Question 1: How do you rank 2005 for metal releases?
1: 1.40%
2: 3.90%
3: 22.52%
4:45.75% 5: 26.43%
Question 2: Biggest tragedy in 2005?
Brian 'Head' Welch quiting Korn 29.60%
Voivod guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour dies
Mike IX of EYEHATEGOD being arrested and thrown in jail
Nightwish kicking Tarja out
Barry Stern (Trouble, Debris Inc.) dies
Question 3: Best Metalcore Album of 2005?
bloodsimple - 'A Cruel World' 31.82%
A Dozen Furies - 'A Concept From Fire'
A Perfect Murder - 'Strength Through Vengeance'
Trivium - 'Ascendancy' 18.81%
The Red Chord - 'Clients'
Caliban - 'The Split Program II'
Darkest Hour - 'Undoing Ruin'
As I Lay Dying - 'Shadows are Security' 12.89%
Norma Jean - 'O God The Aftermath'
Question 4: Best Doom Album of 2005?
Candlemass - 'Candlemass' Grand Magus - 'Wolf's Return'
Confessor - 'Unraveled'
The Mighty Nimbus - 'The Mighty Nimbus'
SunnO))) - 'Black One'
Boris - 'Akima No Uta'
Question 5: Best Black Metal Album of 2005?
Children of Bodom - 'Are You Dead Yet?' 44.30%
1349 - 'Hellfire'
Belphegor - 'Goatreich - Fleshcult'
Impaled Nazarene - 'Death Comes In 26 Carefully Selected Pieces'
Nattefrost - 'Terrorist (Nekronaut, Pt. 1) '
Mork Gryning - 'Mork Gryning'
Question 6: Best Hardcore Album of 2005?
Avenged Sevenfold - 'City of Evil' 24.66%
As I Lay Dying - 'Shadows are Security'
Comeback Kid - 'Wake the Dead'
Bury Your Dead - 'Alive'
Nodes of Ranvier - 'The Years To Come'
Bloodlined Calligraphy - 'They Want You Silent'
Everytime I Die - 'Gutter Phenomenon'
Between the Buried and Me - 'Alaska'
Question 7: Best Thrash Album of 2005?
Byzantine - '...And They Shall Take Up Serpents' 28.50%
Summon - 'Fallen'
Municipal Waste - 'Hazardous Mutation'
Dew Scented - 'Issue VI'
Through the Eyes of the Dead 32.08%
Gizmachi
Jacknife
The Red Death
Allele
Question 11: Best Comeback? - Anthrax Question 12: Best Guitarist? - Daron Malakian - System of a Down Question 13: Best Vocalist? - Tim - bloodsimple Question 14: Best Drummer? - Joey Jordison - Slipknot, Murderdolls Question 15: Best Bassist? - Shavo Odadjian - System of a Down Question 16: Best Tour/Festival? - Ozzfest Question 17: Best Magazine? - Revolver Question 18: Best Label? - Roadrunner Records Question 19: Best Metal Show? - Headbanger's Ball
Question 20: Best Band of 2005?
1. Mudvayne 2. bloodsimple
3. Trivium
4. Through the Eyes of the Dead
5. As I Lay Dying
6. Children of Bodom
7. Lamb of God
8. Opeth
9. Slipknot
10. Confessor