2009 - Another Monument To Rock!

Well another year has gone and another wall creeks under the weight of the CD racks attached.  Once again 2009 has been a great year for new releases with some cracking debut albums making an appearance as well.

Here's a brief round-up of our top 30 album releases from 2009 and our top 20 live concerts.  All are listed in alphabetical order and were compiled between the main writers to the Zine.  

Once again we've also included the top 5 CD choices from each of our main staff writers.

Top 30 CD Releases Of 2009

At Vance - Ride The Sky

Axxis - Utopia

Cain's Offering - Gather The Faithful

Coldspell - Infinite Stargazer

Crash The System - The Crowning

Danger Danger - Revolve

Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings

Fair Warning - Aura

Marc Ferreira - Ordinary Day

Herman Frank - Loyal To None

Fury UK - VR

Gotthard - Need To Believe

H.E.AT. - H.E.A.T

House Of Lords - Cartesian Dreams

Impellitteri - Wicked Maiden

Kreator - Hordes of Chaos

Chris Laney - Pure

Lynard Skynyrd - Gods n' Guns

Mastedon - 3

Megadeth - Endgame

Place Vendome - Streets Of Fire

Primal Fear - 16.6

Reece - Reece

Saint Daemon - Pandeamonium

Saxon - Into The Labyrinth

Steel Panther - Feel The Steel

U.D.O. - Dominator

W.E.T. - W.E.T

The Wildhearts - Chutzpah!

Winger - Karma

Top Concerts Of 2009

The Answer - 02 Academy, Newcastle

Crimes Of Passion - The Corporation, Sheffield

Doro - 02 Academy, Sheffield

Download 2009

Dream Theater  - Wembley Arena, London

Ecilpse - Firefest Nottingham  

Eden's Curse - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

House Of Lords - The Corporation, Sheffield

Illegal Eagles - Tyne Journal Theatre, Newcastle

Kamelot - Rios, Leeds

Magnum - 02 Academy, Newcastle

Metallica - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle 

The Pleasures - Gasworks, Bradford

Ricky Warwick - 02 Academy, Newcastle

Saxon - 02 Academy, Newcastle

Steel Panther - Manchester Academy  

Stratovarius - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

Tesla - 02 Academy, Newcastle

Testament - O2 Academy, Newcastle 

Thunder - City Hall, Newcastle

WASP - 02 Academy, Leeds 
 

Most Anticipated Albums Of 2009: W.E.T. - W.E.T. 

Festival of 2009: Trashstock 2009

Top Label of 2009: Frontiers Records

One's To Watch For 2010:  Fury UK,  Kane'd

Best Live Music Venue: The Gasworks, Bradford

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Here's looking forward to 2010 and all it brings with it!

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