Personal Choice awards 2003

[NocturnalSun]

enjoy:
+fill these out and number them with your replies. They're a bit long, but here you go+

1.Band of the year:
2.Male performer of the year:
3.Female performer of the year:
4.Vocalist of the year:
5.Guitarist of the year:
6.Bassist of the year:
7.Drummer of the year:
8.Keyboardist of the year:
9.Album of the year:
10.Music video of the year:
11.Compilation album of the year:
12.Best album cover:
13.Worst album cover:
14.Best Live performance of the year:
15.Tour of the year:
16.Biggest surprise of the year:
17.Biggest disappointment of the year:
18.Most underrated band:
19.Most overrated band:
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4:

20 simple questions, taking in all about 20 minutes or so. just copy/paste the above into your responses.

~NS~

 

[NocturnalSun]

my picks:
1.Band of the year: Dimmu Borgir
2.Male performer of the year: Maynard James Keenan (A Perfect Circle)
3.Female performer of the year: Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
4.Vocalist of the year: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
5.Guitarist of the year: Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
6.Bassist of the year: Vortex (Dimmu Borgir)
7.Drummer of the year: Nick Barker (Old Man's Child/Dimmu Borgir)
8.Keyboardist of the year: Janne Warman (Children of Bodom)
9.Album of the year: Death Cult Armageddon (Dimmu Borgir)
10.Music video of the year: Dark Tranquillity - Monochromatic Stains
11.Compilation album of the year: ---------------------- (didnt get any)
12.Best album cover: A Perfect Circle - 13th Step
13.Worst album cover: Six Feet Under - Bringer of Blood
14.Best Live performance of the year: Children of Bodom
15.Tour of the year: Dimmu Borgir/Children of Bodom/Nevermore/Hypocrisy
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Immortal disbanding (I think that was 2003 wasn't it?)
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Immortal disbanding (same as above^)
18.Most underrated band: Pandemonium
19.Most overrated band: Slipknot
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape

 

[Demiurge]

This qualifies as insane....

 

[CF87]

I dont want to do the whole thing.

The best guitarist of the year goes to Zac from Cephalic Carnage though.

 

[SuicideMachine]

1.Band of the year: Exhumed
2.Male performer of the year: Devin Townsend
3.Female performer of the year: ummm...angela gossow i guess, not much choice is there
4.Vocalist of the year: Dave Cunt (Mistress)
5.Guitarist of the year: Robb Flynn
6.Bassist of the year: cant think of any
7.Drummer of the year: Pete Sandoval
8.Keyboardist of the year: Type o Negative dude (i know fuck all keyboard using bands)
9.Album of the year: Anatomy is Destiny by Exhumed
10.Music video of the year: Protogenies of the Great Apocalypse (Dimmu Borgir)
11.Compilation album of the year: n/a
12.Best album cover: Strapping Young Lad-SYL
13.Worst album cover: something by hammerfall
14.Best Live performance of the year: Slayer, where ever they played the entire reign in blood
15.Tour of the year: Wacken
16.Biggest surprise of the year:hairs above my cock
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: "Heretic", fucking shit
18.Most underrated band: ummmmm...cant think of any
19.Most overrated band: Metallica
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: "You Fail Me" by Converge

 

[Life Sucks]

1.Band of the year: Lamb Of God
2.Male performer of the year: Bruce Dickinson (still performing metal after all these years)
3.Female performer of the year: Christina Scabbia (even though LC didn't relsease a CD this year)
4.Vocalist of the year: Randy Blythe of Lamb Of God
5.Guitarist of the year: Jams Murphy
6.Bassist of the year: Steve DiGiorgio
7.Drummer of the year: Flo Mournier
8.Keyboardist of the year: the guy from Children Of Bodom
9.Album of the year: Dew Scented - Impact
10.Music video of the year: the video for Suffocation - Deceit
11.Compilation album of the year: not sure
12.Best album cover: Monstrosity - Rise To Power
13.Worst album cover: Entombed Inferno
14.Best Live performance of the year: Cryptopsy (from what I've heard)
15.Tour of the year: The Art Of Noise tour with Nile
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Vital Remains - Dechristianize
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Entombed - Inferno
18.Most underrated band: Avulsed
19.Most overrated band: Strapping Young Lad
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: the new Suffocation CD

 

[CF87]

3.Female performer of the year: Christina Scabbia

OH YES

 

[byrne]

1.Band of the year: AFI
2.Male performer of the year: Mikae (Opeth)
3.Female performer of the year: not enough choice
4.Vocalist of the year: Davey Havok (AFI)
5.Guitarist of the year: Mikael (Opeth)
6.Bassist of the year: Henkka T Blacksmith (Children Of Bodom)
7.Drummer of the year: Gene Hoglan (SYL)
8.Keyboardist of the year: Janne Warman (Children of Bodom)
9.Album of the year: AFI - Sing The Sorrow
10.Music video of the year: DOA (The Haunted)
11.Compilation album of the year: no idea
12.Best album cover: Hate Crew Deathroll (Children Of Bodom)
13.Worst album cover: Justin Timberlake probably ... lol
14.Best Live performance of the year: AFI - Sydney
15.Tour of the year: No idea ...
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Peter Dolving back with The Haunted
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: St. Anger ...
18.Most underrated band: HIM - Love Metal was excellent
19.Most overrated band: Messhuggah (they didnt release in 2003, but still overrated like hell)
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: Dave Mustaine solo work / In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape

