In The Rear View Mirror

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2015:

1. ECLIPSE:ARMAGEDDONIZE
2. W.A.S.P.:GOLGOTHA
3. HOUSE OF LORDS:INDESTRUCTIBLE
4. CIRCLE II CIRCLE:REIGN OF DARKNESS
5. EUROPE:WAR OF KINGS
6. QUEENSRYCHE:CONDITION HÜMAN
7. NIGHTWISH:ENDLESS FORMS MOST BEAUTIFUL
8. DEF LEPPARD:DEF LEPPARD
9. TOTO:XIV
10. THUNDER:WONDER DAYS

BEST SWEDISH ALBUM:

1. ECLIPSE:ARMAGEDDONIZE
2. EUROPE:WAR OF KINGS
3.KATANA:THE GREATEST VICTORY

BEST LIVE ALBUM:
1. RICK SPRINGFIELD:STRIPPED DOWN
2. MASTERPLAN:KEEP YOUR DREAM ALIVE
3. VAN HALEN:TOKYO DOME LIVE IN CONCERT
4. HAREM SCAREM:LIVE AT THE PHOENIX
5. AEROSMIITH:ROCKS DONINGTON 2014

BEST EP OF THE YEAR:
1.DENNER SHERMANN: SATAN'S TOMB
2. ADRENALINE MOB: DEARLY DEPARTED
3. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS: WORDS OF THE PROPHETS

SONGS OF THE YEAR:
1. DEF LEPPARD: DANGEROUS
2. BON JOVI: SATURDAY NIGHT GAVE ME SUNDAY MORNING
3. BLACK STAR RIDERS: THE KILLER INSTINCT
4. ECLIPSE: I DON'T WANNA SAY I'M SORRY
5. DEF LEPPARD: WE BELONG
6. HOUSE OF LORDS: GO TO HELL
7. ECLIPSE: LOVE BITES
8. NIGHTWISH. SHUDDER BEFORE THE BEAUTIFUL
9. QUEENSRYCHE: ARROW OF TIME
10. SAXON:BATTERING RAM

BEST SWEDISH SONGS:
1. ECLIPSE:I DON'T WANNA SAY I'M SORRY
2. EUROPE: DAYS OF ROCK N ROLL
3. MANIMAL: IRRESISTABLE

COVER ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
1 WHITESNAKE:THE PURPLE ALBUM

COVER VERSION OF THE YEAR:
1 WHITESNAKE:SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
2 HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES:WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
3 ADRENALINE MOB:TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN

BOX OF THE YEAR:
1. RAINBOW:A LIGHT IN THE BLACK 1975-1984

RE-RELEASE OF THE YEAR:
1 JUDAS PRIEST:DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
2 SCORPIONS:BLACKOUT (DELUXE EDITION)
3 SCORPIONS:SAVAGE AMUSEMENT (DELUXE EDITION)

SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL-CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
1. JUDAS PRIEST
2. DEF LEPPARD
3. TOTO
4. EXTREME
5. H.E.A.T.

HELGEÅFESTIVALEN-CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
1. FM
2. EUROPÉ
3. SKID ROW
4. TREAT
5. QUIREBOYS

CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
1. Y&T-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg
2. PRETTY MAIDS-Hard Rock Café,Copenhagen
3. EUROPE-Trädgårn,Gothenburg
4. KAMELOT-Trädgårn,Gothenburg
5. PRETTY MAIDS-Amager Bio,Copenhagen
6. MIKE TRAMP-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg
7. SNOWY SHAW-Trädgårn,Gothenburg
8. BLACK STAR RIDERS-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg
9. DOKKEN-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg
10. W.A.S.P.-Trädgårn,Gothenburg

OPENING ACT OF THE YEAR:
1. ECLIPSE-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg (Gus G)
2. SAXON-Scandinavium,Gothenburg (Motörhead)
3. FM-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg (Electric Boys)
4. CRITICAL SOLUTION-Trädgårn,Gothenburg (W.A.S.P.)
5. BONAFIDE-Sticky Fingers,Gothenburg (Black Star Riders)

DVD OF THE YEAR:
1. SWEET ACTION! THE ULTIMATE STORY
2 .AXEL RUDI PELL MAGIC MOMENTS-25TH ANNIIVERSARY SPECIAL SHOW
3. KANSAS MIRACLES OUT OF NOWHERE

BEST SWEDISH BAND:
1. ECLIPSE
2. EUROPÉ
3. KATANA
4. BONAFIDE
5. MANIMAL

HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR:
That the top 10 album list was very hard to do this year.Lots of great albums left out.

LOWPOINT OF THE YEAR:
The shape Lemmy was in at the Gothenburg gig on December 1st. On December 28th he died from cancer.


R.I.P.:
Andy Fraser (Free)
Bruce Crump (Molly Hatchet)
Phil Taylor (Motörhead)
Lemmy (Motörhead)
Craig Gruber (Rainbow)
Gary Richrath (Reo Speedwagon)
Mike Porcaro (Toto)
A.J. Pero (Twisted Sister)
Mats Olausson (Yngwie Malmsteen)
MOTÖRHEAD
MÖTLEY CRÜE

Andy Flash
December 2015
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