In The Rear View Mirror

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2017:

1. ECLIPSE:MONUMENTUM
2. ART NATION:LIBERATION
3. BLACK STAR RIDERS:HEAVY FIRE
4. HOUSE OF LORDS:SAINT OF THE LOST SOULS
5. EUROPE:WALK THE EARTH
6. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION:BCCIV
7. ALICE COOPER:PARANORMAL
8. PRIDE OF LIONS:FEARLESS
9. THUNDER:RIP IT UP
10. GOTTHARD:SILVER
11. MR. BIG:DEFYING GRAVITY
12. HAREM SCAREM:UNITED
13. COLDSPELL:A NEW WORLD ARISE
14. CHEAP TRICK:WE'RE ALL ALRIGHT!
15. CYHRA:LETTERS TO MYSELF


BEST LIVE ALBUM:
1.DEF LEPPARD:AND THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME…LIVE FROM DETROIT
2. EUROPE:THE FINAL COUNTDOWN-30TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW-LIVE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE
3. ACCEPT:RESTLESS & LIVE:BLIND RAGE-LIVE IN EUROPÉ 2015


BEST EP OF THE YEAR:
1. HALESTORM:REANIMATE 3.0:THE COVERS EP


SONGS OF THE YEAR:
1. ECLIPSE:THE DOWNFALL OF EDEN
2. R.S.O.:MASTERPIECE
3. ART NATION:GHOST TOWN
4. BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION:THE LAST SONG FOR MY RESTING PLACE
5. ECLIPSE:NEVER LOOK BACK


CHRISTMAS ALBUMOF THE YEAR:
1. CHEAP TRICK:CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS


SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL-CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
1. AEROSMITH
2. GOTTHARD
3. SAXON
4. THUNDER
5. RATT


CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
1 ALICE COOPER (Liseberg,Göteborg)
2 Y&T (Sticky Fingers,Göteborg)
3 PRETTY MAIDS (Sticky Fingers,Göteborg)
4 ECLIPSE (Backstage/Oscars,Varberg)
5 MR. BIG (Trädgårn,Göteborg)
6 KISS (Scandinavium,Göteborg)
7 ROD STEWART (Scandinavium,Göteborg)
8 ELECTRIC BOYS (Backstage/Oscars,Varberg)
9 BONAFIDE (Backstage/Oscars,Varberg)
10 SHADOWQUEST (Backstage/Oscars,Varberg)


OPENING ACT OF THE YEAR:
1 ART NATION (Smash Into Pieces-Backstage/Oscars,Varberg)
2 DREAMLAND (Lillasyster-Backstage/Oscars,Varberg)
3 THE ANSWER (Mr.Big-Trädgårn,Göteborg)


DVD OF THE YEAR:
1 ARCH ENEMY AS THE STAGES BURN


BEST SWEDISH BAND:
1 ECLIPSE
2 ART NATION
3 COLDSPELL


HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR:
Backstage,Varberg and all the amazing live bands.

LOWPOINT OF THE YEAR:
Paul Stanley's voice...

R.I.P.:
BLACK SABBATH
John Wetton
Geoff Nicholls
Horst Maier-Thorn
Joey Alves
Paul O'Neill
Jimmy Copley
Chris Cornell
Dave Hlubek
Tom Petty
Fats Domino
Malcolm Young

 

Andy Flash
December 2017
Yearlist for www.artrock.se