Best newcomer: We have had several newcomers that have impressed us this year but the band that impressed me the most was finnish Battle Beast. Their debut "Steel" was a speedy onslaught that definitely caught me of guard. I am really looking forward to what this band will bring in the future.
Worst album: Even though this was one of the best years of the 21st century I had quite a few albums that was competing for this award. But the winner is Casablanca with "Apocalyptic Youth". This is not rock, it is s**t. How could anyone even like this band?
Biggest disappointment: After a great debut with "Living A Sick Dream" I was really looking forward to Age of Evil's second full length album entitled "A.O.E". Was it any good? It was one of the worst albums I heard all year. It was so far away from the band I first heard that it was not even funny. I was so close to crying. This band had it all and lost it in one shitty album. Hopefully their third album will bring them back to the sound I want to hear from them.
Biggest surprise: I thought that I would not be so impressed by the new album by the canadian trio Rush but "Clockwork Angels" was a lot better than I expected it to be. That definitely shows that the old guys still got a place in the rock world today.
Memorial award: Unfortunately, there is no year without a huge profile leaving us for the afterlife. And this years biggest name that left us was the keyboardist of Deep Purple and Whitesnake. Rest in peace Jon Lord. You will be missed.
Best decision: This should have been done a long time ago but finally Queensrÿche kicked out Geoff Tate from the band. A very wise decision since Geoff has dragged the band to the bottom in their last few albums. The only thing the band can do now is to rise again and start from scratch. Can they do it? I both think and hope so.
Best peace: Well, I do not know if this is going to last forever but it seems like Metallica is finally realizing that the Internet is not just a fluke. Earlier this year (a short time after they created their own record company) Metallica bought the rights of all of their discography and also released it on the streaming service Spotify. Finally we can enjoy some sweet Metallica tunes on a streaming service without the band bitching about it. Fuck yeah!!! Let us now hope that this peace will last.
Best genre: This year was the year of melodic goth metal. Bands like Woods of Ypres, Paradise Lost, Gojira and Katatonia really nailed it with their latest releases. And a couple of other bands in the genre did a great work as well.
Best music video: Many contenders for this award but I find huge satisfaction in the psychedelic video "No Place Like Home" from Primal Rock Rebellion. Great song and great music video.
Best music video: Many contenders for this award but I find huge satisfaction in the psychedelic video "No Place Like Home" from Primal Rock Rebellion. Great song and great music video.
Ugliest album cover:
Cancer Bats must be the most boring band when it comes to album covers. Always their logo on the middle with the album title in the bottom and a bland background. Well this year they have outdone themselves. What is this crap? Seriously? Come back another time with an actual cover please. (btw, the best album cover will be revealed in the next list).
Best new species: You know that you are a big person when you get a species named after you. Well, that is exactly what happened to Megadeth's singer Dave Mustaine. Earlier in December he got a spider named after him called Aphonopelma Davemustainei. Pretty cool but he is not the first heavy metal artist to get an animal species named after itself. The same thing happened to Lemmy Kilmister in 2006 when a polychaete got named Kallopiron Kilmisteri.
Something I have not mentioned that you think will be rememberable from 2012? Leave a comment and let everyone else know. what happened this year. Rock on!!!
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