In The Rear View Mirror

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Rick Springfield: Songs For The End Of The World

2. Kiss: Monster

3. Richie Sambora. Aftermath Of The Lowdown

4. Magnum: On The 13th Day

5. Aerosmith: Music From Another Dimension

6. Van Halen:A Different Kind Of Truth

7. Black Country Communion: Afterglow

8. Pride Of Lions: Immortal

9. Testament: Dark Roots Of Earth

10. Kill Ritual: The Serpentine Ritual

BEST SWEDISH ALBUM:

1. Europe: Bag Of Bones
2. Katana: Storms Of War
3. Opera Diabolicus: 1614

BEST LIVE ALBUMS:

1. Pretty Maids: It Comes Alive-Made In Switzerland
2. Y&T: Live At The Mystic
3. Night Ranger: 24 Strings & A Drummer-Live & Acoustic
4. Alice Coooper: No More Mr. Nice Guy Live!
5. Styx: The Grand Illusion/Pieces Of Eight Live

BEST SONGS:

1. Richie Sambora: Every Road Leads Home To You
2. Rick Springfield: Our Ship's Sinking
3. Kiss: Hell Or Halllujah
4. Rick Springfield: Wide Awake
5. Magnum: All The Dreamers
6. Aerosmith: What Could Have Been Love
7. Black Country Communion: Cry Freedom
8. Gotthard: The Story's Over
9. Pride Of Lions: Delusional
10. Unisonic: Unisonic

BEST SWEDISH SONGS:

1. Europe: Not Supposed To Sing The Blues
2. Katana: City On The Edge Of Forever
3. Europe: Riches To Rags

COVER VERSIONS OF THE YEAR:

1. Night Ranger: The Boys Of Summer (don henley)
2. Adrenaline Mob: Come Undone (duran duran)
3. Testament: Powerslave (iron maiden)

BOX OF THE YEAR:

Heart: Strange Euphoria

BEST OF-ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

Royal Hunt:20th Anniversary

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL-CONCERT OF THE YEAR:

1. King Diamond
2. Night Ranger
3. Bad Company
4. Twisted Sister
5. Axe

CONCERT OF THE YEAR:

1. Pretty Maids-Köpenhamn (Amager Bio & Hard Rock Cafe´),
Varberg (Nöjeshallen) 2. Bruce Springsteen-Göteborg
3. Mike Tramp-Varberg
4. Toto-Smögen
5. Legends-Voices Of Rock, Göteborg

OPENING ACT OF THE YEAR:

1. TNT-Varberg/Köpenhamn (Pretty Maids)
2. Katana-Varberg (Amaranthe)
3. Zero Illusions-Göteborg (Jon Oliva's Pain)
4. Wild 'N' Wicked-Varberg (Mike Tramp)
5. Work Of Art-Smögen (Toto)

LIVE EVENT OF THE YEAR:

Snowy Shaw's Halloween Party (Varberg 3 Nov)

DVD OF THE YEAR:

Triumph-Live At Sweden Rock

BEST SWEDISH BAND:

Katana

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR:

King Diamond's comeback to the stage. Rock Plektrum/Varberg.

LOWPOINTS OF THE YEAR:

Kiss still wearing make up...Geoff Tate out of Queensryche.

R.I.P.:

Mark Reale (Riot/Westworld)(1955-2012), Ronnie Montrose (Montrose) (1947-2012),Jon Lord (Deep Purple, Whitesnake) (1941-2012)

Andy Flash
December 2012
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