Picks of the Year - 2022

Albums of the Year

1.
The Great Below / KVAEN Favorite Track : #5 "Sulphur Fire"
2.
The Testament / SEVENTH WONDER Favorite Track : #2 "The Light"
3.
Death, Where is Your Sting / AVATARIUM Favorite Track : #6 "Mother, Can You Hear Me Now"
4.
1985 / TALAS Favorite Track : #3 "Crystal Clear"
5.
Chasing a Dream / PALANTÍR Favorite Track : #2 "Queen of the Moon"
6.
Enigmatic / GATHERING OF KINGS Favorite Track : #2 "Vagabond Rise"
7.
Road to Eden / DARE Favorite Track : #3 "Fire Never Fade"
8.
All Eyes on Me / ALTZI Favorite Track : #4 "Run to You"
9.
The Pandemic Pandemonium Sessions / MORTEMIA Favorite Track : #7 "Here Comes Winter"
10.
Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum / ALESTORM Favorite Track : #7 "Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum"

Tunes of the Year

1.
Prisoner / RUST N' RAGE from "One for the Road"
2.
Blade of Love / BLACKRAIN from "Untamed"
3.
The Western Sky / THUNDER from "Dopamine"
4.
Make It Count / RONNIE ATKINS from "Make It Count"
5.
Too Late / CROSSING RUBICON from "Perfect Storm"
6.
Natural Born Killer / DYNAZTY from "Final Advent"
7.
Rabbit Hole / TREAT from "The Endgame"
8.
Far from Over / FIND ME from "Lightning in a Bottle"
9.
Never Say Never / THE BIG DEAL from "First Bite"
10.
Dinos and Dragons / VICTORIUS from "Dinosaur Warfare Pt.2 - The Great Ninja War"

Players of the Year

Male Singer: Ronnie Atkins (RONNIE ATKINS, NORDIC UNION)
Female Singer: Tina Gunnarsson (HEXED)
Guitar Player #1: Jani Laine (SHIRAZ LANE)
Guitar Player #2: Steve Mann (OUSEY/MANN)
Bass Guitar Player: Trevor Mast (BIRTH)
Drum Player: Mark Miller (TALAS)
Keyboard Player: Vivien Lalu (LALU, A-Z)

Cover Art of the Year

1.
Pagans Rising / HEXED Artwork by Giannis Nakos (Remedy Art Design)
2.
Tragic Magic / SPELL Artwork by Władysław Podkowiński


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