 

[SonOfNun]

1.Band of the year: Dimmu Borgir, Type O Negative, Opeth
2.Male performer of the year: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) Pete Steele (Type O Negative) Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
3.Female performer of the year: Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
4.Vocalist of the year: See "Male Performer of the Year"
6.Bassist of the year: Pete Steele (Type O Negative)
7.Drummer of the year: Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir)
8.Keyboardist of the year: Mustis (Dimmu Borgir) Josh Silver(Type O Negative)
9.Album of the year: Life is Killing Me (Type O Negative) Death Cult Armageddon (Dimmu Borgir) Damnation (Opeth)
10.Music video of the year: Progenies of the Great Apocalypse (Dimmu Borgir) I Don't Wanna Be Me (Type O Negative)
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: Kataklysm-Serenity in Fire

Thats about all I can answer and it basically revolves around the three albums I bought this year that I know are from 2003.

 

[yourdeadgroom]

1.Band of the year: Katatonia
2.Male performer of the year: Dan Swano (hope you don't mean live performance)
3.Female performer of the year: Anneke van Giersbergen (this doesn't have to be metal, does it?)
4.Vocalist of the year: Corey Glover (Living Colour)
5.Guitarist of the year: Vernon Reid (Living Colour)
6.Bassist of the year: Doug Wimbish (Living Colour)
7.Drummer of the year: Trym (Zyklon)
8.Keyboardist of the year: Dan Swano
9.Album of the year: Candlemass- Doomed For Live
10.Music video of the year: dunno
11.Compilation album of the year: dunno
12.Best album cover: Zyklon- Aeon
13.Worst album cover: Anathema- A Natural Disaster
14.Best Live performance of the year: dunno, noone comes here
15.Tour of the year: dunno, noone comes here
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Living Colour release a new album after 10 years
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: The delay of My Dying Bride's new album
18.Most underrated band: Living Colour
19.Most overrated band: Enslaved
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: My Dying Bride

 

[Djm]

1.Band of the year: Opeth
2.Male performer of the year: Mikael Åkerfeldt
3.Female performer of the year: Amy Lee of Evanescence, Metal or not
4.Vocalist of the year:James LaBrie
5.Guitarist of the year: John Petrucci
6.Bassist of the year: Rob Trujillo, just for being ballsy enough to deal with Metallica
7.Drummer of the year: Mike Portnoy
8.Keyboardist of the year: Dan Swanö
9.Album of the year:Opeth - Damnation
10.Music video of the year: Didn't see a single one.
11.Compilation album of the year: I don't know.
12.Best album cover: Evergrey - Recreation Day
13.Worst album cover: Metallica - St. Anger
14.Best Live performance of the year: Opeth
15.Tour of the year: Dream Theater/Queensryche/Fates Warning
16.Biggest surprise of the year: The fact that Metallica are still great live.
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Metallica - St. Anger
18.Most underrated band: Sevendust
19.Most overrated band: Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad, whatever.
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4:Ayreon - The Human Equation

 

[genocide roach]

1.Band of the year: enslaved
2.Male performer of the year: bud of exhumed
3.Female performer of the year: angela gassow
4.Vocalist of the year: warrel of nevermore
5.Guitarist of the year: jeff (?) loomis of nevermore
6.Bassist of the year: the guy from macabre. whats his name... nefarious?
7.Drummer of the year: pete sandoval
8.Keyboardist of the year: guy from dimmu borgir
9.Album of the year: enslaved- below the lights
10.Music video of the year: dimmu borgir
11.Compilation album of the year: dunno
12.Best album cover: gorasm- masticate to dominate
13.Worst album cover: morbid angel- heritic
14.Best Live performance of the year: exhumed
15.Tour of the year: nile/vader
16.Biggest surprise of the year: lamb of god
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: meshuggah
18.Most underrated band: deeds of flesh
19.Most overrated band: metallica, meshuggah
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: suffocation and decapitated

 

[Slayed Necros]

This qualifies as insane....

 

[NocturnalSun]

it was actually longer and originally printed in the Metal Edge Magazine as a year 2003 wrap-up choice thing, but next to nobody sends them in, so I thought 'why not post a shortened version here to see who people would choose for these?' The magazine 'quizzes' are actually more than likely answered by the staff, sadly.

