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The Best of 2010
Audio Commentary to Explain the Picks Listen to these tracks while going through the list to get a better idea of what Nick and Jeff were thinking when they made their selections.
Top 10 Albums of 2010 Nick 1. Star One - Victims of a Modern Age 2. Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony/Angel of Babylon 3. Haken - Aquarius 4. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here 5. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier 6. Joe Satriani - Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards 7. Spock's Beard - X 8. James LaBrie - Static Impulse 9. Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One 10. Kaipa - In the Wake of Evolution
Jeff 1. Silent Call - Greed 2. Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape 3. Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time 4. Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony/Angel of Babylon 5. Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied II 6. Allen/Lande - The Revenge 7. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier 8. Wuthering Heights - Salt 9. Creation's End - A New Beginning 10. Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork
Songwriter/Composer of the Year Nick: Arjen Lucassen (Star One) Jeff: Tobias Sammet (Avantasia)
Vocalist of the Year Nick: Russell Allen (Star One, Avantasia, Allen/Lande)
Guitarist of the Year Nick: Joe Satriani (Joe Satriani) Jeff: Marco Sfogli (Creation's End, James LaBrie)
Bassist of the Year Nick: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Jeff: Andreas Blomkquist (Seventh Wonder)
Keyboardist of the Year Nick: Les Smith (Anathema) Jeff: Zoltan Kas (Dreyelands)
Drummer of the Year Nick: Nick D'Virgilio (Spock's Beard) Jeff: Fredrik Ehmke (Blind Guardian, Sinbreed)
Guest Appearance of the Year Nick: Jorn Lande (Avantaia) Jeff: Russell Allen (Avantasia, Star One)
Song of the Year (Song Under 10 Minutes) Nick: Rush - Caravan Jeff: Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony
Epic of the Year (Song Over 10 Minutes) Nick: Haken - Celestial Elixir Jeff: Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape
Ballad of the Year Nick: Coheed and Cambria - Pearl of the Stars Jeff: Avantasia - Runaway Train
Disappointment of the Year Nick: Asia - Omega Jeff: Halford - IV: Made of Metal
Comeback Album of the Year Nick: Lunatic Soul - Lunatic Soul II Jeff: Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied II
Newcomer of the Year (One or two albums) Nick: Haken - Aquarius Jeff: Silent Call - Greed
Album Cover/Artwork of the Year Nick: Star One - Victims of the Modern Age (Christophe Dessaigne & Thomas Ewerhard) Jeff: Angra - Aqua (Gustavo Sazes)
Top 3 Shows/Tours of the Year Nick 1. Rush's Time Machine Tour 2. Transatlantic's Whirld Tour 3. Iron Maiden's Final Frontier Tour (US leg w/ Dream Theater)
Jeff 1. Iron Maiden's Final Frontier Tour (US leg w/ Dream Theater) 2. Firewind's Days of Defiance Tour 3. Accept & King's X Tour
Live DVD of the Year Nick: Transatlantic - Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London Jeff: Primal Fear - 16.6 All Over the World
Most Anticipated Release in 2011 Nick: Rush - Clockwork Angels Jeff: Evergrey - Glorious Collision 1. Haken - Aquarius (245, 38%) 2. Seventh Wonder - The Great Escape (196, 30%) 3. Blind Guardian - At the Edge of Time (60, 9%) 4. Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony/Angel of Babylon (36, 6%) 5. Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here (19, 3%) 6. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (19, 3%) 7. Pain of Salvation - Road Salt One (13, 2%) 8. James LaBrie - Static Impulse (13, 2%) 9. Star One - Victims of the Modern Age (12, 2%) 10. Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork (12,2%) 11. Spock's Beard - X (11, 2%) 12. Wuthering Heights - Salt (7, 1%) 13. Joe Satriani - Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards (3) 14. Allen/Lande - The Showdown (2) 15. Dreyelands - Rooms of Revelation (2) 16. Kaipa - In the Wake of Evolution (1) 17. Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied II (1) 18. Sinbreed - When Worlds Collide (1) 19. Silent Call - Greed (0) 20. Powerworld - Human Parasite (0)
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