Picks of the Year - 2012

Albums of the Year

1.
Vitriol / EVENOIRE Favorite Track : #2 "Days of the Blackbird"
2.
Rastlos / FINSTERFORST Favorite Track : #1 "Nichts als Asche"
3.
Portal of I / NE OBLIVISCARIS Favorite Track : #7 "Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise"
4.
Phantom Antichrist / KREATOR Favorite Track : #9 "Victory will Come"
5.
The Devil's Resolve / BARREN EARTH Favorite Track : #2 "The Rains Begin"
6.
Unsung Heroes / ENSIFERUM Favorite Track : #8 "Pohjola"
7.
Bleed and Scream / ECLIPSE Favorite Track : #4 "Battlegrounds"
8.
Carolus Rex / SABATON Favorite Track : #3 "Gott Mit Uns"
9.
Tales of the Weird / PARADOX Favorite Track : #3 "Brutalized"
10.
Star Regulus / REGULUS Favorite Track : #4 "Regulus"
11.
Viljans Öga / ÄNGLAGÅRD Favorite Track : #3 "Snardom"

Tunes of the Year

1.
Echoes Within / AGE OF ARTEMIS from "Overcoming Limits"
2.
Come Alive / DYNAZTY from "Sultans of Sin"
3.
Winning the Honor / GALNERYUS from "絆 (Fist of the Blue Sky)"
4.
The Quick and the Dead / ACCEPT from "Stalingrad - Brothers in Death"
5.
Living on the Run / H.E.A.T from "Address the Nation"
6.
Deconstruction / WITCHCRAFT from "Legend"
7.
Perfect Blue / ALHAMBRA from "Siegfried"
8.
In Solitude / SHEAR from "Breaking the Stillness"
9.
Reverie for Eternity / JEFF LOOMIS from "Plains of Oblivion"
10.
Sons of Winter and Stars / WINTERSUN from "Time I"
11.
Blood on My Hands / XANDRIA from "Neverworld's End"

Players of the Year

Male Singer: Philippe D'Orange (SOUND STORM)
Female Singer: Alexa Leroux (SHEAR)
Guitar Player: Masha (CRYING MACHINE)
Bass Guitar Player: Johan Brand (ÄNGLAGÅRD)
Drum Player: Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT)
Keyboard Player: Giuseppe Carrubba (THY MAJESTIE)

Cover Art of the Year

Monnos / CONAN Artwork by Tony Roberts


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