Last Month's Poll Results And This Month's Poll!

I apologize for missing this until now, I completely forgot the poll deadline was coming up. Blame class overload and personal neglect for that, but now it's time to go over the results of last month's poll and launch a brand new poll! So let's begin! If you guys remember, last month's poll discussed this topic: What's your opinion on local bands & cover songs? 27 votes, not bad, and luckily it was enough to give a sufficient sample to get an idea of your sentiments! So, do most of you guys enjoy covers, or do you want them gone from local band setlists? Here's the vote breakdown, in ascending order! In last place with no votes was "Other", and because no one picked it, I won't elaborate on it. Nice to see that the given choices covered all bases! In fifth place (last of actual choices) with two votes was "I love covers, they're great!" This was more implied towards people who prefer covers over originals in a live setting, and I have to say, I'm glad it placed low. Original material should have a prominent place, and who doesn't like hearing new stuff? In a tie for third place with four votes each were "That depends on the band" and "Covers are pointless, why bother?". This is about where I hoped these would place, and I am glad to see that there's not an overwhelming anti-covers movement locally. They have a place, and they have their fans! In second place with six votes was "I don't care, as long as the music's good." That sounds about right, and I like seeing people judge bands on their abilities rather than their setlists! But in first place, with 11 votes, 41% of the final total, was "Covers are OK, but play originals too!" Good choice to win, it's exactly what I expected would place first! Covers are indeed nice to hear, and familiar, but most people I know do prefer original content, so this matches well! Now, to our new poll! With 2010 coming to a close in less than two months, and a high amount of albums still waiting for a local release, I wanted to see what you guys were looking forward to the most. We initially asked a similar question in the summer, but now, there's MUCH more to watch out for! All of these (unless one comes out before then) will be in our December "Where Are The New Albums?" update post, and I'm sure there are fans of all of them out there who are anticipating the release of one or more of these albums! So, I pose this question to you guys: What upcoming local metal album are you most looking forward to getting? We have 16 choices encompassing 14 albums by 13 bands, here's a quick rundown! Note that I won't go into too much detail on these, as we have already detailed most of them in past posts and in past "Where Are The New Albums" entries. So, here are your choices! Animas - Hollow Hope: Bear Hunters guitarist Mitch Sirie has been working on original solo material in his Animas project for some months now, releasing some very promising material in the process. If this finds it way to an actual local release of some kind, would it be your most anticipated album? Bring The Fallen's debut EP: Though updates on this album have slowed over the past year, Bring The Fallen have an EP recorded and waiting to be mastered. Do you death metal fans want to see this the most out of all the announced local metal albums? Garden of Bedlam - "Everything Will Die": Surely one of the highest anticipated albums in this poll, this will be Garden of Bedlam's full length debut CD, with numerous live favourites to be included. There's a lot of buzz for this one, no pun intended, but will you be among the fans ready to pick this up upon it's release? Gates of Winter's second full length album: Despite their live hiatus and the very slow progress of the recordings, Gates of Winter's next CD is still in the works. After the success of "Lux Aeterna", will you be back to pick up this progressive death metal album when it finally gets released? Half Past's debut album: One of the newest announced albums, local hard rockers Half Past are self-producing and recording their debut album as we speak. Even though they haven't played live in months, this promises to be worth checking out upon it's release! What do you guys think? Lion Ride's first full length album: Another highly promising upcoming release, Lion Ride's full length debut is still in the works, without public word on it's progress since the spring. Anticipation continues though, and are you among the fans in wait for their latest punk/metal collection? Mike Haggith - "Suspended Animation": The 43rd album from local solo musician Mike Haggith, this promises to be one of his heaviest albums to date. When it goes for sale, will you be waiting to download it? No Arrow - "Souls For Sale": In what's turning into the "Chinese Democracy" of the local hard rock scene, No Arrow's debut album continues to wait in limbo for a physical release of any kind. Are grunge fans still waiting for it's release, when and if it comes out? Riverin's self-titled debut EP: Matt Clement & Matt Hicks' industrial solo project has churned out all of the songs for this EP, but a release of the material hasn't been announced yet. When it does, will you buy their debut EP? Sense of Truth's debut EP: After months of delays, the wait continues for this local hard rock quintet's debut EP. With a big following and an entertaining hard rock sound, they should deliver musically, but will you guys be anticipating Sense of Truth's debut EP more than any other? Silver Dream's debut album: What more can be said on this? Frontman Matt Silver left the music business for religion, and the band have been visibly dormant ever since. There are recorded songs from these sessions, and if they ever come out, would you want them the most? Sykotyk Rampage's 23rd or 24th albums: "The original crash band" have two albums in the works in their "Genius Mushroom" series, with planned December release dates. Their unique style and sound has attracted many fans, but will they follow when their next album(s) come out? Woods of Ypres - "Woods V: You Were The Light": After the fake breakup and associated events, Woods of Ypres will release their fifth album through Earache Records early next year. That alone is huge for the local doom metal band, but will that help ensure that fans will pick up Woods of Ypres' debut album on an outside label? All of the above: If you want to hear and check out ALL of the above albums, vote here! Maybe someone out there is a universal unconditional supporter of them all, so this would be your choice if you are! None of the above: Don't wanna hear ANY of them? Well, vote here if you don't, but there's bound to be at least one that you'll wanna check out! Other: Want to vote for an album that's from Sault Michigan, not local, not hard rock/metal, not announced by a local band, or simply not listed here? Then this is your choice! VOTE TODAY!!! Despite the day's delay, this poll will still run through Decemmber 18th, as it will be 30 full days regardless. This should be interesting to gauge opinions as to which of the above albums is the most anticipated from SMS readers and local metalheads! Cast your votes A.S.A.P.! That's all for today, but stay tuned THIS AFTERNOON for weekend concert previews! Thanks everyone!