2010 HIGHS AND LOWS – BRAT
TOP 20 ALBUMS
I’d have to say 2010 has been the hardest year to complile a Top 20. There was a plethora of super albums released this year and so many great ones have missed out on being immortalised on these pages.
1. Sabaton – Coat of Arms
2. Scorpions – Sting In The Tail
3. Avantasia – The Wicked Symphony
4. Firewind – Days Of Defiance
5. Crazy Lixx – New Religion
6. Keep of Kalessin – Reptilian
7. Blind Guardian – At The Edge Of Time
8. Masterplan –Time To Be King
9. Poisonblack – Of Rust and Bones
10. Nevermore – The Obsidian Conspiracy
11. Kiuas – Lustdriven
12. Treat – Coup De Grace
13. Ghost Machinery – Out For Blood
14. Apocalyptica – 7th Symphony
15. Rage – Strings To A Web
16. Helloween – 7 Sinners
17. Kissin’ Dynamite – Addicted To Metal
18. HB – Pääkallonpaikka
19. Angra – Aqua
20. Drigva Дрыгва – Сын Магутнага Рода
BEST NEW BAND
Thaurorod
BEST GOTH ALBUM
1. The Murder Of My Sweet - Divinity
2. Darkseed – Poison Awaits
GREATEST HOPES FOR 2011
1. Not to lose anymore legends under tragic circumstances.
2. Soundwave festival grounds to be logically organised instead of the mess they presented in 2010.
3. A full length release from Russian power metal band CATHARSIS. This year’s EP release, Иной, was brilliant.
4. Getting out of Australia to soak up some ‘kulcha’.
DISAPPOINTMENTS OF 2010
1. Missing the 2010 festival season in the Northern hemisphere.
2. What was MICHAEL KISKE thinking?!?!?
3. TARJA TURUNEN’s What Lies Beneath
4. The Myspace mess
BEST LIVE SHOWS OF 2010
1. Screamfest: EDGUY, SONATA ARCTICA, ENSIFERUM, VANISHING POINT, BLACK MAJESTY. What a way to start 2010!
2. TURISAS, The Factory, Sydney
3. ALESTORM, Gaelic Theatre, Sydney
4. STRYPER, The Metro Theatre, Sydney – Michael Sweet’s still got it!
HIGHLIGHT OF 2010
The plethora of excellent album releases. Compiling my top 20 this year was extremely difficult.
TRAGEDIES OF 2010
RIP Ronnie James Dio
RIP Peter Steele
RIP Steve Lee
