Year End Awards!

[Jim LotFP]

If you've got a few minutes... what are YOUR picks in these categories?

Best Album
Best Song
Best Cover Song
Best Cover Art
Best Overall Packaging
Best Production
Best Male Vocals
Best Female Vocals
Best Extreme Vocals
Best Lyrics
Best Guitar Player
Best Bassist
Best Drummer
Best Keyboard/Synthesizer Player
Best Label
Best Live Album
Best Concept Album
Best Reissue
Best EP
Disappointment of the Year

 

[Nico16]

Best Album - Emperor - Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire and Demise
Best Song - Katatonia - Chrome
Best Cover Song - Possessed - Eyes of Horror (covered by Amon Amarth)
Best Cover Art - Anathema - A Finde Day to Exit
Best Overall Packaging - Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Best Production - Anathema - A Finde Day to Exit
Best Male Vocals - Jonas Renske
Best Female Vocals - Vibeke Stene
Best Extreme Vocals - Mikael Åkerfeldt
Best Lyrics - Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Best Guitar Player - Roy Blakheim
Best Bassist - Tyr
Best Drummer - Trym
Best Keyboard/Synthesizer Player - Lazare
Best Label - Peaceville
Best Live Album - The Haunted - Live Rounds in Tokyo
Best Concept Album - Emperor - Prometheus - The Discipline of Fire and Demise
Best Reissue - Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
Best EP - Katatonia - Tonight's Music
Disappointment of the Year - Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper

 

[Melancholia]

Best Album-Opeth "Blackwater Park" (it was hard to decide)
Best Song-Solefald "hate Yourself"
Best Cover Song - none
Best Cover Art-Opeth "BWP"
Best Overall Packaging-Blood red Throne "Monument of Death"
Best Production-Entombed "Morning Star"
Best Male Vocals-Aaron (my dying bride)
Best Female Vocals-Agnete Kirkevaag (Madder Mortem)
Best Extreme Vocals-Mikael Åkerfeldt
Best Lyrics-"Head on pillow" by Madder Mortem
Best Guitar Player-
Best Bassist-
Best Drummer-Trym Torson
Best Keyboard/Synthesizer Player-Dan Swanö
Best Label- Avantgarde Music (low profile+interesting bands)
Best Live Album-Death "Live in LA"
Best Concept Album-Solefald "Pills against the ageless ills" (iäm not sure it's 100% strictly concept,but anyway the lyrics are stories about 2 men..
Best Reissue-In the woods..."A retrun to the isle of men"
Best EP-Winds "of entity and mind"
Disappointment of the Year-Skyclad "Another Fine Mess" (this is what happens when you expect toooo much )

 

[Locust0311]

Best Album - Threshold - Hypothetical
Best Song - Threshold - Narcissist
Best Cover Song - Transatlantic - Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Best Cover Art - Zero Hour - The Towers of Avarice
Best Overall Packaging - Katatonia - Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Best Production - Kamelot - Karma
Best Male Vocals - Khan - Kamelot - Karma
Best Female Vocals - Michelle Loose - Brave
Best Extreme Vocals - ick, none
Best Lyrics - Threshold - Hypothetical
Best Guitar Player - Karl Groom - Threshold
Best Bassist - Troy Tipton - Zero Hour
Best Drummer - Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater/Transatlantic
Best Keyboard/Synthesizer Player - Jordan Rudess - Dream Theater/Solo
Best Label - Insideout America
Best Live Album - Dream Theater - Live Scenes From New York
Best Concept Album - Time Machine - Evil
Best Reissue - Threshold - Clone
Best EP - Rhapsody - Rain of a Thousand Flames
Disappointment of the Year - King's X - Manic Moonlight