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| Chris Galea | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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AEON ZEN “The Face Of The Unknown” | |
| Best band webpage | |
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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (“Night Castle” promotion) - www.nightcastlealbum.com | |
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Best visual releases (didn’t see many but…..) | |
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WHILE HEAVEN WEPT “Triumph Tragedy Transcendence” | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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DAMNATION ANGELS | |
| Best films | |
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“Black Death” (dir. Christopher Smith) | |
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2010 in (about) 210 words | |
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There was no shortage of top-quality releases in 2010 but, more significantly, each Metal sub-genre seemed to have its own share of brilliance. For example, Death Metal fans were able to delight in grinding their brain cells with Malevolent Creation’s “Invidious Dominion”, Thrash fans were able to immerse themselves into Death Angel’s “Relentless Retribution” or Forbidden’s “Omega Wave”. You get the idea. 2010 also brought forth several excellent debuts, or at least highly promising ones. During the year we saw a number of Metal bands penetrate the charts of various countries (such bands included Rhapsody, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Death Angel.) From the touring aspect, there were several successful tours (both critically and attendance-wise), such as Apocalyptica’s European tour and the ultimate Thrash Metal bonanza of Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax. Several established festivals drew the crowds of Metal faithful, as expected, while other new Metal festivals sprang forth around the world. On a more negative note, the year will also be remembered for the death of highly influential Metal personalities, one of the most notable being that of Ronald Padavona, more affectionately known as Ronnie James Dio, who at the dawn of May 16th succumbed to stomach cancer. No man is immortal, certainly, but Dio’s passing shocked us all. What with the global village we’re living in as well as technology accessibility, it seems that in 2011 the significance of Metal gigs and festivals as media for the convergence and unity of Metalheads will be all the more manifest. In conceding myself one last bit of rhetoric, it clearly seems that the flame of Metal burns strong!! | |
| Haydee G | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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God Dethroned – Under the Sign of the Iron Cross | |
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Live show 2010 | |
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HammerFall | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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None that comes to mind... | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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Hm - I can't complain about anything, really. | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
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I made the same wish for last year and I will again this year: The release of Wintersun's 'Time'. | |
| Kenn Jensen | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape Honorable mention: Transatlatic - The Whirld Tour 2010 (Boxset) | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Anthriel | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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The sad passing of the greatest of them all: Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P) | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
| A new job! Great new albums from: Jag Panzer, Symphony X, Trivium, Evergrey, Pagan's Mind, Circus Maximus, Redemption and Threshold | |
| Laurence Y.M. | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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Anvil @ Norway Rock Festival | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Can't come up with any name atm, it's not you, it's just me. | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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a.o. Pete Steele, Ronnie James Dio's passing away | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
| Pursuing my learning career within performance arts A good record by my all-time favourites: Amorphis, Black Debbath, Faith No More... | |
| Maria D.S. | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
| BONDED BY BLOOD ‘Exiled to Earth’ - on the approved standards in the thrash metal BONDED BY BLOOD develop the style in music aspect, in aggressive option and in lyrics field. The thrash opera is full of crystal clear riffs and vocals which have their own face. This is not the step which METALLICA made with ‘Kill ‘em All’. But I have never imagined that someone could redesign an already classic gender so well. If I had reviewed this album I would be tempted to give the maximum points 100/100.
GRAVE ‘Death Unhallowed Box’ - the fashion of re-releases with bonuses has its bad sides but not in this case. This band was underrated for a long time. Its first albums created the European death metal. Now GRAVE offers us a brilliant collection from all of their music recorded (without the last two albums). This includes all of their demos! It is time not so familiarized with GRAVE to hear what Swedish death metal is! And please stop with the slobbery melodies! | |
| Live show 2010 | |
| ‘Sofia Rocks’ powered by SONISPHERE Festival.
The DVD ‘The Big 4’ continues to break different charts. It is a pleasure for me to watch it but the mood and the emotions of the audience from the evening of 22, July 2010 are not recorded in it. Because only the Bulgarian public was waiting these bands (METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX) as nobody else! And only the Bulgarian public gave like for the like to all needed to be forgiven! | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
| There is no significant newcomer this year. | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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In 2010 thrash metal on the Island is silent! ABADDEN and SAVAGE MESSIAH are a cold comfort! | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
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I wish to POWER OF METAL, to its readers and to all stakeholders to hear more funeral doom bands :) The game is worth the candle! | |
| Martin Schjönning | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Faanefjell - Trollmarsj | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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Hackneyed, WoA | |
| Worst live show 2010 | |
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Alice Cooper, WoA | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Faanefjell | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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The death of Dio, Peter Steele and Paul Gray (R.I.P.) | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
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The total recovery of Nergal! | |
| Peter Laursen | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Overkill - Ironbound | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Demonica | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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The death of Ronnie James Dio | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
| I have none.
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| Reinier de Vries | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Orphaned Land – The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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Heathen – Bolwerk Sneek, May 15th | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Boil | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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You really don’t want to know, too personal to put on the site and too painful and insulting for some people that are not aware of what happened. I would destroy lives (as they partly did mine) of some people that at this moment still think they have a perfect one. 2010 took away my belief and trust in several people who I thought I could trust. It destroyed part of the joy I had and it did change my personality in a bad way. I became another person, I have to live with that even I don’t yet know how to do it ………. It will take a long time before I trust (some) people again…. Some of you are really false assholes, doing nice but putting a knife in the back; and you know who you are!! | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
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I just wish to be happy again and that it will be a better year than 2010. I wish my children a perfect year full of love and joy, both of you are my engine. | |
| Steen Schön | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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Megadeath and Suicidal Tendencies at CopenHell | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Wolfp.a.c.k. | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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A lot of it! | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
| A better year than 2010. | |
| Thomas Nielsen | |
| Important releases in 2010 | |
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Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra | |
| Live show 2010 | |
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Friday at Aalborg Metal Festival - what a death metal day! (Macabre, Dawn of Demise, Waking the Cadaver, Crocell, Immolation, Pestilence, Napalm Death) | |
| Newcomer 2010 | |
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Triptykon! | |
| Things you could have been without in 2010 | |
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Steele, Dio, Gray, I salute you. R.I.P. | |
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Wishes for 2011 | |
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Peace and love and happiness stuff. And shitloads of METAL, of course...the Big Four making it here would be nice, but it seems that 'only' Slayer and Megadeth will be here. | |