Top 20 releases for 2005:

  1. Circus Maximus - The 1st Chapter

  2. Brainstorm - Liquid Monster

  3. Masterplan - Aeronautics

  4. Nocturnal Rites - Grand Illusion

  5. Kamelot - The Black Halo

  6. Shadow Gallery - Room V

  7. Redemption - The Fullness Of Time

  8. Extol - Blueprint

  9. Rob Rock - Holy Hell

  10. Primal Fear - Seven Seals

  11. U.D.O. - Mission No. X

  12. Gamma Ray - Majestic

  13. Symphorce - Godspeed

  14. Thunderstone - Tools Of Destruction

  15. Nevermore - The Godless Endevour

  16. Communic - Conspiracy In Mind

  17. Firewind - Forged By Fire

  18. Highland Glory - Forever Endeavour

  19. DivineFire - Glory Thy Name / Divinefire - Hero

  20. Renascent - Through Darkness

Runners up:

 

Stratovarius - Stratovarius

Griffin - Lifeforce

Running Wild - Rouges En Vogue

Candlemass - Candlemass

Alice Cooper - Dirty Diamonds

Line Of Fire - Line Of Fire

Annihilator - Schizo Deluxe

Grave Digger - The Last Supper

Hammerfall - Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken

Audiovision - The Calling

Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine

  Circle II Circle - The Middle Of Nowhere

Stryper - Reborn

 Jacobs Dream - Drama Of The Ages

Unchained - Unchained

Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic: Calling

Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys: The Legacy

Biggest disappointments:

Demons & Wizards - Touched By The Crimson King