Most Impressive 10 of 2011 MENU

Albums of the Year

No.1

Elysium / STRATOVARIUS

Favorite Track: #2 "Under Flaming Skies"

No.2

Human Remains / HELL

Favorite Track: #2 "On Earth As It is in Hell"

No.3

Living with the Ancients / BLOOD CEREMONY

Favorite Track: #1 "The Great God Pan"

No.4

The Beginning of Times / AMORPHIS

Favorite Track: #5 "Song of the Sage"

No.5

Shy / SHY

Favorite Track: #2 So Many Tears

No.6

Soulless Child / ANCIENT BARDS

Favorite Track: #3 "Gates of Noland"

No.7

Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa / MOONSORROW

Favorite Track: #5 "Huuto"

No.8

Onyx / AVA INFERI

Favorite Track: #3 "A Portal"

No.9

Sympathetic Resonance / ARCH / MATHEOS

Favorite Track: #1 "Neurotically Wired"

No.10

III - He Who Sleeps Amongst the Stars / KRUX

Favorite Track: #4 "Small Deadly Curses"

次点

Navaz / SILENT STREAM OF GODLESS ELEGY

Favorite Track: #2 "Zlatohlav"

Tunes of the Year

No.1

"The Violation"
from... Agony / FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE

No.2

"Zatoichi"
from... Invincible / HOLY MARTYR

No.3

"Slither"
from... Heritage / OPETH

No.4

"Broken Jade"
from... Takasago Army / CHTHONIC

No.5

"Breaking All Illusions"
from... A Dramatic Turn of Events / DREAM THEATER

No.6

"Beyond Sacred Rules"
from... Salam / ARKAN

No.7

"Cassandra"
from... The Way Things End / AKIN

No.8

"Fading Out"
from... Breathing / PAATOS

No.9

"Mr. Heavy Metal"
from... Let Metal Rule the World / HELLHOUND

No.10

"Étaín"
from... The Metamorphosis Melody / MIDNATTSOL

次点

"Dominator"
from... Burning Leather / OZ

Players of the Year

Male Singer

 

Fabio Lione (RHAPSODY OF FIRE)

Female Singer

 

Claudia "Klod" Saponi (ABSYNTH AURA)

Guitar Player #1

 

Steve Harris (SHY)

Guitar Player #2

 

Stephan Forté

Bass Guitar Player

 

Steinar Krokmo (PAGAN'S MIND)

Drum Player

  

Bobby Jarzombek (RIOT, ARCH / MATHEOS)

Keyboard Player

 

Shane Murray (ACROSS THE SUN)

Cover Art of the Year

Fall from Grace / BOREALIS
by Frank Fiedler