Top 20 releases from 2010:

  1. Heathen - 'The Evolution Of Chaos'

  2. Triosphere - 'The Road Less Travelled'

  3. Masterplan - 'Time To Be King'

  4. Pretty Maids - 'Pandemonium'

  5. Accept - 'Blood Of The Nations'

  6. Avantasia - 'The Wicked Symphony' & 'Angel Of Babylon'

  7. In Vain - 'Mantra'

  8. Line Of Fire - 'Momentum'

  9. Dream Evil - 'In The Night'

  10. Antithesis - 'Dreaming Reality'

  11. Mass - 'Sea Of Black'

  12. Helloween - '7 Sinners'

  13. Blind Guardian - 'At The Edge Of Time'

  14. Ozzy Osbourne - 'Scream'

  15. Wig Wam - 'Non Stop Rock 'n' Roll'

  16. Iron Maiden - 'The Final Frontier'

  17. Jon Oliva's Pain - 'Festival'

  18. The Sacrificed - '2012'

  19. Gamma Ray - 'To The Metal'

  20. Nevermore - 'The Obsidian Conspiracy'

Runners up:

Rhapsody Of Fire - 'The Frozen Tears Of Angels'

TNT - 'Engine'

Annihilator - 'Annihilator'

Jorn - 'Dio'

Jerusalem - 'She'

André Matos - 'Mentalize'

Adrenicide - 'War Begs No Mercy'

Orphaned Land - 'The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR'

Biggest disappointment:

Wonrowe Vision - 'Mission Invincible'