 

[kollex]

1.Band of the year:-A Perfect Circle
2.Male performer of the year:Maynard James Keenan (A Perfect Circle)
3.Female performer of the year:Martina Topley Bird
4.Vocalist of the year: Maynard James Keenan (A Perfect Circle)
5.Guitarist of the year: Leon Macey (Mithras)
6.Bassist of the year: david (Unsanctum)
7.Drummer of the year: Daniel Liljekvist (Katatonia)
8.Keyboardist of the year: Lazare (Solefald)
9.Album of the year:A Perfect Circle-13th step
10.Music video of the year:don't have music tv
11.Compilation album of the year:didnt buy any out this year
12.Best album cover:Mithras-worlds beyond the veil
13.Worst album covereaches-fatherfucker
14.Best Live performance of the year: Katatonia
15.Tour of the year: Katatonia/pornorphans/daylight dies
16.Biggest surprise of the yeareople acutally buying that album by Jet
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: A plane crashing into the world idol studios
18.Most underrated band: Length of time
19.Most overrated band:Nevermore
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4:Mayhem

 

[svenske kocken]

1.Band of the year: Opeth
2.Male performer of the year: Andre 3000 (Outkast)
3.Female performer of the year: no idea
4.Vocalist of the year: Mikael Åkerfeldt
5.Guitarist of the year: Trey Azagthoth
6.Bassist of the year: John Myung
7.Drummer of the year: Pete Sandoval
8.Keyboardist of the year: no idea
9.Album of the year: Opeth - Damnation
10.Music video of the year: Outkast - Hey Ya!
11.Compilation album of the year: no idea
12.Best album cover: Opeth - Damnation
13.Worst album cover: Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
14.Best Live performance of the year: Bruce Springsteen
15.Tour of the year: Bruce Springsteen - The Rising Tour
16.Biggest surprise of the year: 1349
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
18.Most underrated band: 1349
19.Most overrated band: Iron Maiden
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: new Neurosis

 

[SculptedCold]

1.Band of the year: no idea, maybe Avulsed, maybe Circle of Dead Children
2.Male performer of the year: no idea
3.Female performer of the year: no idea
4.Vocalist of the year: maybe Dave Rotten, maybe Joe Horvath, maybe Brucey
5.Guitarist of the year: no idea
6.Bassist of the year: no idea, maybe Ryan Martinie
7.Drummer of the year: no idea, maybe Matt McDonough
8.Keyboardist of the year: only one I can think of is Mustis. He's the only one who wrote anything decent on DCA
9.Album of the year: Circle of Dead Children - Human Harvest
10.Music video of the year: Krisiun - Murderer
11.Compilation album of the year: don't listen to them
12.Best album cover: Krisiun - Works of Carnage,
13.Worst album cover: Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
14.Best Live performance of the year: Iron Maiden
15.Tour of the year: no idea
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Funeral for a Friend - Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation album
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Krisiun - Works of Carnage album
18.Most underrated band: Neuraxis or Avulsed
19.Most overrated band: all of em
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: don't care

 

[anonymousnick2001]

We all know that a bunch of rappers will win in the end...

New sig, by the way...

 

[Ben_t]

1.Band of the year: Dimmu Borgir
2.Male performer of the year: don't know
3.Female performer of the year: Cristina Scabbia (I saw her live once this year...she is great )
4.Vocalist of the year: Can't pick
5.Guitarist of the year: Daniel Mongrain (from Martyr)
6.Bassist of the year: Can't pick
7.Drummer of the year: Flo Mounier
8.Keyboardist of the year: Can't pick
9.Album of the year: Naglfar - Sheol
10.Music video of the year: Didn't see any...
11.Compilation album of the year: Don't know
12.Best album cover: Naglfar - Sheol
13.Worst album cover: Iron Maiden - Dance of Death and Morbid Angel - Heretic
14.Best Live performance of the year: Dimmu Borgir
15.Tour of the year: There was nothing amazing in my area...
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Lord Worm back with Cryptopsy
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Soilwork live...they bored me to death...only played songs from their 2 latest releases.
18.Most underrated band: Neuraxis
19.Most overrated band: Vital remains...I don't know why many people think they are good...I personnaly see nothing special in them.
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: Suffocation

 

[TheLocust]

1.Band of the year: The Blood Brothers
2.Male performer of the year: Johnny Whitney (The Blood Brothers)
3.Female performer of the year: Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
4.Vocalist of the year: Johnny Whitney (The Blood Brothers)
5.Guitarist of the year: Abbath (Immortal)
6.Bassist of the year: Morgan Henderson (The Blood Brothers)
7.Drummer of the year: Reidar "Horgh" Horghagen (Immortal)
8.Keyboardist of the year: Don't know
9.Album of the year: Kashmir - Zitilites & The Locust - Plague Soundscapes
10.Music video of the year: The Blood Brothers - Ambulance Vs. Ambulance
11.Compilation album of the year: Don't Know
12.Best album cover: Jr Ewing - Ride Paranoia
13.Worst album cover: Don't know
14.Best Live performance of the year: Muse
15.Tour of the year: Turbonegro
16.Biggest surprise of the year: Johndoe (Norw. band)
17.Biggest disappointment of the year: Mörk Gryning - Pieces of Primal Expressionism
18.Most underrated band: The Locust
19.Most overrated band: Metallica
20.Most anticipated album of 2k4: The new Converge album