compiling the podcast, and to the following members & bands for helping to assemble the songs: Aladar, Captain Cannibal, eveghost, James Mandible, King Treehouse, mss, Nattsol, woodraf, Made in Poland, Les Modules Etranges, Murnau's Playhouse.

To all forum members: Please contact a band on this list and let them know that they've been nominated for album of the year! We also need E-fliers for album of the year, if anyone would like to whip up something please post it here!

Please feel free to use these fliers to promote the vote!

SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT

I voted for Zola Jesus before I saw that Grave Babies had been added, is there any way to undo my vote?

Just vote again, that's all you gotta do.

Sweet that was easy.

(((S))) for me. That music kicks all kinds of ass.

We have some great newcomers: (((S))), Escarlatina Obsessiva, Grave Babies, Talk Normal (digging those guys more and more)...

What is your favorite new band this year?

My fave is Grave Babies. But I swear to God, if Cemetary Girlz wins, I will fucking cry.

Why? The Girlz' album was great. I'm actually surprised that Murnau's Playhouse got three votes already.

For newcomer though, I'm actually torn between (((S))), Grave Babies, and Talk Normal.

FYI GUYS: Check out the Grave Babies' album right here -- http://www.viceland.com/music/2010/01/g ... to-fights/

I didn't hate it, but for something that unremarkable to win in a year with so many incredible new bands would be kind of a shame.

Eh, I wouldn't call it totally unremarkable in comparison to this really great roster of new bands. Being conventional is certainly not the mark of a lower quality or creatively stagnant, technically inferior or less enjoyable album, but that's just my opinion. To be quite honest I was considering very long and hard on whether I was going to vote for FOF or Grave Babies, but I enjoyed the Girlz just too much. As they say with 2girls1cup, it's a matter of taste.

I would like to issue a newcomer of the year award. This would be an award only for the best band that formed in '09 (or right before '09 like December '08), who first performed in '09, or who released their first album in '09. I am correct that Grave Babies debuted in '09?

To all: What other bands debuted in '09?

Edit: Looks like Murnau's Playhouse is right now in the lead. Color me pleasantly surprised.

As for Cemetary Girlz, I'm up there with Captain Cannibal - it's not like I don't like it, it's good, and if Alien S. reads this, you've done great job, but I don't think it deserves album of the year, and I don't get why it got so much attention - it sounds good, but.. yeah, conventional, I guess, nothing special..



Christ vs. Warhol, Crimson Muddle (I think?), Grotesque Sexuality, Los Carniceros Del Norte (not sure), SOCIOPHOBIA.. do Readership Hostile count?

Errr, let me rephrase, what nominees debuted last year, by debut meaning they either formed, released and album, or first performed in 2009. One of those will get the 'band of the year' award.

Still good point, what other bands that debuted recently (2009-2010) which you guys would like to see get some more in-depth coverage on?

We already covered Christ vs. Warhol and Los Carniceros came out two years ago I think. Don't see why Readership Hostile doesn't count, their first performance was at RTB in Feb '09.

To all: Who did you vote for?

Seriously, NO votes for The Spoils? I almost regret giving Grave Babies my vote, if it's going to mean Zola Jesus get NONE. I mean what the fuck.

out of this list, would vote for:
Blank Dogs
Factums
Zola Jesus
Talk Normal

voted for:
nothing, apathy ftw >:D

I'm having a hard time voting. So many strong releases. But I'm really liking Made In Poland. Anyone else?